Kid Koala

What would a robot love 
song sound like? Can a mosquito join a jazz band in the big city? What if the whole audience plays on 
their own turntables to create a turntable orchestra?  <div>I'm Kid Koala, and these are just a few of the questions that have 
inspired my work throughout the years. <div>From the time I was a
 kid, I have always been happiest when I'm making gifts for people. Those were the moments I was creating something from the heart, without 
any other incentive than to later share it and make a smile 
happen somewhere down the line. At age 5, it may have been a drawing or
 a little clay sculpture. When I was a teen, it may have been a 
mixtape or comic strip. In college, I made chess sets for my friends. As an adult, it’s evolved into making albums, graphic novels, live shows, film scores, concert experiences and video games. Sometimes they're quiet (like silent comic books), sometimes they're loud 
(like beats playing in a club), sometimes they're something in between; a
 video game, or a live film-theatre experience. Today, whenever I start a new 
project, my intention is always the same; I approach everything like I'm
 making a present for someone. It has become a life quest of 
sorts... to just keep on finding ways to joyfully connect people. I’ve been lucky enough to share my work with many of you
 over the years. Every project is the product of a collaboration between a 
wide range of unique and wonderful artists, working together to create 
something to which we can all connect. This is where you come in. As one of my mentors says &quot;It takes 
more than the people on stage to make a party happen&quot;. It's the 
energy of everyone in the room. Behind the singing robots, music playing mosquitoes, bicycle concerts, 
and turntable orchestras there is a common thread. Using the time we have to bring people 
together, create a new thing to experience and share with audiences of all ages wherever our travels take us. <div> <div>I'm excited 
to join Patreon so that I can have a platform to share some extra 
special gifts with a community that celebrates creativity and at the 
same time, raise funds to continue to engage and support an always 
growing collective of artists and outreach programs for audiences. Before I sign off, I just want to thank you for making it all possible. Thank you for coming to the shows, listening to the music, reading the books, playing the video games. You make the work all worthwhile. Eric (kid koala) </div></div></div></div> FAQs What is an audio goodie? This may consist of sound stories, field recordings from tour, up-tempo fit mixes for tidying your house, a down-tempo chill out ambient piece for your r&amp;r time, turntable ringtones, or Sound Effects production pack of carefully crafted, never-before heard sounds 
designed by me in my studio using combinations of noise-making gadgets. What is a visual goodie? Some smile-making writing or video for your eyeballs. This could consist of humorous true stories from tour, studio equipment gear wrestling matches or character/creature drawing how-to's. Also, every season (we have 4 in Montreal) there will be a video micro-doc featuring behind-the-scenes footage of our current touring or studio projects. When will I receive my mailbox goodie? Sometime in the month of February, I will be sending out the annual mailbox goodie from our workshop in Montreal. What is a mailbox goodie? This will be a limited edition item. This could be a flexi-disc vinyl, lino-print, sticker pack or zine written and stapled by yours truly.Active patrons for at least six full months are eligible for this goodie. How can I use my On-Tour Benefits? This may include pre-show meet and greets, workshops, talks, After-show Karaoke Battles, Q&amp;As, Local Bicycle Snack Bar tours. We will announce more information about special VIP offers for specific tour dates with an opportunity to RSVP. What if I cannot afford to donate to this tier anymore? Thank you for your support! You can cancel for any reason at any time.

Free

Get that wonderful feeling of knowing you're contributing to the continued creation of new Kid Koala music, shows, books, games, videos, and live events for every generation. Each pledge will go toward covering the production costs of our projects. You'll be supporting me and my team as we work to bring these projects to life. Whether it's an album, comic book, film, animation, video game or theatre show, I hope it will bring as much joy to the world as possible. Thank you for your support!  <ul><li>Be a part of a community of chill, friendly humans!</li><li>Access to daily Lens posts from the workshop/studio</li><li>Access to patron-exclusive posts.</li><li>Access to patron-only polls</li><li>As a welcome gift, you'll also get an immediate download of two patreon-exclusive turntable ringtones. Produced, Scratched and Vocoded by yours truly. Futuristic jams for your phone!</li></ul>

What's Cookin'?

Access to: <ul><li>Weekly Livestreams. Monday night Music To Draw To Sessions. 2 hours of of quiet time, focus music streamed live from my studio in Montreal (while we are not on tour). Includes access to futures streams and replays of archived streams.</li><li>Monthly Hangouts, such as our patron-only Pizza Break. We'll catch up, talk snacks and wax and I'll play you some of the new music I'm working on direct from the studio.</li><li>Daily Lens Posts (short work in progress posts from the studio, workshop or tour.)</li><li>Be a part of a community of chill, friendly people. I can vouch for this!</li><li>Access to patron-only posts that can include audio or visual goodies Stream exclusive tracks, mixes, previews of work in progress videos or film/animation projects, instrumentals, videos, drawings, humorous short stories from tour.</li><li>Access to my patron community DISCORD server.</li><li>Access to patron-only polls</li></ul><ul><li>On Tour Benefits, including pre-show VIP events or after-show food hunts wherever they are offered while I am on tour with Satellite Turntable Orchestra, Vinyl Vaudeville, Space Cadet Headphone Concert, Nufonia Must Fall and The Storyville Mosquito. </li><li>Free admission to all of our special community events like Robot Dance Party, 66 Wheels Bicycle/Turntable tours, Floor Kids Video Arcade Events and Music To Draw To Sessions when they happen in your city.</li></ul><ul><li>that wonderful feeling of knowing you're contributing to the continued creation of new Kid Koala music, shows, books, games, videos, and live events for every generation. Each pledge will go toward covering the production costs of our projects. You'll be supporting me and my team as we work to bring these projects to life. Whether it's an album, comic book, film, animation, video game or theatre show, I hope it will bring as much joy to the world as possible. Thank you for your support! </li><li>As a welcome gift, you'll also receive an immediate download of two patreon-exclusive turntable ringtones. Produced, Scratched and Vocoded by yours truly. Futuristic jams for your phone!</li></ul> *** more details on what audio, visual goodies are please see my "About" section.

The Fun Tier

**Join the New Fun Tier this Month and receive a patreon-only Space Cadet sticker and postcard kit**  You'll also receive: Everything in the previous tier PLUS<ul><li>A yearly surprise patreon-exclusive mailbox goodie. (eg. exclusive, patron-only flexi disc vinyl, pins, sticker packs, zines...) </li><li>25% OFF storewide discounts at our online shop!</li><li>Weekly Livestreams. Monday night Music To Draw To Sessions. 2 hours of of quiet time, focus music streamed live from my studio in Montreal (while we are not on tour). Includes access to futures streams and replays of archived streams.</li><li>Monthly Hangouts, such as our patron-only Pizza Break. We'll catch up, talk snacks and wax and I'll play you some of the new music I'm working on direct from the studio.</li><li>Daily Lens Posts (short work in progress posts from the studio, workshop or tour.)</li><li>Be a part of a community of chill, friendly people. I can vouch for this!</li><li>Exclusive patron-only posts that can include audio or visual goodies Stream exclusive tracks, mixes, previews of work in progress videos or film/animation projects, instrumentals, videos, drawings, humorous short stories from tour.</li><li>Access to my patron community DISCORD server.</li><li>Access to patron-only polls</li><li>On Tour Benefits, including pre-show VIP events or after-show food hunts wherever they are offered while I am on tour with Satellite Turntable Orchestra, Vinyl Vaudeville, Space Cadet Headphone Concert, Nufonia Must Fall and The Storyville Mosquito. </li><li>Free Admission to our community events like Robot Dance Party, 66 Wheels Bicycle/Turntable tours, Floor Kids Video Arcade Events and Music To Draw To Sessions when they happen in your city. </li><li>that wonderful feeling of knowing you're contributing to the continued creation of new Kid Koala music, shows, books, games, videos, and live events for every generation. Each pledge will go toward covering the production costs of our projects. You'll be supporting me and my team as we work to bring these projects to life. Whether it's an album, comic book, film, animation, video game or theatre show, I hope it will bring as much joy to the world as possible. Thank you for your support!</li><li>As a welcome gift, you'll also receive an immediate download of two patreon-exclusive turntable ringtones. Produced, Scratched and Vocoded by yours truly. Futuristic jams for your phone!</li><li>*** more details on what audio, visual goodies are please see my "About" section.   </li></ul>

The New Fun Tier

<div>Everything in The New Fun Tier PLUS</div><ul><li>a one of a kind Kid Koala art piece shipped to your home! It could be a painting, sculpture or original framed comic art page. Currently we are offering an original single scratchboard page from the Space Cadet graphic novel professionally "float mount" framed by Encadrex (Montreal) and ready for display on your wall. (after 1 full year of patronage at this tier)</li><li>Premium reserved seats/Guest list spots for you + 3 guests to any Kid Koala headlined Concert or Theatrical Event including Vinyl Vaudeville, Satellite Turntable Orchestra, Space Cadet Headphone Concert, Nufonia Must Fall, The Storyville Mosquito. (*Depending on the city, you may be seated next to my mom, in which case she may have questions for you about the technical turntable aspects of what's happening on the stage)</li></ul>

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