Yoga Music Blog

One of my favorite local DJs, Stephen (Ujjayi) Brown, is also a musician and producer. He is raising funds on Kickstarter.com to produce an ambitious album of world fusion music using electronica, as well as the sounds of physical instruments played by himself and some of the world's finest musicians. In addition to pledging a cash contribution, I wanted to let the you all to know how you can support this project. (Pledges of $10 or more receive a digital download of the album prior to the release of the CD)

For those of you who don't know, Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects.

They believe that:

• A good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide.
• A large group of people can be a tremendous source of money and encouragement.

Kickstarter is powered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.

Now that we live in a world where major labels don't control everything we hear, it's our responsibility to support independent artists when we can.

I think Stephen describes the project best himself in the description found on Kickstarter.com

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Ujjayi Soundsystem means: “victorious breathing sound system” and is a vast and textured sound-scape I’ve woven together using a blend of electronic music I’ve composed and live instruments played by amazing talents and finished off with stellar vocals.

My name is Stephen Brown:

I have a rich background in electronic music production as well as percussion and live dj work and love what I do! You might see me in a town or city near you soon dj’n under the name Dj Ujjayi or find me with another passion, teaching a Yoga workshop. I’m so excited have found Kickstarter! This will be my first album under Ujjayi Soundsystem!!!

I have been working with many world-class musicians from multi cultural backgrounds including such talents as: Riffat Sultana Ali Khan, MC Rai (singer featured in the soundtrack to “Babel”), Deva Priyo (guitarist and sarodist from the band “Lost at Last”), and Lev Polyakin (violinist from The Cleveland Orchestra) to name a few.

To finish the album I will need to pay artists, mix in a studio, master the music, higher a graphic designer, pay for copyright, legal fees, and finish with production/duplication. To achieve this goal and put out this amazing album it will cost an additional $8,000 and with your help this dream can finally come true!

I have a dream of sharing the positive vibes of music with the world, please help me achieve my dream.

“this album will live longer than I will, I want it to be amazing!”

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We trust that this album will be amazing too.

To find out more about this project, and to watch a compelling, short video about it click here.