The “Sponsored songs” program powered by Microsoft Windows is still active and those of you who have not yet downloaded our free track “Scratching Words ” are advised to do so as this program will end in a couple of days. To do so you can click on the following banner:

In the meanwhile here’s an interview with one of the Microsoft social media strategists Marty Collins about this program. Check this out:

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On August 11th 2009 Radio Seagull presents its “New Talent” showcase. b-SHAKE will be the closing act with “YAY (Yet Another Youngster)”.

Radio Seagull can be heard on 1602 KHz AM in the Netherlands, across the North Sea and along the East Coast of England. At night the signal can be caught as far away as Finland, Germany and Switzerland. It’s also a completely free internet radio reachable all over the world. But what’s really interesting about this radio station is that it is broadcasting from a ship! Yes it is a floating Dutch radio station! Pretty cool huh? Here… take a look:

If you want to learn more about Radio Seagull, click on the banner bellow or on the photograph above.

Otherwise here’s the complete schedule of two hours of  “New Talent” showcase on August 11th.  If there will be a podcast we’ll certainly try to put our dirty hands on it, promise. Hope you’ll like it:

Play list – New Talent 11^th August 2009 (hour 1)

1. Rohan by nightfall – Vitamin C
2. Rohan by nightfall – Fracture
3. Metonia – Give in or try
4. Metonia – Breakwalls
5. Alberto Arcangeli – Touched by a cloud
6. The Haiku – Keep me down
7. Quiet Company – On Modern Man
8. Johnny Cooper – Don’t Feel like that anymore
9. Johnny Cooper – Somewhere in between
10. Left for Slaughter – Forgive and Forget
11. Clive Walker – My Microwave
12. Steven Jackson – She Walks

Play list – New Talent 11^th August 2009 (hour 2)

1. Peter Webster – There’s something you can do
2. Tony Memmel – Surprise parties are pretty fun
3. Tony Memmel – Memory Lane
4. Sarah Russell – All I Have
5. Graham McColough – I love you so
6. Shotgun Junkie – Shadows
7. Kuda Bux – Bullfrog Blues
8. Kuda Bux – Dancing with the Devils Darling
9. The Art of Rebellion – Epic Part 1
10. The Art of Rebelloin – Destroy something Beautiful
11. Alexa Pole – Never wanted to dance
12. Alexa Ploe – It’s all a joke
13. The Mays – Shallow
14. Paul Downing – Lets All move out to Mars
15. b-SHAKE – YAY (Yet Another Youngster)

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You know, even if it seems like managing a website is not a big deal, it really is in reality. We’re having hard times trying to bring our online store and our cool and smooth sidebar navigation menu up again. You have to be patient, we’re doing everything is in our power to work it out. However we have some other cool stuff coming your way. Most importantly, you’re now able to spread the word about the band faster and easier than ever before. Just use our cool “SHARE/SAVE” button at the end of every post and on each and every page of this website. Just click on it and you’ll see a shitload of social networking websites. Just choose yours and you’re done! Or send an e-mail if your grandma still has no LinkedIn profile set up.

And last but not least, our press has been updated. You’ll find it at the bottom of the “Contact” page. Have Fun reading new stuf! Maybe you’ll find this and absolutly useless blurb but we thonk you shold know.

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Remember, in our last post we’ve asked you to post photos of the event so we could share it with everybody? Well here’s the reaction of Trân Nguyen who’s precious work should be noticed by all fans of b-SHAKE. View the dedicated album, read comments, leave comments, share it with others and enjoy. The complete image archive of Trân can be found on http://elvysphotography.wordpress.com .
Thank you for your admiration and keep on good work, Trân:

 

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It’s over! It’s done! It wasn’t easy! It rocked! What else could we say? That video footage was an outstanding experience for everybody. This blurb is dedicated to all those who was there and participated in this adventure. Crowd, staff and sponsors. Thank you thank you thank you… We’re all looking forward to view the result and we all have to be patient as this represents a lot of work and couldn’t be done within a week.  Some of you guys made a couple of photographs. We’d be glad to get them and post them here next time. So stay tuned and we’ll be back with forces…

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It’s Friday and the more we’re nearing the end of the business week, the more we get in the mood, the more fresh smells the air and the more realistic becomes the upcoming weekend.  But before go for a two-day fiesta, we’d like to make a quick revision of what have been done during these last days and what was (and probably will continue to) keeping us busy.

Well we have to admit that this was a quite fast week with a shitload of interesting events:

• ImagiRock, an upcoming event of ours which comes your way, was heavily promoted these last days. You could probably hear an interview on Belgian local radio stations, see a flyer “flying” somewhere in the hood or you have (hopefully) purchased a copy of this events compilation CD. If not, then you should know that this item can be yours if you buy a presale even this Saturday before 8PM or visit our online store shortly as we’re planning making it available for sale (limited number of copies!). But that’s not all: if you do what described above, you’ll also get 6 euros of bonus in form of offered drinks! All you have to do is to pronounce a secret password “Denis Collard”! Sweet isn’t it? I guess so.  Please don’t forget that the whole festival has been delayed for 3 hours. So it all starts at 5PM and b-SHAKE performs at 11PM !
• AlterHit, the new online music community offers us a chance to participate in Big Chill Festival in UK. As usual this one is all about selling the more downloads you can. So if haven’t downloaded some of our tune yet, this is probably the right moment. You can also act as our online distributor by signin up to AlterHit and putting our songs in you own music store and retain some consistent commision on each and every sale you do.
• ReverbNation offered us the opportunity to give our last tune for free online. Refill your favourite mp3 player with “Scratching Words”. All this stuff has been made possible thanks to Microsoft Windows! Click on the banner:
  
• You all know we’re about to prepare a live performance DVD footage. And you also know you’re all welcome to be immortalized on it and to travel the whole world in form of digital picture afterwards. But what you do not know probably is that there is a huge amount of different people behind the scenes who do their best to make it work. One of these important actors is “Cross-Roads“. They will contribute in the production of this video. Cross-Roads is a company which offers all kinds of IT services such as software development, consultance, services, web development and design and many more. These people are gentle and hard working. So if you’re thinking of crafting your band a brand new web site with weird widgets and stuff and are looking for hi-end professional work, then this is probably the way to go. Be sure to check this out.

So here you are up to date. We all hope to see you in Colfontaine (Belgium) this Saturday and will be back with more news shortly.

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Remember we’ve mentioned an interesting online TV channel called MUZU TV in one of our previous posts? Well this project became even more interesting now. I checked out their schedule and archives and was really amazed by the quantity (and, most importantly, the quality) of music videos of various emerging and confirmed artists all over the world. Honestly, it’s an honor to be a part of this community and we do strongly recommend you to tune in again to check out their roster. I found it an interesting difference between traditional TV chanels and online ones when it comes to connection between artists and audience. MUZU TV is where you can become a part of the community and get in touch with your favorite musicians (us for example  ). Anyway, here’s a sweet badge they provided us with to let us share all this great material with you… Click on it and take a quick tour, I’m sure you’ll like it.

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We’re happy to announce that b-SHAKE has recently collaborated with ReverbNation and most importantly their fair action called “Sponsored Songs”. This program allows us to distribute our new single “Scratching Words” totally free online!

At this moment “Scratching Words” is being heavily promoted and gets some really insane media exposure: radio airplay, promotion by ReverbNation itself and promotion by Microsoft! (Yes, you heard me, Microsoft Windows made it possible for us to share this track with you).  So why don’t you people get yourself a free copy of this track and put it in your favorite mp3 player? Don’t forget that this offer is limited in time so hurry up… Click on the banner bellow and let’s roll…

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The time has come, people! We’re now ready to make our first live performance DVD! This one will be spread all over the world and you can be on it! Wonder how? It’s simple. We need your presence the day we’ll shoot the video (on July 12 from 1 PM till 6 PM).  You’ll enjoy the live performance and offered drinks!

Raphaël Kolacz has been asked to direct the making of this DVD. You have already heard of him when we released our first music video for “Despite All Reasons”. He’s a tough guy who knows what he’s doing. Besides all that, a huge staff of sound, lights and video professionals will participate in this big adventure.

So don’t miss it on July 12 2009 from 12 AM (1 PM) till 6 PM:
JK Paddestoel
Alfons Gossetlaan 72 – 1702 – Groot-Bijgaarden (not far from Berchem-Sainte-Agathe), Brussels/Belgium.

IMPORTANT: Please confirm your presence by posting on this thread or e-mail us on info@bshake.com

See you there!

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Hi Folks,
we’re back to you with a new blurb. This time we’re going to talk about yet another online “competition” on AlterHit. AlterHit is a UK based musical social community site which brings together artists, labels and fans in order to make them collaborate and show each other some love. So, this way, you can for example sign up as fan and promote your favourite artist… hum… say b-SHAKE for example. All right, till now nothing special. But… AlterHit also organizes competitions from time to time and this time the competition aims to put one artist on the bill of the huuuge Big Chill Festival on August 2009 in Eastnor Castle UK. So who’s going to get him self a place under the sun? Well it’s all about selling as many mp3 downloads as you can. The most downloaded artist goes to BCF this summer. Soooo, why don’t you people join this adventure and let’s get Belgium on top of the chart! Go to www.alterhit.com and buy yourself some tracks if you haven’t done so already. They’re only 0,70 pounds each. Or sign up as fan and add our music to your personnal music store and get paid for each and every track of ours you sell. Honnestly, we’re always glad when our fans take advantage of our music. So don’t be shy, and check out our AlterHit profile www.alterhit.com/bshakemusic.

Cheers and see you there

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