More than just Grand

COUNTRY singer Steve Grand, who came to fame with his gay-themed music video clip All-American Boy, is determined to continue to make his own success by self-funding his first album.

Within 17 hours of launching his Kickstarter campaign to raise $81,000 for the album, Grand fans helped reach his goal.

Since then the donations have continued rolling in, and it has made the campaign one of the top 10 most-funded music projects in Kickstarter’s history.

On his website, Grand, who is openly-gay, had this to say to his fans:

“I am totally blown away by what you are doing. This is no longer just an album. Because of you, it’s truly a grassroots movement. You are proving that that all of us working together can be just as effective as a record label. And together, we can keep the music pure.”

After five days of the campaign Grand had raised double of what he had expected. And with two weeks left before the fundraising ends, Grand has told his fans that he would use all money raised to put his album on the same playing field as artists who are backed by major labels.

To view the Kickstarter campaign, visit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevegrand/all-american-boy-the-album

Watch the video that made Grand an internet celebrity: