3/3 Meeting Notes

That's great! Thanks, Tim.

Okay, so now we need to decide on a lineup for 'Down B.E.A.T. Unplugged' (that's what we settled on for the acoustic set, correct?). Yesterday we heard that the following artists showed interest in being a part of this event:

Johnny Nicholson
Jennah Bell
Margaret Glaspy (needed confirmed dates)
Emily Elbert (needed confirmed dates)

5 sounds sufficient. As for the act that will play the Unplugged as well as the main event, we said that we would ask Blue Pages. Please let me know who will be speaking to them about playing.

If you were responsible for reaching out to the above artists last week, please get in contact with them to confirm for 4/5.

Sponsors

Pho Basil - Nicky
GAP - Tara Colella
Crazy Dough's - Dave
Crunk Energy & First Act - Jessie
Grammy U & Studio - Karim
Newbury Comics - Chris

Chaz & Tex, please choose a location to reach out to!

For your reference:

Sponsorship Proposal for Down B.E.A.T. 2009.

The Event:

The Berklee Entrepreneur Action Team, a Berklee College of Music organization for young entrepreneurs, is hosting the Down B.E.A.T. 2009, a concert event that will feature five up and coming Berklee bands. Details are still being worked out, but the event is a follow up to the Battle of the B.E.A.T., which took place in December 2008 and was a massive success, with hundreds of college students, faculty and alumni in attendance at the event, which took place at Bill's Bar. This year, the B.E.A.T. is striving to host an even larger and more successful event as we encourage and promote the artistry of Down B.E.A.T. 2009's five promising acts. The B.E.A.T. is a nonprofit organization and needs your support to help make this opportunity for Berklee musicians possible.

Your sponsorship will will not only help bring to light the talents of five student bands, but it will also give you the opportunity to place your product in front of a wide-ranging demographic group of concert attendees. The audience will include Boston- area, especially Berklee students, faculty, staff, area alumni, and many members of the music community of Boston. Your support will also be promoted to a larger audience through Berklee's various media outlets, both online and traditionally.

This event will expose the audience to the wealth of music being produced by Berklee students. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to promote ____________ through inclusion in marketing materials, and promotional opportunities on site (signage, a table with promotional materials, product giveaways, etc).

The promotional opportunities for ________ extend well beyond the on site opportunities though, as the Berklee community reaches from the 5,000 musicians at the college to thousands of alumni, online students, and the music community at large. We invite you to consider making a sponsorship contribution to Down B.E.A.T. 2009 in any way that you see fit, whether it be a money contribution, or the donation of a product or gift certificate that the B.E.A.T. can raffle off at the event.

We appreciate your consideration of this proposal. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions, and thank you for your time.

_____________

Please use something of that nature...if you want to use this exact one, please tailor it to the business that you are reaching out to (ie- place the name of the company in the blank lines). Also, try and make it personal- do not just copy and paste this, but include your own greeting, etc.

Let me know if you have any questions!!!