Jimkata Fans Unite!
2011 has been a great year for all of us here with Jimkata. We've played more shows than ever, traveled to places we've never been, met some amazing and wonderful people and continued to follow our dream of writing and performing great music for you. The trouble is that despite all of our hard work and time on the road, we often come home without much more than our sleeping bags and good stories. Unfortunately, most sound engineers have heard all those stories already and what they really want is something called "payment for their services."
One thing that truly has kept us going, though, is your enduring and never-ending support. We've seen more and more people coming out to a show for the first time (or 50th time), belting out lyrics, offering us a place to stay, and even making artwork, pottery, food and musical instruments for us. All of that serves as fuel; gets us up in the morning, inspires to keep driving on those long trips in the van and ultimately reminds us of the large place in your life our music holds.
After performing 120 shows in 22 states crossing over 40,000 miles of the U.S.A. in 2011 we're spending the month of January with Jocko Randall at his quickly growing MoreSound315 Studios in Syracuse, NY (where he has recently produced great records with Rubblebucket, John Brown's Body and Thunder Body among many others) recording the follow up to 2010's Ghosts & Killers. The next record will feature a mix of road-tested and new never-before-heard material and is slated for an early September release date. But in order for anyone to hear it we need YOUR help!
What We Need
To put out our new record this Fall we need $12,500. That may sound like a lot but consider this: for a full length ten track album it will cost roughly $1000 per track to record from start to finish. It will cost an additional one to two thousand dollars to print and package in addition to feeding ourselves while we are recording and the gas to get to and from the studio. All in all when recording in the studio the expenses add up quickly! But as you are all aware we take great pride in the age old rock & roll tradition of recording in a studio and feel that Jocko will be capturing some of the best music we've made to date.
What You Get
Now, to the prizes! There are twelve different perks listed to the right with a different perk for each contribution amount. We've racked our brains and come up with some great prizes that all include a download of the record a week before it's early September release date AND an immediate download of a band picked 2011 Live Sampler! You can also win hand-written lyrics, dinner with the band before a show, whatever cover song you want us to play live, an iPod shuffle with our entire discography (plus some extreme rarities), free tickets for life and even a live Jimkata show whenever, wherever to whoever!
Spread the Word
To reach our $12,500 limit in 70 days we're going to need to get the word out to as many people as possible. So help us spread the word and you may be able to win prizes too! Tell friends, family, co-workers, crazy landlords, ex-cons and your Aunt Midge who just friended you on Facebook. Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Groupon, Chat Roulette, its all good. Ultimately, we're looking to expand upon this great community we've all created and we know from experience that we can count on you to share our music and message.
As an incentive for spreading the word we are also giving away a FREE Jimkata hoodie! To enter the raffle simply follow these steps:
- "Share" the Album Fundraiser Facebook Event and add in something personal or "HELP JIMKATA PUT OUT THEIR NEW RECORD!"
- Post "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" on our Facebook wall.
You may repost once per day to increase your chances and we will draw 1 name at random at the end of February and then draw another name at random at the end of March!
Help us put out our best record yet this September by donating TODAY!
