"The Island Job" - Talent Search
Bacardi, in collaboration with music agency Gadget, launched "The Island Job" online talent search in fall 2009. Talented musicians/band, photographers and video makers are sought via social media platforms and band websites and invited to participate.
The participants created on www.the-island-job.ch . A user profile including application documents in the form of video, music or film contributions. In addition to the participants, a fan community will be established and regularly provided with information. The voting of the winners will take place in the community. The winners in the individual areas will be sent to the Caribbean for a workshop. The creative trip to the Caribbean will be presented by the participants in the form of
of an online diary and transmitted simultaneously to the community via the website and social networks.
A new song is produced with the band in a local music studio on Bacardi Island. In addition, the official music video is shot with the video artist and with the photographer
extensive visual material has been developed. The winning band will present the new material in January 2010.
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Rum producer Bacardi has been associated with music culture since its inception, an agency release said. The company supports artists and helps to organize and finance private as well as public events. In order to implement this commitment in Switzerland as well, Bacardi, in cooperation with the music agency Gadget, launched the online talent search "The Island Job" in the fall of 2009. The new platform serves to find and promote up-and-coming Swiss artists.
of an online diary and transmitted simultaneously to the community via the website and social networks.
A new song is produced with the band in a local music studio on Bacardi Island. In addition, the official music video is shot with the video artist and with the photographer
extensive visual material has been developed. The winning band will present the new material in January 2010.
publish
Rum producer Bacardi has been associated with music culture since its inception, an agency release said. The company supports artists and helps to organize and finance private as well as public events. In order to implement this commitment in Switzerland as well, Bacardi, in cooperation with the music agency Gadget, launched the online talent search "The Island Job" in the fall of 2009. The new platform serves to find and promote up-and-coming Swiss artists.
The crew's eight days of work were captured via video diary. You can find all 8 episodes here: http://www.youtube.com/user/theislandjob. The footage was also made available to the community: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theislandjob. The new song and the official music video will be presented in spring 2010.
