August 12, 2024

🚂 next zine release + wanna sponsor it?

Hello there! Three quick things from me:

1. SPONSOR THE ZINE: I’m looking for a few more zine sponsors. I can fit 16 total. I have 6 confirmed. If you or your small business would be interested in one of the 10 remaining slots, please reach out and we can discuss rates. Sponsorship includes a print ad as well as Instagram + email shoutouts!

   • Respond directly to me here, if interested!

   • Or email my main: conductor@trainsongz.net

   • If you’re not interested, maybe you know a small business who might be???

2. SUMMER ‘24 ZINE TIMING UPDATES: The next zine will be available to order and ship in early September. It’s the “Summer ‘24 edition,” meaning the information within it encompasses all of Billy’s Summer ‘24 tour. That tour wraps up in Los Angeles on August 24th. My goal is to finish up the zine a few days after that, and then we’ll start production. As soon as they’re physically ready to start shipping, I will email here + post on Instagram that orders are open. I hope that is vaguely around September 9? You’ll be the first to know!

   • There won’t be pre-orders like the past, once you get a zine it means it will ship ASAP. As soon as the zine “drops,” it’s ready to mail.

   • The zine is switching to Gumroad, which enables “pay what you want” up front. The switch to up front, I hope, will increase the percentage of the whole who give something.

   • I’m stoked for you to see the zine. The front and back covers were both done by really talented artists. I’m in awe because I’m not artistic like that. I can write. But dang — the zine is becoming a collectable poster that just so happens to have some reading materials inside of it.

   • RENEWAL: If you’re going to Renewal and willing to hand out zines bc I won’t be there let me know?? Respond…

3. LAST CHANCE ON ZINE 3 I have 68 copies of zine 3 left. (Of 2750 made!) You can pick one up, or tell a friend to pick one up, here.

That’s all. Thank you, as always, for your interest and support! This keeps getting more fun, and I hope it keeps getting better for you.

ONE BONUS QUESTION: What do you think the “suggested price” for the zine should be on Gumroad? $0 still works. But they put a “suggested price” in the “pay what you want” checkout section. $5? $7.50? $10? Respond…let me know.

• I’m anticipating Summer ‘24 zine + 2 stickers will cost me around $4/each: more pages than ever (24) and I’m paying all artists and contributors.

-The Conductor

P.S. I’ve been loving the Mountain Grass Unit summer tour shows on nugs!

• If you’re interested in signing up for nugs, you can do so via my #influencer link (2nu.gs/trainsongz) and I’ll make $15.

• Don’t do it because of me, but if you’re gonna do it…why not support!? Happy to answer any nugs-related questions you have.

• I love listening to live music. I love that nugs gives me easy access to plentiful amounts of it.