The Venetia Fair has announced that starting tomorrow, the Kickstarter campaign for their new album will begin! The band will keep it open for 30 days in hope that they will reach their goal of $8,000 to make their new record a reality. Fans will also be rewarded from donating to the band by receiving prizes such as huge screen printed posters, t-shirts, stickers, artifacts from the creation of the album, recording time in the studio with the whole band, a secret treasure map, or a sample-pack of Mr. Chark’s hair collection (don’t ask… see Kickstarter video). Check out an official statement from the band below, and tomorrow get ready to help The Venetia Fair as they launch their Kickstarter campaign!
Kickstarter is brilliant. It’s one of those things that makes so much sense that it seems ridiculous it only recently caught in a significant way. It’s such a simple concept: If you like a band or artist and have faith that they’re going to make an album you like, just let them know by buying it now (plus whatever extra stuff they might be offering at the time) and help make sure it gets made. People think of it as donation based, and that’s true of some projects but we’ve been treating it as a sort of preorder/crazy online sale. We plan to keep everyone in the loop throughout this process, especially our backers. We’re working out the best ways to stay in as constant contact with everyone as possible not only while we’re in the studio but also while we work on ideas for the artwork and packaging, work on the cover songs, and mail out all the insane rewards to backers. We’ve got a lot of work to do and we plan on proving to everyone who helped us out that we’re working hard enough to deserve their donations!
