<div>Hi friends! I’m Jessye DeSilva (she/they), a queer singer-songwriter, currently based in Boston, MA.


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div><strong><em>I’m asking for your help to record an album that celebrates the radical power of joy.</em></strong>

</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div><em>The project:</em>


</div>


<div>In 2023, I had the privilege of performing at City Winery Nashville with Jason Isbell, The Kentucky Gentlemen, Brittney Spencer, and a whole host of incredible artists to raise funds for gun control and awareness. After the show, I was reflecting with one of the coordinators of the event, Holly G (founder of <a href="https://www.blackopry.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Black Opry</a> ), who said, “The powers that be can take a lot from us, but they can’t take away our joy.”


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>My last album “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1HSyBwOHDmToKuHn5Jzp7H?si=BPcLwB9NQAGCkCQkrC1bRA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Renovations</a> ” told the story of my own journey of self-actualization through songs about religious trauma, gender dysphoria, and identity struggles. I released the album as a form of catharsis during a time of heightened targeting of LGBTQ folks through bigoted state laws across the US.


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>Unfortunately, 2023/24 has only seen more of this sort of scapegoating of queer folks, and the Trans community in particular. As we continue to engage in activism for justice and liberation for all marginalized communities, we also must hold space for our grief and anger. I’ve been thinking a lot about how the joy of marginalized people - LGBTQ people, BIPOC communities, folks with disabilities, and more - is such a precious and essential act of rebellion. Since coming out as a Trans Femme, and beginning hormone replacement therapy, joy as resistance has taken on even more meaning for me.


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>This new album is full of songs that meditate on the idea of joy. How do we nurture and cultivate joy in the face of injustice? How do we protect our joy? What does it mean to remain present in the here and now, while holding both our joy and our grief? The album isn’t about escapism or toxic positivity, but rather, it is an ode to the fiercely-protected and mighty joy of those who resist.


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>I am really excited about the musical and stylistic direction these songs have taken as I’ve been collaborating with Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan, who will also produce the album. As individual artists, we’ve both cut our teeth in the Americana scene, but we also passionately explore other musical influences, like glam rock, 90s alternative music, 70s folk rock, and more. My community and my joy are tapestries, and the musical landscape of this album will be no different. There will also be songs written solo, as well as collaborations with my friend Alex Calabrese (Old Tom &amp; The Lookouts), and a song Aaron and I wrote with producer and Sheryl Crow collaborator Jeff Trott.


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>We will be working with some of the finest musicians in Nashville to cut this record, and plan to record live over 3 days at The Cabin Studio (Matty Alger, East Nashville).


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>I’ve worked really hard over the past few years to build a beautiful community of listeners and musical collaborators. As a fully independent musician with no record label, manager, or agent, I really believe that this next album can be a breakout, and potentially draw the attention of some record labels. However, the music industry these days is such that artists need to bring a label a finished album in order to be signed and backed, and I could really use the help of my community to make this music come to life.


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div><em>The budget:</em>


</div>


<div>Now for the nuts and bolts. Where will your money go?


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<ul>


<li>3 days studio rental (~$1800)


</li>


<li>studio musicians (~$1800)


</li>


<li>Producer (~$5000)


</li>


<li>Mixing (~$3000)


</li>


<li>Gofundme fees (~$350)


</li>


</ul>


<div><br />


</div>


<div><em>A call to action:</em>


</div>


<div>I’ve played a lot of these new songs live on the road these past few months, and I get multiple questions every night about where folks can listen to songs like “Fringe”, “Comrades in Arms”, “Eldritch”, and “Glitter Up The Dark.” I know from audience response that these are my best songs yet, and they really seem to resonate with you, so please help me record and release them into the world!


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div>Over the next 4 weeks, I’ll be sharing some of the songs on social media, and doing some fun live concerts and Q&amp;As, and who knows, maybe I’ll even do some cover song requests!


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div><strong><em>Join me in amplifying queer joy and resilience through music. Together, we can create an album that empowers, uplifts, and helps us thrive in the face of adversity. If 12,000 people gave me ONE DOLLAR, we could do this thing! Donate now and spread the word to help us reach our goal!</em></strong>


</div>


<div><br />


</div>


<div><em>About </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3LwQ83KEgmU9vdKMvlh0zJ?si=hAIY3BI8Quq6YSo8tDY8aA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>me</em></a> <em>:</em>


</div>


<div>I blend theatrical pop elements with roots and Americana music to form what I like to call “Glam Folk” music. I infuse hope into songs about religious trauma, mental health, and social justice to create a uniquely queer and unholy ruckus. I’ve toured and collaborated with artists like Adeem the Artist and Lizzie No, and have had singles from my previous album “Renovations” featured in The Boot, NPR Music, and Rolling Stone.
</div>

David Polus

Robert Reeves

Darren McDonald

Sabrina Schmidt

Cara Kennedy

Halley Elwell

Victoria Lehtonen

Rita Harvey

Marcela Karsin

Robert Hahn

Stephanie Blythe

Luisito R

Robert McAdam

Anonymous

Drew West

Jesse Perreault

Molly O'Leary

Z Nicolazzo

Rachel Hurley

Glitter Up The Dark: Help fund Jessye’s new album

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Enter your donation for Glitter Up The Dark: Help fund Jessye’s new album