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HELLO GOOD PEOPLE!
My name is Stephanie Ratcliff. I'm a singer/songwriter from Vancouver, BC and I absolutely love making music! I'm working on my next musical project, a 6-song EP called Things Above Ground and I'm very excited to share it with you. The songs for this EP have all been written; now they're just begging to get into the studio!
(If you're not familiar with my music, feel free to check out my first album, Memories of the World.)
A LITTLE ABOUT WHY I WRITE MUSIC
I write music about what I experience and see around me; about what makes my heart leap and weep; about conversations I've had with people and with God; about longing and contentment - and the mystery that lies in-between the two. I write about how I wish and pray the world was, in all our violence and chaos and beauty, too. I believe music has a powerful place in our lives! Good music does more than make us feel alive, or remind us that we are. It can also help stir up transformation and revolution. I invest a lot of time, resources, and passion into music because I believe our stories matter immensely, and we need each other's voices and perspectives to see each other better, to remember where we've been, and to help shape where we're going...
THE EP: THINGS ABOVE GROUND
This collection of songs is about looking up and out. I want to let the songs speak for themselves when you hear them, so I'll just say briefly - they're filled with joy and hope, honest doubt and a splash of energized anger too.
An important thing to know about this EP - I'm not making it alone. I couldn't possibly! So many people are helping this project come to life and I couldn't do it without them, so let me introduce a few of them real quick:
Producer and Sound
Engineer: Daniel Klenner of The Space Studios (Dan will also be playing a
few instruments on the album - he's a very talented guy!)
Bass guitar: Marc Poirier
Mandolin: Joel Shinness
Percussion: Ryan Cadamia
Piano and all-things
keys: Nathan Shubert
Cello: Brian Chan
Art and design: Bre McDaniel
This is an extremely talented team of people ready to make a beautiful, inspiring album that will pack a folk-rock punch and hopefully move you in all the good ways!
SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL
In 2017 these songs will help tell the stories of people impacted by the work of Petra Peacebuilders through a video storytelling project they're starting, as well as be included in other important social-change projects in Vancouver and beyond. I'm also excited to bring these songs back to India, a place very dear to my heart. Things Above Ground will go around the world!
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY! WHAT'S IT ALL FOR?
We'll need $6,000 to record the full album. I've got February 7-11 and February 14-18 booked with Dan, and every last dollar will pay for his expertise in producing and sound engineering at his fantastically equipped recording studio in East Vancouver. Dan does amazing work and I'm honoured to entrust these songs into his hands!
Making quality music is very expensive - more expensive than $6,000. I've been saving hard for this project, and I'm excited to put my money where my mouth is. I've also applied for a grant, and I'm really hoping it comes through. So between your generous gifts, my own savings, and a grant, we'll have enough to give this music wings! Things Above Ground should be ready for release by the end of April 2017.
WHERE DO YOU COME IN?
Well, you're on my team, I hope! Though you won't be with me and the other musicians in the studio, your contributions will make the studio happen! If you can give to this campaign - THANK YOU SO MUCH! If you can't give but still want to support me and this project, please share this campaign through social media or by emailing it to someone you think may be interested in giving. Every dollar helps! I've tried creating fun and helpful "Perk-Packages" for you, but I know that, at the end of the day, you're just being really kind and generous to me. I'm truly humbled.
Know you're not just giving money so that some lazy chump can pay for her hobby. That would be lame! You're giving to help make music that will touch hearts, plant seeds and inspire hope and change. I believe in these songs enough to get over myself and simply tell you that I need your help. Will you consider helping me?
FINALLY...
Thank-you for reading this and thank-you for the amazing support so many of you have already given me over the years. Thank-you for all the ways you've encouraged me to keep making music and keep taking risks. Thank-you for all the ways you use your own creativity and voice to say and make beautiful, necessary things. The thought of getting to make this with and for you overwhelms me with gratitude.
Keep planting those seeds. Things above ground always start off small...
With love,
Steph
Perks
- 20 claimed
Get a physical, signed copy of Things Above Ground + a hand-written thank-you note from Steph (because who doesn't love reading personal mail while listening to new music?) + a download code for a digital copy (for your non-vehicle music playing needs) + recording/project updates and stories.
- 3 claimed
Hold-In-Your-Hand Album Package + one of the following: a) An evening of Steph babysitting your kids (up to 4 hours - FOUR HOURS!) OR b) Three 1-hour Life Coaching sessions (see previous Package) OR c) Need a room organized? Leaves raked?* Need mildew scrubbed off your bathroom ceiling? Steph will do 4 hours of manual labour for you. Her arms are scrawny, but strong! * Rake not included.
- 1 claimed
A personal concert for you and your friends, performed in your home or the place of your choosing + Hold-In-Your-Hand Album Package. Note: Regionally limited to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland (BC) and northern Ontario, unless you also want to cover the flight... then she'll sing anywhere!
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- 20 claimed
Get a physical, signed copy of Things Above Ground + a hand-written thank-you note from Steph (because who doesn't love reading personal mail while listening to new music?) + a download code for a digital copy (for your non-vehicle music playing needs) + recording/project updates and stories.
- 3 claimed
Hold-In-Your-Hand Album Package + one of the following: a) An evening of Steph babysitting your kids (up to 4 hours - FOUR HOURS!) OR b) Three 1-hour Life Coaching sessions (see previous Package) OR c) Need a room organized? Leaves raked?* Need mildew scrubbed off your bathroom ceiling? Steph will do 4 hours of manual labour for you. Her arms are scrawny, but strong! * Rake not included.
- 1 claimed
A personal concert for you and your friends, performed in your home or the place of your choosing + Hold-In-Your-Hand Album Package. Note: Regionally limited to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland (BC) and northern Ontario, unless you also want to cover the flight... then she'll sing anywhere!
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