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

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

fade Interviewed by The Diva Review

Yes, it’s a multi post evening!

So we mentioned earlier that The Diva Review wrote an in-depth event recap of our East Meets West concert that took place in The Studio at Webster Hall in NYC on March 26th, 2012. But The Diva Review also had the opportunity to interview fade the next evening to discuss everything from their plan to enter the US, to their love for the fans & the influence that YFC (Yellow Fried Chickenz for the newbies out there) has had on their increased fan base.

fade's exclusive US interview with The Diva Review

We’re especially excited about this interview because we were on deck to see it go down. It was a good time, lots of laughs, lots of love and just a true joy to experience. So, shouts to The Diva Review and their special correspondent Melissa Castor – who you can follow on Twitter at @twirlynao!

Read the full article here.

For more information regarding fade visit www.fadeonline.com

For interview requests, booking inquiries or other questions regarding fade please contact:

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

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

NAMM ’12 Recap: KenKen Performs Multiple Stints at TC Electronic Booth (videos)

So, over the weekend we reported that KenKen the famed RIZE bassist made multiple appearances at NAMM 2012 in Anaheim, CA at the TC Electronic booth to showcase his bass skills. Now that NAMM is officially over, we have multiple clips to upload for everyone out there who wants to get a peek at KenKen’s crazy skills. While at NAMM, KenKen was also interviewed by the crew at the TC Electronic booth, giving us some insights into what’s next for the bassist and where he gets his inspiration.

If you weren’t able to attend NAMM, watch KenKen rock out on the bass below courtesy of the crew at the TC Electronic booth!

For more information about KenKen visit http://kenkenweb.net

For more information about RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For more information about NAMM visit www.namm.org

For more information about TC Electronic visit www.tcelectronic.com

For US/North American inquiries, interview requests & bookings regarding KenKen or RIZE:

Big Apple Style Marketing
 LLC

Attn: Dorian Smith

Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

For International inquires, interview requests & bookings regarding KenKen or RIZE:

C.E. United, Inc/Official International Rep of RIZE

Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi

Cozy@ceu.co.jp

Japanese Rock Band fade Interviewed on PensEyeView.com

As if we can’t get enough of the high energy, hard rock sound from fade, Big Apple Style Marketing has more news to share! Today, fade’s first US interview with new music feature blog, PensEyeView, goes live! It’s the first in what will be an ongoing number of interviews and press appearances in the US market for the hard rock band.

Japanese rock band "fade" featured on PensEyeView.com

PensEyeView is a music blog that focuses on giving a spotlight on new or up & coming artists or even artists and groups that may already be established but are creating new music or new personas. fade fans can get an up close & personal look into the laid back and vibrant personalities from the band as Rui (founder & drummer), Kansei (guitar) and Noriyuki (bass) dig deep and speak on what inspires their music, how they came together and their long term goals individually and as a band.

This interview comes on the heels of fade’s release on WindowsMedia.com where they will be featured for the entire month of November on Windows Media’s “Artist on the Rise” feature page.

Full interview is available here: http://www.penseyeview.com/content/fade

 

For more details on fade, visit www.fadeonline.com or like them on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/pages/fade_tokyo/270416539205

 

 

 

 

 

BASM Owner Dorian Smith Interviewed by Entrepreneurship Blog

I posted this on the Press page for a permanent placement…but just wanted to put this out there! Earlier last month I was asked by an Indian Business oriented blog entitled “Entrepreneurship.co.in” to provide a quick interview regarding entrepreneurship and what components I thought were necessary in order to be successful when starting your own company. They’ve interviewed a variety of individuals from markets around the world. Take a peak below!

Dorian Smith Business Profile Interview on Entrepreneurship.co.in

To read the full interview click the picture above or here.