<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Gotham, <div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-sp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low-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "times new roman", times; text-align: justify;">Rock and Roll sponsor ($1,000)</strong></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "times new roman", times; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">   </span></strong>Brainlink International<span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "times new roman", times; text-align: justify;"> (Raj & Sharon Goel)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "times new roman", times; text-align: justify;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Funk ($500):</b></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "times new roman", times; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">        </span></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">SPN Music & Entertainment Inc. (Norm Spizz)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "times new roman", times; text-align: justify;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Jazz ($250):</b></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Gotham co-Founders Nancy Schess & Fred Klein (Tarter Krinsky)</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">   </span>Kelly Welles in honor of late husband Lee Evans</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jonathan S. London, Private Wealth Advisor (Perkins-London Wealth Advisors)</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">    </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">DL Partners (Chris Tarnok, Esq.)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">     </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Steven E. Millon, Esq. (</span>Shapiro-Millon, Attorneys at Law)</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Hip Hop  ($150) </b></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">   </span>Tom Gallin (Gallin & Son, Inc.)</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mike Steger (Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC)</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><font face="Times New Roman">Please see the full list of </font><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/img/2024BattleoftheBands.pdf"><font face="Times New Roman"></font>open sponsor opportunities</a><font face="Times New Roman"> below:</font></div><div style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><br></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><strong>$1,000 Rock and Roll sponsor</strong>: inside front page of program journal(Full page is 5x8\u201d).</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><strong>$500 Funk Sponsor</strong>: inside back page or right centerfold full page in program journal (Full page is 5x8\u201d).</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><strong>$250 Jazz Sponsor: </strong>full page in program journal  (Full page is 5x8\u201d).</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><strong>$150 Hip Hop Sponsor</strong>: half (1/2) page in program journal (1/2 page is 5x4\u201d).</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><strong>$100 Rap Sponsor: </strong>Quarter (1/4) page or Business card in  program journal (1/4 page is 2.5x4\u201d).</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;">You can also review BOTB sponsorship brochure </span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/img/2024BattleoftheBands.pdf"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"></span>here</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18.666666px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: "times new roman", times;">If you wish to apply a band, please go </span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/img/Battle2025.pdf" style="font-size: 18.666666px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: large;"></span>here</a><font size="4"> and scroll down to the application.  </font><span style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Pay </span><a href="https://gothamnetworking.isecuresites.com/product/battleofthebands?_gl=1*1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