Women Who Made Music History

We are Paula and Peggy. For the past 10 years, we've produced and performed in several shows that focus on female music icons and legends. We are now poised to take all this experience, all these successful shows, and all this momentum we've generated, and pour into- our Next! Big!! Project!!!

We are are asking for your donation to launch our Women Who Made Music History Concert Series where we entertain and educate, while we honor and pay emotional tribute to an array of influencial divas, dames and darlings. Our intention is to pitch these shows to  Performing Arts Theaters in communities, colleges and universities throughout the region and beyond.

The money we raise will go directly toward a marketing package that includes professional promotional videos and photo shoots for each concert in our series. In addition, money raised will help offset the cost of costuming, CD recording and replication, music licensing, venue rentals, registration and showcasing fees at conferences and networking seminars. These conferences and seminars place us directly in front of the people who will sign or book us. 

Unlike other crowdfunding sites, gofundme is set up to allow us access to the funds as the money arrives. This will allow us to pay our music arranger, solidify a date for our first "sizzle reel" (promo video) and to register for the prestigious SouthArts Music conference (Atlanta) and the North Carolina Presenters Consortium (Raleigh) where we will perform a sampler set in front of as many as 300 music buyers from the southeast. Huge!

Women Who Made Music History Concert Series presented itself because we attracted it.  We followed the signs and answered the call to honor iconic female music artists of the past; the ones who inspired us to pursue our own careers in music. Artists like Linda Ronstadt, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday.

Our alignment with the project and it’s alignment with us, is happening at just the right time. We have been manifesting this path for a very long time. We trust the process and we are honored that you will be part of our dreams coming true.

Your generosity will allow us to continue to make a living in this precarious and exciting music industry; specifically  within the performing arts theater circuit. Our vow to you, is to never take your altruism for granted. We vow to pay it and play it forward. 

A Letter from co-creators, Paula and Peggy:

The reason we have created the Women Who Made Music History Concert Series is because we are passionate about singing and performing, and we are dedicated to sharing this meaningful project as our personal and primary musical commitment as we move forward in our careers.

We are moved by the human voice, by melody and lyric. We have been touched and inspired  by many female artists, their life journeys, their bravery, their career choices and their personal interpretations of iconic songs.

We see the importance in continuing to bring women to the forefront as their greatness is often muted or dimmed. We also feel a sense of responsibility to share with our young and upcoming sisters about the courageous souls who have preceded them and to EMPOWER and ENCOURAGE them, and bring more LOVE and CONNECTION to this planet in our own way.

Creating shows that encompass great music and moving stories is what we can do. It's what we know how to do, what we love to do, and it's what we want to do!

We hope that you can feel our passion and we would appreciate it if  would help spread our message!
 
With much love,
Paula and Peggy

*Please visit our newly created website at www.womenwhomademusichistoryconcertseries.com 

Your donations will help fund the following elements as we continue to launch Women Who Made Music History Concert Series:

* Professionally done promotional videos
* Song licensing
* Photo shoots
* Performing Arts Music/Entertainment conference      registration and performance fees
*Lawyer fees
*Accountant fees
*LLC costs
* Professionally executed scores and arrangements
* Studio Recordings including mixing and mastering and paying the studio musicians
* CD replication
* Graphic Art
* Printing & mailing
* Radio and print ads
* Costuming
* Travel and accommodations to conferences
* Touring Merchandise
* Costumes

Your donations will also enable us to legitamately pay the incredible area musicians who have agreed to take this journey with us. The all-star cast of players who will also benefit from your financial generosity include:

~Grant Cuthbertson - Upright and Electric Bass and song arranger

~ James Vandenberg - Acoustic and Electric guitarist and backing vocalist

~ Bob Bencze - Keyboard Player and backing vocalist

~ James Kylen - Drummer

We invite you to check out our creative and fun rewards as a way to say:  Thank you, gracias, merci, grazie, mahalo iā ʻoe, dank je, danke, obrigado, wado!