Pomplamoose, a music duo out of the San Francisco area. From online videos they landed a song in a Chrysler ad and then appeared in a couple of Hyundai spots over this past Christmas season. Music pretty much exclusive to iTunes and YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusic http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125783271 I think I first heard about them when one of their tunes was posted on the Entertainment Weekly website. David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 3:26:56 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Request for the brain trust... Yes to Bieber (and even Rebecca Black), not so much to Alyssa who transitioned into other things using social networking. People whose careers were either made or improved because of net based exposure. Kevin Smith would be a good example from the world of film. On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, Jason Carpio <[email protected]> wrote: > So people that were made famous because of the internet or ones that expanded >their fame via the medium. > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Trevor Trevor <[email protected]> wrote: > Depends on what you mean by success on the Internet. (Honest, I'm not > trying to be a smartass). The most successful example would be Justin > Bieber, who started out by posting some videos on YouTube of himself > singing and playing music. You know how that worked out. Like him or > not, that was successful. > > But if you mean performers who are successful online, and mostly only > online, I'm not sure. I could suggest Kate Micucci who has > successfully sold both her solo music and her duo, Garfunkel and > Oates. Much of their success is online, with only some exposure on > tv. > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Looking for case studies of singers, actors, musicians who have found >> success on the Internet. Links to articles, profiles, etc. would be >> appreciated. >> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > Jason Carpio > [email protected] > Twitter: wolvie75 > > Not sent from an iPhone > > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
