Listening demo of WSv4 to consider song order
Prospectus
Releasing Winter 2024/Spring 2025
Warrior Songs is pleased to announce “BIPOC Veterans: Warrior Songs Vol. 4”, the next in our “Story to Song” compilation series of Veterans’ stories turned into songs. Releasing Winter 2024/Spring 2025, WSv4 will explore in song the experiences of Veterans who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Color. This CD will feature 14 songs by professional songwriters, created from the firsthand testimony of BIPOC Veterans, and brought to life in the studio by professional musicians. Digital downloads and physical copies of the CDs will be made available to Veterans and Veteran non-profits free of charge.
Warrior Songs Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2011 by award-winning singer/songwriter and Iraq War combat Veteran Jason Moon. Warrior Songs helps Veterans heal through music and the creative arts. Our flagship program, “Story to Song”, transforms the firsthand testimony of Veterans into songs through a collaborative effort with professional songwriters. These songs are released on themed compilation CDs.
By 2035, we aim to release Vol. 1 through Vol. 12 as a complete “box set” with themes such as “Family, Friends, and Support”, “Native and Indigenous Voices”, “Injured and Disabled Veterans”, “Rainbow Warriors/LGBTQ”, “Black Veterans”, “Tales from the Combat Zone”, and “Veterans of Color”. A supplementary 13th volume will explore the experiences of survivors of US wars.
“BIPOC Veterans: Warrior Songs Vol. 4” is the first in a series of BIPOC-themed CDs that Warrior Songs hopes to create. This initiative aims to increase and expand the representation of BIPOC veterans across all Warrior Songs projects. Projects specific to BIPOC Veteran populations will feature the new BIPOC Veterans logo. For this volume, representation on the CD will be proportional to actual military demographics, based on the Department of Defense 2020 Demographics – Profile of Military Community.
Some of the songs in development include:
Central informational site with fundraiser: [Coming Soon]
Fundraising video: [Coming Soon]
Informational video: [Coming Soon]
Online Donations:
www.warriorsongs.org/donate
Mail Donations:
Warrior Songs
PO Box 8805
Madison, WI 53708
Please note “WSV4” or “BIPOC” in your donation.
| Expense | Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio Recording | $16,000.00 |
| Songwriter/Producer Stipend | $4,000.00 |
| Documentary Filming | $2,500.00 |
| Veteran/Artist Travel Stipend | $4,000.00 |
| Graphic Design | $850.00 |
| Cover Art by Veteran Artists | $800.00 |
| Master | $500.00 |
| Press CD | $2,320.00 |
| Distribution | $1,500.00 |
| Fundraising | $500.00 |
| Promotion | $500.00 |
| Miscellaneous | $30.00 |
| Travel to Colombia for Ceremony Song | $5,000.00 |
| Bring Leo Anaya to USA | $1,500.00 |
| Total Expense Budget | $40,000.00 |
Income Raised to Date:
| Source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grants | $15,250.00 |
| Veteran Organizations | $0.00 |
| Individual Donors | $300.00 |
| Fundraising | $810.00 |
| Total Raised | $16,360.00 |
| Budget Shortfall | ($23,640.00) |
Total Raised to Date: $16,360
The budget to create “BIPOC Veterans: Warrior Songs Vol. 4” is $45,000. This includes recording all 16 songs, pressing, and distributing 1,000 physical CDs. The project is funded by grants, individual donations, and Veteran non-profit/advocacy group support. Once the original pressing is depleted, additional copies will be funded through Warrior Songs’ “Free CD Distribution” program.
