Subculture Shock (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} subshock) wrote,@ 2009-03-09 13:14:00 |
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Now Accepting Musical Submissions for the SubShock Spring Fund Drive!
The Subculture Shock Fund Drive is coming up Sunday, March 29, giving you an excellent chance to promote your band(s).
For those who don't know, Subculture Shock is a weekly radio show occurring on WNRN, 91.9 (Charlottesville), 103.1 (Richmond), 88.1 (Staunton/Waynesboro) 95.1 (Harrisonburg) and 89.9 (Lynchburg), 95.3 (Lexington), and 94.7 (Lovingston) every Sunday from 10pm to Midnight. You can also listen to it online anywhere at http://wnrn.org. We attempt to showcase the best in New and Classic Goth, Industrial, Darkwave, Death Rock, EBM, Synthpop, etc. This is a completely volunteer show; none of us are paid, we just do it because we love the music. However, it takes money to keep the show on the air, and we get it through these fund drives.
So, here's how we can help you while you help us. Donating some of your music to SubShock guarantees 1) We'll play it on the air and 2) Pledgers to the station will have a chance to receive your stuff as a premium for their pledge. Any information about your band you give us will be passed along to our pledgers.
And before we get into this, I'll let you know that SubShock is often one of the highest grossing "Specialty Shows" during a fund drive. It's quite normal for us to have numerous pledgers and raise an average of $1100, at the very least (last drive we had over $1300 in pledges). If you donate something to us, chances are someone will get it.
There are two ways you can contribute to the fundraiser. You can choose to do one or both, as we'll take all you're willing to give.
The SubShock Compilation: Everyone who donates at least $10 to the station during the Subculture Shock Fund Drive gets a complimentary mix-cd containing tracks by the artists we play. This is a great opportunity for bands that don't have complete CDs but do have a track or two ready to still get their music into the hot little hands of a listener. This is also good for bands that want to have "collector's items" out there, as this Comp is often a breeding ground for rare mixes, previously unreleased tracks, covers, etc. We play a wide variety of music on SubShock, and are very nondiscriminatory if your act falls anywhere near the boundaries of Goth/Industrial/etc. Chances are, you send us a track, it'll end up on the compilation. We'll also try to include a card with every CD containing each band's contact information.
Premiums: Another way you can be a huge help is by donating some merchandise that can be given as Premiums for larger pledges (The lowest dollar amount someone must give for a premium is $25 for a student, and prices will vary depending on what merch is given to us). This can be anything from CDs to T-Shirts, whatever and however many you deem appropriate. Once again, by donating anything you're guaranteeing we're going to pimp the hell out of your band.
The fund drive is Sunday, March 29, so we're asking that all tracks for the SubShock Comp be delivered by Thursday, the 26th to give us a couple days to make the discs, and all merch be at the station by Saturday March 28, so we can have a pretty good tally of what we've got. If you have merch you want to give but cannot make the deadline, let us know and we'll work something out.
You can mail merchandise, CDs, etc. to the station directly at 2250 Old Ivy Road Suite 2, Charlottesville Virginia, 22903. Just address it to Patrick Allen, and/or Subculture Shock. Tracks for the SubShock Comp (along with any questions) can also be emailed to subcultureshock@gmail.com. Try to make them as high-quality MP3s as you can send (192 kps at the LEAST).
Please feel free to pass this on to any acts/agents you think might be interested. The more response we get, the better.
Thank you for your time, and I hope to be hearing more of your band on Subculture Shock very soon.
Patrick Allen
Host of Subculture Shock, WNRN
91.9, 88.1, 89.9, 94.7, 95.1, 95.3, 103.1, and wnrn.org
The Subculture Shock Fund Drive is coming up Sunday, March 29, giving you an excellent chance to promote your band(s).
For those who don't know, Subculture Shock is a weekly radio show occurring on WNRN, 91.9 (Charlottesville), 103.1 (Richmond), 88.1 (Staunton/Waynesboro) 95.1 (Harrisonburg) and 89.9 (Lynchburg), 95.3 (Lexington), and 94.7 (Lovingston) every Sunday from 10pm to Midnight. You can also listen to it online anywhere at http://wnrn.org. We attempt to showcase the best in New and Classic Goth, Industrial, Darkwave, Death Rock, EBM, Synthpop, etc. This is a completely volunteer show; none of us are paid, we just do it because we love the music. However, it takes money to keep the show on the air, and we get it through these fund drives.
So, here's how we can help you while you help us. Donating some of your music to SubShock guarantees 1) We'll play it on the air and 2) Pledgers to the station will have a chance to receive your stuff as a premium for their pledge. Any information about your band you give us will be passed along to our pledgers.
And before we get into this, I'll let you know that SubShock is often one of the highest grossing "Specialty Shows" during a fund drive. It's quite normal for us to have numerous pledgers and raise an average of $1100, at the very least (last drive we had over $1300 in pledges). If you donate something to us, chances are someone will get it.
There are two ways you can contribute to the fundraiser. You can choose to do one or both, as we'll take all you're willing to give.
The SubShock Compilation: Everyone who donates at least $10 to the station during the Subculture Shock Fund Drive gets a complimentary mix-cd containing tracks by the artists we play. This is a great opportunity for bands that don't have complete CDs but do have a track or two ready to still get their music into the hot little hands of a listener. This is also good for bands that want to have "collector's items" out there, as this Comp is often a breeding ground for rare mixes, previously unreleased tracks, covers, etc. We play a wide variety of music on SubShock, and are very nondiscriminatory if your act falls anywhere near the boundaries of Goth/Industrial/etc. Chances are, you send us a track, it'll end up on the compilation. We'll also try to include a card with every CD containing each band's contact information.
Premiums: Another way you can be a huge help is by donating some merchandise that can be given as Premiums for larger pledges (The lowest dollar amount someone must give for a premium is $25 for a student, and prices will vary depending on what merch is given to us). This can be anything from CDs to T-Shirts, whatever and however many you deem appropriate. Once again, by donating anything you're guaranteeing we're going to pimp the hell out of your band.
The fund drive is Sunday, March 29, so we're asking that all tracks for the SubShock Comp be delivered by Thursday, the 26th to give us a couple days to make the discs, and all merch be at the station by Saturday March 28, so we can have a pretty good tally of what we've got. If you have merch you want to give but cannot make the deadline, let us know and we'll work something out.
You can mail merchandise, CDs, etc. to the station directly at 2250 Old Ivy Road Suite 2, Charlottesville Virginia, 22903. Just address it to Patrick Allen, and/or Subculture Shock. Tracks for the SubShock Comp (along with any questions) can also be emailed to subcultureshock@gmail.com. Try to make them as high-quality MP3s as you can send (192 kps at the LEAST).
Please feel free to pass this on to any acts/agents you think might be interested. The more response we get, the better.
Thank you for your time, and I hope to be hearing more of your band on Subculture Shock very soon.
Patrick Allen
Host of Subculture Shock, WNRN
91.9, 88.1, 89.9, 94.7, 95.1, 95.3, 103.1, and wnrn.org
