Drawing influence from Americana and the 60s/70s protest folk tradition, Jesse Jack Murray’s direct lyricism and evocative story-telling lays bare the pain and beauty of human experience, as it is and as it could be. Having written music since his teens and co-founding the folk-rock band Brock’s Folly (disbanded in 2016), Murray has continued his musical career in a solo effort. His first proper studio album, Trail of Tears, was released in partnership with Renew the Arts.
Renew the Arts helped Jesse Jack Murray realize his vision for this record free of charge and free of strings by:
- providing in-depth artistic feedback and critique
- providing session musicians
- loaning recording equipment and microphones
- additional recording at Cubed Root Sound
- mixing and mastering the record in-house
- creating album art and digital booklet layout in-house
- providing publicity materials and strategies
- paying for digital distribution for the single and the full album
- sending the record for review to blogs with which we have developed relationships over the years
- recommending the record to our fan base
- paying for advertisement with various independent music platforms
Estimated monetary value of sponsorship: $10,650