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Turned out great, but next year, I’ll pay the extra $1/ea to have the printer attach the lanyards. I might be snapping them til midnight... #smartypass #dimensionsrecital2018 (at Albuquerque, New Mexico)

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Client Spotlight: Perez Hilton's One Night in Brooklyn

Sure, people are still talking about the Miley Cyrus performance at the VMAs. But those twerk-and-tongue-obsessed folks certainly didn’t attend Perez Hilton’s One Night in Brooklyn party at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn the night before the VMAs. Because if they did, they’d have better things to talk about. 

Perez Hilton’s One Night in Brooklyn was a huge event, sponsored in part by VH1 Save the Music, Red Bull, Wet N Wild, Monster Products and more. Performances included almost a dozen bands and artists, like The Boom Boom, LIZ, Ivy Levan, KAY, and Fifth Harmony. 

We were excited to print these colorful Press Passes and All Access Passes for the event. The passes were an easy way to get the proper credentials to the press covering the event, as well as to the special VIPs who got access to a something little extra.

With our super fast turnaround time, we can produce passes for you really quick — even if your event is coming up. Typically, we can produce cards from proof to print in 5 days or less. 

If you have something coming up, get in touch at [phone] or [email protected], and we’ll hook you up. 

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Client Spotlight: 4Knots Music Festival

Ahoy! 

One of the most fun projects we worked on this summer was a series of smartyPasses for the Village Voice’s 4Knots Music Festival at the South Street Seaport in New York. 

The Dropcards/smartyPass team was stoked to be invited to the event — as you can see below — which featured awesome bands, including The Babies, Parquet Courts, The Men, Reigning Sound, and Kurt Vile & the Violators. 

Regretfully, we have no photos of our very own Steve Ceragno or his lovely wife Nyeri who also joined us for the event. :(

We got to spend the day on a huge, historic ship, which had a great view of both stages and gave us access to an open bar and all the gourmet hot dogs we could eat. 

It was a day of living the dream, complete with an epic ride home. We made Kristen and Lucy ride in the way, way back.

Thanks again to the Village Voice for inviting us to the event! 

Want to see your project on an upcoming newsletter? Sure you do. Shoot us an email at hello [at] dropcards [dot] com with details and images. We love seeing your projects in action, even if we can't be there in person.   

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Your Summer Show Solutions

If you stepped into any store lately, you’d think it was September or maybe even October with all the “back to school” and scarecrow displays, but let’s be real, there are still at least two solid months left to summer. 

Chances are your band still has plenty of shows to play before summer’s end. It’s not too late to order Dropcards for all of them. With just a five-day turnaround on most orders, you’ll have your Dropcards in no time. Plus, rush capabilities are available if you need them even faster.

Likewise, if you need VIP badges, access passes, press passes and more for upcoming events. smartyPass offers some of the fastest turn times in the industry, and in most cases, your order can be completed from proof to print in 5 days or less. 

So before you pack up that BBQ set and store away your bocce balls, get out there and have some summer fun. Don’t forget Dropcards and smartyPass for your band and label needs this summer.

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Your Summer Show Sidekick

If there is one thing the summer is known for it’s shows, concerts and festivals. Make managing these events easier with smartyPass badges and passes.  

Simple Pass Printing

smartyPass is the simplified approach to VIP badge and backstage pass printing for shows, tours, events and more.

From printing and assembly to distribution and fulfillment, we do everything in the same facility. So this means we can process orders quickly, accommodate unique requests, keep your costs low and get your passes out the door in no time.

What's Included

All standard smartyPass orders are .30 mil plastic cards that are printed double-sided in 4/4 (full color). They have a glossy finish, which is shiny and reflective, so your cats will enjoy playing with them.

Our three main event and access pass badge sizes are small, medium and large. These event passes are die cut with rounded corners and a slot punch at the top. If you want something different, though, definitely let us know.

Finishing options on badges include custom shapes, writable (matte plastic) surface, lanyard affixing and more. Contact us if you'd like to learn more about our full printing capabilities.

Use Them Any Way You Like

Our event passes are so versatile; you can use them any way you'd like. Whether your order is entirely access passes or one that is split with unique customizations like VIP badges, guest passes, press passes, venue credentials and more, we can make it happen.

We can even produce entirely variable orders. So if you give us a list of names, we can produce personalized cards with individual names, numbers or other unique content for an entire order.

Perfect 10 (Percent Off)

Giving your adoring fans the proper credentials has never been so simple or so smart. 

Plus, right now we're offering 10% off smartyPass orders to get you ready for summer. From now until June 30, 2013, you can use the promo code SmartySummer10 to get 10% off your order.