Edinburgh Fringe Debut
The project has passed $3000! I am still accepting contributions until the end of the Pozible project's timeframe, as international touring is very expensive and I need all the help I can get, but I've been really overwhelmed by how readily people have helped me out for this project. There are still plenty of great rewards to pick up and any additional funds will help me promote the show in the overcrowded billion show jungle of Edinburgh.
Thanks for all the support!
Hi. I’m Tomás Ford. I’m an electro-disco, punk rock, audiovisual, smart ass cabaret showman from Perth in Western Australia, and, in August, I’m taking my act to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time.
That’s what I need your help with. After eight years of playing festivals, pubs, backyards and fetish bars around Australia, the show is finally at a point where I feel like it’s ready for its’ closeup.
I’m going to Edinburgh to play twenty four late night shows. It’s the biggest arts festival in the world and it’s hopefully going to be a stepping stone to touring around Europe.
Years of touring my strange little show around Australia from Perth mean that there’s not a lot of cash to go around for this kind of adventures. I’m going to give it to you straight; to play in Edinburgh, I need at least two thousand dollars. It's simply the gap between what I've been able to save up and the bare minimum that I need to survive. If I happen to raise more, I’ll be able to funnel it into promotion because in a huge festival like Edinburgh, I’ll need all the help I can get.
Everyone who helps fund this project will have their name up in lights on the closing credits of my Edinburgh season and I’ve come up with some pretty sweet rewards that you’ll find on the Pozible website which will hopefully tempt you chip in. Anything you can contribute financially would be massively appreciated, and if you haven’t got a copy of my album, it’s a great chance to get one while helping me out enormously.
Check out the rewards; there's something here for every pallette. I'll also be giving shoutouts on Twitter and Facebook to donors and you will be able to hit me up for a free high five next time you see me. True. I'll be keeping you in the loop with how the trip is going, too, through regular blogs at tomasford.com and on Facebook and Twitter.
If you're not familiar with my strange little show, you can find my video clips at videos.tomasford.com. You can also find my records at music.tomasford.com.
Thanks for taking the time to check out this project. Hopefully you can help me out!
Aloha,
Tomás Ford
Electro-Disco Showman
<b>SUPER HIGH FIVE MP3 PACKAGE!<br></b> - Digital download of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.
<b>MEGA HIGH FIVE ALBUM PACKAGE!<br></b> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.
<b>CALENDAR AND ALBUM PACKAGE!<br></b> - A signed copy of the hilarious “Tomás Ford 2012 Erotic Adventure Calendar” for your wall.<br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.<br>
<b>DOUBLE ALBUM DOUBLE HAPPINESS PACKAGE!<br></b> – Signed CD copy of BOTH “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album and his first album “Nobody Wants To Be You”. <br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - A signed copy of the hilarious “Tomás Ford 2012 Erotic Adventure Calendar” for your wall.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.
<b>PROTECTIVE LANYARD PACKAGE!<br></b> – You will receive a Tomás Ford Protective Lanyard, protecting its’ wearer from being engaged in audience interaction at Tomas Ford shows until the end of 2013. VERY LIMITED, one time offer!<br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.<br>
<b>SUPER CD SHOWBAG PACKAGE!<br></b> – A showbag containing signed copies of every Tomas Ford release including: An Audience With Tomás Ford LP, Nobody Wants To Be You LP, Bash Myself EP, ‘Til Death Do Us Part single, Loudspeeka Cassingle, Tomás Ford’s Idea Of Fun EP (out of print), Five Times Single (out of print), I Feel Dirty Single (never previously in print) – that’s TWO ALBUMS, TWO EP’s, THREE SINGLES and A CASSINGLE!<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.<br>
<b>SUPER RINGTONE FUN PACKAGE!<br></b> - Tomás Ford will design you a custom ring tone based on your suggestions and forward it to you with instructions for how to use it with your brand of phone. <br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.<br>
<b>SINGING TELEGRAM INSANITY PACKAGE!<br></b> - Tomás Ford will make an appearance as a singing telegram at the victim of your choice's doorstep. <br> - Video footage of the above.<br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season. - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.<br>
<b>HOME THEATRE PACKAGE!<br></b> - <i>A SHOW AT YOUR HOUSE!</i> Treat your mates to a preview show of Tomás’ Edinburgh show in your house/back yard/friend's cafe or wherever. He'll bring all the equipment he needs to do the show and you can invite whoever you want. (Avaliable in Western Australia, below the Tropic Of Capricorn only, at a mutually agreed date – please contact Tomás’ directly for costs if you wish to arrange this interstate).<br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.
<br>ONE DAYS' RECORDING PACKAGE!<br></b> - Spend a day recording with Tomás Ford in his home studio. Create and mixing a new track together or remix your existing song. This could be a great way to get started in songwriting, pull together a strange collaboration for your next record or score a brain-frying remix for your next single.<br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.
<b>MOST EPIC HOUSE PARTY EVER!<br></b> - <i>EPIC HOUSE PARTY!</i> Tomás will roll up to your house with all of his gear and make a party happen. He’ll kick the night off with his Edinburgh show and then DJ until the cops come, you tell him to shut up or the sun comes up. Full PA setup provided; it’s up to you to put on the rest of the party and invite your mates. – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CDs).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name up in lights in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.
<b>COME TO EDINBURGH TOO!<br></b> - Join Tomás Ford for the trip of a lifetime! Tomás Ford will arrange flights (and appropriately disappointing accommodation) from Australia to Edinburgh, where you'll join him for a week of Fringe fun from an insiders' point of view. Join him for the fun of late night shows, the romance of flyering the royal mile, scamming into awesome shows for free and experiencing social anxiety around famous people! Flights are from Perth, Western Australia and obviously visas, food, transfers etc are all yours to organise; if you are interested in this option from another location, please contact Tomás directly for the cost.<br> – Signed CD copy of the “An Audience With Tomás Ford“ album (or your choice of Tomás’ other CD’s).<br> - A poster for the shows’ Edinburgh season.<br> - Your name listed as an “Executive Producer” in the closing credits of the shows’ Edinburgh run.<br> - Tomás Ford’s eternal adoration.