Overview

Hello world! My name is Percy and I'm a singer-songwriter here in Bakersfield, CA.

I’ve been making music for as long as I can remember. I started out when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old - poking out melodies by ear on the piano, soon after I started exploring the fretboard and the drum of the acoustic guitar. I just started and never stopped. I really started taking my songwriting seriously when I lived out of my car in Santa Cruz, CA and was performing as a street musician. I couldn’t memorize enough covers and couldn’t always find songs that said what I had to say anyway. So I figured if I could write my own songs and tap into my own original artistry I wouldn’t run out of material and I’d always have my music with me. I’ve taken my guitar out and shared my music on some small stages to some small crowds, the only thing left is to share the sounds in my head and my heart with all of you. A full production.

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 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 “The Tea,” and you can check it out below!

While I’ve been able to fund the recording process for “The Tea" 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. Carter 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.

As someone who grew up super shy, my long journey of music has given me the gift of so many wonderful friendships and fleeting but impactful and positive interactions. It gave me my group in high school, the band kids. And it guided me around downtown Santa Cruz as a 19 year old female. The guys in the music scene looked out for me. And we kept each other company on the coldest nights out playing music for ourselves and whoever would stop to listen. To this day I am still meeting wonderful people actively involved in realizing the dream of bringing the music scene to light in Bakersfield. The talent here is undeniable and the passion is palatable. One of my hopes is that this project helps me find new collaborators in my networks to make more music with bigger and bigger names and perform on bigger and bigger stages. My greatest hope for it though is that it brings attention to the Bakersfield music and art scene. The musicians, poets, actors, painters— everyone. I know too many of us are bursting at the seams with genuine love for art and we have so much to share, so much to offer.

With your support, this life-long musical journey of mine will be actualized and turned into something new and beautiful and real.

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.