A GUITARIST said it feels "amazing" to have fulfilled his dream of releasing an album after smashing his online cash plea target.

Dave Brons, 38, set up a crowdfunding website in October to raise £6,000 to pay for the distribution of his new album.

Now, after the deadline for fundraising passed, the father-of-two has reached his target and can move his plans for his latest work forward.

A total of 204 donations, of between £2 and £350, came into his fundraising Indiegogo website, from around the world including beneficiaries from Japan, Germany and the US.

Crowdfunding raises money for a project or venture from a large number of people, typically via the internet.

He now hopes to release his nine-track instrumental album, 'Based on a True Story', in February next year.

The cash raised will be spent on mixing the album tracks, getting the CDs made, artwork and additional musician fees.

Mr Brons, of Great Horton, is working on completing the artwork for the album.

He has swapped working full-time as a youth worker at The Lighthouse Group in Bradford and teaching musical instruments in prisons and youth clubs, for the recording studio.

He still works two days each week as a music teacher at the One in a Million School in Bradford and at youth clubs across the city. He hopes to maintain these roles despite reaching his album funds aim.

He said crowdfunding was his "last chance" to realise his music dream, after reaching a "crossroads" in his career two years ago.

He said: "It's crazy, I can't believe it. It's a dream come true. I'm still a bit speechless about it.

"It took a lot of hard work but to get it done is fantastic. It's amazing.

"I was dancing around my house when I found out I had reached my target. It was pretty exciting watching the countdown to me reaching the target.

"It has been two months of constant self-promotion. I learned a lot from the crowdfunding process.

"I could not have done this without crowdfunding.

"The people who have been the most generous are the music fans. I've not really taken a day off during the crowdfunding process.

"I have spent ten hours a day emailing people individually. I must have contacted almost 1,000 people.

"You've got to make these things personal and be as positive as possible.

"I will be doing the youth work for the foreseeable future.

"I hope to carry on teaching music. It's just a really good thing to pass on and do.

"It would be nice to be self-sufficient with music."