Overview

Hello world! My name is Alice Howard, and I'm a singer-songwriter here in the beautiful city of Scottsdale, AZ.

Ever since I was a child, I was involved with music. I started at my church choir and my love for music and passion grew from there. I wrote tunes as a kid, but was never really serious about writing until my sophomore year of high school. ‘I’ve performed at my old art school and at professional venues such as the Nash in Scottsdale. I can’t wait to share my art with the world, and for my audience to see and become captivated with what I’ve created. 

The material is ready, and the musicians are waiting -- this Plaid Dog campaign is the final step toward creating my first ever, professionally produced studio album.

This campaign is raising funds for my professionally recorded album with Max Challis in Boston, MA. Max is a Boston-based producer and engineer with experience working with both established and up-and-coming musicians. Together, Max and I are digging into my original material, writing arrangements, and reaching out to local musicians to bring the songs to life. 

We’ve been able to cover the costs of recording and producing one song, which is ready for you to check out right here on this page. This first song is called “Stoneman,” and you can check it out below!

While I’ve been able to fund the recording process for "Stoneman" on my own, to create an album of songs of this quality, studio costs add up quickly. With that said, this campaign can give us a unique opportunity to collaborate and make great art together. Your donation will cover the following costs of my project:

1. Pre-Production: This is where everything starts. Max and I will start crafting the arrangements for each song slated for the album. We’ll hold rehearsals to fine-tune the songs and arrangements and talk through new and exciting ideas for how to approach the recording process.

2. Recording: This is when we enter the studio and start capturing the music and where the songs become what you'll hear on this album. This campaign will play a huge role in making sure we have enough time to capture great performances for every member of the band.

3. Mixing & Mastering: Each track will get mixed to create the right balance between instruments, texture and color that make up a track. As a final step, the album will be mastered from beginning to end so that the listening experience is cohesive and carefully choreographed from start to finish.

And what will you get for your generosity and support? So many awesome things!

I am so appreciative and grateful for any support you can lend to this campaign. In exchange for your generosity, I've put together a really exciting group of gifts that are available exclusively through your participation in this campaign.

Check out some examples below and a full list to the right!

It's hard to express how much this project would change my life.

Music and transformation go hand in hand. I think music is a translator of transformation and acts as the cocoon framed around the basis of what you’re trying to say. I have never been more truthful, more honest, and more open than with this project. My identity is explored and shown to the world when I write and when I create, and hopefully that point gets across through my music.

I am a creative at heart, with photography, with theatre, and with music, I express my true self. I am dipping my toe into the water with this project, excitedly, but also as a novice to this professional world.

If you're ready to contribute, just click the "Back This Project" button on the top right of this page! Every little bit counts, and I’m so grateful for all your support.

If you have folks in your network that would be interested in supporting me, please feel free to share this page with them.

Thank you so much for checking out my campaign page. I can't wait to share this music with you.