Orgy have launched this Indiegogo campaign in which they hope to crowdfund $100,000 dollars to launch their own new label as well as facilitate the release of new material and planned touring in support of it. The band said of that:
“The music industry today is very different from what the music industry was, what used to be a thriving industry of large labels has now dwindled down to just a few and has made it extremely difficult to be successfull. As much of a dissapointment this is, it has also opened a door for us to start a brand new label, and with your help, we can achieve ground breaking results with not just Orgy, but giving other bands an opportunity and chance in the industry with us.
Without a major label backing and funding us it makes it very difficult and expensive to record, produce and distribute our music to the fans. Once we do that we need to hit the road and tour, not just nationaly, but internationaly as well (can you believe we have never toured Europe or Japan?). Essentially we want you guys, the fans, to help get the new band and label off the ground, that way we can maintain creative freedom and do what WE want to do and not what another label tells us to do.
We have been funding Orgy from our own pockets and have reached a point where we have taken it as far as we possibly can by ourselves, and the wells run dry. This is where we need your help, without proper backing we are unable to bring our music to the fans, so we are asking everyone to come together and back us, be our supporters, and enable us to bring our music and other artists to you and the rest of the world.
The impact from what could come from this is enormous. With your support and backing we can launch Orgy into a national and international name once again. We have more dedication and drive to make this a success than ever before, not only with the music but with the label as well.
This will give new bands the opportunity to be heard and succeed as well as Orgy. We just simply can’t continue out of our pockets anymore and going after a major label just isn’t the right path for us. We ask that you be a part of something new, something big, help revive Orgy and help bring new music to the world.”
The band also provided the following budget for the campaign:
STUDIO TIME:
Pre Production $2,000
Tracking $10,000
Overdubs $3,000TOTAL STUDIO TIME $15,0000
TAPE:
Hard Drives $800
TOTAL TAPE $800
TRAVEL & LODGING
Travel & Airfare $958
Lodging 2×15 days $100ea hotel $3,000
Per Diem (band/crew) @$25ea 8 total $3,000
Gas $150TOTAL TRAVEL & LODGING $7,108
INSTRUMENT RENTAL/TALENT:
Drums $1,200
Misc./mobile pro tools rig $875
Guitar tech $1,125TOTAL INSTRUMENT RENTAL/TALENT: $3,200
FEES:
Engineer $1,125
2nd engineer $562.50TOTAL INSTRUMENT RENTAL/TALENT: $1,687.50
PRODUCER FEES:
Producer $8,500
Band salaries $1,250
Mixing $12,500TOTAL PRODUCER FEES $22,250
TOTAL PRODUCTION BUDGET $50,045.50
According to the band, “The remainder of the money will go towards touring and starting the label”. A video from the outfit to promote the campaign can be found below:
