General
Information
FAN
BASE: Five 13 understands that without their fans, the
band doesn't exist. The members carefully cultivate relationships
and create an approachable image as to make each person who
sees the show as important as the most die-hard fan. Five 13
have over 2,400 'Friends' registered on MySpace and the number
grows every week.
EVENTS:
In addition to playing to hundreds of people, between three
to six nights per week, Five 13 have opened for several national
acts such as Winger, Danko Jones, Jimmy Van Zant, as well as
being the host band for the Bret Michaels (Poison) 'After Party'.
The band performs at corporate events as well as special events,
such as a snow boarding competition at Copper Mountain Ski Resort
in 2003; Heritage Days Festival in Alliance, NE in 2008; headlined
the Toadstock outdoor music festival in 2007 and 2008; and booked
for one week on a Carnival cruise in 2009. Five 13 was recently
invited to perform for 12 nights at One-Eyed Jack's Saloon in
Sturgis, SD for Bike Week 2009.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Five 13 has won several regional awards. In 2004 and 2005, the
band was voted the People's Choice award for Best Band, hosted
by The Rocky Mountain News' annual Top of the Rocky awards.
Vocalist Danny Martinez was voted Best Male Vocalist in 2005
by the same publication. Five 13 recently won the Best Local
Band award, as voted by the fans, for the annual Denver Channel
7 A-List awards.
ADVERTISING:
The band handles all of their own advertising. Five 13 also
has a marketing representative that promotes the band via flyers,
posters, online ads, business cards, official band website and
Myspace site.
