The Pinker Tones

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Pinker Tones

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Origin = Barcelona, Spain
Genre = Electronica / Lounge / Alternative
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Label = Pinkerland Records, Outstanding Records (UK), Nacional Records (US)
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URL = [http://www.myspace.com/thepinkertones The Pinker Tones]
Current_members = Mister Furia, Professor Manso & DJ Niño (live sets & DJ crew)
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Artists and Music

The Pinker Tones are the brainchild of Barcelona natives Mister Furia and Professor Manso. The group's music is an eclectic mix of pop, funk, soul, bossa, break beat, swing, lounge, and psychedelia. Their songs feature Spanish, French, English, and German lyrics.

Since the release of ‘The Million Color Revolution’ on the band's own label Pinkerland Records (founded by the band and UK label Outstanding Records) & Latin alternative label Nacional Records, The Pinker Tones have played more than 300 shows in over 40 countriesFact|date=August 2008. They have performed in New York, Moscow, Beijing, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Toronto, as well as many other world cities.

History

In “Pinkerland,” a tiny rooftop studio in the center of Barcelona, the Pinker Tones put together their first album, 'The Pink Connection', which was released in 2003 in Japan it was released under the name 'Mission Pink' on the Japanese label Rambling Records.

The Pinker Tones inked a deal with UK label Outstanding Records to release their debut album worldwide under a new name: 'The BCN Connection'. Thanks to the fantastic videos for the singles "Mais Pourquoi?" and "Viva la Juventud", The Pinker Tones started to appear regularly on MTV Europe and other channels around the world. The video for "Mais Pourquoi?" spent 19 weeks in the top 20 on MTV Spain's Dance Floor Chart. During this time, they produced various albums and singles for Spanish and international bands, they composed a couple of film soundtracks (Sincopat & Survival Train) and they dedicated some of their time to experimenting with remixes.

For their second album, ‘The Million Colour Revolution’, The Pinker Tones signed with US-based Latin alternative label Nacional Records. The disc scored the #1 overall album spot on Emusic, outselling such notable names as Coldplay, Johnny Cash, and Cat Power. The unprecedented feat for a developing Latin dance/alternative act came on the heels of their incredible animated video for “Sonido Total” being featured on the main MySpace Videos page and growing online support around the world. ‘The Million Colour Revolution’ also entered the Top 10 on iTunes Top Latin Albums chart.

In the summer of 2007, The Pinker Tones released an infectious remix and collaborations album, ‘More Colours’, continuing the momentum of 2006's Million Colour Revolution and featuring a stellar lineup of artists including The Submarines, Kinky, Nortec Collective, Zeta Bosio of Soda Stereo and Mexican Institute of Sound.

Pinker Tones will be playing the entire 2008 edition of warped tour.

Recognitions

The year 2007 saw various recognitions for the Pinker Tones, especially in the US. The group were the subject of a NY Times feature, had an A&E television special, performed on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", had a song featured on the hit ABC sitcom "Ugly Betty," and saw heavy video play on networks like MTV U, MTV Tr3s, Mun2, and LATV. The Pinker Tones also made a major splash at the 2007 South by Southwest, where they performed five shows in only 36 hours, including the Vans Warped Tour showcase. Later in the year, they wowed the audience at KCRW's Sounds Eclectic Evening at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles alongside artists like The Shins, Lily Allen, Cold War Kids and Rodrigo and Gabriela. The Pinker Tones single "Karma Hunters" was also selected by national bilingual youth network Mun2 as the theme song for its popular reality show 'Chicas Project'. They also have appeared in the game FIFA 07 with their hit song "The Million Colour Revolution". Forza Motorsport 2, a game on the Xbox 360, features "Karma Hunters" and "Sonido Total" in its soundtrack, whereas the game Project Gotham Racing 4 for the same system features "In Pea We Nuts."

Discography

Albums
*"The Pink Connection" (Spain release) (2003/2004)
*"Mission Pink" (Japan release) (2003/2004)
*"The BCN Connection" (2004)
*"The Million Colour Revolution" (2005)
*"More Colours!" (2007)
*"More Colours!" (American Edition) (2007)
*"Wild Animals" (April 2008)

Singles, EP's & Soundtracks
*"Pink Disco-nection" (Spanish Edition) (2003)
*"One Of Them (Spanish Edition) (2003)
*"Mais Pourquoi?" (Spanish Edition) (2003)
*"Sincopat" (2003)
*"Viva La Juventud" (2004)
*"Mais Pourquoi?" (2004)
*"Sonido Total" (2005)
*"La Mujer de mi Hermano" (2006)
*"FIFA 07" (2006)
*"Efectos Secundarios" (2006)
*"The Best Of The Pinker Tones" (Sonido Total EP) (2006)
*"Love Tape" (2006)
*"Karma Hunters" (2006)
*"Forza Motorsport 2" (2007)
*"The Million Colour Revolution" (2007)
*"" (2008)

Compilations
*"Music For Chocolate Lovers" (2001)
*"Club Camelot" (2003)
*"Barcelona Revival Sessions" (2003)
*"I Was A Yeah Yeah Girl 2" (2003)
*"Barcelona04" (2004)
*"Spain Is Different" (2004)
*"Café Bizarre Vol.2" (2004)
*"" (2004)
*"Eurodisco 2004" (2004)
*"ELF Electronic Latin Freaks 2004" (2004)
*"Cocktail Seriously Good Music" (2004)
*"Best Of Club Mix" (2004)
*"Le Pop For Party (Afternoon Tea Music" (2004)
*"Back to the Future" (2004)
*"Style Soundz 2004" (2004)
*"Musique Boutique" (2005)
*"Revolución de los Colores" (2005)
*"Razzmatazz#05 - DJ Amble" (2005)
*"All I Want For X-mas Is... 2005" (2005)
*"ToCo Dance Party - Volume 1" (2005)
*"Musique Boutique New Revival" (2006)
*"Penny Cany" (2006)
*"Sample This" (2006)
*"LAMC Latin American Altenative Music Confrence" (2006) & (2007)
*"AJAX presents Spin City" (2006)
*"Compilation Europavox 2006" (2006)
*"The Chicas Project" (2007)
*"" (2007)
*"" (2007)
*"The Simple Life Camp Songs" (2007)
*"Loteriá Beats Mixtape Vol.1" (2007)
*"Delicandencia" (2007)

Remixes
*"Alessandro Alessandroni" (unreleased)
*"Astrud Gilberto" *"If Not For You" (2002)
*"Carrots & Friends" *"Carrots" (2002)
*"Bondage" *"Living Jelly Moves" (2003)
*"Skizoo" *"Habré que Olvidar" (2005)
*"David Devant & His Sprit Wife" *"About It" (2004)
*"Mr. Solo" *"Number One" (2006)
*"Vvaa" *"Puppet Jazz" (2006)
*"Torpedo Boyz" *"The Disco Song" (2008)
*"Gentle People" *"What Do You Know" (2008)

Other Releases
*"PECKER" *"2 y las Nadadros" (produced by TPT at *"Pinkerland" studios) (2006)
*"VVAA" *"El disc de La Marató de TV3" (2006)
*"VVAA" *"Bikini Party" (2006)
*"Veldt" *"Good Morning" (mixed by TPT) (2004)

External links

* [http://www.thepinkertones.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thepinkertones The Pinker Tones MySpace]
* [http://www.outstandingrecords.com/ Outstanding Records - Pinkerland Records co-founder (UK record lable)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/nacionalrecords MySpace for Nacional Records (US record label)]
* [http://www.nacionalrecords.com Nacional Records Website (US record label)]
* [http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?b=artist.php?id=106 BreakThru Radio - Artist of The Week]
* [http://www.billboardenespanol.com/musica/content_display/artistas/artista-destacado/e3i841febf193b813606eb2671bec91b565 Pinker Tones, Artista Destacado - Billboard En Español]
* [http://www.last.fm/group/The+Pinker+Tones/ Last.fm fan Group for The Pinker Tones]

References

cite press release
title = The Pinker Tones Set To Release New Remix Album "MoreColours" On August 21st
publisher = Nacional Records
date = August 2007
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