Shunkan: First Full Length Studio Album, ‘The Pink Noise’

ABOUT ME

My name is Marina Sakimoto and I’m a twenty-one year old musician from Los Angeles, and I’m currently living in Invercargill, New Zealand. You might be thinking... why is someone from the big city of Los Angeles living in, of all places, Invercargill? Well, it’s a long story that has to do with love and finding adventure, and I came to New Zealand without a clue of what was going to happen next. I believe it is important to follow your gut instincts and achieve everything you want to in life, no matter what it takes. I have been playing guitar, singing, and writing songs all of my life, and if I can achieve my dreams in Invercargill, then the world is my (Bluff) oyster.

So far, with just my laptop and guitar, I’ve released my first EP, ‘Honey, Milk and Blood’ in May of this year. This EP gained me a record label from the UK (Art Is Hard Records), a national tour and showcase at Fancy New Band in Auckland hosted by 95bFM, and international recognition from publications such as NME, The Guardian, DIY Mag, and BrooklynVegan. My songs have been played all over New Zealand independent radio (Radio One 91FM Dunedin, RDU 98.5FM Christchurch, 95bFM Auckland, Radio New Zealand) and have been #1 several times.

I recently received a $10,000 grant from NZ On Air Making Tracks, and it will fund the production of my upcoming music video and single.

If all of that can come from a lo-fi bedroom recording within a few months, then the possibilities are endless!

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project will fund two major aspects for our upcoming album:

1. The recording and vinyl distribution of, ‘The Pink Noise’.

2. New gear, so we can practice and perform alongside the album’s high quality.

BUDGET

My budget is $5,000. This breaks down to:

$2,000 - Recording at The Sitting Room in Christchurch and producing the vinyl release of ‘The Pink Noise’ through Art Is Hard Records.

$3,000 - New gear

THE BACKER JOURNEY

As a supporter, you will be right there with me along the journey. You can donate any amount of money you wish. The more money you decide to donate, the more unique and eccentric the gift. Every contributor, no matter the amount, will get full access to behind the scenes footage of the making of ‘Pink Noise’ via a private video blog only for contributors to view. I’ll give you in-depth updates about what’s going on at that very moment and song previews. We’re calling this, ‘The Backer Journey’.

$25 The Backer Journey and a shout out on social media.

$50 The Backer Journey, shout out, and a personalized video message.

$100 The Backer Journey, shout out, a personalized video message, and full download of ‘The Pink Noise’ via Bandcamp.

$500 All of the above + we play a show wearing your face on all of our shirts. Everyone will be in awe of how beautiful and cool you are for supporting DIY music. You will also receive personal album credit.

$1,000 All of the above + you will have the opportunity to be in a future music video and we’ll hang out!

$5,000 All of the above + a private show by Shunkan & guests (date and venue to be agreed), and free entry to any Shunkan show for the rest of your life.