Back in 2010, we headed for the deep south and landed in the beautiful farm grounds of Manchester, TN also known as Bonnaroo. Some of the great artists we were working with who were performing that year included Kings Of Leon, The Gaslight Anthem, Neon Indian, Miike Snow, Fanfarlo, Manchester Orchestra, and Tokyo Police Club.

Also, amidst all of the fantastic music, comedy took center stage with lines stretching for miles to enter the air-conditioned (and hilarious) comfort of the Comedy Theatre. Highlight performances from Conan O’Brien and Aziz Ansari stood out as epic comedic performances of unparalleled quality.

Comedy remains a major focus for The Syndicate. While the funny guys and girls continue to rock Bonnaroo (taking place this weekend), our own Matt and Tim will venture to the great city of Chicago for Just For Laughs Festival. Make sure to follow www.thelaughbutton.com for all the updates!

Photo note: clearly we were having too much fun to actually put ourselves in the picture. But photos of lines are cool, too!

Welcome to Summer! Here’s a shot of the SYN staff in 2004 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Guess which one of us didn’t ride any of the coasters?

Just announced this morning, Nine Inch Nails are set to release their first full-length in five years in the fall. Trent Reznor stated, “For the last year I’ve been secretly working non-stop with Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder on a new, full-length Nine Inch Nails record, which I am happy to say is finished and frankly f**king great.” The album, Hesitation Marks, will be released on Columbia Records September 3^rd. The Syndicate is beyond excited to be a part of this new release, especially after working Reznor’s last project How to destroy angels_ (which also rules).

Wednesday night, June 5^th, the lead single “Came Back Haunted” debuted and we can’t get enough of it. Los Angeles alternative rock station KROQ’s music director describes the track as a harkening back to early Nine inch Nails, saying “It’s got a great beat. It’s not the experimental material Trent’s done in the last five years… I wouldn’t say that it’s dance-y, but it does have a great beat, a groove.”If you haven’t heard it yet, it is available at iTunes.com/NineInchNails. Fans who pre-order Hesitation Marks on iTunes will instantly receive a download of “Came Back Haunted.” The album can also be pre-ordered at www.nin.com, where the single is streaming now!

As if thing couldn’t get any better- today plans were also unveiled for “Nine Inch Nails: Tension 2013” – a fall 2013 North American arena tour.  Reznor says, “Tension picks up where Lights in the Sky left off.  This is the full-on NIN live experience realized as we never could before.” Tension will be supported by post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky.

According to Spin, Nine Inch Nails recently solidified its touring lineup by naming longtime collaborator Robin Finck as the replacement for Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery, who left NIN after saying he “got overwhelmed.” We know this is awesome information overload, but tour dates are listed below. Don’t sleep on this- tickets for Tension go on sale beginning Friday, June 14  at www.livenation.com.

NINE INCH NAILS: TENSION 2013 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

9/28* St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

9/30* Kansas, MO @ Sprint Center

10/1* St. Louis, Mo @ Chaifetz Arena

10/3* Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell

10/4* Toronto, On @ Air Canada Centre

10/5* Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center

10/7* Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

10/8* Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center

10/11** Boston, MA @ TD Garden

10/14** Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center

10/15** Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

10/18** Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

10/19** University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center

10/21** Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena

10/22** Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

10/24** Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

10/30+ Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center

10/31+ Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena

11/5* San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

11/8* Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center

11/9* Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center

11/11* El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center

11/13* Broomfield, CO @ 1^st Bank Center

11/15* Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint

11/16* Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint

11/18* Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena

11/19* Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena

11/21* Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

11/22* Seattle, WA @ Key Arena

11/24+ Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

11/25+ Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome

* Explosions in the Sky supporting
** Godspeed You! Black Emperor supporting
+ Support TBA

This article was written by Liv Jones.

Celebrating The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in NYC.

Last summer, author Cassandra Clare handed the digital unveiling of the cover to her book Clockwork Princess over to her fans. The program, created by The Syndicate’s digital team, unveiled a small piece of the cover each time a fan used the Twitter hashtag #ClockworkPrincess. With a cover reveal expected to take a few days after the initial announcement, her fans had other plans – then again, they were the ones in control. Only a few short hours after the announcement, with more than 30,000 tweets, the cover was revealed and #ClockworkPrincess was at the top of the worldwide trending topics.

Simon & Schuster, Cassandra Clare’s publisher, brought The Syndicate on board again in February of this year to preview Clockwork Princess’ first chapter. This first-of-its-kind program created exclusively by The Syndicate revealed the text excerpt one word at a time as fans unlocked access through the same Twitter hashtag. Over a half-a-million tweets later, the fans had rallied together to create their own online community promoting the then-upcoming release. With BookExpo America in New York City this week, it was only right that we meet up with one of our favorite authors and celebrate her success of her series and upcoming movie, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. During the event, guests were treated to a premiere of a clip from the highly anticipated film.

The Syndicate’s digital design team has been instrumental in creating new ways to promote releases and artists of all kinds. Although The Syndicate was originally established by promoting music and comedy, over our 15 years we have had expanded our creative relationships into the world of book publishing by aiding in the development of some of the most beloved authors and books of our time.

Some of The Syndicate team took a quick photo with author Cassie Clare at the #TMIParty during BEA 2013.
from l-r: Moose, Kaity Davie, Cassie Clare, Tracey Zucatti

Ms. Clare introduces an exclusive clip from the upcoming film adaptation of her novel The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones last night.

]]> http://www.thesyn.com/design-creative/syn-15-flashback-friday-clockwork-princess-gets-revealed/feed/ 0 http://www.thesyn.com/design-creative/syn-15-flashback-friday-clockwork-princess-gets-revealed/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Synblog/~3/41XCXMnT2Ls/ http://www.thesyn.com/radio-marketing/tour-dates/killswitch-engage-to-hit-the-road-with-miss-may-i-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 22:46:04 +0000 Aly Mulligan http://www.thesyn.com/?p=10697 After rejoining the band just over a year ago, Jesse Leach and Killswitch Engage will be hitting the road in support of their new album, Disarm the Descent. The album, which was released last month on Roadrunner, debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and topped the CMJ Loud Rock charts. With rising metalcore stars Miss May I among the artists hitting the road with them, this is shaping up to be one of the biggest comeback tours of the summer.  This leg of the tour commences tomorrow – there’s even a teaser trailer! – and will run until the beginning of July.

If you’re at a radio station, contact your Syndicate representative to get involved with the tour! Otherwise, tickets are now available through the band’s website.

Tour Dates for Killswitch Engage (w/Miss May I):

05/30 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
05/31 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
06/01 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
06/03 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
06/04 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
06/06 – Richmond, VA – The National
06/07 – Syracuse, NY – F Shed at The Market
06/08 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
06/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
06/11 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
06/12 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore
06/14 – Montebello, Canada – Montebello Marina (D-Tox Fest)
06/15 – Guelph, Canada – Guelph Concert Theater
06/16 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
06/17 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
06/18 – Sauget, IL – Pops
06/20 – Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall
06/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Salt Air
06/22 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
06/23 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
06/25 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
06/27 – Vancouver, Canada – Commodore Ballroom
06/28 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
06/29 – Billings, MT – Shrine Auditorium
07/01 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
07/02 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
07/03 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
07/05 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
07/06 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
07/07 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
07/08 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes

(all dates with Darkest Hour, The Word Alive and Affiance)

At 12:00 pm on January 06, 2012, an up-and-coming New Jersey indie rock band played WXPN’s Free at Noon at World Café Live. The Front Bottoms had just released their self-titled debut album on Bar None Records, and “Maps” was recently added into rotation at the Philadelphia non-commercial triple A station. Our radio team worked with the programming department at WXPN and booked the band for the station’s first Free at Noon of the year. The session was broadcasted live on-air, and was available for streaming through NPR music and their various affiliates.

Just this past Tuesday, The Front Bottoms released their second album Talon of the Hawk, and are about to embark on a full US tour.Before they take off next week, they stopped by our office to say hello to the radio team and say thanks for their hard work over the past two years.

Over the past 15 years, we have worked with many bands at various stages of their careers, but there has been one constant in all of our radio campaigns; building relationships with radio stations that enable us to create awareness for music we love. 12:00 pm on January 06, 2012, was just one example of how we helped a developing band reach a new audience, beyond traditional radio airplay.

If you’re at a radio station, contact your Syndicate rep to get involved in the tour! Otherwise, tickets are available now through Songkick!

Tour Dates for The Front Bottoms:

6/01 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell

6/02 – Washington, DC – Black Cat

6/04 – Norfolk, VA – The Jewish Mother Backstage

6/05 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506

6/06 – Jacksonville, FL – Roc Bar

6/07 – Orlando, FL – Wills Pub

6/08 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn

6/10 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s

6/11 – Austin, TX – Mohawk

6/13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rhythm Room

6/14 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

6/15 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room

6/16 – San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar Music Hall

6/18 – Portland, OR – Backspace

6/19 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project

6/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Shred Shed

6/22 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater

6/23 – Lawrence, KS – Jackpot

6/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird

6/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock

6/27 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean

6/28 – Pontiac, MI – Pike Room @ The Crofoot

6/29 – Akron, OH – Musica

6/30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Smiling Moose

7/01 – Buffalo, NY – The Waiting Room

7/02 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon

7/10 – Hamden, CT – The Space

7/11 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live

7/12 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

7/13 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

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It wasn’t long after that that we were able to see tastemaker alternative stations like WEQX in Albany, CD102.5 in Columbus, and Live105 in San Francisco begin adding the band into rotation, which sent the single and the band skyrocketing. After a year of touring around the world, playing every major festival, and selling hundreds of thousands of copies of the single, the album ended up being nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards. While the band’s nomination was proudly lit up in the heart of Times Square, we were quick to celebrate, congratulating Mute Record’s Director of Radio Promotions with a homemade banner of our own.

With buzz continuing to grow all year behind their singles “Reunion” and “Steve McQueen,” “Midnight City” surpassed one million sales this week and is being awarded the highly coveted Platinum Single status, as issued by the Recording Industry Association of America. We here at The Syndicate are happy to celebrate with both M83 and Mute as yet another artist passes a very impressive milestone.

Back in 1999, The Syndicate was hired to promote the debut album Showbiz by Muse on Maverick Records. Leading off the campaign with the Muscle Museum EP, our job was to introduce the then-unknown UK band to North American college radio. The album received a strong early reaction from the college radio community and, even though Muse didn’t break commercially in the United States until a few years later, the initial introduction and fan base was developed with Showbiz.

One of Maverick’s founders was Madonna and we were always asking our friends at the label how hands-on she was with the day-to-day activity. As a “thank you” for a job well done with Muse, the fine Maverick folks sent us something we’d never forget. The Syndicate continues to introduce bands from all around the world, building a solid foundation for groups on which they can build a career.

In the spring of 2011, Chiddy Bang performed a special show in Philadelphia, PA as a celebration for their Taco Bell Taco 12 Pack Spot. The band found themselves on Taco Bell’s radar after being selected as one of the artists in Taco Bell’s Feed The Beat program. The hometown performance took place at The First Unitarian Church (Chiddy Bang’s hand-selected venue) and was livestreamed to Taco Bell’s nearly 10 million Facebook fans.

The Syndicate is proud to work with Taco Bell (as their music agency) and continues to curate and grow Feed The Beat. The program now includes over 500 bands/artists (with another 100 bands/artists slated for selection in May). Feed The Beat helps touring musicians by picking up their post-show, late-night dinner tabs, so they can focus on their true passion: music. It can also lead to additional opportunities with the brand including Taco Bell commercial syncs and inclusion in experiential events (as it did with Chiddy Bang). This year at SXSW, The Syndicate helped to partner Hype Machine and Taco Bell’s Feed The Beat for a week of programming featuring over 50 bands/DJs at Hype Hotel.

Submissions for the next round of Feed The Beat artists are currently open until May 1^st at www.feedthebeat.com. The Syndicate works and consults with a variety of brands within the entertainment and events sector and beyond.

Photo courtesy of Claire Fishow of The New Philadelphia via The Key.

If you’re at a radio station, contact your Syndicate representative to get involved with the tour! Otherwise, tickets are now available through Song Kick.

Tour Dates for Team Spirit with Peace:

05/28—Portland, OR—Mississippi Studios
05/30—San Francisco, CA—Brick & Mortar
05/31—Los Angeles, CA—Echo
06/01—Santa Ana, CA—Constellation Room
06/03—Denver, CO—Larimer Lounge
06/05—Minneapolis, MN—Turf Club
06/06—Chicago, IL—Schubas
06/08—Washington, DC—Rock & Roll Hotel
06/10—Philadelphia, PA—Johnny Brendas
06/11—Brooklyn, NY—Knitting Factory
06/12—New York, NY—Mercury Lounge
06/13—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall

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Oslo’s World Snowboarding Championship is just one of the many surreal projects The Syndicate’s PR team has worked with Andrew W.K. Within the past year alone, Andrew spoke at the premiere My Little Pony fan convention, unleashed his signature ESP Pizza guitar, AND performed a one million volt keyboard solo through renowned magician David Blaine’s body. Yet somehow in between all of that, Andrew still found the time to release the deluxe 10^th anniversary reissue of his landmark debut, I Get Wet. However, Andrew shows no signs of slowing down, as he was recently named the face of Playtex’s Fresh + Sexy Wipes and announced plans to embark on a world tour with Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, all the while he continues his Human Party Machine Solo Tour across North America. It’s been a crazy party, and we love being a part of it.

From L-R in the photo above: Abbey Braden (Virgin Mobile Live), Ryan McKee (MTV Clutch), Andrew W.K., Moose (The Syndicate), Jerry (The Syndicate), and Fred Pessaro (Brooklyn Vegan) in front.

Birthed in 2007 by a group of independent record store owners, Record Store Day is now a worldwide event showcasing special vinyl and CD releases to rejoice in the art of music. The movement has brought upon classic musical collaborations through tangible outlets like vinyl records, CDs, and intimate performances only available through the splendor of hundreds of independent record stores.

First, before anything else, we at The Syndicate consider ourselves music lovers and music nerds.

We share the ethos of Record Store Day of being able to go into a record store to purchase music. We identify with being able to peruse through aisles filled with stacks upon stacks of records recalling classic, nostalgic gems from youth and discovering new artists recommended from our beloved neighborhood record store employee.

While you’ll see us walking away with plenty of treasures for our own collections, we’re especially excited for special releases from AciD, Lamb of God, Superchunk, James Blake, David Bowie, and Rhye. Plus, there are some great split releases featuring Sarah Jaffe/The Toadies, Title Fight/Touché Amore, Dio/Killswitch Engage, Chris Walla/Sombear, and the power trio of Manchester Orchestra/Grouplove/Frightened Rabbit.

For independent artists and records stores everywhere, we urge you to head out to your local record store this Saturday to celebrate the joy of music.

If you’re at a radio station, contact your Syndicate representative to get involved with the tour! Otherwise, tickets are now available through the band’s website.

Tour Dates for The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Faceless:

04/22 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
04/23 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
04/24 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
04/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
04/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
04/27 – Brooklyn, NY – Converse Rubber Tracks @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/28 – New Haven, CT – Toads Place
04/30 – Columbus, OH – A&R Bar
05/04 – Newport, KY – Southgate House
05/05 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
05/07 – Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
05/08 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
05/09 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
05/10 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
05/11 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
05/12 – Lawrence, MO – The Granada
05/14 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
05/16 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
05/17 – Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
05/18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
05/19 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
05/20 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
05/22 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
05/23 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
05/24 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
05/25 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
05/26 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
05/28 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
05/29 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ South End
05/30 – Carborro, NC – Cats Cradle
05/31 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
06/01 – Richmond, VA – Kingdom

(all dates with Royal Thunder)

In 2010, Comedy Central prepared to launch Pretend Time, Nick Swardson’s new television sketch show, by partnering up with The Syndicate’s grassroots marketing team in three cities—Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Our reps were decked out in T-shirts showcasing one of Swardson’s characters, Wheelchair Cat. These three teams distributed a rather unique flyer with a Listerine strip-style insert to reach a wide college audience at Northeastern University and USC’s campuses, Boston’s OktoberFest, NY Comic-Con and the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Southern California Synner and member of the Swardson L.A. team, Andrew Galvan (pictured above), later joined our in-office staff the following year to help oversee the street marketing department. Comedy Central and The Syndicate have since worked together to promote numerous of the network’s other T.V. shows, some which include Workaholics, Ugly Americans, and Futurama. We’re always accepting applications for new additions to our team over at www.synnernation.com.

In September 2003, Murder 1, Mastodon and Clutch toured together for several weeks. Touring behind their first album, Remission, Mastodon was opening for Clutch. Mastodon, who the Syndicate has worked with since then, has gone on to be nominated for a Grammy and will be appearing on this Summer’s Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Clutch’s latest album, Earth Rocker, debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 several weeks ago and is currently #1 at metal radio. Murder 1’s keyboardist, Bram Teitelman, joined The Syndicate several years later to oversee the metal radio department and is currently running Metal Insider. Having continued to work with the development of those two bands, The Syndicate is a dominant force in metal marketing.

From left: Teitelman, Murder 1’s Will Chiolo, Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Murder 1’s Jay Freudberg and Tony Yarussi

Philadelphia rockers Restorations have announced summer tour dates with The Menzingers! The announcement came on the release date of their new album, and first on Side One Dummy Records, appropriately titled LP2. The tour will kick off on May24th in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia at First Unitarian Church.

If you’re at a radio station, contact your Syndicate representative to get involved with the tour! Otherwise, tickets are now available through the band’s website.

Tour Dates for Restorations

5/24—Philadelphia, PA—First Unitarian Church

5/25—Boston, MA—Middle East-Downstairs

5/26—Amityville, NY—Revolution

5/27—Syracuse, NY—Lost Horizon

5/28—Buffalo, NY—The Funeral Home

5/29—Cleveland, OH—Now That’s Class

5/30—Hamtramck, MI—Small’s

5/31—Indianapolis, IN—Hoosier Dome

6/1—Chicago, IL—Subterranean

6/2—Milwaukee, WI—The Cactus Club

6/3—St. Louis, MO—The Firebird

6/4—Newport, KY—The Southgate House Revival

6/6—Atlanta, GA—The Masquerade

6/7—Orlando, FL—The Social

6/8—Jacksonville, FL—Phoenix Taproom

6/10—Washington, DC—The Rock and Roll Hotel

6/11—Brooklyn, NY—Saint Vitus

6/12—Asbury Park, NJ—Asbury Lanes

The Syndicate maintains a long and storied history with CMJ. In the May 13, 2002 issue of the New Music Report, CMJ interviewed Jon Landman about the company, college radio and We Put Out Records. Check out the full article here!

It’s extraordinary to watch artists succeed outside of the traditional label framework, and it’s a testament to The Syndicate’s flexibility that we’re able to deliver for clients on the major label, indie label and self-released levels equally.  That applies to international artists also, with Australia’s The Beards and Brazil’s Black Drawing Chalks counting high among the acts we’ve helped break into North American radio in just the past two months. While labels are still an integral part of helping artists reach a wide audience, we’re more able than ever to help labels and bands alike as they work to build a fan base for cutting-edge heavy music.