2008 Sponsors

It is our understanding that music is the universal language that speaks life and inspiration into all living things. The notes, harmonies and melodies permeates and reverberates in the surroundings and environment in which it is played and heard. "Vibrations of the Cosmos" as we prefer to consider the many types and styles of music available to the world today. We want to hear it all...Don't You?
 
That in which we project...we become.
That in which we are.....we project.
Full circle all things return...to their origin.
Continuously, effortlessly; time projects itself eternally.
Yesterday is gone and cannot be recalled.
Tomorrow is always yet to be.
It is eternal now...forever!

McGoon Productions provides booking opportunities for bands throughout Colorado. We also organize events and concerts for venues, municipalities, resorts, conferences, and more. Contact us for all your music and event needs in Colorado.

www.McGoonProductions.com


FaunOS is a portable (easy-to-carry), fully integrated Linux operating system with over 600 preinstalled packages. It is specifically designed to run from a portable USB memory device (such as a USB flash drive). It can also be configured to boot from other media, such as DVD, and even the internal hard drive, but we mainly focus on detachable media.

FaunOS is a live system. It's designed to run without setup on most modern x86-based systems (see minimum requirements). Because it allows you to save changes back to the USB, i.e. to customize and make it your own, FaunOS can be your primary OS. We call it your "portable operating environment", or POE, for short.

The system boots straight into graphical mode. This makes for a gentle, and largely intuitive, "getting started" learning curve for most any user--Windows users, included. (We think it's a great way to wet one's feet in Linux, even if one isn't planning on becoming a "power user.") And best of all, you'll get to keep running your POE (and all your customizations) on that new notebook you're planning to buy, for example.

FaunOS doesn't read, change or install anything on the computer's internal hard drive--unless you specifically ask it to. This means it's safe to take your USB to a computer you don't own and boot from it (see minimum requirements). When you finish, shutdown, and detach your USB key, there is no trace of any of your activity on that computer. So using FaunOS, you're protected from malware, spyware, viruses and the like that may exist on the host machine's hard drive.

www.FaunOS.com

A.G. CREATIVE is a Colorado based marketing company. With specializing in event and festival marketing, we can gladly provide you with innovative graphic, web and branding solutions to achieve a quality, memorable and consistent image for your event.  Let's partner together to achieve your goals and save you valuable time and money!

Check us out on the web...WE MAY BE THE PERFECT MATCH!

PROUD MARKETING PARTNER OF 
THE 2008 SOUTH PARK MUSIC TOUR!

www.AGCreativeStudio.com

The Town of Fairplay is located in central Colorado within west central Park County, approximately 85 miles southwest of Denver and 85 miles west-northwest of Colorado Springs at the intersection of U.S. Highway 285 and Highway 9. Fairplay lies within South Park which is a broad valley covering over 900 square miles and surrounded by the Mosquito and Park mountain ranges.

Early French trappers and Ute Indians found the area a favorite summer camp for trapping and hunting and fur trading. By the mid-19th century ranchers moved in with their cattle and sheep. Gold was discovered in 1859 in South Park and the rush was on. Gold and silver mining were the major economic factors for towns like Fairplay.

The mining district known as “Fairplay Diggings” was established in 1859. The term “Fair Play” came from the opinion that here every man would have an equal chance to stake a claim. This settlement was also known as Platte City, Fair Play and South Park City. Fairplay was the accepted spelling after 1874.

Prosperity in the mining industry influenced the westward migration of men, women and families which later gave way to permanent settlements, sturdy buildings, and amenities of home life. As Fairplay and other South Park communities became more settled, skilled services such as carpentry and blacksmithing were needed to build houses and repair equipment. Gold and silver were shipped back to Denver and Canon City as wagon roads and later a narrow gauge railroad were built to accommodate the businessmen and miners. Recreational outlets were provided by dance halls, saloons and gambling houses.

Fairplay became the county seat of Park County in 1867 that served miners, ranchers, local townspeople, and travelers despite economic ups and downs. South Park uses today range from ranching and mining to recreation.

Fairplay is centrally located to provide easy access to some of the best fishing, hiking, camping and skiing in Colorado. Favorite attractions include South Park City, created in 1959 as a historic site and outdoor museum representing a Colorado mining town between 1870 and 1900. The museum is open May – October. Check out the Historic Walking Tour in downtown Fairplay. Brochures are available at the South Park City Museum and Town Hall.

www.fairplayco.us 


"We are a team who pride ourselves on the quality of service that we offer, in the full knowledge that only if we continue to give the best service possible will we be successful.

South Park Recreation Center regards its staff as its most important asset and has a genuine desire to provide a pleasant work environment, fair treatment, and career opportunities in the fitness field for those who demonstrate they have the necessary enthusiasm, ability and personal qualities to succeed.

We may be small, but we aim to grow in quantity and quality."

www.SouthParkRec.org


Jim Koch founded The Boston Beer Company in 1984 because he believed that Americans deserved better beer. Today, we’re a team of about 350 people, and we all share a common passion for bringing great Samuel Adams® beers to beer lovers everywhere. We've worked hard for the many successes we've enjoyed over the years. The Boston Beer Company has been cited as one of the best companies to work for by Boston Magazine, one of the Best Entry-Level Jobs by The Princeton Review, and our beers have won more awards than any beer in history. Jim has been named an "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc. Magazine. Our brewers keep amazing us with innovative new brews, most recently Samuel Adams Utopias and Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock.

Once a year, usually in January, everyone gathers for a company-wide meeting. The sales staff fly in from all over the country. The brewery employees and office staff join in. There’s a full agenda of meetings, seminars, team building events, and parties. One of the highlights of the meeting is a company-wide beer trivia contest. This year one of the hotel bartenders who was watching as the various teams arrived in costume with music and much whooping and fanfare, said, "I've always known Samuel Adams made the best beer in America, but now I see this is the greatest company in America." When you look around you see that The Boston Beer Company is a team of enthusiastic people who are passionate about beer and who really love coming to work every day.

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, SAM. For financial and related information, please visit our website at

www.BostonBeer.com

We offer high quality products for the price the average drummer wants to pay. Many professional quality drums are far too expensive. Typically, modestly priced drums warp, crack and don't resonate well. Our drums solve both theses problems. We use only the highest quality woods and our unique air-sealing lamination process assures they won't easily warp or crack, yet still resonate clearly.

Our cymbals are hand hammered, professional quality instruments made exclusively from B20 Bronze. The artisans that craft our cymbals have an average experience of 42 years and are true masters of their trade. We also offer a realistic number of models and sounds to cut out the confusion in buying cymbals and offer what drummers really want.

We guarantee what you buy. Often large companies care more about profit that about you. We do not pay endorsers; we do not pay drum magazines. We just make the best sounding drums we can for the lowest price we can offer them for. If you are not happy with any of our products send them back to us within 30 days in like new condition and we will refund your purchase price minus shipping costs without a hassle.

Need credibility? Our drums are made in the same factories as many of the top, expensive, flagship brands you see advertised in your favorite drum magazine.

www.POBoyDrums.com



Songsalive!® is now the largest internationally based non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing, supporting, educating and promoting songwriters and composers worldwide. Celebrating over 10 years in operation, Songsalive! was founded in 1997 by two Australian artists, Gilli Moon and Roxanne Kiely, who saw the need for  a support network for songwriters that could reach the 4 corners of the globe and propel songwriters to the 4 corners of the globe. After 10 years, they have done just that! Established with now over 20 chapters around the world, and over 35 chapter coordinators, Songsalive! is run by volunteer songwriters for songwriters. Through our grassroots international efforts, we’ve put a stamp on what “global community” truly is and it’s the type of community that is definitely needed in this ever changing music business where songwriting can be a very isolating experience and career.

We provide a "home", a family, for songwriters and composers through our programs, resources, community and support, all focused on the art and business of songwriting. It acts as an epicentre, a heart of the international songwriting community and music markets, bridging the gaps, tapping songwriters into the pulse of the business and at the same time giving them and their music the support they deserve. Through Songsalive!, songs and songwriters can be accessed by the whole world and when the hunt is on, Songsalive! is a one-stop song shop!

www.songsalive.org

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. ISC is designed to nurture the musical talent of songwriters on all levels, and promote excellence in the art of songwriting. Amateur and professional songwriters and musicians are invited to participate. ISC has the most prestigious panel of judges of all the songwriting and music contests in the world, offering exposure and the opportunity to have your songs heard by the most influential decision-makers in the music industry.

In addition to cash and merchandise prizes, winners benefit from a multilateral promotional campaign designed to give international exposure and attention to their songwriting achievements. The Grand Prize winner and all First Place winners will also be included on the ISC Compilation CD distributed to music industry professionals including publishers, record label executives, film and tv music supervisors, and media.

www.SongwritingCompetition.com




Jakprints specializes in custom full-color offset printing, apparel printing and sticker production. Our state-of-the-art equipment and an expert staff with over 25 years of collective experience in the printing industry allows us to offer the highest quality products and best service anywhere while still offering the industry’s most competitive prices.

Through these extensive products and services we have helped many musicians, bands, businesses, and artists develop their ideas and bring them to the visual world of marketing and promotion. Always taking a personal approach to customer service, we continually strive to help customers big or small with the highest quality service and merchandise.

Jakprints is an independently owned and operated company that proudly calls Cleveland, Ohio, home. Believing in the success of its hometown, we are proud to show our support by combining a passion for business with the passion of community, people, and the environment. In the community we remain active by partnering with local businesses and organizations. As an employer we believe that the rhythm of our success is produced by the energy of the people creating the product as much as the product we create. We believe in being a pioneering environmental force. We address that responsibility in all aspects of our daily production. Through technology and creative innovation we have improved our efficiency to produce top-of-the-line products using recycled paper and soy and vegetable-based inks.

As Jakprints has grown as a business, so has our ability to meet the growing challenges of our clients. We continually reinvest in ourselves while offering you the highest quality service at the lowest possible price. We like to think of our clients as friends, and every job is important in building that relationship. As you begin working on your next project look to Jakprints for all your promotional needs, because our job is to get your business more business. Thank you for your support!

www.Jakprints.com

KSMT “The Mountain” has been called the best radio station ever! We challenge you to find a station that plays the kind of mix of great music that we do! We are Summit County’s Radio, and we are a station that really rocks! Find us at 102.1 and 102.7 on your FM Dial.

Our play list is very extensive and includes a unique mix of Modern Rock and retro favorites, underground and old-school hip hop, and a healthy dose of Jam Rock, for that “mountain flavor” we all love here in the Rockies.

KSMT listeners have active lifestyles, and we support that to the fullest with our contests (giving away a heli-ski trip every year) and the fun and challenging events we sponsor (such as the annual Ullr Fest in Breckenridge and 36 Hours of Keystone).

KSMT offers local specialty shows to fit the likes of our listeners. The long-running Friday Funk Show is a favorite break from our regular format, and allows us to get funky on Friday afternoons from 4-7PM. We offer two hip-hop shows on Saturday and Sunday nights that will get you fired up on the weekends. We also have What’s On Tap? – a specialty show about live music coming to the area, as live music is a major passion of many of our listeners. We have Eggs over Irie, two hours of Reggae on Sunday mornings from 10-Noon, and Keller’s Cellar, a syndicated eclectic mix of music showcased by recording artist, Keller Williams.

KSMT The Mountain is very involved in the community, and are always striving to do more. The KSMT Community Connection Scholarship is the newest addition to our community service program, giving $1021.00 monthly to a Summit High student for their future education. On Monday nights we air Ritmo Latino- a specialty show made especially for the local Hispanic community. We hold Bluegrass and Greens, an annual golf tournament at The Raven Golf Course that benefits a local children’s charity, a Food Coat and Toy drive which benefits the Advocates for Victims of Assault, and many other philanthropic opportunities we have, we take on with much gusto (our media team won the 36 Hours of Keystone Media Challenge and was able to donate $1800 to the Keystone Science School this year).

KSMT also throw great events that you will definitely want to check out! We have TWO BreckenridgeBeer Festivals every year (April and July) and a Wine Festival at Main Street Station. We throw a party at Arapahoe Basin at the end of every ski season- called Local’s Day, and that is just the stuff we ALWAYS do, let alone anything that comes our way we want to make happen for the fun of it!

KSMT The Mountain is the oldest radio station here in Summit County, we are truly live and local, We play what our listeners want to hear and listen to what they have to say. Please contact us here online with your feedback, we’d love to hear from you!

www.ksmtradio.net


K-CMV is an Adult Rock radio station. We enjoy playing a broad collection of new music and established artists from the last fifty years. The station plays music genres from artists in the rock, classic rock, Americana, contemporary blues, old rhythm & blues, singer songwriters and mountain lifestyle bands. The station is focused on being very active in serving the communities it broadcasts in through various outreach including local news, high school sports and community events.

KSBV Radio otherwise known as The River Rat. We deliver 50,000 watts of classic rock all the time as well as local news updates at 7:00 am, 12:00 pm & 5:00 pm. Have a look around and tune us in at 93.7 on your FM dial. We will be updating this site on a regular basis with news, sports and audio so keep checking back.

www.ksbv.net



“The Most Music”, KISR 93.7 FM wants to help your business increase its bottom line! Advertise with Ft.Smith’s last local 100,000-watt stereo signal reaching the listeners you want in Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma Area.

“The Weather Station”…When you say weather in Fort Smith you think Fred Baker. KISR was the first media, radio or television, to have LIVE weather radar on site.

KISR plays the Hits; if it’s hot KISR plays it! Live DJ’s 24 hours a day, covering over 17 counties from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Little Rock, Arkansas! Great giveaways everyday to our loyal listeners and a primary demo of 18 to 34 year old adults and a secondary demo of 25 to 54 year old adults.

www.kisr.net

Back in 1977, Denver was booming. Thousands of Baby Boomers were fleeing the coasts, lured to Colorado by the climate, the scenery, the promise of endlessly flowing Coors. But with the deluge came a dilemma: so many young, active people--and so little to read that told them what was happening in their increasingly dynamic city. That's why Westword was born.

Today, Denver is again booming. Those Seventies pioneers have stayed, rehabbing inner-city neighborhoods or moving to the suburbs while moving up in their careers. One thing, however, remains constant: They still rely on Westword to give them the straight story every week. And now another generation is flooding the city, young adults lured by the climate, the scenery, the country's highest concentration of microbreweries. Westword captures the city for this group, too.

Since its purchase by New Times in 1983, Westword has grown into one of the largest alternative weeklies in the country--even though Denver is a major battlefield in a daily newspaper war. Every week, the new edition is eagerly snatched up in college classrooms, coffeehouses, corporate offices and at the State Capitol by faithful readers who appreciate hard-hitting, award-winning journalism.

www.Westword.com

Colorado Music Buzz Magazine is a monthly publication dedicated to promoting the diversity and growth of all aspects of the local music scene and beyond, reaching an all-ages mix of musicians, fans, and music aficionados with 20,000 copies circulated throughout greater Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and the surrounding communities.  CMB supports independent music as well as emerging and established artists through live and recorded music reviews, artist profiles, music industry columns, anecdotal humor, feature stories, and a monthly cover/center spread on a different local music artist each month, with an emphasis on positive coverage across as many genres and musical styles as possible.

www.ColoradoMusicBuzz.com


Simply put, we want Sonicbids to be the common "language" that people who make music, and people who promote music use to connect and transact with one another – no matter who they are, where they work, or what passport they carry.

We want to help musicians connect with the right opportunities; and give the tools to promoters to find the right musicians.

We're a bunch of people who think that music can truly change the world and make it smaller and better. We believe that music should flow freely (but not necessarily be free), universally and without gatekeepers.

We believe that independent music belongs everywhere: on festival stages; in video game consoles; on film screens; in college theaters; on the radio; in advertisements; on club stages and at sporting events.

That's the world we see. That's the world we are busy creating.

www.Sonicbids.com


Founded in 1955, The Village Voice continues to be at the forefront of bold and unconventional journalism and is the authoritative arts and entertainment source for all that New York has to offer. The recipient of three Pulitzer prizes, The Voice is world renown for it's investigative reporting, political commentary, arts coverage, comprehensive classified section and award winning website-villagevoice.com.

The Village Voice continues to serve as a benchmark for newsweeklies andrepresents the spirit of independent reporting. An integral part of thecultural landscape, The Voice embodies the spirit and vitality of NewYork City.


www.VillageVoice.com


As an industry leader WisperTELTM has built a reputation as a consistent and reliable source of Internet connectivity in urban and rural communities around the Denver Metro area. Our fixed-wireless broadband service breaks the landline barrier with proven wireless radio frequency technology.  With WisperTELTM you can live where cable can’t reach and surf the Internet at phenomenal speeds.

Our always-on connection allows for instant email, fast downloads, and does not tie-up a phone line. Wireless Internet comes to your home or business through the air via a signal from a tower location called an access point. We install a small antenna on the roof of your home and an Ethernet cable connects to your computer. No longer will your data have to go through slow landline routing procedures or travel millions of miles into space to a satellite and back, to reach the Internet. Our speeds knock satellite out of the sky!

Fixed wireless also has other advantages over wired broadband: It can be installed in a matter of days. Once a line-of-sight is established, the connection is resilient to weather-related or accidental outages that can occur with wired networks. Broadband wireless access is a next-generation technology that is quick to install, cost-effective, fast and reliable.

Based in Evergreen, CO., WisperTELTM was founded in October 2001 to provide broadband Internet access and value-added services to under-served bedroom communities. Our service boasts speeds ranging from 1.5 Mbps to 5.0 Mbps with residential Internet service starting at $29.95 per month.  More and more or our new and existing customers are signing on for our Internet Digital Phone service (VOIP) and are finding it a viable, affordable alternative to traditional landline service. Our feature-rich phone service offers unlimited calling within the U.S and Canada for only $19.95 per month.  After seven years of steady growth and acquisitions, WisperTELTM today covers in excess of 1,500 square miles.

www.WisperTel.com


Since 1976, Wilderness Aware has set high standards that we are endlessly striving to surpass. We have been recognized as an industry leader, having won the "Colorado Recreation and Tourism Company of the Year" and "Colorado Service Company of the Year" awards, two of Colorado's most prestigious business honors. At Wilderness Aware we are dedicated to providing you with the best possible rafting experience. Bring your friends and family, share the river with us and create memories for a lifetime!

www.inaraft.com


C.C.S. is an established sound company in operation since 1997. We have spent a great deal of time and energy perfecting a sound system that will travel well, set up easily, and produces a quality mix. The team here at C.C.S. has a reputation of being extremely easy to work with, and is remarkable at getting the job done in a timely manner.

C.C.S. has worked with the following events:

  • Production Coordinator and Sound Technician - South Park Music Tour in Fairplay (3-day event, 70 bands, 11 stages)
  • Budweiser Stage - Colorado State Fair (11-day event, various national artists, seating 2000+)
  • Production Coordinator and Sound Technician - FIB-Ark Boat Races (4-day event, 10-15 bands on average)
  • Pueblo Chili Festival (4-day event, various local talents, 2 stages)
  • Festival in the Clouds in Alma (2-day event, 32 bands)
  • Collegiate Peaks Music Festival founded and handled entirely by Central Colorado Sound (2-day event, 20 bands, 4 stages)

C.C.S. is an affordable alternative to larger sound companies. We have over 80 years of combined experience in our company. We are proud of our “110%” track record and excellent reputation, and we are looking forward to our future. Our secret is having a pool of engineers, and companies that operate together to form an alliance in order to handle just about any type of event, with a vast amount of resources available to draw off of, in order to suit a wide area of demands.  

www.CentralColoradoSound.com