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Gotyeee-Beard
Somebody that we used to know
BEARDFACE SUPPORTERS AWAIT CHIN
& GRAMMY RESULTS
The Asian shows may have marked the end of 2 years on the road for Gotye, but recently, the success of this massive world tour has been shadowed by something much bigger.
Yes, forget the Grammys, and the Brit awards, the attention of the Gotye community has been completely focused on the new "chin do" that Wally has been sporting.
The beard has sparked a fierce debate on Twitter with calls of #Savethebeard & #Shavethebeard, and the occasional split hairs aka the #stubble supporters!
The result of the debate is expected later today, when Wally's chin is expected to make an appearance at the Grammy Awards accompanied by the beard - which leads us nicely on to other news.
We will also discover whether Wally has been victorious as we await the winners and losers at this year's ceremony, where Gotye is in the running for 3 Grammy Awards, at the award ceremony which is being held in LA.
The Grammys are the most coveted awards in the Music industry.
Photo: John Shearer
By the end of the night, Wally beat off stiff competition from the likes of Frank Ocean and Taylor Swift, to bag the much coveted Record Of The Year Award, again for STIUTK. And if 3 Grammy Awards were not enough, his prize was handed over by none other than music legend, Prince!
Twitter was a buzz with well wishes and congratulations, and soon after Wally rang in live to speak to Triple J's, The Doctor.
Our sincere and heartfelt love and congratulations to Wally, and all around him who have helped him achieve such fantastic recognition.
Accompanied by Kimbra, Wally first took to the stage to receive The Best Alternative Music Album Award for Making Mirrors. Directly afterwards, the pair scooped The Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for STIUTK.
WALLY WINS BIG WITH MULTI GRAMMY HAUL
February 11, 2013
Well, he did it!
Wally snatched the big prize in all of his nominated categories, at the 55th Grammy Award Ceremony last night.
"SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW" WINS DOUBLE-PLATINUM MTV AWARD
February 13, 2013
Well, he did it AGAIN! The music video for THAT song, directed by Natasha Pincus, has been honored as the most-played video as part of the MTV video awards. That means, it's been aired more than 20,000 times across the VIMN International Media Networks' 60 MTV channels.
GOTYE IN CONVERSATION FOR SYDNEY
INDEPENDENT 2SER FM RADIO
February 14, 2013
Why be interviewed during 10 minutes (at the most) by David Letterman or Ellen DeGeneres talking Grammys for millions of people when you can spend the evening chatting in a cozy wine bar in Sydney in front of a small crowd of 80 people for one hour (i.e. 60 mins = 3,600 seconds)? It's clear Wally knows what he wants.
Oh, you couldn't attend? Worry not, as here's the podcast.
FRACTURED HEART BEATS IN CANBERRA
February 15, 2013
Wally has spent an evening in Canberra at the NFSA (National Film & Sound Archive) for the launch of the "Fractured Heart" presentation.
Back in 2011, Wally performed live at the ARIA Awards with this very unique backdrop. In a collaboration with Illuminart, they created an interactive sculpture, "that allows visitors to ‘remix’ Somebody That I Used to Know in real time, using their bodies to trigger sounds and light animations."
After an introduction by CEO Michael Loebenstein (where he was kind enough to mention us, even though logistically he was a little inaccurate!), Wally opened an evening of screenings and presentations of the Fractured Heart.
Visit the NFSA Facebook page, for lots of video & photos from the launch.
LEFTOVERS RELEASED!
February 24, 2013
On February 24, The Basics released another album.
If Ingredients wasn't enough to satisfy your appetite at the back end of 2012, why not grab yourself some Leftovers? As well as a few hundred limited edition vinyl copies, a digital download album with a whopping 38-track collection of demos and never heard before songs, as well as an alternative take on some more well known tracks!
'SOMEBODY' GLOBAL SUCCESS SECOND TO ONE!
February 27, 2013
He may not have bagged a Brit Award last week, but the figures are out for the top single sales last year, and "Somebody That I Used To Know" was second only to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe." Even Gangnam style which surpassed STIUTK's Youtube views, came over 2 million behind in overall global sales.
It was good news for the music industry on the whole as there was a slight increase in sales, for the first time in over a decade.
Figures have also been released, detailing STIUTK's global chart positions since its release, and shows it climbing up the ARIA chart after Gotye's Grammy success.
February 2013
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Photo: NMC via Twitter
FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS
February 9, 2013
Wally has traveled to LA to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony. Being there, a visit to his music tinkerer friend Diego Stocco was a must.
Diego gave Wally a little custom built present called luminopiccolo and both had heaps of fun together playing with a piano hammer on fire. Ah... kids!
MORE PRECIOUS METAL!
January 29, 2013
Making Mirrors and "Somebody That I Used To Know" have made it onto the high achievers list, as The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) end of 2012 Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program Awards were announced.
Making Mirrors landed a 2012 Gold Album Award, while "Somebody That I Used To Know" shared the Top Release of 2012 with Carly Rae Jepsen's hit, "Call Me Maybe". Both songs hitting 6 x multi-platinum. More congrats winging their way over to Wally.
ANOTHER AWARD FOR SOMEBODY
January 25, 2013
Wally and Franc Tétaz collected yet another award for "Somebody That I Used To Know" on the 25th January. They were awarded an Outstanding Creative Achievement Award for Record Production on a Single/Track at the 28th TEC Awards, in Anaheim California. Phew, that was a mouthful! The TEC Awards recognise the achievements of audio professionals across recordings, live performance and other media. Check out the TEC Foundation website for more info. Congrats Wally and Franc, yet another one for the mantle piece!
OFF ON THEIR TRAVELS AGAIN
January 25, 2013
After a short return to home soil, Wally and co are off to hit Asia with the Gotye roadshow.
They will close the Laneway Festival in Singapore, on January 26th before heading off to playing in Taiwan. Two dates await in Japan, and then playing at the end of the Ozfest event, which has been in full swing in India since October 2012. Gotye will perform to a sold out crowd at the Blue Frog in Delhi, on February 6th.
Even though they miss their home comforts, it would appear that there is a bright side to being in Asia, for their stomachs at least!
We wish them well and every success on the next part of their journey!
BEST INTERNATIONAL MALE 2013, NOMINATION
January 10, 2013
Gotye HQ have announced that Wally has been nominated for a 2013 BRIT Award.
He joins some famous faces including "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen, and crooner Michael Bublé in the Best International Male category. The awards are to be held at the O2 Arena in London, on Wednesday 20th February 2013. For more information including other nominees and how to cast your vote, visit the Brit Awards Website 2013.
ANOTHER AWARD "ROLLING" IN FOR WALLY
January 16, 2013
The brilliant video for "Easy Way Out" has won Wally yet another award. Directed by Oh Yeah Wow's Darcy Prendergast, the video has come out tops in the Music Video Of The Year category at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards.
It beat off competition from Bertie Blackman, Hilltop Hoods and
Something For Kate. Congratulations to Wally and Darcy!
GOTYE TO WRAP UP OZFEST IN INDIA
January 6, 2013
Tickets are now on sale for the first ever Gotye show in India, which is to feature as the finale to Ozfest.
Over the next few weeks, Wally & co will be performing to audiences in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and will finish up with the first live Indian performance in Delhi on February 6th.
Ozfest, is a festival in India promoting everything Aussie which began in October 2012, and has showcased everything from film to art.
For more live show info and to purchase tickets, visit Gotye.com
UK'S BIGGEST SELLING SINGLE 2012
January 2, 2013
The UK's Official Charts Company has confirmed what we pretty much knew already!
In what has been a mammoth year for singles sales in the UK, "Somebody That I Used To Know" took the top spot as the biggest selling single of the year, beating off Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", and Fun with their catchy number "We Are Young."
Official number of sales for STIUTK came in at 1,318,000 copies. To see who else broke the 1 million sales mark, visit the website!
January 2013
Colour Bomb's tunes are promising.
Who is this? Well, that would be Telling!
SOME OF WALLY'S GOTYE BAND MEMBERS HAVE ALSO BEEN BUSY...
As well as Tim Shiel's Max Headroom slot on RRRFM, he has joined forces with Ben Abraham to form a new duo known as Telling. Checkout their cover of Bertie Blackman's Stella on Soundcloud.
And in probably the biggest highlight of Tim's career to date, his secret Tumblr account where he posts pictures of his face on boats is suddenly not-so-secret! Come and join in the fun!
Lucas Taranto has spoken to Novation about using their equipment on stage during the Gotye tour, and listen to Michael Iveson in this very frank interview - please be aware that there is some rather colourful language at times!
Colour Bomb have released their single "Beautiful Parade". James Saunders, who is one half of the duo, is also part of the Gotye 10-piece band.
And finally, Tash Parker - Wally's better half!! - has collaborated with Adam Dunning. The summery feeling single will be available shortly!
Another radio appearance! Photo: John Shearer
SO MUCH FOR A WELL EARNED REST!
It would be fair to say that we were wondering what Gotye news there would be to bring you after the end of the mahoosive world tour, with Wally keen to retreat back home and spend some quality "me" time with himself and his loved ones. Here we go, deep breath....
Wally has again been giving his time for some worthwhile causes. He signed some items to be auctioned off on Ebay in support of Music For Newtown. He has also returned to the studio, recording a cover of Quasimodo’s Dream, by The Reels with Perfect Tripod (ft. Eddie Perfect & Tripod) for the SLAM (Save Live Australia's Music). Wally is a SLAMbassador for this worthy cause. Find out more and purchase a copy here.
There have been a couple more radio appearances, one on ABC Melbourne, and another on ABC Sydney. Wally talks Grammy Awards & The Basics! There was also a discussion on RRR FM about community radio. He also joined Tim Shiel (more about him later) on his RRR FM slot to nerd out about all things vocal manipulation!
Wally penned a newsletter recently, giving us at Gotyettes HQ a giggle, and gave a run down on what has been going on recently in the world of Gotye. Everything from rubber chickens to bananas, The Basics, and the new "outside Oz" Merch store which is going to save some of us a tidy amount on postage costs :)
This month, Gotye also joined Spotify and shared his first playlist, titled "1112 Excellence Majestic Selection", which compiled some of his favourite songs from 2011 and 2012.
STIUTK came second to Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe in global single sales during 2012. Wally has been participating in a little retail therapy, buying up some unusual musical instruments via Ebay, introducing us to chicken man and is on his travels again anytime,heading over to Calgary in Canada, & visiting the National Musical Centre.
Wally's latest contribution to a worthy cause, all in aid of SLAM
FURTHER RECOGNITION FOR OH YEAH WOW
March 30, 2013
Oh Yeah Wow’s time stop animated video for Easy Way Out has been been awarded the Prix "jury jeune" du vidéo clip". We have lost count of how many awards this wonderful video has received already.
WALLY'S WEEK IN MUSIC HEAVEN!
Late March, 2013
Wally is spending one week at the NMC, in Calgary, Canada. He is joined by legendary music producer Nick Launay, who has worked with the likes of Kate Bush, INXS and Arcade Fire.
Wally and Nick will have the NMC's vast collection of musical instruments and recording equipment to play along with, we can't wait to hear the results. Keep upto date with what's going on in Canada by following the NMC on Twitter, and photos of Wally at work on their Instagram! Also, watch what they have been up to in this video.
NOT THIS TIME!
March 22, 2013
He may have been up for 2 awards at the Winter Music Conference, International Dance Music Awards 2013, in Miami, but unfortunately there was no glory for Wally this time around.
STIUTK was nominated in the "Best Alternative/Indie Rock Dance Track" category, and Wally himself was nominated for "Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)", but the award went to fellow Aussie, DJ Tommy Trash.
March 2013
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