International Boy Band Sensation, Streetwize, Finds its Fifth and Final Member in the UK
With auditions at Pineapple Dance Studio, Convent Garden, London, 29 January 2006
Press Dispensary - December 19, 2005 - After conducting ?X-Factor? style auditions across Europe and the USA during 2005, Global Music Management will soon arrive in the UK to find the fifth and final member for international boy band, ?Streetwize? (http://www.streetwize.tv). The UK auditions will take place at Pineapple Dance Studio, Convent Garden, London, on Sunday 29 January 2006.
Four band members aged 14-19 have already been selected from auditions in Sweden, Ireland, USA and Australia. The UK member will complete the line-up before the band flies out to Sweden for a busy New Year. Support gigs have been arranged in the UK and Ireland and concerts in Gothenburg and Stockholm -where the band will perform in front of 150,000 fans - have also been confirmed.
Band manager Paul Tinney comments: ?The aim of this project is to put together five boys from different countries who, by virtue of their age, visually and vocally appeal to today?s younger pop market. The five countries involved have a major share of the world?s music industry sales of CDs, merchandise and concerts or have achieved major success internationally with their artists.?
He adds: ?We?ve had a big response at our international auditions so far. The standard we?re looking for is pretty high and extensive press coverage of the auditions has already created a growing fan base in the countries involved. The Swedish fans, in particular, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the band complete with its fifth member.?
Swedish band member Jonathan Fagerlund, aged 14, says: ?It is boy band heaven to us! After meeting the other guys and hearing their voices, I know we can be a huge success.?
Sixteen year old Lee Mulhern from Ireland adds: ?Everything will fall into place when we have a UK band member. We think he?ll be like the Lee Ryan or Justin Timberlake of the group with the high range and falsetto.?
Streetwize already has production deals in Sweden and the UK. World-wide songwriters and publishing companies have contacted the group and Sanctuary Music Publishing (Elton John?s publishing company) is keen for the boys to work with one of its new song writing sensations. The boys have three singles in the pipeline, one of which was originally written for Westlife, and have received songs by the famous writers behind Britney, Backstreet Boys, NSync and Bon Jovi.
When the fifth member has been secured, the professional services of vocal, image, fitness and choreography coaches and consultants will be used to deliver the ?next big thing? to the industry. Paul Tinney says: ?With much of the music industry going mobile with new technologies such as on demand downloads and ring tones, Streetwize must have the image, music style and age appeal to cater for an exploding market.?
Streetwize will officially launch in early 2006 and is already booked for concerts, school tours, and media interviews throughout the UK. A record deal is expected within 12 months of launch.
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Notes for editors Streetwize will be the world?s first global boy band, comprising members from five countries ? USA, Sweden, UK, Ireland and Australia. The project is the result of three years? market research and trials by Paul Tinney of Global Music Management, a UK based company with offices in London and Sweden which has been responsible for developing young talent over the past three years. Paul Tinney previously worked on the idea behind The X-Factor Talent Search in 2001: a concept later taken to television by Simon Cowell as the Pop Idol and American Idol reality show.
For further information please contact:
Paul Tinney, Global Music Management
Tel: 07778 516616
Email: paul@globalrecords.tv
Site: www.streetwize.tv
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