Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Gessel PR) ...Social Media and
Music Marketing Company Web 'n Retail has selected the winner of their "opportunity notice" on ReverbNation. Winning a cost free 2 month Social Media Marketing and Management campaign for Facebook and YouTube; from over 4,100 talented artists - across all genres - is the duo "The Vantage".
The selection process was arduous. The Web 'n Retail selection committee listened to, and scored, every single track of the 4,126 tracks submitted, and narrowed the entries down to the top 160 via a point system. From there, the top 160 entries were given additional points for having a (marketable) video, a social/fan following of over 2,500, existing press and/or a new release coming soon; the more elements, the better. To be certain the final selection was not simply the result of any one staffer's personal taste, the entire Web 'n Retail selection committee of 4, each listened to, and assigned individual scores for the music (only) which were then averaged. The final winner, The Vantage, won by a landslide as a result of having many elements in place and just making great music.
The Vantage is an Austin,
Texas based Indie Rock duo with
James Mason on vocals and Jackson Wise on guitar and vocals.
James and Jackson wrote their hit single "
On My Way" while sitting in a hotel room in New York City in 2012, unaware of the success they were about to have on their hands. That year, "
On My Way" received over 275K views on SoundCloud which helped earn them the #2 spot on Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart. The following year, The Vantage played their first show at SXSW alongside
American Authors and The Mowgli's, to promote their debut EP 'This Time Now'. In July 2013, "
On My Way" was featured in the ABC Family series premiere of The Vineyard. The band has also gone on to be featured on numerous MTV programs. On July 15, 2014 the band put out their sophomore EP 'Color Blind'. The EP features 5 tracks that showcase the band's spectrum of sound and evolution since they first hit the airwaves. It's not hard to see their rare drive and dedication to making music, with the talent to match! You can get a free download of On My Way and keep up with The Vantage on their Facebook and Youtube.
Web 'n Retail has had tremendous success with the social media campaign that they will be supplying, at no cost, for The Vantage. "Our social media campaigns build valuable content that can reach new and old fans. Not only does this help the bands' reach and influence, but it also helps to raise their page popularity for search terms people use to find music such as theirs. Web 'n Retail only uses organic methods done manually by our team to keep the results real."
This email from Jackson of The Vantage that arrived at the end of the second week of working their social media, says it all "…I wanted to ask what you guys have been doing on Facebook recently. Our likes have shot up and I had someone comment saying "saw your comment on fall out boys page." Web 'n Retail replied: "We are just doing our job! I can't share our secrets - that's our bread and butter (and beans). But know, that it's all labor and sweat, no funny stuff!"
ABOUT THE COMPANY
With over 21 years experience, Web 'n Retail, the online music marketing division of Rock 'n Retail, LLC; has managed campaigns for over 250 artists on major and independent labels as well as other music related projects such as music website launches, apps, concert events, etc.
The President and Owner, Gale Rosenberg, has over 30 years of music marketing experience including positions held at ABC & MCA Records, PolyGram Distribution, Wherehouse Entertainment Corporation and Billboard, Mix, Creem & Thrash Metal Magazines. Ms. Rosenberg is also an adjunct Instructor of UCLA Extension's "Entrepreneurship of the Independent Artist" required certification class and a Guest Lecturer on the topic of Online
Music Marketing at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University.
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