BLUE MAN GROUP LAUNCHES NEW ALBUM IN JUNE 2006
LIVE AT THE VENETIAN -- LAS VEGAS
New York, NY – Blue Man Group Records will release “Live at The Venetian®-Las Vegas” in
June 2006, with the single and video for “Rods and Cones” available in advance of the full
album. Inspired by music industry advancements in distribution, the critically acclaimed Blue
Man Group will digitally release the new live recording of their ongoing Las Vegas production
at The Venetian® Resort Hotel Casino on iTunes. Video and audio podcasts will also be
available.
The digital distribution offers instant availability – downloading the Vegas experience will be as
easy as the click of a button. “As the music industry business model changes, we are excited
about the expanding opportunities that online distribution provides,” said Blue Man Group
Records Sr. General Manager Seth Freed.
The Blue Man Group production at The Venetian® in Las Vegas showcases the wildly popular
Blue Man Group combining music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to create a totally unique
form of entertainment – designed for maximum emotional impact. According to Blue Man
Group co-founder Chris Wink, “Our trademark has become the party atmosphere the show
creates in its own quirky and wonderful way.” Blue Man Group co-founders Wink, Matt
Goldman, and Phil Stanton realized how the combination of the new custom-built theatre and
state-of-the-art sound system at The Venetian present the Blue Men and band on a whole new
performance level, and the goal of this recording is to offer the exuberant Blue Man Las Vegas
experience to an audience beyond the Vegas strip.
Although Blue Man Group is best known for their crowd pleasing theatrical shows currently
playing in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Berlin and Toronto, they have also
launched two full albums and scored various film and television projects. “Live at The
Venetian®-Las Vegas” is their latest foray into the recording industry. The Blue Man Group
debut album, “Audio,” was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Instrumental category in
2001, and has subsequently been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of
America. The Complex, Blue Man Group’s full fledged rock album was released in 2003 and
features collaborations with Dan the Automator, Tracy Bonham, Esthero, Josh Haden, Dave
Matthews, Gavin Rossdale and others. Blue Man Group’s The Complex Rock Tour reached
nearly 100 cities across the United States and Canada. In 2004, Blue Man Group won critical
praise for its first television score, providing the dramatic sound for Fox’s “The Jury,” as well
as Intel’s Pentium 3, Pentium 4, and Centrino television advertisements. Furthering their
initiative into film scoring, Blue Man Group collaborated on the John Powell score of the 20th
Century Fox 2005 hit animated motion picture and DVD, “Robots“. A new rock concert tour
from Blue Man Group hits the road September 2006.
As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of providing exciting experiences in a
variety of media, appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. More
information can be found at www.blueman.com.
