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Gummybear International Licenses Use of Animated Character Gummibär for Bulgarian Jumbo Toy Stores TV Ad Campaign

Gummybear International, owners of the animated gummy bear character, Gummibär, are proud to announce a new licensing deal with the toy company, Jumbo, for their latest national television advertising campaign in Bulgaria.

Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) June 01, 2012

Gummybear International is proud to announce a new licensing deal with Greek based toy retail giant, Jumbo. Gummybear International has granted license for their lovable, singing and dancing gummy bear character, Gummibär, to be used in the most recent television ad campaign launched by Jumbo, for their chain of toy stores in Bulgaria. The commercial produced by Jumbo depicts Gummibär up to his usual, off-the-wall antics as he sings about the toy store along to the music of his very popular song “I’m A Gummy Bear.” The television ad can be seen on Jumbo’s YouTube channel.

The decision to work with Jumbo, a toy retailer similar in popularity to Toys R Us in the U.S., was made based on their good reputation and Gummybear International’s on-going goal to increase exposure for Gummibär around the world. “We see this as a great co-branding opportunity for Gummibär,” said Jürgen Korduletsch, President of Gummybear International, “Jumbo is a popular and respectable company and we look forward to great success together.”

The recent licensing deal is not the first for Gummibär. In 2011, the Turkish telecommunication company, BN Telekom, used Gummibär in a successful promotional campaign that resulted in a significant boost in sales. Also in 2010, Greek food company IFANTIS used the popular gummy bear character for a national television ad campaign.

Gummybear International is engaged in the creation, development, and branding of animated entertainment properties, as well as musical content based on and produced for such properties. It markets and sells recorded musical and video products in various physical formats, such as compact discs and DVDs, and digital formats, such as downloads and ringtones, through a worldwide network of established distributors and licensees. The company’s music publishing segment owns and acquires rights to musical compositions, markets these compositions, and receives royalties or fees for their use. It also is actively developing mobile and computer based games and exploiting merchandising rights for its brands in cooperation with a variety of licensing partners. GBI is working on a number of film and TV projects. The company is headquartered in New Jersey. Visit http://www.gummibar.net for more information.

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Debut Album from Swedish Electronic-Pop Project Hen Ree to Be Released by OK!Good Records in North America

“And When Everybody Is Watching,” the debut album from the Swedish electronic-pop project, Hen Ree, will be released in North America by indie startup OK!Good Records on May 8th.

Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) May 02, 2012

New indie label startup OK!Good Records is proud to announce the North American release of “And When Everybody Is Watching,” the debut album from the Swedish electronic-pop project called Hen Ree. The album will be available on iTunes, Amazon and at major retailers on Tuesday, May 8th. However, impatient fans don’t have to wait for the official release date to hear the album. OK!Good Records has pre-released the album on their website (http://www.okgoodrecords.com), where it can be streamed for free and also purchased.

Hen Ree is the solo project of Rickard Olsén, lead singer of the Swedish alternative rock band The Windupdeads. Fans of Olsén’s previous work should expect the same quality of music in a completely different style, as he takes on the realm of electronic pop rock with his new release, “And When Everybody Is Watching.”

Hen Ree says of his new project, “This has been an interesting journey for me. Writing this album has forced me to learn a lot of new recording techniques as I have entered the world of electronic music.” “And When Everybody Is Watching” is a glimpse into Hen Ree’s past, with the lyrics retelling short stories about dealing with life in suburbia: “I felt that it was time to write lyrics that were connected to me and my background, and it gave me a lot of inspiration revisiting these memories and places.”

Produced by long-time friend and Windupdeads band mate Marcus von Boisman, “and When Everybody Is Watching” is a compelling electronic album that connects the listener emotionally to Hen Ree’s personal life.

“I Will Follow You,” a collaboration with electronic music artist Schiller, was featured on the Schiller album “Breathless” released by OK!Good Records in 2010. Two extended remixes of that song are included as bonus tracks on this debut disc.

Hen Ree – “And When Everybody Is Watching” Track Listing:
1. Simplicity
2. Arizona
3. Tonight After Dark
4. Animals
5. Phases
6. Under The Water
7. Tomorrow
8. They Come From The Ground
9. Miracle Boy
10. Pretend To Jump
11. Until The Next Time
12. I Will Follow You – Dave Ramone Remix
13. I Will Follow You – Niels Van Gogh vs. Sunloverz Remix

About OK!Good Records: OK!Good Records is an independent record label based in the New York City area. Founded in 2011 as an outlet for unconventional, evocative, and genre-defying music, OK!Good’s mission is to pluck talented artists from all corners of the global landscape and present them to the American public.

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Electronic Music Pioneers Apollo 440 Return with New Album “The Future’s What It Used To Be” on Radikal Records

Radikal Records is proud to announce the return of UK electro-rock pioneers Apollo 440 with the release of their new album “The Future’s What It Used To Be” due out Tuesday, June 19th.

Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) April 26, 2012

Radikal Records, one of the leading independent labels in dance and electronic music, is proud to announce the return of Liverpool’s electronic rock pioneers Noko, Howard and Trevor Grey, better known as Apollo 440 with the North American release of “The Future’s What It Used To Be.” The album will be available on iTunes, Amazon and at major retailers on Tuesday, June 19th. However, impatient fans don’t have to wait for the official street date to hear the album. Radikal Records has already pre-released the album on their website (http://www.radikal.com), where it can be streamed for free and also purchased as a digital download right now.

Apollo 440 burst onto the electronic music scene in the late 90s with their first release, “Electro Glide in Blue.” The leading single from that album, “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Dub,” which sampled an iconic Van Halen guitar riff and mixed it with drum and bass elements, reached #7 on the UK singles charts. Two years later, their next single “Stop the Rock,” a blues rock anthem infused with elements of dub and ambient, went to #10 on the UK singles charts and was featured in the FIFA 2000 video game for Playstation, American films “Saving Silverman,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “Loser” and most recently the Victoria Secrets Fashion TV Special. The group’s hi-octane, rock-inspired brand of electronica became widely popular, producing 11 UK Top 40 Singles Chart Hits. Along with their UK contemporaries Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers, Apollo 440 helped to pioneer the Big Beat genre that would become the foundation and inspiration for the current Dub Step movement.

Apollo 440 now returns with the release of their fifth studio album, “The Future’s What It Used To Be.” The album is the first from the group in almost 10 years, but Apollo 440 pick up right where they left off, with a package that’s full of the same kind of high energy, dub-infused electro-rock anthems that made them famous earlier in their career. One of the featured tracks on the album, “A Deeper Dub,” is an exciting reworking of the C + C Music Factory’s classic “A Deeper Love” and harbors an infectious beat and a captivating chorus similar to past Apollo 440 hits.

Apollo 440 – “The Future’s What It Used To Be” Track Listing:

1. Stay Frosty
2. The Future’s What It Used To Be
3. Smoke & Mirrors
4. Stealth Cantorum
5. A Deeper Dub
6. Love Is Evil
7. Odessa Dubstep
8. Motorbootee
9. Traumarama
10. Fuzzy Logic
11. Music Don’t Die

About Radikal Records: Established in 1990, and based just outside of NYC, Radikal Records is one of the United States’ leading independent labels. In business for almost 20 years, they are focused on marketing, promoting, and distributing artists – not only to audiences in the USA, but also on a global basis to partners world-wide. Radikal Records offers artists national distribution through SONY/Red Distribution, electronic distribution through iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and all major downloading services, and other resources including production, artist development, product marketing and licensing opportunities. For more information about the label, visit http://www.radikal.com.

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MTV / VH1 Reject Bombs Away’s Super Soaker Video For Being “Too Risqué”

MTV and VH1 networks have recently refused to air Radikal Records artist Bombs Away’s music video for their single “Super Soaker,” claiming that it is “too risqué.”

Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

In a recent report from RIVE Video Promotion, Radikal Records has learned that MTV and VH1 networks recently refused to air the music video for “Super Soaker” by their artist Bombs Away. The reason given to RIVE for the rejection was reportedly that the networks thought, “the video was too risqué.”

While it’s not unusual for MTV or VH1 to pass up on new music video submissions (they must pass up on dozens if not hundreds of submissions every day) getting a reason for the rejection is more rare, and for being too risqué, even more so. The response is somewhat of a surprise coming from a network like MTV, on which viewers can witness the raunchy, drug and alcohol driven sexual exploits of Snooki and the crew on their show Jersey Shore just about every day of the week.

Perhaps MTV is now a bit more sensitive to controversy since they received public criticism earlier this year for their show Skins, which depicts teens having sex, doing drugs and consuming alcohol. The show stirred up opposition from advocacy groups and had some calling for investigations into whether or not MTV had violated laws related to child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.

So the question may be legitimately posed, is the Bombs Away “Super Soaker” video more controversial than MTV’s current programming? The song “Super Soaker” is about the group Bombs Away’s idea to fill a water gun with vodka and use it to administer shots of the alcohol (pun intended). The video shows nothing MTV viewers haven’t seen before, primarily featuring dozens of young adult women in bikinis dancing provocatively while band members Thomas Hart and Matt Coleman run around with their giant toy water guns. While the song does use some suggestive language, there is no explicit profanity.

Bombs Away are a DJ/Production duo from Australia that have had success in their own country, holding concurrent spots on the AIRIA Charts and achieving top 10s on iTunes and Beatport Charts. Most recently, their song “Super Soaker” achieved gold status in Australia. Bombs Away’s music definitely appeals to a younger crowd that enjoys the party lifestyle while the band members never for a second give the impression that they take themselves too seriously. Their care-free attitudes and somewhat goofy but fun-loving behavior often draws comparisons to the group LMFAO in the US.

While the video for “Super Soaker” has been met with resistance from MTV and VH1, it still marches on getting views and plays elsewhere. The official video on YouTube has over 1.5 million views and is getting plays on dozens of other internet video outlets and regional television networks in North America.

With the summer season still upon us, the video may be poised to take summertime party-goers by storm, as predicted by Sean Ross, one of the radio industry’s most respected programming analysts and host of Ross on the Radio. In a blog article posted in January this year entitled “First Summer Hit Of 2012?” Ross wrote about “Super Soaker,” saying, “It may seem like we’ve barely stopped milking the ‘Summer Song of 2011’ theme, but label A&R and marketing staffs are gearing up for the 2012 contenders…(It’s from Australia where, of course, it already qualifies as a summer hit.) If that’s not inducement enough to check it out, certain readers will be more interested after hearing that this is the kind of video that used to routinely go top 10 on The Box in the ’90s, even if it never got anywhere near the radio.”

About Radikal Records: Established in 1990, and based just outside of NYC, Radikal Records is one of the United States’ leading independent labels. In business for almost 20 years, they are focused on marketing, promoting, and distributing artists – not only to audiences in the USA, but also on a global basis to partners world-wide. Radikal Records offers artists national distribution through SONY/Red Distribution, electronic distribution through iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and all major downloading services, and other resources including production, artist development, product marketing and licensing opportunities. For more information about the label, visit http://www.radikal.com

Press Release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9376608.htm

YouTube Viral Video Superstar Gummibär Debuts New Video “Bubble Up”

Gummybear International, one of YouTube’s Top Partners, and owners of the Gummibär animated gummy bear character, announced today the world premier of a new YouTube video which debuts the song, “Bubble Up.”

Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) April 06, 2012

Today Gummybear International, one of YouTube’s top revenue partners, announced the world premiere of a brand new Gummibär video on YouTube. The new video features the animated YouTube superstar, Gummibär, up to his usual off the wall antics while singing his newest song, “Bubble Up.” The new video promises to be a hit with the release timed to coincide with the long Easter weekend in most parts of the world and the fact that “Bubble Up” is the first new recording from Gummibär in 2 years. The new video can be viewed on Gummibär’s official YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/gummybearintl.

The first Gummibär video hit the Internet in 2006 and since then the character has grown to be immensely popular around the world. The official YouTube channel for Gummibär ranks as the 27th most viewed musician channel of all time and is the 67th most viewed overall channel of all time. To date, there have been more than 1.5 billion documented views of Gummibär videos on the site and the character continues to average 2 million views per day.

The success of Gummibär also extends outside of YouTube. The character’s songs have been released in over 40 different countries and in over 27 different languages. Gummibär has received Sales Certification Awards in over 8 countries, including selling 96 times Platinum on Universal Records in Greece with his premiere album “I Am Your Gummybear,” despite the country’s adverse economic conditions. The musical success of Gummibär has also led to extensive merchandising lines throughout the world, including a custom line for the Kitson boutique in Japan.

About Gummybear International: Gummybear International is engaged in the creation, development, and branding of animated entertainment properties, as well as musical content based on and produced for such properties. It markets and sells recorded musical and video products in various physical formats, such as compact discs and DVDs, and digital formats, such as downloads and ringtones, through a worldwide network of established distributors and licensees. The company’s music publishing segment owns and acquires rights to musical compositions, markets these compositions, and receives royalties or fees for their use. It also is actively developing mobile and computer based games and exploiting merchandising rights for its brands in cooperation with a variety of licensing partners. GBI is working on a number of film and TV projects. The company is headquartered in New Jersey.