M83

“STEVE MCQUEEN” VIDEO CONTEST

M83 LAUNCHES “STEVE MCQUEEN” VIDEO CONTEST   

 10/4 WELLMONT THEATRE MONTCLAIR, NJ SHOW ADDED TO FALL TOUR

“When a band has that massive a presence, it’s hard to ignore them.”

-BrooklynVegan (Central Park Summerstage)

“”Midnight City,” demonstrated, once again, the band’s innate ability to be as gigantic as they want to be…”

-Village Voice (Central Park Summerstage)

“M83 has an intense hold over Lollapalooza; they’re a band whose melodies are so strong, they get festival crowds singing along to non-lyrics.”

-Stereogum (Lollapalooza)

“…the band brought down the house with “Midnight City” and its lengthy sax solo…”

-Examiner (Lollapalooza)

M83 have announced an exciting contest for filmmakers worldwide, providing an opportunity to create a music video for “Steve McQueen,” taken from their critically acclaimed album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.

M83 have left the artistic direction for the video completely open to interpretation. The only guidance from Anthony Gonzalez on the theme of “Steve McQueen” is that “It’s not about the actor!”

The winning video will be chosen by M83 via M83’s website and Genero.tv. The winner will receive £3,000 and have their work used as the official music video for “Steve McQueen.”

The competition is being run in partnership with Genero.tv, a platform generating official music videos and videos for brands via a global filmmaking community. Co-founder Mick Entwisle said, “We’re big M83 fans so we’re really excited to be able to work with him. This is a great opportunity for filmmakers and “Steve McQueen” is such a great track so we really can’t wait to see what people come up with.”

Filmmakers can download the song and enter the competition at http://genero.tv/m83/. Entries close September 10.

M83 TOUR DATES:

August 31st – S.O.M.A – San Diego, CA

September 1st- FYF Fest – Los Angeles, CA

September 3rd – Bumbershoot – Seattle, WA

September 5th – Edmonton Event Center – Edmonton, AB

September 6th – Mac Ewan Ballroom – Calgary, AB

September 26th – The Filmore at Jackie Gleason – Miami Beach, FL

September 27th – House of Blues Orlando – Lake Buena Vista, FL

September 29th – The National – Richmond, VA

September 30th – NorVA – Norfolk, VA

October 2nd – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY

October 3rd – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY

October 4th-Wellmont Theatre-Montclair, NJ

October 7th – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC

October 9th – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA

October 11th – Palladium Ballroom- Dallas, TX

October 12th – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin,TX

October 14th- Treasure Island Music Festival – San Francisco, CA

Anthony captured a bit of the show from his recent European tour:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PYYiFB7x9U