UPDATE:
Thank you for your generosity and pledges towards my upcoming new music so far. We've almost hit our halfway point! And good news! - Kickstarter have chosen the campaign as their Project of the Day today (Tuesday 24th April)! So to celebrate I'll be live over on YouNow all day to hang out, preview some tracks from the album and answer any questions you have about the campaign!
If you pledge during today's live show you'll see something special pop up over my broadcast!
Latest pledgers will see their name displayed on the broadcast as a thank you too!
Tune in here: www.younow.com/EmmaMcGann
'B.R.A.V.E' is a full length pop album that echoes themes of adventure, love and discovery - inspired by personal life stories and spurred on by the very people who I've written it for - the supporters.
The writing process started around 2-3 years ago. I’d slowly began writing in between my job as a graphic designer and livestreamer. It wasn't until last January that I recognised my writing had fallen into an alignment - the stories and songs I had written felt connected to one another. So I finally pulled my notepads, scraps of paper and other ideas together to create the concept album I'd always wanted to release. It's been a loooonnng grind. But I'm finally at a stage where the finish line is in view! I'm happy to say that 'B.R.A.V.E' is set for release at the end of July 2017 - and you'll even be able to pre-order the album two months beforehand!
Performing B.R.A.V.E for the first time in Summer 2016
I wanted to encapsulate the mottos I've found myself living by in the albums title (hence the acronym). These mottos support the rooted theme that runs throughout the entire record and are the essence of what I believe it means to be brave:
B - Believe in yourself
R - Resist the urge to give up
A - Acknowledge your capabilities
V - Venture into the unknown
E - Embrace what makes you feel alive
Some of you may also wonder why I'm calling 'B.R.A.V.E' my debut album when I released an album back in 2010 called 'Start the Show'. This was actually just a simple 10 track project for my university degree and was never really intended as a debut album - that's why it was later taken down from iTunes and Spotify to make room for fresh releases. If you still have a hard copy of that album though... I consider you a die hard fan!
Since 'Start the Show' I've released a number of singles independantly. Including this single which was released last year - 'Second Chances'. Watch the music video below:
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All tracks for 'B.R.A.V.E' have been recorded between our home studio and in a second studio in Liverpool, where the majority of the vocals and guitars have been put down.
Control Room View at the Studio in Liverpool
I've enlisted some of the most talented people I know to help bring the album to life:
• James Plester - Producer and Engineer
• Tom Harris - Guitarist
• Matt Overton - Studio Hand
• Aidan Hall - Studio Hand
• Will Stanton - Tracking Engineer
• James Hart - Creative Director
• YOU - The Pledgers
... our pet pug Roxy helped where she could too.
Check out her kick starter page for more information
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