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For the video for “Cut Me Out,” Amanda Warner (a.k.a. MNDR) teamed with director Tim Saccenti to give her electro single a similarly tech-heavy visual accompaniment.  Saccenti’s goal was to give a, “video debut for the band that visually followed the language they’d already created sonically.”

The final results were created by with the help of digital artist Ivan Safrin, who augmented Microsoft’s Kinect program to capture Warner’s movements, and then project them onto a special screen where she could interact with her digital doppelganger in real time.

Check out the technology in action in the video for “Cut Me Out,” plus see behind-the-scenes footage with interviews from director, Tim Saccenti, and Kinect hacker, Ivan Safrin, below.

MNDR’s “Cut Me Out” single is available to download for FREE from Green Label Sound, HERE.

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Electro pop upstart MNDR, a.k.a producer/writer Peter Wade and vocalist Amanda Warner gifted their newest song, “Cut Me Out,” to fans this week, available now as a FREE download from Mountain Dew’s Green Label Sound.  The synth-heavy track features a gritty backdrop, a menacing bass line, and Warner’s razor sharp vocals.

Stream / download “Cut Me Out” below.

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The poignant video for Somebody to Love Me was directed by Saam Farahmand, and presents a re-enactment of a day in the life of Boy George during the height of his career.  The track features guest vocals from both Boy George and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow.  Of the clip, Ronson has said, “Saam is a wonderful boy genius. There could be no better moving image to accompany this song”.

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Mark Ronson brings his cast of characters including The Business Intl. and newest muse, MNDR, to Los Angeles this week.  Listed below are his L.A. tour dates supporting Miike Snow.

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. Los Angeles Dates

Oct 14th  – Club Nokia – Opening for Miike Snow w/ MNDR  – TICKETS

Oct 15th – The Wiltern – Opening for Miike Snow w/ MNDR – TICKETS

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.’s LP, Record Collection, is available now from Sony Music / Allido Records.

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Los Angeles audiences can be fickle, but they continue to come out in droves for Swedish electro-pop outfit Miike Snow, selling out houses on each pit stop.  Now, on their third pass through L.A., Miike Snow have added an additional date at Club Nokia with recently confirmed openers Mark Ronson & The Business Intl and beat banger, MNDR.

Tickets for the Club Nokia show on Thursday, October 14^th, go on sale this Saturday (9/18/10), at 10 AM PST, with an American Express and Goldenvoice Pre-sale beginning tomorrow, Thursday (9/16/10) at 10 AM PST.

Pre-sale Password: ANIMAL

Tickets for Miike Snow’s original L.A. date at The Wiltern Friday, October 15^th are already on sale through Live Nation.  Check out the ticket links below for more information.

Miike Snow Los Angeles Fall 2010 Tour Dates:

October 14^th – Club Nokia w/ Mark Ronson & The Business Intl and MNDR

October 15^th – The Wiltern

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In the video for Bang Bang Bang, we catch up with Mark Ronson doing a promotional tour for his new record on a Japanese talk show.  Ronson and the host trade banter back and forth in both Japanese and French, and Ronson is invited to perform.  Armed with his sponsored Piaget watch and Lacoste kicks, as well as some 1980’s-science-fiction-worthy special effects, he harnesses the power of the keyboards, speakers, and some monster bass, to create the ultimate DJ booth.  With MNDR, Q-Tip, and eventually several dance crews flanking him, Ronson serves as the ultimate host for this American bandstand. Read the rest of this entry →

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