|
official web click picture
BIO BLIND ZERO:
They were the first Portuguese
Rock band to achieve
gold record status singing in
English. In two years, they
became one of the most praised
names in the Portuguese
musical scene.
Their first EP "Recognize" (95)
sold out in a few days and
became a collector's item.
Their debut album "Trigger"
(95), produced by Ronnie S.
Champagne, a Los Angeles based
producer that had already
worked with Jane's Addiction,
Alice in Chains, Remy Zero and
Deconstruction among others...
was the strongest punch
that the Portuguese Rock music
industry ever felt. It went Gold.
In 96, going onto something
completely different, Blind Zero goes
“flexo”: “Flexogravity" (EP), is
an experimental record with the
Portuguese Hip-Hop band Mind da
Gap, blending Rock,
Hip-Hop, Industrial, Trip-Hop
and Cabaret. "Flexogravity"
got the award as the "EP of the
Year".
Time for acoustic settings:
"Transradio", one of the first
European Enhanced CDs (CD Extra)
exposed the most
introspective side of Blind Zero
with a wide selection of
interactive material. Recorded
in the studios of the most
important Portuguese radio
station (Antena 3), songs were
dressed in entirely new acoustic
sounds, outfitting a perfect
acoustic approach to a Blind
Zero 1 to 1 environment.
Then they were invited to
perform in the Song Contest for
Youth Programs in Europe
(SCYPE), which gathers bands from
all over the European continent.
Blind Zero won.
Two years after the release of
the band's first album,
they started recording
"Redcoast" (98). "Redcoast" is a
Rock blend of ambiences, sounds,
emotions and most
importantly... good songs. This
album was produced by
Michael Vail Blum, an American
producer, that had worked
with Suicidal Tendencies,
Madonna, Roxy Music, 3T, Goo Goo
Dolls, Tura Satana, Jewel...
"Redcoast" was mastered at the
Sony Studios, New York, by the
Grammy Winner Marc Wilder
and was distributed in Spain by
“el Diablo \Subterfuge”,
giving Blind Zero the 1st
opportunity to tour in Spain.
After "Redcoast", BZ recorded
with Mario Caldato, well known
for producing major artists like
the Beastie Boys, Beck,
Money Mark... in the "Tejo Beat"
(98) project, a record
released under the assignment of
the Lisbon Expo'98 World
exhibition.
In 1999 Blind Zero wrote their
new album's songs: "One Silent
Accident". “One Silent Accident"
was produced by Don
Fleming (Sonic Youth, Hole,
Posies, Screeming Trees,
Teenage Fan Club, Gumball, Alice
Cooper…). The Portuguese
National Press highly praised
the subtleties and grace of
"Another One" and "Lately", the
contemporariness of
"Daily Matters", the slow river
thickness of "Seeds",
the strong punch emotion of
"Then You Wait", the psychedelic
urbanity of
"Lowstreetsidewalksequence" or the raging "Hell Around".
an unofficial Record for the
Euro´2002 Soccer Championship,
featuring their own and personal
approach of the song. It was a
smashing hit.
In 2002, they recorded the
emblematic David Bowie's “Heroes”, in
In 2003, Blind Zero walked into
the studio and recorded their
best album ever: “A Way to Bleed
your Lover” (2003). Referred
by the Press as “a timeless
record”, “A Way to Bleed your Lover"
is this Alternative Rock Band's
brightest moment: sonically a
project that matured out of
sight and encapsulates the Band's
step forward in song writing.
Acid lyrics, velvet intimacy and s
ubtle sounds, make it a record
of characters and emotions,
reaching the borderline between
the darkness and the stars.
This record was distributed in
11 countries by Universal Music.
In 2003, the band was chosen as
the opening act for the launch
of MTV Portugal, where a
pre-recorded concert was broadcast
for the opening of the channel.
This is the first time a Portuguese
band recorded a live event with
MTV. This show was released in DVD:
“Blind Zero: MTV Live in Milan”.
After that, they played several
major venues and Festivals and
started their own “Tour de
Force”, a club tour in small places
where you could actually see
people's eyes and faces. Absolute
intimacy and unique moments for
both Band and fans.
A few months later, on the
Edinburgh's MTV Europe Music
Awards 2003 Ceremony, they won
the MTV Award for the
“Best Portuguese Act”.
In December, Blind Zero's live
performance was considered the
“Best Portuguese Live Act” and
“A Way to Bleed your Lover”
was reviewed by the press as the
“Best Portuguese Record of
the Year”.
2005: the year of “The Night
Before and a New Day”. This is not
the spot where the circle links
and closes. On the contrary, this
is the moment where perspectives
are redefined, where facts
and events are expounded again,
where horizons expand.
Record's reviews reached the
unanimity: “The Night Before and
a New Day” is the Portuguese
record of the year, Blind Zero's
best record ever.
After the release of “The Night
Before and a New Day”,
Blind Zero played for thousands
of people and their passionate
shows claimed for a subtitle:
Portuguese hottest live band.
In 2006, they decided to go for
something different: it was
the time to play in small venues
and auditoriums.
Electricity turns into intimacy:
pedal steel guitar, upper bass,
and acoustic guitars. Featuring
the 80's cover of “The Cars”
(Drive), Blind Zero exercises
their rock songs: country and
alternative folk, from the
desert to the stars, between temper
and solitude. During this tour,
every single auditorium was
sold out. Featuring these
acoustic live recordings, in 2007
Blind Zero released “Time
Machine – memory's undone”.
At this time, some brands
associate their products to
Blind Zero's music and image:
“Shine On” was chosen by
“PLAYSTATION” to be the song for
their latest game (Tekken 5),
and is in the OST of the most
famous Portuguese soap opera
(on “TVI” television station);
“CREATIVE” made a special
Blind Zero's Zen mp3 player with
some of their songs, which
sold out very fast. “FIAT”
advertise its new Panda 4x4 with the
band and their single “Shine
On”. “GSUS” and “BEN SHERMAN”
clothes, “RAYBAN” glasses,
“REDKEN” hair-stylish products and
“HOLMES PLACE” gyms are
associated with the Band in the
last 4 years.
With their upcoming album, “Luna
Park”, Blind Zero do not
conclude a period, they break
into a new path, always changing
for the unexpected. In April,
Blind Zero released “Luna Park”´s
first single: “Slow Time Love”.
|
