James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
It takes a particular group of individuals to make bold moves like embarking on a treacherous summer tour, without even the promise of playing. That’s exactly how Lacerda spent the summer of 2010 on the Vans Warped Tour. Armed with several thousand copies their CD, some iPods and their glowing personalities; they introduced their music to anyone who would listen. Braving blistering heat by day and driving until dawn most nights, Lacerda managed to sell just over 4000 copies of their sophomore offering Epic Pop.
Having faced all the regular adversities of being in a band: changing members, harsh road conditions, empty promises from “industry” reps; Lacerda face the added difficulty of treading on foreign territory.
“Being a Canadian band that tours the States is very difficult” singer Milenko admits “There’s just a lot of extra work that we put in that people don’t necessarily see.”
Between making sure that their U.S. work visas are in order and accounting for all their gear at the border, they manage to find time to fulfill all the normal band duties like writing and recording new material.
With plans to head into the studio this winter Lacerda intends on showcasing a different side.
“We’ve always listened to a lot of different types of music” says drummer Brad Sharkey “We just kind of stuck to one side of that for a while”
Their new material promises to push the envelope of their current comfort zone revealing a darker and more experimental sound while retaining the same attention to the pop format.
“Everything we do will always be catchy” Sharkey adds “It’ll just gain a little more re-listening value.”
Lacerda has just completed their ten day run on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They are currently preparing to go into the studio to record a new single accompanied by a music video.
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