My singing career started at the age of 16. Having grown up in a musical family, I was heavily influenced by the American roots music my dad played to me as a child and he sunsiquently helped my sister and I form our Birmingham based family band The Toy Hearts during the early 2000s.
Throughout my fifteen-year career with ‘The Toy Hearts’ the trio’s accolades include touring the length and breadth of the UK, Ireland, Europe and USA. The band have opened for prestigious acts such as Robert Plant, Imelda May, Chris Thile, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Ricky Skaggs, Tim O’Brien, Peter Rowan and Gene Watson to name but a few.
The Toy Hearts – Femme Fatale (Official Video) – Directed & Edited by James Cumpsty
I’m currently using indiegogo to raise funds towards the costs involved in finishing & releasing a CD as an independent artist. I am so, so thrilled to finally be making my debut, full length studio album, ‘Shaken‘. Although based in Birmingham, UK I have been visiting Austin, Texas regularly since 2008. Working with engineer/producer Cris Burns during December 2016 at Ameripolitan Studios ATX, we recorded 11 tracks in total with 3 original songs and 8 covers by artists who have inspired me throughout the years. Such covers include works by Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Cindy Walker, Charlie Patton, Skeets McDonald and Roger Miller. My aim is to have the album completed by the beginning of June 2017, with it’s official release scheduled for July 2017. This solo record is so very special to me and it’s completion will fulfil a life long ambition if we can make it happen! The magnitude of what contributors will help me achieve is hard to articulate but believe me when I assure you that I have and will continue to work my ass off to make a killer first record…
As you can imagine, there are a whole host of different costs involved in making an album as an independent artist. Below is what I hope you will find to be a transparent approximation of the finances I have to consider in making/releasing/marketing ‘Shaken’.
Although some of these fees have already been paid by myself 100% OF THE MONEY PLEDGED will be put towards my remaining, outstanding costs. If, by chance, I raise more than my target of £4K ALL of the proceeds shall be utilised to help promote the album, both physically and digitally.
YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND HELP SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTRY!
Please check out my list of rewards and perks on the righthand margin ———->
If any of these unique perks appeal to you
PLEASE DON’T DELAY & CONTRIBUTE TODAY…
I want you to know just how much difference as a valuable contributor you will make to the artistic integrity of this project…
Any contribution you attribute will make A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO ME
I completely understand and appreciate that some people are simply not in a financial position to contribute monetarily, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help:
I want to sincerely thank-you for reading about my story and journey… It means the world to me.
Sincerely, Hannah x
LINKS:
Website: www.hjbrokenhearts.com
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