Janky Jukebox: Musicians against loneliness

by The Vanity Project in Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Total raised £1,199

raised so far

86

supporters

*NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED* A group of brave musicians have agreed to cover a song chosen by YOU to raise money for Manchester Cares.

by The Vanity Project in Manchester, England, United Kingdom

We're still collecting donations

On the 17th May 2020 we'd raised £1,188 with 84 supporters in 28 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.

 New stretch target


*Nominations are now closed! They will be drawn at 8pm uk time on Sunday 3rd May. Watch live on The Vanity Project Facebook page. Please continue to donate if you'd like to support*

What is Janky Jukebox? 

A group of brave musicians have agreed to cover a song chosen by YOU to raise money for Manchester Cares. You have until the 3rd of May to nominate songs. The musicians will then have a week to create a cover version of whatever song has been chosen for them. You can nominate anything, from the sublime to the ridiculous, from Stairway To Heaven to Saturday Night by Whigfield. Cover versions will be released on the 10th of May. 

How are songs chosen?

Every musician has all of the songs nominated for them put into a pot. One nomination will be drawn at random from each musician's pot, so the more nominations you make, the more likely it is that one of your nominations will be chosen! 

For example if you nominate 5 songs for The Vanity Project and The Vanity Project get 10 nominations in total, there is a 50% chance that one of your nominations will be chosen for them. 

How do I nominate a song? 

To nominate a song, donate using the reward levels on this page. The higher the reward level, the more nominations you get! Once you've made your donation, you will be asked to leave a comment on this Crowdfunder page. Make your nominations here - for every nomination, please write the song name, the original artist's name and the musician you'd like to cover this song.

For example - If you select 'nominate 2 songs' by making a donation of £5 or more, you can....

  • Nominate the same song twice for the same musician. To do this write...
    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper for The Vanity Project x2
  • Nominate 2 different songs for the same musician. To do this write...
    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper for The Vanity Project
    Dancing In The Dark, Bruce Springsteen for The Vanity Project
  • Nominate 2 different songs for 2 different musicians. To do this write...
    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper for The Vanity Project
    Dancing In The Dark, Bruce Springsteen for Hannah Ashcroft

Who are Manchester Cares? 

All donations go to Manchester Cares. Manchester Cares is working to prevent loneliness and social isolation amongst older people during the Covid-19 crisis. They're showing older people how to use Zoom and running virtual social clubs, setting up phone friendships, making emergency food deliveries and much more. Find out more about Manchester Cares here.

Who are the musicians?

The Burning Hell - Canadian masters of peppy, witty indie rock. 

Tugboat Captain - Like Daniel Johnson for the age of memes. 

Sylvette - Dramatic, symphonic art rock.

The Vanity Project - Multi instrumentalising, loop pedal driving art pop duo. 

Dilettante - Like a jazz quartet stuck in an electrical socket. 

Tsarzi - Delightfully strange piano pop. 

Hannah Ashcroft - Literary, swooning singer songwriter. 

Emily Mercer - Piano driven jazz-folk.

Satin Beige - Electrifying cello-driven R and B. 

Dora Noszkay - Intricate synth-swept folk. 

SZOU - Glistening electro pop.

Marcus Connolly - Saccharine sweet avant pop. 

The Elephant Trees - Pumped up power pop. 

Please note we reserve the right to veto any nomination if we deem it inappropriate. 

We ask project owners to honour their rewards wherever possible but please note that all pledges are donations and there is no guarantee that you will receive any rewards from the project owner. Please see Crowdfunder's Terms of Use for more information regarding rewards for pledges.

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Rewards

This project offered rewards

£3 or more

1 song nomination

Make one song nomination! Leave the song name, the original artist and the musician you'd like to see cover it as a comment on the Crowdfunder page after you've made your donation.

£5 or more

2 song nominations

Make two song nominations! For each nomination, leave the song name, the original artist and the musician you'd like to see cover it as a comment on the Crowdfunder page after you've made your donation. NOTE it can be the same song 2 times, it'll be twice as likely to be chosen!

£10 or more

5 song nominations

Make five song nominations! For each nomination, leave the song name, the original artist and the musician you'd like to see cover it as a comment on the Crowdfunder page after you've made your donation. NOTE it can be the same song 5 times, it'll be 5 times more likely to be chosen!

£20 or more

11 song nominations

Make 11 song nominations! Leave the song name, the original artist and the musician you'd like to see cover it as a comment on the Crowdfunder page after you've made your donation. NOTE it can be the same song 11 times, it'll be 11 times more likely to be chosen!

£40 or more

25 song nominations

Make A WHOPPING 25 song nominations! Leave the song name, the original artist and the musician you'd like to see cover it as a comment on the Crowdfunder page after you've made your donation. NOTE it can be the same song 25 times, it'll be 25 times more likely to be chosen!

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