115 people have contributed $13,025 so far; Only $1,975 to go to reach our fourth goal!
UPDATED friday, december 05 @ 4:21 pm Goal #1 reached at 7:32 pm on nov. 18! Goal #2 reached at 7:32 pm on nov. 21! GOAL #3 REACHED AT 9:09 PM ON NOV. 24!
Every support level has a pay-what-you-want option at checkout, with a minimum of the amount displayed here.
That means that you can pick the thank-you gift(s) you want, and separately choose the amount you’d like to contribute! THANK YOU! đđģ
$20
You will receive a digital copy of 80s kids 2 on release day; and you will get to request one Jamie-oke song during our Facebook Live + Instagram Live broadcasts!
We will write and record an original personal song with a solo instrument arrangement for you â on a topic or for a person of your choosing. Yes, this is the best gift ever!
You get to choose a song from the 80s, and we will make a full-blown 80s kids recording of it for you. Who knows? We might even put it in the upcoming 80s kids show!
*Or* we will write and record an original personal song with a full studio arrangement for you â on a topic or for a person of your choosing.
If we had a child, we would name them after you. But we don’t have children, and frankly we can’t think of a gift that commensurately says “thank you” for the generosity and belief in us that this support level demonstrates. We appreciate you so very much!
Hello, friends! This first year of 80s kids has been INCREDIBLE. When we set out on this project, we were aiming at MAXIMUM JOY; but sharing this music with all of you in 2025 surpassed every one of our hopes for this mission.
So … we’re engaging the hyperdrive in this X-wing starfighter and continuing the mission into 2026! đ And that means: we’re making a new album AND a new live show!
It’s called: 80s kids 2: The Empire Strikes Back, and it’s coming in Spring 2026. đĒŠ We are SO EXCITED about this project; but in order to bring it to the world,WE NEED YOUR HELP!
So, why make 80s kids 2now? Maybe it would be best summed up by some images and quotes from people who experienced 80s kids with us this year:
A response we heard regularly this year was some version of, “I didn’t know how much I needed this.” And yeah: we get that! The world has continued to be a challenging place in which to live this year. But every time we’ve been in a room with people singing these beloved songs at the tops of our lungs together, we’ve been reminded how we belong to each other, and that we’re holding on to each other through all of this no matter what.
So in a nutshell: that’s why we’re doing 80s kids 2 now. We aim to keep MAXIMUM JOY flowing in 2026!
80s kids 2, the albumâ coming in April 2026 on vinyl, cd, and cassette. It’s TEN MORE of our heartfelt renditions of the heart-on-the-sleeve synthpop songs that got us through our 80s childhoods.
80s kids 2, the NEW live showâ debuting in the spring of 2026 in cities across the USA. It’ll be a brand-new set of high-energy live music performance, and all-new funny, emotional storytelling about growing up in the 80s â backdropped by stunning immersive video art.
We’ll be spending the next 4 months recording the album and creating the live show, as well as traveling to a performing arts center booking conference in New York to book 80s kids into more cities around the USA. Your support will make it possible for us to spend our time doing that, while also being able to eat food and keep a roof over our heads.
Your support will also help to fund the manufacturing of all of the physical goods â vinyl records, tapes, CDs, and tees â that will be the manifestation of 80s kids 2 in the physical world. It’s expensive to make these things, but they bring people SO much joy!
GOAL #1 – $5,000: This will help materially support us while we spend the next 4 months completing production of the 80s kids 2 album and live show.
GOAL #2 – $8,000: This will enable us to make 80s kids 2 CDs, cassette tapes, and t-shirts.
GOAL #3 – $12,000: This will enable us to make 80s kids 2 vinyl records.
GOAL #4 – $15,000: This will enable us to showcase the 80s kids live show in New York for performing arts center talent buyers. Let’s bring MAXIMUM JOY to THE WHOLE COUNTRY!
GOAL #5 – $20,000: This is the ABUNDANCE goal. The fact of the matter is that sustaining a living in the arts is always a challenging endeavor. On top of that, we’ve been making bold investments in this 80s kids project for the last year or so, because we see so much potential in it.
We’ve witnessed its potential beginning to bloom as we’ve relentlessly worked it over the last year. But that blossoming is a work in progress; and even if we fully fund Goals #1 through #4, the next 4 months will be tight for us.
Meeting this goal would mean simply that Jamie and I could immerse ourselves in this project with a sense of ease and abundance.It’s a bold goal! But we’re all about doing bold things. And you know what they say about “nothing ventured …” đ
LET’S GO!
We have nine support levels for you to choose from â and very cool thank-you gifts for each one. Take a look at the list and decide which level sparks something for you.
Or … if you want to support without any thank-you gift at all, that’s great, too!
Every contribution helps us reach our goal, and we are SO GRATEFUL for your help getting us there. We can’t do this without you!
Let’s spread MAXIMUM JOY in 2026 â with 80s kids 2!
