What is the street team?

[psychoshredder]

What is the street team exactly?

[jkerr]

A group of people who advertize michael angelo and this site.

[Blondie]

We try to get Mike as much recognition as possible, locally, worldwide and on the web

To sign up mail Deb Your name, address, age phonenumber here is her mailaddress [e-mail]

[psychoshredder]

blondie said:

We try to get Mike as much recognition as possible, locally, worldwide and on the web

To sign up mail Deb Your name, address, age phonenumber here is her mailaddress [e-mail]

and what must I do then?

[Erikrt123]

Start spreading the news ;D ;D ;D LOL!!!

About Michael ;D ;D ;D

Seriously just talk to your friends about him, and let them give him a listen. Post on links things about him. Do whatever you can, but they don't expect you to go door to door or stand on a street corner. Do what you can to share MAB with as many people as you can and still be comfortable. Just give accurite info and expose people to his music.

[Fabien]

Check out the Michael Angelo Batio street team page at www.midwestentertainers.net

You'll see...

[Mr.Tepes]

At first I was a little unsure of what a street team is or if I even wanted to join, but there's just so many great people, and Mike is one of my favorite guitarists...I just couldn't resist!

[Luke]

The street team is great everyone should join an spread the word about Michael

[Cynical]

I understand people like a certain type of music (in this case MAB obviously) but I don't really get why people do these kind of things in the idle hope to get some attention from an artist.
Fact is and remains if he really would be that good, he wouldn't need a street team.

[Shadow1980]

Guest-Cynical said:

I understand people like a certain type of music (in this case MAB obviously) but I don't really get why people do these kind of things in the idle hope to get some attention from an artist.
Fact is and remains if he really would be that good, he wouldn't need a street team.

Right, I have nothing much to do with these forums but since the person I love *does* and obviously seems to care about it I'll sprout my opinion.

As for the first part of your remark, yeah it is probably true some people only sign up to hopefully get some attention from MAB or something similair. This behaviour however is common among the fans of ANY artist and this will not be an exception. So there is hardly any point stating the obvious.
As for your second point: Yeah if somebody is really good they wont need people lobbying them. But that doesn't mean it aint useful. And if people feel as if they contribute by doing that, let that be their choice.

My point being, I guess, is that there really isn't a point stating what you stated except to "get on people their tits".
If you have nothing better to do then bring other people down I suggest you point your mouse towards the red X in the top right of your browser, and click it.


Btw Succubus:

[BKW]

Actualy,

The music business is a very strange animal. Unless you are very lucky, good doesn't seem to play much a part in this (see below), you do not get access to the major airplay on stations. It is very, very difficult to make a long term carrer in the music business and only the good ones tend to succed at it.

As for lucky, if you look at a large number of the music that is played on the radio, they are not the most talented. That's why there are so many one hit or one album wonders.

There are exceptions, but there are a lot of unknown artist to the mainstream that are as good if not better than acts that may get hevy rotation by a type of station.

As for what the fans can do, I have been a long time fan of Marillion, and have participated on their listserve. They get no support by US radio stations, and haven't been seen on US MTV or VH1 since 1985. This group has independently raised money to fund a north american tour, and created a new paradim in funding an album. The tour fund raised $60,000 USD to pay for the "nut" of an north american tour
The details on the Marillion Tour Fund are as follows.
Marillion has been juggling US labels over the past few
years.  Due to disappointing US sales, their label refused
to finance a US tour in support of their latest, "This
Strange Engine" (brilliant, btw).  The US "Freaks" (fan club
members) organized a "tour fund".  Fans could donate
whatever amount they were comfortable with, but as Lewis
mentioned, anyone who donated $25 or more would receive an
autographed, limited edition CD recorded live on the tour
(if it actually took place).  We were assured that if the
tour didn't happen, our money would be refunded.

The Marillion Tour Fund ended up defying all expectations by
raising nearly $60,000.  Originally, the band was going to
tour without using the money, but due to some label
juggling, they ended up needing it.  The tour ended up short
and intense (20 shows in 30 days), but the Freaks got to see
their band, and I think the band was very moved by the
efforts on its behalf.  My Tour Fund 2-CD set is spinning
right now: even though I had to miss the show here in
Chicago, I definitely got my money's worth.

.

As for removing the record company paradim, check out this. www.marillion.com/marbles/.

This is part of the power of having direct communications to the fans and what can be accomplished through it.

[Succubus]

Guest-Shadow1980 said:

Btw Succubus:

back!


I don't know much about the music business but from what I see I'd have to agree with BKW... being "good" sadly doesn't necessarily seem to have much to do with success.

[Succubus]

Deb said:

On a local level, I joke that a band can stand on the stage and bang paper plates together. If 500 of their friends will pay to see them do it, I'll put them on a regular rotation. ;D

haha, now that I would like to see! ;D Imagine the mosh pit at a gig like that!

[clameo]

Succubus said:

haha, now that I would like to see! ;D Imagine the mosh pit at a gig like that!

Moshpits are dangerous, eg. someone might hit you with his/hers elbow and so on....

[Succubus]

I almost broke someone's nose in a moshpit a couple of years ago. I didn't mean to... but I headbutted him right in the face :/

[Man Of Shred]

Succubus said:

I almost broke someone's nose in a moshpit a couple of years ago. I didn't mean to... but I headbutted him right in the face :/

owwwww! if i ever go to the UK and see you hopping around in a mosh pit i'll be sure to hide: ;D ;D

But yeah it seems the only requirement to make big these days is to *** real bad. i'm not fond of grunge but look at Nirvana. they never ever concieved of making it but their fans kept demanding more and more! and pretty soon grunge wasn't underground anymore. they became one of the biggest bands for a year or two.