Well, everyday the 1000 “like” mark on http://facebook.com/EveofRelease creeps closer, so I’ve decided to do a little giveaway to celebrate the milestone when it’s reached… and at the rate things are going, it will be reached very soon. The page is gaining nearly 100 “likes” per week, which is really pretty amazing, especially considering I haven’t played any shows in quite some time. I can’t imagine how well it will grow the fanbase when I actually finish the album and start doing shows to promote it… but I’ll save that topic for another blog.

Today I’m here to explain our contest rules. We’re simply going to select a random name from the first 1000 fans to “like” the Eve of Release Facebook page and give that person a free autographed EP and an Eve of Release T-Shirt. So in other words, if you’re the 1001st or 1002nd person, you won’t even be entered into the contest. The only names who will be included will be anyone who “liked” our page up until it hits 1000, including the 1000th person.

As of this moment while this blog is being written on 5/11/2012 at 1:05am, we are at 744 “likes”, so it’s getting closer to the drawing date. Once the name is selected, we’ll just send a message to the winner asking for their mailing address to send them their prize. In fact, I may just decide to draw a few winners and send a few more out, because it’s really no big expense on our part and it’s a great way to give back to the fans who have stayed loyal and who have taken the time to show their love on a platform that a lot of people respect- because I’ll tell you, getting “likes” on Facebook is no easy task. It’s not like Myspace, or any other site where you can spam people until they just want to “follow” you to stop the spamming. When a person “likes” something on Facebook, they are essentially agreeing to view that band’s (or business’) every post in their own personal feed and on their wall, which means they are allowing you to basically spam them and their wall AND their friends. So most people don’t click “like” on something unless they REALLY like it. In a way, it’s the best measure of your TRUE fans. On Myspace, you can befriend a million robot pages and it will look like you have a million fans, but not one of those “friends” are even active accounts or real people.

Facebook is the real deal, and that scares a lot of businesses into pasting their “Like us on Facebook” logo onto every one of their products… that’s how you KNOW it matters. Take a look at your fast food packaging one day. Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, hell… All of them want to be “liked” on Facebook. And a lot of really successful businesses only have 200 or 300 “likes”, so the fact that my music page is about to hit 1000 is a really big deal and I want to thank the fans who have helped me get there. So tell your friends, cause now is the time to visit http://facebook.com/EveofRelease for a chance to win a free autographed EP and a T-Shirt (men’s or women’s cut).

Thanks to you all,

~Chris McD.