Song-of-the-Week Project @ Diane Cluck's website ( dianecluck.info )

Song-of-the-Week is expected to begin in March !
We'll keep offering subscriptions to receive new songs
throughout the duration of the 6-month project.
See updates page for news !

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Diane Cluck's Song-of-the-Week video intro

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Greetings...Diane, here !

I’m excited to tell you about my new project, “Song-of-the-Week.” The main idea is that I will devote six months to writing, recording and digitally distributing a new song to subscribers each week.

People have been asking, ‘When will you release a new record ?’ I came up with “Song-of-the-Week” as a way of being able to create new music for people who support me working as a musician. Someone said, ‘it sounds like a CSA for a musician.' Yes, that's the idea! Invest in my work and there will be fruits to share at harvest-time.

“Song-of-the-Week” is supported by everyone's subscriptions ( expense details below ). See the box to the right for details on buying a subscription for yourself or a friend. Thank you to everyone who's already subscribed ! I'm currently working very independently as a musician. This means I need everyone's help ! You can give additional support by spreading the word. Perhaps you have a blog or contact with music press? Telling your friends is surely a help.

With “Song-of-the-Week,” I look forward to spending time focusing deeply on songcraft, and getting down with my drums, pipes, strings, keys and notebooks. I’ll be open to suggestions for songs around particular ideas, events or topics, and to collaborating with other musicians.

If you enjoy my music-making, please consider subscribing, offering promotional support and/or sharing a link to this page with others.

Thank you for reading my missive...and for supporting my project !

Musically yours,

Diane

( inquiries ? suggestions ? )

( watch for updates/news )

Project expense details:

Preparation & ongoing needs:

developing the concept
writing content for and co-designing the webpage
personally promoting ( via email, Facebook, Twitter, interviews / radio appearances, live shows, video, personal requests for help )
software & website development
web hosting
recording equipment
promotional services
engineering / studio help
building / maintenance / repair of musical equipment
taxes and credit card processing fees

6 months of full-time creative work:

writing a new song each week
recording a new song each week
weekly online distribution and emails
recording studio costs, incl. rental, engineering, mixing, & studio help
travel expenses for working with other musicians / collaborators

After the 6 months:

mastering 24 songs for CDs
creating physical and downloadable artwork for CDs
manufacturing CDs
shipping costs
creating artwork and commissioned songs for higher subscription levels

Many of these expenses are...expensive !
Subscribing to “Song-of-the-Week” at any level is a great help.

Read latest news updates on the project.

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Diane Cluck’s
Song-of-the-Week project

Each subscription provides:

•	A new, previously unreleased song each week, written and recorded by Diane. Occasional videos, too !
•	Access to an online forum for offering impressions, requests and discussion of the songs.

Choose a subscription level:

	$10+: single month = 4 songs
	$50+: full six months = 24 songs
	$75+: 24 songs PLUS shipment of 2 physical CDs of the finished songs with lyrics and artwork signed by Diane
	$125+: 24 songs, CDs, PLUS lyrics to your favorite "Song-of-the- Week" song handwritten for you with original illustration by Diane
	$400+: 24 songs, CDs, PLUS a one-minute song written & recorded for you by Diane, about whatever you'd like!
	$1000+: ( continental U.S. & Canada only ) 24 songs, CDs, and Diane will play live at your house / school / garden, etc.-- could include "Song-of-the-Week" songs! You provide the flight / transportation, or she'll make it a tour stop sometime in 2012 ( idea: charge admission to the show to offset the cost of this level of subscription)
	$2000+: ( Europe, Asia, South America, etc.) same as above, for all territories outside the continental U.S. & Canada. ( A tour stop may not be possible. In this case, flight cost is additional. Please inquire. )


	Another idea ? Customize your own subscription--tell Diane what you'd like from her in return for your sponsorship.

Notes:

"Song-of-the-Week" is planned to start in March 2012.
My crew is hardworking but tiny, so any promotional help you're willing to give (blog posts, press, Facebook, Twitter, tellin' your friends, etc.) will be hugely appreciated!
Gift for someone else? Specify on payment page.
We'll post updates along the way.
If there are unexpected delays during the project, the project will run longer to make up for it, so there will still be 24 songs.

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