Trombone Man: Ska's Fallen Genius #2: Music is My Occupation

A project in Brighton, UK by Adam Reeves
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The second comic in our comic series about Jamaican trombonist Don Drummond, a founder of the 1960s ska pioneer, the Skatalites.
Backers: 140
Average Daily Pledges: £238
Average Pledge Per Backer: £56

Funding: £7,844 of £6,500
Dates: Mar 23rd -> Apr 24th (33 days)
Project By: Adam Reeves
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Latest News

LAST 48 HOURS!!

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
A couple of days ago, my brother, Mark had a chat with me on a live stream about Trombone Man. I really enjoyed being interviewed by him and I go into a lot of detail about my journey with this comic book. You can watch us on here, its the 3rd link... (Read More)

New rewards added!!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
So we finally hit the target, on the 14th, which means its game-on for Trombone Man! It feels like it's been a long, long slog to get here. To celebrate our success, we've just added two new 'stretch goal' rewards to the campaign page. For those of... (Read More)

100% FUNDED!

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
WE DID IT!  ~ BIG WHOOP-WHOOP!! ~ Last night we hit our target of £6,500, with 9 days still left to go. Thanks to each and every one of you for believing in us and giving us your backing to make issue #2 of Trombone Man happen!!  To celebrate... (Read More)

You never know what life holds when you take a risk...

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
About twelve years ago I approached a writer I'd never met, on a different continent, and asked if she'd write a book with me. Since publishing Alpha Boys School: Cradle of Jamaican Music in 2017, due to separation by the Atlantic Ocean, I've only... (Read More)

Sade inna reggae stylee!

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Well, firstly this:  While staring vacantly at my screen, searching for words to write, I happened upon something that just lit my day up. A US reggae website called Rootfire wrote a very nice piece about Trombone Man and I noticed, next to my the... (Read More)

Trombone Man on Real Roots Radio

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all the new backers today!  I wanted to share this recent interview of me by Dan I (Dani Cameron) on Real Roots Radio, sharing my passion and my story while selecting some top drawer tunes. Interview is in 3 parts, @25 mins, @53 mins,... (Read More)

Final reminder for earlybird rewards!

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Our earlybird reward offer of these signed mini-prints closes at 11.59 GMT tonight!  Thanks to all who have re-pledged so far. I was a bit worried that we'd lose a lot of you, but so far 65% of have come on board in the first few days, which is a... (Read More)

Off to a great start... thank you!!!

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, its been a great first 48 hours, with 56 out of 96 from the last one jumping on board to re-pledge already!  Just a quick reminder that there are just 24 hours to claim our earlybird reward (I extended it by another day), a set of 5... (Read More)

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