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Kickstarter Campaign for Sonia Montez Album
Sonia Montez Launches Kickstarter Campaign for New Album
Watch the video: Visit our campaign webpage at Kickstarter.com and get a sneak preview of Sonia Montez performing new material for upcoming album. The campaign video, directed by filmmaker Ryan Gielen, was filmed at our RedBird Studio in Midtown, and features an impromptu live recording of one of Sonia’s most personal compositions. While there are many independent artists vying for attention in today’s evolving media landscape, we feel that nothing speaks more clearly than the music itself. We hope you will enjoy, and support the development of extraordinary independent music.
PRESS RELEASE June 1st 2011:
New York, NY - Musician Sonia Montez begins a 90-day fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com today to fund her first full length album. The campaign, developed with independent production company Radian Records, has target budget of $10,000 pledged in diverse amounts. With rewards from $1 to download an MP3, to $5000 to join the project as an executive producer, backers of all financial ability are invited to show their support.
As a singer-composer, Brooklyn based Sonia Montez echoes her fascination with humanity and myriad of experiences. Early influences include Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles, Mercedes Sosa and the like but she does not shy away from comparisons to her more contemporary counterparts, incorporating her adept musical phrasing and personal wit.
Sonia began her musical career at age 6, joining El Coro de Ninos de San Juan, the world renowned children’s choir. Studying voice and violin, she eventually tired of rote classical training and set out to teach herself the guitar. Following her love of jazz, pop, alternative rock, and folk, she emerged as a songwriting force, dazzling audiences and critics.
At the age of fourteen, Sonia began playing the New York City open-mic scene with veterans Kimya Dawson and Regina Spektor. She went on to share the stage with legendary songwriter Chip Taylor, and has opened sold out shows for Matt Nathanson, Jessie Bailyn, Kaki King, and The Mountain Goats.
Sonia is currently in pre-production for this 2nd release with producer Andrew Felluss at Radian Records. Sonia’s live performance of “For…” can be seen in the Kickstarter campaign video reel, which was produced & directed by filmmaker Ryan Gielen.
Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project. It’s all or nothing funding on Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands.
Campaign URL:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/radianrecords/sonia-montez-2011-album-project
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http://tiny.cc/soniamontez
