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: a gorgeous, customized Canoe thank-you card featuring an original photo by max b telzerow 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $30 receives: as above PLUS an advance copy of the album 25 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $50 receives: as above PLUS your name on the donor page of makingloveinacanoe.ca with a personalized thank-you for the world to see! 10 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $75 receives: as above PLUS an autographed, customized poster designed by Robert Allan with photography by max b telzerow 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $100 receives: as above PLUS a personal YouTube video that only you can access 14 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $250 receives: as above PLUS we will write you your own personalized verse in our opening song "This is Home" and display it on Kyle's YouTube channel 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $500 receives: as above PLUS your photo on makingloveinacanoe.ca AND a performing workshop for the school or studio of your choice (within Ontario or SK, time subject to availability) 2 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $1,000 receives: as above PLUS a private home concert to which you can invite all your friends
Started by Kyle Golemba October 7th, 2011
Co-creator Kyle Golemba talks to you about the project. For videos from the show, check out: www.youtube.com/KyleGolemba
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Chimo! (Yeah, we know it didn’t catch on in the 60s, but we think Canada deserves its own national greeting.)
If you’re looking to invest in sending an Ookpik doll to space, you’re up a certain creek without the proverbial paddle; HOWEVER, if you’re looking to help create an 100% Canadian album, then you’re in the right place.
Making Love in Canoe is a revue of Canadian musical theatre that has been performed in Toronto, Stratford, and Regina. Featuring the music of 14 Canadian writers, Canoe entertains, touches, inspires, and informs, all in under 75 minutes.
The first theatrical run will be presented by The Golden Apple Theatre in Regina in January 2012. We are looking to create a companion album to be released in coordination with this exciting step in our journey. The goal of the album is three-fold: to support the work of Canadian artists; to create a calling card for our show in order to spread some home-grown music love across the country; and to proliferate songs of the Canadian musical theatre, including four never-before-recorded pieces.
How can you help make this a reality? By investing in the project through this page. In exchange for your hard-earned money, you will receive awesome rewards ranging from a gorgeous, customized Canoe thank-you card to an advance copy of the album itself to a private home concert! In addition to your crowd-funding, you can tell your friends and family how great it felt to support some kick-ass CanCon.
What is crowd-funding? Simply put, it is using a platform (in this case, Rocket Hub) through which a multitude of people can donate to a project in small amounts in exchange for unique rewards. (Trade, not aid.) Through the aggregation of funds from these “micro-patrons”, a project can be financed.
Why $5000? Thanks for asking! The project budget is broken down into the following areas: recording sessions at John Loach Engineering; mixing and mastering by John Loach (you can hear his work on the albums of Patricia Zentilli and Marcus Nance on iTunes); graphic design so the album looks as good as it sounds; mechanical rights for all the songs so that the writers get their due; and the environmentally-friendly pressing and packaging of the albums by Indie Pool in Toronto.
And that’s aboot it! This is a goal that we have been talking about for years and it is exciting to see it manifesting. We gratefully appreciate your help in taking us a step closer to our dream.
Chimo! (That’s right – it’s a farewell too! How did this never catch on?!)