To our esteemed colleagues,
We write to you with exciting news to help ward off the early winter blues and early sunset stupor of late November: we’ve finished our 5th album! We started it right around this time in 2020 and, for all the countless hours we’ve put into it, it’s safe to say it's truly our masterpiece. Our toiled-over tour de force, our obsessed-over opus. We made this record sound exactly how we wanted it to and truth be told, prolonged megalomania has never sounded so sexy.
However, I believe it was Ludwig van Beethoven who said “Even the 9th Symphony had some overheads.” So we’re introducing a new initiative called:
“The Board of Trustees: a fan club with executive privileges”
You see, it’s not just a fan club, it’s a lifestyle. It’s a fan club and a lifestyle.
But wait up a minute, did someone say EXECUTIVE privileges? Yeah, baby. We’re talking early access to singles, music videos, and concert tickets, plus a monthly newsletter that offers exclusive demos, dispatches from the road, and musings on the art and culture that’s inspiring us when we’re at home.
At the end of the day, we work for the Board. That’s why everyone who signs up will be assigned an alias from the band, and invited to have their alias listed on our Board of Trustees plaque on The RT’s website, aka our virtual corporate headquarters. We’ll also send you a private link to our next single (out everywhere Dec. 2nd) immediately upon signing up, and a personalized BoT postcard.
There are also different tiers of membership with perks like an exclusive Board of Trustees t-shirt, cool signed merch, an acoustic cover of a song of your choosing (and by an RT of your choosing), soundcheck meet and greets, and having the whole band play a house concert!
Sound like the perfect holiday gift for the music lovers in your life? Or are you thinking that being a trustee sounds like a nice addition to your own personal resume? Unlike a legitimate corporation (or, perhaps, just like many!), there’s absolutely no limit to how many seats on the Board you can buy, so go ahead and treat yourself! You’ve earned it.
Board Member subscriptions will last for the entirety of next year (2023 never looked so promising), which means continued insider perks for the full album release cycle.
Our fans, friends, and family are the people who sustain us and make it all worthwhile –– so thanks for making it this far. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Board room and share all of the magic with you and your fellow Board members. Meeting adjourned.
-The RT’s
Levels of the Board of trustees
Member at large ($25)
Members at Large will receive:
- Board of Trustees Plaque in Cyberspace with alias & photo
- Instant download of new song, “Adaline”
- Early access and download to another new song, plus the full-length album coming out next Spring
- Postcard from the band
board member ($50)
Board members will receive everything that Members at Large receive plus:
- Exclusive Board of Trustees t-shirt
Secretary ($75)
Secretaries will receive everything that Board Members receive plus:
- Vinyl record signed by the band (your choice –– The RT’s or On Tap)
TREASURER ($200)
Treasurers will receive everything that Secretaries receive plus:
- Acoustic cover –– song of your choice sung by an RT’s member of your choice (we will reach out to you at a later date to collect your requests)
Assistant to the traveling secretary ($500)
Assistants to the Traveling Secretary will receive everything that Treasurers receive plus:
- One pair of tickets to any show, plus access to soundcheck
- Two beverages paid for by and drank in the company of the band before the show
- Assistant to the Traveling Secretary credit in liner notes
- A comprehensive world map of restaurants, bars, cafes, and otherwise worthwhile spots we've discovered through our years on the road
Vice Chair ($1,500)
Vice Chairs will receive everything that Assistants to the Traveling Secretary receive plus:
- An acoustic recording of a brand new, personalized song about YOU (or anyone you choose)!
Chairman of the board ($5,000)
Chairmen of the Board will receive everything that Vice Chairs receive plus:
- Chairman of the Board credit in liner notes
- We will play a house concert in your backyard or living room (in the continental United States / Canada, on a mutually agreeable date)