Potbelleez

The Potbelleez are a four piece Irish & Australian House/Electro music group. Both DJs/Producers Dave Goodie and Johnny Sonic were born in Dublin, Ireland. During 2006 they began recording songs in their 54 Thomson Street, Darlinghurst terrace with two vocalists: Blu (originally from Brisbane and now based out of Sydney) and Ilan Kidron. The Potbelleez signed to their record label Vicious at the end of 2006 and their music was later released by Vicious as the In the Junkyard EP in 2007. They are currently living in Sydney, Australia. Their music has been featured on TV shows such as Blood Sweat and Gears, Crunch, So You Think You Can Dance and Australia's Next Top Model, and their tracks "Junkyard" and "Duuurty Dreemz" became the unofficial theme tunes to Channel Ten's Big Brother Up-Late show. The Potbelleez also performed "Don't Hold Back" at the Big Brother Australia finale in 2007, and their latest single "Are You with Me" was used to open the finale show in 2008. The Potbelleez opened Channel Ten's live New Years Eve Television broadcast from Dawes Point under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This performance was broadcast to over two million viewers on the night. They performed "Junkyard", "Are You With Me" and "Don't Hold Back" before the A-League Grand Final of 2008 at the Sydney Football Stadium in February 2008. In March and April 2008, The Potbelleez supported the German band Scooter on their "Jumping All Over The World" Tour in the German cities Leipzig, Dresden, Hamburg, Berlin and Dortmund. Most of the gigs were sold out. The Potbelleez continue to gain success with their 'Moulin Nights' gig at Kings Cross' Moulin Rouge. Their breakthrough single, "Don't Hold Back", debuted in its first week on the ARIA Singles Chart at #36 and reached #14 during next week. "Don't Hold Back" has achieved #1 on the ARIA Club Chart and ARIA Dance Chart. It has peaked at #5 and was certified Platinum recently, with sales over 100,000. The video was directed by two-time ARIA Award winning filmmaker James Hackett and shot on location in Kings Cross inside the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Sydney. The Potbelleez perform live as a four piece with vocalists Blu and Ilan Kidron. The Potbelleez are managed by Myles Cooper and signed to his Phat Planet Music Media company. In 2008, The Potbelleez mixed their first DJ mix CD for Ibiza super-club Pacha, which was released in Australia through Central Station Records. The Potbelleez have signed on to and mixed Ministry of Sound sessions, released in June 2008 in Australia. The Potbelleez are signed to Frenetic Records in the UK and dance label Kontor Records in Germany. The Potbelleez follow-up single to "Don't Hold Back" is "Are You with Me", and was released in Australia on May 31st 2008. They have performed this song at many live events, including an extended version at the A-League Grand Final 2008 and television show Rove Live. The Potbelleez newest single "Trouble Trouble" was aired on the Hot 30 Countdown exclusively on September 25th. When speaking to Cam St Clair of Sea FM, Ilan Kidron announced that the single would hit shelves mid-October. It hit digital stores at the same time as the album. A music video has been made for the single. The video is of The Potbelleez at a wild party. The video can be seen on YouTube and has appeared frequently on Channel V. On November 1st 2008 The Potbelleez released their self-titled debut album. On 2nd November 2008, it was at Number 7 on the iTunes album charts. The song "Don't Hold Back" was nominated for an ARIA at the 2008 ARIAs. The cover image of The Potbelleez' second single, "Don't Hold Back".Don't Hold Back is featured in a PlayStation 2 game called 'Singstar: Hottest Hits'