Two young vinyl record lovers here in Cleveland are poised to write a book on why kids are returning to vinyl, the music medium of their parents. Ben Meadors and Owen McCafferty plan to cross the country interviewing young record buyers and snapping photos along the way. Meadors will handle the photography while McCafferty will do the writing.
Their vinyl journey includes stops in their home town as well as places such as New York, Chicago, San Fransisco and Portland. There's no set time table at this point as they're waiting for their Kickstarter campaign to reach its goal of $6,500. They've allowed two months to reach the goal.
I wrote of the innovative site, Kickstarter, when local musician Brent Kirby used it to fund his new album, Brent Kirby's Kickstart Project, Helping A Musician Make A Record. Brent easily reached and surpassed his goal. Meadors and McCafferty's is slightly more ambitious in terms of dollars.
As with all Kickstarter projects donations come with cool rewards. A mere $10 gets your name and a thank you in the book. I'm springing for the $25 pledge.
I feel close to this project. After all, Meadors and McCafferty are Clevelanders who's musical DNA is filled with all of the greatness of Cleveland's musical past.
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