Temple Veil

Greetings to all,

While we typically write blogs to inform you about our upcoming tours, releases, etc, we really want to take a moment to tell you about an online community called RYFO (www.ryfo.org) that we have been a part of since we formed Temple Veil. The RYFO Network is a community that cares for the unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of touring musicians. The website partners with individuals, companies, and organizations across the continent to offer touring artists a diverse range of services at no cost. Many artists of all levels, from just starting out to many of today's top bands, desperately need and make use of these critical services. If you support music and what music does for people, and you would like to get more involved in the lives of those who are out there making music happen for people, then RYFO is where you need to be. They offer several ways for you to get involved.

One of the biggest issues that touring artists face every single day is where they are going to stay that night. Bands are often faced with choices such as spending what little money they have on a cheap hotel room or else sleeping in their van and putting their health at risk without proper sleep and nutrition in order to save that money to invest in their upcoming album or merchandise. Through RYFO, you can open up your home for a night to give artists a place to rest and regroup when they are passing though. Just last week, we had a day off in eastern PA and there happened to be a RYFO home available in route to our next show. We were able to meet some incredible people, catch up on some business things, and have some great food and sleep. However, all too often there is not a RYFO home in route to the next show, and this is where we need you to head over to www.ryfo.org and change that by opening your home to touring artists.

If you don't have a home to offer, you can still get involved in many ways. Artists rely on their vehicles to get them to their concerts, and they need things like food, haircuts, gas, etc, along the way. As a business owner, if you feel the urge to help artists when they pass through your town by offering them a free meal at your restaurant, or an oil change at your shop, or a haircut at your salon, and on and on, then please connect with www.ryfo.org to help us in these areas. If you don't have a home or business, you can still support your favorite artists by signing up and "adopting" them on the site. By adopting them, you will see the artist's needs and requests, and you will be able to help and support them by praying for them and helping them find ways to take care of their needs and by bringing them shampoo and toothpaste or cookies when they are playing in your area.

Also, RYFO has allowed Temple Veil to take donations via text message. We need to have all of our CD's printed very soon in order to have them by the September 21st release date. This is very costly for an independent artist with no label/financial backing. If you could, please text the phrase "ryfo 117" to the number 85944 and reply "yes". Just $10 will be added to your next phone bill and that will go directly to fund the final production of the UnEARTH EP. Again, please go to www.ryfo.org and see how you can become a part of your favorite touring artists' lives. Thank you all so much for the continuous support.

Brysson

DeRock

~Temple Veil