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Kiss Me On The Lips: Making the Video

// May 11th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // News

The Shed Records crew headed for sunny Brighton recently to shoot the next Natisse video… And happened to pick the hottest weekend of the year so far to do it!

‘Kiss Me On The Lips’ has a lot to live up to if it’s going to top Nat’s famous video for ‘Follow Me’, but with a sexy seaside postcard theme, we think the finished product is going to be the best one yet…

Check out these early stills from the shoot and we’ll let you know on Twitter when the finished video is available to see (so make sure you’re following…)

The full remix package for Kiss Me On The Lips, including the winning track and runners up from our competition, will be released this summer. See you on the beach!

Natisse Interview: Part 2

// May 7th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

After hearing about the trials of shooting a half naked video in the cold streets of London, today Nat tells us what’s lined up next in the Natisse plans for world domination…

Now ‘Follow Me’ has come out, what comes next?

We’ve just shot a new video, for ‘Kiss Me On The Lips’, in Brighton which was a lot of fun and very different to the last one – it was a lot warmer for a start! The KMOTL remix package contains winning entries to our remix contest from Zaheer and 4 runners-up. We had load of good entries and the public vote went really well too. Thanks to all who entered, and all who voted!

Any live shows coming up?

We’re auditioning for some dancers for my stage show at the moment, and lining up some pretty exciting gigs for the next few months. First up is Air & Breathe in Dartford on June 1st. Being in the studio is quite hard work, but live you really get that buzz and it gets you into the song more easily. I love it.

What else would you like to do now the album is prtty much finished?

I’d love to do a ballad. Something that will make people cry, like Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Beautiful Disaster’. I was at performing arts college in London and we used to play Alanis Morrisette’s ‘Uninvited’, which was later covered as a Freemasons club hit. I’m trying to do things the other way around, recording acoustic versions of my dance tracks. We just did ‘Not Over You’, one of my first tracks, with piano, and ‘Follow Me’ is next, so that’s really exciting. Listen out for them.

You recently Twittered (@natissemusic) that you wished all your dreams would come true – can you let us in on what they are?

I want people to stop and take notice. To think, that girl has really got something, she’s brave and she’s doing it. Obviously I want to see my songs and videos on MTV and Ministry of Sound compilations, and I’d like to see myself judging the X-Factor one day! My dreams are to go out there and live the dream.

Download Follow Me from iTunes

Natisse Interview: Follow Me Video

// May 6th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // News

With Follow Me still being hammered on the nation’s dancefloors, we grabbed a moment with Nat to talk about her music, her dreams and that saucy video…

‘Follow Me’ has been causing a bit of a stir, not least because of the video, which shows more than a flash of bare cheek in the street. How was it shooting the video?

I felt a little bit uncomfortable to start with… but only as I was wearing some new heels! After couple of practice shots I forgot I wasn’t wearing much and it all felt pretty normal. Obviously passers-by didn’t think that though! We had some looks. One guy got in trouble with his girlfriend for staring. You know what girlfriends are like about stuff like that. Then we had a truck driver who stopped and tried to take a picture, a cabbie who kept driving past and a van-load of young guys making rude jokes.
The funny thing was we filmed outside when it was freezing, but I was the only one not complaining about the cold because I was walking around in time to the music all day!

What reaction to the video have you got so far from friends and family?

My friend have been nice, the usual comment being ‘nice bum’. Some have moaned that it’s too revealing, but then I tell them if it was Cheryl Cole in the video they wouldn’t think twice about it, and they usually agree.
My grandparents were a bit ‘ooh-la-la’ when they first saw it – and my parents too – but after the first shock they were fine. I think it was more a surprise to them that I’d actually do something like that than anything else.

You’ve been busy recording an album and lots of singles to come. Tell us a bit about which are your favourite tracks so far and why?

I think the next single, ‘Kiss Me On The Lips’, in my favourite. I’ve got a great songwriting and production team, but I didn’t like it at first. Hearing it with the music was totally different and it sounds very funky. It’s also more upbeat and it’s funny too. Having said that ‘Follow Me’ is so catchy I think it’s going to be a lot of people’s favourite out of what I’ve done so far.

Look out for part 2 of this interview tomorrow…

Four More Remixes To Be Released

// April 23rd, 2010 // No Comments » // News

With the standard so high, and the range of different styles so wide, we thought it was only right to allow a few more of the fantastic entries into the remix competition the chance to shine on dancefloors.

Therefore we can now announce that 4 runners up from the shortlist of 12 Kiss Me On The Lips mixes that went to the public vote will also be give a proper release on Shed Records. They are the mixes by:

Earl E Daw
M-One
DJ Kippling
Paul Sirrell

Congratulations to you all. This doesn’t include the guaranteed plays in clubs that Zaheer won outright, but will see these versions go out as part of the official big remix package. And if DJs reactions are positive, they all may well be heard played out at a club near you soon!

Hear all the remixes in the final shortlist here

Zaheer wins Natisse Remix Competition

// April 21st, 2010 // 9 Comments » // News

We can now announce that the winner of the competition to remix the next Natisse single, Kiss Me On The Lips, is the talented producer Zaheer.

Big congratulations to him from the whole team at Shed Records, York Street Music, The Music Producer and our club network judges. His remix was a big hit with the public and gathered huge support in the voting (backed up in the comments section too). It was an immediate contender for our shortlist when we first heard it, so makes a worthy winner… and a potential club smash!

The win secures Zaheer inclusion on the official remix package for Natisse’s Kiss Me On The Lips, due for release in June, and guarantees his mix peak-time play for a month in over 82 major nightclubs across the UK including Oceana, Lava & Ignite, Envy, Liquid and JJ’s venues.

We can also announce that due to the exceptionally high quality of the finalists’ entries, Shed Records will be releasing a few of the runners-up along with the official release, which will be announced in the next couple of days so keep you’re eyes peeled for that! Whilst these won’t enjoy the guaranteed peak-time club plays of the winning entry, all officially released tracks get serviced to over 600 UK Club DJ’s and 1100 Radio DJ’s worldwide!

You can still hear Zaheer’s remix, and all of the 12 entries on the voting shortlist here.

A huge thank you goes out to our partners and sponsors on this competition. The Music Producer for providing the all-important free downloads and bountiful prizes, and our UK club network for the support across all their clubs and associated websites.

Final thanks must go out to the public, who voted in their hundreds over the last week and have been spreading the word via Twitter, Facebook and beyond. We hope you’ve enjoyed this competition and will keep following Natisse as our assault on the dancefloors and the charts continues!

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More news of the release of Zaheer’s Kiss Me On The Lips remix coming soon on natisse.com.

Results Countdown: All Revealed at Midday Tomorrow!

// April 20th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // News

The public vote in the Natisse Remix Competition has been an incredibly closely fought battle, with only a whisker separating the top few candidates.

We will announce the final result here on natisse.com at midday (BST) tomorrow, Wednesday 21st April.

The winner get a full release of their mix as part of the Kiss Me On The Lips package and guaranteed plays in the top clubs in the UK. And we’ll have some further exciting news about a couple of runners up too.

Join us at lunchtime tomorrow for the big announcement!

Voting Closed: Result Coming soon!

// April 19th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // News

The public vote in the Natisse ‘Kiss Me On The Lips’ Remix Competition is now closed. A huge thanks to the many hundreds of you who checked out the 12 finalists and selected your choice of track.

We’re tallying up the numbers and will be announcing the winner here on natisse.com very shortly, so make sure you return to find out which track will scoop the honour of being included in the official remix package, for release in June.

The winner will be heard in clubs before that too, with guaranteed peak-time play in all our partner clubs nationwide including Oceana, Liquid, Envy, Lava & Ignite and JJ’s.

Remix Comp: Last Chance to Vote

// April 16th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

The votes are still pouring in for the best entry in our Remix Competition for the next Natisse single, ‘Kiss Me On The Lips’.

And the comments and messages of support for your favourite remixers also make interesting reading. It’s going to be a very tight contest!

You’ve got until this Sunday (18th) to make your voice heard. Preview the tracks and make your selection. The winning remix will be released in June as part of the full remix package, but club play will start in a matter of weeks…

Vote HERE now!

Natisse Hits the Gym

// April 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

Thousands of people sculpting their perfect figures on treadmills and exercise bikes across the UK and Germany right now are being treated to a flash of Natisse on their video screens.

The video for new Natisse hit ‘Follow Me’ is currently on heavy play at over 800 gyms, spas and health clubs including the many Total Fitness, LA Fitness, Virgin Active and David Lloyd clubs.

Nat’s determined (if scantily clad) stride through the streets of London is obviously the ideal thing to keep people’s minds off their own screaming legs and push them that bit further to achieving the body beautiful.

We can’t think why?!

Follow Me Video Gets Major Exposure

// April 13th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

The now infamous video for ‘Follow Me’ is currently showing on the homepage of 82 of the UK’s biggest nightclubs!

The cheeky clip of Nat striding through the streets of London with little on below the waist has already proved to be a big hit on YouTube, but now it’s getting some more, erm, exposure via the excellent MUZU music video player on the sites of national club chains including Liquid, Envy, Lava & Ignite, Oceana and JJ’s.

Check it out when planning your next big night out, and make sure you request the DJ plays ‘Follow Me’ (although they probably will do anyway, as the feedback from the jocks so far has been fantastic).

Here’s the video on MUZU.TV:

UKCN on MUZU