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May

When's the latest that a company puts out that they need volunteers? Ie: Record companies like Fearless, Fueled By Ramen or Hopeless, for warped tour?

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Anonymous

People could be looking for volunteers up until the start of the tour, or maybe even after the tour has kicked off.

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This might sound dumb, but last month I emailed a company to volunteer at a warped tour date and I'm so ecstatic that I'm finally getting a chance. They said yes and told me they would give me more info when it is closer to the date; they seemed excited too. Here is where my dumb question comes in. Do companies usually get back to you closer to the date or should I look for another place? I want to volunteer here but I'm afraid I wont get an email back later on.

Asked by
Anonymous

They will get back to you. If you haven’t heard back just follow up until you do!

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May

Is it a good idea to apply for a lot of volunteer spots at Warped or just a few?

Asked by
plightofsins

Apply to a couple, wait to hear back, then reassess whether it is necessary to apply for more. Ideally, you should just be applying for one or two that you are genuinely really interested in.

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The Big Up Festival is Looking for Volunteers!

If you live in or around the New York area, The Big Up is currently looking for volunteers. The festival will run from August 8-10th with headliners, “Holy Fuck”, “Beats Antique” and “Escort” just to name a few.

If you are interested in volunteering, click here to apply.

The festival director is also looking to take on a more long term intern in Connecticut. If you are interested in this position, please email sales@thebigup.com

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Hey, just wanted to weigh in on how publicists decide who to let interview a band: I've found it to be extremely important to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS with people! If you get a press release from a publicist about a band announcing the release of a new record, send them a link when you write an article on your site. Keep doing this, and then the publicists will not only allow you to interview a band but might even approach YOU and ask if you're interested in interviewing them!

Asked by
circlesandsoundwaves

cont. Obviously I’m not a publicist, but I’ve got a bunch of interviews under my belt and this is something I’ve noticed to be true, for example one label saw that I’d been covering a lot of their bands and when one of their bigger bands was releasing a new record they asked if I’d want to do an interview with them and offered to send me a CD (instead of just a stream/download!) to review, which was pretty cool! People like helping people who help them, at the end of the day it’s as simple as that!

Hey Molly,

Thanks for the added input! -Nat

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May

X What’s your name? - Ash Howard X Where do you live? - Toronto, ON X What are some things you’ve done to get involved? - A crazy amount of internships all along the East coast. X How old are you? - 19, babeh!

Asked by
welltailoredthoughts

19 babeh!! That’s awesome— it seems like we have a lot of followers from Toronto! All ya’ll should meet up with each other.

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Hi Natalie! Just wanted to let you know that you are doing an amazing job with We Are The Kids! In one year I have seen so many amazing things come out of WATK and I am absolutely so proud of you. I love you and the work that you do. See you this summer girl!

Asked by
iamjewasian

Megan! Thank you, that really means a lot. I am definitely looking forward to seeing you and the Camden/Philly crew again this summer!

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