Successful Kickstarter Campaign

Photo provided by Jasmine Tate

Jasmine Tate successfully raised $20, 341 for her Kickstarter project. The eve, she held a successful pledge party at My Friends Bar, abounded with people. She raised $2, 800.
"I want to say a big thank you first and foremost [for all of the support]," she said. "I want [my supporters] to know they will get to see the fruit of their seed."
Tate explained that her team and she are currently in the preproduction stage of the album and the concert.
"We're just planning on nailing down studio times."
Stay tuned for more update!

Jasmine Tate Concert and Pledge Party

Photo provided by Jasmine Tate

Jasmine Tate will be performing at My Friends Bar in Westerville, Ohio tomorrow, the eve of the closure of the Life and Love project on Kickstarter. If you are in the area, please come celebrate with her and bring donations to help her reach the $20, 000 goal by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. You will get a chance to see her perform live songs from her EP and the Life and Love album. Click here to be directed to the official Facebook event page.

Article on Aton

Click here to read a new article on Aton's superhero. He gives more insight into what pushed him into creating a superhero who shares his name and has a striking resemblance to him.

Heather Pinson with The Antz Marching Band

Photos by Stacey Fortuna of Heather Pinson performing with Antz Marching band. Click here to read about this artist.

Photo credit: Stacey Fortuna

Photo credit: Stacey Fortuna

Photo credit: Stacey Fortuna

Photo credit: Stacey Fortuna

World Premiere of Sunrise and Life and Love Album Cover

Album cover by Sarah Hout

Check out Jasmine Tate's album cover and the official video of "Sunrise,"and don't forget to back her Life and Love project on kickstarter. There are 15 more days to go. Share it with your family and friends to help her reach $20, 000 by Saturday July 20th at 11:59 p.m.

Brand new superhero from Haiti is coming your way

Aton, also known as Anthony Louis-Jeune, just finished putting together his work for a Haitian comic book superhero.
This dream, which has been in the making since he was a child and a comic book junky, came into effect just recently when he started attending school. He used a class thesis as an opportunity for him to give life to the superhero, Aton: The Demi God.

Aton: The Demi God

Along with his girlfriend, Cindy Ramirez Torres, who is a fashion designer, Aton worked on creating a futuristic suit for Aton: The Demi God.
The suit, as Aton envisioned it to be, is heavily influenced by the Egyptian, Taino and Haitian cultures.
"I didn't want a superhero like the other ones [I worked on]," Aton explained. Unlike his other superheroes, such as Eklatman, Aton: The Demi God wears a specific costume, has moral values, and fights for human rights.

Guardian of the Solar Disc and Superman- Save the Earth

In addition, Aton combined his story to one of his previous works, which is "Foula Wouj" (Red Scarf).
"I created a character to make [Foula Wouj] more powerful," he said. He wanted to include a hero to this story.

"Foula Wouj"/"Red Scarf"

Aton is planning on promoting the superhero in Haiti in the near future. He is currently working on a three minute video, in which Aton: The Demi God will tackle environmental issues, and an album, with each song representing a chapter of the comic book.

Aton:The Demi God for Mental Liberation Movement

Preview of "Night of the Spirits"/"Lanfenwe" from the comic book

Kosmo: Guardian of the Superhero

Get to Know Jasmine Tate and Help Her Raise $20,000 for Her Life and Love Album

Photo provided by Jasmine Tate

"A lot of times I tell people I'm a Christian who just happens to be an artist," said Jasmine Tate, an emerging singer/songwriter who recently debuted her first EP (Extended Playlist) at number nine on iTunes singer/songwriter chart.
"I stay away from saying I write Christian music," she explained. "I am simply inspired by the things that happen in everyday life, but I'm looking through a different lens. God is my muse."
Tate only picked up the guitar 4 years ago.
"A pretty crazy course of events led me to believe that I was supposed to pursue music," she said. "One day, I said yes to the call."
She remembered making that decision in her mentor's house in March of her freshman year. A week later, while she was in her room, she picked up her dusty guitar and started strumming chords that she'd never been able to play.
"My only explanation is that God taught me how to play the guitar," said Tate, who previously explained that she learned to play the guitar in a supernatural way.
Tate went on to write more than 100 songs, perform on TV and radio shows across the nation, gain popularity in her stance for social justice and win the 2012 Robert Morris University Idol, her Alma Mater.
During her senior year, she decided it was time to share these songs with the public.
"Some friends of mine have a studio in Pittsburgh," said Jasmine. She was able to record four older songs and a new song for the EP there in Skyline Studios.
The recorded songs were then sent to Los Angeles to a friend who works with some well-known artists for the mixing and mastering portion of pre-production for The Jasmine Tate EP. When the finished product was sent back, it was submitted to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and a few other online stores.
"[The executive producer] invested a lot of money into the project," she revealed referring to a family friend. "He truly believes in my work and the vision I have for my music."
Last weekend was the first radio play of The Jasmine Tate EP on 91.3 WYEP. In addition, on June 20th, she started a Kickstarter Project, called Life and Love project, to raise $20,000 to produce a full length album that will be titled Life and Love. The fundraising money will also help produce a mini video series that will tell the stories of various individuals through the lenses of each song on the album. It will also help her embark on her first tour, in which she hopes provide a platform for upcoming artists across the nation. The Kickstarter Project will end on July 20th.
Aside from her musical talent, Jasmine was a point guard for the Robert Morris University women's basketball team and served as the 2012-2013 senior captain of the team. She also won the Rising Star Award, Professional Focus Award, Signature Leadership Award and Renaissance Award for her academic performance and involvement within the school and community.Please click here to be directed to her website and click here to purchase her EP on iTunes.