Bio of the rock band proXima
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Headlines
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proXima placed a song (Need to Breathe) in the International trailer of the David Cronenberg
movie COSMOPOLIS
Link to NEED TO BREATHE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6AcfZNy3oA
Link to the metal (indus) remix of NEED TO BREATHE used in the trailer of COSMOPOLIS :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCDFJhif4Mg
Link to the international trailer of COSMOPOLIS (starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, ...) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS9jc3BnLRc
Watch all the videos of proXima : http://proximavideos.canalblog.com/archives/2012/12/29/26014171.html
proXima live at radio stations
June 15th, 2012, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on HAPPY WEB radio (the radio for young adults), Evron, France
September 11th, 2012, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on ALTERNATIVE FM radio, Persan, France
September 17th, 2012, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on TSF98 radio, Hérouville, France
November 1st, 2012, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on HAPPY WEB radio (the radio for young adults), Evron, France
March 29th, 2013, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on DYNAMIC Radio, Paris, France
April 19th, 2013, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on IDFM Radio, Enghien les Bains, France
April 23rd, 2013, Interview and acoustic live session of proXima on LFM Radio, Mantes la Jolie, France
May 20th, 2013, Intervew by Jacky and acoustic live session of proXima on IDF1 TV, La Plaine Saint Denis, France
proXima launched the nasty beautiful music video ZOE AND I ... "so French" :-) ...
850 000 views on YOUTUBE in the 2 fist months ... then deleted by YOUTUBE (the 19th december,
that day they deleted millions of indie artists videos without even a message) ... and now re-uloaded on VIMEO and Youtube (more than 200 000 views on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200409093813940&set=vb.119960994695246&type=3&theater ...)
To be continued :-)
ZOE AND I - proXima from proXima on Vimeo.
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Style
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Style is "Glam Rock" and "French Lovers" with the French Beret :-)
click on the pictures
Othe pics of proXima : http://proximapictures.canalblog.com/
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Discography
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3 albums since 2001 and a 4th under recording (upcoming ...)
New upcoming album : 2 tracks already released (click to watch vid)
- Need to Breathe (written for the David Cronenberg film COSMOPOLIS)
- Zoe and I (very tasty music video by the film Director Olivier Benel)
Previous albums
music for pleasure Alcatraz prod / MSI
punk is dead ; Alcatraz prod / Anticraft in France, Alcatraz Prod / Green Pepper Junction / Sony BMG in the UK
lost blood in Paris : Alcatraz prod / iTunes
Some tracks in indie rock compilations (the ultimitate indie hooks vol 1, best of rock vol 38, killa manilla, etc ...) in France and in the UK.
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Film Industry
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2012 : placement of the track Need to Breathe (metal remix ) in the international soundtrack of the David Cronenberg film COSMOPOLIS (starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, ...) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS9jc3BnLRc
2009 : soundtrack of the short film of Olivier Benel : AnnA's Romance : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKrF9dnQvcc
2007 : soundtrack of the short film of Olivier Benel : Leçon de Choses (the lesson) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-T82GqjL0Y
(click the pictures to play videos)
Trailer of Cosmopolis Track Need to Breathe Short Film AnnA"s Romance
Soundtrack of the international movie trailer of the David Cronenberg film COSMOPOLIS (metal remix of the proXima song Need to Breathe) :
Listen :
http://k005.kiwi6.com/hotlink/r7886su2ox/proxima_metal_remix_need_to_breathe_cosmopolis_trailer.mp3
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Watch and Listen
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(more than 3 million views on Youtube) :
click the picture to play the video clip
Zoe and I Need to Breathe I'm in Love
The Seeds of Hope Goodbye My Love
Official Video Playlist (CLICK) :
http://proximavideos.canalblog.com/archives/2012/12/29/26014171.html
Listen to the proXima song 'Hello my old Friend', album Punk is Dead (2005)
Listen to samples of the 1st album of proXima, music for pleasure. (2001)
Listen to the proXima song : 'Hey Little Princess', album Lost Blood in Paris (2009)
Listen to the proXima song 'Rue Mouffetard', album Lost Blood in Paris (2009)
Listen to the proXima song 'My Little Sweet Aida', album Lost Blood in Paris (2009)
Listen to the proXima song 'The Butterfly Effect', album Lost Blood in Paris (2009)
Listen to the proXima song 'Need to Breathe (metal remix)", single track used as soundtrack in the official international trailer of the David Cronenberg movie Cosmopolis (2012)
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Gigs
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(clubs and festivals)
4 musicians, 1 sound engineer, 1 cameraman
To watch pictures, click HERE
To watch live performance videos, click HERE
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Social Networks and followers
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more than 10 000 fans on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/proximarockband
60 000 fans and 6 000 000 plays on Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/proximarockband
3 000 000 views on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL067E65A95D9B94C8
Contact : proxima-booking@hotmail.fr
Fans of proXima on the internet : Half male, half female, 80% between 13 et 25 years old on Youtube , 70% between 13 et 24 years old on Facebook (like every rock band), even if everyone is welcome :-)
NB : Same balance in gigs audience.
on Youtube on Facebook
(orange = females)
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Classical Media
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Video clip Hello My Old Friend was played on Major French TV Channels : TF1 and M6.
proXima got interviews on French National TV France 3.
tracks got airplay on radios around the world.
Interviews : France3 TV 2011, France3 TV 2010, Happy Web radio (radio of the youngsters), ALTERNATIVE FM radio, TSF98 radio, again Happy Web radio (radio of the youngsters), Dynamic Radio, IDFM, LFM Radio, ...
Jee WY (proXima), Olivier Sadoine (Dynamic Radio), and Thierry
Mateo (proXima) : Dynamic Radio (Paris, France)
Check TV and radio interviews of proXima : http://proximainterview.canalblog.com/archives/2013/04/27/27025790.html
proXima was intervewed by the famous Jacky and played acoustic live on IDF1 TV.
Acoustic live session (ZOE AND I) of proXima on LFM radio in the early morning (09:00 am, Mantes la Jolie, France)
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Reviews
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" ... wow this is not your average rock guitar album. proXima are from France, and their approach doesnt reflect anything i've come across before, with the possible exception of dEUS ... and the vocal harmonies are beautifully executed ... some of this is wonderful ... "
LiveClub, UK
"... a great comparison would be the sound of Irish band Ash, though theres a different vibe to this bands sound, that sort of infused with the melodicism of the Beatles and the pop skills of Nirvana. ..."
hEARd Magazine, AUSTRALIA
"Need to Breathe", chanson du groupe proXima, se retrouve propulsée à l'international. Elle est utilisée comme fond sonore de la bande annonce de "Cosmopolis", le prochain film de David Cronenberg. Le groupe de rock indépendant a déjà eu l'occasion de se confronter à l'étranger, ..."
Musique Orange, France
"Les groupes français peuvent-ils connaître la réussite des groupes scandinaves ? proXima en a les moyens l’ensemble possède le grain rock serré, cohérent grâce à la limpidité de compos solides et efficaces. Chant impeccable, six-cordes remarquable, son béton, un petit moment de bonheur ",
Guitarist Magazine, France
"... les voix sont comme d’habitude magnifiques, et les compositions … superbes ! On sent que PROXIMA a fait la synthèse de ses influences BEATLES avec d’autres plus dark (ils revendiquent THE CURE comme référence, et ça s’entend). Les chansons vont de la ballade à la guitare sèche comme « my little sweet Aida » - une pure merveille de sensibilité vocale - jusqu’à l’up tempo after punk de « The seeds of hope », un titre BEATLES qui fait aussi penser dans sa couleur à David BOWIE et à RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE … Bref c’est du pur bonheur, ces huit titres sont tous susceptibles de faire un carton radiophonique ..."
Rock-Blog Mag, France
" ... avec son rock puissant mâtiné de pop et de métal, proXima pourrait bien faire sensation sur la scène Française ... "
Rock Sound, France
" ... avec leur rock débridé évoluant quelque part entre les Beatles, Radiohead et Duran duran, les Français de proXima ne passent pas inaperçus … la presse spécialisée française et aussi anglaise salue d’ores et déjà son originalité et son énergie ... "
Musique Info Hebdo, France
"... the second proXima track punk is dead sounds completely different : gone are the Radiohead and Beatles references, and in are the Guided By Voice style beat ... this is a really good track ..."
The Mag-Me, UK
" ... un album qui devrait ravir critiques et public de chaque côté de la Manche ... "
Campus Mag / After , France
"... Frances proXima are an unuasual bunch ... hello my old friend is an enjoyable Beatles-ish number whereas punk is dead resembles Erasure with guitars and what a guitar ! ... This band are certainly different",
NOISY Magazine, UK
"Kicking straight into action with a basic typical powerchord rhythm section ... the heavy punk influences of ProXima are immediately very clear..."
BAND Engine, UK
"... proXima provide the albums highlight with hello my old friend ...",
Silent Uproar magazine, USA
"There's a little of the Roger Taylor (Queen, folks) formula oozing through 'Boom boom bang bang you're dead', especially the way that voice chuckles his words through the filtered radio device, before the plump pump of guitar comes through the door and bangs your head into the cement. There's a feeling of distorted bootleg about this. A raw edge, or a raw egg going down wrong, either way it's refreshingly unexpected and crass via cool works."
Music Dish, USA
"De la même trempe, mais plus proche de ce que réalisait Manic Street Preachers à ses débuts, " French lovers " flirte même avec le glam. Noisy, " You told me lies " et " She's far away " consument une intensité chatoyante. Mais le meilleur titre de cet opus est paradoxalement électroacoustique. Répondant au titre de " You're gonna live into my dream now ", il aurait pu figurer dans le répertoire d'un Swell. A travers " Music for pleasure ", ProXima a eu l'audace de tenter le mariage de styles contre nature."
Music Zine, France
