Duran Duran to Headline at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress Awards Party
www.duranduran.com - December 17th, 2009
Writer and actor Stephen Fry to host Global Mobile Awards 2010 in Barcelona
The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that Duran Duran, one of the world’s most successful rock bands, will headline the Congress Party & Awards Celebration on Tuesday 16 February 2010 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Writer, actor and self-confessed technophile, Stephen Fry, will host and present the awards, which have taken on a new two-part format, comprising an afternoon awards presentation as well as the evening celebration party.
Honouring excellence and innovation in mobile communications worldwide, the mobile industry’s leading annual awards include categories for Mobile Entertainment, Marketing & Advertising, Mobile Services, Innovation and Technology, as well as the Green Mobile Awards and Best Mobile Contribution to Social & Economic Development. The Global Mobile Awards presentation will take place in the afternoon on Tuesday 16th February in the main conference auditorium at the Congress.
At the official Congress Party & Awards Celebration at the National Palace in Barcelona later the same evening, three high-profile awards for the year will be presented, including Best Mobile Handset, the GSMA Chairman’s Award and Mobile Industry Personality of the Year. The evening event will also be hosted by Stephen Fry and will culminate with a headline performance by Duran Duran.
Duran Duran are currently finalising their 13th studio album, produced by Mark Ronson, for release in early 2010. Over the last thirty years the band have topped the charts around the world, with 18 American hit singles and 30 in the UK. With a global presence that guarantees them huge concert audiences on five continents, they have sold more 100 million records worldwide. The band’s keyboard player and founding member, Nick Rhodes, will also be interviewed as part of the Mobile Entertainment keynote session in the conference programme at the Mobile World Congress on Wednesday 17 February 2010.
The afternoon awards presentation is open to all Mobile World Congress conference delegates, award nominees and all accredited press attending the event. Tickets for the evening celebration party are on sale now at the online registration point for the Mobile World Congress, which you can access via www.mobileworldcongress.com/registration/registration.htm. The entertainment for the evening is sponsored by INQ Mobile. The Best Mobile Handset award is sponsored by Myriad.
Entries for the 2010 Global Mobile Awards are now closed, and the shortlisted nominees will be announced in January 2010. The awards are judged by more than 100 independent journalists, analysts, academics and subject experts. A full list of the judges can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com.
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About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.
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Arcadia 2 CD Set and DVD – On the way!!!
November 23rd, 2009
ARCADIA ‘SO RED THE ROSE’ 8 February, 2010 (Europe), 9 February, 2010 (North America)
CD ONE:
Original album released December 1985
1. Election Day (5.30)
2. Keep Me In The Dark (4.32)
3. Goodbye Is Forever (3.49)
4. The Flame (4.24)
5. Missing * (3.40)
6. Rose Arcana * ^ (0.51)
7. The Promise ^ (7.30)
8. El Diablo ^ (6.05)
9. Lady Ice * (7.32)
Produced Alex Sadkin + Arcadia
All tracks mixed by Alex Sadkin with:
Tracks 1, 8 mixed Ron Saint Germain + Francois Kevorkian
Track 6 mixed by Larry Alexander assisted by G Rindfuss + S Boyer + E Moller
Tracks 3, 4, 7, 9 mixed by Ron Saint Germain
Assisted on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 by Ohil Burnett (digital technician)
Track 5 mixed by Larry Alexander, assisted by Billy Miranda
Track 2 mixed by Jay Mark + Francois Kevorkian. Assisted by Nick Delre
Rhythm augmentation on track 8 by Wendel Jr.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Masterdisk, New York
Recorded by Larry Alexander, assisted by Phillippe Laffont
Special thanks to Sting + Herbie Hancock for their performances on ‘The Promise’
Musicians: Carlos Alomar, Gabriel Bindi, Pierre Defay, Jean Claude Dubois, Mark Egan,
David Gilmour (appears courtesy of EMI Records), Steve Jordan, Rafael de Jesusm, Andy Mackay (a member of The Explorers appears courtesy of Virgin Records), David Van Tieghem, Masami Tsuchiya
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records
Herbie Hancock appears courtesuy of Columbia Records
Sleeve by Malcolm + David at Assorted iMaGes
Illustrations by Tony Viramontes
Arcadia are:
Simon Le Bon
Nick Rhodes
Roger Taylor
Bonus tracks
10. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (7” edit) * (4.29)
From the US 7” single ‘Say The Word’ released July 1986
11. She Moody And Grey, She’s Mean And Restless (4.28)
From the 7” and 12” singles ‘Election Day’ released October 1985
12. Election Day (single version) (4.30)
From the 7” and 12” singles ‘Election Day’ released October 1985
13. Goodbye Is Forever (single mix) (4.16)
From the 7” and 12” single ‘Goodbye Is Forever’ released ex-UK January 1985
14. The Promise (7” mix) ^ (4.45)
From the 7” and 12” single ‘The Promise’ released January 1986
15. The Flame (7” remix) (4.05)
From the 7” single ‘The Flame’ released July 1986
16. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (soundtrack version) * (5.06)
From the ‘Playing For Keeps’ soundtrack released 1986
CD TWO:
1. Election Day (Consensus Mix) (8.39)
From the 12” single ‘Election Day’ released October 1985
2. Goodbye Is Forever (extended mix) (6.37)
From the 12” single ‘Goodbye Is Forever’ released ex-UK January 1985
3. The Promise (extended remix) ^ (5.35)
From the 12” single ‘The Promise’ released January 1986
4. Rose Arcana (extended) * ^ (5.37)
From the 7” and 12” single ‘The Promise’ released January 1986
5. The Flame (Extended Remix) (7.20)
From the 12” single ‘The Flame’ released July 1986
Remix produced by Nile Rodgers
6. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (extended vocal remix) * (6.30)
From the 12” promo ‘Say The Word’ released ex-UK July 1986
7. Election Day (Cryptic Cut) (9.06)
From the one-sided 12” promo released October 1985
8. The Promise (12” mix) ^ (7.02)
From the 12” single ‘The Promise’ released January 1986
9. Goodbye Is Forever (dub mix) (5.13)
From the 12” single ‘Goodbye Is Forever’ released ex-UK January 1985
10. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (extended instrumental remix) * (5.46)
From the 7” single and 12” promo ‘Say The Word’ released ex-UK July 1986
11. Election Day (Early Rough Mix) (8.41)
From the 12” single ‘The Flame’ released July 1986
12. Flame Game (Yo Homeboy mix) (2.05)
From the 7” and 12” single ‘The Flame’ released July 1986
Remix produced by Nile Rodgers
13. Election Day (Cryptic Cut No Voice Mix) (8.27)
From the 12” single ‘Election Day’ released October 1985
**EXTRA FOR DIGITAL ALBUM ONLY**
Written by Taylor / Rhodes / Le Bon except * Rhodes / Le Bon
Published by Gloucester Place Music Ltd. / EMI except ^ Tritec Music
Disc 1 and 2:
Digital remasters (P) 2010 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
DVD:
Original VHS released February 1987
1. Filming ‘Election Day’
Paris, France. September 1985.
2. Election Day (7.47)
Directed by Roger Christian
Produced by Chrissie Smith
3. Filming ‘The Promise’
Cote D’Azur, France. December 1985.
4. The Promise (4.46
Directed by Marcelo Anciano
Produced by Ruth Orme and Martin Wyn Griffith
5. Filming ‘Goodbye Is Forever’
London, England. January 1986
6. Goodbye Is Forever (4.11)
Directed by Marcelo Anciano
Produced by Ruth Orme
7. Filming ‘The Flame’
London Docklands. April 1986.
8. The Flame (4.00)
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Produced by Chrissie Smith
9. Filming ‘Missing’
London, England. December 1986.
10. Missing (3.40)
Directed by Dean Chamberlain
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With lots of news coming from plenty of different sources, we thought we’d give a brief update as to what the band is up to:
John is in New York this week working with Mark Ronson on Mark’s upcoming album. As more information becomes available, we will post it here. John’s also participating in Ted the Lab’s contest for an up and coming band from Australia to work with some amazing artists (including JT!). Visit www.tedthelab.com to sign up!
As Simon blogged, he spent some time writing in Los Angeles with songwriter Cathy Dennis. He also hunkered down for some writing with Nick from the Kaiser Chiefs, and continues to work on lyrics from home in London.
Nick is hoping to get TV Mania – as “threatened” in several Ask Katy’s – out in 2010. Watch this space for more.
Roger will be blogging next week, so we will leave his update all to him (check the WRITING portion of the site)…
While there are no tour dates planned at the moment, please keep checking the site for updates!
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Der Duran Duran-Kalender für nächstes Jahr wird bald im Webstore auf www.duranduran.com zu bestellen sein.
Aber - wen wundert's?? - die Eröffnung wurde verschoben, auf den 12. November
Hier die offizielle Meldung dazu:
November 6th, 2009
As we work on giving you the best new Webstore possible, we unfortunately have to delay the opening. People wishing to pre order the NEW 2010 CALENDAR, or snap up the new limited edition BAUBLE SETS, will be able to log on and purchase starting Thursday 12th November . We apologize for the delay but it will be worth the wait!!
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Simon recently completed a photo spread in James Magazine, a Mens’ high fashion and lifestyle magazine in The Netherlands. The spread will be in their October issue, which hits stands mid-September. Stay tuned for more information!
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Duran Duran Appreciation Day – a legitimate Holiday, just ask “Entertainment Weekly” magazine – is here again and we just want to say “thank you.” It seems the appreciation is very mutual:
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Endlich haben wir mal zusammengesessen und folgende Termine stehen erstmal zur Auswahl:
17.10.2009 oder 24.10.2009
Da wir die letzten Jahre immer Hannover unsicher gemacht haben dachten wir uns wir könnten dieses Jahr mal in die Mitte Deutschlands gehen und das Treffen in GIESSEN machen.
Für die Flieger ist Frankfurt in der Nähe und ansonsten 3 größere Bahnhöfe (Gießen, Wetzlar und Marburg)
Wir bitten um zahlreiches Erscheinen
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If you’re one of the lucky ones going to see Duran Duran at their select summer concerts, then you may have noticed some terrific new merch items for sale! But if you can’t make it to the show, have no fear – the lovely new swag is available on the DD.com webstore now!
Drop by the shop and check out:
The New Black band shot event T with summer dates back print
The New White “Rio” design event T with summer dates back print
The New Duran Duran Logo Vintage T (available in black or white)
The New Reflex Logo Vintage T (available in black or white)
All styles available in Regular and Girl’s fit
In addition to these new shirts, the webstore will also feature 3 brand new coffee mugs featuring high definition prints of these “classic” DD images:
“Reflex” artwork Black mug
“Save a Prayer” artwork White mug
“Planet Earth” artwork White Mug
Don’t miss out all of these new additions to the store are very cool!
Anscheinend ist unsere Website sehr interessant - wir wurden Ziel einer Pishing-Attacke.
Nach einer Warnung von 1&1 und kurzzeitiger Schließung der Site ist das gröbste jetzt behoben und wir versuchen alles damit dies nicht nochmal passiert.
Da die "Einbrecher" den Weg hierfür über unsere Funktion "Bilder hochladen" genommen haben werden wir diese Funktion höchstwahrscheinlich in Kürze deaktivieren.
Die meisten Fotos verlinken wir ja sowieso schon über photobucket u.ä. - also entsteht hierdurch kein Nachteil.
Sollte jemandem beim surfen über die Seite etwas ungewöhnliches auffallen meldet Euch bitte bei BAT, VertigoGirl oder mir.
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MARK RONSON TO PERFORM WITH DURAN DURAN AT TWO UPCOMING SHOWS – LONDON’S LOVEBOX FESTIVAL AND EDINBURGH CASTLE
July 8th, 2009
DURAN DURAN have today confirmed that MARK RONSON will make a guest appearance with them at both their forthcoming concert at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday 16th July, 2009, and at London’s Lovebox Festival, where they will headline on the 18th July.
The Edinburgh Castle show, along with DURAN DURAN’s appearance at LOVEBOX two days later, are the band’s only two UK dates this year, as they continue writing and recording material for their new album.
The collaboration between Ronson and DURAN DURAN this summer follows a stunning performance they all did at Le Cigale, in Paris, last June, for which Ronson reworked songs from across the band’s catalogue into a giant, one hour ‘megamix’ that they then performed live together.
The spectacular French show was hailed by critics as a “stunning” and “inventive” musical collaboration, following which it seemed clear that the two parties would work together again. Citing the show as “one of the most surreal moments and definitely one of my highlights…” Ronson said “Duran Duran were my favourite band when I was a kid.”
Such mutual respect between the immensely talented musician/DJ/producer and pop legends, Duran Duran, flourished into a writing and recording partnership that has resulted in Ronson working on DURAN DURAN’s follow up album to Red Carpet Massacre (which is set for completion later this year). Working between two different studios in London, Ronson has already spent several weeks with the band, and for one of the new tracks invited “Kaiser Chief”, principal songwriter Nick Hodgson to collaborate.
With sales of more than 70 million records, no less than five major lifetime achievement awards (MTV VMA’s Q Magazine, The Brits, Ivor Novello, Spanish Onda’s), 30 UK Top 30 hits, 18 US Top 30 hits and an extensive catalogue of timeless songs, Duran Duran continue to push the boundaries, finding interesting collaborations in both music, art and fashion.
Working with Mark Ronson is a natural next step for a band who continue to challenge themselves with each new phase of their career.
Details of Ronson’s appearance with DURAN DURAN are being kept under tight wraps, but festival organizers say that fans will be enthralled and delighted with these unique and special performances.
DURAN DURAN will headline the LOVEBOX Festival along with NERD featuring Pharrell Williams, Groove Armada, Friendly Fires, Simian Mobile Disco, Florence and The Machine, Ladyhawke and Fat Freddy’s Drop, before returning to the studio.
Supporting DURAN DURAN in Edinburgh will be BRIT Award-winning FLORENCE & THE MACHINE.
Tickets for Edinburgh Castle are available through www.seetickets.com or by calling 0871 220 0260
(tickets not available from Edinburgh Castle)
