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Berlin Music Video Awards
The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) is a festival and networking event for filmmakers, directors, artists, musicians, and music video fans held annually in Berlin, Germany. The four-day event consists of music video marathons, live performances, DJ sets, various workshops, and fashion. The BMVA highlights that anyone can participate - quality, originality and diversity will be rewarded. History The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) was founded in 2013 by the producer and manager Aviel Silook. The event-organizer initiated this festival and award ceremony as this format had not existed in Berlin. Initially, it was aimed to be local but in the first year of existence it became international with participants from Europe and North America. Ever since, more award categories have been added and the international recognition has grown. Amongst the awardees in different categories are The Prodigy, Coldplay, and Little Big (band). The BMVA are characterized by a diverse line-up ranging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvatore Ganacci
Emir Kobilić, known professionally as Salvatore Ganacci (), is a Bosnian-Swedish DJ and record producer. His performances at Tomorrowland in 2018 and 2019 became internet sensations, as did the music video for his song "Horse". Early life Emir Kobilić was born in Communist Bosnia and moved to Stockholm, Sweden. He told an interviewer that his performing name Kobilić was nicknamed "Salvatore Ganacci" by his childhood friends while playing football ">association_football.html" ;"title="association football">football , as his "style of play was very Italian". Career Kobilić began studying at in 2010, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. He went on to work as a producer. In 2013, Ganacci, together with Sanjin, released his first song, called "Zlatan", inspired by Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović. In the song itself, he used another alias, called "Youthman". In the following year, Ganacci released his collaboration with Sanjin, and Jillionaire of Major Lazer called "Fresh". I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional live keyboard player Leeroy Thornhill, dancer Sharky and MC and vocalist Maxim. They were pioneers of the breakbeat-influenced genre big beat, and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Howlett's rock-inspired drum rhythms infused with electronic rave music beats/breaks were combined with Maxim's omnipresent mystique, Thornhill's shuffle dancing style, and Flint's later modern punk appearance. The Prodigy describe their style as electronic punk. The band emerged during the underground rave scene and achieved early success in 1991 with their debut singles "Charly" and "Everybody in the Place", which reached the UK top five. After their debut album ''Experience'' (1992), the band moved from their rave roots and incorporated techno, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitalic
Pascal Arbez-Nicolas (; born 18 May 1976), better known by his stage name Vitalic (), is a French electronic music producer. History His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to underground electronic music scene. However, he became good friends with techno producer The Hacker, whom he met in Le Rex Club, the "techno temple" of Laurent Garnier. The Hacker suggested that he should send his new tracks to DJ Hell, head of International DeeJay Gigolo Records in Munich. Pascal did so, and International DeeJay Gigolo Records released the well known ''Poney EP'' in 2001, which was a huge success shortly after its release. With the track "La Rock 01", Vitalic created a club anthem which was a hit in the summer of 2001. The track was also included on many compilation albums, even rock compilations. Miss Kittin included "La Rock 01" on her DJ mix album ''On the Road''. In 2005, Vitalic released his debut album, ''OK Cowboy'', on Different/PIAS Recordings. Pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemfira
Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova (russian: Земфира Талгатовна Рамазанова, tt-Cyrl, Земфира Тәлгать кызы Рамазанова; born 26 August 1976) is a Russian rock musician. She has been performing since 1998 and has been popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics. To date Zemfira has sold over 3 million records. Biography An ethnic Volga Tatar, she was born in a typical middle-class family – her mother is a doctor, and her father is a history teacher. At the age of 4, Zemfira became interested in music and entered a music school the following year (where she studied piano performance and voice) and writing her first song when she was seven years old. Her older brother Ramil introduced her to rock music, which became her real passion – she listened to Black Sabbath, Nazareth and Queen, learning to play the guitar. In the 7th grade, Zemfira split her time between music and basketball, becoming the captain of the Russian Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Prusikin
Ilya Vladimirovich Prusikin (russian: Илья́ Влади́мирович Пруси́кин, born 8 April 1985), is a Russian musician, singer, record producer, vlogger, video director and screenwriter. He is best known as the front person and founder of Saint Petersburg punk-pop- rave group Little Big. He is also known under the stage name Ilich (russian: Ильич), an in-joke referencing Vladimir Lenin's patronymic and ''Oblomov'' character. Life and career Ilya Prusikin was born in Siberia, in the village of Ust'-Borzya, Chita Oblast (now Zabaykalsky Krai). In his early infancy, he moved to Sosnovy Bor, situated in Leningrad Oblast, with his parents. He studied piano at a local children's musical school. Prusikin later graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts with a degree in psychology. In 2011, he started a collaboration with a subsidiary project of the Russian fun-production studio "My Ducks Vision" by Yuri Degtyarev named "Thank y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomson Tee
Tomson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Arthur Tomson (1859–1905), English artist * Chris Tomson (b. 1984), American musician * Jack Tomson (1918–2001), British hockey player * Laurence Tomson (1539–1608), secretary of state to Elizabeth I of England * Philippa Tomson (born 1978), British newsreader * Priit Tomson (b. 1942), Estonian basketball player * Shaun Tomson (born 1955), South African world champion surfer, environmentalist, and businessman * William Tomson (1842–1882), English cricketer Given name * Tomson Highway (born 1951), Cree playwright, novelist, and children's author Transport ** Former callsign of TUI Airways, Thomson Airways and Thomsonfly Thomsonfly was a British charter and scheduled airline. Thomsonfly was the first stage of TUI AG's plans to expand its business within TUI UK prior to September 2007. After TUI UK merged with First Choice Holidays in September 2007, it becam ... {{giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemba (rapper)
Matthew Jefferson, also known as Kemba, formerly known as YC the Cynic, (born on November 21, 1990) is an American hip hop recording artist from Hunts Point, Bronx, New York. He was named one of the "Top 5 Underground Hip-Hop Artists in New York" by ''Deli Magazine'' (2010) and was ordained "DXNext" by the hip hop website HipHopDX (2011). Kemba talks openly about his sense of responsibility to the art form, “It feels like there’s a void in the Bronx, and I don’t necessarily feel like I have to fill it, but I feel like I could." He was also a feature on XXXTENTACION's final posthumous album, Bad Vibes Forever. Musical career You're Welcome (2010) Released on February 9, 2010, ''You're Welcome'' is YC The Cynic's musical debut. Featuring mostly covers of 1990s classics, ''You're Welcome'' was an act of homage to those that paved the way for him. Justin Hunte of BrooklynBodega described ''You're Welcome'' as being “loaded with personality, slick wordplay, pristine beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse (song)
"Horse" is a single by Swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci. American record label Owsla released the single along with a music video on 17 April 2019. The music video was nominated for and won a Grammis for Music Video of the Year in 2020. Music video A music video for "Horse" was released on 19 April 2019. The video was directed by Vedran Rupic. Ganacci described the video as a message of love. Reception ''DJ Mag'' praised "Horse" for its high energy and the outlandish nature of the music video. ''EDMSauce'' also enjoyed the weird nature, adding a moral to the video relating to animal cruelty. Chris Stack of ''Dancing Astronaut Dancing Astronaut is an American media platform founded in 2009 that primarily covers the electronic dance music industry. The website covers concerts and festivals, reports on entertainment news, reviews music, and publishes original content sy ...'' also enjoyed the single, writing that listeners would be reminded of other dance songs from the 1990s. EDM.co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved further success with second album ''Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), which topped the UK Albums Chart, UK charts. In the UK, they have had six No. 1 albums and 13 top-20 singles, including two chart-toppers. Their name came about in 1995 after they dropped their original moniker the Dust Brothers due to the Dust Brothers, existence of a different band with the same name. In the United States, they have won six Grammy Awards including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album of the year as recently as 2020. History 1984–1995: Formation and early incarnations Ed Simons was born the son of a barrister mother and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Nominations Received By The Prodigy
This is a list of awards and nominations received by The Prodigy. Berlin Music Video Awards , - , 2015 , "Wild Frontier" , Best Animation , Bravo Otto Awards , - , 1993 , rowspan=2, The Prodigy , rowspan=2, Rap & Techno (Bronze) , , - , 1994 , Brit Awards , - , 1995 , The Prodigy , Best British Dance Act , , - , rowspan="4" , 1997 , rowspan="2" , " Firestarter" , Best British Single , , - , rowspan="2" , Best British Video , , - , " Breathe" , , - , The Prodigy , Best British Dance Act , , - , rowspan="3" , 1998 , ''The Fat of the Land'' , MasterCard British Album , , - , rowspan="2" , The Prodigy , Best British Group , , - , Best British Dance Act , Grammy Awards , - , 1998 , ''The Fat of the Land'' , Best Alternative Music Performance , , - , 2005 , ''Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned'' , Best Electronic/Dance Album , Hungarian Music Awards , - , 1998 , ''The Fat of the Land'' , Best Foreign Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Naishuller
Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller (born November 19, 1983) is a film director and a musician. He is known for directing action films ''Hardcore Henry'' (2015) and ''Nobody'' (2021). He is the founder of film production company Versus Pictures and the indie rock band Biting Elbows. Life Naishuller was born in Moscow, the son of a surgeon mother and a businessman father of Jewish background. From the ages of seven to fourteen he lived in London and attended private school.Ilja Naischuller at kino-teatr.uaIlya Naishuller: Young Russian is the Next Quentin Tarantino at bigthink.com He studied at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
