Hello all, Jeremiah here with a long overdue post! Our blog was neglected like a red-headed stepchild and we apologize. A lot has happened since the last post, so let’s get started with the big news. Unless you know Dan and I personally then you are probably not aware that we entered into a flurry of discussions about an acquisition/partnership of eband by a local Minneapolis firm. Yup, it’s true. After months of telephone conversations, emails, meetings, lunches, lawyers and handshakes we’ve officially joined the ranks of the big leagues! ebandLive has been acquired by Rumble / GoKart Labs! Woo hoo!
About Rumble
Rumble is a full-service music salon, serving artists and clients in the advertising, television, film and recording industries. They create and produce original music for advertising, television, film, and alternative media across all genres and formats. They recently added Composer/Producer Tommy Barbarella to the crew. Over the past two decades, Tommy has made his mark composing, touring, recording and performing with Prince, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Art Garfunkel, Ziggy Marley, Love and Rockets and Jonny Lang. His recent credits include 7 Things I Hate About You by Miley Cyrus (Top 10), Graham Colton’s Here Right Now (#2 Billboard Heatseekers), string arrangements for Switchfoot’s Nothing Is Sound (Top 10, Gold) and Backstreet Boys album Never Gone (Platinum), as well as the upcoming albums from Jon McLaughlin and Jonas Brothers’ co-star Demi Lovato.
About GoKart
GoKart is the creative think tank branch chock full of graphic artists, UI designers, programmers and various other forms of artistic nerdery. Their work speaks for itself. Check em out!
Among Rumble and GoKart founders is THE mad scientist behind the red velvet curtain, Don Smithmier, who also served a key role in starting Capella University and was also named one of the top business people/entrepreneurs under 40 by Minneapolis Business Journal. (He’s really smart!) If that wasn’t cool enough, he’s also a musician! Yup he sings/plays keys in Rocket Club, who by the way have been making their way up the National Country Music Charts.
Art + Music = Pure Awesomeness
Well, if you haven’t figured out by now that the partnership was a match made in heaven and that I make excessive use of forward slashes… then well. Umm. Read it again? I don’t know.
Love,
Jeremiah & Dan
