Dear Players & Playettes,
I looks like we'll be doing another classic Players Ball in Vegas, probably January 9th. At this time, I'm still scouting venues and artists and would love some input. Over the years I've come to GFY to get suggestions and many times I take your advice.
Artists?
So for artists, obviously the big money budgets are gone for the moment, so that would eliminate the Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Drake and other big current names. The fun with throwing these Players Balls is that we can decide on the right artist for our crowd that fits within the budget. I think we've picked some pretty damn good ones over the years and I'd like to continue that trend.
Please post your suggestions in this thread. Some of the new "up and coming" artists might be in the budget, who would you like to see perform? I'm not going to limit ourselves to just rap/hip hop. Usually they are more affordable since they don't have the instruments and number of group members as a band. I'm open to all ideas though.
We can either add some new artists to the Players Ball roster or go back to our roots and bring back some classic ones.
If you like the classics, here's some options, if you like some please let me know or feel free to suggest more.
Doug E Fresh with Slick Rick
Flavor Flav or Ice-T as host (plus an artist to perform)
Too Short
Digital Underground (it's been at least 2 or 3 years since their last performance)
Cypress Hill
Fishbone
Biz Markie as house DJ, DJ Red Alert or Kid Capri
Naughty By Nature
Fat Joe
Now with some early sponsor support, here are some cool current artists I'd love to have
Nikki Minaj
Akon
California Swag District
Gucci Mane
Some classics with sponsor support:
Busta Rhymes
Tribe Called Quest (or just Q-Tip)
Ice Cube
Bring back a sponsors VIP area - yes or no?
At the moment, I'm thinking that for the supports to receive the a greater ROI, having a cool VIP area that is really exclusive, just a limited amount for only the sponsors to issue. Players Cards will not be used for this area but will still be good for admission.
I'd be looking to bring back the "player code" system where the sponsors email these codes to their VIP's and then they sign up on a registration page with that code for VIP.
Venue?
Stay at Sapphire Gentlemens Club (private ballroom)? Or find a new venue?
Please hit me up if you're considering a sponsorship. (theplayersball @ gmail.com)
We have a large newsletter of registered guests, all sponsors receive newsletter support, banner ad on the site, invitation codes for guests, tons of exposure during the event, lot's of hype and exposure leading up to the Ball, URL on passes and lot's more.
And at this time I'd like to welcome
BuiltToConvert to the Players Ball sponsor lineup!
OK, let's get some feedback!