ONLY EVERY SO OFTEN DOES A GREAT BAND TRANSLATE TO THE MASSES ?10 YEARS IS ONE OF THOSE PHENOMENONS!!!
The last twelve months has been monumental for 10 Years ? touring the states with Korn, Mudvayne, Disturbed and now on the Family Values tour garnering themselves sales in excess of 350,000 on their debut Universal/Republic Records Release entitled ?The Autumn Effect? (August 2005)
Massive amounts of radio airplay is exposing the band to hundreds of thousands of ears each day; claiming unbelievably successful radio airplay chart positioning that shows in their record sales.
#1 Modern Rock song in the country
#1 Alt Single
#1 Active rock Single
#1 Active Most Played Recurrent
Now, 10 Years are nominated for MTV?s coveted VMA Awards for their ?Wasteland? video in two categories. First in the category of Best Direction and they up against Gnarles Barkley, AFI, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Common. Second in the category of Best Art Direction Red HotChili Peppers, Common, Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean), and Panic At The Disco
Also, on August 15 10 Years will release their third single and are going for Radio Adds for the track ?Waking Up?. The Family Values Tour is another notch in 10 Years belt, in most markets breaking records outselling merch over all bands on Family Values Tour.
MTV Video Music Awards info is a s follows: ( see tour dates below)
BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years
“Wasteland” Version 2
Autumn Effect
Republic/Universal Records
Director: Kevin Kerslake
Producer: Dave Robertson
Production Company: Merge @ Crossroads Films
Gnarls Barkley
“Crazy”
St. Elsewhere
Downtown/Atlantic Records
Director: Robert Hales
Producer: Coleen Haynes
Production Company: HSI Productions
A.F.I.
“Miss Murder”
Decemberunderground
Interscope Records
Director: Marc Webb
Producer: Marcienne Friesland
Production Company: DNA
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Dani California”
Stadium Arcadium
Warner Bros. Records
Director: Tony Kaye
Producer: Rachel Curl
Production Company: Above The Sea
Common
“Testify”
BE
G.O.O.D./Geffen Records
Director: Anthony Mandler
Producer: Lou Miguel
Production Company: Box Fresh Pictures
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
Christina Aguilera
“Ain’t No Other Man”
Back To Basics
RCA
Director: Bryan Barber
Producer: William Green
Production Company: F.M. Rocks
Choreographer: Jerri Slaughter
Sean Paul
“Temperature”
The Trinity
VP Records/Atlantic Records
Director: X
Producer: Craig Fleming
Production Company: HSI Productions
Choreographer: Tanisha Scott
Madonna
“Hung Up”
Confessions On A Dance Floor
Warner Bros. Records
Director: Johan Renck
Producer: Lene Bausager and John Winter
Production Company: RSA Films
Choreographer: Stephanie Roos
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
“Hips Don’t Lie”
Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Epic Records
Director: Sophie Muller
Producer: Grant Jue
Production Company: Oil Factory
Choreographer: Sho-tyme
Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg
“Buttons”
PCD
A&M Records
Director: Francis Lawrence
Producer: Lynn Zekanis
Production Company: DNA
Choreographer: Mike Mindon
BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years
“Wasteland” Version 2
Autumn Effect
Republic/Universal Records
Director: Kevin Kerslake
Producer: Dave Robertson
Production Company: Merge @ Crossroads Films
Art Director: Trae King
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Dani California”
Stadium Arcadium
Warner Bros. Records
Director: Tony Kaye
Producer: Rachel Curl
Production Company: Above The Sea
Art Director: Justin Dragonis
Common
“Testify”
BE
G.O.O.D./Geffen Records
Director: Anthony Mandler
Producer: Lou Miguel
Production Company: Box Fresh Pictures
Art Director: David Ross
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
“Hips Don’t Lie”
Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Epic Records
Director: Sophie Muller
Producer: Grant Jue
Production Company: Oil Factory
Art Director: Laura Fox
Panic! At The Disco
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
decaydance/Fueled By Ramen
Director: Shane C. Drake
Producer: Brandon Bonfiglio
Production Company: Red Van Pictures
Art Director: Lindy McMichael, Jamie Drake, Erin Wieczorek
