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WHO? Dope D.O.D. is a Dutch hip‐hop crew that puts strong vocal lines on heavy aggressive beats. The name originates from Mc Dopey Rotten (DOPE) and Skits Vicious & Jay Reaper (Duo of Darkness). These three outspoken characters teamed up and they stand out by being their remarkable selves. Language is clearly no barrier for Dutch hip‐hop collective Dope D.O.D. For the past three years, they have been at the forefront of a budding European hip‐hop scene. Their sound can be described as “a new realm of hardcore hip hop with classic styles and European electronic sound thrown in the mix.” RECENT SUCCES: In January 2011, Dope D.O.D. crashed onto the scene with their debut music video “What Happened.” The video was greeted with a strong reception, resonating with fans internationally on its way to racking up to almost 17 million Youtube views to date. The success immediately lead to two remarkable collaborations. With rap legend Sean Price and underground star Simon Roofless (both from the USA). In June 2011 Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) saw the video and invited the band to become the main support act for Limp Bizkit’s European tour. In September of that year a headline tour followed taking them through Russia and the Baltic States. In October they played the Iceland Airwaves Festival and impressed everybody present, immediately securing a spot in Reykjavik’s most Popular nightclub with a capacity of over 1,000 people. After this the group went straight to the USA to tour with KORN for their “Path Of Totality’ Tour. In between they releasedThe Evil EP and their debut album Branded. At the start of 2012 the group was chosen as “Most Promising Act of 2012” at the Eurosonic/Noorderslag festival in the Netherlands, Europe’s biggest showcase festival by international music industry professionals. The international success of the videos and shows prompted SXSW to feature Dope D.O.D. as a 2012 Showcasing Artist. After their showcases at SXSW and Canadian Music Week they closed a worldwide deal with The Agency Group. As well as a North American deal with the famous hip hop label Duck Down records. During the Lowlands festival (biggest festival in Holland) the group inked another deal with Rough Trade Distribution who will hande the group’s releases for Europe. The group played more than 115 shows in 17 different countries in 2012. They performed at the biggest festivals in Europe, Rock en Seines, Printemps de Bourges, Eurockeenes (France) , Dour (Belgium) Monegros Dessert Fest (Spain) Best fest (Roumania) Lowlands (The Netherlands) Hip Hop Kemp (CZ) The Great Escape (UK), Dour (BE), Paleo (CH), Stuttgart Hip Hop open (GE) and Sziget (HU). ‘Branded’ was re‐released in the US on October 9th and the video for ‘What Happened’ has been added immediately to the MTV U playlist and highlighted on sites likewww.allhiphop.com and www.hiphopdx.com while the second video with Sean Price (Psychosis) waspremiered on VEVO USA in November 2012. In January 2013, during an internationally broadcasted award show, the group received a European Border Breakers Award for being one of the most booked acts during the European festival summer of 2012. April 20 their second album Da Roach was released. It featured artists who greatly inspired the group, such as:Redman, Onyx, Sean Price and Kool Keith. Da Roach entered the French Independent Radio Charts at #36this was the first time in Dutch history for an album to reach the French Charts. In Italy Rolling Stone Magazine Premiered the album and the group did many radio and TV appearances during their tour through Europe, taking them to 11 countries in 16 days. The success of Da Roach lead to a new round of Summer festivals, playing the biggest stages at the biggest festivals, like Pukkelpop (BE), Splash & Serengeti (GE),Dockville (GE) and BAM Barcelona (ES). In between all these shows, the group recorded a video with hiphop hero’s Onyx who also asked Dope D.O.D. to feature on their own album (release 28‐02‐ 2014). But no rest for the wicked, in November the group did a sold out tour (12 dates) in Russia, Belarus and Ukrain. In between the Russian tour and the upcoming release the group also found time to feature on some remarkable releases, by Hip Hop legends Onyx (Wakedafucup), by Italy’s biggest rapper Salmo (Blood Shake and with the German group Snowgoons (Guillotine Rap). In April of 2014 the Master Xploder tape was released and this meant a new step forward in the career of the group. The title track and the track Ridiculous got great response from media and public. Their album also got noticed in the US, leading to playing together with Ghostface Killer. Some other remarkable shows the group played during their Master Xploder tour so far are: Monegros Dessert (ES), Park Live (RU), Les Ardentes (BE). In September they appeared as special guest on the massive popular Hip Hop TV party, with an audience of 15,000 people at the venue and well over a million viewers at home. Now the group is finishing the songs and video’s for their newest EP, which shall be released in February 2015. The first song ‘Trapazoid’ reached over 250,000 views in it’s first week indicating the new material of the group is highly anticipated. Moreover since their upcoming tour already consists of 36 shows for the first 5 months of 2015, taking the group to Italy, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, UK, France, Estonia, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Serbia, Czech Republic and The Netherlands. FACTS 244,772 fans on Facebook, with 80% male and 20% female and the largest group between 18 and 24 years old (53%) 15,447 followers on Twitter, with 62% male and 38% female and the largest group between 25 and 34 years old. (51%) 13,500 followers on Instagram Video’s on Youtube more than 42 milliion views in total on their channel with 141,973 subscribers. Links Dope D.O.D.’s Official Site Video Dope D.O.D.’s Youtube Channel Audio Dope D.O.D.’s Soundcloud SOME VIDEOS TRAPAZOID (1‐1‐2015) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO7esBWVUt4 RIDICULOUS (8‐7‐2014) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU9KyXsDn0I MASTER XPLODER (18‐2‐2014) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh‐KLn_ySSI ROCKET LIVE VIDEO (6‐2‐2013) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqNGgk5C7m4 WHAT HAPPENED (30‐1‐2011) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z‐zL_paDVTc over 17 million views. 3S MUSIC MANAGEMENT Andries van Wieren Andries@3smusic.eu +31622114406