Lenne Klingaman’s Kickstarter campaign broke the $9K threshold yesterday, with 131 backers and nine days to go. So it’s a countdown of sorts, a countdown to $10K we hope, and based on the extraordinary generosity of her backers, we have every reason to believe the crew will come through to…
Lenne’s Kickstarter campaign topped $8,000 yesterday, show that it has legs with 125 backers and 12 days to go. Â Help her mix and master and reach her stretch goal of $10,000 at Kickstarter.com. One of the things she is funding with the campaign is mixing by Neilson Hubbard in Nashville.…
Lenne’s debut album is in full gear, and her Kickstarter campaign passed it’s threshold to release funds and is closing in our actual costs, with $7,937 raised from 122 patrons and 13 days left to go. She needs your help to reach the stretch goal of $10,000. Now check out…
It seems nothing in songwriting is as important as the germ of an idea. It doesn’t really matter how many hours you put in to the final product if the germ or the spark of a good idea is not in play from the start. Those sparks are the raw…
In terms of songwriting, the notion of taking Dictation is the process of getting the material from elsewhere. It’s like Jean Cocteau, in his film Orphée, at his car radio, taking dictation straight from the Other. As Cocteau explains, “I feel myself inhabited by a force or being. It gives…
I believe a relationship exists between the meditative state, clearing the mechanism, and being receptive to dictation… In this state, ideas arrive quickly, almost faster than I can write, play, record, or notate them.
"I do love it. I have been hanging onto her phrasing, which is wonderful. Her acting chops make a difference; this record is lovely and intimate. Lenne’s Ghost in You is simply “delicious”!
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"I was able to just stop the world and (in one sitting) listen to your album from start to finish. It’s BEAUTIFUL, just gorgeous!! Sooooooooo proud of you. Makes me want to go out and get my toenails painted. ”
"I LOVE IT!! You have a wonderful voice, a guitarist with chops and an outstanding selection of songs! How great that all your covers -- not least Over the Rainbow -- are songs I know well and love. Musically you are an old soul, I see now. And so very, very talented!”
"What a wonderful surprise. The arrangements & production values
were quite good. Real lyrics and story telling from a beautiful voice with haunting melodies that stay with you and live inside. ”
“In the subdued, lingering songs, Lenne Klingaman convinces and enchants with gorgeous vocals.” ~Pop Currents [De Krenten Uit de Pop], The Netherlands
“It's so beautiful!! Your voice reminds me of everything I loved about Natalie Merchant. Incredible.”