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.
Sweet Soubrette features the songwriting, vocals and ukulele of Ellia Bisker, whose dark, edgy love songs have captured fans' hearts and critical praise since she began performing solo with her ukulele in 2006. Sweet Soubrette’s first appearance was in the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus’s Winter Cabaret in NYC, after which she quickly took off in the NYC independent music scene, followed by international tours in France (2008) and Italy (2010). Among other honors, Bisker has received two ASCAPlus Awards for her songwriting, and she was crowned “Mizz Greenpoint” (Brooklyn) in 2008. Sweet Soubrette’s festival appearances have included CMJ, the Paris Uke Fest, the New York Ukulele Festival, the Extremely Hungary Festival, and the Berkshire Fringe.
With the 2008 release of debut album Siren Song, produced by Tim Cohan (MH Records), Sweet Soubrette began earning increased attention from reviewers and fans alike, and the album received high rotation on national college radio and positive reviews in the indie music press. Since then, Sweet Soubrette has expanded to include a talented backing band that may include anywhere from one to ten musicians (on violin, drums, glockenspiel, marimba, bass, piano, keyboard, horns, and backing vocals). Core members include violinist Heather Cole, who has played classical violin since the age of four and has also studied bluegrass, klezmer, and Irish fiddle; classically trained percussionist Mike Dobson, who has received degrees from Mannes College and the Hartt School and performs frequently with renowned symphony orchestras and circuses; and bassist Bob Smith toured with the indie rock band Trunk Federation in the 90s and is now the director of a public school music program in NYC.
Sweet Soubrette released its second album, Days and Nights, in January 2011, followed by a tour the northeast U.S. that was funded by fans through a successful RocketHub crowdfunding campaign. This playful, thoughtful album is captivating, humorous, and devastating, with a rich and powerful sound. The songs it includes are about troubled love in all its permutations -- from tongue-in-cheek pop tunes about gold diggers and other dangerous women to songs that let their guard down to express longing, hope, and desire. Alternately vulnerable and seductive, Sweet Soubrette’s pitch-perfect evocations of imperfect romance are filled with catchy refrains, gorgeous harmonies, and skilled instrumentation. Witty lyrics and inventive arrangements combine with a dark pop sensibility to create a sound that has been compared to Amanda Palmer and Regina Spektor.
The 2011 album release and tour generated buzz and positive press for Sweet Soubrette:
"This is a band that intuitively knows not just how to attract an audience, but also how to keep them there." -Worcester Magazine
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