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Quote from: HOF on April 26, 2025, 01:30:43 PMI didn't pay the closest attention to DT during the Mangini years, but from an outsider perspective it seemed like the band were bigger than ever while he was in it. Grammy awards, playing to huge audiences in Europe and South America, and they were kind of getting their due as prog metal pioneers in the press and online. Maybe album sales stagnated, but they have always seemed to at least maintain a high profile even without MP in the band.
Quote from: Kocak on April 26, 2025, 01:03:39 AMThe ability to grow your audience and attracting younger people (not just the children of existing fans, there's a clear difference here.) is paramount to sustained popularity and increased profitability.
Quote from: Kocak on April 26, 2025, 01:03:39 AMDream Theater did a shit job at presenting Mike Mangini to their fanbase (Not for the lack of trying.) and they continued to do him injustice by making horrible production choices.
Quote from: Kocak on April 26, 2025, 06:18:14 AMSocial media is about building a digital identity for an entity, that people can relate to. It's about creating a narrative. Not just advertising a new line of whatever and announcing a new album/tour. There are great creative agencies that do these things for artists.
Quote from: Kocak on April 26, 2025, 06:18:14 AMWe are in the short form video era, well-made videos can introduce them to a new legion of fans. One of the key demographics that they are missing out on is aspiring young musicians, children and young adults and the members of Dream Theater have the talent to impress them all, but that kind of demographic is not going to be impressed by Parasomnia or the latest line of JP signature guitars. This is why MP's Taylor Swift video went viral. It is a perfect example of transitive marketing.
Quote from: Kocak on April 26, 2025, 06:18:14 AMFor example, they could have done these things after announcing that MP is back in the band:
Do not enter the studio for a new album.
Announce a string of smaller scale shows that might have incorporated more jams, in a looser environment and just ease into it.
Announce a bigger 40th anniversary tour, celebrate the legacy of the band.
Write an album, go into the studio - record it.
Release the album.
Tour again.
Quote from: CraftyCaleb2483 on April 26, 2025, 07:43:18 AMWow, 9 whole posts![]()
Quote from: Kocak on April 26, 2025, 06:18:14 AMI believe Mike Portnoy has an account.Wow, 9 whole posts