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December, 9th, 2008
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Roles:

Auxiliary

by Chris Sunami



Publicity Designer:
Responsible for designing flyers and postcards and having them printed or duplicated. The hard work of our performers deserves a substantive audience.

Press Captain:
Releases press releases to local media, arranges interviews and articles.

Outreach Captain:
Finds and announces outside performance opportunities for our participants, such as festivals, other open mics, contests and so forth.

Internet Captain:
Maintains the blog, posts events to local message boards, and uploads videos to YouTube as available. Part of our mission is to affect the wider world with our art.

Callers:
Keep in touch with participants via telephone.

Video Producer:
Responsible for editing the video footage into internet-ready videos.

Policy: We try to present all performers in their best possible light. Where possible, we present performances at full length. Performances that are too lengthy, have technical issues or performance errors, or that do not present the performer at his or her best will be can be edited into short clips and combined to create a snapshot of a particular week’s event.

Neighborhood Captain:
In charge of assembling a team to do doorknocking, and to leave doorhangers for special events.

Neighborhood Crew:
Does personal neighborhood outreach. Nothing replaces personal contact, and we want to make sure we always keep a close connection with our local community.

Transportation Captain:
In charge of securing and arranging transportation for participants.

Transportation Crew:
Members of the transportation crew are responsible for transporting participants to and from sessions.

Policy: Transportation must be requested ahead of time. No child should be transported separately from their parent or guardian. All passengers travel at their own risk. All passengers must wear seatbelts. No vehicle will be filled beyond capacity. Any passenger who is regularly transported a significant distance should help with gasoline costs if able.

Recording Engineer:
Responsible for recording performances, both live and in a “studio” setting.

Policy: When doing studio recordings we strive for a professional product, suitable for release.


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