Jon Underdown of fade Interviewed by Visual Keios!

This interview just went up over the weekend and we’re very happy to share it!

Right on the eve of the release of fade’s newest album titled “Ten”, we have this interview by Visual Keios of Jon Underdown, the frontman and vocalist of fade. Almost everything is covered from the driving motivation behind fade, Jon’s involvement with Yellow Fried Chickenz and gives readers a more personal glimpse into the lead singer’s life.

Visual Keios is an online magazine that focuses on all things related to the Visual Kei (VK) and J-Rock genres. They provide in depth interviews, event recaps and contests for a variety of major J-Rock and VK bands.

To read the full interview, visit Visual Keios or click here!

For more information about fade visit www.fadeonline.com.

For bookings, interview or other requests, contact:

Americas:
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International:
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

RIZE featured in the June issue of Bravisimo Magazine!

We’re very excited to announce that RIZE is featured in the June edition of Revista Bravisimo, a Spanish language monthly publication released in Venezuela that covers pop culture & music celebrities from Venezuela and worldwide.

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RIZE has a three page article covering a brief bio of the group, a Q&A segment as well as coverage of their involvement at the East Meets West concert this past March in NYC. And, there’s even a two page pull out poster for fans! Although the article isn’t available in English or online, we have scans to share. Remember Bravisimo is in Spanish, so…find a friend to translate if you don’t speak Spanish! ^_^

For more information about RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For booking, interviews or other inquiries contact:

The Americas:
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International:
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

fade Debuts in Canada on Popular TV Audio Music Channel Galaxie

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, May 23rd 2012

fade Debuts in Canada on Popular TV Audio Music Channel Galaxie

fade joins the playlist for Galaxie’s The Asian Flavour channel

This week, the popular Canadian music platform Galaxie added select tracks from three of fade’s most recent albums into rotation on their The Asian Flavour channel.

Three albums from fade (Kings of Dawn, Age of Innocence & To Find a Better Tomorrow) have tracks that are featured on The Asian Flavour channel. This channel is dedicated to music created from groups based in various parts of Asia. So, the channel isn’t for a specific genre of music but rather for a region. The Asian Flavour channel is available to Shaw and Telus subscribers in Canada at the moment, with plans for future distribution to cable networks in Europe and Africa.

fade is a 5 member Japanese rock band that is based in Tokyo. The band is releasing a new album titled Ten in June 2012. The group is often considered the “California Roll” of rock because of their unique composition. Although the band is headquartered in Tokyo, four members have lived in the US; three are Japanese American, the lead singer is Caucasian and another has lived exclusively in Japan. fade recently toured North America in March 2012 for the Canadian Music Week festival in Toronto and a debut performance in the US at the iconic Webster Hall in New York City. The lead singer Jon Underdown is also a vocalist in the popular rock group, Yellow Fried Chickenz, led by J-Rock icon, Gackt. The remainder of 2012 will bring fade back to North America to tour in the Fall and worldwide.

For more information about fade, visit www.fadeonline.com

For booking, interviews or other inquiries regarding fade please contact:

Americas:
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International:
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

Deadman Wonderland Feat. fade’s “One Reason” Returns to Cartoon Network

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Deadman Wonderland Feat. fade’s “One Reason” Returns to Cartoon Network

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With Toonami re-launching on Cartoon Network this Sunday May 27^th, US anime fans are primed for the return of the popular anime series, Deadman Wonderland. Deadman Wonderland is a dark anime series centered around the main character Igarashi Ganta who is wrongly accused of a crime. Ganta is found guilty and forced to endure life in the surreal prison/amusement park known as Deadman Wonderland while working to clear his name. The Deadman Wonderland anime TV series is based on the books, which were first published in 2007. The TV series premiered in the US in 2011 and will be part of the Toonami line up airing during the”Adult Swim” evening program schedule.

Deadman Wonderland’s soundtrack features music from the popular Japanese rock group fade. The series’ theme song, “One Reason” was written, sung and performed by fade in addition to another song from the original soundtrack (OST), “From the Heart”. This lead to the release of a special edition EP entitled “One Reason” which contains both original compositions of “From the Heart” and “One Reason” as well as instrumentals and remixes. The return of Deadman Wonderland to the United States comes on the eve of fade’s seventh album release, Ten, which is slated for an early June launch.

fade is a 5 member Japanese rock band that is based in Tokyo. The album title Ten represents the years the band has been performing together. The group is often considered the “California Roll” of rock because of their unique composition. Although the band is headquartered in Tokyo, four members have lived in the US; three are Japanese American, the lead singer is Caucasian and another has lived exclusively in Japan. fade recently toured North America in March 2012 for the Canadian Music Week festival in Toronto and a debut performance in the US at the iconic Webster Hall in New York City. The lead singer Jon Underdown is also a vocalist in the popular rock group, Yellow Fried Chickenz, led by J-Rock icon, Gackt. The remainder of 2012 will bring fade back to North America to tour in the Fall and worldwide.

For more information about fade, visit www.fadeonline.com

For booking, interviews or other inquiries regarding fade please contact:

Americas:

Big Apple Style Marketing

Attn: Dorian Smith

Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International:

C.E. United

Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi

Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

BASM Client Jesse McFaddin Snags the Cover for Ollie Mag’s May ’12 Issue

A short & sweet post since it’s so early in the AM!

One of our favorite & most philosophical clients, Jesse McFaddin is on the May cover of Ollie Magazine, one of the mainstays for Japan’s lifestyle magazine niche.

Jesse McFaddin (center) featured on the cover of Ollie Magazine

If you have the chance, snag a copy or check the magazine out online at www.olliemagazine.com.

Jesse McFaddin is the lead singer and founder of the extremely popular Japanese rock group, RIZE . RIZE is a hard rock/metal band that has been around for eleven years with major accomplishments such as performing at Live 8 in 2005 and Live Earth in 2007, having their song “Zero” licensed by Coke Zero Japan/Asia, various songs used for PS2 games such as “BioHazard”, and have appeared live with NIN, Run DMC, Jay Z & Oasis. They toured in the US in 2003 on an “All American” tour with The Kottonmouth Kings, performing at 38 shows across the country. Both the group, RIZE , and the lead singer, Jesse McFaddin , are major icons in the Japanese music and pop culture scenes, influencing music, entertainment and fashion by way of Jesse’s clothing line Slip&Co which will debut in the US in February 2012 at the influential MAGIC – s.l.a.t.e. convention.

This Week on Windows Media…

We’re back with more King Klutch!

This week, King Klutch snags a placement on the Windows Media HipHop Music page! Check it out below!

King Klutch on Windows Media HipHop Music Page with “Valentine”

King Klutch is a Canadian based artist who straddles the world of hip-hop & R&B. Valentine is one of the more popular singles on his self titled debut album which launched this year. Both the single and the album have earned well deserved praise from countless media outlets since its release. For more info on King Klutch, visit www.kingklutch.com.

WindowsMedia.com, WindowsMedia.com/mobile and the Windows Media player for PC are all a division of Microsoft. They are considered an entertainment guide and receive roughly 250 million hits a month, with 14 million of those being unique. Although the majority of the traffic is from the US, they also receive a large amount of international traffic. Content is featured from around the world and spans television, music, film, video game and radio station content. If you’re interested in having your original entertainment content posted on Windows Media, please contact BASM at contact@bigapplestylemarketing.com.

RIZE is the Featured Article in bits Magazine!

bits, “Toronto’s #1 Japanese community web magazine”, features RIZE as their cover story for their April/May ‘12 issue!

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This interview took place during Canadian Music Week (CMW) in March in Toronto where the events were held.

Note: this interview is entirely in Japanese. ^_^

To read the article, visit bits or check out the flippable magazine on issuu

For more information on bits, visit http://www.bitslounge.com

For more information on RIZE visit http://www.triberize.net

For interview, booking or other inquiries contact:

The Americas:
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

This Week on Windows Media: King Klutch!

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We haven’t done a Windows Media post in a while but we’re back with bigger & better music!

Long time client LAMG has a new artist King Klutch with a catchy track out entitled “Valentine”. This week the audio track debuted on our partner site,Windows Media Entertainment Guide. To listen visit either the home page or their Music page and click on his image – outlined above.

King Klutch is a Canadian based artist who straddles the world of hip-hop & R&B. Valentine is one of the more popular singles on his self titled debut album which launched this year. Both the single and the album have earned well deserved praise from countless media outlets since its release. For more info on King Klutch, visit www.kingklutch.com.

WindowsMedia.com, WindowsMedia.com/mobile and the Windows Media player for PC are all a division of Microsoft. They are considered an entertainment guide and receive roughly 250 million hits a month, with 14 million of those being unique. Although the majority of the traffic is from the US, they also receive a large amount of international traffic. Content is featured from around the world and spans television, music, film, video game and radio station content. If you’re interested in having your original entertainment content posted on Windows Media, please contact BASM at contact@bigapplestylemarketing.com.

Jesse McFaddin – Spokesperson for “No Water No Chemical”

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RIZE founder & frontman Jesse McFaddin is a new face for the ethical sustainability denim brand, No Water No Chemical. No Water No Chemical is the brainchild of popular French designer Marithé François Girbaud and employs a new method for creating his fashion staple – denim – that creates a much less harmful impact on the environment by implementing a new system for processing denim that virtually reduces the use of water, and thereby creating a conservation effect.

Marithé François Girbaud is well known in the fashion circuit, having appeared in various fashion weeks including NYFW September 2011 to debut his Spring ’12 collection – attended by Big Apple Style Marketing at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Manhattan. We just know that Jesse is an awesome spokesperson for this effort based on his philosophies of creating global change with his campaigns such as “Bring the Hope” and “STAND UP! Fund”.

A quick excerpt from his philosophy on the No Water No Chemicals site:

“We all have to change. Change is difficult, but I think it is possible for us to make a shift in direction. To me, the disaster in Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, or the global problems about water are all the same. They are just problems. People often talk of ‘good news’ or ‘bad news,’ but to me, they are all just news. Whether it is good or bad is up to me. If it is bad, how could it become good? It can change with how you perceive it. For instance, the water shortage in China is bad news, but it is fortunate to become aware of it. If one can make an effort to change the situation after hearing the news, it is all the better.”

To read Jesse’s full philosophy, visit No Water No Chemical & click on his picture on the home page!

For more details on Jesse and his band RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For booking, press or other inquiries regarding Jesse McFaddin please contact:

Americas
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

fade Fan Video Beautiful Deadline (May 15th, 2012) & Submission Details

Hi All! Thanks for you patience with the details for submitting your lip synching/singing of fade’s Beautiful!

So, here are the details! I’ve created a 4shared account with a specific folder titled “fade Beautiful” for you to upload your videos. You will need to join 4shared to submit your video, but it’s free to do so. Please submit your video files here:

www. 4shared .com/ folder/ eJvYZls5/ fade_Beautiful.html

(note: remove the spaces when copying & pasting this URL into your browser…for some reason FB is blocking this URL from being clickable)

Deadline for submissions is May 15th, 2012 11:59PM EST (NY time).

**Anything posted after the 15th won’t be guaranteed to post to the final video edit.**

 

Please Note:

Upload only! Unless you want my wrath DO NOT:

• delete anyone else’s video submissions
• change the file name on any video submissions

ALL videos will be used for the final Beautiful video, so deleting someone else’s file won’t give you more face time. It will just annoy me and bring out angry Dori – trust me you DO NOT want to meet her.

 

All files should be labeled in the following way:  FirstNameLastName_Country_date

i.e. if I submitted a video it would be labeled DorianSmith_USA_042812

Please note date should be listed MMDDYY!

Remember! May 15th, 2012 is the FINAL day to submit fan videos.

 

Only submit a video of you and/or your group singing or lip-syncing to Beautiful. I know you might like an alternate song, but it’s not what they want! Remember to have something in the video that clearly depicts your country/region. i.e. if you’re in NYC, get a landmark building/area in the shot (Flatiron Building/Times Sq). If you’re in Paris, the Eiffel Tower would be nice (if possible). At minimum, please have a flag in the video rep’ing your country so we can prove that fade fans are literally everywhere!

A few video tips:

• Please try to provide the highest quality that you can.
• Avoid video phone submissions unless you KNOW that you can provide a high quality video from it.
• An obvious one but, don’t shoot facing the sun, we want to be able to see your pretty faces! ^_^

Questions, comments or really desperately want to get eye witness accounts about “angry Dori”? Email me at fadest@bigapplestylemarketing.com or drop me a note on Twitter @bigapplestyle