Update time!
* RECORDING: Main portion of the recording is done and the bulk of the editing is also finished. I now have in my possession a rough/raw Folk Opera! And you know what? It sounds amazing already. The next step is to do a few small over-dubs (which means we record one portion of a song on top of what we already did, like a violin solo or something), and then to get to mixing. This portion is going to be spread out over the next month plus, due to vacations and the like.
*ART: We’ve got our artists and graphic designers all lined up and will be starting in on this portion this week. Some great folks involved including my friend Jonny Possibly who is a wonderful visual artist, and someone most of you know, Chris Ross, who designed all of my favorite show posters. Excited.
* RELEASE: We’re looking at a November release at the moment, which is a little longer than we thought (we originally said 90 days) but this whole “people enjoying their much deserved summer vacation” thing has put a bit of a push back on the date. Which we don’t mind. We’d rather everyone feel REALLY good then to rush this out. Besides, if this is going to be a masterful work of genius that will endure well beyond our time, it will still be that a month later 
*DONATION: We’ve also decided that given the content of the piece (for those who haven’t seen it I’m referring to dementia/alzheimers and the elderly) we are going to donate 10% of the profits we make to either the Alzheimer’s Association (working to eliminate Alzheimers) or a local senior center called St. Mary’s Center which provides invaluable services including housing and art therapy to homeless elders. Any thoughts about this? Prefer one or the other? Other ideas?
All in all, I’m happy to report that I am ecstatic about this process. So many beautiful hands, feet, brains, and voices have already participated (including yours) and the product is already stunning.
