FANCORPS TAKES OVER AP MAGAZINE!

Street Teaming really does work! Just check out the latest AP Readers Poll in the January 2009 issue. Not only did Fancorps artists with teams step up in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th slots…but Fancorps teamers got quoted on al four as well! Check out our press release.

Special Forces - Currently promoting:

Hangout.net: Make MySpace MyPlace. Make your own room now.
Velvet Code: Download Velvet Code's EP for free here.

Cash Cash - New album release!

Anberlin - Download New Surrender for $3.99 on Amazon.com!
Download it HERE.

Ludo & People in Planes Compete in Spin Battle of the Bands.
Ludo & People in Planes compete in the Spin Battle of the Bands in movies!!! Spin has given four bands the chance to flex their thespian muscles! Our camera crews captured Plushgun, Ludo,People in Planes and Innerpartysystem acting out the best scenes from their favorite movies: Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Seven, and The Big Lebowski. But who deserves a standing ovation, and who should stick to writing the soundtrack? It's up to you! Vote for your favorite performance, and you're automatically entered for a chance to win an Xbox 360 console.

For more info, go to the Spin site.

Hit The Lights - New Cover Song
Hit The Lights has posted their cover of Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" on their MySpace page.

3 Doors Down & Safety Suit - New tour dates announced on TuneLabMusic.

Forever the Sickest Kids & Red Car Wire - Performing at Unsilent Night 2008 December 28th.

With the release of Fancorps, an online managing system that makes band promotion seem almost too easy, the conventional grassroots street team has changed face. The Web-based application combines database management and MySpace-like social communication to give street team members personal log-ins to receive tasks assigned by team leaders that can include anything from posting comments on message boards to calling radio stations to request a single. Members even receive ranking based on a point system to entice competition and reward those members who put in the extra time for their favorite band. With an impressive database of contacts for retail stores, radio stations and what's being called "lifestyle locations" (coffee shops, clubs, etc.), the daunting task of promoting bands has gotten that much easier.

More than 300 bands have signed up for Fancorps already, with Blue October and Bowling For Soup being the company's first clients. There is a free trial offered to learn the system, and prices are then set at $15 to $300, depending on the size of the army. According to G.I. Sanders, one of the site's founders, the site is not just dedicated to bands, it can be used to manage any type of product.

"The biggest thing that separates us from the other street team platforms out there is that we put the emphasis on building a world class team from the foundation of your own fans and keeping them for yourself," he said via press release. "These other sites try to build one big street team and then convince kids to work for the band they like plus 20 bands they may not like."

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE ON CMJ.COM

Utilizing the best in Web 2.0 features, Fancorps provides countless communication tools for an artist or label to organize and manage a street team.

Dallas, TX (Billboard Publicity Wire) May 18, 2007 -- Essentially, a street team is a grassroots based organization of fans who work to promote their favorite bands. Now anyone can create and manage their street teams with military like precision with the new interactive web based Fancorps system. "We initially developed Fancorps out of my need to manage the massive street teams of Blue October and Bowling For Soup " says Mike Swinford of Fancorps. "Once we started building it we realized what a powerful tool we had; whether you're a band, band manager, or a record label, we have everything it takes to build and maintain a focused team of supporters." Although the site was designed for musicians in mind, it can be used to manage any type of street team such as independent movie releases or any product to be promoted at a grassroots, hands on level.

The system relies upon an incredibly detailed and fun Web 2.0 based application that combines the best of database management and Myspace inspired interactive social networking. It uses a point and ranking system to give members of a team an incentive to do anything from posting comments and flyers around the Internet, to going to stores and putting up posters, to calling radio stations and requesting airplay of a single. Tasks are created and assigned by team leaders and members of the band's team login and have the option to take on and complete those selected tasks and then be rewarded for them. The site also encompasses an impressive database or "intel" section that includes traditional retail stores and college/commercial radio stations, along with more "lifestyle locations" such as tattoo shops, coffee shops, clubs, and anywhere else you could think of to promote a band or musician.

"I think the biggest thing that separates us from all of the other street team platforms out there, is that we put the emphasis on building a world class team from the foundation of your own fans and keeping them for yourself," says G.I. Sanders, one of Fancorps founders. "These other sites try to build one big street team and then convince kids to work for the band they like plus 20 bands they may not like." For the band itself, the difference is not only the powerful interactive experience you get with Fancorps but also it's price. Bands can sign up for a FREE trial to learn the system and when they are ready to build an army, plans are available anywhere from $15 a month for the local active band to $300 a month for a large touring act who needs a national reach with an unlimited number of street teamers.

Over 300 bands have already signed up during the early beta stages of the site and so far the feedback has been very positive.

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