Wednesday
Oct312012
New Red Light Stereo music video premieres on MK Kraakvars
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Matt on October 31, 2012
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Tuesday
Jan102012
The La Els nominated for 2012 MK Awards
by Levi on January 10, 2012
Levi on January 10, 2012 MK AWARDS 2012
The La Els - MK Awards Best Indie NominationRemember the iKind Media-produced The La Els music video, Soulkiller, which won ‘Top Music Video’ in the 2010 Global Moguls competition and then went on to take South African TV and web channels by storm in 2011? Well so too do the powers that be at South Africa’s home-grown Music Video channel, MK, as The La Els last week received a coveted nomination for the 2012 MK Awards in the category of Best Indie.
Competition is tough in one of the most hotly contested categories which includes artists Ashtray Electric (featuring Gazelle), Yesterday’s Pupil, Dance You’re on Fire and Wrestlerish.
Watch the music videos below and head over to the MK Website, Facebook or MXit (via the MK Bot) to vote for The La Els.
www.thelaels.com
MK Awards 2012 : Best Indie
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtray Electric ft. Gazelle | Release | Watch “Release” Music Video |
| Yesterday’s Pupil | Too Tired To Disco | Watch “Too Tired To Disco” Music Video |
| Dance, You’re On Fire | Boxes Of Tigers | Watch “Boxes Of Tigers” Music Video |
| The LA Els | Soulkiller | Watch “Soulkiller” Music Video |
| Wrestlerish | Bodies Of Water | Watch “Bodies Of Water” Music Video |
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Sunday
Jan082012
MK Awards 2012 : Nominations
by Mike on January 8, 2012
Mike on January 8, 2012 MK AWARDS
The State Theatre, Pretoria
23 March 2012
The 2012 MK Awards nominations were announced last week and the list features 32 artists in 10 categories with nominees for the 11th category - Best Live Act - being decided solely by the viewers, who have the opportunity to nominate any act they wish.
Van Coke Kartel has earned the nod for Best Group, Best SFX / Animation (Ondier Kom) and Best Rock (Vir Almal), while Die Heuwels Fantasties have been nominated for Best Group (Buitenste Ruim), Best Video and Best SFX / Animation (both for Modus Operandi, which features Inge Beckmann of Lark).
Newbies Shadowclub were nominated for Best Newcomer (alongside Bittereinder, Moses Metro Man, Graeme Watkins Project and Mr Cat & The Jackal). They are also up for the Best Group accolade, with competition from Bittereinder, aKING, Van Coke Kartel, Zebra & Giraffe and Die Heuwels Fantasties. aKING are also nominated for Best Radio Hit and Best SFX / Animation.
Durban indie sensations, The La Els, are nominated alongside Ashtray Electric and Wrestlerish in the Best Indie category.
Some notable single-category nominees include Spoek Mathambo, who earned a nod for his Pieter Hugo-directed Joy Division cover Control, Holiday Murray who are nominated for Best Hipster and Idols winner Elvis Blue who is nominated for Best Radio Hit.
The 2012 MK Awards ceremony will take place on 23 March 2012 at Pretoria’s State Theatre. Winners are determined by public votes so head over to the MK Website, Facebook or MXit (via the MK Bot) and vote, vote, vote.
Here is the full list of nominees :
Best Video
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Parrow | Tussen Stasies | Watch “Tussen Stasies” Music Video |
| Locnville | Stars Above You | Watch “Stars Above You” Music Video |
| Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. Inge Beckman | Modus Operandi | Watch “Modus Operandi” Music Video |
| Spoek Mathambo | Control | Watch “Control” Music Video |
| Winterstasie | Los My | Watch “Los My” Music Video |
Best Newcomer
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Bittereinder | Ware Verhaal | Watch “Ware Verhaal” Music Video |
| Shadowclub | Guns n Money | Watch “Guns n Money” Music Video |
| Moses Metro Man | Huigelaar | Watch “Huigelaar” Music Video |
| The Graeme Watkins Project | Music Affair | Watch “Music Affair” Music Video |
| Mr Cat & The Jackal | The Devil Always Wants To Dance | Watch “The Devil Always Wants To Dance” Music Video |
Best Group
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Van Coke Kartel | Ondier Kom | Watch “Ondier Kom” Music Video |
| Shadowclub | Good Morning Killer | Watch “Good Morning Killer” Music Video |
| Zebra & Giraffe | Undo These Lies | Watch “Undo These Lies” Music Video |
| Die Heuwels Fantasties | Buitenste Ruim | Watch “Buitenste Ruim” Music Video |
| Bittereinder ft. Tim Beumers | Slechte Mensen | Watch “Slechte Mensen” Music Video |
| aKING | Catch Alight | Watch “Catch Alight” Music Video |
Best International Hit
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Mumford & Sons | Little Lion Man | Watch “Little Lion Man” Music Video |
| Adele | Rolling In The Deep | Watch “Rolling In The Deep” Music Video |
| LMFAO | Party Rock Anthem | Watch “Party Rock Anthem” Music Video |
| Maroon 5 | Moves Like Jagger | Watch “Moves Like Jagger” Music Video |
| Foo Fighters | Walk | Watch “Walk” Music Video |
Best SFX / Animation
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| aKING | Catch Alight | Watch “Catch Alight” Music Video |
| Goldfish | We Come Together | Watch “We Come Together” Music Video |
| Mr. Cat & The Jackal | Bad Man He Comin | Watch “Bad Man He Comin” Music Video |
| Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. Inge Beckman | Modus Operandi | Watch “Modus Operandi” Music Video |
| Van Coke Kartel | Ondier Kom | Watch “Ondier Kom” Music Video |
Best Rock
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Knave | Hollow Chamber | Watch “Hollow Chamber” Music Video |
| Van Coke Kartel | Vir Almal | Watch “Vir Almal” Music Video |
| Taxi Violence | Heads Or Tails | Watch “Heads Or Tails” Music Video |
| Shadowclub | Guns n Money | Watch “Guns n Money” Music Video |
| Dead Alphabet | Eat You Alive | Watch “Eat You Alive” Music Video |
Best Indie
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtray Electric ft. Gazelle | Release | Watch “Release” Music Video |
| Yesterday’s Pupil | Too Tired To Disco | Watch “Too Tired To Disco” Music Video |
| Dance, You’re On Fire | Boxes Of Tigers | Watch “Boxes Of Tigers” Music Video |
| The LA Els | Soulkiller | Watch “Soulkiller” Music Video |
| Wrestlerish | Bodies Of Water | Watch “Bodies Of Water” Music Video |
Best Hipster
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Fulka | Dancing In Our Darkest Days | Watch “Dancing In Our Darkest Days” Music Video |
| Holiday Murray | Jirrey | Watch “Jirrey” Music Video |
| Fire Through The Window | Lonely Hearts | Watch “Lonely Hearts” Music Video |
| Jack Parow | Byelville | Watch “Byelville” Music Video |
| Sedge Warbler | Paranormal Ox Man | Watch “Paranormal Ox Man” Music Video |
Best Dance
| Artist | Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| PH Fat | The Big Five | Watch “The Big Five” Music Video |
| Gazelle ft. Teba | Chic Afrique | Watch “Chic Afrique” Music Video |
| Goodluck | Hop On Hop Off | Watch “Hop On Hop Off” Music Video |
| Sedge Warbler | Paranormal Ox Man | Watch “Paranormal Ox Man” Music Video |
| Jax Panik | Get Up | Watch “Get Up” Music Video |
Best Radio Hit
| Radio Station | Artist / Song | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| Kovsie FM | aKING / Catch Alight | Watch “Catch Alight” Music Video |
| Puk FM | Moses Metro Man / Huigelaar | Watch “Huigelaar” Music Video |
| Jacaranda FM | Elvis Blue / Lighthouse | Watch “Lighthouse” Music Video |
| MFM | Jax Panik / Dinosaur | Watch “Dinosaur” Music Video |
| Tuks FM | KONGOS / I’m Only Joking | Watch “I’m Only Joking” Music Video |
Best Live Act
| Open to Public Nomination |
|---|
| Viewers have the opportunity to nominate any artist / band for the Best Live Act category. To cast a vote, ‘Like’ the MK Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mktv.co.za and click on the ‘Live’ tab. Voting on Facebook and Mxit for the ‘Live’ category puts viewers in line to win a Hyundai i20. |
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Wednesday
Nov092011
The La Els "Soulkiller" rocking 5FM
by Devin on November 9, 2011
Devin on November 9, 2011 THE LA ELS “SOULKILLER”
Durban-based band, The La Els, may still be relatively new to the South African music scene, but the band members have had many years of sweating it out on stage with various other outfits. Eventually they all found each other and solidly etched their mark into the local scene, commencing their accustic takeover with the moody and electrifying track ‘Soulkiller’, which you may have heard blasting out on 5FM and MK over the last few months.
It all started early in 2010, when the newly formed band entered the national competition ‘Global Moguls’, along with 70 other new band hopefulls from across South Africa. The competition required each band to create a brand for themselves and then to market their brand accordingly. This meant creating not only a cool song, but accompanying it with a music video, album cover and photo. It was at this point that The La Els teamed up with iKind Media directors, Matt Nefdt and Devin Carter, to produce the band’s initial ‘roughcut’ music video and final broadcast music video respectively.
Having started the process quite late in the competition, conceptualization and planning was kept quite brief, with the crew jumping straight into shooting at the Durban University of Technology’s television studios.
Due to the fact that almost everyone in the ensemble still had their day jobs, the band performance scenes took a solid 5 evenings to shoot. Each evening meant a lengthy make-up and rigging session after work before shooting for 3 to 4 hours. The crew somehow managed to position the camera in every angle possible, while the band survived what seemed like a zillion takes, maintaining very brave faces throughout the whole process.
With the ’Global Moguls’ submission deadline looming, the rest of the concept needed to be simplified at the last minute. Actress Tessa-Mae Hadlow saved the day with her outstanding performances portraying the 2 very different personalities depicted in the video, and after another lengthy day of shooting, the entire project was in the can! (or captured and converted into a digital form, if you want to be technical.)
The completed project did the job and The La Els went on to not only win the overall ‘Global Moguls’ title, but also the best music video category (Devin Carter - iKind Media), the best photography category (Xavier Vahed Photography) and the best Design category (Dusty Richardson Designs).
www.thelaels.com
| Soulkiller Music Video | Credits | Band | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Devin Carter | Keyboard | Jonathan Berg |
| Director of Photography | Devin Carter | Drums | Raul Diaz |
| Camera Operators | Matt Nefdt, Luke Mason, Mark Edwards | Vocals | Jonas Barausse |
| Lighting Effects Operator | Shanelle Jewnarain | Guitar | Joshua Beechey |
| Production Assistants | Shanelle Jewnarain, Luke Mason | Guitar | Gregan Aherin |
| Editor | Devin Carter | Bass | Paul Fugueira |
| Executive Editor | Matt Nefdt | Actress | |
| Make-Up | Shanelle Jewnarain | Girl | Tessa-Mae Hadlow |
