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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Started by Give Me Brilliance December 16th, 2011
Artistic Director of Give Me Brilliance, Jen Cole chats about what moves her to make A Choice Affair Side A.
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A Choice Affair Side A uses six recognizable songs from popular culture that creates a poetically everyday soundtrack. Performers visually represent these songs through contemporary dance, influenced by theatrical and commercial disciplines. There is an encompassing theme that ties the show together, much in the way one would compile a list of songs into a playlist.
Each song or piece could stand on its own or be grouped into excerpts, creating sentimental, glamourous treats!
A Choice Affair Side A aims to generate an experience for audience members much like a sold out rock concert. We want the public to feel deeply connected to contemporary material so that it becomes personally significant; so we are nostalgic at times, contemplative, playful, angsty, gutsy, and full of bravado.
A Choice Affair Side A is important to us and the community because we need to share our stories, and be a part of something bigger than ourselves. In producing this work we all get to laugh at common frustrations, celebrate our ups and downs. We reflect the individual, the family and the community through dance and music.
The works we have already made a start on are to Mother Mother's "Hayloft", Kanye West's "Amazing" and Diana Ross and the Supremes' "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me". The music spans generations; the content speaks to all. The point of view is tenacious, hip and clever.
With the funds we hope to raise on RocketHub, we will pay dancers for rehearsals and choreographic input, rent studio space, and hold classes for the public: all in order to create A Choice Affair Side A by March 2, 2012. We will perform A Choice Affair Side A on March 3, 2012 for a paying audience.
We will put any funds over 100% of our asking total towards creating A Choice Affair Side B.
RocketHub is not an investment or charity. It is an exchange: funds from fans for rewards from me.
It's an All & More funding mechanism: if I don't reach my financial goal I get to keep what I raise. But if I do reach my goal, I get access to exciting opportunities.
We want to keep the rock-star rolling in contemporary dance. We've made a start. We need your help.