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		<description><![CDATA[From the team that also produced the &#8220;Shift happens&#8221;, now the new Did you know 4.0. Full of interesting facts- but it especially gives you a feeling of how fast we&#8217;re moving.
Thanks Kurt (watch Kurt, Wim, Vincent, Thierry and me soon, by the way  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the team that also produced the &#8220;Shift happens&#8221;, now the new Did you know 4.0. Full of interesting facts- but it especially gives you a feeling of how fast we&#8217;re moving.</p>
<p>Thanks<a href="http://www.facebook.com/kurttuypens" target="_blank"> Kurt </a>(watch Kurt, Wim, Vincent, Thierry and me soon, by the way <img src='http://www.flyingchaz.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Skype … the 2009 story</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting read- even if probably once part of the story &#8230; After reading it, is may be seem hard to believe that over here in the US, Skype is being proclaimed as the only &#8216;real&#8217; Europe based success story &#8230; But if you consider Skype alone deals with approx. 8 (eight!) percent of the global [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting read- even if probably once part of the story &#8230; After reading it, is may be seem hard to believe that over here in the US, Skype is being proclaimed as the only &#8216;real&#8217; Europe based success story &#8230; But if you consider Skype alone deals with approx. 8 (eight!) percent of the global cross-border calls, that&#8217;s an incredible achievement. A great idea, with great entrepreneurs and investors that turned into a amazing outcome, is becoming an entrepreneurial intrigue.<br />
bart</p>
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		<title>Them Crooked Vultures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Josh Homme (QOSA), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), John Paul Jones  (Led Zeppelin) form the  new  Crooked  Vultures.  Live over  Europe  this week.



    

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Josh Homme (QOSA), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), John Paul Jones  (Led Zeppelin) form the  new  Crooked  Vultures.  Live over  Europe  this week.</p>
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		<title>The incredible evolution of Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TC featured a story about the incredible evolution of facebook.
Impressive stats, however I was especially surprised to see how strong Yahoo keeps performing in the US.
Also, netlog pops up here and there (Italy).

The Facebook Death Star Moves Across The Universe - 

    

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com" target="_blank">TC </a>featured a story about the incredible evolution of facebook.<br />
Impressive stats, however I was especially surprised to see how strong Yahoo keeps performing in the US.<br />
Also, netlog pops up here and there (Italy).</p>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9811540/The-Facebook-Death-Star-Moves-Across-The-Universe">The Facebook Death Star Moves Across The Universe</a> - </span></p>
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		<title>Entrepreneuring in Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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by Frank Addante


    

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The truth about entrepreneuring from Los Angeles!<br />
by Frank Addante</p>
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		<title>Amazon Graph - pretty amazing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agree with Robin,TC - this is an awesome graph from meet the boss, indicating the M&#38;A path of Amazon. It&#8217;s amazing to see the number of acquisitions and areas in which Amazon invested. After the acquisition of zappos last week for over 900 mio USD, I expect some kindle related companies to be next, as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Agree with Robin,TC - this is an awesome graph <a href="http://www.meettheboss.com/amazon-acquisitions-and-investments-zappos.html" target="_blank">from meet the boss</a>, indicating the M&amp;A path of Amazon. It&#8217;s amazing to see the number of acquisitions and areas in which Amazon invested. After the acquisition of zappos last week for over 900 mio USD, I expect some kindle related companies to be next, as Apple is heating up to launch a Kindle rival. And we all know when Apple enters a market with dedication &#8230;<br />
(click on image for full overview)</p>
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		<title>SonicAngel release2: Komen en Gaan, van Mathieu &amp; Guillaume</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks, we&#8217;re releasing a second artist on the SonicAngel label. I know we&#8217;re only supposed to start and release our platform around October 2009, but we like these artists so much we&#8217;re going early. It&#8217;s a cool mix of modern &#8216;kleinkunst&#8217;, folk and pop, brought by exceptional musicians and produced by Erhan. Album expected [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi folks, we&#8217;re releasing a second artist on the <a href="http://www.sonicangel.com " target="_blank">SonicAngel label</a>. I know we&#8217;re only supposed to start and release our platform around October 2009, but we like these artists so much we&#8217;re going early. It&#8217;s a cool mix of modern &#8216;kleinkunst&#8217;, folk and pop, brought by exceptional musicians and produced by Erhan. Album expected for October 2009. We&#8217;re touring all summer, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chapomusic" target="_blank">see here for dates</a>.</p>
<p>Discover <a href="http://www.m-g.be" target="_blank">their site</a> (http://www.m-g.be , by Glenn the amazing) +  listen and buy via <a href="http://bit.ly/14RfdS" target="_blank">iTunes</a> (  http://bit.ly/14RfdS  ) and <a href="http://bit.ly/m3qz7" target="_blank">Amazon</a> (  http://bit.ly/m3qz7  ).</p>
<p>Below some details (in Dutch) or <a href="http://www.theunit.be/nl/portfolio/sonicangel/mathieu-guillaume" target="_self">via our promodude Jan</a>. Enjoy!</p>
<p>bart</p>
<p><a href="http://bit.ly/14RfdS " target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-531" title="mg" src="http://www.flyingchaz.com/wp-content/uploads/mg-300x300.jpg" alt="mg" width="300" height="300" /></a> De broers Mathieu en Guillaume Engels raakten bekend dankzij hun deelname aan X-Factor 2008, waar ze op een zeer verdienstelijke 4de plaats eindigden. Hun eerste single ‘Komen en Gaan’ wordt uitgebracht via het <a href="http://www.sonicangel.com " target="_self">nieuwe muzieklabel SonicAngel</a>, recent gelanceerd door <a href="http://www.glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Maurice Engelen en Bart Becks. </a></p>
<p>Met de deelname van Mathieu &amp; Guillaume aan de talentenjacht X-Factor 2008, wisten ze de kijkers te overtuigen met covers van ondermeer Stef Bos, Bart Peeters, en een eigenzinnige vertaling van &#8216;Rise ’n Fall&#8217; van Craig David.</p>
<p>Mathieu &amp; Guillaume, respectievelijk 24 en 22, vormen als broers het ideale muzikale duo. Mathieu als songschrijver, gitarist en gedreven zanger met warme stem, en Guillaume als tweede stem, en met de mondharmonica. Twee verschillende karakters, maar twee handen op één buik die elkaar op vocaal en muzikaal vlak perfect aanvullen.</p>
<p>‘Tijdens X-factor 2008 was ik erg onder de indruk van het uitzonderlijke talent van deze twee broers en beschouwde hen als een echte revelatie’ aldus Maurice Engelen. ‘Ik zie hen als een uitzonderlijke mix van kleinkunst van de nieuwe generatie en kwalitatieve pop’.</p>
<p>Na de wedstrijd schakelde MNM hen in om de Vlaamse Muziekweek op kruissnelheid te brengen. Voor de ‘Ann &amp; Dave show’ bewerkten ze bekende nummers van Vlaamse collega’s (binnen de verschillende genres van de pop, rock- en dance muziek) en vertolkten die live in de studio… met verve!</p>
<p>Deze zomer wordt bijzonder druk voor de broertjes Engels. Een overvolle concertagenda in combinatie met de studio opnamen voor hun debuutalbum dat in oktober zal verschijnen. Live worden de gebroeders Engels bijgestaan door Sander Claes (jazzgitaar), Sam Pauwels (bas) en Hans Jacobs (percussie).</p>
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<a href="http://www.sonicangel.com " target="_blank">SonicAngel investeert in jong talent.<br />
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Na de release van de single ‘Bleeding Love’ van Tom Dice, wordt ook de single ‘Komen en Gaan’ van Mathieu &amp; Guillaume uitgebracht via SonicAngel, onlangs opgericht door Maurice Engelen en Bart Becks.</p>
<p>Meer info: <a href="http://www.m-g.be" target="_blank">www.m-g.be</a></p>
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		<title>A+H Venture fund. I think I like it. A lot!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think the most question most asked over the previous weeks was &#8216;Can you recommend any vc&#8217;s, bart ?&#8221; Over the last months and years, I have seen quite some - and I do believe that choosing the right investors or shareholders is just as important as choosing your team! However, again and again I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the most question most asked over the previous weeks was &#8216;Can you recommend any vc&#8217;s, bart ?&#8221; Over the last months and years, I have seen quite some - and I do believe that choosing the right investors or shareholders is just as important as choosing your team! However, again and again I see the roadway to hell: because of no alternative, a specific &#8216;money provider&#8217; is chosen anyway, and than the trouble starts. Milestones not reached, payments from investors delayed, focus off the product and customers and fully towards cash needs, etc etc</p>
<p>Over the last weeks, I have seen quite some investor that I like a lot. I like the experienced &#8216;hands-on&#8217; guys. Not hands-on in the way that they interfere in the daily management (though a bit can&#8217;t hurt to fully understand the product and market), but hands-on because they also have been entrepreneurs.</p>
<p>With that in perspective, today&#8217;s announcement of <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/marc-andreessen-forms-boutique-venture-capital-firm/">Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz </a>is an extremely interesting approach:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Marc Andreessen and business partner Ben Horowitz launched a boutique VC  fund Monday with an initial capitalization of $300 million that the pair intends to invest in “anything that involves chips and computers” at a clip of $50,000 to $50 million per startup.</p>
<p>The firm, Andreessen / Horowitz, makes a business of what has been a consuming private enterprise of the two, who have made angel investments all over Silicon Alley. While the money they have at their disposal now is considerably more than they had as lone private investors their approach will remain essentially the same, Andreessen and Horowitz told Wired at a recent briefing. That is to say, they they won’t invest in anything they don’t understand, period. This includes a lot of “cool stuff,” the eternally-boyish Andreessen explains, like clean and nano technology.</p>
<p>If you get to make a pitch a decision won’t be long in coming because it’s only the two partners deciding. But don’t bother to cold e-mail them with your Google-killing idea. You need an invitation to this party  — a referral from somebody you both know and that they respect. This rule, however — more bean-counter than dreamer-friendly — is pretty much disposed of almost as quickly as it is enunciated. “We’ll probably read the e-mail,” they say, shrugging and shooting each other a look after a moment’s reflection.</p></blockquote>
<p>Yep, things are moving. More later.</p>
<p>bart</p>
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Vanaf vandaag vrijdag 26 juni 2009 wordt ‘Bleeding Love’, de debuutsingle van Tom Dice, in de handel gebracht. Tom raakte bekend dankzij zijn deelname aan X-Factor 2008, waar hij na een zeer spannende finale als tweede eindigde. Zijn eerste single ‘Bleeding Love’ wordt uitgebracht via het muzieklabel SonicAngel, dat onlangs werd opgericht door Bart Becks [...]]]></description>
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<p><em></em>Vanaf vandaag vrijdag 26 juni 2009 wordt ‘Bleeding Love’, de debuutsingle van<a href="http://www.tomdice.be" target="_blank"> Tom Dice</a>, in de handel gebracht. Tom raakte bekend dankzij zijn deelname aan X-Factor 2008, waar hij na een zeer spannende finale als tweede eindigde. Zijn eerste single ‘Bleeding Love’ wordt uitgebracht via het muzieklabel <a href="http://www.sonicangel.com" target="_blank">SonicAngel</a>, dat onlangs werd opgericht door <a href="http://glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Bart Becks en Maurice Engelen</a>, die Toms coach was tijdens de talentenjachtwedstrijd.</p>
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<p>Met zijn deelname aan X-Factor 2008 wist Tom vriend en vijand te overtuigen van zijn muzikale capaciteiten. Hij maakte grote indruk bij de juryleden en het publiek met nummers als ‘Bleeding Love’ (Leona Lewis), ‘Ayo Technology’ (Milow), ‘Wonderwall’ (Oasis), ‘Seven Days’ (Craig David) en het zelf geschreven ‘Too Late’. Maurice Engelen verklaarde onmiddellijk na afloop van de finale reeds: “Ik heb het volste vertrouwen in Tom. Hij is echt een zeer getalenteerd artiest en een uniek figuur. Hij heeft een enorm goede stem en de looks”.</p>
<p>Nu, zes maanden later, is het zover: “de single ‘Bleeding Love’ is een nieuw bewijs van Toms uitzonderlijke talent en het begin van wat ongetwijfeld een mooie muzikale toekomst zal worden. Ik geloof in zijn kunnen”, zegt Maurice Engelen enthousiast. De release van het debuutalbum van Tom Dice is voorzien in september 2009.</p>
<p>De single wordt verdeeld via CNR/Mostiko en is te koop bij Free Record Shop alsook op iTunes. Er worden ook speciale acties opgezet met <a href="http://nl.netlog.com/tom_dice" target="_blank">Netlog, zoals de eerste digitale muziekbon</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.glechar.com" target="_self">Maiden flight van SonicAngel</a><br />
De eerste single wordt uitgebracht via SonicAngel, het muzieklabel van Glechar Music Ventures, dat onlangs werd opgericht door Maurice Engelen en Bart Becks. Beiden zijn gepassioneerd door technologie en muziek en hebben elk afzonderlijk reeds een indrukwekkend parcours afgelegd.</p>
<p>Meer info: <a href="http://www.tomdice.be" target="_blank">www.tomdice.be</a></p>
<p>* * *<br />
<a href="http://www.tomdice.be"> Tom Dice</a> (°Eeklo, 25 november 1989) ontdekte als jonge snaak van 8 jaar zijn liefde voor muziek. In de muziekschool koos hij de gitaar als instrument. Op 11-jarige leeftijd al hield hij het echter voor bekeken en sloeg hij zijn eigen weg in. Tom herontdekte muziek door ze zelf te creëren en nog voor zijn twaalfde verjaardag schreef hij zijn eerste nummer. Sindsdien ontpopte Tom zich als een singer-songwriter ‘pur sang’, die het best tot zijn recht komt wanneer hij zijn eigen nummers kan schrijven, componeren en zingen. Hij laat zich graag inspireren door zowel Gavin DeGraw, Taylor Swift, Tyler Hilton, Damien Rice als The Kooks, Muse (in het bijzonder Matthew Bellamy), Placebo en System Of A Down. Toen hij 15 was richtte Tom een band op genaamd ‘The Dice’. Vandaar dus zijn artiestennaam.</p>
<p><a href="http://glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Maurice Engelen</a> startte zijn muzikale loopbaan op jonge leeftijd als manager van verschillende groepen en richt als prille twintiger Antler-Subway Records op. Hij lag mee aan de basis van het succes van o.a. 2 Belgen, Nacht und Nebel, The Pop Gun, Won Ton Ton, Kate Ryan, Leopold 3, 2 Fabiola, Milk Inc en Belle Perez. Maurice verwierf internationale faam als ‘recording and performing artist’ van Praga Khan en Lords of Acid. In 1994 ontdekt Hollywood zijn talent en zijn muziek belandt op heel wat soundtracks, o.a. van kaskrakers als &#8216;Basic Instinct&#8217;, &#8216;Austin Powers&#8217; en &#8216;What Women Want&#8217;. In 2007 schrijft Maurice Engelen de muziek voor Nic Balthazar&#8217;s succesfilm &#8216;Ben X&#8217;. Nu keert hij terug naar zijn eerste grote liefde: het ontdekken en lanceren van jong muzikaal talent.</p>
<p><a href="http://glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Bart Becks</a> is reeds jaren internationaal actief in verschillende domeinen van digitale media. Hij is gepassioneerd door het samengaan van technologie en muziek. Na een aantal jaren bij FNAC in Frankrijk, werd Bart Becks CEO van Belgacom Skynet, waar baanbrekend werk werd verricht inzake downloads (Skynet Music Club) en de eerste streaming van muziekfestivals zoals o.a. Rock Werchter en Pukkelpop. Na een internationale carrière aan het hoofd van mediagigant SBS Europa/ProSiebenSat1 en Netlog, werpt hij zich nu op het lanceren van Belgisch talent via innovatieve muziekconcepten.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[A view on what is each time an incredible moment at the DM concerts&#8230; This one from Berlin.

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A retrospect on Depeche Mode&#8217;s concert at Werchter Classic 2009.



    

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<p>A retrospect on Depeche Mode&#8217;s concert at Werchter Classic 2009.</p>
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