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Studio Days: next round of studio time booked

Confirmed my next few days back in Charthouse Studios now that my Fund:it campaign was successful. It’s a bit of a relief to know that I can afford to go back in and get back to work on the track that I’ve been recording. I got a bit distracted this past month by working on the funding campaign, and trying to get it off the ground and get the money raised that would facilitate going back into the studio.

Interestingly, I’ve already had a few chats with people I know about the campaign, how I ran it, and what tips or advice I would give people about how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign. It’s something I might come back to and post about when I get a full breakdown of the pledges, but for now I’m happy just to know that I crossed the line and that there is a base of support out there that are willing to help get involved even on a small scale to enable me to finish off the work I’ve been doing on this album.

The next round of days in the studio should finish off all my piano and vocal tracks, and then the following time will be dedicated to any other players or singers I’m bringing in on the tracks. I’ve a plan formed for the studio time, which I will probably adapt slightly as I go along, but I have tended to be overly prepared in advance of any time in the studio, as I know all too well just how costly it is, and how well you gotta manage your time when you’re working on a tight budget.

As it is, I can’t wait to get back at it. I’ve been really enjoying working in the studio, and I’m already making plans for what I want to do studio-wise after this project. But for now, the focus is on finishing the album and getting it out for people to hear.

Fundit Target Reached. Aces.


This morning I woke up to see my crowdfunding campaign had hit its target, with 101 funders helping to get me to that magic number. The project deadline is later this evening, so there’s still time for more pledges to come in, so anything extra now is a much appreciated extra bonus to help finishing the record off.

All I can think of this morning as a result is this gif:

Because, really, that’s how I feel at the moment. Thank you to everyone who has pledged, shared linkes, retweeted, emailed, taken photos, made a video, donated movie tickets, or helped out in any way with this crowdfunding project. It really will make a difference and it will mean this album will get finished.

Special thank you to Mark Willis for shooting and editing the video you see on the project page, and to Yvonne Ryan for snapping the photos that day that were used for the project too. You should also check out the band she is in, btw, The Ambience Affair. They are aces. It was also Yvonne who suggested Charthouse Studios to me, which is the studio I’ve ended up using.

So, yeah, people are awesome. Thank you. I really do appreciate all the help and support with this crowdfunding campaign.

Fund:it campaign – final day.

There’s just over 24 hours left on my fund:it campaign, and I’m just shy of 90% of the way to my target. More than 80 people have gotten involved so far and pledged various amounts of money from as low as €5 to any amount above that. It’s nerve wracking to be so close with such a short time left until my funding deadline. The deal with fund:it and similar crowdfunding sites, is that if you don’t reach your target, you don’t get any of the money at all. So, it’s kinda nail-biting at the moment.

The tickets were drawn for the competition for the film fleadh tickets, and two random pledgers to my campaign found themselves with a pair of tickets each for a movie at the Fleadh. That was a wonderful added bonus to be able to give as an extra reward along with the ones I have listed on the fund:it page.

This time tomorrow I’ll know whether the project is funded or not. I’m trying to not just sit at the computer clicking refresh to see if there are any more pledges – that temptation is there, but instead I’m playing piano, enjoying fresh strawberries and the sunny day, and finishing my knitting project.

Look! I knitted a whole thing!

I’ve been having trouble with my computer, and it needs to go in for repair, but between that and the funding campaign, I’ve been keeping myself calm and busy by getting back into knitting. I’m making a pair of wrist warmers since I lost my previous pair at some stage over the last few months. They’re kinda essential kit for me in the studio – keeping my hands warmed up between takes. The knitting project is kinda nicely mirroring the funding one, and I’ve one glove finished, and the other about three quarters done at this stage.

Look! I knitted a whole thing!

Wish me luck with the last day of my fund:it campaign, and please take a look at the link, and share it around, to help push me up that last 10% that I need to reach my target. I would really appreciate any pledge no matter how small, or any link that is posted to help spread the campaign out.

Link: mister ebby – wires :: fund:it

Galway Film Fleadh & Fund:it

The Galway Film Fleadh has agreed to donate two movie tickets to two pledgers to my fundit campaign. You can donate as little as €5 and potentially get a full album and two tickets for a movie at the Fleadh for that price!

First set of tickets will be given to Pledgers who make their pledge in the first two weeks of the campaign (i.e. before midnight on Sunday 19th).

The second set of tickets to people who pledge between Monday the 20th and Sunday 26th of June. A nice random surprise top-up to your pledge!

The Fleadh takes place in Galway between the 5th and 10th of July, and the programme hasn’t been announced just yet, but keep an eye on the website! As soon as the programme is announced I should know more specific details about the tickets.

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