Overview

Hello world! My name is Ananya Tare and I'm a singer-songwriter here in the beautiful city of Tampa Bay Area.

I started my music training in Hindustani classical music when I was just four years old, and at 11, I fell in love with Western music after teaching myself to play the guitar. My passion for performing grew as I took on leading roles in musicals, and I wrote my first original song when I was 13. I’ve been writing, singing, and performing ever since. Through my lyrics, I hope to empower listeners and offer them new ways of seeing the world. I’ve really been working on my songwriting and finding my own sound, and I’m ready to share my most personal and intentional project yet.

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 Carter Sanders  in Boston, MA. Carter is a seasoned Boston-based producer and engineer with experience working with both established and up-and-coming musicians. Together,  Carter 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 “Saffron Love,” and you can check it out below!

While I’ve been able to fund the recording process for "Saffron Love” 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.  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!

Music isn’t just something I love, it’s how I make sense of the world and thrive in it. I’ve been singing and writing songs for as long as I can remember, but it took going through real challenges to understand why. Music became the way I processed grief, change, love, and my own strengths and flaws—and turned these things into something I could have, understand, and share.

I realized that if I could make someone else feel seen, empowered, or even just think about something differently, then that is what I needed to spend my life doing. 

Since then, I’ve grown not just as a songwriter but as a person. I’ve been learning to be more vulnerable in my music and to trust the process. 

This is the moment I’ve been working toward for years—my first album! This project is the first step to really defining myself as an artist, which I hope will lead to collaborating  with the right people, growing my community, and eventually touring and connecting with even more listeners. If you believe in honest, heartfelt music, I’d be so grateful to have you on this journey with me.

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.