On the artwork
Partner credit on the event artwork and on every listing the show appears in.
Partner With The Debut
I'm not asking for money. I'm asking for something you already have spare capacity in.
The ask
The Debut is an annual showcase for emerging artists — a stage for beginners who stand out in their craft. Sponsorship of it is in-kind, never cash. You contribute something your business already makes or already has going spare, and you're credited as a partner of the showcase.
Product, print, airtime, gear, food and drink, photo or video, a service, prize stock — what it looks like depends entirely on you. I'd rather hear what suits you than assume.
What you get back
From the stage
Named on the night, in front of the room, by me.
Through the build-up
Carried through the social content in the run-up to the date.
It is scoped to one event. Nothing to report, nothing to maintain, nothing owed once the doors close.
What I can prove
120
tickets sold, The Debut 2025 — against a target of 100
100
patrons at The Next Wav, which I organised with Speaker Rhythms Entertainment
250
capacity of the room booked for 2026
A couple of weeks before the first edition, MET Radio had me on to talk about what I was building. Those are the numbers I have, and they're the only ones I'll quote you. This is the second year. It's small, and it's real.
The next one
The Debut 2026
Saturday 17 October 2026 — The Rec Room, Square One, Mississauga
Artwork goes to print in early September, so that's the date that decides it.
Interested?
Tell me what you have spare and I'll tell you honestly whether it helps. If it's a no, a one-line no is genuinely fine.
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