CD Overtones – 12 Songs • 12 Vintage Guitars

With your help, I can make my musical dream come true and release a solo guitar album recorded with historical instruments. Thus, you will be able to experience the acoustic, visual and historical value of some beautiful guitars.

Author: Ondra Kozák

La fille aux cheveux de lin

Jun 9, 2019

Another song from the album: Claude Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

https://youtu.be/rnaeldDzVCI

Bonus videos recorded with the owner of the guitars

Jun 2, 2019

You've Got a Friend – one of the two songs I recorded with F.L.O. – the owner of all the guitars I used on the album. The full video is a part of the bonus content that you can get for contributing in the crowdfunding campaign. Thank you for your support! 💙

F.L.O. is a luthier and we use guitars he built in this video.

https://youtu.be/S-1Ku8A4dkk

Photos, info and TAB for each song and guitar

May 29, 2019

This project is not just about music. You will find photos and information on every song and guitar in the booklet. If you play guitar, you can even learn the songs from a TAB book.

Wheel Hoss and the Holy Grail of bluegrass guitar

May 29, 2019

My playing will always have roots in bluegrass music and therefore I have to include a song from the father of this genre on this album. Bluegrass guitar? Martin D-28! Although I am fonder of the sound of guitars with mahogany bodies, this rosewood queen does not give a poor picker any hope of not hopelessly falling in love with her [insert G-run here].

https://youtu.be/aL7qnK3ts0c

Reward for every guitar player

May 27, 2019

One of the rewards you can get for supporting the album Overtones is a package for every guitar player. Besides the CD, bonus content and a TAB book, you will get a guitar lesson – either a 60-minute Skype lesson or a package of all guitar videos available in the ATAmusic e-shop. No matter how advanced you are, this reward will definitely help you on your guitar journey. 

Wildwood Flower

May 23, 2019

Almost every bluegrass guitarist learns this popular song in his/her beginning. It has been played and recorded by a lot of artists so I tried to make my arrangement true to the melody, yet somehow new and interesting. My choice of the twelve-string guitar for this tune helped me in this respect. It is not often used as a solo instrument and I soon found out why. However, I do not regret the choice and I am glad to have this spring beauty on the record.

https://youtu.be/Nfuvz59xPiE

Design on the way

May 22, 2019

Great graphic designer (and fiddle player!) Slávka Franclíková takes care of our visual experience from the album. I think she's doing a great job and I look forward to the final result!

Obal

Booklet

Grandfather's Clock

May 20, 2019

Another teaser from the album – Grandfather's Clock is a song from 1876 and I recorded my version of it using a very interesting guitar built in 1926. I combine several techniques here, like Travis picking, crosspicking, and left hand tapping. Because of its unusual dimensions, it's not easy to play this guitar. But I just had to have this on the album. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx8fBLsN95g

Homage to Michal Vavro

May 14, 2019

I've met many people on my musical journey. One of the most important for me is Michal Vavro - Slovak guitarist and my bandmate from East-West. A medley of 4 songs of his will appear on this record as a tribute to him. Here's a teaser:

https://youtu.be/blT8gDMdzQc

First teaser from the album

May 10, 2019

You can suggest the title for this song until the end of May 2019 if you decide to crowdfund this project. All the rewards you can get for your support can be found at http://ondrakozak.com/en/overtones. Some of them are available exclusively through the crowdfunding campaign like the video documentary from behind the scenes (excerpts in this video). You can also support me by sharing this – thanks a lot!

https://youtu.be/0aJgD2s3fnY

EUR 4,878
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113 contributors pledged

Music

All or nothing. Project finished on Jun 13, 2019 at 11:06.

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    Thanks

    Become part of the project by contributing with an arbitrarily large sum. Your reward will be my personal thanks and the possibility to suggest the name of one song on the album (the first one on the video for the campaign). At the end of May, I will select one.

     

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    EUR 1.98
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    Album in MP3 format

    Album for download in digital format.

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    EUR 7.92
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    CD with dedication

    The album including a booklet with photos and information about each song and each guitar with dedication.

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    EUR 15.83
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    CD + Bonus

    In addition to the album with booklet and dedication, you will get two bonus videos filmed with the owner of the collection and the opportunity to look behind the scenes of the project through a video documentary. It will include footage from the trip to Germany and the concerts that preceded the actual recording, information on how I mike guitar on stage and in studio, information about guitars in the collection and how I selected them, information about the recording equipment used, strings, flatpick, mixing the album, making of tablatures, photos and graphic materials, etc.

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    CD + TAB

    In addition to the album with booklet and dedication, you will get a tabulature book with the arrangements of all songs on the album.

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    2 x CDs (one with dedication)

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    Album "Ataman" + CD + Bonus

    You will get my first solo album Ataman (2014) in a hand-folded envelope, with dedication. Of course, you will also get the new album with booklet, dedication and bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary).

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    CD + Bonus + TAB

    In addition to the album with booklet, dedication and bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary), you will get a tab book for all songs on the album.

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    EUR 31.66
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    Guitar lesson + CD + Bonus + TAB

    You will get a guitar lesson – either a 60-minute Skype lesson or a package of all guitar videos available in the ATAmusic e-shop. Please specify your choice in the note. Of course, you will also get the album with booklet and dedication, bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary) and a tab book for all songs on the album.
     
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    EUR 47.50
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    5 x CD + Bonus

    One CD with dedication for you + four more as gifts for your friends/partners/family. Plus, you get bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary).

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    EUR 59.37
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    Photo book + CD + Bonus + TAB

    You will get a photo book (100 pages), which documents all guitars used on the album and almost 100 other instruments in the same collection (guitars, other stringed instruments, and accordions). The accompanying text of the book is in German. Of course, you will also get the album with booklet and dedication, bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary) and a tab book for all songs on the album.

    For delivery outside the Czech Republic, please throw in extra 22 €/$ for postage, for delivery outside Europe, please throw in extra 30 €/$ for postage.

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    EUR 178.11
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    Concert + CD + Bonus

    I will play a concert for you and your friends for 1 – 2 hours. Of course, you will also get the album with booklet and dedication and bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary).

    For delivery outside the Czech Republic, please throw in extra 5 €/$ for postage. Reward price does not include travel expenses outside the Czech Republic.

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    EUR 277.06
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    Whole day workshop + CD + Bonus + TAB

    I will do a whole day workshop for you (in addition to guitar, I can teach violin, mandolin, bass, vocals, music theory or do a band coaching workshop). Of course, you will also get the album with booklet and dedication, bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary) and a tab book for all songs on the album.

    For delivery outside the Czech Republic, please throw in extra 7 €/$ for postage. Reward price does not include travel expenses outside the Czech Republic.

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    EUR 356.22
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    Whole day workshop + Concert + CD + Bonus + TAB

    I will do a whole day workshop for you (in addition to guitar, I can teach violin, mandolin, bass, vocals, music theory or do a band coaching workshop) and I will do a concert in the evening for you and your friends. Of course, you will also get the album with booklet and dedication, bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary) and a tab book for all songs on the album.

    For delivery outside the Czech Republic, please throw in extra 7 €/$ for postage. Reward price does not include travel expenses outside the Czech Republic.

     

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    EUR 554.13
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    Weekend workshop + Concert + 5 x CD + Bonus + TAB + Photo book

    I will do a whole day workshop for you (Friday-Sunday; in addition to guitar, I can teach violin, mandolin, bass, vocals, music theory or do a band coaching workshop) and I will do a concert one evening for you and your friends. In addition, you will get five albums (one with a dedication), bonus videos (2 songs and the video documentary), one tab book for all the songs on the album and one photo book with guitars and other instruments in the collection.

    For delivery outside the Czech Republic, please throw in extra 22 €/$ for postage, for delivery outside Europe, please throw in extra 30 €/$ for postage. Reward price does not include travel expenses outside the Czech Republic.

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    EUR 949.93
    (CZK 24,000)