He has a very marketable name. No one would know who Mark Fishbach is. Most people don’t know who Martin or Charlie Esteves are. And they’re kind of widely famous.
It’s part and parcel of the marketing. You would have never heard of the movie otherwise. Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies are odd stage names, and yet the Damned are still one of my favorite bands.
It is for a lot of people. Who ironically would not have ever heard of him if he hadn’t used his screen name. And that’s no crime. He was marketing first and foremost to his audience which you aren’t in. And that’s okay. But it was also smart on his part.
I may be getting old enough to be in old man yells at cloud territory. But honestly hating on someone for a screen name etc is kind of. It’s like, cmon man. Get with the sexagenarian kids on this. There was a guy named after a loaf of meat for gods sake. Anyone remember Simply Red? Is Pink still relevant? Iggy Pop, Jonny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Ziggy Stardust? Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, Salt and Peppa, Kid and Play, Hammer? Were Lux Interior or Poison-ivy Rorschach weird stage names? If that makes their music bad, I think I’d rather stay sick. It’s all about branding. If it works it isn’t stupid.
He has a very marketable name. No one would know who Mark Fishbach is. Most people don’t know who Martin or Charlie Esteves are. And they’re kind of widely famous.
It’s part and parcel of the marketing. You would have never heard of the movie otherwise. Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies are odd stage names, and yet the Damned are still one of my favorite bands.
I have no clue who Markiplier is either to be fair. Literally the first time I’m being exposed to this person.
It is for a lot of people. Who ironically would not have ever heard of him if he hadn’t used his screen name. And that’s no crime. He was marketing first and foremost to his audience which you aren’t in. And that’s okay. But it was also smart on his part.
I may be getting old enough to be in old man yells at cloud territory. But honestly hating on someone for a screen name etc is kind of. It’s like, cmon man. Get with the sexagenarian kids on this. There was a guy named after a loaf of meat for gods sake. Anyone remember Simply Red? Is Pink still relevant? Iggy Pop, Jonny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Ziggy Stardust? Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, Salt and Peppa, Kid and Play, Hammer? Were Lux Interior or Poison-ivy Rorschach weird stage names? If that makes their music bad, I think I’d rather stay sick. It’s all about branding. If it works it isn’t stupid.