Tucson singer-songwriter Katie Haverly is on a mission and she could use your help.
She has an album worth of self-penned songs — none of which fit into the mold of her more funky, pop-leaning band Copper & Congress — that she wants to record as her fourth solo CD. The project could cost as much as $14,000.
Which is why Haverly turned to Kickstarter, the crowd-funding juggernaut that helped Copper & Congress fund its 2012 debut album that effectively launched what has become a pretty terrific Tucson career.
Haverly has 19 days left in the campaign, which sought $11,111, an amount she chose because "of the vibrational intention of these numbers" but also because she thought she could realistically reach the goal. The way Kickstarter works, if you fall short of your goal, you get nothing.
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As of Wednesday, Haverly had raised $2,150 — just shy of $9,000 off her goal.
Haverly is calling the album "The Aviary," and she describes it as an "exploration of all of the spaces and cages of the feminine human heart."
“I have a large collection of songs that we don’t really play with the band that I wanted to record and sort of do my own producing," she said. “It’s going to be an emotional record. It’s going to be exploring all kinds of emotional experiences. I’m writing from the perspective of a woman. And because I’m producing it it’s going to have some feminine energy.”
She said the music is more lyrically driven and singer-songwriter inclined; Copper & Congress has more groove, infusing jazz, R&B and hip hop influences.
"The Aviary" is more intimate, “beautiful, kind of spooky magical," she said.
Haverly on Friday will perform a showcase of songs that will land on the album, which she plans to record at downtown's Saint Cecilia Studios. The concert will be in the lounge of The Flycatcher, 340 E. Sixth St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
