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 $10 receives: Complete mp3 download of the CHOPIN album. 17 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $20 receives: A signed copy of the CHOPIN album plus: •A video of a new song to be written by Deanna about what might ensue if her favorite Sesame Street character, Cookie Monster, were to meet Chopin at a New York deli. 38 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $40 receives: A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: •A signed copy of one of the following earlier Deanna releases: From This Place (2009), Length of Days (2006), or Wide Open Window (2003). 15 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $60 receives: A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: •Sheet music pdfs of four of Deanna’s Chopin arrangements. •An autographed photo of Deanna OR A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: •Deanna’s From This Place songbook (130 pages, spiral-bound. A sample is available at http://deannajazz.com/sacred.shtml). 7 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $75 receives: A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: •A front-row seat to a virtual house concert- from my NYC apartment- on Sunday, March 25 from 3-4:15 pm. Limited to 9 participants, this solo piano concert will be streamed online through Google Plus. Throughout the concert, participants will be able to "chat." At 4:15, there will be an open Q&A (I'll respond via video stream to your online inquiries). Contact me at deannajazz@gmail.com with any questions. 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $100 receives: A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: •A one-hour music (piano, composition, improvisation) or Portuguese lesson via Skype or in Deanna’s New York studio. OR A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: •A series of 8 videos, each video explaining one of Deanna’s Chopin arrangements. OR Two signed copies of CHOPIN plus: •One signed copy of Deanna’s debut CD from 2000, Having to Ask, with the original Tilapia Records artwork (only 20 copies available). 9 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $250 receives: Three signed copies of CHOPIN plus: •One signed copy of each of Deanna’s earlier CDs (Having to Ask, Wide Open Window, Length of Days, From This Place). •A signed DVD of one of Deanna’s spring/summer 2012 solo concerts.
Any contribution of $500 receives: Three signed copies of CHOPIN plus: •Deanna will compose a new piece (up to 5 minutes in length) for your special event. Sheet music and an mp3 of the piece will be provided. OR A signed copy of CHOPIN plus: Deanna will do a new arrangement of a Chopin nocturne of your choice (one that is not already included on the album!). Sheet music and mp3 will be provided. For either option, your name will be listed in the CD jacket.
Any contribution of $1,000 receives: Three signed copies of CHOPIN plus: •Deanna will perform a private house concert up to 50 miles outside of New York for you and up to thirty of your invited guests. A tuned-on-the-day-of-the-concert piano is required. •Your name will be listed in the CD jacket.
Any contribution of $5,000 receives: Ten signed copies of CHOPIN plus: •a private concert for you and up to fifty of your invited guests anywhere in the United States •one signed copy of each of Deanna’s earlier CDs (Having to Ask, Wide Open Window, From This Place). •One signed copy of the From This Place songbook. •Your name will be listed in the CD jacket. 1 Fueler!
Started by Deanna Witkowski December 9th, 2011
I'm a New York-based pianist/composer who has been featured twice on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday and once on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. I've won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and am a current finalist for a Fulbright award. I'm fluent in Portuguese (and in English!) and much of my music- and my life in general- is marked by a deep desire to communicate in and through different cultures and musics.
My most recent release, From This Place, featured my liturgical jazz with musicians including John Patitucci and Donny McCaslin, and continues to bring me in contact with new fans who often tell me that they never listened to jazz before hearing me! My earlier releases featured a mixture of jazz, Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban music, and all of these musics influence my original compositions and arrangements.
My upcoming Chopin release (currently untitled) again reaches beyond the jazz audience to lovers of classical music, as well as to the average jane or joe who just enjoys solo piano. I'm excited to see where this new recording will lead, and thank you for joining me on the journey!
For more official-sounding bio stuff, visit my website at deannajazz.com.