Recording Session of "Beyond the Lights"
Donation protected
If I asked, "who is Sammy Davis
Jr.?" or "what do you know about Sammy Davis Jr.?" would your response be
"Sammy who? He's not on my playlist!" (a friend's actual statement) Well, he wasn't on mine either. I
have discovered this somewhat forgotten entertainment icon. This Rat Pack
member was a man who crossed barriers through speech, song, acting, and
activism.
This past September, I participated as singer in lecture about the Rat Pack for Smithsonian Associates in D.C. and began to find how extraordinary this man was! With a six decade long career, Sammy Davis Jr. provided significant contributions to American society and culture. My prior knowledge of him was..."The Candy Man" (a song turns out, he didn't like.) I wanted to know how he became this person, this artist, this showman.
I now want to share my new passion -- my discovery of Sammy Davis Jr. - his story, his CHOICES. My project is homage to the man who was dubbed, "The World's Greatest Entertainer." My vision is to create something beyond the books; I am presenting this one man show as a traveling in gallery piece for museums. "Beyond the Lights: discovering Sammy Davis Jr." is mixture of show and lecture, embodiment and narration. I am hoping in my embracing of his story, I inform and reintroduce audiences to what Sammy brought and overcame with charisma and talent.
I need your help to bring this project to fruition. Out of practicality I have decided as a budget-saving measure, to use prerecorded music tracks. Doing this GoFundMe campaign is to raise revenue for studio time. In your backing contributions, costs for the following would be alleviated:
Rental of studio
Technicians
Musicians
Equipment/instrument rental (some people charge to bring in instruments)
Copyrights for some music
This will work for a simple reason: people like you, people who believe this is a story, a voice that should be heard. Thanks for your support!
This past September, I participated as singer in lecture about the Rat Pack for Smithsonian Associates in D.C. and began to find how extraordinary this man was! With a six decade long career, Sammy Davis Jr. provided significant contributions to American society and culture. My prior knowledge of him was..."The Candy Man" (a song turns out, he didn't like.) I wanted to know how he became this person, this artist, this showman.
I now want to share my new passion -- my discovery of Sammy Davis Jr. - his story, his CHOICES. My project is homage to the man who was dubbed, "The World's Greatest Entertainer." My vision is to create something beyond the books; I am presenting this one man show as a traveling in gallery piece for museums. "Beyond the Lights: discovering Sammy Davis Jr." is mixture of show and lecture, embodiment and narration. I am hoping in my embracing of his story, I inform and reintroduce audiences to what Sammy brought and overcame with charisma and talent.
I need your help to bring this project to fruition. Out of practicality I have decided as a budget-saving measure, to use prerecorded music tracks. Doing this GoFundMe campaign is to raise revenue for studio time. In your backing contributions, costs for the following would be alleviated:
Rental of studio
Technicians
Musicians
Equipment/instrument rental (some people charge to bring in instruments)
Copyrights for some music
This will work for a simple reason: people like you, people who believe this is a story, a voice that should be heard. Thanks for your support!
Organizer
Aaron R
Organizer
Seabrook, MD
