[Archive 2010] Juillet - Août 2010

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Tom Kaulitz de TH pose pour Reebok !

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Bill Kaulitz est d'ordinaire celui qui vient à l'esprit quand on parle de mode chez TH. (Avez-vous vu ses pantalons à lacets en cuir Dsquared2 ?) Mais il n'est pas le seul Kaulitz à aimer les choses à la mode -- son jumeau Tom Kaulitz a obtenu un séance de pose ! Reebok a signé avec le guitariste aux cheveux tressés de 20 ans de TH pour poser pour des chaussures de la compagnie comme faisant partie d'une promotion (pour les gens qui se connectent sur Reebok.com en Allemagne, Autriche et Suisse, ils peuvent participer à un concours pour rejoindre Tom sur la tournée). Au cours d'interview à propos de son nouveau comportement, Tom explique comment son obsession est devenue folle. "A la maison, j'ai créé une petite pièce somme un petit entrepôt," dit-il à propos de ses baskets. Il a aussi dit qu'il achetait 10 nouvelles paires par semaine. Cela fait 520 paires par an. Imaginez ça !! On rêve seulement d'en avoir autant.

+ Aimez-vous la façon dont Tom fait ses sauts ? Pensez-vous qu'il ait pris des idées à son frère jumeau Bill, qui a posé pour Dsquared2 ? Dites-le-nous en commentaire !


2 photos supplémentaires de Tom ci-dessous


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source: http://style.mtv.com/2010/08/09/tokio-hotel-tom-kaulitz-reebok/

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trad de Muchie de THP :


La vraie beauté est dure à trouver. Et c'est pourquoi beaucoup de célébrités mangent ENORMEMENT et ADORENT essayer de s'approcher de la perfection qu'est Mr Kaulitz. Vérifiez en regardant cette galerie photo plein de sosies de Bill Kaulitz, cheveux et tout le reste.


Adam Lambert
Désolé Adam, Il n'y a qu'un Bill Kaulitz et ce n'est pas vous !


Björk
La reine islandaise et Bill doivent avoir des liens de parenté, j'en ai des frissons dans le dos.


Cher
Cher Remembered est la meilleur pour son look sauvage aux oscars de 1988. Bill est mieux en restant lui-même, tous les jours.


Goku de Dragonball Z
Même au niveau 4 de Super Saiyan, Goku est toujours pâle comparé à la grandeur de Bill Kaulitz.


Natalie Portman
Juste au cas où vous ne pourriez dire qui est qui, etc Bill est à gauche et Natalie à droite. Celle-ci est dingue !


El Pingüino Rockhopper
Allez, il FALLAIT le faire.


Pete Burns
Le leader (qui depuis les années 80 a muté en femme chirurgicalement) de Dead or alive essaye et échoue à avoir la meilleure coupe de cheveux dans la musique


Tina Turner
Mme Turner et Mr Kaulitz savent tous les 2 comment les coiffer, et sont de façon remarquable similaires dans leur style !


Winona Ryder
Bang ! Winona doit avoir besoin de refaire sa garde robe, mais Bill s'affiche si bien et les gens sont si charmés qu'ils lui donnet tout gratuitement.

Ziyi Zhang
La Geisha favorite de tout le monde est l'une des plus belels femmes au monde, et Bill égale presque sa beauté.



Source : BUZZNET

Tokio Hotel America is beyond thrilled to be able to say that we got an interview with Martin. In case you do not know, Martin is the is head of A&R at Interscope Records and president of Interscope’s subsidiary Cherrytree Records. He is also a producer for Lady Gaga, Sting, Keane, and Feist. AND, he is a songwriter! He has co-written songs for Lady Gaga, and written for t.A.T.u, Flipsyde, Ai, Alexandra Burke and Colby O’Donis.
AND of course, he co-wrote Dogs Unleashed with Bill Kaulitz!
Okay, on to the interview!

Could you describe your first meeting with Tokio Hotel for us?
It was in Paris. It was in a hotel lobby. The guys were super polite and charismatic as usual.
At what age did you decide you would pursue a career in the music industry?
At 10 years old, I decided I wanted to write music and started composing. I had been taking piano lessons and music theory opened my eyes to the building blocks of music. From there, I began to write.

Do “Cherry Cherry Boom Boom” and “Martin – The Guy Running The Whole Show” have different personalities?
I don’t know that “running the whole show” guy, haha. But, I’m the same guy under the different hats which all relate to music; my passion.
Can you describe your job in 3 words or less?
To help musicians.
Can you describe yourself in 3 words or less?
Appreciative of life.
It’s clear that Cherrytree utilizes the internet and social media outlets (facebook, twitter, Cherrytree chatroom) for marketing in a very new and creative way (very different from the days of MTV video rotation, conventional “album” marketing tie-ins, and traditional radio release of singles). Is this a function of the Cherrytree team and the types of artists signed to the label, or do you see this as the future of marketing for Interscope (and UMG) as well?
Cherrytree’s online activity involves not only output but also input. We communicate our initiatives to our audience but we also gather information from them about how they want to consume music. We then apply this information (eg. Robyn releasing 3 shorter albums within a shorter period of time). The key for us is to be close to our audience so we can super-serve them. That’s our aim.
We love Vinyl Vault! If you had to pick one artist from the 80s that you feel made the greatest contribution to music, who would you pick?
Prince
Schnee note: Vinyl Vault = Martin’s radio program on Cherrytreeradio.com where he spins vinyl records from his collection.
How do you usually discover new music/bands/artists?
I keep my antennae tuned in to every possible signal. I discover new music via the internet, in clubs, from friends and colleagues and sometimes I just stumble on it. The key is to keep the antennae on at all times so that I pick up the signal when I come across it.
What is the worst job you ever had?
Selling encyclopedias for 3 days in Alexandria, Virginia.
What is a typical day like at the Cherrytree headquarters?
It’s a blast. The Cherrytree staff are talented and team-playing. Our artists are exceptional. And, our Rec’ers are passionate about music and respectful of our artists and each other. It’s a pleasure to work at Cherrytree.
Schnee note: “Rec’ers” = members of the Cherrytree Records community on their website. 24 hour chat, blogs, etc.
How are decisions made when pairing up artists for concert tours, for example: Semi-Precious Weapons with Gaga…or Kelis and Robyn. Do the artists
have input?
At Cherrytree, the artists drive all the decisions. We think on and suggest a lot but the final decision is theirs. I love that philosophy. It’s one that was ingrained in me at A&M Records where Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss built their record company on that notion. Interscope does the same so its very comfortable for Cherrytree to function in that way.
Schnee note: Random iconic Herb Alpert album cover is required.

Tokio Hotel, please feel free to get ideas for a future album cover from this
You have a very busy schedule, travel a lot, tweet, chat, Cherrytree radio shows, produce and make music, run a company. What do you do to “be away from it all”…or do you prefer to never be away?
My passion for music is really intergrated into my whole life. I enjoy what I do so that feels natural to me. I’m never really away from living, breathing and loving music. I don’t want to be. Of course, I spend time with my family and friends who also share a love for music. It’s not something from which I want to get away. That’s the blessing of working in a field you love. I’m fortunate.
You have lots of experience promoting European artists in the US. Do you think artists from other countries have to be present often in the US to be hugely popular here?
Yes.
In your experience with international artists, do you find that there are cultural musical differences that don’t translate? Meaning, are there bands you run across in other countries that you like but think would never be popular in another culture or country?
Less and less. The world is truly interconnected now. I believe that if music resonates in one country, it can do so in another. That’s the beauty of pop music in particular. It’s kind of a lingua franca. It may have to be tweaked a bit in certain instances to adapt to cultural climates, but, overall, I think human ears dig pop music across borders. We’re all looking for an emotional connection. It’s an inclusive approach and I believe in it.
What has been most helpful (job experiences, education etc) in preparing you for the work that you do?
People sometimes discount the value of a college education in the record business, but I find that I use the skills I learned getting my undergraduate and graduate degrees on a very regular basis. Language skills are very useful as well.
What song or album that you have written or worked on are you most proud of and why?
Well, it’s hard to specify just one song because I pour my all into the music I make. I’m very proud of “Happy Birthday,” the song I wrote with Piper from Flipsyde. I feel it strikes a very emotional chord. I’m also proud of the songs I’ve written with Lady Gaga like “Eh, Eh” and “The Fame.” I really like the song “Fear Inside” that I wrote with Frankmusik as well a song I did with Far East Movement called “White Flag.” These last two will be coming out soon. Can’t wait for folks to hear them.
If you could pick a “dream artist” to work with that you have not yet had the chance to, who would it be?
Probably Abba.

A record label is a business, which means that sometimes you probably have to tell musicians or artists that you won’t be signing them or that you are discontinuing your relationship with them. How do you handle these difficult conversations? Do you ever recommend that they choose an entirely different career?
I speak from the heart whether it’s good or bad news. I try to be direct and succinct. I find that approach is respected and it’s how I’ve been able to enjoy a lot of long-standing relationships in this business.
How do you – and your team – determine which songs should be released as a single (which seems more important than releasing an album these days)? Do you ever have any conflicts between what you prefer artistically and what you think will, or won’t, be a hit song?
Singles decisions are made like every other decision – in concert with the artist. We try to read the market and consider how we want to launch and propel an artist’s project. We get a lot of feedback from our Rec’ers and of course we monitor sales info. In the end, though, it comes down to gut helped a bit by experience and empirical info.
Could we please have “I LIKE celery!” and “Is that a TULIP in my scotch?” Cherrytree/Robyn/Far East Movement t-shirts? Because we would like to buy some.
Wow. I love it. Fun. I’d wear them.
How and when did you discover Tokio Hotel?
I found out about Tokio Hotel online. I saw the original video for “Scream” in German and flipped out.
If you had to associate or describe each member of Tokio Hotel with just one word, which word would you use for each guy? What word do you think they would use for you?
Bill – supernova. Tom – witty. Georg – kind. Gustav – sharp. They’d probably describe me as persistent, haha!
What is the most effective way for USA fans to support Tokio Hotel? Would you recommend fans petition radio stations for airplay? What is your opinion of “Street Teams”?
I love it when fans get involved in helping their favorite bands spread their music. I do it too. Word of mouth is still the most powerful way for somebody to get turned on to music. It’s makes a lasting connection and it’s rewarding to be the one hipping your friends to music. It’s fun.
Who do you see as having the most business focus in Tokio Hotel? None? All? Who is most involved in the studio? Most involved on the marketing side of things?
I find that the group seem to make decisions as a team on all those subjects.
How would you define “traction” in terms of Tokio Hotel and the music industry?
Not sure I understand the question. Tokio Hotel have a lot of traction. They have fans that support them and their music and that’s beautiful to see and be a part of.
What is the process for getting a single into rotation on radio stations in the US market?
Radio stations have a limited number of playlist slots. Artists and record companies vie for them by trying to show the station that the song will react with their audience. Digital sales can show this. Live ticket sales. Internet stats, etc. But also, I think it’s important to spread an artist’s music outside of radio as well as via radio.
Was it difficult to secure a U.S. release for the Humanoid City Live DVD/CD? What did that involve?
No. It was important to me to make that release available to US fans so we prioritized it. The packaging presented some problems because it didn’t fit the normal configuration of product here but we worked through it and got it out. I’m very happy about that and hope the fans will support it by purchasing it!
Are there any plans for Tokio Hotel in the U.S. at the moment? In the next year?
Oh how I try. They have many commitments around the world. I am hoping they come to the US. I routinely drive them crazy with my requests to do so.
If we are able to harness USA fan power, what can we do to help get Tokio Hotel in the USA?
We can all continue to write the band and underscore that we’d love to see them in the USA. Also, we can support that by purchasing legal copies of the music.
Has TH ever spoken with you about what definitive goals they have for themselves in the USA? If so, can you share these with us?
To me, TH have talked about always wanting to give their best to their fans no matter what country they live in. They seem to really enjoy being in the USA when they’re here.
Can you describe the creative process of writing “Dogs Unleashed” with Bill Kaulitz and the other writers (Dave Roth, Pat Benzner, and David Jost)? What was the inspiration for the song?
It was kind of them to involve me in this. My contribution to that particular song was primarily the song concept and title.
What is your favorite song from Humanoid? Favorite song(s) from previous albums?
That’s hard to pick. I’ve always loved “Rescue Me.” From the current album, I love “Automatic.” It’s probably my favorite TH song to-date.
What is or has been the biggest challenge in promoting Tokio Hotel in the US music market?
The biggest challenge is trying to maintain the momentum we created on the previous record with the MTV win and the radio airplay on “Monsoon” without having the band visit here regularly.
Have you been to a Welcome to Humanoid City Tour concert? If yes, which one and what was your favorite part?
I wasn’t able to go in Europe. I’ve watched the DVD. Bill on the motorcycle is pretty kick-ass.

What do you think is the next “big opportunity” for Tokio Hotel?
I think the band continue to make great music and great videos. As they do that, opportunities form for them to keep connecting and developing a close communication and deep relationship with their audience. That’s what making music is about.
What advice do you give to Tokio Hotel on what they need to do in the USA in order to be successful here?
Come tour man!
Can you settle a bet for us? Is Tom playing a baritone guitar on “Humanoid” (the song) on the album, or is it drop tuning on a standard guitar? Or studio/ProTools magic? Pages of arguments have been devoted to this and experimental research in guitar tuning completed – but we have reached no definitive conclusions.
That’s for Tom to divulge.
Schnee note: CURSES!
We have heard that some of the production collaboration for Humanoid was done via Skype. What did this add and/or detract from creating the music or working with the artists?
Not at all. That approach is what Far East Movement have dubbed Freewired in their lingo. Humans stay in communication now via different means. It’s just as valid and rich. They talk, create, congregate via technology as much as they do physically. Human Connect to Human!
Anything specifically you’d like to convey from you – or the band- directly to Tokio Hotel’s fanbase in the USA?
I want to take this opportunity to thank you, Schnee, for inviting me to do this interview and also thank you for your support of TH, whom we love so much. I also want to thank all of the TH fans in the USA and around the world for supporting TH and also being such a great part of the CherrytreeRecords.com community. Thank you.

source: http://www.tokiohotelamerica.com/2010/08/12/interview-martin-kierszenbaum/

This May Tokio Hotel came to Malaysia for a small concert and within three months they flew over once again for 2010 MTV Malasia World Stage, which made all the local fans so excited, many other fans in Asia all made their way here to see their shining idols! And this time MTV Taiwan was the only press in Taiwan that got to interview Tokio Hotel. The german instinct got not so well along with the difference in temperature in and outdoors here in tropical countries. Once in the press room claimed Bill immediately that it was so cold inner room and asked curiously, wouldn't people here often catch cold when the temperature difference is so great in Malaysia? With the fascinating charm conquering the whole world yet gentle and pleasant to be with, Tokio Hotel answered all the questions and shared their inward world generously with fans of MTV TW.

As the second visit to Malaysia, what for special would you bring to fans this time? Bill: We really look forward to this performace and we prepared some original stage setting and plot from Humanoid City Live, which would turn out really awesome experience!

You guys have any chance to meet up with other artists who also came for MTV Malaysia World Stage?
Tom: I met Kay Perry shortly, meaning almost 30 seconds.

You have to do worldwide promotion and must be questioned for thousands of times that why you would pick "Tokio" Hotel as your name, how does it feel, answering such monotonous record-like question? And does it ever lead to a change of the band name?
Bill: Right! This is exactly the first question we faced in the press conference today. To us it is always cherised when we go to a new place for promotion, we all treasure these opportunities, therefore we'd expect the journalists provide us more different questions, letting people know more about us. When the band name question reaches my ears it makes me kinda sad, don't you have others questions for us?
Tom: We haven't thought about getting a new name, otherwise we would have do play the whole routine again!

Is there any special lucky charm you guys must bring along to the stage?
Bill: I must carry along my own microphone, cuz it's super disgusting to share mircophones with other people.
Georg: I wear this belt everytime.

Has any fan tried to steal Georg's belt?
Tom: Never!

The octopus Paul is recently extraordinary popular in Germany, and if Paul and foretell something for you, what would you like to know?
Bill: Whoa this is a hard question, I really don't know... Maybe when would Tokio Hotel go to Tokyo. We plan to go there this year and I'd like to know Paul's point of view.

How do you think about Paul and do you guys have any other superstition?
Bill: At the very beginning I found Paul somewhat laughable, however it predicted correctly each time, I consider it pretty mysterious. I myself believe in a flood of mysteries, for example we all believe that the aliens exist, it is way too insane to conclude that we are the one and only being in the universe.

Do you believe the existence of the vampires?
Bill: Perhaps on other planets.

Imagine the aliens came to the earth to attend Tokio Hotel's concert, what would they say?
Tom: Amazing!
Bill: We really feel like performing on the other planets in front of the aliens.
Tom: We'd like to be the first band which performs in outer space, saying the moon or the Mars!

You are getting more and more successful internationally, would the future albums recorded both in German and English?
Bill: We are not so sure for now. Making english Albums were our own ideas for the reason that we hope more fans could come to the comprehension of our music.
Tom: However it means taking a much longer time to make an album, for all the songs would be recorded twince. If there were 50 songs, then we'd have to do it 100 times.
Bill: Exactly. And as a result two versions of lyrics have to be done.

You also write the English lyrics by your own?
Bill: Yes, meanwhile other people would give a hand sometimes.
Tom & Bill: This album is however different. Last one we had the German version first and then we tried to translate the lyrics one by one. And this time we did it parallelly, both German and English versions at the same time. To us this meant true challenge and it costed much effort and time.

Can you guys share with us about the experiences of being international?
Bill: People may thought it was easy for us, yet the beginning was quite hard. When we paid the first visit to France no one knew who we were and nobody would like to interview a band from Germany, we could only give interviews to small presses. The start was truly arduous.

What's your following plan or aim?
Tom: Besides worldwide tour, it's a trip to the outer space playing a concert for the aliens.

You are highly admired and have numbers of crazy fans in Germany, how do you guys protect your private lives?
Bill: For Tom and me it is hardly possible. At any time there are paparazzi and fans out of our house, between which stand the wall and securites. It could be stated that we have little private life.
Georg: Comparatively speaking Gustav and me have little more privacy, but we still try not to catch attentions, when we for example go to see a long time released late show. But for Bill und Tom it's fairly tough.

What do you do when you have breaks and vacations?
Gustav: No idea cuz we haven't had a vacation for a long time! (all watched toward their manager and the manager laughed awkwardly)
Bill: When it is possible Tom and me would look for an island with rare people there to take a break, however even if we did so, it is hardly possible to get rid of the paparazzi. We can only try as hard to get used to their exsitence.
Tom: We work almost the whole year everywhere, and I have the flights, so that I want to stay at home when I have a break.

If there was no surrounding of paparazzi and crazy fans, which kind of leisure activities would you like to do?
Bill: If no paparazzi and crazy fans... mostly I'd like to do what the ordinary people do, like going to the theme park, some thing like that, to enjoy some normal life.
Tom: Indeed.

Texte original en chinois mais traduit par TokioHotelChina

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Avec leur succès mondial et la récente sortie de l'édition spéciale d'Humanoid. Le retour prévu des Tokio Hotel à Singapour était de loin le plus grand. Le groupe a pris le temps de rencontrer leurs fans de Singapour et d'Asie quand ils étaient présents pour la fête de Singapour 2010 le 3 Aout 2010.
Le quatuor Allemand à jouer à la première soirée du festival. Pourtant le groupe a trouvé que la performance n'était pas assez pour leur fans. Qu'est ce qui pourrait être le mieux pour remercier les fans?Une séance d'autographe bien sur!

Avant le festival, Tokio Hotel etaient déjà venu recement pour un autre évènement.
"Nous n'avons pas eu le temps de vraiment rencontrer nos fans quand nous étions là la première fois. Nous voulons vraiment les remercier pour leur soutien. La séance d'autographe est un bon moyen pour les rencontrer" dit le chanteur, Bill Kaulitz.
Au "Bugis Junction", "Bugis square" la soirée du 4aout, les fans attendaient avec beaucoup de courage la première séance d'autographe du groupe allemand à Singapour.
Malgré le fait qu'il devaient se précipité à l'aéroport le même soir pour leur avion, le groupe a géré des autographe pour presque 500fans qui avait achetés leur CD Humanoid édition spéciale en moins de 30mn . Le groupe s'était montré avec des images et des lettres de fans.
La popularité des Tokio Hotel continuera d'augmenter . D'ailleurs deux singles « World Behind My Wall » et « Darkside of The Sun »ont été classé numéro 1 . Leur album Humanoid édition spéciale a aussi atteint le numéro 1 du top .
En plus du CD Edition spécial Humanoid, les Tokio Hotel ont recement sorti leur DVD et CD Humanoid City Live.
Traduction par Jenny812 pour THP


Source: http://www.getmusic.com.sg/news.do?action=news_detail&newsId=34

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Après leur récent succès sensationnel, les Tokio Hotel on maintenant une raison de plus pour le célébrer: Leur DVD live "Humanoid City" est monté dans les chars et a atteint la première place en Allemagne et en France.
L'album studio "Humanoid", est re entré dans le top albums à la place 7 grâce à la version album "Humanoid City Live", presque 10 mois après la sortie officielle. A Taiwan , l'album est devenu récemment "disque d'or" . Le sortie du single "World behind My Wall" est numéro 1 des tops radio en Malaisie et à Singapour.
Tokio Hotel a été 67fois "disque d'or" et 44 fois "disque platine" . Le groupe a vendu plus de 7 millions de disques dans le monde entier. Ils ont reçu 39 Awards , dont 3 "MTV Europe Music Awards"( dans la catégorie meilleur groupe )et ont gagné le prix du "meilleur nouvel artiste" au MTV Video Music Awards aux Etats-Unis, un prix qui a été présenté au coté d'artistes comme Nirvana et Eminem. A Mexico, le groupe a reçu 4 Awards , dont celui de "meilleur chanson" aux "MTV Music Awards".

Traduction par Jenny812 pour THP