Blue Man Group Gets Ready to Rock; Band Inks Multi-Album Deal With Lava Records.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003 LAVA RECORDS Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Atlantic Records. Company history Lava Records was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Jason Flom, who began his career with Atlantic Records. New Album The Complex Scheduled For April 2003 Featuring Guest Collaborators Dan The Automator Dan "the Automator" Nakamura (born Daniel Nakamura in San Francisco, California in 1967) is an American hip-hop and rap producer most known for his work in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s. , Tracy Bonham Tracy Bonham (born 16 March 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Grammy-nominated American musician best known for her single "Mother Mother". Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist. , Esthero and Dave Matthews
David John Matthews (born January 9 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. Critically acclaimed musical pioneers Blue Man Group have signed a multi-album recording contract with Lava Records, home of Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker Matthew Shafer (born 9 November 1974, Mount Clemens, Michigan) better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American rock, country, and rap-rock musician. , Simple Plan and Trans Siberian Orchestra. Blue Man Group will release their first, full-fledged rock n' roll album The Complex featuring guest collaborations with Dan the Automator, Tracy Bonham, Esthero, Josh Haden, Dave Matthews, and others. The Complex will be in stores April 22nd, 2003. Blue Man Group founders, Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink recorded The Complex at their enigmatic New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of facility, where they were able to record as well as build the wide array of unusual invented instruments used on the album. Aided by the help of some of today's most intriguing vocalists, Blue Man Group has successfully moved beyond the instrumental category and has catapulted full force into the rock world. According to Stanton, "We think the whole point of collaboration is to create a special alchemy that pushes the work into an unpredictable new place, and the whole point of making a rock album is to shake things up and push the whole music scene to a new place as well." While recording the album, the trio simultaneously created and developed a technically superior concert event that will correspond with the album. The tour will undoubtedly raise the bar on state-of-the-art concert technology, while combining elements of performance art, rave culture and rock n' roll. "Our concept from the beginning was to make a record that would fuel a groundbreaking rock concert experience," commented Wink. Adds Goldman, "It's been a while since music fans have been given an album that was linked to a visceral, over-the-top, rock concert event, on par with that of a Pink Floyd. It may sound presumptuous pre·sump·tu·ous adj. Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward. [Middle English, from Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praes , but our approach has always been to aim high, so this is the level we are shooting for." The new album builds on the success of the group's debut album Audio, which was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2000. Blue Man Group teamed with Moby and Jill Scott for a groundbreaking, electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. performance on the 2001 Grammy Awards telecast. Today, Blue Man announces that the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. has certified sales of Audio as Gold. THE COMPLEX TRACK LISTING: 1. Above 2. Time To Start 3. Sing Along (featuring Dave Matthews) 4. Up To The Roof (featuring Tracy Bonham) 5. Your Attention 6. Persona (featuring Josh Haden) 7. Piano Smasher 8. White Rabbit (featuring Esthero) 9. The Current (featuring Avram Gleitsman) 10. I Feel Love (featuring Venus Hum) 11. Shadows Part 2 12. What Is Rock 13. The Complex 14. Exhibit 13 |
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