A couple of people have pointed out that I haven't really clarified the reason or the goal for my LFEBridge. This is true. But partly because I simply don't know how to put the story into as few words as possible since it goes back decades. Trying to build a home studio has been a goal of mine since 1995. In 1995, my beloved grandmother passed away, and she left me roughly $13,000. I sunk 10,000 of this into studio equipment immediately. I was renting a summer sublet downtown at the time, and when the sublet ran out, I had to take an apartment on Russell street, Kingston folks know this is not a great part of town. I had not yet gotten around to getting insured when every piece of my gear was stolen from my apartment one night while I was playing a show. One year to the day later, playing a show at the exact same venue, but living at a different apartment, and my beloved takamani guitar was stolen! This really does begin to feel like persecution. I know it's not, but you can see why someone might think about giving up. Living at Rankin sound in 2004/2005 was some of the happiest days of my life. I was able to create, record, and produce music pretty much whenever I wanted. Eugene, as many of you know, owned the downtown studio, and it was a great hotspot for creativity and just a good hang. But all good things, as they say, must come to an end, and so it did. In 2017 when I came back from a summer in montreal, I sold a guitar and was able to purchase a Windows tablet which had recording capability. 3 days after buying it, and without warranty, naturally, it got stepped on, and destroyed. I've tried to use it since but have not been able. Last year, with the help of a Facebook friend from kingston, I was able to purchase an 8 track multi-track recorder. After some very difficult years, I thought I was finally getting back on my feet again, able to make music in my home again, but as some of you read a few days ago, it died. So you can understand why perhaps after all of these setbacks, someone might decide to give up on music. And so I did. A couple of people suggested I start a go fund me and give it one more try. So that's what the LFEBridge is for. Trying to reconstruct a decent home studio, a place where I can create, record, and produce original music for myself, and perhaps one day others. Also a place where I might be able to increase my income through things such as advertising, podcasts and other commissioned work. As a 50-something, visually impaired woman on a fixed income, it is highly unlikely I will ever have any kind of so-called career, but the ability to continue putting music into the world was really all I ever wanted in the first place. So there's the long and sad tale of woes. Thank you for reading, if you've read this far. And thank you for supporting my LFEBridge, by sharing, donating, or even just with your words of encouragement. It all means so much-) ❤️
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