Blog Posts for The Spectacular War Museum - June Residency

Extra Credits
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James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
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Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
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James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.

AFIA
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Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
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Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
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Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.

Aram Bajakian
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Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
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Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
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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.

Here and There
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Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
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Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
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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
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When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
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Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
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Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.

Through the Looking Glass
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Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
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Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
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RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.

Paris in HDR
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Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
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Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
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Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.

NONVIOLENCE
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Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
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Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
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Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.

Paul Davis Collection
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Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
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Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
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Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.

Big Puzzle, One Piece
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Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
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Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
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Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.

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$2,500 Campaign Goal
$2,501 Raised So Far (101%)
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34 Fuelers
46 Contributions
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Fuel $5 or more:

Any contribution of $5 receives: .mp3 highlights from the residency. 7 Fuelers!

Fuel $10 or more:

Any contribution of $10 receives: Signed "Spectacular War Museum" poster. 6 Fuelers!

Fuel $20 or more:

Any contribution of $20 receives: Anthony plays you any song of your choice on live video stream 1 Fueler!

Fuel $25 or more:

Any contribution of $25 receives: Signed paperback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum." 6 Fuelers!

Fuel $50 or more:

Any contribution of $50 receives: Signed paperback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum" and the media pack (includes signed poster, photo and compilation DVD). 9 Fuelers!

Fuel $100 or more:

Any contribution of $100 receives: Signed paperback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum" plus 2 tickets to the SWM world premier in NYC. 7 Fuelers!

Fuel $250 or more:

Any contribution of $250 receives: All of the above plus exclusive behind-the-scenes access to SWM's dress rehearsal.

Fuel $500 or more:

Any contribution of $500 receives: Signed hardback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum: Poems and Musical Score" and a collection of ten books and albums that influenced the piece's creation with hand written inscriptions from the composer.

Fuel $700 or more:

Any contribution of $700 receives: Anthony will compose a piece of music for you, to be played by the complete 9-piece group at an exclusive behind-the-scenes dress rehearsal; a signed copy of "The Spectacular War Museum: Poems and Musical Score;" and dinner with the composer.

Fuel $1,000 or more:

Any contribution of $1,000 receives: Signed hardback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum: Poems and Musical Score;" dinner for 2 with the composer; exclusive behind-the-scenes access to SWM's dress rehearsal for 4 people; 2 tickets to SWM world premier in NYC; and a collection ten books and albums that influenced the piece's creation with hand-written inscriptions from the composer.

Fuel $2,500 or more:

Any contribution of $2,500 receives: A performance in your home from the SWM Jazz Quartet; a signed hardback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum: Poems and Musical Score;" and 4 tickets to the SWM world premier.

Fuel $5,000 or more:

Any contribution of $5,000 receives: A trip to see SWM premier in a city outside your own (Chicago or New York) including airfare for 2 and 1 hotel night plus: signed hardback copy of "The Spectacular War Museum: Poems and Musical Score;" dinner for 2 with the composer; exclusive behind-the-scenes access to SWM's dress rehearsal for 4 people; and a collection ten books and albums that influenced the piece's creation with hand-written inscriptions from the composer.

Started by Anthony Cekay May 15th, 2010

The Spectacular War Museum - June Residency

Special Streaming Announcement By Anthony Cekay

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your support and interest in "The Spectacular War Museum." First let me share some exciting news about the first performance of the residency:

On our opening night we saw a strong showing both in-person and online. The LIC Bar was packed and we had 50 guests join us online over the course of the night. So far events related the the project have brought in well over 100 guests online.
With UStream, we successfully recorded and archived the evening's second set and it is available for all to see here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/7513718

Now for the exciting announcement:

Due to the popularity of the streaming shows, we will be offering the stream to everyone -- if you like what you see, I ask for your support as we try to meet our goal of $2,500 on RocketHub.com. We only receive the funding if we meet the goal. If you'd like to fuel the project go to www.SpectacularWarMuseum.com 

This week's performance will happen as follows:

Monday June 14, 2010 – LIC Bar 45-58 Vernon Boulevard
8:00 PM - Martin Kelly Quartet
8:45 PM - Free food served courtesy of Parnell's Restaurant
9:00 PM - Anthony Cekay's Spectacular War Museum - An Evolutionary War
Featuring: Amanda Monaco (Guitar), Leon Boykins (Bass) and Christian Coleman (Drums)

Here is the streaming link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spectacular-war-museum

I encourage you to pass the streaming link out among anyone you think might be interested in joining us on the project. In addition to our monetary goal, I would like to see the project reach 1,000 people of the course of the next three performances. I believe we can make this a reality and continue to build on the success we've found in our first performance.

Thank you again, and see you on Monday!

Anthony

Please support the project by tuning in and fueling: http://www.spectacularwarmuseum.com/

Posted Jun 13th, 2010 at 11:51 AM EDT

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