Recently, last Saturday just 10th of August, Kaktooz performed at an outdoor concert in Jiangmen, one of Guangdong's provinces. It was for the Tiger Beer Rock Festival 2013 Concert Tour. Kaktooz is officially the title holder of 3 awards for the Tiger Translate Battle of the Bands China 2013. It was an open contest with thousands joining all through out China and the band is Grand Champion for the Shenzhen Finals, Guangdong Finals and Yunan China Semi-Finals. Including the non-titled rounds, Kaktooz won 1st place on 6 consecutive legs taking them all the way to Beijing as a China Grand Finalist. Their original songs "Rock n Roll" and 'Starting Over" also won as Best Composition giving them prize money and Epiphone Tiger Beer Guitar Trophies. The group has just finished recording final tracks for the original Starting Over and is on the mixing stage. The song will be released online for free public sharing very soon. A physical CD is also on the works for probable release late quarter of this year.
Jiangmen is 3 hours away by land travel from Shekou, Shenzhen where Kaktooz is presently based so they had to leave early to make sound-checks and other preparations. The show started at 8pm with another local band opening for them. Kaktooz's 45 minute onslaught of cover renditions and originals set the grounds on fire and the band was well accepted by the crowd who cheered and yelled for more. The Tiger Rock Festival in Jiangmen is not initial trial leg for a planned Kaktooz tour of Asia which the band is looking forward to materialize within the year at the same time they will be releasing singles out in the market. Other cities with tentative schedules for the Kaktooz Asian Tour include Tianghan, Sanya Island Hainan and Singapore. Like most of the bands based in Shenzhen, China, Kaktooz is a pioneering member of Planet Art Council and they will be forming as well for PAC-U, Planet Art Council United - the Grand Launching Beach Concert Party. |