Walk Home Instead, the first full-length offering from Jackson’s Make Sure project, speaks to a spiritual journey following failed relationships. Jackson’s insight continues to blossom as he reflects on grace and growth. In a sense, they’re “anti-emo emo songs.” Through the lovelorn musings and the sting of breakups, Jackson’s focus remains on things greater than shame or the mere feeling of heartache.
Renew the Arts helped Make Sure realize their 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 Clubmen Studios
- mastering the record in-house
- creating album art and layout in-house
- providing for digital distribution
- providing publicity materials and strategies
- 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: $7,600