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If you are recieving this, it means you are either in the music
industry, own or work for a clothing company, record label, or know
someone who does (if that's the case, please pass this on). If none of
this applies to you, then I apologize for the extra mail in your box.
Please do not mass forward this info, as it is not all confirmed yet.
This is a sponsorship proposal only, NOT AN EVENT to be listed. Thank
you. -- GMS
PS The info is in Microsoft Word, so you should be able to open it. In
the event that you cannot, or are afraid to open attatchments, read the
info below. It's just easier on the eyes to see it in Word, that's
all. Peace.
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***Proposal only. The below listed acts have not all been confirmed.
***
Stromtroopers entertainment presents . . .
FREESTYLE
The art of “off the top” rhyming
Featuring…
SuperNatural Mos Def Punch & Words
The Dwellas Common Talib Kweli
D-Story Bad Seed Black Thought
The PLAGUE Freestyle Union
Wiseguy & Gaston DV alias Christ
Pharoah Monche Mr Khalyl (fka Mr Man)
C-Rayz Walz Shabaam Sahdeeq
Rise & Shine Pauley Ethnic muMz
Additional Freestyles by: ManyStyles, AceLover, Subcon, Atoms Fam,
Stronghold, Orko and many other surprise guests!
DJ EVIL DEE on the wheels!
The current version of the independent film, “FREESTYLE”, has won “Best
Soundtrack” in the LA Film Festival, “Best Documentary” in the NY Film
Festival and “Best Documentary” in the Woodstock Film Festival (all
2000).
ORGANIC FILMS will be shooting footage all night to be included in the
final edit of the movie “FREESTYLE”. The finished product will be
released soon after, as a historical document of this Hip Hop related
lyrical art form.
@WETLANDS – Monday November 13th, 2000
Doors 7pm, 8pm - Screening of the Freestyle Documentary footage
(downstairs)
(Limited seating, so arrive early to reserve a seat.)
10pm – featured performances begin (with OPEN MIC throughout the night)
Live Band for open mic sessions: Jimmy (drums), Josh (bass), keys,
guitar, etc.
Event: FREESTYLE Date: Nov 13th (Mon) Where: WETLANDS, NYC
(capacity 600+)
Theme: Celebration of the art of “off the top” lyrical improvisation in
Hip Hop/Spoken Word.
Confirmed artists:
The Dwellas,
Punch & Words,
Wiseguy & Gaston,
Pauley Ethnic,
The Plague,
Freestyle Union,
Orko, Bad Seed,
Mr. Khalyl (Mr.Man),
Shabaam Sahdeeq,
C-Rayz Walz,
Many Styles,
Ace Lover,
Stronghold,
Rise & Shine,
Subcon,
D-Stroy
Full Sponsorship: $1, 000 –
· Logo Artwork on flyers, posters and e-mail promotions;
· Exclusive rights to
o a) Rebroadcast video (if video show)
o b) Web cast (if Internet company)
o c) Set up shop in WETLANDS store (inside the club) to sell or give
away products, stickers, promos, etc. (if clothing or record company)
· Banner Displayed: on stage in view of cameras, facing audience; and at
entrance to club (banners to be supplied by, and are the sole
responsibility of, the sponsor)
Partial Sponsorship: $500
· Name/logo artwork on flyers, posters, e-mail promotion
FLYERS: 10, 000 full color, printed, double-sided, pocket-sized flyers
POSTERS: approx. 1 ½ ft x 3 ft. posters, to be put up around lampposts
and poles around WETLANDS, the night of the show and at other strategic
locations, in the weeks preceding the event.
STORE: WETLANDS has an old 60’s style VW mini-van, that has been
outfitted to hold T-shirts, buttons, CDs, tapes and literature, for
display and/or sale of promotional items. This will be available for
use by full sponsors, who have products or promotional items.
PROMOTION:
Stormtroopers Entertainment’s street team is legendary. Flyer
distributors visit major colleges and Universities in New York and New
Jersey. At night, flyer distributors, who stand outside or go in, visit
clubs throughout Lower Manhattan, with events of similar theme (Hip
Hop). Several stores in Manhattan (such as Fat Beats, House of Nubian,
Sam Goody, Bleeker Bob’s Records, and all Urban Fashion stores along
Broadway, from 8th street to Lafayette St) have flyers on display.
Other key locations such as Manhattan Mall (33rd St), Virgin Records
(42nd St & 14th St branches), are targeted on high shopping days.
Listings of our events usually appear in Time Out New York (TONY),
Flyer Magazine, New York Press, and Frank 151. Unless due to error by
these publications, or for reasons of deadlines, the FREESTYLE event
listing will appear in them.
Internet promotion by Stormtroopers Entertainment is an ever-growing
process. We currently have 5, 000 private addresses of our own,
obtained through guest books at past events or subscriptions to our
service (morac@earthlink.net, “subscribe” in subject box). We also use
services such as PLUG ACTION, LISTBOT, and Egroups to further promote
through direct e-mail. Our events are listed on UnitedHipHop.com, with
full mention of all sponsors (see Main Ingredient listed there now).
Stormtroopers also enlists in the services of FMania Inc., who post
information about our events on various Internet message boards and chat
rooms, as well as sending direct mail to another 1,000 people on their
own list.
Besides street teams going out to clubs with the flyers, we have a
regular Saturday night Hip Hop party at the world famous Limelight (20th
St/6th ave). The Limelight hosts 2, 500 patrons on any given Sunday and
of course we have access to promote to that regular crowd.
Media Coverage
Magazines: The Source, Stress Magazine, Mass Appeal, Fader, Frank 151,
‘Sup Magazine, have been invited and will be on hand to cover the event.
Stress Magazine* and Mass Appeal Magazine* have both covered our past
live events and are planning to cover this one as well. Flyer Magazine
and Frank 151 has covered our currently running Saturday night event at
Limelight (Main Ingredient).
*Check current issues of these magazines for articles on
HYDRA/Stormtroopers events.
Web cast: available for Internet company who sponsors event.
Video coverage: ORGANIC FILMS will be filming with exclusive rights to
use their footage in their documentary called “FREESTYLE”.
Mix-video shows: footage available for rebroadcast, by Video show that
sponsors the event.
For more information or to sponsor this event contact:
Graeme Sibirsky Rodney Willie
212 726 2606 718 369 1008
morac@earthlink.net blitz333@yahoo.com
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