The biggest music-related crowd funding campaign in Australia has reached an incredible target of $100,000 with a little under two days left .
Support Act, who earlier month launched the the most ambitious, crowd funded fundraising appeal for charity in Australia, is delighted with the result which will help provide financial relief to music professionals facing illness, injury or some other life crisis.
“We are absolutely delighted to have received such a positive response to our campaign,” says Support Act CEO Joanna Cave. “The community has shown that music matters and that we do care about the people who make it when times are tough.”
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Back in July, self-described “progressive/extreme/melodic metal (with violin)” band, Ne Obliviscaris broke the Aussie record for the most money ever raised for a music related crowd funding project, raising a staggering $63,177
Before July, the title was previously held by Eskimo Joe after the multi platinum selling three-piece raised $60,736 towards the production and release of their latest studio album.
Melbourne venue Cherry Bar also used crowd funding earlier this year to assist with sound proofing to protect against the venue’s new neighbours. Though originally aiming to raise around $30,000 over 42 days, supporters hearing Cherry’s plight flocked to the campaign and gave more than $50,000 in 24 hours.
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Support Act is a charity, unique in Australia, providing financial relief to such music professionals. Support Act helps music professionals in all fields of the industry including singers, songwriters, composers, musicians, roadies, techies, managers, lighting techs and everyone in between when they find themselves down and out of luck.
And with the music industry still transforming at a sometimes alarming and violent rate, demand for Support Act’s services has been rising dramatically, increasing by 500% in the last year alone.
Even more distressing, Support Act receives no money from the government and must raise every dollar it needs to run its vital services.
Support Act have collaborated with a broad range of music stars, music industry personalities and venues on Bandwagon to offer one-off ‘money can’t buy’ experiences, and ‘limited edition’ product as rewards for pledges.
The unique packages on offer have been designed to provide extraordinary experiences for music fans and career development opportunities for those seeking a career in music. Money simply cannot buy a phone call on your birthday from your favourite artist, or an opportunity to have your song professionally produced and reviewed by the hottest names in the industry.
There’s still just under two days left to contribute to this worthy cause, and number of great opportunities are still available. All the money raised from the campaign will be used by Support Act to help people in crisis.
You can check out all the packages jump on the bandwagon here.
