Song Story features songwriters telling true stories behind original songs.

As a musician, I'm using the equipment I have laying around the house. But I could really improve the audio quality of the show with a better microphone or two.

I use my computer's built-in GarageBand program to edit each story, but I could do a better job with levels and overall sound design if I upgraded to even an inexpensive version of ProTools.

Song Story is based in Asbury Park, NJ, but so many great songwriters are located outside of the Garden State. I'd love to take a Song Story road trip this summer to Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis, Louisville, and anywhere else where great music is thick on the ground.

My vision for Song Story includes having about 3-4 segments per episode, not just the one-at-a-time I'm releasing right now. Help me build Song Story into a half-hour show!

I love public radio and would love to develop Song Story for broadcast. That means a 1-hour show (including time for station breaks) with a full play-through of each song after the segment. The first season will have 13 episodes.

I regularly host Song Story Live! events in Asbury Park, NJ. But wouldn't it be great if I could take the show on the road and come to your city? It would. It would be great. The answer to that question was "yes."

A pretty unlikely goal, but I would be able to devote all of my time to music and Song Story if I were taking in this kind of money through Patreon. It's a goal. I can dream.