Cleveland Singer-Songwriter Leverages Relationship with Fans to Raise Completion Funds For New Vinyl Release Local singer/songwriter David Ullman has spent the last 10 months—along with all his cash and credit—recording a new album; and, like many independent artists of late, Ullman is looking to his audience for help financing his project through “Crowdfunding.” “It’s been a long and winding road,” Ullman says in the pitch-video you can watch at www.davidullman.net. “Unfortunately, I’ve run out of gas, and this is where you come in. We need to raise $5,000 in (60 days) t...
Cleveland Singer-Songwriter Leverages Relationship with Fans to Raise Completion Funds For New Vinyl Release Local singer/songwriter David Ullman has spent the last 10 months—along with all his cash and credit—recording a new album; and, like many independent artists of late, Ullman is looking to his audience for help financing his project through “Crowdfunding.” “It’s been a long and winding road,” Ullman says in the pitch-video you can watch at www.davidullman.net. “Unfortunately, I’ve run out of gas, and this is where you come in. We need to raise $5,000 in (60 days) t...
Greg Koch is the face behind quite possibly the most well-known and respected craft beer company in the country, San Diego’s Stone Brewing Co. Over the last 15 years, he has been on a mission to save the world from what he calls the “fizzy yellow nonsense” that has been force-fed to the public for years. Thanks to some brilliant marketing and hop-heavy beers, Stone has created a recipe for success. Koch's first brush with the craft-brew world came in 1987, when he had a swig of the Bay Area's legendary Anchor Steam beer. However, his path to creating his own brewery came nearly a deca...
River City Extension co-founder Joe Michelini has always had a love for music. Even at an early age, Joe knew exactly what he wanted in life. He started writing songs in high school, and began playing at coffee shops in New Jersey in hopes of spreading his music throughout the state. Joe, who was raised to play not only the cello but also the piano, first began jamming alone under one name, though switched gears when he found out someone else had beat him to it. “I found out there was a band with the original name I had chosen somewhere in Pennsylvania. I figured if, god for...
