OK, so maybe your wondering what the Hard Rock Battle of the Bands has to do with factory outlets. Well its kind of like playing 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon.
1. I used to be Senior Vice President for Perry Ellis factory outlet stores.
2. During that time the company that built all of my stores was called Stores R Us.
3. The President of Stores R Us is Bill Sibilia.
4. Bill's son Will is in a band called Kingston 530.
5. Kingston 530 is competing in the Hard Rock Battle of the Bands.
6. So Hard Rock Battle of the Bands is on Outlet Insiders.
You see it makes total sense on my factory outlet blog.
Seriously, Kingston 530, is one of the 10 finalist to win the Hard Rock Battle of the Bands and open The Ambassadors of Rock concert in London next month. They're battling for a spot on the same bill as Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Pearl Jam. Cool right? Lets help them win.
Mark Libell
Hi Mark - loved your post in linkedin - I do the same as my sons in a rock band in the UK - anyway - I've voted for Kingston 530 and if they win, let me know and we'll visit in London.
ReplyDeleteI also work within surplus stock and have close ties to a great colleague in Canada so if we can do any business that would be great.
Best wishes Michelle (michelle@mediasavvi.com)
This is an american news item but one we thought we'd cover as no doubt we'll be seeing lots more of this type of thing happening in the UK. In association with US based retailer Guitar Center and digital media company Eventful, KISS have announced a competition for 22 unsigned bands to support them on their forthcoming North American tour. Conventional record deals and promotional techinques are thin on the ground these days so more innovative ways of breaking new artists mean you have to be in it to win it.
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http://www.bravewords.com/news/140055
http://www.guitarcenter.com/
http://eventful.com/competitions/kiss2010/register
Michelle, thanks for the feedback and the vote. I hopefully look forward to meeting you in London
ReplyDeleteMark
A big Thank You to all who voted, and also to Mark Libel for helping get the word out about Kingston 530. Unfortunately, Kingston finished third in the voting, but gained the experience of a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next year?