58 Sends Fans a Virtual ``Candy''-Gram With Web-Only Video for Debut Single, ``Piece of Candy''; Clip Set For Exclusive Internet Premiere at shockwave.com.Entertainment Editors/Music & Internet Writers LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 58 will send fans a virtual "Candy"-gram with the premiere of a new animated video for "Piece of Candy," the first single from their recently released debut, "Diet For a New America," on Americoma/Beyond Music. This clip will be released as a Shockwave Single on Aug. 1 at the highly trafficked site, www.shockwave.com. Featuring the multiple talents of Motley Crue bass man Nikki Sixx, Boxing Ghandi's Dave Darling, Steven Gibb (son of Bee Gees' Barry Gibb), and session drummer Bucket Baker, 58 is described by Sixx as a "multimedia, multi-platform, Internet band The term virtual band is also used for animated musical groups An Internet band (also sometimes called a virtual band) is a musical group whose members collaborate online through broadband by utilizing a content management system and local digital audio ." Musically, the disc is a virtual collision of disparate styles and sounds that run the gamut from industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. heavy metal to glam, to spoken word, to hook-filled rock anthems. Only available on the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises Shockwave Single, "Piece of Candy" is created as an animated comic strip comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts and dialogues are indicated by means of "balloons" containing written speech. detailing Candy's rise to fame on the Internet and her ultimate demise. Shockwave Singles are a new visual format that combines the impact of full-screen Flash animation and MP3 audio compression Encoding digital audio data to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. Audio compression typically uses lossy methods, which eliminate bits that are not restored at the other end. ADPCM and MP3 are examples of audio compression methods. See audio codec and data compression. . "`Piece of Candy' is a song that says a lot about our interest and sometimes obsession with the Internet," said Darling of the clip. "Presenting our `music video' in this format seemed most appropriate." Commented the weekly publication San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Metro in a recent album review: "58's bizarre fusion of industrialized metal, hip-hop and funk is catchy ... each song exerts its own distorted appeal, and the band's music has a strangely fresh quality." About Americoma Records Americoma Records is an artist-friendly record label launched to develop new music and artists from the perspective of an artist. Founded by Sixx in 1999, Americoma Records is an independent label where artists trust artists. About Beyond Music Beyond Music is an affiliate of The Left Bank Organization, an operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. designed to market, promote, publicize and distribute entertainment properties on a worldwide basis. For more information or to request artwork, jpegs or band interviews, contact The Baker/Northrop Media Group, Sheryl Northrop at 818/986-5200, ext. 221, or Beyond Music, Ashley Smith at 310/385-4815. |
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