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Help Sandra Bouza release 'A Sound in the Dark'
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GOAL: $15,000
CURRENT TOTAL: $7128
Launch Date: September 3, 2023. Latest Update: September 17, 2023 11:30 PM EDT
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A Sound In the Dark: Deluxe CD (PRE-ORDER)
Includes a download of the album A Sound In the Dark
C$20.00
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This deluxe CD includes a beautiful 24-page booklet with lyrics, behind-the-scenes photos and inspiration. All copies are autographed when you buy direct and pre-order.
About the album: Tucked away in Haliburton on beautiful Koshlong Lake is the magical Halls Island, a residency that gives artists of many disciplines an opportunity to work on their art in a peaceful and awe-inspiring location.
The Halls Island residency gave me an opportunity to be alone with my thoughts and fears, allowing them to reverberate in ways that they hadn’t had the space to before, which was both terrifying and inspiring. I could really let them breathe, which allowed them to re-surface through lyrics and melodies. The name of this album, and the title track, came to me after my encounter with some of these fears. ‘A Sound in the Dark’ is about a night on Halls Island.
The title track was inspired by a funny but significant story, when I went down to the water, late on a beautiful clear night, to go skinnydipping, and got scared by a sound in the dark and I jumped out of the water and ran back up to the cabin. I was so annoyed that I let that fear take away a really beautiful moment, and I wrote the title track, because I realized how many other moments in my life have been taken by fear. The rest of the album, I realize the more I listen to it, is all about strength. They are all about decisive action, and moving through hard things, and breaking through to the other side. I feel like this is an album of empowerment.
Thanks to the Haliburton County Community Cooperative and the Haliburton County Folk Music Society for the opportunity and support. Hallsisland.ca
A Sound In the Dark: Deluxe Vinyl (PRE-ORDER)
Includes a download of the album A Sound In the Dark
C$35.00
PRE-ORDER Estimated Shipping Spring 2024:
This deluxe Vinyl includes a beautiful insert with lyrics, behind-the-scenes photos and inspiration. All copies are autographed when you buy direct and pre-order.
About the album: Tucked away in Haliburton on beautiful Koshlong Lake is the magical Halls Island, a residency that gives artists of many disciplines an opportunity to work on their art in a peaceful and awe-inspiring location.
The Halls Island residency gave me an opportunity to be alone with my thoughts and fears, allowing them to reverberate in ways that they hadn’t had the space to before, which was both terrifying and inspiring. I could really let them breathe, which allowed them to re-surface through lyrics and melodies. The name of this album, and the title track, came to me after my encounter with some of these fears. ‘A Sound in the Dark’ is about a night on Halls Island.
The title track was inspired by a funny but significant story, when I went down to the water, late on a beautiful clear night, to go skinnydipping, and got scared by a sound in the dark and I jumped out of the water and ran back up to the cabin. I was so annoyed that I let that fear take away a really beautiful moment, and I wrote the title track, because I realized how many other moments in my life have been taken by fear. The rest of the album, I realize the more I listen to it, is all about strength. They are all about decisive action, and moving through hard things, and breaking through to the other side. I feel like this is an album of empowerment.
Thanks to the Haliburton County Community Cooperative and the Haliburton County Folk Music Society for the opportunity and support. Hallsisland.ca
C$27.00
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Affirmations using my favourite lyrics are inscribed in these wearable art bracelets. Each as an affirmation. Choose the one that suits you best or wear all three together.
OPTIONS: 'I want to burn so bright - I want to light up the night - Sandra Bouza' 'You can get back in the water. Converse with the stars - Sandra Bouza' 'Don't stop if you've got something left to say - Sandra Bouza'
C$30.00
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Artist: Kristin Honsinger
This is a quality tank featuring a beautiful interpretation of the album cover for 'A Sound in the Dark'. The image is a screenprint on a 'Next Level' Premium racerback tank that features matching colored self-binding seams. Available in Women's sizes Small to XXL
C$30.00
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Artist: Kristin Honsinger
This is a quality tee featuring a beautiful interpretation of the album cover for 'A Sound in the Dark'. The image is a screenprint on a 'Next Level' Premium Fitted CVC Crewneck shirt. Available in Mens sizes Small to XXL
C$150.00
VIP CONCERT BUNDLE
GTA Fans, enjoy the Album Release Party in style! We'll have a table up front for you and three friends. You will each receive an autographed art card which includes an album download! Plus, you'll be invited backstage for a meet and greet with the band! Value $180
NOVEMBER 25th Redwood Theatre 1300 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Y7 Doors 7:00 PM SHOW 8:00 PM
Regular Tickets on sale October 1st: Early bird $15. General $20. Door $25 if available
C$300.00
Estimated Delivery: Fall 2023 or a negotiated date of your choosing.
Looking for a unique birthday gift? This is it!
Pick your favourite song from the album and I will record a live acoustic version just for you! And you'll know it's just for you because I will include a dedication before and after the song! I will also consider requests for covers.
BONUS: I'll also mail you, or the person of your choosing, an art card (four options available) with an album download.
C$500.00
Details to be discussed before purchasing please.
Having a Party?
Step it up with live entertainment from yours truly! You'll find solo, duo and quartet options below depending on your needs or preferences. These options include us providing a small PA system and all sound requirements to suit your environment. Travel within the GTA is also included. We will travel just about anywhere however we'll need to discuss travel, per diems and accommodations. All details will need to be discussed and of course, subject to availability.
Please email me at sandrabouzafanclub@gmail.com to discuss before you purchase.
C$20.00
Artist: Kristin Honsinger
This beautiful image is professionally printed on a 4" x 5" quality art card. On the back, there is a code with instructions on how to download the album. We've also included a free, downloadable 24-page booklet (PDF file) that features all the lyrics, song credits, liner notes plus some behind-the-scenes photos taken while recording the album!
C$20.00
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Artist: Kristin Honsinger
This beautiful image is professionally printed on a 4" x 5" quality art card. On the back, there is a code with instructions on how to download the album. We've also included a free, downloadable 24-page booklet (PDF file) that features all the lyrics, song credits, liner notes plus some behind-the-scenes photos taken while recording the album!
C$20.00
Estimated Shipping September 2023:
Artist: Sandra Bouza
This beautiful image is professionally printed on a 4" x 5" quality art card. On the back, there is a code with instructions on how to download the album. We've also included a free, downloadable 24-page booklet (PDF file) that features all the lyrics, song credits, liner notes plus some behind-the-scenes photos taken while recording the album!
C$20.00
Estimated Shipping September 2023:
Artist: Sandra Bouza
This beautiful image is professionally printed on a 4" x 5" quality art card. On the back, there is a code with instructions on how to download the album. We've also included a free, downloadable 24-page booklet (PDF file) that features all the lyrics, song credits, liner notes plus some behind-the-scenes photos taken while recording the album!
C$60.00
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Love the art? Choose all four art cards together. Each has a unique download code for the album so it’s a great way to share the music with your friends, even if you keep all the cards for yourself!
C$20.00
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C$15.00
Sandra Bouza has a lot to offer through her music and life experience, and on her LP, Falling Away From Me, the Toronto native shares deeply personal stories derived from living, studying and working all over the world.
Falling Away From Me‘s eight tracks together build on the deep grooves of Bouza’s previous EP, Three Years, showing off her sultry, soulful vocals. But what really shines through on “Almost Love” and other standout tracks, such as “Losing You” and “East Side Woman,” is her ability to lyrically examine relationships from all angles—from the thrill of discovery to the fallout of poor decisions. These are songs rooted in hard-earned lessons, a badge of honour Sandra wears with pride.
She explains, “I thought I had to give up music at one point, but when I reached sobriety in 2015, I got an offer to work in Morocco full-time doing music, and that’s where I did a lot of my healing. It was a gift, and then to be able to come back to Toronto and work on these songs and recordings, that was a gift too.”
But as much as she loved playing other people’s songs in Morocco, Sandra eventually wanted to focus on her own material she’d been amassing since her twenties. That fire was fully stoked during a return trip to Toronto where she met producer Hill Kourkoutis (SATE, Jules) and felt an instant musical connection.
Unlike her initial forays into the studio, Hill made Sandra feel comfortable and has helped her sound evolve from Three Days to Falling Away From Me.
“I really wanted a sparse sound,” she said. “I like space and letting emotion fill it. I kept saying that I wanted everything to be heard, including me.”
Calling her EP Three Years was a nod to Sandra’s time sober at that point, and she was rewarded by winning the 2019 Toronto Blues Society Talent Search. Now with Falling Away From Me, there’s no holding Sandra Bouza back.
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