John Elliott / The Hereafter

“Backyards” is the seventh album I have made and the first with this incarnation of The Hereafter. We’re about halfway through the recording process right now and I’m enormously proud of what we are making. Every trip to the studio brings more joy and beauty. I have been updating THE WEBLOG after each session since we started at the end of March.

We’re doing it all ourselves: the playing, the producing, the releasing and the distributing. We turn to you, friends and fans, to help us bring this new creation to as many people as possible.

Your donation will pay for musicians, mixing, mastering, CD replication, publicity and a full band west coast tour this fall. If things go really well, “Backyards” will be my first album to be released on vinyl!

So there you have it. All donations are private and handled securely through PayPal. Thank you so much for your continued support of independent music. One of the main reasons a seventh album is going to exist is because of you!

Sincerely,
John

Levels of Support & Accompanying Gifts

GARDEN HOSE

$11

Digital download of “Backyards” delivered directly to your home computer.

PICKET FENCE

$25

Signed and numbered compact disc of “Backyards.”

WHEEL BARROW

$50

Signed and numbered compact disc of “Backyards” and the double album re-packaging of “American in Love” and “Too Many Ghosts.”

SWING SET

$100

Six compact disc set:

  1. Signed and numbered compact disc of “Backyards.”
  2. The double album re-packaging of “American in Love” and “Too Many Ghosts.”
  3. “The Hereafter” (2006), “Before We Fall” (2007), “It Doesn’t Matter Why It Is, It Doesn’t Matter If It’s Wrong” (2008).
LAWN MOWER

$500

  1. Signed and numbered compact disc of “Backyards.”
  2. The double album re-packaging of “American in Love” and “Too Many Ghosts.”
  3. “The Hereafter” (2006), “Before We Fall” (2007), “It Doesn’t Matter Why It Is, It Doesn’t Matter If It’s Wrong” (2008).
  4. A solo performance at your house for your family and friends.
  5. A guitar/songwriting lesson while I’m at your house.
  6. A special thank you in the album credits.
TREE HOUSE

$2,500

  1. Signed and numbered compact disc of “Backyards.”
  2. The double album re-packaging of “American in Love” and “Too Many Ghosts.”
  3. “The Hereafter” (2006), “Before We Fall” (2007), “It Doesn’t Matter Why It Is, It Doesn’t Matter If It’s Wrong” (2008).
  4. A full band performance at your house for your family and friends.
  5. A guitar/songwriting lesson while I’m at your house.
  6. An Executive Producer credit in the album credits.
  7. 2 VIP tickets to any show for the rest of your life.
  8. Send me your poems, lyrics, thoughts, feelings and situations and I’ll write and record a song for you, inspired by you.
BYOB

$???

Break the mold. Choose your own amount, get gift(s) that correspond to the highest level you qualify for. You have your reasons.