Ben Rabb’s New Studio Album

While I was able to fund the recording process for “The Fight” on my own, to create a album of songs with the quality, studio time 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 following costs of my project:

1. Pre-Production: This is where everything starts. Mike and I sit down to start crafting the arrangements for each of the songs that will go on the album. Here, we create a rough sketch of each song, mapping out structure and arrangement, which helps me, Mike, and the musicians better envision our goals for each song before we start recording.

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. We’ll have some amazing musicians to record drums, piano, bass, electric guitar and any other instrument that will add the perfect texture to these songs.

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 the listening experience is cohesive and carefully choreographed from start to finish.

What will you get for your generosity and support? Some awesome things! I’ve put together a really exciting group of gifts, many that include lyric art that I designed myself, that are only available through your participation in this campaign. Below are just a few of those gifts:

This campaign will have a meaningful and huge impact on the next steps in my career. With my recent move from NYC to LA and transition to doing music full time, I’m at a pivotal moment in my career. After going on my most recent and most expansive tour, I realized how much I love everything about this job: I love writing and performing; I love being in the studio, and I absolutely love being on the road.

This campaign is ultimately the defining factor as to the sustainability of this job and whether or not I can continue to focus on music full-time. Being able to do so, as you might imagine, dramatically increases my chances for success. Not only is your contribution going towards a new album for you to enjoy, but its allowing me to continue the momentum Ive built so far and to reach new heights. Im so close to this plateau; a little support from a lot of you generous people will make this project and my future a reality.

Credits:

Ben Rabb – vocals, acoustic guitar

Lance Riley – electric guitar

Annie Hoffman – bass

Greg Settino – drums

Produced by Mike Davidson

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Mike Davidson at Plaid Dog Recording

Video by Molly Benjaminson