Kanto Symphony Update #3: Short album snippet! + Soloists finalized

Good news, my friends. My free, fan-made Pokémon arrangement album Kanto Symphony is FINALLY underway.

But how? I thought you needed to raise funds through Kickstarter to pay for a computer before you got to work on it?

Well, the answer is that I finally managed to scrounge and save for a new computer completely on my own earlier this month.

Wait… But what’s the point of the Kickstarter anymore? Are you canceling it?

No, and for a very good reason—if the Kickstarter manages to come through, I will instead use the funds that would have gone toward purchasing new hardware and instrument sample libraries to officially hire the solo musicians who were willing enough to volunteer as instrumentalists for the album in the first place. All of them have their own commitments outside of PREO and are talented enough to deserve compensation for their time. I want to support live players for everything I do in the future, and I figured this would be a great start.

If this is a decision you don’t agree with, by all means, withdraw your pledge from the Kickstarter—BUT if you’re interested in hearing these wonderful musicians featured on the album, stay tuned to the PREO website for an upcoming series of Soloist Spotlights that’ll introduce you to these dedicated Pokémon fans AND their massive talent:

Michaela Nachtigall (United States)

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