A coalition of local designers and musicians, including Pedals Music, Draft Design House, Revival Records, and Life Songs Counseling has formed to produce The Gibson Sessions – a CD to support addiction counseling services. The CD is a collection of music by local artists, each tune played with a classic 1930’s Gibson acoustic guitar. All of the proceeds from the CD will be made available to offset the costs of counseling services for those looking for help. “It is our hope that we can open a door to options for counseling in a non-threatening and non-labeling atmosphere,” reads the fundraiser’s Kickstarter page. Eric Thompson of Pedals Music plans for this to be an annual fundraising project, and next year it will feature a Bischoff guitar. “We started working with Kathy at Life Songs Counseling and it was just a perfect fit,” he told us. Check out some tracks.

The album features work by Chippewa Valley artists like Brian Bethke, Jeremy Holt, Todd Barnes, Josh Ingersoll, Trevor Ives, Adele Strei, Todd Barneson, and also Christopher Porterfield of Field Report. There are some cool support rewards available on the Kickstarter page such as copies of album (CD or vinyl), posters, and for higher levels of support an invitation to a private pre-release party on May 14, and a limited edition vinyl press. This is a great opportunity to support an important cause with some awesome local folks. Head on over to the Kickstarter page to learn more. The funding opportunity ends on April 10.

A public release party will be held on May 16.