[HANASHIR:10381] raising funds for recording

[NBudin <NBudin...>]

Chaverim,

I need your expertise.

If anyone has experience in, or information about, funding the recording and 
release of a Jewish CD, I'd love to have a conversation with you.

Some questions are: Is there grant money for something like this even though 
I'm not a not-for-profit (501c) corporation? What other ways of funding or 
raising revenue, other than completely out of my own pocket or bank loans, 
for a "for profit" artist are there?

I've discouraged "investors" because there is relatively little money to be 
made in terms of getting a return on an investment. I'm sure I can recoup the 
cost and repay investors, but that would be a loan. I'm figuring the cost of 
recording (from preproduction through packaging and duplication of the first 
1000 CDs) to be around $12,000. I may be able to get 12 people to loan me 
money, but I'm not sure I want to put myself in the position of owing 12 
people $1000 each.

A dialogue about any ideas is welcome. Let's brainstorm.

I don't know if we want to continue this conversation on or off list. It may 
be of interest for some. Please feel free to contact me privately at 
NBudin (at) aol(dot)com or 216-360-0381 or 216-403-0384. Or send me your 
contact info 
and I'll be glad to call you.

Todah Rabah,