Julieann Banks is coming home to Shreveport after scoring big in Austin -
and YOU can help her launch her new album!
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A
well-known musician among musicians, Julieann Banks has worked
professionally as a bassist and vocalist for popular Austin bands
including The Austin Lounge Lizards, The Cosmic Americans (with Earl Poole Ball and Casper Rawls), and with notable performers like Leeann Atherton, Patterson Barrett and more. She has toured nationally with show bands Rotel & the Hot Tomatoes and The Big Time, and performed with her own award-winning bands, Apaches of Paris and The Activates.
"Julieann
Banks’ alternative country musical stylings include songwriting,
singing and guitar-playing in a blend of Texas Americana, folk, rock and
country, with a streak of blues and gospel for good measure. The edgy,
electric emotion of her songs and singing are probably what earns her
awards such as Austin Music Magazine’s “Best Female Vocalist Rock,” one of the Top Ten in South by Southwest Austin Chronicle Music Awards’ “Best Songwriter,” and Austin’s Local Flavor Music Magazine’s “Best Pipes,” among many others."
Her new album is the next step in Julieann's career.
She writes:
"I’d
like to start playing more nationally, with an eye toward international
touring to promote the new (album). So many people have expressed
interest in my new songs when I perform them, but I have no product to
sell. I want to let new and old fans know I’m still at it and I want
them to hear my new works.
So
much of what we hear and are exposed to (in) media, on television, and
radio – is multi-track trickery. It’s impersonal and digitally
“created” and enhanced to the point where it has no human connection.
I’d
like to return to an acoustic “warts and all” method of live recording,
like the way Neil Young recordings sound. Like the Cowboy Junkies
recording where they are all gathered at certain distances around one,
or very few, mics in a large church. I’m very excited about staying
true to a minimalist approach on this recording..."
How much does Julieann need to complete her project?
Expenses:
Studio rental, engineering, mixing - $2250.00
Musicians' fees - $1500.00
Album artwork + reproduction costs - $1464.00
Revenue:
Works In Progress Louisiana investment - $4000.00
Presales of album + artist's contribution- $1214.00
Total cost of project - $5214.00
How can I help?
Julieann
submitted a written request for $4000.00 to Works In Progress Louisiana
for this project. Our Board of Directors met with her, performed our
due diligence, and approved her request for funding.
Artists,
musicians, designers and writers can't visit the local bank to apply
for a loan for a creative concept. This can be a career-ending problem
for creative professionals.
A recent article in The Times featured
Julieann, and pointed out the many challenges faced by North Louisiana
musicians - including finding funding for new projects, and sustaining a
creative career in a region that doesn't understand that musicians are
also serious businesspeople.
Now, thanks to Works In Progress Louisiana, YOU have
the opportunity to engage with creative workers like Julieann at the
onset of new projects - supporting work that is fresh and experimental
in nature, and for which other funding is not available.
Learn more about Julieann and her musical career:
- Click here to listen to Julieann's original music
- Click here to view Julieann's YouTube channel
- Click here to view images from Julieann's past performances
- Click here to purchase Julieann's most recent album
- Click here to visit Julieann's website
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