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Low Budget FM is a comedy podcast underdog. Our long, sad story is, well, long and sad. Suffice it to say we're still here, we're still producing and we'd love to continue doing so for a long time. Unfortunately, we've run into a bit of a snag when it comes to facilities.

We were producing the show in a garage at our Koreatown home for quite some time. We moved. It happens. Not to worry though, because we'd arranged to move the show's home from the K-Town garage to a brand new facility in Burbank, California. Fantastic!

Except that fell through. We had to leave almost as quickly as we'd come, and the show was left homeless, forced to move into a cramped, acoustically-unfortunate loft above the living room in the hosts' Culver City apartment. It makes the show sound bad, it makes the hosts (us!) work around a bizarre schedule, it subjects them to potential noise complaints, it makes getting any sort of guests or friends on the show very difficult (due to parking, other roommates, the aforementioned noise and schedule issues and the whole 'inviting them into our home' thing.)

We found a place to move the studio that's super cheap -- and trust us, we did a LOT of shopping around. It's just a tough thing to bankroll when we all have our own rent, car payments, insurance, food, hookers, cocaine etc. to pay for. 
The new space:

Our target amount is the amount it'll take to pay the rent on our new studio for a full YEAR. We're taking care of the security deposit and application fees. Huzzah. We're terrible business people.

Donors who give $25 or more get a limited edition Low Budget FM t-shirt! But that's not all you can get as a reward! Depending on how much you're able to donate, we'll do increasingly ridiculous things -- draw you pictures, have you over to the studio to co-host the show with us, produce a demo of your very own podcast, give you the naming rights to our glorious new studio, do the show from your backyard, the sky's the limit.
For those familiar with the shows, we'll also offer full, unfettered use of the space to Megaboom! Radio and any other show we're "tight" with that would like to use it.
And if you're technically minded, you might want to know what equipment we'll be installing in this facility! Here ya go, baby:
  • Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro mixing board
  • 3 Shure SM-58 Microphones
  • 1 Electrovoice RE-20 Microphone
  • dbx 266xL Compressor
  • dbx 166xL Compressor
  • Marantz PMD660 Digital Audio Recorder
  • Behringer Eurorack FX 4 channel mixer
  • Behringer Headphone Amplifier (4-port)
  • Dell Mini 9
  • Behringer USB Audio Interface
  • 4U Equipment Rack
  • 3 Microphone scissor arms
  • 1 Microphone desk stand
  • Bar-height table w/ 4 chairs
  • Two drunk guys
  • A painting of naked ladies
  • A Red Bull fridge
  • The Miller Lite home draft
  • One of those black $199 couches from that sofa place near La Cienega and Washington
Truly worth the investment.
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Travis Smith

Travis Smith

I wish I had a C-Note. I could really use some more Bonnie Price Billy. Feb. 15 Reply
Travis Smith

Travis Smith

Woops, I thought a C note was a thousand. Damned no deletes Feb. 15 Reply
Chris Lachendro

Chris Lachendro

How do we get our drawing requests to the guys? Feb. 16 Reply

Rewards For Your Support

Your name on the Low Budget FM website.

Any and all donations are appreciated! We know how hard it is to part with a dollar in this economy. That's a few packages of ramen, y'know. To reward your generosity, we'll add your name to the public Low Budget FM donor rolls.

Congratulations, you've made it to the next level. Any donation of $5 grants you a spot in the illustrious "donor list" at LowBudgetFM.com. But hey, you're a big spender. Not like those dollar donors. We'll put a star next to your name.

Welcome to Low Budget Platinum. Those cheap-ass $5 donors got nothin' on you, buddy. You're used to the finer things in life, and that's why we've got a limited edition Low Budget FM t-shirt locked and loaded in the cannon, ready to fire across the U.S. directly through your front window and onto your body. You've earned it, pal. Sorry about the window.

One of us is gonna draw you a picture. Your choice. What do you want? Keep in mind we can't draw. But really, that just makes this more of a limited edition thing. Neither of us has drawn anything before. For anybody. Ever. Choose wisely.

We'll call you on the air and personally thank you.

Guest stint on Low Budget FM! We'll invite you out to the studio and you'll co-host the show with us. We'll have booze and snacks on hand (21+.) We'll even let you park in our spot. Must be local to Los Angeles or have a way to get there. If not, you can Skype in.

Everybody on the show's going to do shots in your honor. And you get to pick the liquor. Be gentle.

We'll act out a scripted bit that you write, and let you introduce it on the show. Again, be gentle.

Unconditional love.

Naming rights to the studio for a month.

We'll convince Kyle to make you a mix tape. Yeah, he's THAT pricey.

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Marc Chambers

Marc Chambers

Culver City, California, 90230

Last Login 03/11/2011

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