Credentials
Read over the following Media Credentials policies and criteria, then download the CREDENTIAL REQUEST FORM and submit it to Memphis in May. Credentials for the 2012 Memphis in May
International Festival will be granted to reporters and photographers
who are ON ASSIGNMENT and covering Memphis in May events for legitimate
publications, internet sites, and/or radio and television stations.
Credential Requests
Please read the following criteria prior to
submitting the Credential Request Form. Failure to follow the request
procedures may result in denial of your request.
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Credential requests must be SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE.
- Deadline for
requests is Friday, April 6, 2012.
- Credential requests will not be
granted at the Festival.
Credential Pick-Up
Confirmation of your approved press credentials
will be sent via email or fax, along with the location of the Media
Check-in area and instructions for pick-up. Confirmation will be sent by
Memphis in May on or before April 16, 2012. Media check-in will depend
on the event, and will be included in the instructions you receive.
Credentials will be Approved Based on the Following Criteria:
- You are a reporter or photographer assigned by a legitimate
media outlet to cover the festival. Credentials will be issued to those
on assignment only. Family members or guests will not be considered for
credentials.
- You have obtained, on company letterhead, a letter from your
editor or director, noting your assigned duties, the dates you will be
covering, your position and title, and the name and title of the person
making the request (i.e. your editor or director). Credentials will not
be granted without name, contact information and job title.
- Only internet sites that are a product of a national network, national publication and/or blog need apply.
- Credentials are not approved for on-air radio or television personalities who are not on assignment at the Festival.
Artist Interviews
Memphis in May International Festival cannot assist in arranging
interviews with performers at the Beale Street Music Festival. Reporters
bear the sole responsibility of arranging interviews through artist
publicists. As a convenience, Memphis in May will provide, upon request,
a list of artists' publicists. It is a reporter's responsibility to
contact and arrange for any artist interview.
If permission is granted, the reporter must confirm all arrangements
with the publicist including notification of approval to the artist's
tour/road manager who will provide the reporter access to the interview
at the Festival. Approved interviews will require artists' management
to supply passes/credentials to the approved reporter. Those approved
passes will be distributed at 'ARTIST WILL-CALL' located at the
Beale/Riverside entrance of the Festival. Memphis in May International
Festival assumes no responsibility for artist's guest lists and its
omissions.
Memphis in May International Festival DOES NOT provide back stage access for artist interviews.
Photo Passes
All photographers/videographers must sign a photo release form at
the Festival when obtaining credentials. The festival's blanket photo
policy during the Beale Street Music Festival is that the first three
songs by a performer can be shot from the stage pit. This policy is
subject to change.
Our press team will notify photographers at the Festival of any
further restrictions or modifications. Photographers who are granted a
media credential and photo pass must agree to abide by all Festival
policies. Only one photo pass will be allowed per day/per media outlet. A
photo pass does not allow access into the pit. Memphis in May media
representatives provide escort into the pit area.