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Become a part of the community that is funding the making of The Mo(µ)rning EPs – two companion 6-song concept albums about the disordering and reordering of our lives.
Renowned singer-songwriter & producer of The Mo(µ)rning EPs
These are songs about resurrection & the death that resurrection requires.
Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken teaware by mending the breaks with lacquer mixed with gold.
It creates a work of beauty through brokenness. The breaks are highlighted, not hidden. The new, restored piece is considered even more beautiful than the original. The art, the mending, the healing gives not just a "fixed" object, but a new creation. The Mo(µ)rning EPs tell this story.
The Mo(µ)rning EPs project is designed as two, 6-song companion releases:
The Mourning EP, and
The Morning EP.
The songs are already written. You can hear the demos in the player on this page.
Two of songs are already fully produced and released everywhere!
"Anchor to the Wind" and "Fly With You (A Song to Myself)" can give you a picture of how the other songs will come alive with your investment.
I didn’t set out to make a concept album. The theme appeared just like the songs have.
I've found that songwriting is more a capturing of what emerges than it is an inventing.
Of the dozens of songs I’ve written in the past few years, these 12 share a thread that feels archetypal to our shared experience of pain, disorientation, and, eventually, finding ourselves.
These songs are for us.
It’s only fitting that you would be able to really see the art that you’ll be helping to create.
Download this PDF to see the lyrics to all the songs slated for The Mo(µ)rning EPs.
Most of us may not have the funds to build a new wing of a museum or underwrite an orchestra.
But perhaps we can make this work of art together.
It will be even better if you join in.
To arrange a call to discuss the project before becoming patron, please contact me. We can review the investor deck together, and I can answer any questions you have.
You support the arts + this art.
Your contribution to support the making of The Mo(µ)rning EPs is for:
Pre-production & planning
To design our process to be most artistically sound and budget-aligned.
Producer fees
To shepherd the recording process start to finish.
Studio fees
To have space and gear for recording.
Engineering fees
To have technical talent focused on capturing the sound.
Musicians
To bring together a team of players who can achieve the sonic and musical vision.
Mixing
To blend the sounds together at appropriate levels.
Mastering
It's a dark art. Don't ask. No one knows what this is, but it's critical.
Travel
To get Brody to Nashville and a place to rest his head.
Album art & photography
To bring visual "cover" art to the music.
You get perks.
Immediate free download of all my music: 'Lovers Try' (2007 album), The Mo(µ)rning EPs (when complete), and the demos for The Mo(µ)rning EPs.
Access to the patrons-only Marco Polo group (where you'll see live footage from the studio, interviews, and… surprises).
Become a patron at $280+, and you ALSO get:
An original lyric-inspired artwork – painting by Heather Cotter. ($60 value)
Limited run t-shirt for the The Mo(µ)rning EPs project – unlocked if there are 50+ patrons over $280. ($30 value)
Become a patron at $500+, and you ALSO get:
Yes, you can sell tickets to that show to defer the cost of this investment.
Your choice of lyric for your brand new original lyric-inspired painting.
Guest list access for all public shows for 2 years.
Become a patron at $900+, and you ALSO get:
An original lyric-inspired painting multi-piece series.
2 more tickets to the release party + dinner.
An additional t-shirt.
You can give easily.
Time is of the essence since production is starting Fall 2021. You can give today via credit card when you click “become a patron”.
If you'd prefer to write a check or use PayPal/Venmo, I can give you more info. Please email patrons@brodybond.com or text 443-483-333four.
Artist Heather Cotter makes an ongoing series of mixed-media (8"x10") pieces depicting different lyrics from my songs.
As a patron, select any of the available lyric-inspired artworks as a gift!
For any donation over $500, you can choose any lyric from any song to have a new artwork made just for you.
For donations over $900, choose any multi-piece series.
$500
Thanks to Jeremy's connections, it costs about $500 to pay another musician to participate and bring more textures and instruments to the project.
Choose your gift: piano / drums / keys+synth / cello / bass / percussion / electric guitar / pedal steel.
$900
I'm working with a producer who believes in this project, is a patron himself, and who is working at this generous per-song rate.
Choose the particular song you'd like to be the executive producer for (Track 1-12).
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You know the deal.
We all can give differently at different times. I'm hopeful you'll be a part of this project at any amount that’s good for you.
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““If I try to crystallize the change of mind I’m experiencing midlife and mid-career, it is some version of this question: How can I write to light up the night?… It’s a conviction about communication, a sense of calling to be a very different kind of writer—not simply a philosopher with ideas to teach but a co-pilgrim alongside my neighbors, all of us wondering if the darkness will overwhelm us. I want to string together words that bear witness to the light in a way that people don’t just understand but can stake their hope upon.””
It’s all unexpected.
The momentum started when I would suddenly start crying when writing these songs.
Then friends would hear the demos and say, “Yes, dude.”
I saw that the songs were actually describing a similar path that all of us may encounter in one way or another.
Then people at shows would say they experienced something.
Then Jeremy Casella said, “Come record a couple songs.”
Then those couple songs turned out to be 🔥.
We want to keep going, but don’t want to do it alone. Will you be a part of the community that makes this full album as art for the wider world?
These four singles are already fully produced, mixed, mastered, and released on all streaming platforms. Here you can get a sense of where we're going with the record sonically.
The song demos above will be turned into tracks that sound like these.
We’re going for it.
We could make The Mo(µ)rning EPs by recording only one voice and one guitar... and it would be great.
But.
There’s a bigger opportunity here.
We have musicians lined up who have played on Grammy-winning records.
Our post-Covid lives can welcome this new shared experience of making something new.
The song demos have already impacted people.
We have a chance to one day look back at this moment right now and say,
"I helped make this."
“Thanks for sharing these songs with me. They’ve helped me be a better pastor and a better parent.”
“I’ve listened through it many multiple times this morning while reading the lyrics and the chorus is now totally stuck in my brain... inviting but somewhat dangerous in that it invites an introspective journey.”
I've contributed to other artists' projects before. If your experience is at all like mine, here's what you'll discover:
You'll help make a record that is stunningly beautiful and substantial.
You'll be able to tell folks "I helped make this" when it's done.
You'll be connected to the process as we go.
You'll get all the perks listed above, including tickets to the RELEASE PARTY with all food and drinks included, an original art piece, access to patrons-only groups, and more. It’s gonna be fun.
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