These songs started with me moving to a small town on the coast of Rhode Island, called Westerly. It’s taken a few years, but they’re finally coming to life for my debut full-band Americana album.

Thanks to an incredible $5,000 recording grant from the Levitate Foundation, this project is already underway. However, like most independent records, the grant only covers part of what it takes to make them come alive in the studio.

I'm hoping to raise an additional $6,000 to complete the project. These funds will cover studio time, session musicians, mixing, mastering, artwork, and manufacturing so these songs can become the record I've been imagining for years.

This page is for anyone who wants to contribute to my first studio record:)

What we're looking for:

To record a debut full-band Americana album grounded in storytelling, building natural landscapes, and nostalgia.

The feel is fed by warm acoustic guitar, upright bass and drums that live up in the rafters, touches of fiddle, mandolin, and slide guitar and a lot of space for the lyrics to stretch.

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WHERE YOUR SUPPORT GOES

Every contribution goes directly into making this record possible:

Studio time
Recording engineers & production
Session musicians (drums, bass, fiddle, mandolin, slide)
Mixing & mastering
Album artwork & photography
Vinyl/CD production
Digital release costs

This is a fully independent record.

Suggested amounts:

Field Note Supporter: $10

Early Listener: $25

Record Builder: $50

Studio Supporter: $100

Session Sponsor: $250

Full Band Supporter: $500

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