Tour Supportfriends,
I found this, honest to god, as a definition for "underwrite" on dictionary.com:
to bind oneself to contribute a sum of money to (an undertaking): Wealthy music lovers underwrote the experimental concerts.
I find it almost unbelievable because I was honestly putting together an official invitation, seeking underwriters for my upcoming tour. I wanted to make the language clear and substantive (or at least appear to not be talking out my ass) and so I looked it up. low and behold, there was an example pertaining to music lovers and concerts. it's with this very kismet discovery that I reach out to you. please read the following if you would and as always, thanks for tuning in.
Tony
this summer, Lucca Music, in conjunction with Indie Teams, is seeking potential underwriters (i.e. small businesses, companies, foundations, organizations and other sponsors) to make financial contributions to our tour support fund in exchange for product placement, tour advertising, literature and promotions distribution, etc. as well as ticket give-aways, personal meet-and-greets and possible private event coordination. the 20-state tour kicks off in Denver, Colorado July 11th and goes for nearly 6 weeks, wrapping up in Austin, Texas on August 16th. the bill also includes Joe Firstman, as well as Brian Wright and the Waco tragedies. of course the tour (officially called the Firstman Family Affair) anticipates reaching a rather broad demographic of consumers (though most venues do tend to be 21 and up) and in fairly large numbers. (scheduled venues have capacities of 200-1000 people) the tour has already garnered the support of Carson Daly TV (of NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly) and is steadily gaining support from other "music lovers."
if you, or someone you know, has a company, a product or name brand, as well as some additional marketing dollars in their advertising budget and feel that this national promotion circuit would be a good fit for that brand, please let us know. again, this is a request for funding, not simply "free goods," a.k.a. "swag."
specific advertisement opportunites to be explained upon credible interest. please inquire directly by messaging myspace.com/tonylucca or myspace.com/indieteams.
thank you for your consideration.