The Whos, Whats, Whens, Wheres, & Whys

Questions One Might Ask Him Or Herself When Deciding To Become A Supporter Or Sponsor.

When or if considering making a donation on this website...

...WHO am I supporting?

Simple question, simple answer... the man himself, Clarinetist Bryan A. Crumpler
...WHAT am I supporting?

An African American presence in the world of CLASSICAL music, a genre where the number of Black and African American performers is severely low. It can best be put as helping Bryan Crumpler become the Tiger Woods of Golf or the Venus & Serena Williams of Tennis. Like those outstanding athletes, Mr. Crumpler is paving the way for future African Americans outside the realms of more common mediums where African American musicians have been seen (i.e. Jazz, Rap, Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel & Spiritual Opera) and inside the realm of where they are lacking. Though Crumpler is an advocate of the performance, teaching, education, composition and research of music in all forms, Crumpler's main focus area of music is in the performance of TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL music.
The composition of new works for Clarinet. There is a wealth of repertoire commissioned for instrumentalists every year, but only a handful written for Clarinet. To date, Crumpler has been chosen to premiere two pieces, one by Angela Jackson for unaccompanied Clarinet (premiered in Hill Hall Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC), and a contemporary duo for Flute & Clarinet by Wilton Kelly Elder, III (premiered in the Hanes Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC in front of the exhibit that inspired the composition). Contributing to Bryan Crumpler will allow for new works to be commissioned to add to classical and comtemporary Clarinet repertoire.
The live performance of classical music. Every performance takes not only practice, time, and thoughtful preparation, but also the help of volunteers and funding through financial contributions & sponsorships. Unless one owns the concert venue and pays performers to fill its seats, a recitalist like Mr. Crumpler jutting his head into a concert venue to perform live is no financial cakewalk. Renting performance venues is not cheap. Add a hall rental fee on top of hourly fees for stage/lighting technicians, plus royalty fees for the public performance of copyrighted music, plus fees for audio engineers and recording technicians to come in and provide you and the rest of the audience with a recording to remember the performance, plus costs for advertising & promotional materials just to get the word out, plus fees to provide you and other guests with a reception to give Mr. Crumpler opportunities to personally thank you for coming and the bill gets quite steep. All this, just for a solo artist to perform live in a venue. With the help of donations, volunteers, and other contributors, a significant part of the burden is relieved to keep the music of Bryan A. Crumpler alive.

...WHAT should I give?

There are 5 major donatorship levels, each with a set of perks offered to supporters. They are as follows:

...WHAT do I get in return?

Additionally, everyone who contributes is eligible for the following depending on the donatorship level or sponsorship type:

Public recognition the WhosThatGuy.com website (optional)
Your name or organization name listed in concert/recital bulletins
Complimentary CDs
Complimentary or discounted tickets to performances where available
Advertising space on the WhosThatGuy.com website
Advertising space in concert & recital bulletins
and a number of other perks to come

Public recognition: Everyone who makes a donation, regardless of amount, is eligible to have their name or organization listed in the "Acknowledgements" section this website. You can also remain anonymous and not be listed at all. If you choose to remain anonymous, indicate that you wish to remain anonymous in the "ADDITIONAL COMMENTS" box on the donation form when you submit your information at PayPal's website.

Listing in concert/recital bulletins: Any recital privately organized by Bryan Crumpler has an Acknowledgements section where he can Thank his supporters for their contributions. This option is available at all levels. Furthermore, concerts where Bryan is invited as a featured artist will often have space for a biography where he can include thank yous to various supporters for their contributions as well. To be included here in feature concerts, only "World Reknown Concert Artists" are eligible for mention outside of personal Thank Yous made on behalf of Mr. Crumpler to friends & family.

Complimentary CDs: But what's so special donating to get a complimentary CD when I can just purchase it at a cheaper price? Well, free demos and recordings of his live concerts that are not available for purchase are given away all the time to Crumpler supporters. Furthermore, with his new debut album coming out in September, we are excited to offer you the real deal as well!

Everyone donating $100 or more automatically receives a complimentary CD. Patrons in the Reedy Bunch donating less than $100 will be pooled into a lottery and free CDs will be given away at random for that donation year. Complimentary CDs can be given away as gifts or (in the case of official CDs) can be resold, auctioned off, or given away to solicit donations to your organization. It's not unheard of, for example, for a radio stations and other organizations to auction off autographed CDs of performers or conductors to sollicit pledges for thousands of dollars per CD. Hence, your donation and a complimentary CD could bring you sweeter rewards in the future.

Complimentary tickets to performances are primarily reserved for family. However, in cases where Bryan is a featured artist in a concert free to the public and tickets are required because of the number of people expected to attend exceed the number of comfortable seats in the concert hall, he often has leverage in getting complimentary tickets for his invited guests. When this is not the case, a solo artist sometimes gets access to a pool of tickets which must be sold or distributed prior to a certain date as a means of securing the booking. Often these tickets can be sold at a discounted price or given away to a select group of people or organizations.

Advertising space on the WhosThatGuy.com website is primarily reserved for sponsors who are subscribed to automatically make monthly or annual contributions. The funds help maintain this website as well as feed traffic to yours, and they give more exposure to your company.

Advertising space in concert & recital bulletins can only be guaranteed to those concerts specifically organized by Bryan A. Crumpler and is available to subscribed sponsors as well as one-time sponsors. This option is best for sponsors local to the area where the recital is being given.

Other perks: We are constantly finding ways to make our supporters feel like their contribution is worthwhile, even if all you need is the personal satisfaction of giving without any recognition or Thank Yous from the people to whom you give. Its only polite to Thank Crumpler supporters by offering these small tokens of appreciation. Hopefully, as Crumpler's career blossoms, we will be able to make additional offerings to our supporters. Special invites to private receptions, bumper stickers, buttons, gift baskets and more are just a few of the things we hope to offer to you in the future.

...WHEN can I make contributions?

Contributions in any form can be offered year-round, 24/7 in the form of funding, sponsorship, gifts, and donations. Bryan is not just a seasonal performer, but rather is constantly seeking support & performance opportunities globally. Your help is welcome and appreciated anytime!
...WHERE do I send my contribution?

If you are interested in regularly providing accommodations as a sponsoring hotel corporation, please submit a sponsorship form filling in the appropriate details and information.

If you are interested in hosting Bryan in your home or providing an accomodation (hotel or otherwise, without fulltime sponsorship) for the purposes of making an audition or performing in a concert, please consult the schedule to find out when Bryan will be performing or auditioning in your area and submit details via the support form accordingly.

...WHERE does my money go?

Money that is contributed to Mr. Crumpler via WhosThatGuy.com in conjunction with PayPal go directly to a Money Market Fund from which balances may be credited towards necessary audition, travel, union membership fees, venue rental fees & other miscellaneous music expenses of Mr. Crumpler and the performing artists that appear with him in concert.
...WHY do I have to sign up for PayPal?

PayPal is merely a safe, secure, and simple way for you to make a donation with your credit card or an e-Check online. It is the fastest and most convenient way for funds to be directly deposited into the money market fund used towards music and incidental expenses related to auditions & performing. PayPal is a third party provider and is one of the most reliable merchant bank services online. Furthermore, it is free to use! Signing up costs you nothing except 5 minutes of your time, and there are NO fees to make donations.

PayPal also guarantees that your credit card number & personal information is protected when dealing with their transaction forms. When submitted, the data is encrypted, and your card information is not stored anywhere with PayPal or with WhosThatGuy.com. WhosThatGuy.com will never have access to that information - only your name, the donation amount, the date the donation was made, and your contact information so that we are able to send you a personal Thank You letter and keep you informed as to when you can take advantage of any applicable rewards. WhosThatGuy.com will receive notification from PayPal that you have made a donation should you indeed choose to donate via that route.

...WHY should I even give my support?

There is a never-ending list of reasons why you should bother giving your support, none of which mean you necessarily have to. No single person in this world is entirely responsible for his or her own success. It takes an opportunity from someone else, a sale from someone else, help from someone else, time for someone else, recognition from someone else, love from someone else, support from someone else, a book from someone else, and a vast number of other things from people other than yourself to bring you to new heights and achieve new things each and every day. Bryan Crumpler values the support of his fans and recognizes that his success is not only a reflection of hard work, discipline, and determination, but also a reflection of the loyal supporters that have helped propell him to where he is today.

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