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Support & Sponsorship
Support & Sponsorship
Support & Sponsorship
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People sometimes ask me if there is something they can do to
help me promote my music, to get it out in the world in a larger
way or to create more performances. It is not always easy to
find ways to keep making a living with my writing and singing
and recording, so it means a lot to me that anyone would want to
help. While the main thing you can do is to keep buying my music
- and sharing it with others - I will list below some ideas
below and if any of them call to you and you want to help, I
thank you for your support. |
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- Financial Support -
below are 3 ways you may do that: |
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Use credit or debit
card |
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If you have a
PayPal
account, send
to my email address,
mt@michaeltomlinson.com |
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Or, if you prefer good ol'
snail mail, you may
write me at
PO Box 15248, Seattle, WA 98115-0248. |
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I do public and private
concerts all over the country. Often, it's the private
concerts that help me to make a living so that I can
also do public concerts. Of course, not many people are
in the position to hire me and fly me out for a show.
But if you're one who can, please
click here to read more about my private concerts. |
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If
you have an inside track to the booking of artists for
concert series or venue, that can be just the help I
need in order to attract the interest of the person in
charge. Many times people simply send me the name of a
venue. That really does me no good and here is why: the
director at the venue actually needs to know my music or
have some strong sense that he can bring me in for a
successful performance - meaning usually, that the venue
will make money. If you just tell me of a venue or
person in charge, when I send my music and a letter, I'm
just one of thousands of artists who want to do a show
there and they have no real reason to offer me that. It
nearly always takes a personal contact or someone
willing to put forth the effort to convince management
that I'm a good choice for a concert. |
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I have played
many benefit concerts over the years and would love to
do more. In order to make a living while I'm doing it, I
usually need to charge at least a discounted fee. That
works best if there are sponsors willing to cover my
costs. That way the money raised with ticket sales can
go fully to the cause. If you're
interested in having me play
a benefit concert, click here or feel free to
write me
and let's explore how that could happen. |
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Sponsorship of an album, Song or
Concert |
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I pay for
almost everything I do out of my own pocket. A good percentage
of my concerts are self-funded and produced. Which means I rent
the hall and pay for sound and lights and advertising and all
associated costs. Occasionally I've had companies or individuals
step forward and offer financial support. In which case I can
share the exposure with them, placing them on the tickets,
website, even offering a table or banner at the event. I'm
always open to hearing your ideas. |
Mention me on your FB or Google page. In fact, if you
will send a note to everyone on your personal email list, I'll
email you a song you can send them as a gift from you.
That is an excellent way to introduce me and my music and it's
easy to send a song and easy for most people to click on it and
listen.
I am grateful for your goodwill and for
listening. Thank you. |
Your friend in sunny
Seattle,
~Michael |
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email me with your questions or
ideas at
mt@michaeltomlinson.com
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