advice and terms of sponsoring bands

need advice and needed to know what are to do and not to do and some fricken terms about a clothing line sponsoring bands..................

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   Matt Rupp said over 1 year ago

   I always ask that the bands:
   Put a banner on their myspace page
   Put my company on their top friends
   Wear my shirts at shows
   Take promo photos and live photos wearing my tees
   Promote as much as possible

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   NICOLO NIMOR said over 1 year ago

   is it necessary to have some contract shit and stuff?

3. 

   PartySmartie said over 1 year ago

   nice thread thats a field where i have no experience but i’m interested in sponsoring bands

   Matt Rupp said: I always ask that the bands: Put a banner on their myspace page Put my company on their top friends Wear my shirts at shows Take promo photos and live photos wearing my tees Promote as much as possible

   and they’ll do that and you "only" give them some tees?
   which bands do you sponsor?
   and in which way do you contact them?
   email or personal on concerts?

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   callmecrazy said over 1 year ago

   PartySmartie said: nice thread thats a field where i have no experience but i’m interested in sponsoring bands

   Matt Rupp said: I always ask that the bands: Put a banner on their myspace page Put my company on their top friends Wear my shirts at shows Take promo photos and live photos wearing my tees Promote as much as possible

   and they’ll do that and you "only" give them some tees?
   which bands do you sponsor?
   and in which way do you contact them?
   email or personal on concerts?

   I generally follow that as well. In return from me they get free tees, promotion for their work (albums, shows in my area, new songs, etc.).

5. 

   PartySmartie said over 1 year ago

   callmecrazy said:

   PartySmartie said: nice thread thats a field where i have no experience but i’m interested in sponsoring bands

   Matt Rupp said: I always ask that the bands: Put a banner on their myspace page Put my company on their top friends Wear my shirts at shows Take promo photos and live photos wearing my tees Promote as much as possible

   and they’ll do that and you "only" give them some tees?
   which bands do you sponsor?
   and in which way do you contact them?
   email or personal on concerts?

   I generally follow that as well. In return from me they get free tees, promotion for their work (albums, shows in my area, new songs, etc.).

   do they have to sign contracts with you
   or is it up in the air?

6. 

   jumpy said over 1 year ago

   how many tee’s do they usually want?

7. 

   PartySmartie said over 1 year ago

   jumpy said: how many tee’s do they usually want?

   good question!
   how many?

8. 

   Alex Mitchell said over 1 year ago

   i told my bands to have each member pick out one item from my store

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   levi:TPM said over 1 year ago

   i supply them with full access to my store (as much as they need)

   and starting with the new company, im going to supply them with design work from my artist

10. 

    Alex Mitchell said over 1 year ago

    levi! said: i supply them with full access to my store (as much as they need) and starting with the new company, im going to supply them with design work from my artist

    wish i had the funds for that!

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    PartySmartie said over 1 year ago

    Alex Mitchell said:

    levi! said: i supply them with full access to my store (as much as they need) and starting with the new company, im going to supply them with design work from my artist

    wish i had the funds for that!

    +1

    i mean whats if every band member wants 3-4 tees

12. 

    Matt Rupp said over 1 year ago

    I have sponsored many bands, small and large.
    I would suggest writing up a contract for the band members to sign. I would also highly suggest meeting up with them in person at a show/concert. If you don’t present yourself seriously, they won’t take you seriously and just take the shirts and wear them once at a show and that would be it.

    The best person to talk to about sponsoring bands would be Glamour Kills. I have not seen any other company as successful as them with sponsorship.

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    levi:TPM said over 1 year ago

    PartySmartie said:

    Alex Mitchell said:

    levi! said: i supply them with full access to my store (as much as they need) and starting with the new company, im going to supply them with design work from my artist

    wish i had the funds for that!

    +1

    i mean whats if every band member wants 3-4 tees

    well i only work with respectable dudes, and they know that i do need to make ALITTLE money off of the company, so they dont go nuts, usually like 2 shirts for each. but mostly one each because they all cant wear the same shirt on stage. but they also help me alot so its worth it

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    callmecrazy said over 1 year ago

    PartySmartie said:

    callmecrazy said:

    PartySmartie said: nice thread thats a field where i have no experience but i’m interested in sponsoring bands

    Matt Rupp said: I always ask that the bands: Put a banner on their myspace page Put my company on their top friends Wear my shirts at shows Take promo photos and live photos wearing my tees Promote as much as possible

    and they’ll do that and you "only" give them some tees?
    which bands do you sponsor?
    and in which way do you contact them?
    email or personal on concerts?

    I generally follow that as well. In return from me they get free tees, promotion for their work (albums, shows in my area, new songs, etc.).

    do they have to sign contracts with you
    or is it up in the air?

    I tell each band, we work under the trust factor. I hate tying anyone down with a contract. If either of us (the band or me) slacks on an aspect, I want us to be able to tell them that.

    If we feel it’s not working out for either party, it can be canceled at any time.

    And normally, I give each member one tee of everything we have available.

    I’ve also been working out 'Secondary Sponsorships' lately, for any band available. They all get 35% off merch, and if they take pics of them rockin' it (promos or live), we do light promotion work for them. A few have hopped on that.

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    PartySmartie said over 1 year ago

    Matt Rupp said: I have sponsored many bands, small and large. I would suggest writing up a contract for the band members to sign. I would also highly suggest meeting up with them in person at a show/concert. If you don’t present yourself seriously, they won’t take you seriously and just take the shirts and wear them once at a show and that would be it. The best person to talk to about sponsoring bands would be Glamour Kills. I have not seen any other company as successful as them with sponsorship.

    that helped me a lot so far.
    i’ll try my best at summerblast

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    Matt Rupp said over 1 year ago

    PartySmartie said:

    Matt Rupp said: I have sponsored many bands, small and large. I would suggest writing up a contract for the band members to sign. I would also highly suggest meeting up with them in person at a show/concert. If you don’t present yourself seriously, they won’t take you seriously and just take the shirts and wear them once at a show and that would be it. The best person to talk to about sponsoring bands would be Glamour Kills. I have not seen any other company as successful as them with sponsorship.

    that helped me a lot so far.
    i’ll try my best at summerblast

    Yeah dude if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I can help you in almost anyway, or point to someone who can.

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