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This digital album is pay what you want (even if that’s $0) until it’s no longer financially viable for me to offer it this way 🤣 Let’s see how many people get it before I have to take it down!
Hi ❤️ I’m Sam. Thankyou so much for clicking on the ad and coming over here to check out my album.
I know this might seem strange — some random artist on the internet offering her digital album for $0… like… aren’t artists supposed to value their work more highly or something??
Let me explain why I’m doing this very weird thing.
I was in a very unhealthy relationship for more than seven years — he was emotionally & psychologically abusive, all the while telling me that I was the one doing everything wrong.
When the relationship ended, and I started learning about what had ACTUALLY been going on, I made this album to process & express my experience and help me rise up after being down for so long.
Making DEAR JOHN became an integral part of my healing process... But I also had a really strong feeling I was making it for a woman I’d never meet.
Three years after releasing, sharing and touring Australia with this album (I’m Aussie! 🦘) I’ve come to understand that I made it for SO MANY more women than just one.
I’ve now had thousands of people (women, mostly) tell me that this album has helped them change their lives, heal, or leave abusive or toxic situations.
Music changes people, and people change the world. So, to know that this album has been playing it’s own small part in women’s empowerment around the world is my greatest achievement as a songwriter — no question.
Having met so many amazing women over the last few years, my career ambitions have drastically changed.
I no longer care about winning awards or having a write up in my favourite music magazine. It doesn’t matter to me how many followers I have or which famous artists like my work. I don’t care about streaming numbers or which festivals book me to play.
I’m not saying these things don’t count for anything — I’m just saying that now I only care about two things:
Helping these songs find homes around the world, and making sure my work remains financially viable so I can keep sharing it.
“Ok Sam”, I hear you saying. “so how does offering it for free help with that second point?”
I’m offering it for free / pay what you want because I want it to be accessible to every person, on every budget. There’s literally no barrier to anyone owning these songs and all the extras I’m sharing (more on the extras below ❤️)
Also, you probably have no idea who I am and, quite frankly, we’re all so used to basically getting music online for free these days that I don’t think I’d get much of a response if I put a dollar figure on a digital album that I was offering to total strangers 🤷♀️ That’s the era we’re in and I’m not fighting it!
If you can / want to donate something for the songs — or grab one or both of the other two digital products i’m offering then, obviously, I’d be thrilled. THAT helps me keep my work financially viable. So, if you’re able to do this, you’re helping me keep this campaign going so I can reach more people 🙌 🙏
And, just between you and me, I have a vision for this album to one day reach one million women….. so I’m gonna need a little help with that 🤣
But, honestly, whether you pay $0 or ten million, I want you to have these songs. I believe in these songs. And I believe in you.
And, if you’ve read this far, I have a feeling there’s something in this album for you 💫
When you order the DEAR JOHN digital album you get:
🎶 My 2022 album DEAR JOHN in WAV form to download, save to your library & listen however you like
🎧 Private streaming link so you can listen on the go
and, to say THANKYOU for taking a chance on me, I’ll also send you:
🎶 My six track digital EP Wednesday which has gorgeous, stripped back piano versions of three songs from the DEAR JOHN album + alternate piano versions of three songs from my Cyclone EP. You get the song files AND the six live-in-studio videos that we filmed while we were recording the songs
🎥 Three FIRE film clips that I made for the DEAR JOHN album
✏️ the DEAR JOHN digital lyrics booklet so you can learn the words & sing along
🔥 two weeks worth of stories via email to help you rise up
All digital, all sent to you straight away, when you order below 🎉
THANKYOU. I can’t wait for you to have these songs ✨
xxSam