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Sulari Hard Rock Quartet Engine release debut Album
Supermodel Maria Hanley graces cover, Video
Sulari, Duchy of Suldanor
January 27, 5726
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Engine's debut, To Live and Die in the East, features hard rock and synthesizers
The Sulari based underground rock band, Engine, released their first album on ARC this month. The album, which is called To Live and Die in the East, features the lead Single "As Fine as You Are" and is accompanied by a steamy music video starring Dana-based lingerie model Maria Hanley. The album also features Hanley on the cover, in a gritty charcoal drawn apocalyptic scene.
"Well, sex sells," said lead singer Don Johnson. "The song is about a guy who is obsessed with a model, but he's only seen her in magazines and on billboards and commercials. So, to make the video, we wanted to get some models. We called up Kaufman, naturally and asked for recommendations and they said they have the girl." Kaufman model Hanley, 23, who just landed a contract with the Sulari-based intimate apparel company Alicia Ganner Intimates, took the opportunity to try on some of the company's product for the video shoot. "Originally there was a story in the video,: said Johnson, "but after the first hour of shooting some B-roll of Maria, we kinda knew it was just going to be her in bras and panties all day. That was a no brainer pretty quickly. None of us objected, like at all."
The video was very expensive for a first effort. "Well, we paid Maria about K$25,000 Pesos for the video," said Johnson. "And I think they say the bill just for her outfits, if they can charitably be called that, was more than K$42,000 Imperial Pesos. Our video producer was just like 'ok, I'll just give her my whole checkbook'." Johnson said the band was kind of an afterthought. "ARC, when they saw the video asked where we were, and I said we were all just off camera, watching Hanley do her thing to our music. And we were cool with that, but the record company said we had blown the whole promotion budget buying underwear for 'some blonde'. What a rude thing to say!"
Anchored by the video for "As Fine as You Are", which plays over arguably the album's best track, the record has already recouped the recording and video costs. For their part ARC called the video gratuitous. “Some would even call it objectifying," said the band's A&R rep Freda White. "We wanted to tell them to go shoot a new one, but with what money? We ended up with a video ARC didn't want to send to KRTVN which we had to send if we wanted to make any money on the song."
"Well, we must be doing alright," said Johnson. "Because they are giving us more money to do another video next week." Asked if he intends to bring Hanley back, Johnson said "The record company told me she is no longer in the budget-- She's far too expensive for this band on its debut outing. But who knows. We'll see. The guys and I would obviously love to have her back."
The record, which is classified as hard rock, also features synthesizers and electronic drums. "We wanted to give a nod to the New Wave of RF," said Johnson. "Our guitarist, Brian (Johannson) kind of inherited this synthesizer from his uncle, who used to play in a local New Wave band, and Brian just let it sit in his garage for like years. So when we were recording in Sulari, he brought it in one day and he plugged it in to see if it still worked, and it was this wild syntho sound that sounded like something at a disco on a alien space ship and we were like 'Oh, man, THAT's going on the record...'" He also said that the record has some punk influences. "Of course. All four of us are from Sulari. There's gonna be punk on the record."
To Live and Die in the East debuted at 65 last week on the Radio 1 Hot 100 Albums Chart, which is not bad for a band which has a more localized fanbase, and hasn't quite broken nationally. "Well, I will say, their video for 'As Fine As You Are' was the 12th most requested video on the weekday call in show," said White. "So it was a pretty big gamble, but we are starting to see movement for this record, and we can tell the difference in sales that the video debut made to broader audiences in the Nation. I just hope its not a trend, where these rock bands are just putting super models in skimpy lingerie all over their videos, because that will get both expensive and played out pretty quick in this country."
You can buy Engine's new album To Live and Die in the East, now out on ARC Records, and check out the band's debut video for the the song "As Fine as You Are" right here or on KRTVN TV-7. It's probably playing there right now, actually.
"Well, sex sells," said lead singer Don Johnson. "The song is about a guy who is obsessed with a model, but he's only seen her in magazines and on billboards and commercials. So, to make the video, we wanted to get some models. We called up Kaufman, naturally and asked for recommendations and they said they have the girl." Kaufman model Hanley, 23, who just landed a contract with the Sulari-based intimate apparel company Alicia Ganner Intimates, took the opportunity to try on some of the company's product for the video shoot. "Originally there was a story in the video,: said Johnson, "but after the first hour of shooting some B-roll of Maria, we kinda knew it was just going to be her in bras and panties all day. That was a no brainer pretty quickly. None of us objected, like at all."
The video was very expensive for a first effort. "Well, we paid Maria about K$25,000 Pesos for the video," said Johnson. "And I think they say the bill just for her outfits, if they can charitably be called that, was more than K$42,000 Imperial Pesos. Our video producer was just like 'ok, I'll just give her my whole checkbook'." Johnson said the band was kind of an afterthought. "ARC, when they saw the video asked where we were, and I said we were all just off camera, watching Hanley do her thing to our music. And we were cool with that, but the record company said we had blown the whole promotion budget buying underwear for 'some blonde'. What a rude thing to say!"
Anchored by the video for "As Fine as You Are", which plays over arguably the album's best track, the record has already recouped the recording and video costs. For their part ARC called the video gratuitous. “Some would even call it objectifying," said the band's A&R rep Freda White. "We wanted to tell them to go shoot a new one, but with what money? We ended up with a video ARC didn't want to send to KRTVN which we had to send if we wanted to make any money on the song."
"Well, we must be doing alright," said Johnson. "Because they are giving us more money to do another video next week." Asked if he intends to bring Hanley back, Johnson said "The record company told me she is no longer in the budget-- She's far too expensive for this band on its debut outing. But who knows. We'll see. The guys and I would obviously love to have her back."
The record, which is classified as hard rock, also features synthesizers and electronic drums. "We wanted to give a nod to the New Wave of RF," said Johnson. "Our guitarist, Brian (Johannson) kind of inherited this synthesizer from his uncle, who used to play in a local New Wave band, and Brian just let it sit in his garage for like years. So when we were recording in Sulari, he brought it in one day and he plugged it in to see if it still worked, and it was this wild syntho sound that sounded like something at a disco on a alien space ship and we were like 'Oh, man, THAT's going on the record...'" He also said that the record has some punk influences. "Of course. All four of us are from Sulari. There's gonna be punk on the record."
To Live and Die in the East debuted at 65 last week on the Radio 1 Hot 100 Albums Chart, which is not bad for a band which has a more localized fanbase, and hasn't quite broken nationally. "Well, I will say, their video for 'As Fine As You Are' was the 12th most requested video on the weekday call in show," said White. "So it was a pretty big gamble, but we are starting to see movement for this record, and we can tell the difference in sales that the video debut made to broader audiences in the Nation. I just hope its not a trend, where these rock bands are just putting super models in skimpy lingerie all over their videos, because that will get both expensive and played out pretty quick in this country."
You can buy Engine's new album To Live and Die in the East, now out on ARC Records, and check out the band's debut video for the the song "As Fine as You Are" right here or on KRTVN TV-7. It's probably playing there right now, actually.
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wx_FEoDkKQ]
"As Fine as Your Are" by Engine, starring lingerie model Maria Hanley and not much else
"As Fine as Your Are" by Engine, starring lingerie model Maria Hanley and not much else
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