music4vets:

The first annual Music 4 Vets Classic is set for Monday Sept. 16, 2013 at Ruggles Golf Course.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Ruggles Golf Course

5600 Maryland Blvd

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

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SCHEDULE

7:30 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Shotgun Start…

(via music4more)

Guitar #1 for our #Music4Maryland Art Guitar shows this fall. This guitar is designed by Donna Lobos from Crofton, MD. 

 

Music education is important and valuable…

…but music programs grow smaller every day.

 

With your help, we can help sustain and foster under-funded music programs in our community.

 

Presenting the second Music 4 Maryland Art Guitars Project - a project created by Music 4 More

to help make a difference for music programs in Maryland schools and create music therapy opportunities for our Country’s veterans.

 

Beginning in July of 2013 exciting new works of art will be proudly unveiled at events throughout the state of Maryland: Each guitar will be individually decorated by noted local artists and musicians then placed on display at high-visibility events throughout the Free State, and all are available for corporate and individual sponsorship.

 

At the end of the showing, each guitar will be sold, with proceeds from the auction and program sponsorships to be used to purchase instruments and supplies for music programs in our schools and VA Hospitals throughout the state of Maryland.

Your sponsorship helps to underwrite the cost of creation and display of the guitars. This assists Music 4 More in paying for any clear-coating, wrapping,  event fees, transportation and shipping of the guitars while being created by artists and celebrities. This allows 80% of the proceeds of the sale of the guitar to be donated to Music 4 More with a 20% commission issued to the creating artist.

 

Display Timeline: Fall 2013 

June 8-9 Honfest (Early Artists submissions only) 

July 19-21 Artscape (Early Artists submissions only)

August 19: Hot August Blues

September 7 & 8: Baltimore Comic-con

September 29 Ellicott City Main Street Music Festival

September TBD – Federal Hill Street Beat Festival

October 6-7 Fells Point Fun Festival

 

Art Show Concert Events:

October X, Baltimore @ location featuring TBD

October 20, Annapolis @ The Metropolitan featuring TBD

October 26, Kensington, MD @ Foundation Art Gallery featuring TBD

**Additional events to be added

 

Music 4 Maryland

c/o Music 4 More

Address: P.O. Box 44601 /  Baltimore, MD 21202 

Phone: 443-257-2582

Website: www.music4maryland.com / www.music4more.org

Email: dstevens@Music4more.org

 

PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP - $7500 Investment 

ADVERTISING/MARKETING BENEFITS

Presenting sponsor listing on all mentions of the Music 4 Maryland Art Show Concert events

Presenting sponsor listing on all marketing materials: posters, fliers etc. promoting the Music 4 Maryland events

Company logo on all signage at the Music 4 Maryland Art Show Concert events

Opportunity for premium item distribution at the events

Opportunity for a table display at the Music 4 Maryland Art Show events

Logo incorporated into an art guitar. Guitar can be kept by sponsor or auctioned off at the event.

Full Page Ad in event program

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Company mention in media release promoting the events

Logo inclusion in all print ads promoting the events (media partners tbd)

Company mention in all media buys supporting this event, including radio, print and social media

Logo inclusion in a YouTube video promoting the event

Recognition on the Music 4 More websites

Mentions in social media Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr

HOSPITALITY BENEFITS

4 VIP tickets to each of the 3 Music 4 Maryland Art Show Concerts

4 VIP Music 4 Maryland gift bags for each event

Meet & Greet Opportunities with the performers (subject to availability)

*Additional benefits may be added as they become available

 

 

GUITAR SPONSORSHIP - $1000 or Four Guitars for $3500 

• Company name on guitar display plate
• Company listing on website
• Company mention in social media promotion (twitter, facebook, tumblr, youtube)
• Company logo in promotional video about project
• Ad in event program (qty 500 distributed at 3 Music 4 Maryland Art Show events)
• 2 x Premium Tickets to Guitar Preview Events
• Guitars will be matched with artists on a first come first serve basis

Contact Deidra Stevens at 443-257-2582 to get your company involved in Music 4 Maryland 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                 Contact: Deidra Stevens 443-257-2582

dstevens@music4more.org

 

Artists are needed to individually decorate 20 Guitars to raise money for a struggling school music programs and Veterans music therapy programs in Maryland.

 

Baltimore, MD (February 15, 2013) – Music 4 More recently announced a call for artist applications for its Art Guitars project. The Music 4 Maryland, a signature campaign of Music 4 More will feature 20 guitars, each individually decorated by recognized local artists and musicians. Artist applications can be submitted at: ARTIST APPLICATION

 

The custom electric and acoustic guitars, which are available for individual and corporate sponsors, will tour the Free State during fall 2013, to promote awareness and support for music education in Maryland. At the end of the showing, the guitars will be sold at auction. Proceeds from the auction and program sponsorships will be used to purchase instruments and supplies for music programs in schools and community organizations throughout the state of Maryland.

 

“We are excited about the opportunity to create 20  beautiful and creative pieces of art which will be used to help make music education available to more people in Maryland,” states Deidre Stevens, the project’s creator.

 

Artists will submit their design to Music 4 Maryland for consideration by a panel of judges. Selected artist designs will be partnered up with sponsors of the guitars for the displays.  Artists whose designs are chosen for a sponsored guitar will receive a photograph of the finished guitar, tickets to the art show events and a 20% commission on the sold piece of art.

 

Collaborations of more than one artist are permitted, and designs must contain no advertising and be appropriate for public display to a broad audience. Artists who are willing to share their creative process may be featured in media interviews, studio tours or school visits.

 

About Music 4 More: Music4More is a 501 (c) 3 charity organization providing instruments and resources to sustain and foster under-funded music programs in schools and music therapy programs in VA Hospitals across the United States. 

 

 

Contact: Deidra Stevens,

President, Music 4 More Inc.

Phone 443-257-2582 

www.music4maryland.com | www.music4more.org

 

It was a beautiful day for Hot August Blues; in fact, one patron called it “Warm” August Blues due to the surprisingly comfortable temperature.

Our wonderful interns Dan and Annie joined me for the day, helping to sell raffle tickets (who doesn’t want to win a beautiful PRS guitar?!), t-shirts and even a pink flamingo guitar to raise funds for Music 4 Maryland.

…Alright, nobody bought the pink flamingo guitar, but that just means it’s still available for purchase! :)

We ate burritos, made friends with our tent city neighbors, caught up with WTMD and listened to some great music from Trombone Shorty, Gov’t Mule and more. I may or may not have bum rushed Trombone Shorty outside of a bathroom in order to get our “art-ed up” trombone signed… but he was happy to oblige. 

Overall, I had a great time at my first Hot August Blues. Can’t wait ‘till next year!

—Trish

This is a promotional video Josh Davidson of Be More Films shot and edited for Music4maryland featuring Sahffi and Mosno of the band T3n. Music4Maryland is a program aiming to help get more music back in the public schools of Maryland. You can see more information about the program at www.music4maryland.com and you can check out T3n’s music at www.t3n.us, Sahffi’s music at www.sahffi.com, and Mosno’s music at www.mosno.net

Local High School student and musician Melody Page talks about the importance of music in public schools.

E Joseph talks about the importance of music in public schools and what Music 4 Maryland is about.

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Rick Hogue talks about the importance of music education.