{"id":34852,"date":"2017-02-13T14:38:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T20:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=34852"},"modified":"2017-02-14T13:21:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:21:36","slug":"deadline-looms-for-be-heard-nick-mays-dream-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/deadline-looms-for-be-heard-nick-mays-dream-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign successful for &#8216;Be Heard,&#8221; Nick May&#8217;s dream album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With little more than a half day before cancellation, a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to cover the expenses for a new studio recording and the eventual release by community member Nick May, reached and exceeded its goal. By raising more than $8,000, backers have assured that May will be releasing his 10-song album, &#8220;Be Heard&#8221; on compact disc and over digital platforms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34848\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34848\" class=\"wp-image-34848 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Nick_May2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34848\" class=\"wp-image-34848 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Nick_May2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick_May2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-34848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick May, the composer singer of &#8220;Be Heard.&#8221; (Photo courtesy May)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kickstarter campaigns created on the popular funding website must meet or exceed the specified goal by a target date. Had the goal not been met by 12:00 noon today, February 14, all of the potential backers&#8217; monies would have been refunded to them in toto and the project would have been scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to extend my deepest gratitude and thanks to everyone who contributed to my Kickstarter,&#8221; May texted late in the night. &#8220;I&#8217;m beyond excited to see this project become a reality and our support has made me even more motivated to make the best record possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When he set up the campaign last month, May had several options for the length of the campaign. He chose a 30-day length. &#8220;I chose to do it 30 days, because the shorter campaigns are more successful,&#8221; he explained in an earlier \u00a0telephone interview with the CCJN.<\/p>\n<p>May, who released &#8220;This Beauty,&#8221; a six-song E.P. on compact disc last year, has held three live concerts of his music over the Kickstarter website in order to generate interest and find potential backers.<\/p>\n<p>In order to view May&#8217;s Kickstarter project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/301449123\/be-heard-debut-album-from-nick-may\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Backers can continue to give to the campaign till it closes tomorrow at 12:00 noon. Backers can choose to give at different levels and receive various perks such as signed CDs and personal tours of the recording sessions. A $10.00 pledge to the campaign will give backers a digital download of the albums once it is ready to be issued. Higher pledges of $18.00 give backers signed copies of the compact discs and a personal note from May, while a $36.00 backing includes the same plus their name in the liner notes. Higher amounts range from $100 &#8211; $1.000.00.<\/p>\n<p>May, 23, is the oldest son of Congregation Gates of Prayer cantorial soloist Victoria Cohen May and a recent graduate of Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n<p>He says he is not interested at present in following in his mother&#8217;s footsteps. &#8220;My passion is more in youth work and teaching and the educational aspects not as much as in the formal work for liturgy,&#8221; he stated. 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