Dear:
April is Earth Month and what better way to celebrate than to remind people of the little things
they can do, day-in and day-out, to help save our planet. Meet Vocal Trash, a performing
musical group who uses upcycled instruments and song to inspire us to recycle. The group’s
lead singer turned author, Kelsey Rea Shaw has penned a children’s book to complement the
group’s message, THINK … Before You Throw It Away.
Potential media angle:
 Top 5 Instruments to Create with Your Child through Upcycling
Recently featured on the Hallmark Channel with Vocal Trash, Kelsey Rae provides an engaging
interview. Please review the following press release and video link below, and let me know if I
may schedule an interview. Thank you.
Please see: http://bit.ly/TOzver
Amanda Burrows
Ascot Media Group, Inc.
Post Office Box 133032
The Woodlands, TX 77393
281.324.2180 office
publicist@ascotmediagroup.com
www.ascotmediagroup.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THINK … Before You Throw It Away: Inspiring Kids to Upcycle During
Earth Month
Fort Worth, TX, March 10, 2014 – While we all know that one man’s trash can be another man’s
treasure, have you ever thought that it could also be another man’s music? If you’ve ever seen
a Vocal Trash performance you know this to be true. Using clever one-of-a-kind upcycled
instruments, their music-with-a-message inspires audiences to step-up their recycling efforts.
Vocal Trash’s lead singer, Kelsey Rae Shaw, has taken this a step further in her new children’s
book, THINK … Before You Throw It Away.
In THINK … Before You Throw It Away, we meet 10-year-old Claire. Claire is adventurous and
thinks playing near the landfill is a thrill. She meets unusual friends, and soon discovers the
importance of upcycling instead of throwing things away. Her new friends are actually inanimate
objects that she makes into musical instruments and their personalities match that of the real
Vocal Trash group.
“The story allows us to imagine a world where the things we love can live forever through
recycling and upcycling,” says Kelsey Rae. “By making better choices, we can make a positive
impact on our environment.”
THINK … Before You Throw It Away is synergistic of the whimsical rhymes of Dr. Seuss and
while it is written for children, it can certainly be enjoyed by people of all ages.
THINK … Before You Throw It Away
by Kelsey Rae Shaw
Available at Amazon.com
ISBN-10: 0989276805
ISBN-13: 978-0989276801
Children’s book (Ages: up to 12 years)
About the Author
Kelsey Rae has been entertaining audiences since she was 5 years old when she was the
spunky orphan, Molly, in the Tony Award-winning musical, Annie. Since then, she’s starred in
more than 30 stage productions and was even offered a spot on the beloved Mickey Mouse
Club the year that Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears debuted on the show. Instead, she
opted to take a role in Gypsy and followed her dreams to Broadway. Nowadays, Kelsey is lead
singer and choreographer for Vocal Trash and author of a new book, THINK … Before You
Throw It Away.
About Vocal Trash
Meet Vocal Trash, a high-energy performing group that has been entertaining audiences around
the world for more than a decade … making music out of things found in our landfills. Vocal
Trash is known for their uniquely upcycled instruments, high-energy break-dancers and a
powerhouse lead singer, whose singing style is reminiscent of Jennifer Nettles.
www.vocaltrash.net
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Videos
Music Box Interview: http://youtu.be/TnmhFmSnpDo
Hallmark Channel “Home and Family” hosts describe Vocal Trash as “Glee” meets
“Stomp”: http://youtu.be/Xc0ZDqmT_RQ
Book Excerpt
“If disposed of correctly, from bin to bin,
They can reuse us, again and again
If we tried to change just one thing a day
Simple to THINK … before you throw it away.”
Customer Reviews
T, Amazon.com: “Think before you throw it away is a wonderful message for our young
children. I recommend this book to help teach our children to re-use, recycle and the
importance of saving our planet…Awesome children's book!”
Jerusha Messner, Amazon.com: “Highly recommend this book for all ages. It speaks to
the inner child in us all that wants to do something for the good of our planet… [The
book] really makes you think about what you throw away and how it can reused or
upcycled into something useful or musical.”
What Kids are Saying:
Spencer, age 10: “I think the book is amazing, and we need to recycle.”
Lindsey, age 9: “I learned from the book that you should always think before you throw
it away.”
Taylor, age 6: “Me and my brother have our own band. He plays drums on my
Mommy’s pans with a spoon and I love to play maracas … and they are water bottles
with pennies in them … Mom says we’re loud!”
Brock, age 4: “I like drums.”
Vocal Trash - 2014 Earth Month Concert Schedule
Apr. 5 – Liberty Theatre (Fort Scott, KS)
Apr. 13 – Woodlands Earth Day Green Up (Woodlands, TX)
Apr. 26 – Keep Irving Beautiful at Heritage Park (Irving, TX)
Apr. 26 – Market Square (Grand Prairie, TX)
**All events are open to the public**