Shenaniganz
We recently just endorsed the band Shenaniganz! The Germans still wonder how to pronounce that! Even the band had no answer for that in the summer of 2002. Georg, Dani, Dom and Tobay played a few shows before they wanted to bring their “bad ass rock n roll” to more people out there. The T.V. station, VIVA, announced a national battle of the bands: SchoolJam 2006, which the completed Shenaniganz took part in for fun and to put their skills to the test. The Shenaniganz won SchoolJam 2006 and left 1200 bands in the dust. That rock ‘n’ roll victory brought in a slew of festivals and gigs wanting the Shenaniganz to play on their stages. They played in famous festivals (D-Rock am Ring, A-Frequency, South Korean IJAF), and appeared on the radio and television. The Shenaniganz also released two records through the giant distributor SPV and an Indie label in Munich. However, the Shenaniganz faced some obstacles. The label ran out of money for advertisement and their video (a price of the SchoolJam) was not played on T.V. as promised. SPV, as many people know, announced insolvency. Despite the negative effects, the media continued to publish praises about the Shenaniganz music. They wrote comments like, “More Stooges in the little finger than other bands in the whole ass!” and “Only a few times as a journalist, you’re brought to tears of joy . . .” Audiences everywhere were blown away by the Shenaniganz’ performances and very soon the Shenaniganz gained the reputation of the best live band around. It is a well-recognized fact. Recently, the band with the crazy-don’t-know-how-to-pronounce-name won the John Lennon Talent Award in 2010. Their learning experience in the workshops and coaching will help the guys show the world their true rock ‘n’ roll capabilities and to proof to whole Germany that Shenaniganz are the great hope for a dying music genre. In 2011 they even proof it to the whole world with becoming third at the Global Battle of the Bands Final in Malaysia, the highest place for Germany ever. They defeat 15 world finalists in that last round and therefor at least 5000 bands worldwide. And even if no German is able to pronounce the band’s name, it doesn’t matter because they know – Shenaniganz rocks!
