Contact information for specific bands and more details below Festival: Tobacco Sponsor: PMI Websites: Other info: Annual concert series sponsored by Marlboro: attracts independent rock Marlboro MX Mexico Subsidiary than manufactures Event site bans (internationally) and local acts for a variety of music. Beat 2009 Marlboro: Cigarros La Tabacalera https://www.m Mexicana SA de CV (CIGATAM) arlboro.com.m Each city has a different play bill CONTACT: Manuel Salazar 132, Col x/ Providencia, Mexico DF, 02440, Mexico Line up +52 (55) 5267 6208 (Phone) Adult concert +52 (55) 5328 3001 (fax) http://thecitylov esyou.com/even “The annual festival sponsored by the tobacco Marlboro has distinguished itself year ts/?p=925 after year to bring bands, that while not necessarily part of the mainstream sound, steadily into the world of pop and independent music.” (roughly translated from: http://radiomedium.blogspot.com/2009/01/mx-beat-2009.html) Location Band Country of Origin Website Charity/ Social Responsibility Other Information/News (Audience) Guadalajara Mystery Jets London, UK http://www.myspace. May 28, 2008: Participated in a English indie band that is rising in popular fame (San Siro com/mysteryjets concert to raise money for cancer /Feb 21) research (proceeds donated to http://en.wikipedia.or the Royal Marsden Hospital and g/wiki/Mystery_Jets No Surrender Charitable Trust) http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Musi c-Review/maximo-park-and- mystery-jets-to-play-charity- london-show-2008 Sebastien Teller Paris, France http://www.recordmak Electronic Indie ers.com/ Golden Silvers London, UK http://goldensilvers.co Formed in 2007 .uk/ Ghostland Austin, Texas, USA http://en.wikipedia.or American indie, electro rock band Observatory g/wiki/Ghostland_Ob Appeared on Conan O’Brian Oct 2007 servatory http://www.trashymop ed.com/ Danger France http://www.myspace. Not the Swedish Glam rock band com/2emedanger Bengala Mexico city, Mexico http://www.bengala.c Indie Rock om.mx/blog/ http://www.myspace. com/bengalabengala Neon Walrus Guadalajara, http://profile.myspace Indie Pop/electronica Mexico .com/index.cfm?fuse action=user.viewProfi le&friendID=1669549 74 Puebla Cut Copy Melbourne, http://www.myspace. Dance Punk, Label: Modular Recordings (Balneario Australia com/cutcopy El Cristo /Feb 28 Silverio Mexico http://www.last.fm/mu Electronic sic/Silverio NORTEC Tijuana, California, http://www.milrecords Music is a fusion of Northern Mexico and presenta: Bostich USA .com/main.htm Techno + Fussible Recent Album is nominated for a 2009 Grammy http://en.wikipedia.or (they won 2 in 2006) See below g/wiki/Nortec_Collecti Compilation of groups that perform separately ve Fury Australia? http://www.fury.com.a Not sure if this is the correct band. It has u/ changed names. Monterrey Vampire New York, USA http://www.vampirew Involved in getting out the vote American Indie Rock, formed in 2006 Escénica/ Weekend eekend.com/ 2008 "The Year's Best New Band" by Spin in 2008 Mar 7 (Will also be in Part of the Feb 2009 Benefit Popular in the US and UK Mexico City) http://en.wikipedia.or concert for Tibet House g/wiki/Vampire_Week (http://www.tibethouse.org/compo end nent/option,com_jcalpro/Itemid,70 /extid,138/extmode,view/) Mix Hell Sao Paulo, Brazil http://www.myspace. com/mixhell Bufi + Disco Mexico http://profile.myspace Electronic and disco Ruido .com/index.cfm?fuse action=user.viewprofil e&friendid=57471881 http://www.myspace. com/bufirolas Mexico City N*E*R*D Virginia, USA http://en.wikipedia.or July 2008: Performed at the F1 Alternative Funk Rock, Internationally popular Centro g/wiki/N*E*R*D Party in aid of Great Ormond On Star Trak Label (owned by the band two of Dinámico Street Hospital (GOSH) the band members) Pegaso /Mar http://www.myspace. Children’s Charity 14 com/nerdofficial (http://www.formula1.com/news/h eadlines/2008/6/8000.html) Pharrell Williams the lead singer raises money for the Boys and Girls Club of Miami as well as his own personal charity From One Hand to Another that supports low income families http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi _m0EIN/is_2007_Jan_31/ai_n271 32909/ Primal Scream Scottland http://www.primalscre Scottish alternative rock group formed in early am.net/NEWindex.ht 80s ml http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Primal_Scream Ethienne de France http://www.last.fm/mu French DJ- House Music Crecy sic/Etienne+de+Cr% C3%A9cy Black Kids Jacksonville, http://www.blackkids American Indie Pop Florida, USA music.com/news.html More popular in the UK Simian Mobile London, UK http://www.simianmo Electronica Disco biledisco.co.uk/biogra Concert date not on website yet phy.php Late Of The Pier England http://en.wikipedia.or Indie Rock/ Electronica g/wiki/Late_of_the_Pi “They have garnered a large teenage fan base er from night clubs” From their wiki page http://www.lateofthepi er.com/ Erol Alkan London http://www.erolalkan. London based Turkish techno DJ co.uk/ Produced albums of Mystery Jets and Late of the Pier http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Erol_Alkan Girl Talk Pittsburgh PA, USA http://www.myspace. Electronic com/girltalk Last album ranked 24th on Rolling stones top albums of 2008 El Guincho Barcelona, Spain http://www.myspace. Electronic/ Techno com/elguincho Concert not on website yet Calvin Harris(Dj Scotland, UK http://www.myspace. Electro/Indie/Punk Set) com/calvinharristv The Count & London, UK http://www.myspace. Club/ House Sinden com/countandsinden Formed in 2008 Juan Son Mexico http://www.myspace. Alternative/Pop com/juansonmusic Additional Band Information and Contact Nortec Collective presenta: Bostich + Fussible (Puebla, February 28) • 2009 Grammys o The album “Tijuana Sound Machine” by Bostich and Fussible was nominated in the “Best Latin Rook/Alternative Album” category Nortec collective won two pervious Grammys in 2006 o Bostich and Fussible will be performing at the Grammys February 8 2009 o http://www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundmachine • Band Members o Bostich = Ramon Amezcua www.bostich.org [email protected] or [email protected] In 2006 created the Bostich Institute, an electronic music and DJ school http://www.bostich.org/bostich_institute.html o Fussible = Pete Mogt www.fussible.com [email protected] • Management: Cookman International (http://www.cookman.com/) o Cookman’s indie label is National Records (http://www.nacionalrecords.com/) which produced “Tijuana Sound Machine” o Tomas Cookman is the president and owner of Cookman International and the founder of National Records. He started as an artist manager (Cookman Management) Nortec Collective was the first band to sign with National having been managed by Cookman Management. The record label was formed in 2004. • The label's philosophy is to bring the best in Latin alternative, Hip-Hop, and Electronic music to Spanish and English speakers alike. http://www.podnova.com/channel/15185/episode/51/ CONTACT: National Records 10627 Burbank Blvd North Hollywood, CA, 91601 Phone: 818-763-1397 Fax: 818-763-1398 *same address for Cookman International* o On Fussible’s website there is a direct contact email for his manager [email protected] • Other websites: Milrecords- www.milrecords.com The Nortec Collective was founded in 1999 by Ramon “Bostich” Amezcua and Pete “Fussible” Mogt who continue to perform together. Bostich and Fussible’s Grammy nominated album was released by National Records. National Records represents the album and the two artists’ work together and is the best way to get in touch with them. Contacting Fussible’s manager at Cookman International is also a possibility. A recent article posted January 25, 2009 reviews the groups work and Grammy nomination. Bostich and Fussible said that if they win they are going to dedicate the Grammy to Tijuana which “would be an appropriate homage, since Amezuca and Mogt are both Tijuana natives whose work and worldviews are heavily inspired by the border-straddling city.” “The 15 tracks on this album reflect our lives from both sides of the border," Mogt said. "That's why there is an old car on the album cover. You listen to it and its like being in a car, crossing back and forth, between San Diego and Tijuana. Plus, you have all these military checkpoints now in Tijuana, so some of the songs have military police radio samples that we made." (http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2009/01/bordertown_mashup_nortec_colec_1.html). Nortec Collective has a history of playing for benefit concerts and social responsibility. In April 2001, Bostich was a part of the “Silver Lining Silver Lake” concert series that raised money for the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic, a free health care clinic in LA (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_81864050). In August 2008, Bostich and Fussible performed in Denver, CO at a Voto Latino concert to garner excitement for the upcoming elections (http://nacionalrecords.com/blog/?m=200808). Nortec Collective was featured on the “Red, Hot & Latin Redux: Silencio equals Muerte” album in 2006; the album was created for Red Hot an organization fighting HIV/AIDS through popular culture (http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=38755 ). .