Phoenix, set to soar in Manila this 2014!

The countdown to the most entertaining show of the year is on as Karpos Multimedia opens 2014 with a bang as they present Grammy Award winning French indie pop band PHOENIX, headlining their debut show in Manila on January 2014.

Date: January 21, 2014, 8:00PM
Venue: World Trade Center, Pasay City
Ticket Prices:
VIP Seated: 5000
Gold Standing: 3500
+Ticket Service Charge

The indie-pop quartet from Versailles, France is coming to Manila for the first time to perform hits from their earlier albums as well as from their 2009 Grammy Award winning album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ such as ‘Lasso’, ‘Lisztomania’ and ‘1901’. The band will also be playing tracks from their recently released album ‘Bankrupt!’.

From its inception in 1999 to playing before crowds at sold-out shows all over the world, Phoenix’s international success is undeniable. Their accomplishment as artists is only reaffirmed by their fifth studio album, Bankrupt!, which was described by The Guardian as “a classy, occasionally experimental set informed by breezy 80s sounds and vintage synths.” The 10-track follow up to ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ is considered by many as a self-reflective commentary of the band’s experience post-success with songs like ‘SOS in Bel Air’ and ‘Oblique City’ describing the pros and cons of their life on the road.

With five albums under its belt, Phoenix’s roster of songs will definitely get the crowd at the World Trade Center pumped up with their adrenaline-inducing riffs and catchy wordplay. With a headliner like Phoenix, concert-goers will surely appreciate the intimate feel of the World Trade Center as this will allow the band to fully interact and feed off of the energy of an enthusiastic and passionate crowd.

There are many things to look forward to in 2014 and watching Thomas Mars, Deck D’Arcy, Christian Mazzalai, and Laurent Brancowitz play our favorite Phoenix songs for the first time in Manila is unquestionably one of them. The lisztomania surrounding this international headliner is contagious and Phoenix fans will surely have their earful of the French foursome’s signature quirky tunes on January 21.

Tickets will be available at all SM Ticket outlets nationwide starting on October 16, 2013. This event is made possible by: Karpos Multimedia

Wanderband 2013

Wanderband sets the stage for aspiring amateur indie bands, as a ‘battle of the bands’ competition that aims to usher in a new breed of Filipino bands. A multitude of hopefuls sent their entries in, showcasing diverse style, and most importantly, talent. After a tedious deliberation using an organized criteria system, fifteen bands made it through the semi-finals.

The fifteen bands had to go through another elimination round, which required their supporters’ participation. It was an online contest that gauged the band’s online appeal to music lovers. The fans were requested to share their favored band’s video on Facebook that, in a way, also promotes the musicians’ talents, and the event to other Facebook users.

The race began last October 7 and ended at exactly 11:59pm on October 20, 2013. 50% of the bands’ final score came from the online votes, while the other 50% was from the judges’ votes. The top 8 bands that garnered the highest combined scores, announced last October 21, 2013 are as follows:

1. NAOMI AOKI
2. BRISOM
3. KIAN RANSOM
4. AUTOTELIC
5. OURSELVES THE ELVES
6. IDIOMS AND DISPOSITIONS
7. RAMBUNCTIOUS X
8. CHOCOLATE GRASS

Every band member emerges from different walks of life, but they have one thing in common- their love for music. Each band boasts of an appeal and identity that represents both their musical influences and where they want to be as artists. The styles range from pop to reggae, synth to acoustic, party to mellow and an overlap of one or the other.

These hopefuls will contend in the Wanderband Final Battle, with a live performance of one cover song and one original, in order to impress the judges and win the heart of the crowd. The emerging winner will claim the title “the Wanderband”, take home Php 50, 000 cash prize and perform live on the Wanderland 2014 stage. The 2nd place winner will get to perform in Wanderland 2014 as well. With so much at stake, the Wanderband Final Battle is sure to be a display of raw talent and a showcase of undeniable musicality.

Wanderland 2013

WANDERLAND 2013
Date: May 18, 2013
Time: 1PM
Venue: Circuit

Ticket prices are the following:
VIP – P4800
Gold – P3000


Get ready for one surreal summer experience as Karpos Multimedia Inc. proudly presents Wanderland, an annual outdoor music and arts festival with sights, sounds and a little something extra. Slated to rock music-loving Manila on May 18, 2013, this whole-day event is the first of its kind in the Philippines and will be the first major concert at the new Globe Circuit Events Ground in Makati.

Wanderland makes its scorching debut this summer by bringing together the hottest indie pop and indie rock bands and up-and-comers, both foreign and local, all on one stage. All the rage activities also await revelers, such as performances by live art artists Anjo Bolarda x Martojaks, Secret Fresh and Thursday Room, inflatable slides, jousts and a Velcro wall.

Headlining the music festival is Australian five-piece outfit The Temper Trap, best known for upbeat joyride tracks “Sweet Disposition,” “Fader” and “Need Your Love.” Composed of Dougy Mandagi (vocals), Jonathon Aherne (bass guitar), Toby Dundas (drums), Lorenzo Sillitto (lead guitar), and Joseph Greer (keyboards, guitar), The Temper Trap formed in 2005 and steadily built a solid fanbase while playing at numerous music festivals in Australia, the UK and beyond. In 2009, the band took the mainstream music scene by storm with its critically acclaimed debut album Conditions, whose ethereal carrier single “Sweet Disposition” shot up the European music charts and spawned several remixes, including the popular house version by Axwell & Dirty South. The Temper Trap went on to land two distinctions — “Best Group” for Conditions and “Most Popular Australian Single” for “Sweet Disposition” — at the 2010 ARIA Music Awards. That same year, the band broke into the US market, with “Sweet Disposition” gaining heavy radio airplay and figuring prominently in various TV shows (“Skins,” “Greek,” “One Tree Hill”), commercials and films (“500 Days of Summer,” “Eat, Pray, Love”). Conditions also spawned two more soundtrack staples: the infectious ditty “Fader” (“The Vampire Diaries”) and the easy, breezy “Love Lost” (“Pretty Little Liars”). After an extensive touring circuit, the quintet released their eponymous second album in May of 2012 by Infectious Music, which includes the lead track, “Need Your Love,” and the most recent single, “Trembling Hands.” The band enjoyed a stellar 2012, debuting the record across sell-out tours of the US, UK and Australia in March, April and May, including two sold out shows at London’s Koko. They completed a sell out US tour ahead of a run of summer festivals, including appearances at T in the Park, Wilderness and Truck Festival, and a show at Somerset House that sold out in less than 48 hours. They closed the year supporting Coldplay on their autumn stadium tour of Australia, before heading back to the UK to play Xfm’s Winter Wonderland.

Joining The Temper Trap are two American alt-rock bands: Neon Trees, who rose to popularity with certified charttoppers “Animal,” “Everybody Talks” and “1983”; and Nada Surf, who’s responsible for the ‘90s coming-of-age track “Popular,” the melancholy “Inside of Love” and its unforgettable rendition of the new wave anthem “If You Leave” from the seminal soundtrack of “The O.C.” The lineup offers more indie-pop goodness in the form of New Zealand-based folk group Avalanche City, Australian pop duo Colour Coding, and the female-fronted indie quintet from Melbourne, Tully on Tully. Homegrown talents Up Dharma Down, Taken By Cars, Pulso, Yolanda Moon, and She’s Only Sixteen round up the cast.

Tickets are priced at PhP 4,800 VIP & PhP 3,000 (Gold) (exclusive of ticket service charge), available at all TicketNet, TicketWorld and SM Tickets outlets. Gates open at 11AM.

For more information and updates about the art and music festival, check out Wanderland.ph and the following social media sites: Facebook/Wanderlandfest, Twitter/Wanderlandfest and Instagram/Wanderlandfest. Do not forget to hashtag #WanderlandMusicFest

Wanderland 2013 is presented by Karpos Multimedia Inc., the group behind The Cranberries Live in Manila, We Are The In Crowd, This Century and Set Your Goals, The Maine Live in Manila among others.

James Morrison Live in Manila

Date: October 6, 2012
Time: 8pm
Venue: Smart Araneta Coliseum
Tickets are now available at Ticketnet!
http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1653398
Ticket prices are the following:

PATRON VIP – P4500
PATRON – P3,500
LOWER BOX VIP – P3,500
LOWER BOX – P3,000
UPPER BOX A – P1,800
UPPER BOX B – P800

Morrison achieved worldwide success in 2006 with the release of his debut single “You Give Me Something.” His first album, Undiscovered, debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart and sold millions of copies, making him the biggest-selling British male solo artist in 2006.

The album, which also has the hit singles “Wonderful World,” and “The Pieces Don’t Fit Anymore” won him a BRIT Award in 2007 for Best British Male Solo Artist. He released his second album, Songs for You, Truths for Me in 2008, which entered the UK Album Chart at number three. The singles from the album reached the top ten of the UK Singles Chart: “You Make It Real,” and “Broken Strings,” a duet with Nelly Furtado.

Morrison’s is currently touring to promote The Awakening album, released in September 2011. As the title of his third and by far best album suggests, The Awakening is the sound of an artist coming of age. In his personal life, Morrison has become a father, while losing his own father after the latter’s long battle with alcoholism and depression. At the same time, Morrison, 26, has matured as a singer, songwriter and musician, enabling him to channel all of that emotion into his most accomplished collection of songs yet. “My first two albums felt like practice shots,” he says, “and now I’ve graduated. In many ways this feels like my first proper album.” Fortunately, The Awakening has turned out to be the album that James Morrison always had the potential to make at last a worthy platform for his extraordinary singing voice. “This time I wasn’t worrying about success at all, and that’s why it was really enjoyable. I didn’t feel I had to go for the big, loud notes all the time ? I just sat back and sang how I felt and it all just came flooding out.”

The Awakening is a warm, live-sounding collection of classic but contemporary folk-soul songs. There are musical similarities with Morrison’s debut, but with added panache and self-belief. There are soaring strings, uplifting harmonies, soulful ballads and, in Slave to the Music, a hand-clapping dance floor groover ? a new string to his bow. There are nods to Motown, gospel, country and a hint of Latin. Technically, Morrison remains one of the finest white soul singers, equal parts Stevie Wonder and Paul Young. But he is more than just a Big Voice ? he sings from the heart. “To me, pop music is just great music that lasts for years,” he says. “Though there is the other side of pop, which is where you have a hit, but then, after it comes out, it never gets heard again. I never wanted to make that sort of music.”

He has retained the services of regular co-writers including Steve Robson, the man behind Take That’s “Shine,” Eg White (Duffy), Dan Wilson (Adele); as well as Toby Gad, best known for Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy.” Ten of the 12 songs are produced by Bernard Butler – the acclaimed former guitarist in Suede. Butler, who also played guitar on The Awakening and is hailed by Morrison as “the director of the album”, has forged an impressive studio-based career, producing the likes of The Libertines, Tricky and Duffy.

The song “Up,” a duet with Jessie J has “hit” written all over it. It is one of two songs produced by Mark Taylor, who helmed “Broken Strings.” Morrison’s strained relationship with his father, who died last year from heart failure after a protracted and painful battle with alcoholism, inspired the lyrics for “Up” ? and several other songs on the album.

The Awakening is full of raw emotion, but these are not “downer songs”, says Morrison. “Yes, some of it’s about dealing with shit ? but it’s also about looking at yourself and what you’ve got around you, and weighing stuff up to keep yourself thinking positively. I think a lot of people will be able to relate to that, because that’s what life’s like, what relationships are like.”

Make sure to catch James Morrison as he serenades his Filipino fans for the first time.

Photo credit to Mr. Paul Farrell Contact Details: For ticket inquiries and reservations, please call Ticketnet at (63 2) 911-5555.

We Are In The Crowd, This Century and Set Your Goals Live in Manila

Date: June 2, 2012
Time: 8pm
Venue: Smart Araneta Coliseum

Ticket prices are the following:
PATRON A 101 & 103 (STANDING) – PHP3700
PATRON B (Reserved Seating) – PHP2640
LOWER BOX (Reserved Seating) – PHP1905
UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating) – PHP1270
UPPER BOX B – PHP635

Your summer just got extended as Pulp Live Productions and Karpos Multimedia Inc. bring you 3 international bands. It is 3 times the fun for the price of one. This Century, We Are The In Crowd and Set Your Goals Live in Manila!

They are not one of those regular heavy metal hardcore bands, Set Your Goals is an American pop punk, melodic hardcore band that started out jamming in a small garage in San Francisco and then was finally formed in 2004. Its present members are Jordan Brown (lead vocals and keyboard), Matt Wilson (lead vocals), Mike Ambrose (drums), Joe Saucedo (bassist), Audelio Flores, Jr. (rhythm guitar) and Daniel Coddaire (lead guitar).

The band have released quite a number of EPs namely Set Your Goals (Demo), Reset and Steal Your Goals. Along with these EPs, they also released 3 studio albums, Mutiny!, This Will Be The Death Of Us that landed 65th in the Billboard and their latest Burning At Both Ends.

Set Your Goals have toured with different bands like New Found Glory, All Time Low, August Burns Red, and You Me At Six to name a few.

In a recent interview, American pop punk band We Are The In Crowd hailing from New York City was asked a question that would normally be quite difficult to answer: “Where do you see We Are The In Crowd in the next five years?” For Taylor Jardine, “I hope we don’t look old. I hope that people still like our music and eventually we can have a real following, not just kind of people who fade in and out of our music. Hopefully we can just keep the fans and just keep growing.”

What Taylor hoped for is in fact happening right now. We Are The In Crowd’s music has reached the Philippine shores that Filipino fans wanted them to perform in Manila as soon as their first album Best Intentions was released in 2011.

We Are The In Crowd was formed in 2009 consisting of vocalist Tay Jardine, vocalist and guitarist Jordan Eckes, bassist Mike Ferri, drummer Rob Chianelli and guitarist Cameron Hurley. When they got signed to Hopeless Records, they were known as The In Crowd, “We were called The In Crowd for so long, and then we had to change it. So it was like, ‘We Are The In Crowd?”, Eckes shared. Shortly after being signed, they released their first EP Guaranteed To Disagree.

Their songs are perfect as “summer jams” like For The Win, Both Sides Of The Story, Kiss Me Again, Rumor Mill, and Never Be What You Want keeping that cheerful, upbeat sound. We Are The In Crowd has also toured with several other bands and currently they are playing in the UK.

Last but not least, formed during their days of high school in Phoenix, Arizona, This Century is consists of members Joel Kanitz, Ryan Gose, Sean Silverman, and Alex Silverman. Originally, they were called as Modern Poets but after two shows, they changed it to Evident Earth. In the end, they agreed on “This Century” when Silverman jokingly said they’re “lucky if we come up with a band name some time this century.”

They have released a number of EPs (2007, Look What We Made, Dream of Christmas, Kiss Me Like It’s Christmas, No Way Out, and To Love and Back) even before getting signed to Eight One Twenty Three Management.

When they got signed to Action Theory Records, they released another EP Hopeful Romantic and debuted their album Sound Of Fire. “I think in our heads when we envisioned the sound of fire and it need to evoke some sort of danger, excitement, interest and so on”, Kanitz shared.

True enough, This Century’s jazz-funk sound found home in the Philippines. Sound Of Fire had reached top of the radio charts last year while Everywhere, Everything, another track from the album has also reached local radio top charts in just two weeks. Just goes to show how big and supportive their fan base here is.

Get ready to turn your rock on June 2, 2012 as these three international bands perform live, all for the first time, their songs at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Do not miss this rare concert only set to happen in Manila grounds! It’s your last hurrah for the summer!

The Cranberries: The Greatest Hits Live in Manila

Date: April 10, 2012
Time: 8pm
Venue: Smart Araneta ColiseumTickets are now available at Ticketnet!
http://www.ticketnet.com.ph/2006/detail.php?eid=1912&res=Y
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Ticket prices are the following:
PATRON VIP – P7,000
PATRON – P5,500
LOWER BOX – P4,500
UPPER BOX A – P2,500
UPPER BOX B – P1,500
GEN AD – P500


The Cranberries – one of the most successful mainstream rock bands of the 90’s are heading to Manila for a one night greatest hits concert on April 10, 2012 at the Araneta Coliseum. Well known for their long line of hits that include Linger, Zombie, Dreams, When You’re Gone, Ode to my Family, Just My Imagination, Salvation, Stars, Promises, Animal Instinct, Analyse, Free to Decide, I Can’t Be With You, Ridiculous Thoughts and many more, the Irish group has come back from a 6 year hiatus in time for a new album and a world tour, with the Philippines as their fourth stop.

The Cranberries, composed of members Dolores O’Riordan on vocals, Noel Hogan on guitars, Mike Hogan on bass and Fergal Lawler on drums have gained huge music success with four albums at the Billboard top 200, and eight top 20 singles. They’ve sold more than 15 million albums in the US alone and have garnered numerous awards at the prime of their career. Their songs have also been selected for making soundtracks of various movies and TV series like Click, Empire Records, The Next Karate Kid with Hilary Swank, Smallville, Mission Impossible, You’ve Got Mail, Clueless, and many more.

Here in the Philippines, their songs have turned from hits, to classic anthems, one of which is Zombie that was transformed from just a part of playlists to a karaoke favorite where it often concludes parties and drinking sessions. The distinct vocals of Dolores proved to be a staple contributor in the success for stamping recall to the music preference of their audience in the country.

The show shall feature a nostalgic trip to the 90’s where sing – a – longs, swaying and crowd jumping are expected. Yet, viewers are also in for a treat as The Cranberries shall also perform songs from their new album Roses, which will be out February 27th, 2012 worldwide aside from the. The record features songs that encompass the original indie pop, post punk feel of The Cranberries sound. The carrier single, Tomorrow is already gaining radio airplay in various stations nationwide.

The Cranberries Live in Manila: The Greatest Hits concert is presented by Karpos Multimedia and Midas Promotions.

The Maine Live in Manila

Date: March 31, 2012
Time: 7pm
Venue: Sky Dome
TICKET PRICES:
PLATINUM – 3,500
GOLD – 2,500
BRONZE – 1,800

They rocked Manila in 2011 in a series of mall shows but Manila wanted these boys from Tempe, Arizona for a full show. That is why The Maine Live in Manila is set to happen on the 31st of March at the SM North EDSA Skydome.

The Maine was formed by bassist Garrett Nickelsen and Patrick Kirch in 2006. Singer and front man John O’ Callaghan joined the band after Tim (Pat’s brother) told him to give it a try. After releasing EP Stay Up, Get Down, lead guitarist, Jared Monaco and rhythm guitarist, Kennedy Brock joined the band. They got signed in Fearless Records and released a new EP The Way We Talk in 2007.

Their first album, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop was released in the summer of 2008 with the carrying single, Everything I Ask For. On the same year, they went on the Soundtrack of Your Summer tour with Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls followed by a tour in UK with the bands We The Kings and The Academy Is.

And it does not stop there, in December of 2008, they released a holiday EP …And a Happy New Year, and went on different tours including the Vans Warped Tour. They also released their first ever book, This Is Real Life, consisting of their memoirs of the Warped Tour.

In 2010, they released the album Black and White with the famous singles, Inside Of You, Growing Up, Right Girl and Listen To Your Heart. This album was awarded by the AP Magazine as Album of the Year 2010, the song Inside of You as Best Song 2010 and lastly, The Maine as Best Live Band 2010.

They played in the Philippines in early 2011 with Never Shout Never and We The Kings and since then The Maine gained even more Filipino fans. Their new songs Don’t Give Up On Us and Like We Did from their newest album Pioneer have been ruling radio charts in the Philippines for weeks now.

The Pioneer World Tour will kick off in Manila, Philippines. With so much anticipation from their Filipino fans, The Maine Live in Manila Concert is definitely going to be a night of nothing but pure rock n’ roll. Kids, teenagers and young rockers at heart will surely be able to let loose, get wild and just party on with The Maine, just the perfect way to end school and start summer.

Karpos Shopping Fair: Your early christmas shopping place

Ever dreamt of a place where everything’s in there and you just can’t help but feel so ecstatic? Karpos Multimedia Inc. is now presenting, “Karpos Shopping Fair”: The place where everything is within your reach. It’s a 5 day event, November 16 & 17, November 30, December 1 & 2 at the MERCATO CENTRALE, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Karpos Multimedia is now trying out a new venture for the company which had been known for being a company that’s engaged in the field of multimedia arts, events and concert production. But now, the company feels that in time for the Christmas season, they want everyone to feel convenient as they collectively gather everything in one stop.

It’s definitely gonna be an affair to remember for people going to Mercato. As Mercato goers will experience an added activity in the Bonifacio Global City Grounds. While enjoying the variety of food that is present, their shopping cravings will also be satisfied by Karpos Shopping Fair.

Anyone will go gaga over the latest fashion, music, gadgets and gift items in their 1st ever bazaar. A range of choices for your early-Christmas shopping schedule. This Pre-Christmas bazaar will be showcasing unique and innovative non-food products from aspiring and established businesses and entrepreneurs like San Sue, Co-exist, Kickflip, Paez Shoes Philippines, Samairee, Don’t Blame the Kids Apparel Co. and many more!

So what are you waiting for? Plan out your shopping list- A dress for your caring mom, a cute satchel bag for your perky sister, a pair of skateboarding shoes for your brother and a gift for yourself for all the hard work you’ve done. Mark your calendars now and put it in bold letters, “I will be going to Karpos Shopping Fair Today”