Artist Spotlight: Saint Motel

They created an entire “awards show” using our SET tools, Set the Set and SET.Live, asking fans to help them create the setlists for each show on the tour.

Saint Motel’s dedicated fanbase watches for a Set the Set “easter egg” from the band on their social accounts for the chance to help create a setlist for upcoming shows. During each concert on the tour, Saint Motel hosts a live “awards show” announcing the fan favorite winning songs during the show–and they even have awards show-themed signage spread throughout the venue to grab fans’ attention and encourage engagement.

What We love about how Saint motel is using SET.Live:

• Saint Motel gets fans involved before the show even starts! Before they launched their tour, Saint Motel used Set the Set to announce the first round of “nominated” songs to potentially land on their setlist. Fans registered on Set the Set and voted for their favorites to narrow down the list.
• At live shows, Saint Motel gives fans the chance to become part of the show by creating that night’s setlist. Saint Motel uses SET.Live’s fan voting feature to let fans check in and cast their votes on not one, not two, but FOUR songs they want to hear at the concert that night. 
• We LOVE that no two shows are ever the same! With fan votes coming through in real time, Saint Motel is able to create unique fan experiences by playing the songs that fans want to hear the most.

What The band & their team loves about SET.Live:

“We wanted to do something unique with our Awards Show Tour and let our fans, our members of the academy if you will, actively vote each night for which songs we are going to play. Together, with the good folks at SET.Live, we created a way to do this.  It has been an amazing experience working with them and from all of us and all of the members of the academy…thank you.”
- AJ, Lead Singer | Saint Motel

Pro-Moves You Can Use:

• Utilize pre-show engagement: Get fans excited for your show by using Set the Set and other SET Suite tools to encourage fan engagement. All of our tools are designed to build your fan database and help you better understand your fans.
• Use SET.Live to bring your creative ideas to life: We have a lot of great fan engagement options built into SET.Live, but don’t be afraid to get creative with our “custom” fan voting and sweeps options! Create unique experiences that match your style and let your personality shine.
• Make your fans feel special: Let your fans know how much you appreciate them by giving them the chance to be part of the show. It can be as simple as an encore song vote–or as elaborate as your imagination can make it! As long long as fans leave with a unique experience, they’ll know that you think they’re special.!

Get to Know Saint Motel

Saint Motel is a California-based indie band whose vivid, catchy art-pop is often paired with innovative visual elements–both on-stage and in the form of unique self-made videos that accompany most of their songs. After signing with major-label Parlophone, they landed a charting hit with their 2014 single "My Type," which found an audience in the U.K. and parts of Europe. Their 2016 album, Saintmotelevision, featured virtual reality videos for every track, making it the first VR album ever made. They later released the EPs Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, which they then combined to make their third album.

In 2014, the band signed with Parlophone and the title track from their My Type EP hit the Billboard alternative charts, as well as song charts in parts of Western Europe. Led by the single "Move," which was accompanied by a 360-degree virtual reality video, Saint Motel's second LP, Saintmotelevision, followed in the fall of 2016. By mid-2017, they had completed VR videos for the rest of the track list, making it the first-ever VR album. In keeping with their innovative nature, the band's 2019 album comprised the two EPs and was titled Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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