STIJN is back!, Be the first to discover Stijn's new single Password, the long awaited return of the prince of razor sharp elektrofunk! Check out the song & video by clicking the link on the right. For the release of Password, Playout! and Musickness developed a campaign for Stu Bru, Netlog and Focus Knack. During a limited period of time, people will be able to get their unique password, which they need to download the new single for free. , Arsenal: 4 MIA nominations, Arsenal is nominated 4 times at the annual MIA's (Belgian Music Industry Awards) in the categories: Best Group, Best Album, Best Song & Best Live Act. You can support the band with your vote by clicking the link below. The winners will be announced February 6 during a live show broadcasted on Belgian national television. , New Arsenal video - Turn Me Loose, Arsenal live at the Ancienne Belgique (26/03/2009 - Brussels) performing Turn Me Loose with Mike Ladd., Fnac UMT 2009 - applications closed!, Rien ne va plus! We received over 700 submissions for this years edition of Fnac Unsigned Music Talents. Our jury will decide by 13 March who will perform in the semi-finals in Ghent or Liege. , That's it, that's all - Friday 6 February 2009, On Friday 6 February you get the chance to discover That's it, that's all, the most anticipated snowboard film of the year. Not surprising if you know that Travis Rice, one of the best snowboarders in the world , is the star of this stunning piece of work. Follow the link & go for guestlist: first 50 names receive a free DVD and Red Bull ! Place to see: Snow Valley snowboardbar, Peer, MVSC's first single is "FRESH" on Pure FM, 'Your greatest ever lay' just hit Pure Fm Playlist! You can support the band by clicking the link in this item and make the right choice between 'Hit or Shit' ;-) , Arsenal live at South by Southwest 09, Arsenal is selected to play live at the legendary SXSW festival on March 18. Place to be: Maggie Mae's Rooftop, located at 323 East 6th Street, 78701. Austin, Texas, USA. , Corona Summer Beach - 27 June, Corona-Extra & Playout invite you to start your Summer 2009 in style. Join us on the beach for a unique event, noon till sunset. See you Saturday 27 June in Knokke !, MVSC album release party - 19 June, Playout!, Pias, Eastpak & The Summer Club present this Friday 19 June the album release party of MVSC (Montevideo vs Compuphonic) at Brussels' summer hotspot The Summerclub, created by our friends of Dirty Dancing and Anarchic. Please send an email to mvsc@playout.be if you want to be on our guestlist! , Suzuki Swiftiators, Suzuki Belgium asked Playout to find for them during July and August the first Belgian Swiftiator. A Swiftiator is someone (m/f) who will perform an exceptional thing in the final on 8/8 on the beach in Bredene.The winner will win the free use of a limited edition Swift CODE and a trip to the Quiksilver Pro France or lots of other prices. Suzuki will look for Swiftiators on the summer festivals, but you can also participate online., Arsenal releases, Launching into summer with the swirl of a bundle Pakistani kites come two new 12 releases of ARSENAL. First up is ESTUPENDO with mixes from Gui Borrato, Compuphonic & Kid Gloves. Second release in line is their albums title track LOTUK with mixes from In Flagranti, Runaway and Sound Of Stereo. More info soon...., Twins Beach Party - Saturday 8 August, Roll out the beach and roll on the tunes! Summer is in the City, so Playout moves to, in our opinion, the most beautiful, idyllic and breathtaking location at the Belgian Coast. Twins Club is a little drop of heaven for all surf fanatics and once a year they feel like throwing a massive party, so we are in! Providing summer tunes on the beach that night: Willie Wartaal (dj set Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig), Red D & Lady Linn (live!) and Surfing Leons (formatparty.be, Liege). See you in the Sunshine!, Cloud 9 - Kelly Slater, Kelly Slater, the world's best surfer, documentary film. Playout organises an exclusive movie screening and yes of course this will be followed by a booming after party thanks to our friends of FormaT Party ! Click on the link to get your free tickets, 'cause this is an 'invitation-only' event!, Eastpak Happy New Year, After a long hot summer your new year starts in September. Kick off the new year and celebrate this reset with Eastpak at Petrol in Antwerp, Amsterdam or Rotterdam. Click the link and get your free ticket! Limited capacity so you better be fast! First come, first served!, ED BANGER x EASTPAK (15 October, Brussels), October 2009 is when the French electro label Ed Banger Records teams up with Eastpak to deliver some of the hottest bags in town thanks to Ed Banger?s Resident Art Director So_Me. THAT CALLS FOR A LOUD CELEBRATION and so Forma.T & Playout! were asked to bring the crème de la crème of Ed Banger Records to Belgium. Electrifying the roof at Fuse Brussels on 15.10 : Busy P, Feadz, Breakbot, So_Me (himself), Partyharders et Surfing Leons. You don't want to miss out on this French Touch! , Red Bull Soundclash 2009 - 19 November, For the second time Playout takes care of this unparalleled live musical conversation performance between two bands with diverse sounds, styles and creativity. On 19 November, Muziekodroom (Hasselt) will be the ultimate musical battleground where two bands fight for the grace of the public. Which band will be the best to anticipate the other? The audience decides who the winner will be, A Brand or Stijn?, MVSC :: Sunderland in 90210, Exciting news from the MVSC camp as USA television channel CBS used 'Sunderland' in 90210, an edgy, contemporary spin-off of the iconic '90s hit Beverly Hills 90210., Playout presents : Union Match, There's a new Belgian label in town! Playout and young Belgian producer Compuphonic are launching together this promising project to express their vision on House music: Union Match Music. Talented and confirmed artists have already joined in, such as Spirit Catcher, Fabrice Lig, Kolombo and Ante Perry. The magic words in the name of which they all stand united are eclecticism and quality. Please note: Union Match launch party: Saturday 31 October, Libertine Supersport, Brussels. , Admiral Freebee, Playout is proud to present Admiral Freebee's fourth album, The Honey & The Knife. In a nutshell: a collection of amazing songs about 'the art of walking away'. A new flying start with some impassioned guitar playing, expressive singing and intelligent overdubs. Straightforward. The release on Playout! Music is planned for 22 February. And don't forget to save the date of Sunday 4 April, because Admiral Freebee will be playing at the AB, live and in your face. , Always on the Run - StuBru Hotshot !, It's full throttle at the Playout! HQ this week, as we ramp it up in preparation for the launch of Admiral Freebee's new album in just three weeks. The first single 'Always on the Run' is already available as digital download, but as the song made it as 'hotshot' on Studio Brussel, we decided to offer some free downloads from now till Sunday 24 January, click the link and there you go!, Who? Ghinzu!, Write it down, pass it on, tell it to the neighbours, spread the word and certainly don't keep this for yourself : Playout is proud to announce a brand new collaboration, as from now on we do the official management of Ghinzu! Want to know more? Surely check the 'artists' section of this website. Go catch bits of the wisdom!, STIJN special guest of Larry Graham!, Funk Forces united! Next Friday 16 april, LARRY GRAHAM, funk bass giant and co-founder of Sly & the Family Stone, is coming to TRIX (Antwerp) with his own 'Graham Central Station', and with Belgian Funk Phenomenon Stijn as his 'special guest'. When we quote Prince about Larry Graham: 'I wouldn't be anywhere without him', no need to explain Stijn's enthusiasm, right? Shake it down, 'cause they 're gonna get FONKAY!, STIJN asks you TEN DANZ, The subtle shoulder-bobbing moves, the elegant hip-shakes, a flick of the wrist, the nonchalant knee-crank, a relentless split... Present Stijn with a groove and he will pull up his sleeves. 14 tracks and a Bonus... for some more. Watch him go, that Stijn. Shaking, spinning, scouring, secretly glancing. He and his booty are ready. The dancefloor is waiting. Out on June 7th. So, What U gonna do?, Port of Antwerp Solarboat, KdG's division of IWT is well known for its high quality education and as a test of their project, 8 of the school's engineering students were asked to (literally) design and build a solar powered boat to compete with their masterpiece in the Frisian Solar Challenge. We caught up with these tireless perfectionists and helped them draw some media attention to this high-tech challenge and especially the proof of concept that you do not need to live in a sun-drenched tropical country to be able to generate and apply solar power. The future is now !, Forma.T records #1, After 4 years invading European dancefloors, Forma.T, the partycrew from Liege, now launched together with Playout! their first release and the honor has been given to Kid Kaio. The first track 'Broadway' is a dancefloor killer, anytime, anywhere. And yes, we are pretty proud to be massively supported by Buraka Som Systema who used Broadway for their Essentiel Mix for BBC1. Expect a bomb, a record release that's going to explode everywhere, from Liege to Ibiza! , Wanted: Unsigned Music talents, You rock? You ROCK! We want you to perform in the 2010-edition of our well-proven concept 'Fnac Unsigned Music Talents'. As before we stick to the principle 'the winner takes it all', so get ready (no, not the band) for studio time, concert tour, mastering, a photo shoot, website. New this year: Playout! is proud to announce Focus (VIF/Knack) as official media partner of this 4th edition. Are you that Belgian-NoLabel-Musician? Get Up, stand Up, and go straight to the site., Become the King of DJ's, Movida Corona offers you the opportunity to become the best-known DJ in Europe, the king of amateur DJs. And as a king deserves only the best - the prizes will match. In the first place, the launch of your career as master of the dance-floors, fame, recognition? And, of course, a load of prizes you can touch and take home with you... Register and get your moment of fame at La Rocca, You, M Club, Versuz or Noxx!, Run the DJ!, This Thursday 21 October, we team up with Nike for the first 'Run the DJ'. Nike Running Belgium is rolling out the 'Run Unleased - Take Antwerp' project and asked Playout! to take care of the music related part which resulted in 'Run the DJ'. In short: We hijack a local FM frequency and dare people to take out their running shoes at night and join us @ Café d'Anvers for a run on the beats of DJ Timaxx through the streets of Antwerp. Check the link to register yourself now, places are LIMITED !!!, Kinepolis Student Brand Manager, Students are not like everyone else, so that's why we don't treat them like everyone else. With this baseline Kinepolis, the Belgian chain of movie theatres, asked us to look for students all over the country with enthusiasm, creativity and, of course, a movie addiction. And so we went 'where no one has gone before' to find species of the Next Generation who like people, are known for making things happen, are connected and know their campus like the back of their hand. Discover the results, soon in a Kinepolis theatre near you!, PaperTRAILS , In Paper Trails Hendrik Willemyns (Arsenal) follows a trail through world literature, which not only takes him from Minnesota to Myanmar but also from the Roaring Twenties in America via the violent sixties in Nigeria to the rebellious seventies in Mexico. Paper Trails is a series of six documentaries on important books/writers of the 20th century, shot at the locations where the books are set and/or were created. We travel from Fitzgerald's Minnesota, to Murakami's Japan, with stops along the way in Nigeria, Myanmar, France, Poland, Mexico and even on the planet Solaris. Now on Canvas! , TRON - Legacy, For the last of the Mohicans: TRON is a 3D high-tech adventure, set in a digital world that's unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Expect a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous. Together with the movie, Disney developed a game which pulls you into the same world as Kevin & Sam Flynn, a world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games. Wanna play? Join us on Thursday 17 February for a night of XL-gaming and a 3D screening in all important Belgian Kinepolis theatres! , Forma.T records #3, For this third Forma.T records release, we are really proud to welcome the hottest french duo Monsieur Monsieur with their first EP. Coming from the champagne bubbles of Reims (as does Yuksek, The Shoes or Brodinski), Monsieur Monsieur are making a new kind of futuristic techno music. Same path as Style of Eye or Djedjotronic, the two Frenchies deliver two amazing tracks., Arsenal - back in town!, Arsenal, the band surrounding Hendrik Willemyns and John Roan, just finished their 4th album which will be released on 11 April. And the name of the new album? Simply click the link! , AKS and Lola - 'Give It Back', AKS has its origins in the Drum and Bass scene. They go, well before the mainstream hype, experimenting with dubstep, a genre emerging late 2008 in the Belgian music scene. They get noticed internationally and are asked to do remixes for Sound of Stereo, Jamie Lidell and Wu-Tang Clan! But AKS is more than tight basslines and energy, proof is this first release on our Forma.T Records label: Give it back combines spicy beats with a touch of soul!, LOKEMO, As from today the new Arsenal album is available at your record store & on i-Tunes. For all further info, please check the brand-new Arsenal website!, Arsenal LIVE !, Arsenal hits the road with Lokemo. Click the link and see how fans take over their current hit single Melvin during one of the AB shows in Brussels last April. You like? Check the band's brand new website as Arsenal will be playing all major festivals this summer, so hope to see you there! , Kinepolis Filmquiz, On May 18th the annual Kinepolis Filmquiz takes place at all Belgian Kinepolis theatres. This annual appointment for movie & quiz addicts will be even bigger and better as our Student Brand Managers helped with this year's questions and of course promo to the targetgroup. While waiting for the results all participants can enjoy the premiere of THE blockbuster of 2011 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4'. And the winner takes it all: the first prize was an amazing trip to ... the Caribbean. , Corona, sponsor of the ATP, Corona Extra is the new global sponsor of the ATP World Tour. For this reason, Playout! created a kit containing all necessary tools that embody the spirit of the premium Corona brand and their unwavering commitment to world tennis. This kit will be available at Belgium's top 50 tennis clubs during Summer 2011., First Arsenal podcast available, Arsenal just finished their first podcast. Every 2 months they will guide you through their diverse collection of musical gems. This edition is a warm & laid back musical journey and includes a brand new Joakim remix of the new single One Day At A Time. Some tracks are new, some old, but all are perfect for putting the top down, having a lunchtime beer, and all those other nothing-better-to-do moments that make the summer the best time of year., Club Musée, On the 6th of August more than 15 museums in Antwerp will open their doors till late at night. Playout! teams up with FotoMuseum and Red Bull and turns, for one night only, a museum into a nightclub. Club Musée, heh? Expect a fine blend of art museum and nightclub @ museumnacht, picture that! , Red Bull Night Race, Last weekend of August the Formula One circus comes to Spa Francorchamps. The perfect occasion for Red Bull Belgium to activate the presence of the 2 Red Bull F1 teams by rolling out the new Red Bull Night Race concept.. By combining spectacular tools such as the Pitstop Game, Playout! will transform the club into a race track - unifying clubbing culture and the world of today's international Formula1 racing. Start your engines!, Philips Family Day, Philips, a brand exuding an attitude of progressive thinking, and associated with the latest technology and innovative design, is exactly the kind of brand Playout! likes to work for/with, especially when they challenge us with the creation of such a classic as ... a family day! Great fun! , The Art of Flight is coming!, Brace yourself for a new breed of action sports film as Red Bull, in association with Quiksilver, present The Art of Flight. Premiering for Belgium November 21, 2011 at Flagey Brussels, The Art of FLIGHT combines meaningful storytelling and character development with sport progressing action, all captured on state-of-the-art filmmaking equipment, much of which has been custom designed just for this project. Playout! will take care of this night, so hand on heart: believe the hype!