Your most memorable Festival moment or experience? Soundwave is amazing but we have always had a blast playing Bamboozle in New Jersey....the crowds have been insane.
Favourite Artist you’ve seen at a Music Festival? Third Eye blind at bamboozle was insane
What’s your ideal Festival line-up? Green Day, Blink 182, New Found Glory, All Time Low
What are your tips for attending Music Festivals? The obvious ones are drink lots of water and bring sunscreen as the days can be long, also maybe a backpack to carry merch? That's what we used to do as kids at the warped tour, other than that just let loose and have a good time. The beauty of festivals is that you can find so many different kinds of artists and maybe even your new favorite band.
Regrooved
Posted
on March 2 2010
Regrooved hits Melbourne!
The second winner for the Smirnoff Promoter Grants scheme has announced his plans to take on Melbourne's live circuit masterminding an idea for an Audio Visual party to life.
The initiative was overseen by a panel of industry experts: John Wall, Creative Director and co-founder of Fuzzy, Tim Hardaker, General Manager of In the Mix, and Brett Robinson, Tour Director of Future Entertainment. Together these nightlife pioneers handpicked the winners from hundreds of entries, who as part of their prizes gained access to the panel’s invaluable experience and knowledge.
Now, these winners will create their own take on an original night, with events taking place in February and March in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Inspired by the audio visual scene in the UK, Paul will be using his grant from Smirnoff to bring the first Serato SL Video club night to Melbourne and create a unique sensory clubbing experience not to be missed. Headlining the party will be DJ Cheeba (Solid Steel), one of the UK’s biggest AVDJs, renowned for his technical ability and humour in delivering a video show like no other. Also bringing visuals into the mix will be Melbourne’s own Mr Nice & The Umalicious MCs and DJ Nick Thayer, with DJ sets from Sly Players (Goodgroove Records, Uk), Boom Monk Ben (Solid Steel, UK), Citizen.com, Matty Blades, EGO and Zander…See you on the dance floor!
Regrooved Audio Visual Party live on Sunday 7th March at The Prince Hotel St Kilda.
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Posted 25/03/2010
If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
Backstage we are like the quiet before the storm. We do things like read, check our email, warm up, and pace around the room. Not too exciting I’m afraid. We conserve our energy for stage I suppose.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
Food from Zingerman’s Deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Zingerman’s is perhaps the best deli I’ve ever been to, and I wish they could cater every show we play any where in the world. Their pastrami is to die for…Beyond.
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
I like the band Neon Indian from Denton, Tx. They sound like the soundtrack to Fast Times at Ridgemont High. It’s like lo-fi 80’s for a new generation.
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
My Iphone is my most essential item on tour without a doubt. It’s how I stay in touch with my friends and loved ones. It’s how I don’t get lost. It’s how I play pinball when I have a few spare moments.
What's your secret talent?
I have an unusual talent for making any girl I am potentially interested in into being 'just friends'.
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
For me personally the best place to stalk is Twitter @TimothyNordwind. Why in fact Spin.com called me one of the top three best musician Twitterers this year. OKGO is on Twitter as well, we have a Facebook account, a Myspace account, and of course our website is okgo.net.
Down With Webster
Down With Webster a 7-member, genre-bending, musical juggernaut draws on disparate influences to create a wholly original musical feast. Their chaotic live shows are the stuff of local legend, selling 1000+ tickets as headliners in their hometown of Toronto as an indie band before ever releasing a single or video.
The band writes, produces and performs all of their music, garnering attention from industry veterans as varied as Timbaland and KISS front man Gene Simmons, both of whom wanted to sign the band to their respective labels. DWW won the Rogers Mobile/Universal Music best unsigned artist in Canada contest in 2008.
