Sponsor Jumpstart
Sponsor Jumpstart
2018 Sponsorship Opportunities
ABOUT
JUMPSTART TEXAS IS AN UNOFFICIAL PARTY HELD DURING SXSW MUSIC FOR 11 YEARS RUNNING.
Hosted by Austin rockers The Midgetmen, and now in its tenth year, the party is considered a must-attend for many local and visiting patrons of SXSW.
Hand crafted by Midgetmen manager and bassist, Marc Perlman, Jumpstart has featured acclaimed acts such as the Juno Award winning Hollerado, The Hounds Below (featuring Jason Stollsteimer from the Von Bondies), Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü, The Hold Steady’s Franz Nicolay, Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, Juno Award nominee Plants & Animals, The Henry Clay People, BRONCHO, Spider Bags and Diarrhea Planet.
2017’s Jumpstart was bigger than ever and earned accolades from press and fans alike. We expect 2018 to be even better and would love to make your company a part of it.
Jumpstart is an excellent marketing opportunity for both local businesses and national brands looking to increase their visibility within the Austin market.
AUDIENCE & REACH
Jumpstart Texas generally attracts males and females ages 25 to 40 who are music and style taste makers. The Midgetmen’s lengthy local ties attract Austin-based audiences with combined households earning over $100k/year and who qualify as technology savvy, urban professionals. SXSW draws a wide range of attendees, with the majority of non-local attendees coming from cultural hubs like LA, NYC, Chicago and Portland. As a premium choice for catching up-and-coming artists, Jumpstart also attracts writers from both mainstream and alternative news media.
Previous Jumpstarts
- Nearly 15k unique emails in our mailing list — more than 500k impressions over the last seven years
- 2013 10th Most RSVPed SXSWmusic party overall, 2nd Most RSVPed party for Thursday with nearly 25,000 RSVPs
- 2012 14th Most RSVPed SXSWmusic party overall, 5th Most RSVPed party for Thursday
- 2011 13th Most RSVPed SXSWmusic party overall, 1st Most RSVPed party for Thursday
- 2013 Attendance: Venue at capacity throughout the day
Audience Reach
- In combination, Jumpstart creates impressions across social and traditional media outlets of nearly 50,000 per week during SXSW
- @themidgetmen —the official band twitter account— and the other band members have over 2500 followers and reach over 50,000 accounts per combined tweets
- Over 500 Facebook fans at www.facebook.com/themidgetmen
- Consistent coverage in the local press and SXSW events for the last 10 years
- Fantastic support for other non-SXSW events; 1000’s of RSVPs for our yearly ‘anniversorry’ parties
PRESS AND COVERAGE
Jumpstart is a proverbial ‘must’ attend for SXSW and is promoted across the internet on best-of lists from sources such as:
- SXSW
- Windish Agency
- The Austin Chronicle
- The Austinist
- Brooklynvegan.com
- Do512
- Done Waiting
- Culture Map
- MXDWN
- ShowlistAustin
- thewildhoneypie
- lollapalooza.com
- Ohsnapsiwasthere
- Pinpointmusic.com
- Qromag
- Sperry Media
- Deli Magazine
- Statesman.com
- Austin 360
- Showli.st
- Austin Sound
“I’ve been meaning to email since sxsw but wanted to tell you guys that Jumpstart may have been the best single afternoon I’ve ever spent at sxsw...I was there all afternoon and each band was mind blowing. I can only hope that next year will be even better... It was truly a great afternoon of music - the type that bring me from NYC to Austin each year...”
VENUE
In 2013, Jumpstart moved to the 300 person capacity Sidebar at 602 East 7th St., Austin, TX. The party will be at the same awesome venue this year:
- Two stages will feature a dozen or more bands
- Less than 0.5mi and a 10 minute walk from the Austin Convention Center, the epicenter of SXSW.
- Stages and multiple sponsor tables provide ample branding and merchandising opportunities for sponsors.
- A staple of Austin’s hipsters, cool-kids, and taste-makers.
Headline Sponsor
Headline Sponsor Opportunity
Headline Sponsor
Headline Sponsor Opportunity
Headline Sponsor
1 Available
Sponsorship includes
- Name included in title of the event and all promotional material. “(Sponsor) Presents The Midgetmen’s Texas Jumpstart”
- All e-mails, Twitter and Facebook posts and event listings on websites such as Do512, Showlist Austin and Austin 360 will include event title with sponsor name. The Texas Jumpstart will send at least 4 promotional e-mails about the event and 1 follow-up e-mail post event. The e-mail list for the event will be provided to the sponsor.
- A banner will be placed behind each stage featuring the sponsor’s logo along with the name of the event.
- Unique table at the event
- Sponsor representative given the opportunity to introduce the headlining act.
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Stage Sponsor
Stage Sponsor Opportunity
Stage Sponsor
Stage Sponsor Opportunity
Stage Sponsor
1 remaining
Sponsorship includes
Each stage at the venue will be named for the sponsor.
Name featured on all promotional items and communications above the event schedules/lineup. Note: The Texas Jumpstart will send at least 4 promotional emails about the event and 1 follow-up e-mail post event. The e-mail list for the event will be provided to the sponsor.
Logo and name featured on prominent posters featuring the line-up and times of performances beside each stage.
Table for promotional items shared with another stage sponsor.
A representative of the sponsor will be given a brief speaking opportunity on their sponsored stage in the middle of the schedule.
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Presenting Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor Opportunity
Presenting Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor Opportunity
Presenting Sponsor
3 Remaining
Sponsorship includes
Name and logo featured at the bottom of all promotional items and communications listed with the other presenting sponsors as “With help from...”.
The Texas Jumpstart will send at least 4 promotional e-mails about the event and 1 follow-up e-mail post event.
Contributing sponsors share a table at the venue for merchandising or promotional items.
Contributing sponsors logos placed below the event name on the stage banners.
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Sponsor Contact
Sponsorship Inquiry
Sponsor Contact
Sponsorship Inquiry