Layla Zoe zoekt steun voor haar nieuwe album 'Nowhere Left To Go' met een crowfunding campagne

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Layla Zoe zoekt steun voor haar nieuwe album 'Nowhere Left To Go' met een crowfunding campagne
Artist: 
Layla Zoe
 

My name is Layla Zoe...

Also known as "Canada's darling of the Blues" and "The Firegirl."
I am an award winning blues/bluesrock vocalist and songwriter born in British Columbia, Canada. I have currently been living in Europe for the last 6 years pursuing my career here and worldwide.

I have worked with some of the biggest names in blues and blues rock. (Jeff Healey, Sonny Landreth, Coco Montoya, Susan Tedeschi, John Mayall, to name a few). Performed at some of the most renowned festivals around the world, from Montreal Jazz festival all the way to Mahindra Blues festival in Mumbai, India. I have worked with the best musicians in my scene and love to write, sing and most of all perform for my fan base around the world. I have released 13 albums to date and worked with established record labels as well as released many albums independently.

 

Currently I am working as my own record label, and am excited and proud to continue a project I feel very strongly about, even in these uncertain times, my next studio album: "Nowhere Left To Go."

No matter what is happening around the world, we need our health. But we also need music, art, theatre, poetry, freedom of expression and creativity.

 

About this project

I started writing songs for this project in early 2019, and my concept has carried into 2020 with a dream to release this new album in the fall of this year. I considered changing my plans due to the current global situation, but felt that would be the wrong choice in these times, as I truly believe music can help us more than ever, through uncertainty, fear and confusion.

This album has songs co-written with some amazing friends and colleagues of mine, all of whom are talented and creative artists who work hard on their craft and are well known in their respective genres and music scenes. I am so grateful to all of these artists/writers for their contributions to this album. Not only did they co-write the songs, but most of them are also scheduled to be featured playing their instruments on this album, on the songs we co-wrote together. Left to right: Bob Fridzema (Netherlands/Denmark), Suzie Vinnick (Canada), Jan Laacks (Germany), Jackie Venson (USA), Layla Zoe (Canada), Alastair Greene (USA), Dimitri LeBel (Canada), Brandi Disterheft (USA/Canada) and Guy Smeets (Netherlands). 

Due to the current circumstances and inability to cross the border from Netherlands to Germany, I was forced to cancel the studio time I had booked this year for this project, and change the recording plans to include only home studio recordings from each musician.

This album is about bringing musicians together during this difficult time, giving them some work, allowing creativity, and keeping us together in communicating and making art, in the face of a grim situation in our business right now.

This is why I feel so passionately about this project. 

Whether I am able to tour the new album later this year or not, is still to be decided by local governments and regulations. But whether or not the tour can go on or not, I feel strongly that these songs should be recorded and made available to the fans.

 

How you can help

By helping me to raise the money I need, you will be making a dream come true, during what would otherwise be a nightmare year for most musicians and music industry professionals. Most of all, you will be giving me the support I need to carry forward creatively, and also support this small village of musicians in the process. All of my concerts were cancelled up until August so far, so as you can imagine I am unable to finance this album alone.

Your help is vital in making this project a reality.

With all my love and gratitude to all of you around the world, 
Layla Zoe 
 

 

What is needed to finish this album

To finish this album I need a minimum of 7000 euros.

This money will go towards:
Paying the co-writers each a small fee for their recordings.
Paying the session musicians for their work on the entire album (bass, drums, guitar and keys.)
Paying the engineer for his time mixing and mastering the album.
Paying the studio time to record my vocals.
Paying the photographer and graphic artist for their artwork and creativity on the CD graphics.
And any money left over will be used to promote the album and send it out to radio, journalists and promoters for possible reviews, airplay, and opportunities. 

Every penny raised will go towards this project, and the many people involved.

 

We have some very exciting perks

Signed copies of the new album before the release date!
Merch packages including the new album and copies of past releases!
Handwritten song lyrics from the album!
Your name mentioned in the CD graphics later, and a signed CD!
Skype calls!
A picnic! (Local fan only, and respecting social distancing rules and regulations.)
And even two beautiful autographed guitars!

Please, with your help, I know we can do this together, and make this a group project in every way.

I am so grateful to all of you who already supported my last crowdfunding campaign, for my critically acclaimed double album "Gemini" which was released in 2018. I was able to raise over 10,000 euros to finish that album with your help, and the result was a wonderful double disk of songs and some lovely perks that were appreciated deeply by all the fans who donated.
 

Risks & Challenges

This is a hard time for many artists. I have had many conversations with friends and colleagues in the music business all over the world. And especially for those with families, this has been a crushing blow to their financial survival, but also to their self esteem as artists. Right now, we need to be reminded that art and music are important to our listeners and supporters.
I have been overwhelmed by how creative and intuitive many artists have been in finding new ways to make music, share music, teach Skype lessons and many other beautiful ideas, to find new forms of income. It will be difficult to raise funds at a time like this, with so many people in need, so many artists asking for support and so many people feeling the financial uncertainty of the future.

But I have absolute FAITH that TOGETHER we can create, fund, and finish this album. 
We have done it before and I know we can do this again!
 

Other Ways You Can Help

Of course not everyone has the money to support this project at this time, and that is absolutely understood. But there are other ways you can help, by sharing this campaign with friends, colleagues, music lovers and family! Telling everyone about the talented artists involved in this project and letting people know how and where they can go to support these artists. 
(See websites for co-writers.)

And of course just holding us in your hearts and sending us your support verbally, energetically and lovingly, can also be a way to contribute to this project. Every bit helps right now..

If you have any questions about this campaign, how the money will be used, when and where the recordings will take place, additional questions about the artists/co-writers involved, or any other enquiries that may help you to decide if you want to fund this campaign or not, please feel free to write me at: laylazoe13@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

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