Want an Autographed Copy of “Black Ball” before anyone else gets it?
December 13, 2011
Want an Autographed Copy of “Black Ball” before anyone else gets it?
Some of you have been asking for autographed copies of my new album, “Black Ball”, which made me blush a little bit. Thank you so much for liking my music that much!
So, here’s the deal: I’m getting ready to ask my street team members to help me out with the promotion of my up-coming new release, “Black Ball”.
What is a Street Team?
A street team is a group of fans. Not just the ordinary, run-of-the-mill fans either. I’m talking about the fans that really, REALLY love my music and want to help me get my music out there.
What do Street Team Members do?
They have the option of helping me out with promotion. Things like:
1. putting up a flyer or poster in their local grocery store telling about the gig I’m having in their area.
2. posting my music player on their web-page to get more listeners and hopefully fans
3. calling their local radio station and begging them to play my music. 
4. opening up their home if I’m in the area for me to sleep at, so I don’t have to pay for a hotel room.
5. whatever else they want to help with
Notice I made the word “option” above in bold. None of the street team members are under contract and no one is going to twist their arm to do any of these things. It just helps me out INCREDIBLY when you do.
How does this help Erisa Rei out?
Life is busy. This month alone, in an attempt to make the most out of my CD release and subsequent tour, I have spent HOURS and HOURS working on a many variety of things. I have put together a band, had practices, booked gigs, played gigs, worked on promo, created flyers, got my music sent to the replicators, printed out materials, worked on things to send to radio, made a web-site, looked for and ordered merch to sell at shows, and done a HECK a lot of communicating to all of the people that make these things possible. All of that, plus I’m a mom who homeschools her kids. And a wife…
I’m tired. I’m strong, but I readily admit it, really tired. I need help with promotion. Why? Because I don’t know all of the peeps that you know… because there is only so much that I can do without YOUR help. This totally sounds like a sales pitch, but I really mean it! I need YOU!
What will the ERST, (“Erisa Rei Street Team”,) members get?
It will be different every time, but I make sure that I give an incentive for the ERST members to help me out. In August, I gave away an iPod Shuffle to the ERST member who garnered the most music plays. (I sent it to a man in Scotland name Erik.)
This next round I am going to give EVERY ONE of my street team members who helps with the promotion a FREE autographed CD. I am even going to send it before the official release date of Tuesday, January 3. I’ll be mailing them out to the ERST members who participate in the next challenge right after Christmas.
The ERST member who garners the most plays will also get a free T-shirt, Erisa Rei pen and other stuff. This person will pretty much get a full-merch package sent to them for free.
This promo round won’t start for a few more days though.
How do I become a ERST member?
1. Go to this site:
2. On the side of my page, there is an e-mail sign-up. Fill in your e-mail addy and be sure to click the box underneath it that asks you if you want to be a Street Team member.
3. Verify your sign-up via e-mail. Once you verify, you will be sent to a separate page where you will fill in your information. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE fill in your zip code. This is very important!
I’ll be starting the new promo round within the next couple of days. I just wanted to give any of you interested a chance to help and get a FREE auto-graphed CD and possibly a whole bunch of free ERei stuff.
Thanks so much!
Erisa Rei
