Hello Friends,
The time has come for me to record my debut album. I have waited until it felt totally right and now with Les Cooper (Jill Barber, The Good Lovelies, Madison Violet) as the producer, I am ready and excited to lay my songs down and make a record.
But, to do this, I need your help.
Here is my story:
At the age of 24, I decided that I had to play music and that I wanted to do it for a living. The only problem was that I didn't really know how to play the guitar, didn't think I could sing and had only written three songs. I was working full time at The Globe and Mail (love the paper, don't like office work) and had a pretty good salary but it wasn't enough for me: I just had to sing. So, even though I had only just started to play guitar and write songs, I battled my life-long fear of singing in public and started playing a lot of open stages and gigs. In fact, one of my first gigs was opening for Ian Tyson -a surreal experience especially for such a new performer! Over the last few years I have played all over Toronto, played several festivals, toured Canada, played in Austin, TX and I have opened for David Lindley and Jesse Winchester in addition to Mr. Tyson. Also, I have taken song writing workshops with amazing writers such as Mary Gauthier, Darrell Scott and Kevin Welch. I have worked hard but I have also been very lucky. Oh, and in case you're wondering: I no longer work at The Globe and Mail. I do still read the paper though.
But, I have never recorded an album. I want and need to do this now. This is where you come in. In order to record a professional C.D. I need to raise a minimum of $20,000.00. This will cover the cost of recording, engineering, producing, playing, mixing, mastering etc.. If you can help in any way - no contribution is too small- it would help me immensely. Pre-production has already started, recording will commence in early 2012 and the album should be finished with a release date slated for the first quarter of 2012.
My songs are ready and I, myself, am ready to make one of my biggest dreams come true. Specific information as to how you can contribute can be found following this letter. If you can help me out, I would forever be grateful. If you can't, I thank you for letting your eyes come this far.
All my best.
Fancily,
Nancy
To hear samples of Nancy Dutra's music please visit the music page at www.nancydutra.com
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO HELP A DUTRA!
NO CONTRIBUTION IS TOO SMALL!!!
HOW YOUR CONTRIBUTION HELPS & WHAT IT BRINGS:
$25 - A signed, pre-ordered copy of the C.D.
$50 - A signed, pre-ordered copy of the C.D. and your name listed in the THANK YOU credits.
$100 -Three signed, pre-ordered copies of the C.D. and your name listed in the THANK YOU credits.
$300 - 2 signed, pre-ordered copies of the C.D. and your name listed in the THANK YOU credits.
- a HOUSE CONCERT with Nancy Dutra and one accompanist if you live within 2.5 hours driving distance of Toronto, Canada.
$500 - 5 signed, pre-ordered copies of the C.D. and your name listed in the THANK YOU credits.
- a HOUSE CONCERT with Nancy Dutra and one accompanist if you live within 5 hours driving distance of Toronto, Canada.
SUPPORTERS OF DISTINCTION
SONG SPONSOR
$1000 - 1 signed, pre-ordered copy of the C.D. and your name listed in the THANK YOU credits as a SONG SPONSOR on the CD liner notes.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
$1001+ - 1 signed, pre-ordered copy of the C.D. and your name listed in the THANK YOU credits as an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the C.D. on the C.D. liner notes.
