Vinyl update + new trio photos!


Aloha Reader,

For those of you in the upper hemisphere, I'm hoping the warmth of spring is upon you - here in New England, it's nice to see green and get the shorts out!

Behind the scenes here at Orchestrotica HQ, we've been working on a few programs including some grants, building out our 2026 southeast tour (hoping to get routing in Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA), and wrapping up our Czarna Wolgastar photoshoot. Thanks Sasha Pedro Photography and Wusong Road for providing us a great space to shoot in. Sneak-peaks below.

Additionally, special thanks to everyone who made tax-deductible donations which helped us cover the cost of this shoot.

So, where does that leave us?

Vinyl box set!

So, what's holding it up?

Me, time, and funding!

What do we need? Help getting this project managed and moving!

That's right; while the music is recorded for the upcoming 3-album vinyl box set we want to release, there is more that goes into manufacturing a vinyl release (and who knew how complicated and expensive box shopping could be!?)

To accelerate this process, I'm looking for somebody to help us out with some project management and light marketing assistance so we can move this forward. You don't need to have music experience or album-creation experience; what we need is somebody who can help us manage the project end-to-end, make sure we cover all of our basis, get quotes, help us budget for it properly, and ideally help us set up a campaign on our Fractured Atlas page where we will take pre-orders and offer special sponsorships for the box set.

Past donors as well as our paid Patreon fan club members will have first access to these exclusives once we have a campaign up and running.

Given our growth the last few years, I'm hopeful we can raise all the funds we need to cover our costs in a fairly short time given how many of you have asked us about getting the Exotica for Modern Living collection out on vinyl.

So, can you help us? If so, hit reply and I will share details on the help we need to get these records out to ya!

Thanks in advance,

Brian "Mr. Ho"
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica
Exotica for Modern Living

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