Since its launch in March 2019, our Patreon page has been a growing, evolving thing. We started this as an experiment, a way to stretch ourselves, to be closer to fans, to create new music and grow as musicians. Some things have worked, some haven't. You've been our kindest and most honest critics in this regard. The Patreon concept might not be an easy concept to grasp…you're supporting a band during the creative process, going behind the scenes to be a part of the artistic endevours from the beginning, hearing demos of new songs and new orchestral arrangements for the JLC Symphony Project, listening to stories about the making of Sparrow and Foundering through our podcast Cool Demo, joining in on Green Room discussions about future projects and opportunities, and voting on key elements to help curate and guide the overall direction as an active participant. It's still an experiment for us, but so far it's working. Your generosity is inspiring.

Embedded in the growing archive of this page are a host of creative efforts including the building blocks of our last record— 18 demos of new songs that were voted on by the patrons to create Foundering, released in September of 2022. Here are some comments from release day:

“Whoa! Guys, this is your best album in my opinion. An absolute masterpiece. Every facet is so so so well done. I can't wait to see these songs live!!” Kenneth Fischer Padgett

“I loved these songs as demos and listened to them repeatedly so to hear them be so much more, so much better is emotionally overwhelming in the best way. Throughout the album each new layer within the songs brought gasps, clutched hands, and tears of joy. I'm so in love. It's perfect. Even the transitions between songs were genius. Thank you. Thank you for making this album. Thank you for sharing these songs with us as demos and thank you for bringing us on this amazing journey with you.” Heather Bielawski

“This is absolutely stunning and beautiful! Thank you all so much for this wonderful album.” Jerry Black

We’ve posted 13 Live Shows of high-quality audio mixed down from multi-track formats, 4 Live Videos of stunning multi-cam concert footage, over 50 never-before-heard Rare Tracks and B-sides, and we’ve published more than 50 episodes of Cool Demo, an incredible audio documentary that details the making of Sparrow. Some comments about Cool Demo:

"I'm loving the cool demo episodes. They tell really interesting stories and I'm learning so much about the band, the guys, and music in general." - HeatherG

"The podcast is truly great. Ever wonder what Jay is thinking? The answer is EVERYTHING. Jay thinks all the thoughts." - AndClay

"Seriously I have never done anything good enough in my ilfe to be worthy of Cool Demo. But I greedily enjoy it anyway. Thanks to all involved." - lavivienne

Patrons have empowered artists to be artists for centuries. Join us on our next series of creative projects — The JLC Symphony Record, Cool Demo - Foundering Edition, and New Songs for Rosebud and the yet-to-be-named new collaboration. Become a patron of Jump, Little Children today, and be a part of the creative process!

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