The Secret Handshake aka BAPE wearing, emo-tronic sounding, laptop extraordinaire Luis Dubuc will release his debut full length One Full Year September 25th on Triple Crown Records. One Full Year is the follow up to the March 2007 EP Summer Of '98 which featured TSH remixes from Spank Rock, P.O.S., The Toxic Avenger and Dillinger Escape Plan.
One Full Year is a diverse pop album that sees The Secret Handshake experimenting with beats ranging from electro to house to hip hop to r&b. Luis is a product of his influences, if you asked him who he looks up to artistically he'd tell you Mouse on Mars, Justice, Kanye West, John Legend, Kenna and Death Cab. Ever heard something that sounds like all of those artists put together before? Didn't think so...
U-MYX, an interactive music format that lets users make personalized mixes of major artists recordings without requiring any special knowledge or equipment, ran a promotion/contest with The Secret Handshake around the EP and was absolutely floored by the fans' reactions. Their 'Summer Of '98' remix contest outperformed almost all of the other artists they've run these things with like Lily Allen, Imogen Heap and Hard-Fi. Here's a link to it: http://www.u-myx.com/Music/The-Secret-Handshake/Summer-Of-98
Oliver Barnes, President of U-MYX had this to say: "The U-MYX project that we did The Secret Handshake shattered all our expectations. The scale of uptake from his fanbase is only challenged by projects we've done with Paul McCartney and Depeche Mode. Luis is a truly unique and competitive contender for the alt pop crown."
The Secret Handshake has spent the majority of 2007 on the road as he's toured with hellogoodbye, All Time Low and Hit The Lights to name a few. TSH recently was tapped for his first ever remix, the hellogoodbye track "All Of Your Love."
Advances going out in the next couple weeks, if you need music ASAP let me know and i'll get you something. The Secret Handshake is readily available for press. See tour dates below w/MC Chris in the US followed by a UK run.
Confirmed Tour Dates w/MC Chris:
7/11/07 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
7/14/07 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
7/15/07 Charleston, SC Village Tavern
7/17/07 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
7/18/07 St. Petersburg, FL The Tamiami
7/20/07 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
7/21/07 New Orleans, LA The Parrish
UK Tour Dates:
7/24/07 Glasgow, Scotland King Tut's
7/25/07 Liverpool Barfly
7/26/07 Barrow-In-Furness Nine's
7/27/07 Newcastle The Other Rooms
7/28/07 Sheffield Corporation
7/29/07 Leeds Cockpit
7/31/07 Wolverhampton Little Civic
8/1/07 London Barfly
8/2/07 Peterborough Park
8/3/07 Nottingham Junktion
8/4/07 Kingston Peel
8/6/07 Exeter Cavern
8/7/07 Southampton Joiners
8/8/07 Swansea Sin City
8/9/07 Northampton Racehorse
Confirmed Track Listing For One Full Year:
1. Too Young
2. Summer Of '98
3. Coastal Cities
4. Wanted You
5. Everyone Knows Everyone
6. Don't Call
7. Denton, TX
8. Midnight Movie
9. Gamegirl
10. Picture
11. Don't Count On Me
12. Make You Mine
13. Lately
14. *Crosses Fingers*
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