Holy smokes!  First off, I'm so thankful you all are here with me.  Not to be too mushy, but your support has been whelming.
Thank you, sincerely.

Now buckle up, this is a long one!

First, I hope everyone had a a great holiday season filled with the familiar faces ,things that matter most, and some reflection along with a little sprinkle of hope for the new year.  
Blah blah yaadah yaadah.  :)

Mine was spent with a couple solid gigs combined with some much needed time away from the day job- spent with family and friends.   Also, I'm sorry for the lack of updates on here.   some unexpected news required attention be focused elsewhere.

I chose to pull up promoting this fundraiser after hearing about my cousin's son's condition. I'm so grateful he is still with us after surviving a near-fatal accident December 14th. I chose to do that for obvious reasons.  Efforts are underway now to raise money to assist with Tyler's medical care.  Please take a moment and read more about his journey below.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/together-for-tyler

I'll also be performing for a benefit dinner in Prescott on Jan 24th.  All funds raised at the benefit will go directly to Tyler.  Check out the Facebook link for more details 
https://facebook.com/events/s/benefit-dinner-for-tyler-hoffm/1230385442305641/
 
As for this project, I've picked the ball back up and I'm running once more.  After speaking with my producer, my homework over the holidays consisted of contacting some players, and putting my songs in some sort of grading order.  This was pretty challenging to do.  I was never good at grading my own work.  

The funds generated by this backerkit don't cover the cost of a full album, so I have to pick which tunes I want to focus on.  Which ones I think will serve me best, and connect with listeners the most.  I've got 9 tunes in the chamber and funds to cover 5, realistically.  

Now, if we start recording in Texas and songs start laying down quick, we can keep going and it becomes a race against the clock before the meter runs out.  Either way, song selections will be made.  I'll be sure to share what I settle on.  Thankfully my producer is going to form his own list, to help provide additional perspective. I can't wait to see where this goes!  

I also wanted to make a quick mention that these aren't solo acoustic recordings, but full band productions.  I'm working with several musicians who do this for a living, and whom I'm lucky enough to call my friends.  Some folks I talked to recently didn't realize that- so I just wanted to call that out.

I've got some video and photos I need to get uploaded, but that's only going to be available on the backers only feed.  It's some behind the scenes stuff I shot during the process of recording my initial scratch tracks.  A  peek behind the curtain into the wonderful world of two track scratch recordings!

In closing,  I know I'm a broken record here but I can't thank you all enough. Keep sharing this thing, and I know we'll get where we need to be.  You also have my commitment that I'll get better at this content stuff, I promise. Be good to each other this year, and hold on tight!

More updates to come.

~Ty