Jaclyn Reinhart

There has been this thing I've been working on that you may have heard about. Oh yes, my new 5 song EP! Back in the winter I successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign amidst the beginnings of a global pandemic! I need not get into detail as we all went through it. Once life got back to a level of normal again I got into the studio to start this exciting project!  I was joined by some fantastic artists performing on this record that spanned from here in SJ all the way to Nashville! As of right now all the music beds are done and I have 3 songs left to lay down vocals on. My ducks are pretty much in a row! 

The decision I have made is to hold off the full release until the spring. This gives John and I more time to really make sure it is not rushed! 

I must tell you that a really cool thing that happened in the studio. The songs kind of took on a life of their own. It was a community of players that all had their unique style and experience to the table that gave new life to each one. I love singing to these tracks and am SOOOOO freaking excited to show them too you as soon as they are ready.

Seeing how we worked so hard on the MUSIC it only made sense to get my branding right. I hired a great team and we got to work.  So here is a little sneak peak into our first photo shoot for this record.  

Will be back soon with more updates!

Love JR

Here is a quick note with my final numbers! 

85 Supporters 
107% of Goal 
$2575 of $2400 raised in 30 days 
My heart = Very happy! 

Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Website will go back to normal and I will have album pre-orders available and Suds for Songs will be available while I still have some left. (aprox 20).Just visit the "Store" tab on my page here! 

Studio time set for May!  I can't wait to record new music for you all. 

Love, 

JR

One week ago I seriously considered ending my crowdfunding campaign after the world seemed to be turned upside down! I was at 88% and thought well I can make this work. Although I was feeling very grateful to have got so far I was so discouraged because I didn't want to look selfish asking anyone for support during this crazy time. 

After talking to some of my friends who happen to be business coaches and entrepreneurs they encouraged me to keep going. So I did. It was halted for a few days but after keeping up on sharing things started moving a bit and now thanks to shares and contributions from believers we have moved my meter up to 97% now I'm at $2330 of my $2400 goal. Just $70 to reach 100% with 5 days left in the campaign. Most of that came yesterday actually! Bringing me to 78 backers. This is incredible to me. I am so lucky. Plus all of the money is going to local businesses (people) that need the support too! That also keeps me going. 

Its been an emotional and uncertain week for everyone. I wish I had a magic wand to make it all better for the world but clearly I do not. All I have is belief. I believe we are going to get though this together! This "social starving" (coined by Mitch Biggar) and pause in our lives will be over soon. We Will get back to normal or find a normal and rebuild. My hope is that we all do this with a fresh perspective. Life is fragile and I think we have been shown that we are in fact a global community. One thing we can do is continue to support one another. 

Thank you all for taking the time to be a part of my musical world. If it wasn't for you I couldn't do this. So I need you, love you and REALLY want to keep you so I will work hard to make you proud. 

Thats all for now. Stay safe,wash your hands, stay home, cuddle your loved ones and practice gratitude whenever you can. 

Love, 

Jaclyn 

www.jaclynreinhartofficial.com for pledges, info, mailing list and MUSIC.

Well I haven't hustled for more recording money since this morning. Its been quite an information day regarding this pandemic and now with school being closed for the next two weeks I need to figure out my own family plan. I am fully self employed and if I don't work I don't make money. No vacation or sick days so I can NOT afford to even miss one day between now and the end of the month because I am the only source of income for me and my kids. 

How does that relate to my project? For those of you who are interested..here are some things I want to share this with you. 

As far as my project is concerned because this is the end of the fiscal year for MNB ... I need to pay for the recording/musicians/mastering before March 31st in order to be eligible to have 50% of up to $4800 matched ($2400) by the Province of New Brunswick's Music Industry Development Grant (through Music NB) that I received (I have 75% of that and receive the other 25% once the project is completed). Otherwise I hand back the $1800 and really don't want to have to do that! It would seriously delay this new record. 

Still with me? Ok so right now I'm at 87.9% of a $2400 fan funding goal from 69 incredible supporters. (God you are amazing humans!!) That means that just from those contributions alone I have $2110 towards this project and if that is all I can use then my grant matches it so the total becomes $4220 just from those two sources to pay my musicians, recording time and mastering. Of course I will be investing my own money into this too. There are many other expenses that go along with a release strategy so my plan was to crowd source the recording/mastering expenses. Things like manufacturing, digital release, album artwork, photos, press release, shipping, some travel all are additional expenses not covered for his particular grant. I'll be applying for more funding though other programs and funding bodies too but that is never a guarantee that you are awarded. I've been successful with a few grants over the past few years and feel great about that but its not something we can count on ever. You just have to put in the work and the faith that it will work out. 

The point is I understand that we are in a very stressful time and my heart breaks for so many people who are affected by this. For all of us as the human race facing such uncertainty all we can do is trust our leaders, try to stay safe by following trusted sources of information, don't panic and this will all be over sooner if we all take the necessary precautions to keep each other out of harms way. 

So for me...even if I don't make another cent from this crowdfunding I'm going to take what I have and make the best record that I can with some of my talented friends. I appreciate every single one of you and look forward to making music for my friends, fans and family to enjoy and use as another stepping stone to build on my music career to take it the next level to the best of my ability. I have a strong mentorship backing though my professional development networks, many supporters who believe in what I do and I'm going to keep pursuing my passion and sharing my knowledge though music with the world so I can help others get though tough times like I had to do. This whole past few weeks since launching have filled my heart to have the privilege to see who has my back. Thank you all for the shares, likes, comments and financial contributions. 

This project is going to happen. If I need to make some cuts then we will work that out. I'm meeting with John on Sunday and will have a better idea of anything we might need to do to put it all together the best we can. 

I'll keep sharing the campaign for the next 12 days because every little bit helps but I know that its going to be a tough few weeks for everyone. If you can help its amazing and appreciated but I just want the people I care about to be safe and healthy. 

I love you. 

<3 Jaclyn

Week one in the bag and what an emotional week it was! It's a lot of mental space to hold on top of being a single mom, working for myself with an already overactive brain!  I'm not complaining it is just the way my life is! Doing what I do as an artist has highs and lows all the time. Its a journey I take because I love all aspects of music from the business side to connecting with people helping to use my music as comfort though my perspective on life.  

Ok, emotional stuff out of the way!!  So today is Sunday and 7th day of my campaign. I started the off strong I'd say with a total of $1015 raised bringing me to 41% of the goal.  Every time I received the email saying a pledge/donation came though my heart would skip a beat, I'd get teary or just jump for joy!  I was pleased to see who hopped on board with me to help with this project so early.  I like to think I know who all my fans are but there were some in there that I don't know that tells me I'm reaching new people.  No matter where it comes from it is all-important to ensuring this project gets the financial attention it deserves.   

I have been happy and stressed really.  So many questions arise when you do something like this. Most people will never have to nor want to.  I studied other artist campaigns before launching, asked lots of questions some musical friends Kylie Fox, Christine Campbell, Kinley and Lynne Hanson (All stellar female artists please check them out!). They all had recent campaigns and shared with me some feedback and suggestions.   

The reality is that each project is individual to the artist.  We are all at different levels career-wise, we have different styles and even different fans.  So there was no right answer except to just be yourself and share your passion.  

So this coming week I know will be busy! I have a few other pledging options to unleash but I'm just waiting on a few final details.  
We also are moving into march break here in NB so I know you will be busy.  It's a normal work/mom/art week for me so I'll keep plugging away.  I'd love to really get over the 50% hump asap!  Please keep sharing, liking, commenting AND mostly if you can donate/pledge please do and help me reach this crowdfunding goal of $2400 (that is half of my budget!). 

Thank you for reading and for being a part of this with me!  

You make my dreams a reality. I’m writing this the night before I officially launch my crowdfunding campaign and I am scared but also excited! The fact that you’re even reading these words is enough to make me happy.

I hope that you enjoy this journey that I am about to share with you throughout the creation of this new recording.

I’d like to encourage you to sign up as a subscriber as it will give you access to content as it’s released.

You’re the reason that I take the time to make my art public, so I wanted to create a space that is just for my super supporters. Each and every person that I have the chance to connect with is important to me.

That’s it for now. More exciting news to come!