‘Discover today the sound of tomorrow’
| Het Alert! - concept geïntroduceerd in 2006 met als doel opkomende talenten en frisse projecten een extra duwtje in de rug te geven. Dit nieuwe luik binnen de programmatie werd al snel alom gesmaakt. We kunnen dan ook - met trots - een heel lijstje klinkende namen opsommen die geïntroduceerd werden binnen het festival: James Blunt, Two Gallants, Radio Modern, Jef Neve, The Sedan Vault, Agoria, Birdy Nam Nam, Yuko, … En editie 2010 heeft alweer enkele mooie verrassingen voor u in petto… Dus kom op & Ontdek hier de myspace van Alert!
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Le concept Alert! a vu le jour en 2006 dans le but de donner un coup de pouce aux jeunes talents et projets novateurs. Ce nouveau volet de la programmation a très vite remporté un franc succès. Nous pouvons donc – non sans fierté – énumérer une longue liste de grands noms qui ont été présentés au sein du festival : James Blunt, Two Gallants, Radio Modern, Jef Neve, The Sedan Vault, Agoria, Birdy Nam Nam, Yuko, … L’édition 2010 n’est pas en reste avec de belles surprises en perspective… Venez donc et Dévoucrez ici le myspace de Alert! www.myspace.com/discovertodaythesoundoftomorrow |
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| On the couch! with Mo & Grazz | ||
Mo started out her career in the States as a dancer, and was featured in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X biopic before touring with the European adaptation of the Broadway hit musicals Little Shop Of Horrors and Hair. Mo has also toured with Grammy Award winning R&B artist Jill Scott and can be heard on the live album Experience Jill Scott+360. Grazz is the 1991 European DMC Champion and the bronze medalist in the 1998 ITF World DJ Championships. An accomplished producer as well as a deejay, he has worked on mediums from the theater to the studio with talents like De Puta Madre, Omni, Cage, MF DOOM, Blade, Greedy-Fingers and AKA Moon to name a few. Considered by some to be the godfather of Belgian hiphop, Grazz has released over 100 records on vinyl and CD. Mo was touring the U.S. in 2003 as a background singer for the Afropean R&B duo Les Nubians when they shared a bill with the globally respected Zap Mama, who Grazz was deejaying for at the time. Nature took its course, and only a year later Grazz had created DJ Grazzhoppa’s DJ Bigband, a turntable extravaganza featuring 12 deejays, saxophone player Fabizio Cassol, and Mo on vocals. On January 27 2005 they broke a well-established record by being the only hip-hop group ever to play before a sold-out crowd at the famed La Monnaie/ De Munt opera house in Brussels. All the while, Mo & Grazz were busy perfecting what has come to be their trademark sound: a fusion of gospel, hard-hitting hip-hop grooves and infectious vocal melodies. In 2006 Mo &Grazz released their debut album Falling Upon Def Ears. A ferocious live act, they routinely switch between an eight-piece band and good ol’ two-turntables-and-a-microphone. They have been the supporting act for acts like Angie Stone, Roots Manuva and Guru of Jazzmatazz. In 2007 they had the honor of opening for ‘70s soul legends Sly & The Family Stone at the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Gent, Belgium. Mo & Grazz are currently touring as the Bigband with their latest creation Gemini. Meanwhile we dragged them onto our couch to have a nice chat with this fantastic duo. Mo & Grazz, pick a song that describes you best. What's your most treasured possession? What's your earliest memory? What's your biggest fear? What makes you completely happy? What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your band? What’s your all-time favorite gig (as a visitor)? What’s your all-time favorite gig (with the band)? Who's your all-time hero? Tell us about your favorite myspace-discovery (band/genre/why you dig it) What's your one-liner? Mo & Grazz in concert with Joe Quarterman & Speedometer this Sunday 04 April in Vooruit (Balzaal) – Ghent
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| On the couch! with Mathijs Bertel | Ansatz Der Maschine | ||
October 2004: The band released their first EP, called “hide for the beast”(independent). The innovating tracks got them to win the CJP-contest "Het jong 2004", designed to give young artists some promotion (and a cash price of 5000 euro). The media attention this generated resulted in a bunch of live shows. Ansatz der Maschine also joined the belgian elctronica collective "Je m'en fish". December 2006, Vlas Vegas records (galatasaray, hitch,....) released the long awaited debut album "The postman is a girl". Following the release, "over exposed frozen stars"(the single) was featured in "Arriba!", a hitlist compiled by the music journalists of "Studio Brussels (Belgian national Radio)" for 7 weeks! The good promotion of Ansatz der maschine's official debut-cd resulted in a lot of nice shows like playing the support of "Do make say think ",”The Album Leaf” ," Bonobo ", "Hanne Hukelbergh" ,"The go find”, “Mono” , “Eels”,… In clubs like: AB (Brussels, Be), t’Paard (the hague, Nl), 013 (Tilburg, Nl), W2 (denbosch, Nl), Le grand mix (Lille, Fr), 4 AD (diksmuide, Be), CACTUSClub (Brugge, Be), STUK (Leuven, Be), Mochvarra (Zagreb, Hr),…. Time to get them on our couch for an in-depth interview ! Mathijs, pick a song that describes your band best. What's your most treasured possession? What's your earliest memory? What's your biggest fear? What makes you completely happy? What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your band? What’s your all-time favorite gig (as a visitor)? What’s your all-time favorite gig (with the band)? Who's your all-time hero? Tell us about your favorite myspace-discovery! What's your one-liner? Ansatz Der Maschine in concert the 3rd of April in PC’ken – Tienen
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| On the couch! with Dj Prinz | Push It | ||
Either on his multiple trips to Moscow or Ibiza, his remarkable sets at major festivals like Dance Valley or Tomorrowland , as the odd man out in dance music, DJ Prinz knows how to combine and crossbreed several genres in a tasteful manner, keeping his music elusive yet organic. Although securing a top position, time after time, in the annual ‘House DJ Of The Year’ polls, DJ Prinz is so much more. Producer of his own music on Punk’Id Records, Robotronic Recordings, ... organisor and instigator of his own party concepts Free Vibes and Push It, but on top of all that, being called the marathon man amongst deejays. Just ask him why he loves playing those long sets and you’ll get an honest but firm answer, ‘Because I love what I’m doing!’. Even in his "party-rush", DJ Prinz found the time to answer some questions we needed some answers on. Read all about it : Prinz, pick a song that describes you best! What's your most treasured possession? What's your earliest memory? What's your biggest fear? What makes you completely happy? What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said after a DJ set? What’s your all-time favorite gig (as a visitor)? What’s your all-time favorite gig (as a DJ)? Who's your all-time hero? Tell us about your favorite myspace-discovery (band/genre/why you dig it) What's your one-liner? NEXT PUSH IT DATES
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| On the couch! with Pieter Van Dessel | Marble Sounds | ||
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Kindred souls from opposite poles. A shared melody set to different rhythms. Two loves – music, and each other. Music brought Philadelphia-bred songstress Monique Harcum and Belgian turntable pioneer DJ Grazzhoppa together in more ways than one – first as friends, then as husband and wife, and now as the duo known as Mo & Grazz, flexing a unique sound that fuses hip-hop,funk, jazz, gospel and classic r&b, to create a sound that goes beyond any musical genre.
Ansatz der Maschine is the indietronica project of soundtech Mathijs Bertel. He samples and distorts acoustic sounds to create fascinating beats and fairly-like melodies. Live on stage with a brilliant four piece. 
A colourful and enigmatic figure in Antwerp nightlife, DJ Prinz certainly outgrew the borders of his hometown and his country Belgium. His infectiously good vibes and his relentlessly good taste in club music has put every dancefloor around the globe into a frenzy. More than anyone else of his peers he knows how to radiate a smile of recognition on a connoisseur’s face each time he juggles that perfect mix out of his inseparable turntables.
At the helm of Marble Sounds is Pieter Van Dessel, who is also part half of the electro band Plastic Operator. His first offering under the moniker Marble Sounds came about in 2007, while residing in Montreal, Canada. That four song EP, "A Painting Or A Spill", tuned into the unabashed nostalgia of bands like Pinback, The Notwist and Eels, layering beauty on top bitter-sweet sentiment. The track 'Redesign' received considerable air play on Belgian national radio (Radio 1, StuBru) and was picked up by the BBC DJ Steve Lamacq. 