So, remember earlier this week I told you about Oasis Carnival,allegedly Elements re-branded for 2011? Well, here are the answers to your most burning questions from "Oasis" via their Facebok Group which has only just been created:
Hey all new members..... here are some Questions and Answers about Oasis Carnival that you may like to know about.
What is Oasis?Is an organization formed in 2010, with the sole purpose of providing an Intimate Premium all inclusive experience to revellers to enjoy our Trinidad & Tobago Carnival. An Oasis is defined as "as area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation plants and flowers".
Who is the Band Leader?Jody Ann HerdeThrough we consider ourselves one complete unit, all in unison to make every decision, leaders have a tendency to emerge in groups and to US Jody is our leader, the one who holds things together and keeps us all in check.
Who are we targeting?The main audience targeted for the band would be the lavish, trendy, fashionably conscious audience of Trinidad and Tobago between the ages of 21 - 45 years of age.The volume of masquaraders which we have forecasted is between 700 - 1500 persons.
What is the Aim of the Band?We will like to create that intimate premium experience of carnival, where everyone is close at hand and roaming the band is an option.
Number of Sections?We will be presenting 5 sections for the 2011 road experience.
Theme of the Band?The theme of the Band will also be the name of the Band, "Oasis". Oasis to US is the rebirth of our involvement in carnival as a unit in the 2011 Season. A time for US to flourish and show carnival revellers what we are all about.
Who are the Designers?Design to us is the #1 priority. We have a diverse group of designers all with different styles and opinions', to ensure we cover a wide range of esthetics. They include Jody Ann Herde, Stacy des Vignes, Jamilla Jeffery, Kim Lee Innis, Sean Madina, Symon de Nobriga, Chris Alexis.
What is our price range?For us we know price is the determining factor for all, in these economic times we know the importance of reasonably priced costumes along with an amazing experience. Obviously we cannot give the exact prices of each of our costumes but what we can say is that we want our price to be less than the average price of a costumes.
Is the band an All Inclusive Band?YES....... Premium bars and fantastic foods. We want the road experience to be hassle free...... leave that wallet and bank card at home and let us take of the rest.
Our Marketing Team?Our Marketing team consists primarily of our friends and family. We want when they talk about the band they are as much in love with our product as we are. They consist of the people most dear to us and their ideas and creativity is what makes them unique.
They consist of Cecile des Vignes, Regents Boys -( Miguel Cielto, Joel Aming, Kayle Nurse, Marc Mahabir, Damian Hepburn and Sean Inniss), Corenne Camacho, Kim Lee Inniss, Shawn Aleong, Nicholas Warwick, Michael Christopher,Jiselle Bailey, Kahlil Mathura, Lori Marchock and Sarannah Gibbings.
DJ'sOur primary DJ is Shawn Christian the house dj for Woodford, 51 Degrees and Catalyst. Shawn will be our leason for deterniming our sound engineers on the road.
Where is the Band House Located?Our Band House will be located in Woodbrook, which we feel is a primary location and has the reputation of being the Carnival Band hub area.
Security on the road?The safety of our masqueraders is another major priority. We will like masqueraders to feel safe on the road, we have already hired an experienced group of security officers who have been involved in carnival for a number of years, and who also will be providing a large security team to ensure each individual feels safe on the road.
Judging Points?We are an on the go band. Though we would love to pass all the judging points in Port of Spain standing for hours in one place is not an option. The party must never stand still.
8 comments:
"Leason"? Did they by any chance mean, 'liaison'? Hmmmm.
I do like the fact that they appear to not be greedy, since they've limited their numbers. But the cynical side of me feels that they're doing that to ensure that it's more 'exclusive' that wey.
V interesting, all in all. Another launch to look forward to then.
Okay, really trying not to be a hater here, but poor grammar and spelling in official publications annoys the sh!t out of me. I literally could not stomach reading through the entire thing because of it. If they are to be successful, they are going to need a proper editor, or some new PR personnel. I think care in the image you put forward on all levels is important for organizations.
Other than that, I also hope that this 'lavish' clientèle that they are catering to, does not make this band full of the 'elite' and as such more exclusive than inclusive.
Anyway, good luck to the Oasis team and I am looking forward to seeing the designs that are the '#1 priority'. :-D
Nothing they've said here would make me want to play mas with Oasis.
Lavish trendy, fashionable? BIG LONG WATERY STEUPSSSSS!!!
Ok I thought I was the only one who was turned off by bad spelling and grammar. I stopped reading after 'leason'. *heavy sigh* That probably makes me a grammar snob. It's hard to take someone seriously when they can't even be bothered to run a proper spell-check.
I did raise an eye-brow at the 'lavish, trendy, fashionably conscious....' *heavy sigh* Another poser band. Guess this band isn't for me then!
Will wait to see them on the road.
@ Sheeple, there's nothing wrong with being a grammar snob. I'm one and proud of it! I can't help being one...my job is to proof-read and find mistakes in reports that we charge a lot of money for, so my eyes are drawn to spelling errors. I can't stand it when "official press releases" go out with incorrect spelling and punctuation. It immediately cheapens the message that you're trying to put out there and makes you look unprofessional. Hit the spell check button before you submit...or better yet, if you don't know how to spell a word, use one that you CAN spell :-)
BTW - re: Oasis...not excited about it.
I dont mean to jump on any band wagons or anything but OASIS (in my opinion) sounds a bit dry........
I am no grammar monger but some of these mistakes were too elementary even for me! Seems as though they've made requisite changes to their fb page...corrected a few grammatical errors and some information was removed/added. The DJ (Shaun Christian) has been removed from the Q&A and members of the marketing team have also been removed/added. If you ask me there is some uncertainty from the offset and it all seems a bit rushed. We'll wait to see whether these "new" (old) bands survive the test of time.
Saucy can you shed some light on whether anyone from Oasis has given you an inside scoop on what's really going on and what's with the changes? Maybe you could sway the naysayers, lmao. All jokes aside, I wouldn't mind the "smaller band" vibe but not sure if it will be with Oasis...
Span I heard this first draft of the Q&A went out without being vetted by the PR Manager; they did not think it would end up in "public domain". Clearly they are using the wrong medium if they don't want it public!
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