Corporate Sponsorship and Partnerships

 

Band on the Wall will be reopening in February 2009 as a new international centre for music. Building on the existing venue’s rich history the new centre will still be based around the original venue but will incorporate new facilities including a recording studio and The Picturehouse.

Located in the adjacent building, The Picturehouse will be the new day-time face of Band on the Wall housing a café and exhibitions of music, visual art and moving image. It will also be the home for Band on the Wall’s unique Archive. 

We are an international music brand. Our pedigree is remarkable, our reputation global. We are trusted and valued by our many audiences as being the truly authentic, cutting-edge and pioneering voice for music in Manchester and beyond. You now have the opportunity to associate yourself with this remarkable brand in many creative, diverse and profitable ways.

We offer bespoke sponsorship packages designed around the needs of your company. Just some of the packages we can put together include:

• Becoming a member of Band on the Wall’s Supporters’ Circle
• Sponsoring part of the building
• Sponsoring our permanent art installation programme
• Sponsoring our education programme
• Sponsoring our music programme

As a music venue we have always been proud of the creativity of our sponsorship, partnerships and brand-alliance initiatives. There is a range of commercial benefits, which can include:

• Credit and/or logo in named area
• Credit and/or logo on promotional material
• Branding and association with individual performances or whole seasons
• Corporate hospitality functions at high-profile events
• Priority booking and dedicated seating at our events
• Company branding and links on our high-profile website and our other electronic platforms such as our MySpace page
• Merchandising, sales and sampling of your products and services
• Branding on our regular e-newsletters
• The support of our full media plan, press campaigns and specific PR & promotional activities

Our Development Team

Najia Bagi – Development Manager (Fundraising)

After graduating with a degree in International Business Management, Najia has worked for central and local government and charities in various development roles. Her most recent role was as Sponsorship Manager for Birmingham City Council, where she oversaw the corporate sponsorship of a calendar of events throughout the year and raised over £150,000 in her first year there. She has successfully developed many creative sponsorship partnerships with companies such as BMI Baby, BMW, Cadburys, Royal Bank of Scotland and various retailers in Birmingham city centre.

Malcolm Duffin – Development Manager (Marketing)

Malcolm Duffin has been an arts and business development consultant since 1989. During that time he has worked with a wide variety of organisations including Royal Exchange Theatre Company, Futuresonic Festival, Contact Theatre, The Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Artranspennine, The Wordsworth Trust, Manchester International Arts, Mardi Gras, New Music ’98, BBC Sounding The Century, Video Positive and Manchester City of Drama. For these organisations and many more he has successfully developed and supported creative sponsorship partnerships with many corporate leaders including Manchester Airport Group, MySpace, BBC, Citroen Cars, The Royal Mail, Sony, Fenchurch Clothing, Laura Ashley, Yamaha, Performing Rights Society and Computacenter.

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Contact Us

For further information on these opportunities or to discuss any other way in which you may wish to become involved in the project, please do not hesitate to contact Najia Bagi, our Development Manager:
Tel: 0161 834 2559
Email: development@bandonthewall.org