01/06/2024
Love love love Anna E Wescoat! She is amazing and truly works her tail off to follow her dream, while raising the sweetest little family💕 Let’s show her some support 🥰
From Anna: Since folks have asked, you can donate here! I'm trying to avoid gofund me and such since they take a fee.
https://venmo.com/u/Anna-Wescoat
https://cash.app/$AnnaWescoatMusic
PayPal:
Long post warning!! 😂 But super important ;)
I'm in this for the long haul. But that haul could be a *teensy" bit shorter if I could get my first studio album out. Simply put, this is the domino that needs to fall to get anything else going.
Unfortunately, my Kickstarter fundraiser didn't pan out so I didn't get to keep any of those funds, but even if it had, I'm faced with a new problem. If we keep recording the album in little chunks like we have been, it's gonna cost me a lot of money without sounding nearly as good as it could--which means it still won't be competitive enough in today's music world, and I've already got enough subpar recordings to keep going that route lol
But...if I could come up with a few extra grand and record it all at once at sidekick studio in Nashville, with an ahhhmazing lineup of musicians (we're talking folks who toured with Hank Jr!), it'd sound just as good as what's on the radio, and it would also give me a lot of content to push on socials afterwards, not to mention a lot of connections in Nashville for future projects-- and if you know anything about this industry, it kinda comes down to who ya know 🤷♀️
So I'm back to the drawing board... Trying to figure out how to raise $9,000 by July.
I'm putting up some instruments for sale, trying to put together another concert, and of course I've got shirts and hats! But that won't get me there quick enough, so I'm doing the math and trying to brainstorm...
I absolutely hate asking folks to donate without getting something in return, so my first thought is to ask folks to "Sponsor" this album, much like on Kickstarter, and get a free signed CD copy/T-shirt/hat etc in return!
1st tier -- $25, signed CD
2nd tier-- $50, signed CD and a T-shirt
3rd tier-- $100 signed CD, T-shirt, Hat, and sticker
I have over 2k followers on here, so I believe we can do this if we just get the word out, and reach people who are on board with bringing back traditional country music, not to mention supporting local, independent artists!! 🙌
Broken down, that means
360 1st tier sponsors, or
180 2nd tier sponsors, or, only
90 3rd tier sponsors! 🥳
Trust me when I say, I understand if you can't donate at this time-- there are other things you can do that will help, but won't cost you anything! Commenting and sharing this post for one, subscribing to my channels on Spotify/Apple/YouTube etc, and of course listening to songs that I have out already! :)
Thank you to everyone who has read this far, and all of you who have been supporting me long enough for this album to even be a possibility-- it means the world to me! 🙏❤️
P.S. if you've already donated, you are part of the reason that number is not $3,000 higher, so thank you so much, you do not need to donate again but you're definitely welcome to a CD if you just send me a message!! ❤️