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Posted by Audiori J on 10-28-2010 at17:14:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Eis quote: Originally posted by Audiori J I don't know off hand if this website (Kickstarter) we are thinking of using does or not, but they may. They do take a cut. 5% according to the FAQ on their website.

Yeah I figured as much, I just personally hadn't looked. My brother and I merely looked at Steve Taylor's "Blue Like Jazz" one and suggested it to Terry first to see what he thought.

I think the fact that its been since 2001 that DA made a record will create some buzz, there was quite a bit of buzz when Buechners was done and that was a six year gap.

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Posted by audiori on 10-28-2010 at19:10:

 

Kickstarter accepted the project.

I'm going to be wrapping up some final details with Terry ASAP and we should be making the official announcement soon. I'm hoping to get Terry to make a little film message for folks to post on the page.. he may not have time, but it'd be nice if we could work it out.

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Posted by DwDunphy on 10-28-2010 at19:22:

 

Fantastic news, guys.

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Posted by Ritchie_az on 10-28-2010 at20:56:

 

That is good news. Any idea how much needs to be raised (or pledged) and what the time frame will be?

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Posted by DwDunphy on 10-28-2010 at20:59:

 

It's not very dynamic, but it's the best I could whip up in an hour's time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAarOVdF-Uk

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Posted by Captain Pedantic on 10-28-2010 at21:11:

 

*Like*


oh hang on - wrong social network site...

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Posted by audiori on 10-28-2010 at21:14:

 

Nice work DW.. I saw it on Facebook already. Thats the kind of stuff that'll get folks talking.

Don't know on the total goal yet.. thats one of the main details I have to wrap up with Terry. Its tough because you never know exactly what an album is going to cost... you don't know how many sessions, plane flights and hotel rooms and all of that you might need. Hopefully he can come up with a good base amount pretty soon though.

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Posted by DwDunphy on 10-28-2010 at21:20:

 

I'm sure you guys have an awful lot of hashing out to do. I do think, however, there's a large pocket of people out there who have given up the thought of a new DA album. Just tipping them off that, yes, there's a very good possibility of this happening will get people in the right frame of mind.

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Posted by Audiori J on 10-28-2010 at21:51:

 

There are a lot of DA fans out there, and I bet a good many that will be excited at the thought. It will pretty much just be a matter of spreading the news.

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Posted by Ron E on 10-28-2010 at22:05:

 

so, a week or so on the dollar amount, a month, any time and date?

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Posted by audiori on 10-28-2010 at22:10:

 

Terry wanted to get started with the fundraising immediately - so I don't think it'll take too long to get all of these details worked out. Its just important to think it all through as carefully as we can.

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Posted by sondance on 10-28-2010 at23:07:

 

Make mine a double!


Oh, sorry, thought this was the world series thread.


Go DA!

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Posted by pegotico on 10-28-2010 at23:13:

 

this is really exciting, things are moving fast

So when can we expect some demos just kidding....

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Posted by Ron E on 10-28-2010 at23:26:

 

don't forget a profit margin, say, 40%.

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Posted by pegotico on 10-28-2010 at23:33:

 

I thought that was usually a 30% but it all depends...

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Posted by Audiori J on 10-29-2010 at09:12:

 

Really the cool thing is we really don't need as many people "preordering" as we did with say Buechners Dream because with that album everyone paid the same amount for the preorder. With this kickstarter system, you could essentially have a few people giving larger sums of money if they want the 'extras' whatever that may be. I know for example, there have been in the past friends of Terry's who have given amounts to help releases. This thing kind of opens that up to everyone if they have the extra funds.

It might actually move quicker than say the Midget preorder did just for that reason alone. And with websites like facebook and the email lists and other outlets to advertise on, it should go pretty well.

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Posted by Ritchie_az on 10-29-2010 at09:29:

 

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It's not very dynamic, but it's the best I could whip up in an hour's time...

That's pretty cool. Anyone else wanna take a shot at "producing" a DA "commercial"?

I'm not sure I have the time, skill, or appropriate software, but I'll play around this weekend... if I have any success I'll be sure to post it....

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Posted by DwDunphy on 10-29-2010 at11:30:

 

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Originally posted by Ritchie_az quote: It's not very dynamic, but it's the best I could whip up in an hour's time... That's pretty cool. Anyone else wanna take a shot at "producing" a DA "commercial"? I'm not sure I have the time, skill, or appropriate software, but I'll play around this weekend... if I have any success I'll be sure to post it....

It would be fun if the video-inclined among us could put up many variations of an announcement meme.

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Posted by Brent17 on 10-29-2010 at14:37:

 

Over the Rhine recently did something similar to fund the recording and release of their newest album. They used a tiered system of giving, with a different package entitling the donor to more "stuff."

In terms of what I'd like to see as "special gifts" for donors, I'd love for it to be some of the live shows in the vaults that maybe are fit for stand alone release or that there really isn't the money to do anything with. These might include shows that were once "Stunt Approved Bootlegs," or the sources for bonus tracks on the Doppelganger or Darn Floor reissues. It could also include video stuff like the Cornerstone 2000 show, that isn't p to standard for release.

This bonus stuff could be giving out on CD R or DVD R and would be worth to fans who don't have a network to trade for this kind of thing, but would love to obtain it.

Another thing that Over The Rhine did was sell tickets (at a $100 a ticket) for a show where they performed their most popular album "Good Dog, Bad Dog" in its entireity with their original line up. I know it's not easy for DA to get together and do a show, but if they could arrange it in a small venue (say in Nashville-- Tim and Jerry both live there) with little event overhead and space for 100 adoring fans who wouldn't care if the show was a little sloppy, $100 a pop could be a good chunk of change for the band. I'd pay for that. Heck, it could even be an acoustic "storytellers" type of show with Tim, Terry and Jerry at a church.

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Posted by audiori on 10-29-2010 at15:30:

 

This will be a tiered reward system also.

We're definitely looking at the bootleg type stuff for certain amounts.. including the cancelled Cstone 2000 rough edit DVD that we started working on a while back.

As for a live show or something like that... its a cool idea, but it scares me. It feels like the kind of thing that could fall apart very easy and then we'd be on the hook with a bunch of people. We're trying to avoid that kind of situation. I'm sure we'll discuss the possibility though.