Diego Alonso - Nihil

Finished 30 / 06 / 2024
Funded!
Received
$ 3,171
Minimum
$ 2,487
Optimum
$ 6,392
87 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 5

    IMPULSE

    You can contribute from 5€ up to any amount you want, but in this type of collaboration, there is no reward. If you want to co-finance the project but your financial situation doesn't allow you to contribute more, this can be your
    contribution.

    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 4€ and your actual expense will be 1€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 04 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 16

    Digital Download
    • Download of the album Nihil in high-quality digital format

    Remember that your donation is tax-deductible in your income tax return
    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 12€ and your actual expense will be 3€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 15 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 27

    Digital Download + 1 Illustration
    • Download of the album Nihil in high-quality digital format
    • 1 illustration of your choice (please indicate in the comments box)

    Shipping costs included
    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 20€ and your actual expense will be 5€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 10 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 32

    LP "Nihil"
    • Download of the album Nihil in high-quality digital format
    • Album in vinyl format

    Shipping costs included
    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 24€ and your actual expense will be 6€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 36 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 49

    PACK LP + 2 ILLUSTRATIONS
    • Download of the album Nihil in high-quality digital format
    • Album in vinyl format
    • 2 illustrations to choose from (please indicate in the comments box)

    Shipping costs included
    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 36€ and your actual expense will be 9€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 10 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 81

    ILLUSTRATIONS PACK
    • Download of the album Nihil in high-quality digital format
    • Pack of all illustrations

    Shipping costs included
    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 60€ and your actual expense will be 15€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 00 Co-financiers
  • Contributing $ 108

    FULL PACK
    • Download of the album Nihil in high-quality digital format
    • Album in vinyl format.
    • Pack of all illustrations

    Shipping costs included
    Remember that you can deduct 80% of your donation
    The Tax Office will refund you 100€ and your actual expense will be 20€ (more information at https://gl.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal)

    > 06 Co-financiers

About this project

Help finance "Nihil," the first album by Diego Alonso's quintet.

Needs Task Minimum Optimum
Recording Expenses
Salaries, recording studio, mixing, and mastering expenses.
$ 2,487
Digital distribution
Costs associated with distributing the album on digital platforms.
$ 173
Needs Infrastructure Minimum Optimum
Allowances for expenses and transportation
Allowances for expenses and transportation.
$ 649
Management and commission fees
Management and commission fees
$ 595
Needs Material Minimum Optimum
Vinyl and print edition
Costs of vinyl manufacturing and printing of prints.
$ 2,487
Total $ 2,487 $ 6,392
Necessary
Supplemental

General information

The objective of this project is the self-publishing of "Nihil", the first record of the jazz quintet led by Vigo-based saxophonist Diego Alonso, which will be released in digital format and vinyl LP.

The main axes of this project are, on one hand, the musical compositions of the band leader, and on the other hand, the development of illustrations that will accompany the album's release. Thus, the project presents an album with 6 original compositions accompanied by 6 illustrations by Pablo P. Moledo.

This album marks the first as leader of my own ensemble, after more than ten years as a sideman in various formations of different styles. It brings together compositions ranging from 2014 to 2021 and represents some of my musical concerns where the Jacques Monod's concepts of chance and necessity in biological evolution, Sartre's existentialism, Nietzsche's philosophy, and the idea of liquid modernity by Baumann, as well as the influences of musicians like Joe Lovano, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Guillermo Klein, or Chassol, shape the aesthetic background of a personal and intimate musical work in which interaction among band members and improvisation shape the compositions in a context of contemporary jazz transiting between the emotions of anxiety, joy, struggle, and redemption..

This is an album recorded live over two days at CARA-OJM studios in Matosinhos, in an old-school manner, providing a good representation of how the band sounds in their live performances.

Main features and goals of the crowdfunding campaign

The donations received will help cover the following production and editing expenses in two stages:

  1. Recording, mixing, and mastering of the album.
    This stage will cover the production costs of the recording.

  2. Creation of rewards.
    This stage will cover the expenses of editing, distributing, and sending the digital download, vinyl, and prints that will be part of the rewards, as well as the shipping costs of the rewards and the commissions associated with the campaign itself.

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Why this is important

In 2021, the opportunity arose to start my own project with musicians from my surroundings with whom I have a strong connection both musically and personally. Under the auspices of the Jazz na Caixa cycle promoted by the association O Eixo do Jazz, the quintet will give its first concert at Casa das Artes de Famalicão, followed by performances at Sinattra and A Casa de Arriba in Vigo, Jazz Filloa in A Coruña, Clavicémbalo in Lugo, the Ames Jazz festival, and the international fair MUMI.

This is a project that is completely self-managed, focused on musical creation in an alternative field to the usual commercial circuits. This means that as musicians, we are economically limited when it comes to managing the various production costs associated with recording an album. That's why the support of the public and music enthusiasts at concerts and in album editions like this one is crucial.

If you want to support the creation of alternative music made in Galicia and help musicians continue to work in a dignified manner, this could be a good time. Remember that with Goteo, your donation is tax-deductible, so your contribution will benefit from a discount, you will receive the corresponding reward, and you will greatly assist the project while also contributing to the development of culture in society.

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Team and experience

The quintet is comprised of musicians with significant prominence in the Galician and Portuguese jazz scenes, featuring established musicians and emerging talents from the Iberian jazz community:

Diego Alonso: saxophone and compositions
Virxilio da Silva: electric guitar
Xan Campos: piano
Pablo Patiño: double bassn.
Antón Quintela: drums

Recorded on November 17th and 18th, 2023, at CARA-OJM studios (Matosinhos).

Recording and mixing: João Bastos (Porto)
Mastering: Cem Oral of Jammin' Masters (Berlin)
Art design: Pablo P. Moledo
Video: @guil.wav
Photos: Miguel Estima and @guil.wav

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Social commitment

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