NASHVILLE |DT: MARCH 10, 2011
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/JOHN OCHOA
MSO
DIRTY VEGAS
RELEASE “CHANGES”
FEATURING REMIXES BY FELIX DA HOUSECAT, BLONDE ROCKA,
JULIEN NOLAN & REDEYE AND DJ ORTZY
SECOND SINGLE FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘ELECTRIC LOVE’
DUE OUT APRIL 26 ON OM RECORDS
DIRTY VEGAS CONFIRMED FOR APPEARANCES AT ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
AND IN AUSTIN COINCIDING WITH SXSW
PLUS MAJOR CITIES INCLUDING NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES,
SAN FRANCISCO AND MORE
WITH DJ SETS FOR ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND COACHELLA
Om Records has now released “Changes,” the second single from Dirty Vegas’ new album Electric Love (out April 26). Hot off the heels of their first single, also titled “Electric Love,” “Changes” will be made available as a two-part remix series.
“Changes 1,” out now, features remixes that highlight the big-room dance floor sound DIRTY VEGAS has been known for with reworks by Felix Da Housecat (Vocal and Dub versions), Blonde Rocka (aka Ben Harris from DIRTY VEGAS), Julien Nolan & Red-Eye and DJ Ortzy (Big Room and Arena mixes). Remixers for “Changes 2,” release date TBD, thus far are Mike Monday, In Flagranti and Body Language. The video for the original version of “Changes” directed by James Gooding can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/user/OmRecords?feature=mhum#p/u/0/uHVSczcnQjE.
Meanwhile, DIRTY VEGAS—who is Steve Smith, Ben Harris and Paul Harris—have announced a selection of live dates and DJ sets to support the release of Electric Love. In Austin, coinciding with SXSW, DIRTY VEGAS will return to their full live set up as a band to perform at the NYLON party at the W Hotel with Smith on vocals, Ben Harris on guitar, Steve Smith on keys and Rees on percussion. The DIRTY VEGAS band will also perform on the main stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami and make a short tour through Toronto, New York, San Diego and San Francisco with more dates to be announced.
At the same time, DIRTY VEGAS will also continue to perform DJ sets at major festivals also including Ultra Music Festival and Coachella. Confirmed DIRTY VEGAS appearances are as follows:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Thu | 3/10 | Miami, FL | Setai Hotel (Sound System) |
| *Thu | 3/10 | Miami, FL | Niki’s Beach (Paul Harris DJ Set) |
| Fri | 3/18 | Austin, TX | Lose Control @ Vice (Live) |
| Fri | 3/18 | Austin, TX | W Hotel (Live) |
| Thu | 3/24 | Miami, FL | New World Symphony (Sound System w/ orchestra) |
| *Sat | 3/26 | Miami, FL | Ultra Music Festival @ Bicentennial Park |
| Sun | 3/27 | Miami, FL | Ultra Music Festival @ Bicentennial Park (Live) |
| *Sat | 4/16 | Indio, CA | Coachella – Heineken Dome |
| Sat | 4/23 | Calgary, AB | The Whiskey (Sound System) |
| Sun | 4/24 | Toronto, ON | Mod Club (Live) |
| Tue | 4/26 | New York, NY | Mercury Lounge |
| Wed | 4/27 | New York, NY | Mercury Lounge (Live) |
| Thu | 5/5 | San Diego, CA | Soda Bar (Live) |
| Fri | 5/6 | Los Angeles, CA | Echoplex (Live) |
| Sat | 5/7 | San Francisco, CA | Mezzanine (Live) |
| *Mon | 5/9 | Los Angeles, CA | Bardot |
*DJ Set
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About DIRTY VEGAS:
Ready to capture the international dance floor once again, Electric Love marks the explosive return of Dirty Vegas. It finds that elusive sweet spot between the slickly polished electronic sounds of their past and a more decidedly rock edge, deftly balancing beats and guitar-led melodies. After touring the world on the strength of two albums (2002’s Dirty Vegas, 2004’s One), music featured in two films (2005’s Goal!, 2006’s The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down) and an international dance hit that snagged a Grammy (“Days Go By”), Dirty Vegas (Steve Smith and the non-related Ben Harris and Paul Harris) had parted ways in 2005 to work on individual projects and just to take a breather. Without the pressures of a recording contract or label executives issuing directives, the trio found a fresh kind of positivity when they reformed four years later to craft Electric Love. Dirty Vegas is rocking with an updated sound on their new album, but the fact that they are game-changers is nothing new; just ask anyone in the music business who deals with the worlds of licensing for film and television. The band’s debut single “Days Go By,” originally released in 2001, appeared on a television advertisement for Mitsubishi. The revived single, and its wonderfully magnetic original video, not only catapulted to Grammy success (for Best Dance Recording in 2003), but was a huge benchmark that helped set a whole new model for the marketing of music. The band also won three DanceStar Awards and was even named Electronic Artist of the Year by Playboy.
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For more information on DIRTY VEGAS, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
John Ochoa (Tour) x230, jochoa@msopr.com
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