Watch the film HERE.Ĥ) I spoke with Jeff Hoyt on the Voice of Vashon about the Skeleton Crew Project. This involvement early on in the process led to Droge becoming more intimately involved with the film and an integral part of the creative team, in the end, taking on the role as film producer for the first-time in his career. A Fender guitar autographed by yours truly and my pal Elaine Summers is being auctioned off to raise money for SMASH.SMASH is Seattle Musicians Access to. ģ) Lance Alton Troxel-the insanely gifted designer of our cover art-blew us away with this short film for “Skeleton Crew.” He’s submitted the work to Inspiration Oregon, a contest launched by Oregon Film as a way to encourage filmmakers to get creative in their homes during times when citizens are urged to remain indoors. Pete Droge was originally brought on to score A Lot Like You more than two years before the film was completed. In it I discuss the Skeleton Crew Project and share a sneak peak of my interview with Chris Ballew. 100% or proceeds from Bandcamp go to Vashon Youth & Family Services.Ģ) I posted PETE DROGE is OBSESSED!!! episode 000… a podcast teaser. ġ) “Skeleton Crew” is available wherever you find digital music. If you’d like to help with this, please hit up the contact button above. Elaine Summers on our little label, Puzzle Tree Records.ġ00% of the proceeds from Bandcamp will go to Vashon Youth & Family Services.įinally, we are currently seeking matching grant donors so that folks who want to donate directly to this wonderful non-profit can do so and have their contributions matched.
At the very least I hope to get a conversation going about how me might use the massive reset this pandemic has brought upon as an opportunity to make the music business more artist-friendly moving forward.įor now, we’ve released Skeleton Crew (Version One) feat. Maybe someone out there might hear my ideas and be inspired enough to give them a try. I am hoping to produce a few more ‘advance’ episodes of my forthcoming podcast, PETE DROGE is OBSESSED, in which I’ll try-in 25,000 words or less-to give you an idea of my vision for what our little corner of the music world might look like post-COVID-19. Im a Howler Monkey in Panama Stick a Dixie cup in the seco jar. “Damnit Jim! I’m a songwriter, not a communications major!!!”īefore going off-of-the-grid to tend to my health, I will try and share my grand vision of what I had hoped the Skeleton Crew Project could begin to incubate. Paroles de You Again par Jerry Joseph feat.
I’ve decided to delete the previous post where we tried-and failed-to distill my ideas down to a short mission statement. But it’s taken it’s toll on my recovery and I have accepted that I simply can’t pull this off while staying within my “energy envelope.” Not while living thru year five of chronic fatigue I can’t.
Can we create a series of singles that supports a community of artists & creative professionals while incubating a donor-driven record label focused on giving?