Your financial support can help insure the survival of Ancient Future and the virtuoso world fusion music movement. Teed Rockwell's excellent India Currents article explains why support is so crucial for this movement.
In December, 1978, Ancient Future went into Tres Virgos Studio in Mill Valley to begin work on the first Ancient Future record, Visions of a Peaceful Planet, which was first released in May of 1979. To commemorate 30 years of world fusion music, a 30th Anniversary Recording is planned with work starting in 2008 for release in 2009.
To fund Ancient Future's 30th Anniversary Release, a subscription system model is being employed. It is a bit like making a "people's label" to fund the recording because these days neither the traditional major label funding process nor using funds from current sales to finance a multi-ensemble recording is financially viable. Sales close in December 2008, but order now because quicker enough supporter packages are sold, the quicker the work on the recording can begin, and the quicker that the first downloads and work files can be sent to supporters. Work on the first recordings will start as soon as 150 of the supporter packages are sold. There are three supporter packages available:
Download Supporter Package: $25. Add 1 to Cart. Buy 1 Now. This package entitles the recording project supporter to receive downloads of to be recorded music forming an exclusive preview audio recording with digital liner notes that will not otherwise be available in shops (selections from which will form a final public edition), the chance to submit feedback on the best recording theme concept (first 150 supporters only), and an emailed recording newsletter with VIP access to special online files of the recording in progress. Limited to 300 packages.
Limited Edition CD Sponsor Package: $50. Add 1 to Cart. Buy 1 Now. This package entitles the recording project supporter to everything included in the Download Supporter Package plus an exclusive limited edition CD (or CD set if it won't fit) of the same recording with with printed liner notes signed by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort. Limited to 300 packages.
Honorary A & R Representative Package: $75. Add 1 to Cart. Buy 1 Now. This package entitles the recording project supporter to everything included in the Limited Edition CD Sponsor Package plus a DVD-R including video and 24 bit audio .wav files for hi-rez playback on computers, and the chance to submit feedback on production questions that may be posed in the recording newsletter. This is the perfect package for audiophiles and home studio enthusiasts. Limited to 100 packages.
Like the symphony, Ancient Future's world music concerts cannot be supported by ticket sales alone. Yet arts funding has been cut drastically, especially in the USA and in California, and the advancement and indeed survival of the art of music is at stake.
You can help support Ancient Future's local San Francisco Bay Area concert season, or with a big enough donation, provide seed money to get Ancient Future to perform in your local area.
Through an alliance with Octave Alliance's Green Music Network, the nonprofit organization for social change through music started by Ancient-Future.Com artist Alan Tower, a world fusion music fund has been set up and is now accepting tax deductible donations for world fusion music concerts and workshops by Ancient Future. The modest goal is to raise funds for five local concerts in the 2008/2009 30th Anniversary concert season, and to raise money to support travel expenses for one tour outside the San Francisco Bay Area.
Here are the suggested donation amounts and corresponding premiums for tax-deductible contributions:
$40 Local Supporter. Premium: General admission ticket to the San Francisco Bay Area home season concert of your choice. Make a donation now.
$80 Local Sponsor. Premium: A pair of general admission tickets to the San Francisco Bay Area home season concert of your choice. Make a donation now.
$90 VIP Supporter. Premium: VIP ticket to the San Francisco Bay Area home season concert of your choice. Make a donation now.
$180 VIP Sponsor. Premium: A pair of VIP tickets to the San Francisco Bay Area home season concert of your choice. Make a donation now.
$200 Season Supporter. Premium: Season tickets to the first San Francisco Bay Area home season of Ancient Future. Make a donation now.
$400 Season Sponsor. Premium: A pair of season tickets to the first San Francisco Bay Area home season of Ancient Future. Make a donation now.
$500 Tour Sponsor. So you don't live in the San Francisco Bay Area? This money will be used to help subsidize travel expenses for a tour to your region. Premium: Your help will be greatly appreciated, and while $500 will not cover even the travel expenses for a solo performance most places in the world, you will receive two pairs of VIP tickets to any concert by Ancient Future that is subsequently set up in your region. Concert presenters are much more likely to book a concert by Ancient Future if they know that local fans have made a financial contributions, so spread the word to your friends as well. Make a donation now.
Tax-deductible contributions can also be made via check for any amount payable to “Octave Alliance ” and sent to:
Ancient Future
PO Box 264
Kentfield, CA 94914-0264
Whether you contribute online or via the mail, a receipt from Green Music Network for your donation will be mailed to you.
Ancient-Future.Com does not accept traditional advertising. However, like PBS, Ancient-Future.Com will accept individual and corporate sponsors.
Sponsors pledging $100 monthly will be thanked in Ancient Future email blasts, in print on Ancient Future's concert programs, and with text links on Ancient Future's home page and the World Fusion Music Links Page.
Sponsors pledging $250 monthly will be thanked in Ancient Future email blasts, in print in on Ancient Future's concert programs, and with graphic links (deluxe large rectangle banner size: 336 x 280 pixels) on Ancient Future's home page and on the World Fusion Music Links Page.
For 2008, a maximum of 6 text sponsors and 2 graphic sponsors will be accepted on Ancient Future's home page and the World Fusion Music Links Page. Ancient-Future.Com has enjoyed a good google score. It ranks in the top 900,000 most visited of ALL web sites (and rising as of 12/5/2007) on ranking.com, and is listed as number one in its category of music with 2,637 links pointing to it and a link popularity ranking of 60,117. Sponsoring a link can be a good business decision as well as something that will help the arts, music, and humanity. Ancient-Future.Com reserves the right to reject sponsorship links based on moral considerations such as business ethics, social impact, and environmental responsibility. Graphic Link: $750 for 3 months. Become a Graphic Link Sponsor Now. Text Link: $300 for 3 months. Become a Text Link Sponsor Now.