Our contracts are signed and production has begun! Right now that means we've set the creative direction of the project and gotten everything set aside for us to start working. Unfortunately, due to shifting schedules, a bit of travel, and a few complications, we'll have to delay past our initial target of August.
To set accurate expectations, I'll refrain from announcing a release date here BUT for full transparency, all of our composers are contracted to finish their tracks by September 15th - so with a little time added to finalize everything and prepare for release, I wouldn't be too surprised if we saw something before the end of the year. (but no promises! not until those files are uploaded and ready for release)
Speaking of finalizing, I have additional news - even with the limited scope, our initial project was grossly underfunded... which is why I'm thrilled to announce that, thanks to a very generous donation from a local organization in Seattle, we were able to blow past our first milestone with a total amount raised of $14,748.
Thanks to kindness of this organization, we now have the funds required to properly complete the album - which includes a budget for mixing, mastering, promotional support, and album art!!!! (friends... we did not have enough budget for album art 💀)
I can also proudly announce that the future of the fund is significantly less uncertain. We're now able to increase payments for composers who discounted their rates, plan for and fund additional tracks beyond our first release, and, importantly, set aside a small operating budget which will allow us to do all of the aforementioned sustainably, at least for a little bit.
As always, thank you all for your support! We'll be announcing our composers over the coming months and keep you posted as we keep plugging away.
Stay tuned!
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