Alexz Johnson Island

Alexz uploaded a video about her StageIt show tomorrow. If you donate to her Kickstarter campaign during the performance she said she will thank you personally on air. Watch her video below:

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Check your email! Alexz sent this out.

Hey!

…This has been one of the most exciting months in a long time..
It’s been overwhelming and amazing to see how many of you donated to help get me on my first tour!!! It’s been subsiding some fears and confirming in my soul that I really am right where I’m supposed to be..

The 30k goal was unexpectedly surpassed in one day and since there’s still time left in the campaign, I decided to keep raising my goal in order to reach more of the backers who are donating around the world. (Thank you).

This is such a great time to be an independent artist. Through the campaign, I’ve enjoyed getting to know so many of my fans on a more personal level and I feel very fortunate to have a platform to involve you.

I’m playing an online Stage-It show February 28th, to keep spreading the word on the campaign! Everyone who contributes to Kickstarter during the show will get a personal thank you on camera!!

www.stageit.com/alexz_johnson/live_from_the_coffee_bean_and_tea_leaf/7096

Thank you again for your generous support, and believing in the music.
Every dollar helps me more than you know.

x Alexz

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Alexz recently participated in a Public Service Announced for The Charter Project. She appears at the 15 second mark in the video below.

So what is The Charter Project?

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a set of principles guaranteeing rights to Canadian citizens, and in some cases, to everyone in Canada. The Charter is a part of the Constitution Act, 1982, which is part of the Canada Act, 1982 which was signed by Queen Elizabeth II on April 17, 1982 in Ottawa. This gave Canada control over its Constitution. The guarantee of rights and freedoms in the Charter became part of the supreme law of the land.

To view the full text of The Charter, visit laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/charter/

A key partner of Charter Project is The Fundamental Freedoms Project which includes the web site charterofrights.ca/.

The Fundamental Freedoms Project produced the following content. You are invited to visit charterofrights.ca/ for much more written and video content.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is divided into 34 sections. The Inside The Charter section of The Fundamental Freedoms web site provides information about what key sections of the Charter states, with clear explanations of what it means, and case law to review key court cases impacted by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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This is a great new article about Alexz letting us know some things that she’s up to now. It also lets us know some of the interest in her as a result of her Kickstarter campaign. It’s a good read and informative.

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A couple of weeks ago I got to spend the day with Alexz Johnson as she filmed a PSA for The Charter Project which is helping spread awareness to Canadians about their freedoms and rights through 1982′s Constitution Act. Other recognizable Canadian celebrities like Vanessa Lengies, Howie Mandel, and Kristen Kreuk have gotten involved with The Charter Project as well.

After her PSA taping Alexz and I headed to Brooklyn and she showed me her new favorite vegan place to grab a bite which is where we discussed her recent Kickstarter Project as well as what she has in mind for her upcoming tour. If you haven’t see her Kickstarter page, which met it’s goal of $30,000 in a very impressive 24 hours, it’s now up to $54,000 and counting and still has another 30 days left. Alexz‘s fans have banded together to support her independent music career and because of their impressive turnout Alexz now has all sorts of different labels, managers, and agents interested in taking her on.

Alexz told me that as well as making a plan to hit most if not all of the areas in which her Kickstarter donations came from on tour, she would also love to tack on as opener for other artists to help expand her fan base. Some of the bands/artists she mentioned were along the likes of Matt Nathanson and Jacks Mannequin, while I suggested artists like Bobby Long and Sam Bradley. I can assure you that Alexz is putting a lot of thought into planning and preparing the perfect tour to keep her fan base happy as well as widen it! She’s got a three year work visa that will allow her to stay in America and tour as much as possible, too! And even though she is being considered by so many different suits she is only considering what would be best for her music, which is something she should be proud of considering how quickly other artists like to sell out at the sound of empty promises.

As of right now Alexz released her latest EP “Skipping Stone” independently via her web-site (AlexzJohnson.com), and the official music video for the single “Skipping Stone” was recorded in her Brooklyn apartment.

I plan on keeping you updated on Alexz as the Kickstarter comes to a close, the tour gets put together, and her music soars. For now you music lovers in LA can check out Alexz‘s “StageIt” show live from The Coffee Bean on 2/28 @ 10PM. According to the web-site there are only 6 tickets left, but Alexz is giving away 10 free passes on her Twitter by RT’ing this tweet!

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This was a great idea by Naty. This is her Guest post on the site detailing a plan to kickstart more interest into Alexz’s campaign. We’re looking for a large group of motivated people on Twitter Fridays and Saturdays from 6-10pm Eastern Time to help with this and create some Retweets. Complete details are below:

Hey guys! I was thinking that in order to help Alexz double her set goal of $30k (or even more than that) on her Kickstarter campaign and finally get her to tour overseas, we need to come together as a fandom again. I know that most of us already donated what we could or are still waiting to see how much we can give by the time the campaign comes to its end. But we need to get the word out so other people who might recognize her or just discover her for the first time can help too.

So, I thought maybe we should seek the help from “allies” that have helped spread Alexz’s music before. The main idea is to get the attention of Demi Lovato, who has stated before that Alexz was an inspiration for her from the first days of her career. She also happens to have over 5 million followers and it’d be amazing what a simple RT from her with the Kickstarted page might do.

We can also try to have other allies tweet their followers the link. Well known people that has worked with her and/or expressed an interest in her music before, such as Demo Castellon or Nelly Furtado. Other people who might like Alexz’s music and idea once they hear it too. You can also tweet your favorite music blogs or magazines.
It will be difficult to get all these people’s attention though, but the chances increase if we tweet at the same time. Based on the times Demi tweets (since she would be the major “target”), Robby and I decided that it’s best to do this on weekends and between 6-10pm EST.

We should try this out this Saturday, are you guys in?
The main goals are:
1) To get Demi/other-famous-people click the link, watch the video and know what the campaign is about.
2) To get them RT the link so all of their followers can find out about it.

Having that in mind, here are some samples of what those tweets should look like:
@ddlovato Hi Demi! Have you checked @AlexzJohnson’s campaign to get on tour yet? kck.st/zavGfn share with your followers? Thanks!

@ddlovato Hey Demi! Did you know @AlexzJohnson’s is trying to get on tour? kck.st/zavGfn please help her out by RTing? Thanks!

@ddlovato Guess what, Demi? @AlexzJohnson is trying to get on tour! kck.st/zavGfn it’d mean a lot if you shared with your followers!

@ddlovato Guess what, Demi? @AlexzJohnson is trying to get on tour! kck.st/zavGfn help her out with a RT? Thanks! <3

The intention is to get her help, not spam her mentions, so we shouldn’t just copy those but that was just to give you some examples. Also, I’m not a Demi fan myself but I appreciate what she has done to spread the Alexz’s music so far. If some of you are actual fans maybe there’s something else you’d wanna tell her in your tweets.

I guess that’s all. I hope you’re on board for this Saturday at 6pm EST.

We get the furthest when we work as a team, and we kind of are one so, Alexz fam, let’s get Alexz on that international tour!

Written by Naty

We know Demi Lovato is probably the best person to get a Retweet from. Other people we should consider are Rickie Lee Jones, Nelly Furtado, Demo Castellon, Olivia Newton-John, and other of Alexz’s inspirations or people she’s worked with.

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