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Plot twist: I sing.
Heartbreaker is my album, still unreleased. You're hearing it before almost anyone. Let it be the soundtrack while you shop my life.
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Get Heartbreaker free when it drops
Digital download in your inbox on release day, plus a CD in your mailbox. My thank-you for showing up.
How this works
Take what you'll use.Scroll the list, then tick your picks in the form below. I'll text you to set up pickup.
Pay what feels right.Even far under value. E-transfer or cash at pickup. Every dollar goes into the tour pot.
Short on cash?Trade a few hours of packing, moving or cleaning for anything here. Or take it and pay it forward later.
The stuff
Cameras & content
- Canon EOS 6D + 50mm f/1.8Full-frame DSLR with the nifty-fifty prime, LP-E6 battery and charger.Pay what you want
- Canon EOS Rebel kit18-55mm IS lens, 58mm polarizer, charger plus a spare battery. Perfect first camera.Pay what you want
- Canon EF 75-300mm zoomTelephoto that fits both bodies.Pay what you want
- Camera backpackPadded dividers, fits a body and three lenses.Pay what you want
- Camera standsTripods for content, shoots and live sessions.Pay what you want
- Studio lighting kit + backdropsLED video lights and photo backdrops.Pay what you want
Tech & studio
- PlayStation 5One controller plus NHL 25.Friends & Fam Price: $400
- iPad, 10th genWi-Fi, 64 GB.Friends & Fam Price: $350
- RØDECaster DuoPodcast and streaming console.Pay what you want
- MicrophonesStudio and podcast mics.Pay what you want
- Monitor screenDesktop display.Pay what you want
- Cables, stands & studio oddsXLRs, instrument cables, adapters. Grab a box.Donate to the pot
Instruments
- Hand pan · D Amara, 10 notes, 432 HzWarm, dreamy, made for meditation and sound healing.Buy or rent
- Hand pan #2 (Peacepans Can-Pan 9 Note in D 440 Hz)Rent it while I'm on the road. Deposit up front, friends on trust.$50 / month
- Cigar box guitars, 3-string + 4-stringSlide-ready and full of character.Pay what you want
- Auxiliary percussion standHolds shakers, blocks and little noisemakers.Pay what you want
Training gear
- Kettlebell, 12 kgThe blue one. Bought in Australia, carried me through a hard season. Ready to do the same for someone else.Pay what you want
- Kettlebell, 20 kgFor the strong days. White Lion Athletics.Pay what you want
Furniture & home
- Comfy chairSink-in, well loved.Pay what you want
- Rolling desk chairComputer chair on wheels, ready for your next work-from-home setup.Pay what you want
- Padded bar stools (pair)Comfy enough to feel like chairs.Pay what you want
- RugsTake one or take them all.Pay what you want
- Bed frame + mattressSold together.Pay what you want
- Music production deskNeeds some love. Yours free if you break it down and haul it.Free + haul
- Everything a home hasBedding, clothes, kitchen. Come grab what you'll use.Donate to the pot
Staying with me (needs a safe corner)
- My 6-string guitarComing back for this one.Needs a home
- Steel maces, 5 kg + 8 kgMy keepsakes. Got a garage or gym corner?Needs a home
- Record collection + record player + standMy records are like my books. Got a warm, dry corner? Keep them spinning while I'm gone, just treat them gentle.Look after them
- Book collectionBorrow a stack, or give some a shelf until I'm back.Borrow · trade · store
Before October 21
Join the moving crew
One house, one guy, a few days. Give me a few hours and I'll give you something back that lasts.
- Haul boxes and furniture into storage
- Pack boxes
- Break down the production desk
- Help clean the house on the way out
- Lend a truck or a car with room
Crew gets a free spot in the Music Recovery Club, my community. Want something off the list instead? Your hours count as payment.
For anyone with the capacity
Fuel the tour
Ferries, gas, and fresh songs born on the road. Pick an amount and you're on the bus. Every supporter gets tour dispatches and first listens of new music.
Everything that leaves this house becomes part of the backpack producer story. Your chair, your camera, your Saturday afternoon of hauling boxes. You're in it now.
Thank you for helping me travel light.
— Mike The Schwartz