James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
The Gibson Music Retreat in New York City is an opportunity to get paid to hone your musical craft. RocketHub has partnered with renowned music brand, Gibson Guitar, to give one talented musical artist or band this unique and exclusive LaunchPad Opportunity.
We are proud to unveil the artist selected for the prestigious Gibson Music Retreat. Joshua Reuben Lewis, a.k.a. NONVIOLENCE, is the chosen musician for this uniquely valuable opportunity. To learn more, click here.
The chosen musical artist or band will receive:
The Location: The Retreat will be hosted at the prestigious Gibson/Baldwin New York City Showroom located in Midtown Manhattan. Once known as the Hit Factory, this historic location is where Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Tony Bennett, Madonna, Jay-Z, Santana, Sting, Barbra Streisand, U2, and Stevie Wonder cut their hits. You can feel the musical legacy and coolness in the walls – and it will be yours for a week.
The selected artist will have access to Gibson guitars, basses, pianos, amps, and other cool gear.
The Paycheck: $1,000 to do what you love for a week with no strings attached? That’s right! RocketHub will pay $1,000 to one musical artist or band for a week’s worth of musical experimentation: you can hone your craft, write new tunes, or just practice in a historic setting.
The Opportunity: In addition to doing your thing at the Showroom, Gibson, Baldwin, and RocketHub have arranged for a few industry pop-ins, chats, and listens. Notable visitors will include music video producer and director for the likes of Madonna and the Gypsy Kings, Ed Steinberg, indie-management and PR icon, Eric de Fontenay, and others. The goal is to get you heard.
The Details: The four-day Retreat will take place from April 18th through the 21st. To upload your submission, choose the song and image that best represent your music and gather a short bio. Only one submission per artist or band – so make it count.
For more info on how RocketHub’s LaunchPad Opportunities work, click here.
Robert Schober (aka Roboshobo) - Music Video Director Robo has directed music videos for such artists as Metallica, Disturbed, My Chemical Romance, Deftones, Meat Puppets, The Blood Brothers, and The B-52's. His 2009 video for Mastodon's "Divinations" was named as one of Paste Magazine's 50 Best Music Videos of the Decade.
Billy Zero - Trustee for The Grammys® Billy runs Chemistry Management and was instrumental in discovering bands such as Good Charlotte, Stellastarr*, Jimmie's Chicken Shack and many others. Billy is a Trustee for the D.C. Chapter of The Recording Academy® – which is globally renown for producing the Grammy Awards.
Eric de Fontenay – President of MusicDish Eric launched MusicDish at the dawn of the digital music scene in 1997. He has since worked with hundreds of indie artists, established the largest online music newswire, hosted "Listen Liberally" and Digital Music NY, as well as expanded the MusicDish brand into China and Europe.
1 Song (MP3) and 1 Image
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