Just landed in San Francisco this morning... it's oh so sunny and lovely... next week, L.A. and my first ever U.S. show!
I want to thank you all so much for all your patience and support in waiting for
this album and this tour. I’m so looking forward to bringing the live
version of orisha to you!
I’m mostly playing major cities as it’s my first time
touring and I’m testing the waters – but I know that a lot of you
aren’t in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Berlin, London etc… and I
promise you it’s not that I’m ignoring you! I would love love LOVE
to do a more comprehensive tour – but I need your help to make it
possible!
You might not know that I am a completely independent musician – I am my own record label, my own manager etc... It means I get to keep total creative control, but
it’s a lot of work & I rely enormously on my fans helping as much as
they can by spreading the word! So please, don’t keep the Orisha love to
yourself – help me get the word out there because the more buzz there is
the easier it will be for me to come and play in your hometown, which I really
really want to do!
Obviously the more successful this tour is, the more likely it is I can
expand on the next, and the more successful this album is, the sooner the next
one will be out! (which I’ve started recording demos for… and am
really happy with so far!)
How can you help? In so many ways!
- Join the Orisha
mailing list, and put yourself down as both a fan and streetteam if you’re
interested in helping out with things like poster runs & competitions…
- Contact your local
indie or college radio station and request that they add Orisha to their
rotation. If they happen to not have a copy of the cd, let me know and I’ll
get one to them.
- If I’m
playing a show in your town, come and bring your friends! If it’s
too far for you to make it, but you have friends who live closer, tell
them about Orisha – if you send a friend along to a gig you can ask
them to get a cd or tee-shirt signed for you, and pick up some free Orisha
stickers 
- If you have a music
blog, or if you write for your local music rag, write an album review or
an article. I’m always happy to do interviews by phone or email, so
even if we’re in different states it can be done! And if I’m
heading to your town, write a review of the live show. Every bit of press
helps, and that means you! If you don’t write for any mags but you
love the albums, hop onto retail sites like CD Baby, Amazon etc and write
a customer review. All of these things really make a difference.
- Spread the Orisha
love by telling people on your social networks and forums what you’ve
been listening to. Wear an Orisha tee-shirt, put an Orisha sticker on your
backpack or your guitarcase…
- Add an Orisha song or
filmclip on your profile – and join me on Facebook and twitter. Send
all your friends links to Orisha’s Youtube clips and tell them why
you think they’ll like it.
Write to me and let me know how you’re helping so I can thank
you! I truly truly appreciate all your messages. I’m so excited to
finally have this album out and to be heading out into the world to play it to
you. Thank you all so much for helping me get to this point. I know it wouldn’t
be possible without you.
Oh, and if you come to a show please don’t be shy - come up &
introduce yourself
Love Emah
x