Get Fast Heart Mart to Europe
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I'm booked to play music in Germany, but I need money to buy a plane ticket to get there.
Hi! My spirtitual-stagename is Fast Heart Mart. I am a songwriter who sings songs about following your bliss, honoring your gift, questioning the system, love and other funny things on my guitar and banjo. You can find out more about me, including the origins of my name here: www.fastheartmart.com
A German booking agency has booked a tour for me play my music in Germany for the entire moth of June 2016. This will be my first time in Europe and I'm very excited to go! I've heard a lot of Europeans like Americana music.
After the German tour in June 2016, I want to continue traveling and playing my music in other countries in Europe such as France, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain etc... I will play wherever I can, but I imagine I may be do some busking on the streets there. With this kind of uncertain itnerary after Germany, it would be nice to have my bills paid before I leave for Europe so I don't have to worry about making a ton of money while I'm there. I know from experience that an artists' first tour to a place can be more about making brand new fans in places I've never been than making money. I imagine I will make just enough money to live and travel while I am in Europe on this pioneering tour.
Therefore, I need $1600 for the plane ticket and $1800 for my bills while I'm gone = $3400 (plus $200 will go to "GoFundMe.com" fees and taxes etc..)
I need to buy the plane ticket by the beginning of April 2016 so I can still get a good rate on the airfare for my departure May 28th.
For the past several years I have been working other jobs for my primary income and playing music on the side. I realize now that I am only able to really focus on one thing at a time in my career life and I want to honor my gift of music once and for all! I currently have a great day job in San Diego, that I will continue on the side, but I want to make music my main focus in my life.
I know now, without a doubt, that when a person follows their bliss and honors their gift, a way always presents itself. I am grateful to the booking company in Germany for booking and promoting this June 2016 tour as I imagine this adventure will reinspire me to go back full time on my music when I return home to California. Even Jimi Hendrix had to go Europe before he was noticed in the USA ;)
Thank you in advance to all my fans for helping me in this endeavor! I do not have a wife or children at this point in my life, but I sure do have a lot of songs to take care of! It's not easy being a musician in this day and age, but with the support of my fans it is possible. I think this trip will help me make new fans as I think Europe may really like my music too!
My musical presence has inspired plenty of people along the way and my fans are what keeps me going. As soon as I'm ready to give up the music dream, it is inevitable that a fan will reach out to me with a message of gratitude and reinspire me to keep going. I'd like to think that I inspire people to live their truth and passion at all costs and that my musical presence has a value in the world today.
I have never had a fund raiser before, but it's been an eventful year so far as I just released a new ALBUM FOR SALE AND LISTEN HERE:
https://fastheartmart.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-virginia
I've been writing songs since 1992 and performing publicly since 1999. I have released over 12 albums of music and I am featured in almost 100 videos on youtube. Check out all my videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb9bLUPEOTr9l24EzFsgJ0qmXx2W6QvJX
It's time I give this music thing my 100%. I'll be 40 years old in exactly a year. As the great Arctic dog-sledder Pam Flowers says "You're never too young to have a dream and you're never too old to make it come true". So look out world, Fast Heart Mart is going for it!!!!! Let's do this :)
more info: www.fastheartmart.com
Hi! My spirtitual-stagename is Fast Heart Mart. I am a songwriter who sings songs about following your bliss, honoring your gift, questioning the system, love and other funny things on my guitar and banjo. You can find out more about me, including the origins of my name here: www.fastheartmart.com
A German booking agency has booked a tour for me play my music in Germany for the entire moth of June 2016. This will be my first time in Europe and I'm very excited to go! I've heard a lot of Europeans like Americana music.
After the German tour in June 2016, I want to continue traveling and playing my music in other countries in Europe such as France, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain etc... I will play wherever I can, but I imagine I may be do some busking on the streets there. With this kind of uncertain itnerary after Germany, it would be nice to have my bills paid before I leave for Europe so I don't have to worry about making a ton of money while I'm there. I know from experience that an artists' first tour to a place can be more about making brand new fans in places I've never been than making money. I imagine I will make just enough money to live and travel while I am in Europe on this pioneering tour.
Therefore, I need $1600 for the plane ticket and $1800 for my bills while I'm gone = $3400 (plus $200 will go to "GoFundMe.com" fees and taxes etc..)
I need to buy the plane ticket by the beginning of April 2016 so I can still get a good rate on the airfare for my departure May 28th.
For the past several years I have been working other jobs for my primary income and playing music on the side. I realize now that I am only able to really focus on one thing at a time in my career life and I want to honor my gift of music once and for all! I currently have a great day job in San Diego, that I will continue on the side, but I want to make music my main focus in my life.
I know now, without a doubt, that when a person follows their bliss and honors their gift, a way always presents itself. I am grateful to the booking company in Germany for booking and promoting this June 2016 tour as I imagine this adventure will reinspire me to go back full time on my music when I return home to California. Even Jimi Hendrix had to go Europe before he was noticed in the USA ;)
Thank you in advance to all my fans for helping me in this endeavor! I do not have a wife or children at this point in my life, but I sure do have a lot of songs to take care of! It's not easy being a musician in this day and age, but with the support of my fans it is possible. I think this trip will help me make new fans as I think Europe may really like my music too!
My musical presence has inspired plenty of people along the way and my fans are what keeps me going. As soon as I'm ready to give up the music dream, it is inevitable that a fan will reach out to me with a message of gratitude and reinspire me to keep going. I'd like to think that I inspire people to live their truth and passion at all costs and that my musical presence has a value in the world today.
I have never had a fund raiser before, but it's been an eventful year so far as I just released a new ALBUM FOR SALE AND LISTEN HERE:
https://fastheartmart.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-virginia
I've been writing songs since 1992 and performing publicly since 1999. I have released over 12 albums of music and I am featured in almost 100 videos on youtube. Check out all my videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb9bLUPEOTr9l24EzFsgJ0qmXx2W6QvJX
It's time I give this music thing my 100%. I'll be 40 years old in exactly a year. As the great Arctic dog-sledder Pam Flowers says "You're never too young to have a dream and you're never too old to make it come true". So look out world, Fast Heart Mart is going for it!!!!! Let's do this :)
more info: www.fastheartmart.com
Organizer
Martin Stamper
Organizer
San Diego, CA
