Group Research Post: The band

The band we have chosen to use is a local indie/alternate rock band. They have their own original song (which we will be making a video for) and they also cover other indie songs such as Pacifier by Catfish and The Bottlemen, Milk by The 1975 and The White Stripes cover of Jolene.

 The band do not have their own website yet but they use social media to advertise and promote their band and upcoming gigs. They have an Instagram page, a Twitter account and a Facebook page dedicated to their band so a wide range of people have access to their updates, but due to the social media platform, their audience is mainly teenagers and young adults as some of their concerts can become rather explicit although their lyrics are not. Soon they are playing a festival in Cleethorpes alongside Scouting For Girls and Reverend and The Makers which will be their biggest gig yet and so they are trying to market this event a lot on social media and they are arranging interviews, photo-shoots and are making a lot of posts on their accounts to create hype around the event. Their logo (pictured above) is featured on all social media sites and also on the badges that they give away for free at their gigs.

The band used to be a four piece but have recently gained a new member to add to their sound. The band now consists of...
- Andrew Thompson (Lead Singer and Guitar)
- Fraser Macdonald (Lead Guitar and vocals)
- Owen Peart (Guitar)
- Rob Brealey (Drums)
- Josh Peart (Guitar and Synth)



The bands style is very stereotypically indie. They clearly take inspiration from bands such as Catfish and The Bottlemen and The 1975, the all black outfits and striped tops are very in fashion with indie music recently so they are staying on trend in the photo from a shoot shown above. Their most recent photo shoot took place to announce their new member, in this photo their 'indie' styled long hair is show cased and the black leather and denim jackets with browns and neutral tones present a very modern indie/alternative style which will really appeal to the fans.

Social Media Links;
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wearemustang_/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/_Mustangggg
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Wearemustangband/?fref=ts
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/wearemustang/paralysed