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FAR EAST MOVEMENT's Blog – October 2010 Archive (20)

Rocketeer Video Premiere

The music video for our single "Rocketeer" off our new album "Free Wired" featuring Ryan Tedder, Produced by the Stereotypes and co-written by Bruno Mars will be world premiering this Monday, November 1st on the front page of CherrytreeRecords.com & YouTube.com.

This track is reppin the day n nite dreamers that do… Continue

Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 30, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

FREE WIRED GALLERY: LA GEEK'D OUT.

Downtown Los Angeles freekin geekin... Free Wired gallery of home.

Kev Nish

DJ Virman + Prohgress

J-Splif

Kev Nish

Prohgress

DJ Virman

Kev Nish

J Splif

Prohgress

DJ Virman

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 28, 2010 at 10:03am — No Comments

Far East Movement Tops Hot 100 with 'Like a G6'

Los Angeles-based quartet Far*East Movement is set to move to the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 with its debut single "Like a G6" (2-1) when the chart is released tomorrow (Oct. 21). The act knocks out fellow newbie Bruno Mars, who falls to No. 2 after four weeks at No. 1 with his premiere single as a lead act, "Just the Way You Are."

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 20, 2010 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Like a G6 Hits Number 1 in the US!

Congratulations to Far East Movement whose single 'Like a G6' has just gone to Number 1 in the US!

Check out the video for Like a G6 below, get your copy of Like a G6 HERE on iTunes,…

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 20, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Free Wired Episode 1

Downtown Los Angeles is Free Wired... here's home.

Directed by: DPD of Transparent Agency and Casey Chan.

Music: Far East Movement ft. Snoop Dogg "If I Was You (OMG)"

Off the new Far East Movement Free Wired Album: iTunes + in stores.

New episodes every other week. live free, stay… Continue

Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 20, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Far East Movement's Interview with UsMagazine.com

UsMagazine.com: Congratulations on "Like a G6" climbing to #1 on the iTunes singles chart!

Kev Nish: Thanks! We are shocked!

US: I heard the video had a million hits on YouTube before it even hit the radio. How did that happen?

KN: We made the song really quickly, then we went on tour. We put the song online and then we came back three months later, checked the web, and there were a million hits on…

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 18, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

FM Interview with SpeakerBoxxx.com

Atek: How did you come up with the track, "Like a G6"? What's the story behind the song?

FM: It was inspired by the first song that we wrote, "Girls on the Dancefloor", which is produced by the Stereotypes. We wanted another song that was similar to "Girls on the Dancefloor". One of our friends who had a mutual relationship with the Cataracs called us over to their studio. For two hours, we got blizzard and just wrote the song on the same evening. We didn't think much of it and… Continue

Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 18, 2010 at 6:16am — 1 Comment

FM radio is getting Free Wired

The Ticker: We know that you guys grew up together in Los Angeles but can you describe how you formed as a musical group? When did you start working on music together?

FM: We would freestyle to whatever was playing on the radio in parking lots around downtown L.A. in high school, and right out of school, we'd lug a huge home PC and an old school monitor to an attic of a friend's house and teach ourselves how to record tracks for fun to put on… Continue

Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 18, 2010 at 6:08am — No Comments

Far East Movement Interview with AceShowbiz.com

ASB: About your new album "Free Wired". What do you have to offer in this upcoming record?

FM: "Free Wired" is the soundtrack to our lifestyle. We set out to make an Alternative Pop album fusing all of our inspirations from Hip-Hop, electro, pop, alternative rock... anything that's in our iPod. Just like what the name represents, we had the freedom to geek out as ourselves and push ourselves to write songs that rep how we live but can be relatable internationally. That's a huge… Continue

Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 18, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Like a G6 Lyrics Analysis by Kimberly Cole

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 16, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Praise for Far East Movement and Frank Musik from Arjan Writes

With the help of Lady Gaga's main man Martin Kierzenbaum (pictured third from left), Far East Movement's hyper infectious mash of pop, electro and hip hop has officially hit the mainstream.

Their chart topping smash "Like A G6" was certified platinum this week selling over 1.1 million…

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 16, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Kev Nish's Blog on Cherrytree Times Square

And heres the moment the most shocking moment of our career. This was unbelievable. Our A&R and the head of Cherrytree Records, Martin Kierszenbaum, stepped on stage and presented us with our first ever platinum plaque for selling over a million singles of "Like A G6".... couldn't tell us this would be possible when we first started. Thank you to our insane team and everyone that believed and supported us to make this…

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 16, 2010 at 10:40am — No Comments

Far East Movement Go Platinum - interview with LATimes Website

They might not be able to purchase their own Gulfstream yet, but the Downtown Los Angeles-based Far East Movement (FM) are certainly able to buy their fair share of bottles at the club.

After all, “Like a G6,” their platinum paean to the jet-set existence, was the No. 1 digital single last week, racking up sales of 216,000 units to complement its 10,000,000-plus plays on YouTube. The greatest Airplay Gainer on the charts, the song currently sits at No. 2 on the…

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 15, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Far East Movement Lead Asian-American pop music wave taking over the Billboard charts

The No.1 and 2 songs of the top 10 singles on the Billboard charts are by Asian-American artists: Bruno Mars (“Just the Way You Are”) and Far East Movement (“Like a G6”). Last week, “Like a G6” was also the most downloaded single.

It’s a historic moment for Far East Movement. The band, born and bred in L.A.’s Koreatown, consists of Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino members. The party-music quartet -- whose debut album from Interscope hits stores today -- is the first… Continue

Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 15, 2010 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Billboard Reviews 'Free Wired'

If Justin Timberlake recorded a "FutureSex/ LoveSounds 2.0," it could very well have sounded like Los Angeles Asian-American group Far*East Movement's debut album, "Free Wired." The set explodes with strong hooks, synths and sparkles, thanks to a hot roster of producers (Roger Sanchez, the Smeezingtons) and several heavy-hitting collaborations (Snoop Dogg, Keri Hilson). The quartet's members are rappers at their core, offering maximum swagger on the Beastie Boys-referenced track "So…

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Added by FAR EAST MOVEMENT on October 15, 2010 at 1:43pm — 1 Comment

Far East Movement Receive Props From Snoop Dogg

Far East Movement hits such as "Like a G6" and "Girls on the Dance Floor" may be bouncy, dance-pop, but the Los Angeles foursome has scored co-signs from some major hip-hop players.

FM's major-label debut, Free Wired, was released Tuesday and boasts features from California O.G. Snoop Dogg, ATL hype-master Lil Jon and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, among other collabos. On the album's drop date, the Doggfather, who appears on the fellas' track "If I Was You (OMG)," sent the…