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Iʼve raised £545 to help fund musician Joel Smith's recording and legal costs to remain in the UK producing music.
- Hackney Wick, London
- Funded on Wednesday, 3rd January 2018
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I have been living and producing music in the UK for almost 5 years now.
I am blessed with the opportunity to work as a musician and actively engage with my local community. Unfortunately, my visa is due for renewal, and has increased in price dramatically, while I have been busy collecting my wide-ranging musical projects and collaborations together to produce and release.
These projects include:
Solo acoustic originals and covers, improvised ensembles and rock bands (including Los Capivaras and Padron), comprising members from over a dozen different countries, numerous live improvised short and feature length film collaborated scores, and more recently; jazz singing.
I am asking for help via crowdfunding to help afford the legal and production costs involved.
I would dearly love to stay in this country that has allowed me to produce and perform music to so many people that I hold close to my heart.
Any donations will go directly to legal and production costs involved in allowing me to stay in the UK, to continue producing music and giving back in any way I can to the incredible, supportive community that has helped me get this far.
What I can offer in return for your assistance...:
- Free access to pre-release downloads of high-quality MP3 and FLAC and physical music (CD, cassette, dependent on release), before anyone else!
- Free performances in your favourite bar, venue, living room, kitchen, bathroom, front lawn, grandmother's attic, garage rooftop, street party... basically anywhere I can perform in return for your assistance, we can arrange it among my various musical projects.
Your assistance in any way, even just encouragement and a smile, will go such a very long way to helping me to fulfill my dreams of using this musical gift given to me to release my material to the world.
Thank you and lots of love,
Updates
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- 7 years ago
Joel Smith
7 years agoJust want to say a very, very big thank you to everyone who has helped me to try and stay in the UK. While the total raised was not enough to get me over the line on it's own, it is still monumentally helpful. Visa application is going in this week, and fingers are crossed. All of your support means the world to me, and I feel truly blessed. Lots of New Years love to everyone, and stay warm!
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- 7 years ago
Joel Smith
7 years agoBusy with gigs, and another to come this evening at Grow, Hackney, performing with Patricia Puertas and a special guest, improvising to the film La Jetée. There are still 'SAVE THE JOEL' shirts available also, courtesy of the amazing people at Wick Radio. Contact me if you'd like to buy one. Speaking of Wick Radio, we have been busy! Check out these links, share and like Wick Radio, por favor. https://www.mixcloud.com/wickradio/fish-island-discs-ft-joel-smith-10th-oct-2017/ https://soundcloud.com/wickradio/joel-smith-be-nice-club-3rd-oct-2017
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- 7 years ago
Joel Smith
7 years agoEvery bit of assistance is greatly appreciated, so I just want to say thank you so very much to everyone so far for getting me 15% of the way towards my total. All of the support and encouragement from the community and abroad has been incredible. Thank you!
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21
Hannah Gardiner
Dec 8, 2017
hope it helps....
£20.00
Andrew Russell
Nov 20, 2017
Hey mate, hope this donation helps you with the visa!
£50.00
Peter Doolan
Nov 7, 2017
Hello Mucka, sorry I took so long, it kinda went outta my head, hope you reach your target :-)
£30.00
Virginia Valli
Nov 7, 2017
I wish you all the best and to find your place on the earth !Big loveVirginia
£10.00
Anonymous
Oct 10, 2017
Karo and Steve
Oct 10, 2017
Good luck mate, sounds very exciting. I am sure you will produce some greats tunes again. Karo and Steve
£50.00
Tobias
Oct 10, 2017
One of the nicest human beings around - always kind, positive & helpful.. we need more people like you in the community - hope you can stay !!!
£20.00
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Joel Smith
Hackney Wick, London
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, I am a sound engineer, tour manager, van driver and bartender among other things to support my musical career, based in East London. My 5 years in London has enabled me to amass material for many projects, but not the funds to record them...