I’m Sure I Will Be a Recognized Artist.

50K M: On May 15th you finally reached your goal on SellaBand. Please tell us how you experienced that day.
Sylvain: There was only 30 parts missing the morning and around midday, I saw again my page and it was done. Eduardl a new believer from Spain took the 30 last parts. I was very happy and sent a message to Eduardl to thank him. After I sent messages on facebook and myspace to inform my contacts.

50K M: You have a budget of 25,000 $ at your disposal now. What are your plans to spend this money?
Sylvain: I’m going to realize my album of 11 songs for 16,500$ for the recording, mixing, mastering, musicians and producer. There will be 2,000 $ for the cost of my travel in United States. 2,000$ for the duplication of 1,000 CDs with art designs. 400 or 500$ for the shipping for the believers .

50K M: Do you already have a time line for the album production? Please give us some details.
Sylvain: I will record my album at the Group Effort Studios near Cincinnati,USA. I will be in United States on July 5th . The first week we are going to prepare the recording with Jim Mason who will be the producer. After there will be 2 weeks in studio with musicians and Jeff Monroe, the co-owner of the Group Effort Studios. After we will finish to realize my album for some days before July 30th.

On the way back in France we are going to realize art designs and duplication of 1000 CDs. Everything will be finished in late August or early September.

50K M: Did you experience or notice any changes in the collaboration with SellaBand after the bankruptcy and with the new management?
Sylvain: Not really. Perhaps there will be changes progressively for the promotion and distribution. I answered to an interview for Sellaband just after I reached my goal and it’s new for this site .

50K M: Do you think fan-funding is still the way for you to finance your music?
Sylvain: Not necessarily. But I like the concept, try to find believers, it’s very interesting to convince them by my music to bet a little money. I think my album will be a success. So I will have the choice for the production when I will record my second album.

50K M: Back to the music, what kind of album can we expect? Do you already know which songs will be on the album?
Sylvain: It will be acoustic and folk rock songs. There will be a violinist and another guitarist. I will play acoustic guitar. I choose already the 11 songs of my album. It will be very nice.

50K M: Will the songs on your album all be in French? How do you think the album will be accepted outside of the french-speaking world then?
Sylvain: Yes of course all the lyrics of my songs are in french. The lyrics are poetics and very important on my songs. But in first it’s the music that the people listen. I have some believers coming from New Zealand or United States, and they adore my songs without understand french language. It was a surprise but I’m very happy of that. So my music can be appreciated all over the world.

50K M: How are you going to involve your fans into the album production process and later into promoting the album?
Sylvain: I will give news regularly to my believers about the recording of my album. Of course the names of all my believers will be written on my album. And all of them will receive my CD after. So I hope they will promote my album naturally, speaking about around them.

50K M: What other plans do you have for the next few months regarding gigs, promotion, …?
Sylvain: I’m looking for promotion and distribution for my album. And I’m taking advantage of this interview to ask if someone professional in music is interested to promote and distribute my album. Also if there are possibilities and proposals for live gigs. I’m sure I will be a recognized artist.

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