Howdy Backers, Friends and Supporters!
Last week I had the honor of recording Vermont folk singer songwriter Fern Maddie for the soundtrack of our PSA, “Not Losing You.” Above is a photo from our recording session at Egan Media in Colchester with Joe Egan our sound engineer. Fern and I share an affinity for traditional Americana music and, specifically, public domain songs. She blew us out of the water with her incredible vocals that we matched with the animatic of the PSA.
In a post-session interview, Fern talked about how her music connects with “Not Losing You”:
“Since I have been out as a gender non-conforming lesbian, I have seen in my day-to-day life when I interact with young people that there is an exchange — that these kids are seeing there are other ways to be in the world and it feels really special to be a role model for kids who are in the process of discovering things about themselves. I definitely carry that into my music.”
Just after our recording session Fern headed to Brooklyn for the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival. You can check out Fern’s music at www.fernmaddiemusic.com
Meantime, lots of folks are working hard on “Not Losing You” — many of whom are either donating their time or have greatly reduced their rates. I can’t wait for you to hear and see our PSA when it’s complete in a couple of weeks. More soon…
OUR SHOOT IS DAYS AWAY:
We’re just days away from our PSA film shoot — contracts are signed, wardrobe purchased, props collected, cast and crew preparing to make their way to our incredible farm location (pic below).
Of course, if you’d like to contribute or increase your backing to our GoFundMe production fund, I’d be honored to include you with our (so far) over 500 backers who have contributed nearly $34,000 for the PSA. I’m so proud of the folks who have helped us and are continuing to help us — and also, of what we’re creating here. I’m profoundly moved. I hope we do you and our backers proud!
You can contribute at this link here.
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