Backstage Artist Lounge Enters Year 5 on Tour

Jan. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- The Backstage Artist Lounge™ Tour rings in the new year with dozens of major tour dates ahead. Integrating brands from every arena into this modern platform that combines geographical touring with cutting-edge marketing strategy including social media and interactive promotions.    

BAL Tour followers have grown to include over 55,000 viewers and subscribers on YouTube, where BAL publishes a tour video blog or “vlog.” With over 40 major 2011 tour dates in total and the average tour date attended by 20,000 fans, consumer impressions are significant for all the brands participating in BAL.

Co-branding in the BAL club, if you will, is also on the uptake. Sponsors as varied as Kabang Energy Candy and alcohol-infused whipped CREAM are able to benefit from CEO-to-CEO introductions to foster deep marketing synergies within the BAL family of brands.

Providing high-quality artist hospitality to multi-festival concert events, BAL continues to support major music festivals and tours. Part of the BAL mission is to reinforce the touring industry, the heart of which is simply wanting to keep great bands on the road playing great music.

Returning BAL supporters in 2011 are expected to include Hardnox Clothing, Magnets.com, Kabang Energy Candy, Ksino, Rag Dynasty, Wicked Audio, Justin’s Nut Butter, Designs By Fuss Jewelry, Superior Titanium, Cream, Texas Body Art, The Slanket, Evolve Body Jewelry, 69 Slam, Yak Pak, Firefly Vodka, Westone, Wide Ride Guitar Straps, Sacred Surf, Becca Swim, Crazy Bands, Strings By Aurora and Line 6. Line 6 gear include guitars, guitar effects, amps, wireless and wireless mics.

Specific BAL artist line-ups for 2011 remain to be announced, but they are likely to comprise many talented acts from past BAL tour dates, such as Flyleaf, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Sickpuppies, Lifehouse, Godsmack, Korn, Halestorm, Street Sweeper Social Club, Neon Trees, Black Stone Cherry, Drowning Pool, Rise Against, Theory of a Deadman, Switchfoot, Paper Tongues, Crash Kings, Weezer, Kid Rock, Hollywood Undead, Hell Yeah, Finger Eleven, Atreyu, Stone Temple Pilots, Limp Bizkit, Alice In Chains, Offpsring, Taking Back Sunday, Wolfmother and Motley Crue…to name a few.  

Fans can continue to participate in Backstage Artist Lounge giveaways through BAL social media sites including “The Backstage Artist Lounge” fan page on Facebook. Behind the scenes, BAL Tour vlog can be viewed on www.youtube.com/cmartrocks

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About Backstage Artist Lounge™ Tour: Created by Christina Martin, BAL tours major rock festivals across North America and abroad. The Backstage Artist Lounge™ Tour integrates brands with famous bands. Entering its fifth year, BAL marries innovation in marketing with new solutions for the music industry. Guests of Backstage Artist Lounge to date have included just about every band on tour these days…Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Godsmack, Alice In Chains, Rise Against, Avenged Sevenfold, The Killers, Stone Temple Pilots, Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Taking Back Sunday, Staind, Seether, Wolfmother, Linkin Park, Offspring, Buckcherry, Flyleaf, Jet, Sickpuppies, Switchfoot, Deftones, Rob Zombie, Limp Bizkit and many more. Google "Backstage Artist Lounge" for more info.