Dude created fake fanbase and booking agent to book his band 'Threatin' on a UK tour
I've heard of vanity projects but this story involving a fake band takes the fucking cake. The dude at the centre of it all is Jered Threatin, who pretended to be part of massive band from L.A called 'Threatin'. He even invented a fake promotor called Casey Marshall and booked venues for a European tour to which literally zero people showed up to. It's all pretty cringe.
Jered Threatin used insanely misleading YouTube videos, paid-for Facebook likes and seriously exaggerated ticket counts to set himself up a European tour which is now falling flat on its face with no one showing up to his gigs. As well as a fake promotor, Jered also invented a fake booking agency called StageRight Bookings and basically created an entire empire of fake companies for the sole purpose of making his band look popular. One dude who runs a gig venue in Belfast spoke out against the band after they were recently booked to play at his venue. Here's what he had to say:
Fuck, that's pretty horrendous. I wonder if he sang his 'hit single'?! Here it is on YouTube if you're interested, which has almost a million (paid for) hits:
I don't even know what possesses a person to do this. I mean don't get me wrong, it's impressive, but it's utterly mental, not to mention expensive. It must've cost a small fortune to travel to Europe for his empty gigs. I guess he's now achieved the fame he's always wanted!
