Hello, patrons of the art!

I am a pianist/composer based in the rural town Latrobe, part of the Greater Devonport in Tasmania. I have been recording for over a decade with more than ten releases under my name and some as a sideman.

In this project, I would like to record night-themed/inspired solo piano music (nocturnes) in the style of classical and jazz, evoking the imagery of quiet nights in rural Tasmania. There is a special spiritual atmosphere that I’ve been feeling since I moved here (from metro Melbourne) last year, inspiring me to compose and arrange the music I’d like to record for this project. In addition to my own compositions, I’ve also been deeply moved to include my rendition of a Jewish niggun (religious tune) written by the renowned 19th-century Naqshbandi Sufi Muslim Imam Shamil al-Daghestani.

This is an invitation for you to take part in this project. I need financial help to make this reality and you can get the benefit of becoming one among very few people that get early access to the recording! And the higher the level of your support, the more rewards you will also get. If there are rewards you would like but are not offered, email me at [email protected] to discuss.

What You’ll Get and What I’ll Need

If this campaign meets the target, I’ll reward my backer (you!) according to your pledge amount.

This project will go ahead as soon as I get at least $1,200. (Achieved on 4 June 2022)

If I can get more than the minimum amount I need, I will specify a stretch target for nice-to-haves (for both of us!).

Extra $700 (= stretch target of $1,900): T-shirts. (Currently active)

Extra $1,900: Merch packages.

Extra $3,100: Vinyls.

How Will It Sound?

That’s a totally valid question.

This won’t be the first time I produce a solo piano recording. Listen to some I have released:

By the way, I have also run crowdfunding campaigns in the past with three of them on Pozible, one of which resulted in becoming one of ABC Jazz’s picks of the year.

How others have described my music:

• “strong … and beautiful” (ABC Jazz, November 2013).
• “very uplifting” (Jazzwise, UK, March 2015).
• “incredibly evocative” (Loudmouth, Australia, May 2021).
• “the pianist radiates as he stretches along the harmonic progressions” (Jazz and Beyond, Australia, July 2021).
• “ishs’s compositions stand out as well-constructed and tuneful” (Dingo Australian Jazz Journal, October 2021).

Other Ways You Can Help

If somehow you can’t contribute financially, that doesn’t mean you can’t help.

Please get the word out about this project and encourage your friends to contribute!

Last but not least, I would be very grateful for any support! I look forward to sharing my music with you!

❤️❤️❤️

Cheers!

Recording (Essential)

The minimum amount I need is for the actual recording and a few CDs to be made available as backer rewards:

• Tracking: $450
• Mixing: $350
• Mastering for CD and digital distribution: $200
• CDs for backer rewards: $200

Total minimum amount: $1,200

If this minimum support amount is met, I will set a stretch target along and offer more rewards, i.e. the merch products.

Merch (Nice-to-Haves)

• T-shirts: $700
• Merch packages: $1,900
• Vinyl mastering and pressing: $3,100