Your share could raise €30
Before you go, did you know that simply by sharing this campaign, you could help it raise €30? It's an effective way to support the cause.
No thanks- Pin it
- SubscribeUnsubscribe
- Embed
Nancy Boey hasn't added a story.
Al Johnson is a very dear friend of mine, and a fellow cancer survivor. Being a musician/guitarist, it was extremely hard to go through throat cancer treatment.
The testimonial below, are his own words. You can view his website and leave a note in his guestbook on www.aljohnson-aljohns.com
It was in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in early 1983 for me. A young teenager who enjoyed playing the guitar for fun, who had studied some classical guitar at school. I was given a record from a local charity shop. That record was John Mayall Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, commonly called the Beano album.
Having not much to do, this young teeneager started listening to
the album in question and his blood ran cold. The sound of the Blues
affected him physically, emotionally and much more.
A Melbourne guitar teacher called Greg Franklin guided him on a
pathway that led to a lifetime love affair with electric, acoustic
and folk blues, not to mention jazz, reggae and the guitar in general.
30 years later, after many twists and turns, ups and downs, good
times and bad times, many many bands and live gigs, the love affair
with the guitar still goes on ...
And people, that is me, the blues happened to me !
This project, starting up my own record label and musician's
advocacy service, needs funding to be able to realize it. But first
let me explain the purpose of the project in more detail. The
project team will consist of a proposed director and a small team of
creative people who all have one thing in common, the love for music
and helping out fellow musicians.
Part I, a record label
This is not just a run of the mill record label. This is a record
label with specific purposes. The proposed director of this project
(myself) has musical friends, colleagues and associated, streched
out across the world. And the music is in various genres. The
purpose of this record label, apart from making money, is to reach
out to musicians who may never have had the opportunity to record,
and by reaching out, we would be preventing the loss of talent. By
that comment, what I mean is, I want to create opportunities for
people who previously might not have been able to record, release a
CD/DVD.
Part II, an advocacy service for musicians
By advocacy, we don't mean legal in the French or Dutch sense of
the word. But what I mean is a partnership, where we assist any
musician find solutions for some of the problems that they could
face. Problems could be, how to find medical assistance, find
somewhere to live, a warm coat, in short, to assist in any way we
could; direct intervention.
Part III, an 'all over the world' record label
We believe we can make a difference. We have contacts and know
people personally, all through the world. To give a few examples; in
Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, the Czech republic, the UK,
Ireland, Canada, the USA, Australia and Japan. We believe that with
contacts in all of these countries, we will make this a success.
Ask any of my friends and/or colleagues to describe me and they will refer to me as one with tremendous leadership and organizational abilities, the ability to analyze and solve problems under time pressure, being able to manage a team, steering them in the right direction and encouraging them to share their love for music. There is never a quiet moment in my team !
Music is a way people communicate with eachother and the world. Music is part of life. Imagine the world without the sound of music, without the possibility to share your music ! Can you imagine that ?
My team consists of different personalities, each of them bringing
their unique skills to the project.
If anything I would like to ask you, to get the word out and make
a bit of noise about my campaign. The project will need funding so
if you are able to back me up on this one, that would be a
tremendous support action. Sharing tools are available everywhere,
use your social communication accounts.
Folks, isn't music a part of our being. My aim is to make sure
that no creative talent is lost and music can be shared and played
for change, change for the better.
I'm funding the entire project on my own, with your help.
Production, musician fees, engineering, studio time, publicity,
graphic designer, manufacturing, and video production: they all cost
money.
15000 euro will allow me to pay for the basic
requirements : creation of an official company,, producer's fees,
musicians, studio time, engineering, mixing and mastering.
- creation of a company with international office
-
compensating studio musicians and engineers &
album artists for my debut CD - paying for studio time
- the producer's fee
- mixing and mastering the album
- printing and pressing the album
Without you, it is impossible !
Perks
Highlights
See all activity1Activity
Help Al Johnson to launch his own record label Community
Our community shows our leading supporters and the contributions they've made or inspired by sharing our campaign.
How it works
To appear in our community, simply make a contribution to our campaign
and show your name, or inspire a contribution from someone else by sharing your personal link (below).
The more contributions you make or inspire, the higher you'll go and the more the campaign will benefit.
How it works
To appear in our community, simply make a contribution to our campaign
and show your name, or inspire a contribution from someone else by sharing your personal link (below).
The more contributions you make or inspire, the higher you'll go and the more the campaign will benefit.
Here's your personal link to share:
CopyDelete media item?
Delete this item from the media gallery? It will also be deleted from any related story update.
Set as ?
The campaign video will appear in social media and email.
The campaign cover picture will appear in social media and email.
The will appear at the top of your campaign page and in social media and email.
Reset ?
It will be removed from the top of your campaign and won't be used as default in social media and email. The will remain in the media gallery.
Embed
Share a link
Delete update
Delete this story update?
Any pictures or videos will remain in the campaign's media gallery.
Report campaign
Report submitted
Thank you. We take reports like yours very seriously. Our goal is to keep the community safe.
Please know that we may contact you for more information, but that we won't notify you personally of our decision. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Thank you. We've already received your previous report. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Tell us about the problem. Please fill in both fields below.
Record a video
Upload a video
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Take a minute or two to record one now. Record a short video message of support. Or upload one from your device. You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Upload a short video message of support. Upload a short video message of support. Or record one right now.
- Most effective video length: about a minute.
- Maximum length: 5 min.
- You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Heads up! The existing video will be replaced.
Email your friends
Join our team
Tell people why our cause matters to you. Your personal message will encourage others to help. Easy, effective, optional.
Say it in video
Short personal videos by supporters like you are incredibly powerful. Record one right now and you'll help us raise more money. Easy, optional, effective.
Add a personal goal
Set a personal fundraising goal. You'll encourage more contributions if you do. And rest easy. There's no obligation to achieve your goal or bad consequences if you don't. Easy, optional, effective.
We have a video!
Video thumbnail
We'd love to show you our campaign video. Want to take a look?
, you're already on the team.