D-Money

Now that the Phoenix Forum is over (and totally rocked) it's time to plan your next show. Of course Webmaster Access is gonna be off the hook, but I wasn't able to organize a Players Ball for that one, wish I could of though.

Last year we did a Players Ball for Cybernet at a cool club called Canes on the water with a reggae legend performing, Eek-A-Mouse. Many people who would never normally attend a Players Ball were very impressed and really enjoyed it, even the haters. So I'm trying to do it again.

This time here's what I'm thinking.

1) Keep it at the hotel of the convention, preferably poolside at sunset. This way everyone will attend, it's right there. Been working with Faye on possibilites.

2) Either a reggae band or rock group. Ideas so far are Barrington Levy or Eek-A-Mouse again, depends on the money raised. If I do a rock show, it would be Mini Kiss or Mini Guns N Roses. They're a bunch of little people dressed up as them and they sound perfect. An additional option is mentioned in #4.

3) Sponsorships - I'd prefer to sell off the entire party to only 1 company and have them pay for costs, I'll get exposure for throwing it. Or I'll break it into smaller sponsorships and get 4 or 5 sponsors. Total budget would be $20k, tops.

4) Tone Loc wants to help MC this and perform his hits, like 3 or 4 tunes would be sufficient. I'm considering doing a bikini contest if we do this poolside, he'd be great for that. He's been begging to do a Players Ball since I started these, 7 years now. He's game and he's cheap.

Thoughts? Comments? Interested?



If interested, email me or post in this thread. darren @ marketingfirm.com

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