MI Brand Beat is the perfect way to connect your creative team to up-and-coming Michigan bands — and a wonderful opportunity to give key clients a unique customer experience. We'd love for you to be one of the founding sponsors of our first event.
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A Michigan advertising agency built on listening first — research, brand strategy and creative that has earned hundreds of awards for clients like DTE and the Michigan Credit Union League.
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Live experiences, digital experiences and branded content for brands including Ford, GM, Audi, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Detroit Regional Chamber. MVP is hosting the inaugural MI Brand Beat at their Troy studio.
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Community Sponsor
America's #1 audio company
iHeartMedia joins MI Brand Beat as our founding Community Sponsor — and an iHeartMedia radio personality will host the on-stage interviews with each featured artist.
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Strategic Visibility & Branding for Leaders
The Image Impact Group helps client-facing leaders build visibility, credibility, and trust through strategic branding, LinkedIn strategy and thought leadership — strengthening the people who represent organizations every day.
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Your Modern Media Team
Pathlabs is a full-service digital media partner serving agencies, helping teams focus on what's important: their clients and growing their business.
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Detroit's music, on the rise
Detroit Rising, produced by Get Fresh Studios, is a video series capturing live performances from Detroit's rising artists and sharing the city's music story with a wider audience.
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Brand strategy and creative for community banks and credit unions
The Change Agency is a creative marketing agency built specifically for community banks and credit unions — pairing strategy-first thinking with bold creative that sharpens positioning, modernizes identity and drives member growth.
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America's oldest advertising club
Established in 1905, Adcraft Detroit is America's oldest and one of its largest non-profit advertising organizations — serving 2,000+ metro Detroit marketing professionals with educational, professional development and networking events.
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Professional production
Lighting, audio, videography and photography — the content is the product, not an add-on.
Artist compensation
Featured Michigan artists are paid for their performance and their story.
Hospitality
Light refreshments and a reception that gets agencies, clients, sponsors and artists talking before the first note.
The digital home
A site where guests revisit performances, artist profiles and sponsor recognition long after the night ends.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 5:00 – 8:00 PM
MVP Collaborative, Troy, MI 48083
Presenting sponsors also hold first right to sponsor every event that follows.
Sponsor inquiries
Sponsorships are limited by design so every partner gets real recognition on stage, on screen and on the site.