The J Matt Big Payback: We Need Your Support

Posted May 10, 2013 by J Matthew Cobb in Features

As we prepare to invade this year’s Hangout Music Festival, HiFi Magazine’s J Matt is asking for your financial support

Hello Music Lover,

Next week I will be traveling to the Hangout Music Festival to cover this year’s festivities. In case you didn’t know already, Hangout is one of the country’s premiere young festivals and it’s already getting the buzz for its uniqueness. This year’s lineup is super bananas: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Stevie Wonder and Kings of Leon are the headliners, while groundbreaking acts like Jim James, the Roots, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Shins, Passion Pit, Gov’t Mule, Imagine Dragons, Benny Benassi, Baauer, the Black Crowes and Ellie Goulding are also scheduled to bring on the noise. And you would not believe what’s on the itinerary for me when I arrive on the white sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast during this three-day event: Exclusive photos, video, artist interviews, around-the-hour-Tweeting and regular updates via Facebook. Yes, it’s going to feel like you were there.

In the meantime, this once-in-a-lifetime experience comes with a cost. Travel expenses, lodging and the grievous amount of hours that’s goes into preparation and file editing can be pretty taxing for one person. Okay, I might have a little help with some of this, but I still need your help. Without resorting to Kickstarter, I’ve decided to kickstart a donate-and-giveaway campaign. Your donations will go directly to good use in making sure that HiFi gets the very best. The lack of RAM, SD cards or alkaline batteries – your support, both great or small, will end those quarrels. On top of that, those trips at the gas pumps can be a bitch. Your contributions will help in giving my shoestring budget an extra boost of metabolism. Trust me when I say this – it is definitely needed. But there’s a silver lining in all of this. If you make a contribution of $10 or more, you will receive a gift courtesy of me. Below you will find a sample of what’s available.

LEVEL 1:
$10-$29
One digital download of a HiFi mixtape/compilation of the following:
In the Mix, Vol. 1: Extended Grooves, Funky Moves
In the Mix, Vol. 2: Eighties Baby
Soul Train Gang Mix Tape
+ Two extra downloads from the forthcoming “In the Mix, Vol. 3”

LEVEL 2:
$30-$49
Sealed compact disc of your choice (while supplies last)
Gary Numan – The Numan Factor
Various Artists – Dreamgirls: Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists – The Source presents Hip Hop Hits 8
Various Artists – The Source presents Hip Hop Hits 9
Various Artists – The Source presents Hip Hop Hots 10
Jamie Jones – Jamie Jones
Jonah Smith – Jonah Smith
Esteban – Best of Esteban
The Knack – Normal as the Next Guy
Various Artists – Summerland Original Televison Soundtrack
Various Artists – Las Vegas Original Soundtrack
Lorrie Morgan – Show Me How
Tasha Cobbs – Grace
America – Human Nature
David Broza – Second Street
The John Popper Project feat. DJ Logic – The John Popper Project feat. DJ Logic
Various Artists – Arctic Tale Motion Picture Soundtrack
Ron James – Simple
Yanni – Yanni Live! The Concert Event
Earth, Wind & Fire – The Promise
Various Artists – Music World Gospel presents New Orleans Essence Music Festival: Volume 5
Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers – Nearer My God to Thee

+ Item from Level 1

LEVEL 3:
$50-$99
A Big Break Records/Cherry Red Records expanded reissue, featuring liner notes courtesy of J Matthew Cobb.

Selection includes:
Patti LaBelle – Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle – It’s Alright With Me
Yarbrough & Peoples – Be a Winner
Yarbrough & Peoples – Guilty
The Joneses – The Joneses
Isaac Hayes – New Horizon
Isaac Hayes – Don’t Let Go
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes – Talk It Up (Tell Everybody)
Donna McGhee – Make It Last Forever
Cashmere – Let The Music Turn You On
Aretha Franklin – Jump to It
Aretha Franklin – Get It Right
Mystic Merlin – Mystic Merlin
Mystic Merlin – Sixty Thrills a Minute
Mystic Merlin – Full Moon
KC and the Sunshine Band – Do It Good
KC & the Sunshine Band – KC & the Sunshine Band
KC & the Sunshine Band – Part 3
First Choice – Delusions
Instant Funk – Instant Funk
George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
George McCrae – George McCrae
George McCrae – Diamond Touch
Johnnie Taylor – Eargasm
Bunny Sigler – That’s How Long I’ll Be Loving You
The Three Degrees – Maybe/So Much Love (2 CD)
Anita Ward – Songs of Love
Fern Kinney – Groove Me
Caston & Majors – Caston & Majors
Gap Band – Gap Band VII
Billy Paul – Lately