Saturday, December 15, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2013: First Wave of Artists Announced
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Canadian Music Week is excited to announce the first wave of selected acts scheduled to perform during Canadian Music Fest – March 19-24, 2013 in Toronto.
Now taking over the city for six days, the festival will welcome more
than 1000 artists from Canada and around the globe. From today’s
emerging artists to some of the hottest acts around, below is just a
sampling of what we have in store.
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RIHANNA
w/ A$AP Rocky
Tuesday, March 19
Air Canada Centre
Tickets on Sale Now
(in association w/ Live Nation)
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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
w/ Sharon Van Etten
Saturday, March 23
Massey Hall
Tickets on Sale Dec. 7th
(in association w/ Goldenvoice)
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EFTERKLANG
w/ guests Thursday, March 21 Virgin Mobile Mod Club Tickets on Sale Dec. 7th |
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RON SEXSMITH
w/ guests
Friday, March 22
Randolph Theatre Tickets on Sale Soon |
LINDSEY STIRLING
w/ guests
Saturday, March 23
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tickets on Sale Dec. 7th
(in association w/ Union Events)
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MATT DUSK
w/ guests Saturday, March 23 Randolph Theatre Tickets on Sale Soon |
As well as showcases from:
Canadian Music Fest wristbands are on sale now atwww.canadianmusicfest.com. For a limited time only, fans can purchase wristbands at a special 2-for-1 offer available only through the website.
Wristbands and Individual tickets for certain shows are also available at Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.ca - or 1.855.985.5000 to charge by phone.
Stay tuned for more shows and announcements coming in January.
- 2 Live Drew (Canada)
- 20 Amp Soundchild (Canada)
- 41st and Home (Canada)
- A$AP Rocky (USA)
- Acres Of Lions (Canada)
- Adaline (Canada)
- Adelleda (Canada)
- Admiral Fallow (Scotland)
- After Runnymede (Canada)
- Alex Leggett (Canada)
- Alexandria Maillot (Canada)
- Ali Milner (Canada)
- Alphabetics (Costa Rica)
- Amanda Merdzan (Australia)
- Andria Simone (Canada)
- Andy Shauf (Canada)
- Angel At My Table (Luxembourg)
- Angela Saini (Canada)
- Anna Rose (USA)
- Antero Lindgren (Finland)
- Anthony Damiao (Canada)
- Armada (USA)
- Ashelin (Canada)
- Ashley Crnic (Canada)
- Atlantis Blueprint (Canada)
- Atom and The Volumes (Canada)
- ATTAGIRL (Canada)
- Autumn Owls (Ireland)
- Ballroom Jacks (USA)
- beekeeper (Canada)
- Bend Sinister (Canada)
- Billy the Kid (Canada)
- Birthday Girls (Canada)
- Blackchords (Australia)
- Blessed Feathers (USA)
- Bootleg Glory (Canada)
- Bouts (Ireland)
- Boxed Wine (USA)
- Boxeur The Coeur (Italy)
- Boy (Germany)
- Breaching Vista(Canada)
- Brews Willis (Canada)
- Brian Katz (Canada)
- Bronx Cheerleader (Canada)
- Buddy Black (Canada)
- Cai.ro (Canada)
- Cairo Knife Fight (New Zealand)
- Candelora (Canada)
- Carleton Stone (Canada)
- Carmanah (Canada)
- Carnival Moon (Canada)
- Casino(Canada)
- Chloe Charles (Canada)
- Chris Gheran (Canada)
- City of Glass (Canada)
- City Streets (Canada)
- Cityreal (Canada)
- Coldair(Poland)
- Colour Color (Canada)
- Coyote (Canada)
- Crystal Kid (Canada)
- Cultfever (USA)
- Dallas Frasca (Australia)
- Dam Ships (Canada)
- Dan Hubbard and the Humadors (USA)
- Dan Kosub (Canada)
- Dance Laury Dance (Canada)
- Dave Norris & Local Ivan (Canada)
- Deanna Cartea (Canada)
- Dearly Beloved (Canada)
- Deon (Singapore)
- Die By Remote (Canada)
- Dirty Names (USA)
- Dominique Fricot (Canada)
- Double Fuzz (Canada)
- Dreamers (Canada)
- Eastborough (Canada)
- Efterklang (Denmark)
- Elephant Stone (Canada)
- Eli T. x The Mystery (Singapore)
- Endless Dark (Iceland)
- English Words (Canada)
- Esben Svane (Denmark)
- Fade Chromatic (Canada)
- Fairchild (Canada)
- Fake Shark-Real Zombie! (Canada)
- Federal Lights (Canada)
- Fever Marlene (USA)
- Fiction in Motion (Canada)
- Final Thought (Canada)
- Fine Times (Canada)
- FIRExFIRE (Canada)
- First You Get The Sugar (Canada)
- Folly and the Hunter (Canada)
- Frantic Sunday (Sweden)
- FROYA (Malaysia)
- Fun Fact (Canada)
- Funeral Suits (Ireland)
- Fur Eel (Canada)
- Fuss (Canada)
- FUTURE HISTORY (Canada)
- Gang Related (Iceland)
- Gdansk (Canada)
- Georgia Murray (Canada)
- Giant Hand (Canada)
- Go For The Eyes (Canada)
- Good For Grapes (Canada)
- Graydon James & the Young Novelists (Canada)
- Grey Ghost (Australia)
- Grids (Canada)
- Grounders (Canada)
- Gyles (Canada)
- Handsome Distraction (Canada)
- Harvest Breed (Canada)
- Heather Green (Canada)
- Heaven’s Basement (United Kingdom)
- Heidi Happy (Switzerland)
- Heritage Centre (Ireland)
- Hey Brother (Canada)
- Hisland (Canada)
- Holy Toledo! (Canada)
- Huddle (Canada)
- Hue (Canada)
- Hunger Hush (Canada)
- Hungry Kids of Hungary (Australia)
- Ian Kelly (Canada)
- In My Coma (Canada)
- Inch Chua (Singapore)
- Incura (Canada)
- Irreverend James and the Critical Mass Choir (Canada)
- Ivy James (Canada)
- Jacek Raganowicz Quartet (Poland)
- Jack McNairn (Canada)
- James Arlowe & The Ruffian Circus (USA)
- Jane’s Party (Canada)
- Jean-Sebastien Audet (Canada)
- Jeff Rogers (Canada)
- Jenny (Canada)
- Jenny MacDonald (Canada)
- Jess Hill (Canada)
- JJ Shiplett (Canada)
- JOAL KAMPS (Canada)
- JOJETO (Canada)
- Josh Speers (Canada)
- JP Maurice (Canada)
- Julien Funk and The Painted Thief (USA)
- Jung People (Canada)
- Karim Ouellet (Canada)
- Katie Rox (Canada)
- King Dylan (Canada)
- Kingdom of Few (Canada)
- kool thing (Germany)
- Koreen Perry (Canada)
- Krissy Krissy (USA)
- Krystle Dos Santos (Canada)
- Lakes of Canada (Canada)
- Last Bullet (Canada)
- Leif Vollebekk (Canada)
- Let’s Buy Happiness (United Kingdom)
- LEVON (Canada)
- Lindsey Stirling (USA)
- Low Flying Planes (USA)
- Lowlands (Canada)
- Lumberjunk (Canada)
- Lunic (USA)
- Mac Demarco (Canada)
- Mackenzie Dayle (Canada)
- Maddy Rodriguez (Canada)
- Maneli Jamal (Canada)
- Margot Roi (Canada)
- Mary Rose Obsession (Canada)
- Mary Stewart (Canada)
- Matt Dusk (Canada)
- Meanwood (Canada)
- Meet The Blue (Canada)
- Melissa Lauren (Canada)
- Men in Suits (Canada)
- Metro4 (Canada)
- Miesha and the Spanks (Canada)
- Mo Kenney (Canada)
- Molly Thomason (Canada)
- MONSTER CAT (Singapore)
- Moto Boy (Sweden)
- Mount Moriah (USA)
- Mushy Callahan (Canada)
- N.N. (Canada)
- Netty Mac (Canada)
- nevada drive (Netherlands)
- Never More Then Less (Canada)
- Nick Backovic (Canada)
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Australia)
- Noel Johnson (Canada)
- NOONE (France)
- North Lakes (Canada)
- Nuela Charles (Canada)
- Ocean City Defender (Canada)
- Of Gentlemen and Cowards (Canada)
- Old English (Canada)
- Oldbury (Canada)
- Oldfolks Home (Canada)
- One Bad Son (Canada)
- One Day Late (Canada)
- One Way State (Canada)
- OPOPO (Canada)
- Organ Thieves (Canada)
- Ori Dagan (Canada)
- Pandaléon (Canada)
- PANOS (Canada)
- Partycat (Canada)
- Pavlo (Canada)
- Patti Cake (Canada)
- Pear (Canada)
- Pedro Menendez Fusion Ensemble (Argentina)
- Peer Support (Canada)
- Pegasus Warning (USA)
- penny blacks (Canada)
- Persian Rugs (Canada)
- Pet Clinic (USA)
- Peter Katz (Canada)
- Peter Peter (Canada)
- Pick a Piper (Canada)
- Pigeon Hole (Canada)
- Pkew Pkew Pkew (Canada)
- Poor Young Things (Canada)
- Portage and Main (Canada)
- Pumas (Canada)
- Quiet Company (USA)
- Rachel Sermanni (United Kingdom)
- Racoon Bandit (Canada)
- Rain Over St. Ambrose (Canada)
- RANGLEKLODS (Denmark)
- Rebel Rebel (Canada)
- Reid (Canada)
- Rend (Canada)
- Renée Yoxon (Canada)
- Reptile Youth (Denmark)
- Reversing Falls (Canada)
- Ria Mae (Canada)
- Rihanna (USA)
- RLMDL (Canada)
- Robyn Dell’Unto (Canada)
- Rockets And Dinosaurs (Canada)
- Rococode (Canada)
- Ron Sexsmith (Canada)
- Rooftop Runners (Germany)
- RORY (Canada)
- Royal Creatures (Canada)
- S.M. (Canada)
- Salinas (Canada)
- Sam Allen (Canada)
- Sarah MacDougall (Canada)
- Sarah Troy (Canada)
- SAVANAH (Canada)
- SEAM (Canada)
- SEED (Canada)
- Septembryo (Canada)
- Seth Sentry (Australia)
- Shaky Knees (Canada)
- Sharon Van Etten (USA)
- Shawn Clarke (Canada)
- Shayne Franzman (Canada)
- Short of Able (Canada)
- Sidney York (Canada)
- SoHo Ghetto (Canada)
- Son of a 1000 Blues (South Africa)
- Sophmore Jakes (Canada)
- Standing Shadows (USA)
- Static In The Stars (Canada)
- Statue Park (Canada)
- Still Life (Canada)
- Stone River (Canada)
- stuck on planet earth (Canada)
- Stuck Out Here (Canada)
- Super Water Sympathy (USA)
- Susie McLean (Canada)
- Suzana d’Amour (Canada)
- Suzy Wilde (Canada)
- SWEET JANE (Ireland)
- T. Nile (Canada)
- Take Drugs (Canada)
- Tara Holloway (Canada)
- Tara Priya (USA)
- Technical Kidman (Canada)
- Telecraze (Iran)
- Telehaze (USA)
- Terrace (Canada)
- The Abramson Singers (Canada)
- The Archives (Canada)
- The Aves (Australia)
- The Ballroom Thieves (USA)
- The Black Ships (USA)
- The Blackboard Nails (USA)
- The Bloody Five (Canada)
- The Blue Van (Sweden)
- The Breaks (Canada)
- The Bright Road (Canada)
- The Cheap Speakers (Canada)
- The Cobrahawks (Canada)
- The Command Sisters (Canada)
- The Crookes (United Kingdom)
- The Cunninghams (Canada)
- The Curious Incident (United Kingdom)
- The Dead Exs (USA)
- The Dead Ships (USA)
- The Dirty Nil (Canada)
- The Dyadics (Canada)
- The Falls (Australia)
- The Gay Nineties (Canada)
- The good decisions (Israel)
- The Great Wilderness (Costa Rica)
- The Green Reflectors (Canada)
- The Hardships (Sweden)
- The Honeyrunners (Canada)
- The J. Davis Trio (USA)
- The Jessica Stuart Few (Canada)
- The Marrieds (Canada)
- The Matinee (Canada)
- The Medicine Hat (Canada)
- The Meds (Canada)
- The Midnite (Canada)
- The Mohawk Lodge (Canada)
- The Mojo Fins (United Kingdom)
- The Morals (Canada)
- The New Cities (Canada)
- The North (Canada)
- The Old Salts (Canada)
- The Outer Vibe (USA)
- The Perfects (USA)
- The River Junction Band (Canada)
- The Roper Show (Canada)
- The Schomberg Fair (Canada)
- The Snips (Canada)
- The Socials (Canada)
- The Stanfields (Canada)
- The Stogies (Canada)
- The Stone Sparrows (Canada)
- The Suburbians (United Kingdom)
- The Suppliers (Canada)
- The Town Heroes (Canada)
- The Trade-Offs (Canada)
- The Treble (Canada)
- the unquiet dead (Canada)
- The Will Coke Band (Canada)
- The Zolas (Canada)
- These Silent Waves (Canada)
- Third Branch (Canada)
- Thus:Owls (Sweden)
- Tim Chaisson (Canada)
- To Tell (Canada)
- Tonya Kennedy (Canada)
- Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party (Canada)
- TURTLE GIANT (USA)
- Twin River (Canada)
- Two Hours Traffic (Canada)
- Urban Preacher (Canada)
- Vaudeville Smash (Australia)
- Vibonics (Canada)
- Vimes (Germany)
- Waterbodies (Canada)
- We Hunt Buffalo (Canada)
- We Need Surgery (Canada)
- We Were Lovers (Canada)
- We Were Sharks (Canada)
- We’re Doomed (Canada)
- White Ash Falls (Canada)
- Wil (Canada)
- Willie Stratton (Canada)
- Wolf Ram Heart (USA)
- Wolves As Friends (Peru)
- Wool on Wolves (Canada)
- Xenia Dunford (USA)
- Yasmine Hamdan (France)
- YOSHIKO (Japan)
- You vs Me (Canada)
- Your Favorite Enemies (Canada)
- Zoo Lion (Canada)
As part of the event’s international focus, this year’s festival will shine the spotlight on select acts from Japan, Korea and the European Nordic Region. Confirmed to date are:
- Efterklang (Denmark)
- Moto Boy (Sweden)
- Reptile Youth (Denmark)
- Tom Levin (Sweden)
- Riff Knives (Sweden)
- Sandra Kolstad (Norway)
- Esben Svane (Denmark)
- Endless Dark (Iceland)
- The Hardships (Sweden)
- Gang Related (Iceland)
- Rangleklods (Denmark)
- Antero Lindgren (Finland)
- Frantic Sunday (Sweden)
- Thus:Owls (Sweden)
- The Blue Van (Sweden)
Canadian Music Fest wristbands are on sale now atwww.canadianmusicfest.com. For a limited time only, fans can purchase wristbands at a special 2-for-1 offer available only through the website.
Wristbands and Individual tickets for certain shows are also available at Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.ca - or 1.855.985.5000 to charge by phone.
Stay tuned for more shows and announcements coming in January.
FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR CANADIAN MUSIC FEST 2013
FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR
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CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2013: Rihanna kicks off CMW at ACC march 19th
RIHANNA KICKS OFF CANADIAN MUSIC FEST 2013
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Rihanna @ ACC March 19th
In case you haven't heard,
Rihanna has added a second show in Toronto as part of the Rihanna
Diamonds World Tour. The first date is SOLD OUT but tickets for March
19th at the Air Canada Centre are now available at Ticketmaster.
Presented by Live Nation, the show kicks off day one of Canadian Music
Fest - running March 19-24. A limited number of VIP wristbands will gain
access to this show so if you're looking for another way in, pick yours up now and take advantage of a special 2-for-1* deal (*limited time)
To find out who else is playing, stay tuned to canadianmusicfest.com and your inbox for a line-up announcement coming next week.
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LAST CHANCE TO APPLY FOR CANADIAN MUSIC FEST SHOWCASE SPOTS
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Canadian Music Fest 2013
Final deadline for showcase spots at Canadian Music Fest 2013
is this Friday - November 30th. If you want to be part of Canada's
largest new music festival & get in front of over 3,000 industry
insiders, 850 media reps & 100,000 music fans, this is your last
chance. Apply at sonicbids.com/canadianmusicfest2013 or
canadianmusicfest.com
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CALLING ALL CANADIAN BANDS! GET A 2ND SHOT AT PLAYING IN THE FESTIVAL
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Road to CMW
Are you Canadian?
Have you already applied to CMW and are looking for a second chance to
get in the festival? We've got something just for you!
We have partnered with Supernova to bring back the "Road to CMW" concert series taking place from December '12 - February '13 in every major Canadian city. 1 band from each night will win a spot in the festival and play at the Hard Rock Café March 19-24! Each band will also have a chance to take home a once in a lifetime Grand Prize! |
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SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS BY NOVEMBER 30TH & SAVE
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13th Annual SiriusXM Indie Awards
Submit your nomination(s) for your chance
to be recognized by your industry peers, media and fans alike. Help us
celebrate your achievements among the independent music community.
Submit at indies.ca before November 30th and receive discounted pricing. Final deadline to submit: December 15th.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Denise Rosenthal se presentará mañana en los premios 40 Principales América
La artista nacional actuará sobre el escenario del World Trade Center de Veracruz, donde también actuarán Pitbull y Jesse & Joy, entre otros.
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La jornada de premiación, que comenzará a las 23 horas chilenas, contará además con las actuaciones de artistas internacionales de la talla de Pitbull, Wisin & Yandel, Jesse & Joy, Sie7e, Cali & El Dandy, entre otros.
Rosenthal se encuentra, además, compitiendo en la categoría de Mejor Artista Revelación Zona Sur, en la categoría Lengua Española.
Libro desmitifica el pop-rock chileno de los años '80
En Las voces de los '80, el autor de Maldito sudaca, Emiliano Aguayo, analiza las supuestas verdades de la escena musical chilena. El libro fue estrenado en Filsa y se relanza hoy en Viña del Mar.
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© Ril EditoresEmiliano Aguayo frente a la Escuela de música y sonido de la U. de Chile
Es así como el autor del libro Maldito sudaca, conversaciones con Jorge González, se enfocó en la música pop de esos años. Y tras dos años de trabajo y entrevistas a medio centenar de músicos nacionales que van de Pablo Ugarte de Upa! al ex Banda Pequeño Vicio y La Ley, Iván Delgado o miembros de Aparato Raro y Aterrizaje Forzoso, logró hacerse una idea diferente de cómo fue realmente el mundo de los personajes que hicieron éxitos pop y rock en esa década.
"Cuando nos hablaban de los músicos de los años ochenta les veía como gente casi de plástico, que no sabían nada de la realidad nacional de esos días, con sus letras y melodías tan poperas y alejadas de lo que ocurría durante la dictadura. Pero no era tan así", dice y explica que la razón para ello es que muchos de estos músicos estudiaban en el conservatorio música de la Universidad de Chile, en pleno centro de Santiago.
"Ellos no eran ajenos de lo que está pasando, de las marchas y protestas.Y ya con eso alejé un mito de que estos chicos no sabían que el país vivía una situación compleja". Por otro lado, a pesar de que la incipiente escena musical tenía una suerte de división entre los que tenían más recursos y los que tenían menos, para todos era complejo hacer música. "Aunque a Los Upa les costó menos conseguir los instrumentos, Pablo Ugarte se fue de la casa para seguir con la banda. No podía ser músico, todo el mundo te miraba extraño en los ochenta si te dedicabas al pop o al rock: era una época en que no había espectáculos de ese tipo".
Otro supuesta verdad que derrocó Aguayo tiene que ver con que no tenían conocimientos musicales. De hecho, muchos de los miembros de las bandas tuvieron estudios formales de música ya fuera en composición, interpretación o sonido. Eso sí, no era raro que dejaran los dejaran de lado pues no era bien visto por lado de los docentes del Conservatorio que no les permitían estudiar nada que no fuera canto lírico o música clásica. ¿Un ejemplo? "Jorge González se aburrió de esta música, de escuchar marchas militarizadas", comenta Aguayo.
Las voces de los '80 (Ril Editores) se presenta hoy miércoles, a las 19:00 horas, en el ciclo Viña Lee en el Teatro Municipal de Viña del Mar.
Madonna inicia tour latinoamericano y viene con un equipo de 220 personas
Para su show en el Estadio Nacional arribaría con dos de sus hijos y con uno de los staffs más grandes que han pasado por el país.
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Entre ellos, uno esencial: su estadía en Santiago. Tal como lo hizo en el DF y en Medellín, donde cantaba anoche, la artista vendrá con un staff de 220 personas, uno de los más numerosos que reportan los megaeventos nacionales. Aunque es similar al que ostentó para su primera vez en Ñuñoa, en 2008, el contingente supera con ventaja a delegaciones como las que acompañaron a Lady Gaga, integrada por 150 profesionales, o Roger Waters, quien en marzo trajo a 90 integrantes.
Del numeroso equipo de Madonna, cerca de 20 forman su círculo más cercano, entre los que se cuentan un instructor de yoga, un chef personal, un acupunturista, cinco masajistas, dos entrenadores físicos, un estilista, una peluquera, un puñado de vestuaristas y un especialista en seguridad. El mismo que tendrá a cargo una comitiva de 30 guardaespaldas que vigilarán sus movimientos.
Además, pondrán su foco en la prole: en México y Colombia, la Reina del Pop llegó con dos de sus hijos, Lourdes y Rocco. Aunque acá no hay confirmaciones, la compañía de los menores se podría repetir, salvo que opte por dejarlos en Argentina: su recital previo a Santiago es el 15, en Buenos Aires, para retornar el 22 a dar un show en Córdoba.
El hotel también es otro ítem relevante. En México, la voz tras Vogue pidió que la suite que ocupó no sea aseada hasta que su grupo especializado en esterilización la haya desinfectado. Lo mismo corre para camarines, donde se exige que los baños sean desechados tras el concierto. ¿La razón? No quiere dejar rastros corporales de donde se pudiera obtener su ADN. En términos más normales, Madonna sólo pide alimentos orgánicos.
Mirando al escenario, la cantante ofreció en el DF el mismo recital que traerá al Nacional: cerca de dos horas de concierto, un promedio de 25 temas y un montaje que demora seis días en armarse. La prensa de ese país lo calificó como un show apoteósico y enérgico. En Santiago se han vendido 35 mil entradas, lo que ilustra una expectativa moderada: la productora informó en un principio que habría 60 mil disponibles y, para su paso de hace cuatro años, llenó dos estadios con casi 140 mil fans. En contraparte, su concierto es el más caro que ha pasado por la capital: la norteamericana pidió US$ 4,5 millones.
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MUSIC AND IT TECHNOLOGIES - FINANCING: Crowdsourced Music Streaming Service Jelli Raises $9 Million, Plans To Go International
Related to the
funding news, Jelli also detailed its growth over the past year, saying that it
has expanded its user base by 250% to reach 2 million listeners per month, and
it has expanded its lineup of station partners, and is now delivering 500% more
radio ad impressions than it did a year ago.
The startup
first launched back in 2009, then calling itself a “Digg for streaming music,”
as it allows users to vote up or down the tracks they want to hear. Unlike
Pandora, which is focused more on delivering personalized stations for
individual users, Jelli brings listeners together to program stations together,
in a more collaborative way. But what’s really clever is that the music users
vote on isn’t just played in the app for other mobile listeners, it’s also
broadcast on terrestrial radio through partnerships Jelli has with affiliate
stations.
In March,
Jelli reported partnerships in 20 markets across the U.S., including
Philadelphia (94.5 WPST), Atlanta (96.1 WKLS), Minneapolis (102.1 KEEY), Las
Vegas (96.7 KYLI, 94.5 KXLI) and others. Today, that lineup has expanded to 70
radio stations, Jelli founder and CEO Michael Dougherty tells us this morning.
”We are now running 60 million terrestrial radio spot impressions a month – up
500% from a year ago,” he says. That’s about 30 spots heard per listener per
month, he explains. Many of Jelli’s partner stations have since seen increases
in ratings, revenue, online traffic and Facebook Page likes as a result of
their adoption of the service.
The Jelli
application is available on desktop and web, as well as on both iPhone and Android. “Android has been huge for us,”
says Dougherty. “Jelli for Android is about 50% of total usage, with Jelli for
iPhone at 30%, and web/desktop at 20%.” The company recently updated its iOS
app to version 2.4, introducing several improvements learned from the Android
experience which may impact iOS usage going forward. A new web/desktop experience
is also now in the works.
With the
additional funding, the company will focus on continued product development,
and specifically its Ad Platform, with an emphasis on engagement, targeting,
and analytics for agency partners. Jelli is also hiring in sales and marketing,
and planning to expand outside the U.S. Dougherty says that plans are already
underway with international partners, but he can’t share the details on those
efforts just yet.
Jelli is
one of several new companies Intel has invested in, the firm revealed today. At
the organization’s two-day Global Summit in California, Intel announced it had
invested a total of $40 million in 10 startups, including Jelli, content
sharing platform Box, content distributor Hungama.com, game developer LIFO
Interactive, mobile proximity platform NewAer, e-payment platform PagPop, cloud
service provider Tier 3, 3D game developer Transmension, integrated circuit
design shop FocalTech and mobile advertising provider UUCun. Financial details
of each investment were not disclosed.
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JELLI
Launch Date:September
15, 2008
Funding:$7M
Jelli is 100% user-controlled radio,
enabling users to take over a radio station using their web browsers. Jelli
uses internet crowdsourcing and group empowerment to lobby and affect change
over songs played at different radio stations. Launched in 2009, Jelli is based
in San Mateo CA.
BACKED BY MADONNA: YouTube Original DanceOn Gets a Sponsor and Joey Fatone: Ubisoft's 'Just Dance 4' Will Be Integrated Into 'Dance Showdown'
Ubisoft's
'Just Dance 4' Will Be Integrated Into 'Dance Showdown'
YouTube's DanceOn Channel, backed by Madonna and manager Guy Oseary, has been attempting to bring the dance competition genre to YouTube, complete with YouTube "stars" as competitors. Now it has a sponsor that will be integrated into the show, much like "American Idol"'s Coca-Cola deal a decade ago.
The show, "Dance
Showdown," is a cross between "So You Think You Can Dance" and
"Dancing with the Stars." After a first season without a sponsor,
Ubisoft's "Just Dance 4" has signed on for season two.
In the show, each YouTube
personality is paired with a professional choreographer and then judged by the
YouTube audience. WoodysGamertag won the first season and the $25,000 cash
prize. That prize will grow to $100,000 in the second season, starting October
5, thanks to Ubisoft.
But the brand will not only be a
sponsor, it will be integrated into the show's content. Contestants will be
introduced to the audience, for example, as they are playing "Just Dance
4." The stages will be branded with the "Just Dance 4" logo. And
the game's avatars will hang out in the Dance Showdown lounge.
In a nod to "American
Idol," the show is taking on judges, including Joey Fatone from 'N SYNC,
celebrity choreographer Laurieann Gibson, and rotating guest judges Ryan Higa,
Dave Days and Shane Dawson.
Like a lot of YouTube's original
channels struggling to get off the ground, DanceOn was seeking sponsors for
"Dance Showdown," which garnered 10 million views during its first
season and helped to double the channel's subscribers, said Amanda Taylor,
founder and CEO of DanceOn. The premise of the dance video game, where players
mimic on-screen avatars matched well with the series. "[DanceOn] came to
us with the show concept that was really fun and playful and it's really in
keeping with the tone of the 'Just Dance' brand...It was a perfect match,"
said Carrie Feigel, associate director of marketing at Ubisoft.
Ubisoft is involved with other
YouTube shows, such as Machinima, Smosh, Epic Meal Time, etc., through their
traditional YouTube channels, but the DanceOn integration is its first
partnership with a YouTube Original Channel. Although the video-game company is
open to working with other original channels on a case-by-case basis, depending
on how organic the fit feels.
"We're certainly keeping an eye
on the space to see how it evolves, but our partnership with DanceOn is
atypical compared to other YouTube Original channels," said Adam Krause,
senior media manager at Ubisoft. "In most cases, YouTube is leading the
sales efforts for Original Channels, and their sponsorship packages are well
outside of our price range for a typical launch campaign. It's our
understanding that more Original Channels will start representing their own
inventory in the near future. At that time, we hope to have more scalable
options available for sponsorships and custom integrations."
And DanceOn, which was founded in
2010 by Ms. Taylor, will be looking for more brands to partner with as it
begins to roll out the series into foreign territories like the UK and
Australia.
"The popularity of dance TV
shows has put the limelight on dance like it hasn't before," said Ms.
Taylor. "Dance is a universal language that is popular everywhere."
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416.784.5663 Canada Home Office
It wasn’t just Justin Bieber’s fans who had “Bieber Fever” as the teen idol kicked off his national tour in suburban Phoenix.
Video posted on KTVK-TV’s website shows the pop music star vomiting twice on stage Saturday night during his sold-out concert at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. He left the stage after each episode but returned and even did an encore.
KTVK reports Bieber’s fans sang some of his songs while he was offstage and he later apologized for being sick.
Bieber later tweeted “Great show. Getting better for tomorrow’s show !!!! Love u”
He later added: “And .... Milk was a bad choice!”
Bieber’s 45-city “Believe” tour continues Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Video posted on KTVK-TV’s website shows the pop music star vomiting twice on stage Saturday night during his sold-out concert at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. He left the stage after each episode but returned and even did an encore.
KTVK reports Bieber’s fans sang some of his songs while he was offstage and he later apologized for being sick.
Bieber later tweeted “Great show. Getting better for tomorrow’s show !!!! Love u”
He later added: “And .... Milk was a bad choice!”
Bieber’s 45-city “Believe” tour continues Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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