Exclusive Preview: Guy Buttery shared 3 of the tracks from his upcoming album
Multi-award winning South African guitar player, Guy Buttery has announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign in support of his upcoming album.
Guy has received 7 SAMA nominations, including two wins at the South African Music Awards as well as having the honour of being awarded with more Standard Bank Ovation Awards than any other artist. Guy’s new record is still in the works, but sees him take his idiosyncratic guitar music into a very new setting alongside a stellar line-up of acts from around the globe.
“This album is literally the most ambitious thing I’ve ever done in my life.”, says Guy. A year in the making, Buttery has invited artists from France, Italy, the USA and from all over South Africa to feature on the record.
So far, listeners can expect guest appearances from Vusi Mahlasela, AKA “The Voice”, blues guitarist Dan Patlansky, French singer Piers Faccini, World Music artist Derek Gripper, singer-songwriter Nibs van der Spuy, Standard Bank Artist of the Year, Shane Cooper and multi-Grammy Award winner and founder of Windham Hill Records, Will Ackerman.
The basis of this campaign is to garner support to help Guy deliver the best possible version of the album. In exchange, Buttery is offering not only the music itself but chances to grab exclusive house concerts, T-shirts, limited hand-numbered vinyl’s, demo recordings, two of his personal guitars as well as role as a producer and engineer at his home studio for other artists.
The campaign hosted by IndieGoGo will run for 2 months and is already off to a fantastic start, reaching 40% of the intended goal in just 8 days.
Guy has produced a video to guide you through the process of funding the album.
If you have want to contribute, click here.
We chatted to Guy about his musical journey, highs and lows, and he spoke about his upcoming album and who he has collaborated with so far. He stepped out of his comfort zone, and shared 3 umastered tracks with us. They are brilliant!
Catch the full interview below.
Guy Buttery, Durban boy, and one of the finest musicians in the world!