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Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Canada for the first time in my life to showcase at the upcoming East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown.
It’s been a dream of mine for a long time now to tour North America extensively and this opportunity could potentially open doorways to make that dream come true in the future!
Being a music conference (as apposed to a festival or tour), I won’t be receiving any payment for my performances during the trip, and there’s a number of expenses that have come off my own back in order to be available for the event.
In the long term, I’m hopeful that the investment will pay off, and I’m determined to do all within my power to capitalise on the amazing networking opportunities that the ECMA’s have presented me whilst I’m on the ground in Charlottetown. However in the short term, it has created a decent financial hole in my pocket.
I’ve been debating with myself all week whether to publish this post or not, as by no means do I want to give off an impression that I need or expect anything from you all, and your ongoing support for my music is more than I could ever ask for.
However I’m also well aware of how amazingly generous people can be from time to time, and how much power there can be in becoming vulnerable.
So after being unsuccessful in application for government funding I’ve decided to open a GoFundMe page for anyone out there who might be so kind and interested in helping me to recoup some of the overheads for my trip.
Below is a list of costs involved in making the trip happen.
Flights - $2989
Excess Baggage - $530
Accommodation - $430
Meals - $200-300 (approx)
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF TRIP - $4300
Any support contributed will be met with a huge amount of appreciation and gratitude from my end and please understand that the trip is going ahead regardless!
I look forward to revealing any further opportunities that may stem from the trip to you all in the future!!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for following the journey!
Shaun
It’s been a dream of mine for a long time now to tour North America extensively and this opportunity could potentially open doorways to make that dream come true in the future!
Being a music conference (as apposed to a festival or tour), I won’t be receiving any payment for my performances during the trip, and there’s a number of expenses that have come off my own back in order to be available for the event.
In the long term, I’m hopeful that the investment will pay off, and I’m determined to do all within my power to capitalise on the amazing networking opportunities that the ECMA’s have presented me whilst I’m on the ground in Charlottetown. However in the short term, it has created a decent financial hole in my pocket.
I’ve been debating with myself all week whether to publish this post or not, as by no means do I want to give off an impression that I need or expect anything from you all, and your ongoing support for my music is more than I could ever ask for.
However I’m also well aware of how amazingly generous people can be from time to time, and how much power there can be in becoming vulnerable.
So after being unsuccessful in application for government funding I’ve decided to open a GoFundMe page for anyone out there who might be so kind and interested in helping me to recoup some of the overheads for my trip.
Below is a list of costs involved in making the trip happen.
Flights - $2989
Excess Baggage - $530
Accommodation - $430
Meals - $200-300 (approx)
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF TRIP - $4300
Any support contributed will be met with a huge amount of appreciation and gratitude from my end and please understand that the trip is going ahead regardless!
I look forward to revealing any further opportunities that may stem from the trip to you all in the future!!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for following the journey!
Shaun