Cassette

Taken a year off.
Back in April 2011 with a new single.
History:
Cassette was nominated for 3 x MTN South African Music Awards in 2007 including that for Best Group, and ended up taking the award for Best Rock Album with their debut album, Welcome Back To Earth. The band has collaborated with local legends such as the Mahotella Queens, Zubz and Vusi Mahlasela and has supported international artists such as Pink, Evanescence, Eagle Eye Cherry, Blof and many more. At the request of Nelson Mandela, they also opened the 46664 Concert in December last year.



They have had 6 major national hits in South Africa from their first album including 'Tracy', 'Beautiful Smile', 'Sometimes' (featuring the Mahotella Queens) and 'AI'. They have also had a national hit with a cover of the Boomtown Rats hit, 'I Don't Like Mondays'. They have produced three music videos, two of which have occupied the number one spot on MK89's music video charts, while the video for 'Sometimes' reached the number one spot on MTV Base.



Their internet viral adverts for their music (and for the Cassette brand) have had more than 2 million international viewings online with three of these having been licensed by the BBC and German national TV for flighting in the UK and Europe.



Cassette has toured Europe extensively and in Jan 2008, became the first SA rock band ever to tour Japan. In November, 2008 Cassette were nominated for an MTV Award for the BEST LIVE ACT in the world and played at the ceremony along with Kelly Rowland in Abuja, Nigeria on November 22, 2008.



Cassette is known for their often-outrageous live performances and their dedication to entertainment. Their recent protest against Zimbabwean dictator, Robert Mugabe, during their headline slot at Oppikoppi Festival and a Guns 'N Roses spoof in front of a 40 000 strong crowd are examples of this.



They have currently finished work on their second album with Grammy Award winning producer, Darry Torr and mixing engineer, Mark Needham (who has worked with The Killers, Chris Isaak and many more.)



Cassette recently signed to EMI.



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