NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Island Records) - More than two decades after the music video explosion of the early 1980s, triple Grammy nominees
Hoobastank are taking the medium to the next level with their groundbreaking 'My Turn' video.
Helmed by Grammy nominated director P.R. Brown (Goo Goo Dolls, Matisyahu, Slipknot) and programmed by Daniel Kim from Deep Fried Productions (Gwen Stefani, Nine Inch Nails, M.I.A.), the innovative 'My Turn' music video is interactive, allowing viewers to control the on-screen action.
Designed to be viewed online the eye-popping video has the look and feel of a video game, complete with different characters and varying scenarios.
Wearing different costumes and swapping instruments, each member of Hoobastank (lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin and drummer Chris Hesse) performed and was shot individually against a green screen. Together with a gaggle of guests (bikini models, senior citizens, Robb's mother and father-in-law, among others), the band created a video that's truly unique - one that offers fans a new experience with each viewing. The video can be seen at https://myturn.hoobastank.com/
'This is a new direction for music videos,' says director P.R. Brown. 'I think we're witnessing only the beginning of what will surely be a new form of technology that brings fans closer to the music.'
A made-for-television version of the video premiered January 9th on AOL's Music Page and quickly went into rotation on MTV2, MTVu and MTV Hits.
'You'll have the option to create any version of it that you want,' says Robb. 'You can have Chris sing while I play guitar in drag with an old lady on drums. And you can keep switching it up as the video goes along. Create an all Dan band. An all dog band. Whatever you want. The options are endless. It's very cool and I think that the fans are gonna have fun with it.'
'My Turn' appears on Hoobastank's highly anticipated new album 'For(N)ever' (Island Records), which arrives in stores on January 27, 2009.
The band will celebrate the album's release with a January 27th performance on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.' On Monday, January 26th, the band will host KROQ's 'Loveline' with Dr. Drew and Stryker during a two-hour segment featuring and talking about the new album.
Produced by longtime collaborator Howard Benson, Fornever sees a rejuvenated Hoobastank returning to the amped rock roots of their first two releases-2001's platinum-plus-selling self-titled debut and 2003's double platinum-plus-selling follow-up, 'The Reason'.
The band will be performing a mix of new songs and fan favorites during their upcoming tour with 3 Doors Down and Hinder, which launches January 28th at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL. Tour dates are listed below.
Hoobastank exploded on the scene in 2001 with their self-titled debut, an album that produced a pair of Top 40 Mainstream hits: 'Crawling in the Dark' and 'Running Away.' They followed in 2004 with 'The Reason', a double-platinum-seller that earned three Grammy nominations, including Best Rock Album, and Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for the title track, an international smash which went to No 1 at Modern Rock, Adult Top 40 and Top 40 Mainstream and No 2 on the Hot 100. 'Fornever' comes on the heels of 2006's gold-certified 'Every Man for Himself', which featured the rock radio hit, 'If I Were You.'
Hoobastank 2009 Tour Dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
1/28 Hard Rock Cafe - Orlando, FL *
1/30 Williams Park - Tampa FL (WSUN radio Show)
1/31 Freebird Cafe - Jacksonville, FL (headline show)
2/2 Captain Hiram's Sand Bar - Sebastian, FL (headline show)
2/3 Soul Kitchen - Mobile, AL (headline show)
2/4 The City Club - Houma, LA (headline show)
2/6 Ford Arena - Beaumont, TX *
2/7 Concrete St. Pavilion - Corpus Christi, TX *
2/10 Midland Horseshoe Arena - Midland, TX *
2/11 Amarillo Civic Ctr - Amarillo, TX *
2/13 Cajun Dome - Lafayette, LA *
2/14 CenturyTel Center - Bossier City, LA *
2/17 Broadbent Arena - Louisville, KY *
2/18 DeltaPlex - Grand Rapids, MI *
2/20 US Cellular Coliseum - Bloomington, IL*
2/21 Horseshoe Casino - Hammond, IN *
2/24 Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY *
2/27 Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT *
3/1 Wilcomino Civic Ctr - Salisbury, MD *
3/4 Civic Coliseum - Knoxville, TN *
* = with 3 Doors Down, Hinder
