Get Involved
Specially Dedicated is not just about music – as a fun family festival, the environment, the people, and what we smell, taste and see is just as important to us. This is where you can come in! The Festival is looking to raise £15,000 this year for the MacMillan Cancer Support. The majority of this money will be raised on the Festival day itself and a series of fundraisers are scheduled throughout the summer months inorder to help finance the Festival's initial setup costs.
Fundraising
Whether it's assisting in fundraising, giving over your cash, or coming up with fundraising schemes, we want to here from you! Volunteering is a great way to get involved in Hertfordshire's biggest small Festival, have fun and share your skills.
Traders
As a trader you are an integral part of the atmosphere; you fuel and equip the festival. We would like to offer a variety of unique stalls selling as much high quality products, as possible. We’re looking for a range of caterers and traders and have a variety of pitches to suit. If you fit this bill and are keen to get involved, in the of a good cause, then please get in touch via speciallydedicated@hotmail.co.uk
The application deadline for Traders and Caterers is 30th July 2010.
Artists
As a creative contributor to the festival you will have an opportunity to respond to the site, the vibe, the music, the humour or whatever inspires you. Alongside some amazing musical talent and a stunning environment, you will get the chance to showcase your work and ideas to over 500 people. We’re seeking artists to contribute in a variety of ways; from installation to performance and interactive workshops. If you have an idea for how you would like to take part, in the of a good cause, then please get in touch via speciallydedicated@hotmail.co.uk
The deadline for artist proposals has passed for 2010.
Stewards and Volunteers
Specially Dedicated Music Festival couldn’t happen without an amazing team of volunteers and stewards, who make sure the festival runs smoothly every year. We’re always looking for people to work at the festival in 2010. If you’re up for helping out, please contact us at speciallydedicated@hotmail.co.uk.
The deadline for signing up as a volunteer is 1st September 2010.
Bands & Musicians
Specially Dedicated gets hundreds of bands getting in touch who want to play on one of our stages. We would like to thank you for your enthusiasm and passion, however, we only have a limited number of slots, and we can only reply to a few acts at a time.
If you’ve been in touch with us already and haven’t heard back, we’re really sorry but we can’t always reply personally to every email. If you’ve not been successful this time, please do come along and hang-out with us in the lovely fields of North Hertfordshire on the 4th September 2010, and butter us up for next year!
Press and Media
Specially Dedicated Festival welcomes media interest in our unique event and we do try to accommodate media coverage wherever possible. However, the Festival does have a media access policy and we would be grateful if you could consider the below before suggesting any proposals to the Festival.
For news accreditation the first contact should be with the Press Officer (Mary Orchiston).
You may not film or record on site without the Festival’s official permission. For Contact please click here.
Access to the Festival
The Festival retains all webcast / internet and television rights to the Festival. Any live web or broadest content from the Festival must be agreed in advance with the Festival.
Non-news project such as a documentary programme or a magazine programme should contact Specially Dedicated.
No one may transmit any live audio or audio visual images from the Specially Dedicated Festival site without the Festival's prior written approval. No one may transmit or facilitate the casting of text messages and/or other material to mobile phones either to mobile users on-site or to mobile users off-site without the prior written permission of The Festival.
Other Broadcasters and Filming
As a general principle, the fewer the better! We are sensitive to all of the people who come to the Festival to enjoy themselves. But we will consider projects, provided they can meet the following criteria:
1. Programmes which are produced and broadcast post-festival on specific topics.
2. No live performances may be recorded without the Festivals express prior permission. Even if granted you will usually need the artist’s and where relevant their record label’s permissions as well.
3. Crews must be kept to a minimum and be sensitive to the Festival public and their privacy. You must have full public and employers liability insurance and provide us with a copy of your certificate of insurance in advance of filming.
4. Any rights granted would normally only be for the specific programme and transmissions/broadcasts proposed to the Festival. No archive use will be allowed. We normally require a digi-beta copy or HDCam copy of any programme for our own archive (or copy DVD). A facility fee is normally payable for filming on-site.
