Act I event dates:
Please select a date for your ACT I event within this range: AUGUST 11-20
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Promotional schedule and tips!
- Three to Four weeks from your event: plan for how you will promote this event. Create a Facebook event, or Eventbrite, e-mail friends and fans, or print the customizable invitations from your host kit. This host kit also includes links to videos and images you can share on social media to get your guests excited! This is also a good time to post any questions in the XGAP Facebook group so we can answer them!
- Two weeks out: start promoting the event. Make sure you have invited everyone you want to come, and are mentioning the event regularly on social media or in person. Make sure your customizable invitations and materials are completed and ready to print. Make sure that your equipment setup is working properly, and the showing room can be properly lit/dimmed.
- One week: refresh your marketing; people need an average of seven impressions to remember a new piece of information. Print the listening materials. Triple check your equipment. Make sure your date is established with Xanthochroid so that your files will be delivered on time.
- Day before: You will receive your digital album 24 hours before your event. Quadruple check your equipment! Now is a good time to print off any materials (listening guides, products guides, lyrics) you want your guests to have.
- Day of: start prepping your space at least two hours prior to the showing. Ensure that chairs are set up properly, and listening guides are available. If you cannot afford to print them, guests may read along on their mobile devices via a link we will provide. Test that equipment!
qualifications for free and discounted merch
Well, here's the good news: anybody who follows through with holding a party on their scheduled date will receive a free digital copy of the album! We just ask that you do your best to actually invite friends, and follow the promotional timeline provided above!
If you want to receive free/discounted merch, here are the qualifications: (subject to change to ensure fairness and practicality)
LOGISTICS: Every host will receive a unique discount code for their party! Guests must pre-order their items using that code so that we can track which purchases were made at each event! Xanthochroid will tally the results and issue rewards accordingly. We also ask that some photos or videos be taken of the event and either sent to us or shared on social media to help raise awareness!
REMEMBER: This is round one! Act II will also have listening parties, so if you cannot hold a party for Act I, stick around and start planning an even more epic event for October!
If you want to receive free/discounted merch, here are the qualifications: (subject to change to ensure fairness and practicality)
- If you hold a party where at least FIVE guests pre-order a copy (digital or physical) of "Of Erthe and Axen" Act I, or any orders resulting in the same or higher dollar amount, you will receive a FREE PHYSICAL COPY of Act I with free shipping.
- If you hold a party where at least TEN guests pre-order a copy (digital or physical) of "Of Erthe and Axen" Act I, or any orders resulting in the same or higher dollar amount, you will receive a FREE PHYSICAL COPY of Act I & II with free shipping for one disc.
- If you hold a party where at least TWENTY guests pre-order a copy (digital or physical) of "Of Erthe and Axen" Act I, or any orders resulting in the same or higher dollar amount, you will receive a FREE PHYSICAL COPY of Act I & II as well as an exclusive Xanthochroid Global Ambassador T-shirt.
LOGISTICS: Every host will receive a unique discount code for their party! Guests must pre-order their items using that code so that we can track which purchases were made at each event! Xanthochroid will tally the results and issue rewards accordingly. We also ask that some photos or videos be taken of the event and either sent to us or shared on social media to help raise awareness!
REMEMBER: This is round one! Act II will also have listening parties, so if you cannot hold a party for Act I, stick around and start planning an even more epic event for October!
cocktail/drink recipes (Click here!)
Recipes currently in development:
The Forest Keeper (absinthe drink)
The Great Stone City (IPA beer-tail)
The Winged Watcher
The Deep and Wooded
Click here for all the recipes!
The Forest Keeper (absinthe drink)
The Great Stone City (IPA beer-tail)
The Winged Watcher
The Deep and Wooded
Click here for all the recipes!
Promotional materials and graphics
These are some videos, graphics, and images you can share with friends whom you want to invite to your listening party! Post these in the Facebook event you create, as your event date approaches, share them via e-mail, or simply on your social media account and mention that you are hosting a pre-release album listening party!
videos
Official teaser for "Of Erthe and Axen" Act I & II Link: https://youtu.be/H1focj2-KD4
Official single from "Of Erthe and Axen" Act I link: https://youtu.be/kIsYa1HLPTQ
Cover of Wintersun's "Land of Snow and Sorrow" link: https://youtu.be/khw5Y3A9gSg
"Blessed He With Boils" full album link: https://youtu.be/FioQxFyfbAQ
"Incultus" full album link: https://youtu.be/-GakoQ5_at8
graphics and images
Printable, customizable invitations! You can print these invitations and fill in your own details to give to friends and family you want to invite
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High-res Band Photos by Nathan Brookes
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The same invitations with less ink!
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Use this as your banner image for the Facebook or Eventbrite event you create!
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A high-res image of the map of Etymos. Print for guests to examine, or share on social media to spark a discussion.
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High-res album cover art
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If you want to experiment with your own graphics/invitations/memes use these official logos!
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coming soon
- "In Deep and Wooded Forests of my Youth" official music video!
- Exclusive Ambassador t-shirt design!
- Product guide
- Listening Guide with Lyrics
- Cocktail recipes and more...