Secret Stages aims to help facilitate and encourage a working local music industry by:

• Bringing unique and extraordinary music talent to Birmingham• Increasing the opportunity for music education for area school children• Providing performance, educational, and networking opportunities for area musicians• Bringing regional and national industry focus and media attention to Birmingham’s vibrant music scene• Focusing regional attention on the burgeoning downtown Birmingham business community

For four years Secret Stages has been bringing incredible talent to downtown Birmingham. From the local to the re-gional to the national, Secret Stages acts are ripe for discovery. Locally, regionally, and nationally, people are taking notice of this great event. But don’t take our word for it:

“Secret Stages is a testament to the vitality of the music landscape.”

— Southern Living

“Between the amazing food and beer, the beau-tiful Main Stage setting, the light-hearted locals, and awe-inspiring performances, I’ve made up my mind to make it back to the Iron City before too long.”

— Blue Indian (Georgia)

“If you’re not familiar, it’s a little festival devoted to the best of new (primarily) Southern music, and I’m just dying to go check it out.”

— Fuzzy Logic (Washington, DC)

“Instead of the sprawl of City Stages, Secret Stages carefully curates acts on the rise throughout a variety of genres, united, more than anything else, by a prevailing sense of good taste.”

— WELD

“...one of the biggest bangs for your buck you’re likely to find anywhere.”

— Chattanooga Pulse

“… (if) you might seek a cool little getaway, Birmingham, Ala., may be calling your name…”

— Nashville Scene

Secret Stages is a two-day walking music festival that takes place in downtown Birmingham on the first weekend of August. 2015 will mark our fifth annual event.

Our outdoor stage is located on the 2200 block of Morris Ave. Local bars and clubs in the area comprise the rest of our stages. All Secret Stages venues are within a two-block radius. Our patrons can come to the city center, park, and have walking access to literally dozens of bands, venues, and restaurants.

When: July 31-August 1, 2015What*: Over 60 bands on 7 stagesWhere: Morris Ave-2nd Ave. N. between 22nd and 24th streets.Venues*: Pale Eddie’s Pour House, Das Haus (FDSK), M Lounge, Parthenon Event Center, Matthew’s Bar and Grill, Harold and Mod, Miller Lite Outdoor Stage on Morris Ave.

*Venues and numbers represent 2014 footprint. These are subject to minor changes in 2015.

Since 2012, Secret Stages has partnered with Scrollworks Youth Music School. Scrollworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing music education to Birmingham area school kids of all ages. It is the goal of Secret Stages to aid in the development of a strong and vibrant music community within Birmingham. Through instrument drives, financial donations, and performance opportunities, our association with Scrollworks has allowed us to do just that.

In 2015, Secret Stages and Scrollworks have committed to expanding this partnership. A longer and more aggressive instrument/materials drive, increased financial contributions, and more integration for Scroll-works students into the actual festival are all in the works.

Secret Stages is seeking partners for the 2015 festival. We are dedicated to forming relationships that will be mutually beneficial and that will last for years to come. Our fifth anniversary promises to be the best event yet both from a quality perspective as well as a promotional one. The opportunity for local businesses to effectively promote themselves through a partnership with Secret Stages is the highest it has ever been. In 2014 Secret Stages boasted the following partners:

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Secret Stages is working hard to develop long lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships. We understand that each of our potential partners comes with their own unique needs and expectations. Below is an outline of a few different levels at which you may become involved. We want to stress our desire to work with you to customize a package that will maximize the effectiveness of your involvement.

Title Sponsor @ $20,000• 35 VIP Passes• 50 Weekend Passes• Main Stage Signage• “Presented by / Brought to you by” designation on all marketing

materials (print, radio, television, web)• Name or logo included on all festival signage, other merchandise • 10’x20’ space provided for onsite promotions• First right of refusal of Title Sponsorship for Secret Stages 2016

Presenting Sponsors @ $10,000• 15 VIP Passes• 25 Weekend Passes• Naming rights to one Secret Stages venue• Representation in all Television, WEB, and Radio promotions• 10’x10’ space provided for onsite promotions • Promotion and Marketing as a Presenting Sponsor of Secret Stages

2015

All Sponsors Receive: • Logo will appear on all print advertising including posters, postcards, fliers, and guides• Logo included in media campaign on tier commensurate with other sponsors of the same level• Logo and link on www.secretstages.net• The right to exploit in the media and in advertising your involvement with Secret Stages includ-

ing use of Secret Stages logo.

All uses of Secret Stages logo must be pre-approved.

Official Sponsors @ $5,000• 5 VIP Passes• 15 Weekend Passes• 10’x10’ space provided for on-

site promotions • Promotion and Marketing as a

Presenting Sponsor of Secret Stages 2015

Supporting Sponsors @ $2,500• 2 VIP Passes• 8 Weekend Passes• 10’x10’ space provided for on-

site promotions