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.
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Any contribution of $5 receives: Three songs from the new record, mp3-Style. 2 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $15 receives: A signed copy of the new record sent to your door. 11 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $20 receives: Signed copy of the new record, and my first record, Vacations, delivered to your door. If you already have Vacations, I'll burn you my second record, The Glass is Half. 25 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $50 receives: A signed copy of the new record, a copy of my first (or second!) record, a burned and personalized cd of never-"officially"-recorded Casey Black songs, a personal letter from me, written in some dark and romantic cafe in Europe, and a Thank-You in the album liner notes. 19 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $100 receives: A signed copy of the new record, a copy of my first (or second!) record, a burned and personalized cd of never-"officially"-recorded Casey Black songs, a Thank-You in the album liner notes, a personalized Thank-You Video from my tour, and a souvenir from the European tour. 10 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $250 receives: Everything from the $100 reward, and a copy of every record I release in the future. 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $500 receives: Everything from the $250 reward, plus a private concert in your home (or wherever!), where all of your guests get free cd's, too! 2 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $1,000 receives: Everyting from the $500 rewards, a wine and chocolate package from France, and I will write and record a song for you. (Ex. Lullaby for your child, personalized wedding song for someone, comical song, etc...) 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $100,000 receives: All of the above, AND I will raise your children.
Started by Casey Black September 3rd, 2010
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"Casey has restored my faith in the lost art of damn fine songwriting." ~Tricia Halloran, KCRW Los Angeles
Dear Friends,
It's been five years since I recorded my last record, The Glass is Half, and a lot has happened since then. I moved from Los Angeles to Baton Rouge and from Baton Rouge back to Los Angeles. I worked as a barista, a janitor, a personal assistant, a person who carries boxes for people, a librarian, a blogger and a teacher. I started school at a community college in Santa Monica, moved to New York two and a half years ago, and completed a degree in Creative Writing at Columbia University. Two of my songs were placed on TV shows, I collaborated on a seven-minute musical for a film festival, and, several months ago, I happened on a group of brilliant songwriters in Brooklyn with whom I now play weekly around New York. In the late-late nights of the past five years I've continued writing, and now I've more than two records-worth of songs to make one record. So. . .
I'm recording a new record and then doing a European tour to promote it (!). I've just begun recording with friend and producer E.W. Harris, and I plan to be done by the middle of October. Critics are already saying it's the greatest record ever almost made in the history of music and mankind.
So let me tell you why I've just told you all this.
Once I finish, I'll have no way to mix, master, print and promote. I'm asking for your fuel. What is fuel? Well, here's how it works. You fuel my project with your dollars, and my project fuels you back with rewards. This all happens on this wondrous site called RocketHub, which is run by two wondrous gentlemen right here in the city. RocketHub is no investment or charity. It's an exchange: funds from fans for rewards from me. For example, $15 gets you the new record, hot off the presses, signed and sent to your doorstep. Or maybe you want a private concert, for you, your friends, and your lovers. For $500 I'll play that concert wherever you choose and I'll give all of your friends and lovers free cd's. There are plenty of rewards in between these price levels, too. This here RocketHub is risk-free. If I don't reach a full tank by my 45-day deadline, well, all the money goes right back to you–every nickel and penny–and I resort, again, to petty theft.
Thanks so much for checking my page out, and please check back as I'll be updating often with songs, videos,video performances and blogs. Also, if you know anyone who might be interested in fueling this project, please forward this email to them. As a token of my love for you, I have attached a free mp3 to this email: it's to be the first song on the new record. I hope you love it as much as the critics (almost) do.
I am humbled and inspired by your support, and I think you are very attractive.
Love Big Time,
Casey Black
*If my project fuels over 100%, I'll put it into tour support.