New Signing

Waterloo electro trio Kidstreet have signed to Nettwerk. The group will celebrate with a headlining showcase spot at Sneaky Dee’s on Thursday, March 11 at Canadian Music Week.

Made up of a two brothers and one sister, the gifted young family of Karl Snyder on drums, Cliff on synth + guitar and younger sister Edna on piano + vocal are relatively new on the scene, but already turning heads for their unique form of synth-pop.

Onstage, the band blends electronic elements with live drums, vocals, guitar and synths – while encouraging the crowd to dance. "We reproduce our recorded sound as much as we can. We're trying to make fun, new sounding dance music with the intention of sounding like DJ while having the energy of a live band,” explains older brother Karl.

Look out for the band’s track “Song” currently being used in Tokyo/Glow, a new short film for the extremely awesome footwear line The Generic Man. Check out the blog feature now on Style.com

Brand new full-length album set for release summer 2010.

Check out the video for “Penny Candy”

This isn’t a band. This is a youth explosion.

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Hadouken!’s demented first single “M.A.D”

Britain’s cutting-edge dance rock band Hadouken! have signed with Nettwerk Music Group to release their US debut album For The Masses on February 2, 2010. Their first single "M.A.D," an acronym for Mutually Assured Destruction, is a booming, bass-heavy explosion that ponders the psychology of violence in the broadest sense. "M.A.D" is available now on iTunes; check out the video (which has over 600,000 views!) HERE.

Click HERE For Ash Koley Music Videos, “Bathroom Sessions” And More

"Effortlessly stylish and blessed with a pure and magnificent pop voice, [Ash Koley] is suddenly finding herself on the verge of stardom...Koley and songwriter-producer Phil Deschambault have been building up a catalogue of deliciously retro pop tunes: imagine ABBA jamming with Debbie Harry, and that's the vibe Koley's rocking."
– Winnipeg Free Press

Nettwerk Music Group is excited to add Canadian singer/songwriter Ash Koley to its management roster. Ash Koley, along with award-winning songwriter/producer and musical partner Phil Deschambault, have become known throughout Canada for their sophisticated brand of quirky pop music--an eccentric hybrid of Phil's no-rules approach to pop production and Ash's velvety voice and emotional delivery.

“Nettwerk stands by its mantra of releasing music that we love, and Ash Koley is no exception to this rule,” says Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride. “Her work with Phil is absolutely brilliant, and I am thrilled to have her join our management roster and look forward to the journey ahead.”

A debut full-length is due in 2010, but in the meantime Ash Koley prepares to release a series of digital EPs comprised of produced demos; The White EP (Nettwerk) will be released through iTunes and other digital service providers on November 10, with The Blue EP, The Red EP and The Black EP to follow in the coming months. Ash and Phil have also spent time on home-made music videos for most of their songs using what is referred to as “time-lapse photography” – the film frames are captured at a much slower rate, or in this case half-time and played back at normal speed to create the illusion of time moving faster. They also filmed live “Bathroom Sessions” from bathrooms and various locations. See for yourself HERE.

Check out DJ Dan's official remix of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" HERE

DJ Dan has been on the cutting edge of forward thinking dance tracks for nearly two decades. As he approaches his 20th year in the music industry, he joins Nettwerk to release his debut artist album Future Retro, a collection comprised of two vantage points: one looking back and paying homage to where electronic music has come from, and one looking to the future of where electronic music is going. It’s a culmination of all things great on the dance floor, fusing classic dance tracks with Dan's unique blend of funky driving electro…a musical journey that spans the past, present, and looks to the future, from Mr. Fingers to Phuture to Frankie Knuckles.

Future Retro will be out in 2010, but in the meantime, Dan will release a series of EPs entitled DJ Dan Presents Future Retro: Evolution. Each EP will contain one “future” single and one “retro” single, along with remixes. The first of these, Evolution 1, is available exclusively through Beatport on November 3 and on all other digital service providers on November 17. The “future” single is a brand new original track from Dan called “Drop Hits,” and the “retro” single is a cover of Mr. Fingers' classic dance track “Can You Feel It?”. The EP will also include remixes from Santiago & Bushido and Zodiac Cartel.

Australian rock n rollers Howling Bells have officially signed to Nettwerk for North America.

The breakout group is set to release their sophomore album and N. American debut Radio Wars on July 28th in the US and Canada, with their smoldering first single “Cities Burning Down” out June 2nd on iTunes.

They’ll celebrate early by joining Coldplay on their North American tour this May and June.

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