Robbie Makes an Album

Hello world, Robbie Ellis here. For the last six years, I've been writing and performing comedy songs. Now I want to produce a proper studio album.

You may know me as a composer, as a music director for theatre/improv/sketch, or as a classical music broadcaster. You may know me from Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin or Chicago. You probably know that I have a unique point of view on the world.

I express that through comedy songs of strange subject matter, including root vegetables, literature, cycling, classical music, drinking, not drinking, being a New Zealander in the US surrounded by bad coffee, and love.

For my first NZ visit in 2 years, I've booked time at Orange Studios in Christchurch and Ellamy Studios in Auckland. I've lined up some fantastic players including Jono Sawyer, Yvette Audain and Sarah McCracken. Now I just need to pay for all this.

The goal of this campaign is NZ$9,000 (approx. US$6,800). After success fees, that'll just about cover studio time for recording and mixing, and professional fees for session musicians on winds, brass, strings, guitar and drums.

I'm contributing plenty of money myself, not to mention a million little jobs that a producer does. As well as arranging all the music, I'll be singing; playing piano, bass guitar and double bass; doing A LOT of the donkey-work of editing the takes together. I'll have square eyes by the end of it, I'm sure.

I want an album I'll be proud of, and one you'll be proud of too. Please give generously, and when it comes out on Spotify you can pay nothing to stream it guilt-free. Thank you.

FUNDRAISER GIG!
- Hey Chicagoland! Come to MCL Chicago on Sunday September 10 at 8pm. I'll perform songs from this upcoming album, and there'll also be musical theatre, musical sketch, and guest artists. Tickets are $25 in advance from this webpage right here.

ATTENTION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
- If you donate NZ$50.00 here, that'll be close to US$38.00.
- If you donate NZ$100.00, that'll be roughly US$76.00.
- If you donate NZ$1000.00, I will love you for all eternity.
Caveat: exchange rates go up and down, your bank may charge an New Zealand transaction fee, I can't help that sorry, check with your credit card provider because some charge fees and some don't.