Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush is another addition to what is becoming staple fare originating from American television. Television shows advertise and dish out a glamorized lifestyle and music to their teen audiences and in turn, the music originating from these shows works as an elaborate advertisement for the shows.
 
 
Big Time Rush is part of this new breed, with the pop boy band being created by Nickelodeon Viacom Music and TV Productions. The lineup of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos PenaJr., and Logan Henderson are all talented singers, actors and dancers; with Maslow and Schmidt also bringing their guitar and piano to the band. Nickelodeon’s smash hit Big Time Rush show has encouraged them to perform as a musical act. What’s more is that the band’s original music is employed in the show, proving these guys can actually thrill crowds with their original material. Fans are in a rush for Big Time Rush Tickets as the tour continues in full throttle.
 


Big Time Rush follow the genres of dance, dance-pop, and teen pop, a rapidly developing offshoot with Disney-based acts like ‘Hannah Montana’, ‘Jonas Brothers’ and ‘Demi Lovato’. The casting for the original show, ‘Big Time Rush’, began in 2007 with 1,500 aspirants applying. Scott Fellows was the executive producer and writer, having earlier worked in creating Cartoon Network’s The Moxy Show and Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. In the latter, Fellows had worked with Carlos Pena Jr., who gave up his music studies in the Boston Conservatory to star in Big Time Rush. When the auditioning finished with Schmidt’s appointment, Fellows set about creating the plot and characters based on the selected actors. The foursome play college best friends who are hockey players as well and set about completing their debut music album, albeit with a lot of misadventures along the way.
 
 
The name was conceived by the group as a part of hockey terminology. Big Time Rush made its debut on television on 28^th November, 2009, a day before the first self-titled single of the band was released. Columbia/Epic Label Group joined Nickelodeon in promoting the show. The official premier was in January 2010. From thereon in, the band’s fresh music has won plenty of plaudits. It goes in tandem with the show’s rave reviews, which quickly became Nickelodeon’s main standard bearer ahead of the likes of iCarly and Victorious. The show’s second season began in September 2010 and work was soon complete on the debut album. B.T.R came out on October 11, 2010 to roaring approval. Two months later, the band capitalized on their newfound fame by releasing the Christmas EP Holiday Bundle. The band has toured extensively to promote B.T.R and the next album is scheduled to be out this November. A single from it, “If I Ruled the World”, has already been released.
 


Big Time Rush released to promote the pilot, was a minor digital hit, and raced to #16 on the Bubbling under Hot 100. “City is Ours” featured in the show and was used as a promotional single along with the mid-tempo “And Kind of Guy”. Failing to chart again, it was succeeded byBig Time Rush’s first chart entry “Halfway There” (#93). “Til’ I Forget About You” was another failed chart entry, but the buzz built up by the anticipated album release made B.T.R chart at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold 67,000 copies in its first week and now has a Gold certification. It was followed by two of their biggest singles, “Big Night” (#79) and “Boyfriend” (#72), whose various versions see performances by Snoop Dogg and New Boyz. The EP Holiday Bundle had two songs, “All I Want for Christmas” and “Beautiful Christmas”. The Big Time Rushshow has been very successful, with the second season premier drawing 4 million viewers. The band has two nominations each at the 2010 Australian and 2011 US Kids Choice Awards.
 


Big Time Rush’s target teen audience responds superbly when the accomplished singers and dancers perform their famous routines before fans. Judging by Big Time Rush Tickets sales to their headlining tour, the band has started off on the right note and next month sees them in Denver and St. Louis.
 


Hybrids of a new generation when corporate sponsorship helps achieve meteoric growth, Big Time Rush have remained true to their essence by composing original music. It is this uncompromising attitude that so abundantly features in their music and which continues to endear them to fans with Big Time Rush Tickets.