Over the last 7 years the Dhamaal crew has created cutting edge music, video, art and events that celebrate the cultural diversity of the Bay Area and beyond. We are building on the success of the last year's Dhamaal Sights and Sounds Festival by branching out nationally with shows in New York and San Diego as well as showcasing talent from India, the UK, Vancouver & NYC. This year's roster adds influences from Africa, India, Arabia, and Jamaica. Even Mayor Gavin Newsom weighed in last year by declaring the March 4th, the opening night of Festival, "The Dhamaal Sights & Sounds Day!"

Some of the highlights of the festival include maestros G.S. Sachdev (bansuri flute) and Swapan Chauduri (tabla) at the prestigious Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on the Sunday 26^th of March, as well as local superstar Cheb i Sabbah, internationally renowned tabla virtuoso, drummer, & producer Karsh Kale's (his Album Release Party), and Dhamaal headline the massive WORLDLY show at super club 1015 Folsom on Friday, March 24th and NY's Sub Swara showcase features Asian underground pioneer, State of Bengal and BBC Radio 1 DJs Bobby & Nihal!.

Dhamaal has a deep history of community involvement, working to raise money for various non-profits locally and internationally, including Narika, an organization serving South Asian women impacted by domestic abuse, for fighting the AIDS crisis in Africa and for the Breast Cancer Research Fund. This year we will donate a percentage of all event proceeds toward the the Earthquake Relief Efforts in S. Asia and the Human Crisis in Darfur, Africa. The Dhamaal Sights & Sounds Festival is a fiscally sponsored project of Kearny Street Workshop 501(c)(3).

With our internationally acclaimed line-up of artists, wide community support, and solid reputation we will attract over 5000 people from the greater Bay Area, New York and beyond to the festival. Our diverse fan base spans students to well-established professionals who are very upwardly mobile, socially dynamic and have buying power and disposable income. Also the background of our attendees span a variety of communities from S. Asian, East Asian, Caucasian, African American, Latino and others. Our demographic consists of a wide age range, with over 50% of our attendees being between 25-35 years of age.

The Festival offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities to meet the marketing and philanthropic goals of your organization and your employees. We are more than happy to customize a package that makes sense for your organization. Also this year we will be holding a featured sweepstakes giveaway in which we will capture and collect user data and user survey information which we will be offering to select sponsors. Contact us to find out more.

We appreciate all the support in helping make this festival possible and to enhance the cultural richness of our community. Thank you very much for your consideration and support!

For Sponsorship Opportunities contact:
Email Maneesh or 510.597.1005

Why Sponsor ?
The Festival offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities to meet the marketing and philanthropic goals of your organization and your employees. Sponsoring the Dhamaal Sights and Sounds Festival is an effective way for your company to:
- Increase exposure and visibility to consumers and strengthen brand identity
- Reach a targeted yet diverse audience (S. Asians, East Asians, non-Asians, students, and professionals)
- Demonstrate social responsibility
- Be affiliated with a highly reputable and culturally creative organization
- Not only will your logos appear in our marketing outreach and festival program guide (circulation of 10000) but at each event we will be projecting slides with all the sponsor logos so that all patrons are aware of each organization’s contribution to making this festival a success
- Our festival email announcements will go to over 4000 people (several times throughout the festival - estimated 40000 emails)
- Our media sponsors will be publicizing the events to their respective audiences throughout the month of March (via radio psa’s, banner ads, and email communications)
- Our community partners will also be promoting the festival to their respective email lists
- We estimate that a minimum of 200,000 impressions will be made!
- ALL Contributors of the DS&S Festival will be given priority admission through our special VIP lines

Sponsors
We’d appreciate confirmation of your sponsorship by 2/20/06 in order to include your organization in our press release for print; however, we will still be able to acknowledge your organization in all our web presence after the 20th of February.

Confirmed Sponsors Include
Kearny Street Workshop, ImaginAsianTV, KPFA 94.1, SF Station, SFIAAFF/NAATA, KFJC 89.7, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Narika, 1015 Folsom, Club Six, Pyramind Studios, Six Degrees Records, Bansuri.net, Badmash, Khazana, Desi Threads, New Delhi Restaurant, and DesiParty.


Corporate Sponsorship Levels

Premiere Sponsor $5000

Sponsor for All Programs. 10 complimentary Festival Passes with one accompanying guest per pass (access to all programs)
- Sponsor logo featured on an exclusive slide at all events throughout the Festival; slides will be projected on walls or screens based on each venue’s LCD projector systems
- Banner Placement at all Events
- Sponsor Logo prominently featured under PREMIERE SPONSOR in the festival program guide (circulation 10000)
- Participation in our sweepstakes giveaway program in which we will capture and collect user data and user survey information we can share
- Sponsor Logo featured on festival website homepage and in web mailers
- Sponsor Logo featured on festival posters
- Sponsor Logo featured on individual event flyers (up to 10000 flyers)
- Marketing materials at sponsor table in all venues throughout the Festival
- Sponsor acknowledgment in festival press releases and marketing outreach


Grand Sponsor $2500

Sponsor of one event such as the “Traditions” Classical Music Showcase Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 26 th (estimated attendance 650) or WORLDLY Electronic Music Showcase at 1015 Folsom on March 24th (estimated attendance 1500). 4 complimentary Festival Passes with one accompanying guest per pass (access to all programs)
- Sponsor logo featured on slides at all events throughout the Festival; slides will be projected on walls or screens based on each venue’s LCD projector systems
- Banner Placement at all Events
- Sponsor Logo prominently featured under GRAND SPONSOR in the festival program guide (circulation 10000)
- Participation in our sweepstakes giveaway program in which we will capture and collect user data and user survey information we can share
- Sponsor Logo featured on festival posters
- Sponsor Logo featured on individual event flyers (up to 10000 flyers)
- Sponsor Logo featured on festival website homepage and in web mailers
- Marketing materials at sponsor table in all venues throughout the Festival
- Sponsor acknowledgment in festival press releases and marketing outreach


Patron Sponsor $1000

Sponsor of one Festival Event of your choice. 2 complimentary Festival Passes with one accompanying guest per pass (access to all programs)
- Name featured on slides at all events throughout the Festival; slides will be projected on walls or screens based on each venue’s LCD projector systems
- Sponsor Logo featured under as a PATRON in the festival program guide (circ 10000)
- Sponsor Logo featured on festival website homepage and in web mailers
- Sponsor Logo featured on festival posters
- Sponsor Logo featured on individual event flyers (up to 10000 flyers)
- Marketing materials at sponsor table in all venues throughout the Festival

* Certain promotional limitations may apply to the Nrityagam Ensemble Thursday Night Alive at YBCA

Here's What To Do:

To become a corporate sponsor, you may send a check payable to Kearny Street Workshop 501(c)(3), (fiscal sponsor of the 3rd Annual Dhamaal Sights & Sounds Festival). You may also send a 300dpi logo (150x150) to the email below for inclusion in our marketing outreach.

Mail your check to:
3814 Cerrito Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

We look forward to hearing from you. Please contact maneesh@dhamaalsf.com or call 510.597.1005 to learn more.

Thank you for your generous support!

Maneesh Kenia and Janaka Atugoda
Cofounders, Dhamaal Sights and Sounds Festival