For Immediate ReleaseOperation Sound Off! Launches Kickstarter.com Campaign
Nashville, TN / January 20, 2011 – Conceived and developed by
Artists4Artists partners
Robert Reynolds (Grammy Award winning founder of The Mavericks) and
Scotty Huff (prolific music producer and arranger),
Operation Sound Off! (OSO) has been green lighted by
Kickstarter.com to begin a funding campaign for phase one of the project. To coincide with today’s launch, an aggressive digital and media plan will aid in generating donations.
To give back to the men and women of our armed forces, who have sacrificed so much, including their own musical aspirations, Operation: Sound Off! will provide music-recording opportunities to active and veteran military personnel with musical interests, in an effort to facilitate rehabilitation, reintegration, and give them an opportunity to tell their story through their music. This includes time in full-service recording facilities, with professional recording engineers, music producers, and accompaniment by world-class musicians. The project will culminate in an ongoing series of “best of” albums, concert tours and episodic television production.
Reynolds and Huff have set an $85,246 funding goal for OSO that will be used to record a 5 song EP with the first five military artists, to film and create video biographies on those artists, as well as to develop a “sizzle reel” for the television production component. This content is crucial to the long-term success of the project and the funding goal must be reached within 90 days of launch. Kickstarter, the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world, is powered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.
Throughout the campaign, OSO will be offering rewards such as the opportunity to advance purchase the upcoming CD and participate in special events.
Inspired by the recent increase in the number of servicemen and servicewomen returning from combat duties overseas, OSO was created to allow the healing powers of music to help those dealing with issues like
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, physical injuries and even the struggles faced by the families of these heroes. There are many men and women serving, and who have served, in the United States Armed Forces who have put their musical dreams on hold in order to protect our very freedom to dream. Whether this program simply gives these men and women a deserved break from the labors of military service, or helps launch the musical career of an honored veteran, OSO believes this effort will benefit thousands of deserving Americans.
To learn about the project and to pledge, please visit
http://kickstarter.operationsoundoff.com and
http://www.OperationSoundOff.com. Users can also find widgets to embed on websites or blogs and links for Facebook, Twitter, Digg and other social networking sites to further support.
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Media Contact:
NPG PR
Nicole Pope Gaia
Nicole@npgpr.com / 615.517.1960
Operation: Sound Off! wants to thank Kix Brooks and everyone at American Country Countdown for having OSO's Robert Reynolds and Sal Gonzalez in the studio yesterday for an interview. The interview covered the overall OSO project, it's current KickStarter Campaign, and on Sal's service with the Marine Corps and exciting music career. Sal, of course, rendered an amazing performance of his song, "Heroes".
OSO Artist, Brent Ellis, featured on Billy Block's Local's Only show, LIVE from Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville. The show will be broadcast live tonight at 7pm central on 103 FM in Nashville and also live on the web at http://www.103wdkf.com/. Please tune in!
