Dear friends and family,

     As some of you may know, Josh Jacobs, Madiou Diouf and Andrezia Andrade have been working on building their record label, Spoken Hand Productions. After a hard year of producing and recording, we are finally getting ready to release our first full album, Andrezia's debut solo album, “Ready To Explode”. All three of us have put our entire lives into getting this album completed. So far, the results have been fantastic. We’ve learned a lot from our past projects and realized the only way we were going to get an album that matched our standards of perfection, was to take the majority of work into our own hands.

     We've created all the beats, written, recorded, and mixed each and every song ourselves. As you can imagine, all of these steps can be quite expensive. However, in taking control of these jobs ourselves, we were able to produce a high-quality album with a very low budget. We have now arrived at the post-production stage and we are faced with the following expenses:

Flash website design                                                       approx. $500-$1500

Album and posters photo shoot                                       approx. $1000

Professional mastering                                                    approx. $1200

Compact Disc Production - producing and replicating 
($2.00 x 1000 copies)                                                    approx. $2000

Posters and Promotion                                                   approx. $500 - $1000

   We are aiming to raise at least $5000 before August 20th for the album’s ideal release date of September 1st, 2008 and anything above that will just make our debut easier and better.
 
    And now to the point:  we are asking for donations to help us complete, what we assure you, is going to be an extraordinary album. We are only asking for as much as you are able to contribute. This has truly been a life-changing project for us and every little bit counts.

     In addition, for larger contributions, you’ll become an official sponsor of Spoken Hand Productions and will receive advertisement space on either our website or album. If you need more information about this album before becoming a sponsor, you can call the Spoken Hand Production office at (510) 439-6404 or email us at spoken_hands@yahoo.com. You can also visit our official website www.spokenhands.com. Although the official website is currently under construction, it will function as an informational site providing a few samples songs for your listening. We have also set up a paypal account as an easy way to donate safely online using visa and credit cards. We appreciate your help and support in making all of this possible.
   
Thank you so much for your generosity. We are deeply grateful for your support and enthusiasm.

Spoken Hand Productions
Madiou Douif
Josh Jacobs
Andrezia Andrade

To Donate and Contribute:
Go to www.spokenhands.com and donate through paypal
Or
Send cash or checks written to Spoken Hand Productions to:
1737 Stuart St
Berkeley, CA
94703