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Brandon Bethancourt: piano, vocals, electro drums and programming, accordion, melodica, harp, organ, synthesizers, lowrider bass... everything else...


Guest musicians in the studio:

Zach Condon: (of Beirut): trumpet, ukelele

Rosina Roibal: Viola

Naila Dixon: vocals

Stefanie Lamm: vocals

Hilary Bethancourt: vocals, melodica

Heather Trost: Violin

Hari Ziznweski: (of Rap): clarinet, vocals

Kyra LaMariana: vocals

InfluencesStephan Bodzin -
The Patron Saint of Deutschland
Popof
Spektre
Beethoven
Henryk Gorecki
Arvo Pärt
Phillip Glass
godspeed you black emperor
A Silver Mt. Zion
Stars of the Lid
Vangelis
Goran Bregovic
Byzantine Chant
Antony and the Johnsons
King Crimson
Moody Blues
Rush
Queen
Led Zeppelin
Journey
Scorpions
80's Metallica
Dio
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Dethklok
Midnight Star
Gap Band
Rick James
Real People
Daft Punk
Ninja Gaiden 1988
R. Kelly
Sounds LikeI'm in love with a bird


"Space Eagle"
Lim. Ed. Cassette Tape
Feb. 2010





"Holiday"





"Dance Party in The Balkans"


Record LabelAIWM, Milan Records
Type of LabelIndie


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AM Only Booking (Joe Rosenberg): joe@amonly.com
Info/ Licensing: info@alaskainwinter.com



Alaska in Winter:
• is aka Brandon Bethancourt
• is originally from New Mexico
• spent half a year in Alaska out in a cabin in the woods recording music during the winter of 2004... hence the name (And yes- Brandon did it years before Bon Iver even had the idea)
• later traveled Eastern Europe in search of dance parties
• finally released its 'debut', "Dance Party in the Balkans" which featured a young Zach Condon (Beirut) in the summer of 2007 on European label Regular Beat
• has many unreleased recordings prior to "Dance Party..."
• over half a year later finally released a slightly different version of its 1st album in the US through Milan Records.
• did first North American tour as support act for Beirut fall 2007
• did first headlining tour in Europe spring of 2008
• relocated to Berlin, Germany and recorded 2nd album "Holiday" summer 2008
• continues to tour with its "virtual video orchestra" and pretty much lives out of a suitcase somewhere between Berlin, New York, and New Mexico.
• is currently living in Berlin working on new music and training for the 24 hour dance party Olympics
• hopes to release a cassette tape of tunes entitled "Space Eagle [the motion picture soundtrack]" soon but is having difficulty due to multiple hard drive failures, laptops dying and other technological disasters... yet Brandon continues to summon the force of german robots with high hopes that we will all experience colorful laser tears of joy.





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AM Only (Joe Rosenberg): joe@amonly.com
US Management: stefanie.lamm@yahoo.com

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raditko

raditko



Feb 2 2010 9:38 PM

Hello Brandon,
just stopping by to say hello from Bratislava...:)
have a good one!

luke

luke



Jan 15 2010 8:20 PM

bramdon. are you going to play songs in albuquerque?
DRU

DRU



Jan 12 2010 9:27 PM

awesome to hear new songs! I wanna get up on that sound track!
Speckled Glitter

Speckled Glitter
Online Now!


Jan 8 2010 6:22 AM

Awesome remix bro!!
Hazen

Hazen



Dec 27 2009 12:30 AM

Just got my t-shirt in the mail! Looks fit! 
PIANORAMA

PIANORAMA



Dec 16 2009 4:54 AM

Wonderful music!
[u]FLO

[u]FLO



Dec 9 2009 11:52 PM

Oh la la Brandon,
I ADOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE Sunrise over Deutschland TOO!
Breathtaking again! ;-)
Warmest thoughts. Take care.
F.
Kevin Echlin music.

Kevin Echlin music.



Dec 9 2009 3:42 AM

i def voted for you, good stufffs
Mattijs van den Bosch

Mattijs van den Bosch



Nov 19 2009 12:48 AM

Hey Brandon,

I have been listening to the audiopage of your new homepage all evening. Especially the parts of the soundtrack of the Space eagle project. Great stuff!

greetings,
Mattijs
Michael

Michael



Nov 14 2009 2:45 AM

I guess I'm a bit late for this; but I created this account to let you know that I, too, was driving from Arkansas to see you in Austin.

You were great. Thank you for mentioning us, it really made the weekend complete.

Also, I loved your upside down band.
This gun is for hire.

This gun is for hire.



Nov 14 2009 2:45 AM

hahha, i wrote you a bulletin
LUCKYBOYaDANCE!

LUCKYBOYaDANCE!



Nov 14 2009 2:44 AM

nice song ! :)
bp

Brandon Parks



Nov 11 2009 5:54 AM

Dude, thank you so much for that little shout-out at FFFFest.

That totally made our weekend. You were amazing.
DRU

DRU



Nov 6 2009 4:04 PM

Your a huge influence thanks for existing. Once i make a name for myself with my music I really wanna collaborate on a song with you. I'm trying to find a way to play my songs live, i'm a one man band, getting there though. take care
icpj☂

Ilissa Carman P J



Nov 2 2009 3:45 PM

your music makes the world around me turn into something beautiful.
it makes a moment complete.
makes me feel invincible.
ever since i discovered your music it has become the playlist to my daily life - and it helps me through each day.
it's amazing how music can do that - thankyou for creating this music. ♥
Boitamusik

Boitamusik



Nov 2 2009 3:44 PM

Thanks for Vendôme at Rockomotive :D
Amazing show !

See u later at france
kati.

kati.



Nov 1 2009 6:28 PM

you have no idea
how much your music means to me.
please don't stop at all

ka.ti.


Katrina

Katrina



Oct 31 2009 3:55 AM

Play SF or Oakland or anywhere in Northern California. For realz! 
Wnky.

Effervescent Irrelevance



Oct 30 2009 1:02 AM

Hello i love you, your band & your bloody awesome music. maybe i'd get to see you again at airwaves next year :-)

x
Miss Pureheart

Miss Pureheart



Oct 30 2009 1:02 AM

nice concert in LU, Nantes. greetings to your band!
Susanna Berivan

Susanna Berivan



Oct 30 2009 1:02 AM

hello through the polarnight.
great music.




Naoharu Saijo

Naoharu Saijo



Oct 27 2009 2:45 PM

Hello 

Thanks for the add

greeting from Japan Naoharu Saijo
bastian of tale

bastian of tale



Oct 6 2009 12:06 PM

thanks for add.
love your music.
karen h

karen h



Oct 6 2009 12:06 PM

bring back some ice from the homeland for me...
Put Your Hands Up For Neo-Tokyo

Put Your Hands Up For Neo-Tokyo



Sep 29 2009 6:11 PM

Thanks for a nice concert in Bergen during the Phonofestival!
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