The Japanese Popstars @ The Cellar Bar (underground) // Sat December 29 // 10pm

The Cellar Bar

THE JAPANESE POPSTARS LIVE & DJ SET & SUPPORT
SATURDAY DECEMBER 29TH
@ THE CELLAR BAR, GALWAY
GALWAY
DOORS 10PM
TICKETS €10 IN ADVANCE FROM THE CELLAR BAR
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THEJAPANESEPOPSTARS
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THE JAPANESE POPSTARS LIVE @ The Cellar Bar in Galway. This cool basement venue will be fully kitted out with FUNKTION ONE sound and will be an excellent setting for the Japanese Popstars to unleash their infectious mix of Live Electro on the Galway masses!
Tickets are available from The Cellar Bar and are priced at €10

For more on THE JAPANESE POPSTARS read on.....



NEWS

Dance Music Awards

Slick DJ Mag and Fate Magazine have both included The Japanese Popstars in the nominations for BEST DJs, BEST LIVE ACT, BEST NEWCOMER in thier latest gong categories. Both Slick DJ Mag and Fate Magazine are Irish magazines that concentrate on music, fashion and clubbing. The lads are excited that they have been included in nominations!

If you would like to throw a vote or two thier way you can vote at:

Slick DJ Mag: http://www.slick-dj.com

Fate Magazine: http://www.fateawards.com/vote.asp


A New Album Deal

The Japanese Popstars have agreed to signed the relelase their debut album over to Gung-Ho Recordings, who will be releasing a prompt string of singles in 2008 from the lads. Gung-Ho! Recordings was setup by Matt Stuart, co-founder of Underwater Records, in 2005 and has had a host top quality of releases over the last few years.

The first release will be the long awaited MASSIVE "Delboys Revenge" which will drop in Jan 08 and has had amazing support last year from the likes of Radio 1, 2manyDJs, Trophy Twinz and Fergie - bizzarely, all after a copy of the track leaked out in Ibiza! It was included in Fergies Essential Mix from Meganite on Radio 1 and was given the "Speaker Freaker" title of the biggest tune in his box on his BBC Radio 1 show!

"We Just Are", is the name of the Popstars debut album, which will be hitting mid-2008! There are over 20 tracks to choose from and the lads are currently busy compiling and finishing off the tracklisting. More news on that later....


Dirty Popstars On Your Radio Release

The second release from The Japanese Popstars on Dozer and they have picked the track that for the last year, the audience have been shouting back the hook to the guys when they drop this track....along with the occassional moshing, air cowbelling and general riotious behaviour once the dirtiest bassline you'll ever hear kicks in.

26th November is when the official release hits with the Original mix by The Japanese Popstars plus Deadbots, Charlie Fanclub, Lievense & Magavock, SiSi, Totally Random DJs and the Celtec Twinz remixes released on both 12" vinyl and MP3 formats worlwide.

Thats six amazing remixes that have gained early support coming from the likes of Boys Noize, Andrew Weatherall, XFM, The Flash Brothers, Kiss FM, Mr Spring, Cassette Jam, Fergie, The Loose Cannons, 2FM, BBC Radio 1, Eddy Temple-Morris and Azzido Da Bass.

This major package has something for everybody! Check your local online and high street stockist!!

On Your Radio - POPSTARS!!!

New DJ Residency

The lads have just been announced as resident DJs at Yello in Belfast. Yello has rapidly become one of N.Ireland "must be seen at" nights and The Japanese Popstars are happy to be resident DJs there!

The Japanese Popstars are bi-monthly resident DJs at: 515@ Tripod, Dublin, Ireland *** Galway, Ireland *** Excentric, Ibiza *** Yello, Belfast, N.Ireland *** guest residents @ Excentric UK parties ***


What promoters have said:

"From their first show for us back in April 06, The Japanese Popstars have always rocked Trinity Rooms. what makes them stand out from all the other shows we book is their unique ability to destroy anyone of the 3 rooms on any night of the week from a student thursday to a glammed up Saturday night. Our most regular and most rocking booking!"
Joe Clarke, Promoter Trinity Rooms Limerick, Ireland

"The Japanese Popstars rock enough said!"
Donal, Promoter, 515 @ Tripod, Dublin, Ireland

"Japanese Postars have become a cult phenomonen in Galway! Each time the guys play for us we end up turning more and more away - they sell out everytime and all you have to do is witness one of their amazing shows to see why - these guys know exactly how to rock a party!"
Ferg, Promoter, Galway, Ireland

What magazines have said:

"By Far The Hottest Thing To Leave Irish Shores In Modern Times!!"
Our House Magazine, June 2007.

"The Japanese Popstars are F***ing deadly. The End. I need say no more."
Connected Magazine - August 2006.

"Never has an Irish Dance Act Created So Much Hysteria From Press And Industry Alike"
Hotpress, October 2006.

"Currently Causing A Stir In The World Of Electro"
Mixmag, October 2006. "

"Irelands Premier Electro Act"
Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 1 - 15th May 2006.

MYSPACE: [url]Http://www.myspace.cn/thejapanesepopstars[/url]
BEBO: [url]Http://thejapanesepopstars.bebo.com[/url]


UPCOMING "Japanese Popstars" DATES:
December 15th - The Grill, Letterkenny, Ireland (DJ)
December 21st - The Opera House, Bournemouth, England (DJ)
December 22nd - TBA, TBA (DJ)
December 23rd - DFF Under 18s Christmas Party, Nerve Center, Derry, N.Ireland (Live)
December 27th - Club Soda, Tullamore, Ireland (Live)
December 29th - The Cellar Bar, Galway, Ireland (Live)
January 11th - TBC Zurich, Switzerland (Live)
January 24th - World Headquarters, Newcastle, England UK (DJ)
January 25th - Punchfunk, Portsmouth, England, UK (Live)
January 26th - 93ft East, London, UK (Live)




The Popstars have hooked up with Jay Pidgeon Managemet Ltd. Jay looks after Mauro Picotto, Marco V, Coburn, Sander Van Doorn and Laidback Luke. The lads say that they are very excited to be included on this roster!




Ripstop....

High street fashion designers Ripstop Clothing have kitted The Japanese Popstars out in thier latest wares and we thought we should give them a full mention due to their kindness. Check out [url]Http://www.ripstopclothing.com[/url] for a look at the latest range of clothing and possible some pics of the Japstars doing some part time modelling for Ripstop to boot.


ABOUT THE POPSTARS:

Shortlisted for Best Live Performance at the N.Ireland Dance Music Awards 2007 and Best House DJs at the world Urban Music Awards 2006!!

The Japanese Popstars started out as a drunken idea sitting in a field of a major festival, I'll have you know. A combination of artists who have had number ones in Australian and American charts, played Glastonbury, Homelands, had a strew of releases, remixes, major radio support and even 3 tours of Australia. The lads have now headlined at some of the worlds largest clubs, are residents in two clubs in Ireland and one in Ibiza, been asked to remix Justin Timberlake and have even been in shortlisted for both Best House DJs at the world Urban Music Awards 2006 and Best Live Performance at the N.Ireland Dance Music Awards 2007!

One year ago The Japanese Popstars started using MySpace as a tool to send demos and hit DJs with their tracks and mixes, gaining a huge amount of interest from major labels A&R, DJs and building a fanbase, they signed three singles and one album deal to Paul Jackson's new Dozer records. Hoping that Paul Jackson could "Push" (excuse the pun) the trio to the right people and get their music heard in the right ears.

"Rodney Trotter" was to be the first release to be slot into a hectic schedule of gigs and remixes, being released in April 07. It was to be a BESTSELLER on HTFR.com, selling out on the 12" pressings and gaining the support of Pete Tong, Deepgroove, Eddy Temple-Morris, Paul Woolford, 2ManyDJs, Steve Lamacq and Fergie! Remixes came from Rui Da Silva, Lief and Paul Jackson himself and the track has been licensed to a few compilations including the "Cat Walk Sessions Vol.2" and "It's Only A Mixtape! Vol 2", which includes their next single also.

Now off the back of two of their tracks being included on Vol 2 of "It's Only A Mixtape!" they have been asked to compile and mix one of the series themselves! They are currently putting together upfront tracks and releases for this compilation, which will see full release later this year on Ministry Of Sound. The tracklisting will contain tracks that are reflective of their award nominated DJ sets and a few unreleased dancefloor bombs from some of the top producers in the scene and possibly one or two of their own tunes.

As the lads reputation grew and they were asked to be resident DJs at Irelands new superclub "Tripod" in Dublin, playing there on a bi-monthly basis, putting its amazing soundsystem to the test and they have also had the call from Fergie for his Ibiza Club as guest residents at his night called Excentric, which happened in the summer of 2007.

Major heads in the industry have tipped The Japanese Popstars as the ones to watch. They have literally appeared out of nowhere. The amount of giant leaps that they have taken in the dance music industry is an accolade in itself and even dance magazine Mixmag have labelled them as the ones to keep an eye on.

The Cellar Bar

Just a quick update on this show...

There'll be a free japanese popstars mix cd for everyone attending! Tickets on sale now from The Cellar Bar priced at €10 (incl free cd!!)