At Music for All’s Bands of America Events
Media passes for Bands of America events are issued on site only with proper working media credentials as detailed below. Music for All does not accept requests in advance for media credentials or passes (the exception being certain qualified requests for video news media passes, see Item #5 below).
1. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A BOA EVENT MEDIA PASS?
Bands of America welcomes news media representatives who want to provide coverage of the event and the hard-working young people and their supporters who make the events exciting and important educational performance experiences. Bands of America is a program of Music for All; Music for All grants media credentials for Bands of America events.
ELIGIBLE: Bands of America event “Media Passes" are intended for representatives of official news media outlets only (i.e. newspapers, television, radio, periodical publications), with valid credentials from the news outlet they represent.
2. WHERE AND HOW ARE PASSES OBTAINED?
A media representative is required to show official working media credentials in order to pick up a Bands of America event MEDIA pass and must sign in at the ticket window with name and media outlet. See Video Recording Equipment policy below for further details on video.
3. STUDENT YEARBOOK OR SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS
ELIGIBLE for BOA Media Pass with valid school media credentials.
A student representative of a school's newspaper or yearbook may receive a media pass with valid school media credentials.
4. “BAND PHOTOGRAPHERS"
NOT eligible for BOA Media pass.
“Band photographers" who do not have valid media outlet credentials do NOT meet the criteria for a Bands of America event MEDIA pass. Still photography of any kind MAY be used in the spectator seating areas. “Official Band Photographers" are still allowed, so long as such person uses one of the band’s field passes in order to take photographs in the behind-the-scenes, pass-restricted pre-performance areas and such photos are not be sold, distributed, duplicated or placed on the web in any downloadable fashion. Official Band Photographers must go into the spectator stands to shoot pictures during performances. Their use must be for archival, band Web site or media purposes only. This restriction applies to all who enter the stadium, including any band parents with field passes. Only Jolesch Photography and official media with BOA/MFA-issued MEDIA passes will be allowed to shoot from field level.
5. VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT
VIDEO NEWS MEDIA passes will be issued by Music for All to qualified broadcast television news media. No video or audio recording devices are allowed into the stadium, including those with “band videographers." Credentialed television news crews and Music for All-pre-approved professional filmmakers are the only exceptions. Credentialed television news crews must show their station credentials at the Will Call Ticket Window and sign in. Music for All staff on-site will be contacted to meet the camera person on-site. Any camera person wishing to enter the stadium for any other purpose, including documentary filmmakers, must have pre-approval in writing from Music for All. Requests, both in advance and on-site, may be denied.
6. PHOTOGRAPHY
Use of cameras of any kind are NOT ALLOWED on the field (stadium floor) for any BOA event, except for Jolesch Photography, the Official Photographer of Music for All, and official news media with credentials. Participating band directors should communicate this to their parents and boosters to avoid issues on site. Still cameras (digital or film, professional or otherwise) are allowed into the stadium and may be used from stadium seating, but not on the field. Tripods or other similar equipment that may obstruct the view or path of travel of others in seating areas are not allowed. The issuance of a band “Field Pass" or other non-media BOA event credential does not include the right to use a camera on the field. Pass holders must go into stadium spectator seating to use their camera.
Official news media please note that photographs and news video with proper credentials may only be taken from the front sideline area. Photographers may not enter the performance area (field and the marked area extending 12 feet from the front sideline which is also part of the performance area.
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Media Credentials for other Music for All events
The same criteria for eligibility exists for Media Passes for the Music for All National Festival and Music for All Summer Symposium as outlined above. Music for All Media Passes may be obtained with proper media credentials at the performance venue ticket office at the Music for All National Festival and at the event headquarters for the Music for All Summer Symposium. Please call Music for All at 317.636.2263 for questions.
