London a string away
  • Music
  • Viana do Castelo, Portugal

London a string away

I got in in a great music College in London, but I don't have the money to go. I need financial help to chase this dream.

  • 5520

    raised

    100% of 5 500€

    87 backers

  • 11/08/2017

    Expired on

  • Completed

    This project has been successfully funded

I got in in a great music College in London, but I don't have the money to go. I need financial help to chase this dream.

My name is Barbara, I am 18 years old and I have been playing the guitar for almost ten years. At first it was just a hobby, but when I realized this was what i wanted to do with my life I decided I would do anything I could to make this dream come true.

When people talked to me, some years ago, about going to London to study, I thought it was unrealistic, but still I decided it was worth the shot. I auditioned in December 2016, and in January 2017 I heard back, and I had been accepted! But all the trust and all the help given to me until that point was not enough, from that moment on. 

For a year in this city I need around 25.000€, 10.000€ for the fees and the rest for the living. This 5.500€ I am asking would be a great help in the first months in college in the fantastic city that is London.

About the author

I was born at the 19th of March, 1999 in Viana do Castelo. I started to play in 2008, going through different schools and different instruments, but always playing the guitar, with a great teacher, Francisco Gomes.

I have been in a professional school of music and in academies, and I am currently finishing my last year of highschool, with high grades. 

In 2017 I was accepted at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, a Conservatoire in London, where I have wanted to study since I was 14.

Momento na entrevista para a Rádio Geice FM

Budget and due dates

The money I am trying to raise is not enough for me to live through a whole year, being that 5500€ is a fifth of the year expenses in London.

I have done some interviews for local and national papers and radio stations such as Rádio Alto Minho, Rádio Geice FM, Jornal Público, Antena 1 and I have been on the news, in RTP 1. 

I am developing other projects, such as a concert in Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, a concert hall in my town, that was provided to me by my town, and whose ticket's money will be given to my cause, to help me to go to London. 

BUDGET

  • Accommodation for 4 months - 2.800€
  • Food, transports and other needs for 4 months - 2.200€
  • PPL commissions - 500€

Total - 5.500€

This money would be a great help in the first few months in London.

  • Invest with
    1€ or more

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook page - Bárbara Matos

    16 backers

  • Invest with
    10€ or more

    Public acknowledgment + CD

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook + CD by the artist, edited by her

    24 backers

  • Invest with
    20€ or more

    Public acknowledgment + 1 ticket for the Concert

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook + 1 ticket for the Concert in Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, in the 14th of December, 2017

    24 backers

  • Invest with
    50€ or more

    Public acknowledgment + CD + 2 tickets for Concert

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook + CD of the artist, edited by her + 2 tickets for the Concert in Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, in the 14th of December, 2017

    20 backers

  • Invest with
    100€ or more

    Public acknowledgment + CD + Free tickets for all concerts

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook + CD of the artist, edited by her + free tickets for all concerts of the artist, for two years

    12 backers

  • Invest with
    300€ or more

    Public acknowledgment + CD + Concert

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook + CD of the artist, edited by her + Guitar concert by Bárbara, length of 45 minutes, in a place arranged by both parts. Transport expenses to negotiate.

    2 backers

  • Invest with
    500€ or more

    Public acknowledgment + CD + Voice and Guitar Concert

    Public acknowledgment via Facebook + CD of the artist, edited by her + Guitar (Bárbara Matos) and Voice (Daniela Matos) concert in a place arranged by both parts. Transport expenses to negotiate.

    3 backers

Sat, 31/01/2026 - 05:07

Mon, 14/08/2017 - 10:11

Payout completed

The raised funds have been transferred to the campaign owner

11/08/2017

Campaign ended

The campaign successfully raised the initial target

Campaign launched

20/06/2017

87 members of the PPL community
support this campaign

  • 62
    new backers

  • 25
    recurrent backers

  • 42
    anonymous backers

Meet the people helping this dream come true

  • César Brito

    01/08/2017 - 03:13

    Nunca deixes de acreditar em ti, Bárbara! Ajudar-te no teu sonho é retribuir o quanto nos ajudas a sonhar com a tua música...

  • JOAO DA SILVA BARROSO FERREIRA DE MATOS

    01/08/2017 - 01:01

    A sorte protege os audazes! Força nisso!

  • Joaquim José Peres Escaleira

    31/07/2017 - 15:16

    Com votos de sucesso, cara Bárbara, para que seja posto em lugar bem alto o nome de Viana do Castelo, de Portugal e da Música.

  • Anonymous

    30/07/2017 - 10:33

  • Anonymous

    28/07/2017 - 15:59

  • pvidinha1971@gmail.com

    28/07/2017 - 01:08

    London wait for me ...

  • Anonymous

    27/07/2017 - 15:49

  • Anonymous

    27/07/2017 - 11:25

  • Anonymous

    26/07/2017 - 23:44

    Vamos levar o talento português além-fronteiras! Boa sorte Bárbara!

  • Anonymous

    24/07/2017 - 12:05

  • Anonymous

    24/07/2017 - 12:04

  • Jorge Sousa

    24/07/2017 - 12:04

  • João Damasceno

    21/07/2017 - 12:35

  • José Paulo Nogueira

    21/07/2017 - 09:03

    Desistir dos sonhos e a marca dos fracos, por isso seja vencedora..! Boa sorte e Sucesso, para si e, para o seu Sonho.!

  • Anonymous

    21/07/2017 - 00:39

  • gil abreu dias

    20/07/2017 - 17:43

    Desejo que seja capaz de alcançar os objetivos

  • PaulaGama

    20/07/2017 - 16:53

  • Joana Pinto

    17/07/2017 - 15:49

  • Anonymous

    10/07/2017 - 16:02

  • Anonymous

    05/07/2017 - 15:19