Mike Weatherley MP is proud to announce Orange Amplification has come on board as the latest supporter of Rock The House, the Parliamentary live music competition which supports the UK live music industry and promotes the importance of intellectual property rights.

The competition sees MPs nominate the best live musicians and music venue from their constituencies. Now in its second year it has become the single most participated-in Parliamentary competition with a massive 165 MPs submitting nominations – including the Prime Minister, David Cameron and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Jeremy Hunt.

The finalists will be announced on 23rd May, with the live finals competition being held on 30th May in last year’s joint winner in the live music venue category, the Bedford in Balham. Winners will be invited to play a live set on the terrace of the House of Commons in the evening, which will see a full backline of Orange amps.

Commenting on the involvement of Orange Amplification, Mike Weatherley MP said “We’re delighted to have Orange on board, particularly with their strong British heritage dating back to the 60s with their products being used by international music legends.”

Cliff Cooper, CEO of Orange Amplification said “We are very proud to be working with Mike in supporting the Rock The House competition which is both raising the awareness of the live music industry and also providing a superb platform to showcase the best of upcoming British talent.” Orange Amplification has just been awarded for the third time in six years the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2012.

With no shortage of Patronage from rock stars, a vast array of priceless prizes and a finalists’ judging panel that reads as the who’s who of the music industry, it is no surprise that Rock the House has captured the imagination of MPs and musicians alike.

Genre:      Pop Rock

Website:   www.kolor.cc/

Myspace:  www.myspace.com/kolorhk

KOLOR is a Hong Kong based popular rock band, with vocalist and guitarist Sammy, guitarist Robin, bass Ko Fung and drummer Michael which was formed in 2005. The name KOLOR came from the phrase COLOR, meaning that their music and character of individuals and innovative ideas, want a different color to bring greater impact for the Hong Kong music scene.

KOLOR Debut

KOLOR was established in 2005, formed by members from former local bands Lam Kee, Tat Flip and Nothing None, hoping to form a unique musical style, KOLOR’s music was appreciated and then was signed by musician Wong Ka Keung (Bass player of Hong Kong’s famous band BEYOND). In 2007, their debut album [COLOR], awarded KOLOR the top 3 most popular band by The Commercial Radio 903, and has been given high attention. In 2009, KOLOR’s second album SURREALISM contained a collection of works including the radio hit “Besieged City”, “helpless” and other songs, their style has also matured and had more opportunities for large-scale performances.

2010: Full-speed development period

After years of hard work and experience accumulated a series of performances, on August 6, 2010 KOLOR released their third album Independence and in Hong Kong Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Center held their first solo concert “Independence Live”, causing a very positive response. Their hit singles “find cause and effect” and “semi-song,” has had a high radio rate, their third single “right or wrong” was also featured by Hong Kong female artist Candy Lo. In December 2010, their 4th album “As Simple As” was released, the new singles including “passing”, “day of that year” also had great response.

November 2010, KOLOR officially announced the 24K concert, joined with Hip Hop group 24HERBS, a flavor of of HIP HOP+Rock music styled combinations concert which was held on December 21 2010 in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Centre Star Hall, for the first time landing more than three thousand spectators stage, the band became an important milestone since their band was formed.

And in December 2010, the band was invited to participate withmany local bands to attend Taiwan’s large-scale music festival “The Simple Life Festival”, boosting out of Hong Kong to perform, KOLOR’s musical territory continued to expand outwards.

2011: The new song title was recognized

February 2011, the title song “Foolish Old Man” won them their first Top 1 single at Hong Kong’s RTHK’s billboard, the other main single “Philadelphia Experiment” was chosen by TVB to be the theme song of programme ”Kung Fu Star” and also to get the Top 1 single at the “Jade Solid Gold” music programme. The band held the second concert “KOLOR Now Loading Concert 2011″ on the 23rd to 24th July 2011, and released their fifth album [change] again, to lay a booster.

KOLOR Now Loading concert grand success

With KOLOR’s fifth album released, on August 20 2011, KOLOR performed at Guangzhou and participated with Candy Lo, beginning to enter the mainland market.

Click on the link below to view Orange Product Specialist, Doug Doppler, demonstrate the  Signature #4 Jim Root  Terror and 2×12″ Speaker Cab

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Slipknot’s Jim Root launches the Signature #4 Jim Root Terror half stack on the Orange booth at NAMM 2012

           In its latest review, iGuitarMag has given the Signature #4 Jim Root Terror its joint highest ever score.

          Here’s iG’s verdict:

          “I had a great time reviewing this amp.  It is most certainly capable of far more than the ultra high gain tones. And then you have to consider the price, which we feel makes it all the more impressive.  I have to be honest, I’m never one to be very excited about signature models but this amp made me want to play and play and play.  This for me is a sure sign of a fantastic product! We’ve no choice but to award it our joint highest ever score.”

      Click on the link below to read the full review including a 13-minute demo:

Slipknot’s Jim Root launches the Signature #4  Jim Root Terror on the Orange booth at NAMM 2012 

Orange Amps Product Specialist Doug Doppler demonstrates the OR50. Featuring a traditional single channel with a three stage gain section, the real weapon in the OR50′s arsenal is the HF Drive control. This is two controls in one! As you turn the control clockwise you will hear the power amp presence increase while adding an extra dimension of power amp gain. Along with a foot-switchable master volume, this is truly one of the most versatile single channel amps ever created.

Click on the link below and scroll down the Uploaded Videos to Doug’s OR50 Orange-on-YouTube demo video

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Orange Music Electronic Company Ltd (OMEC) has been awarded, for the third time in six years, the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. The company is one of the most recognised guitar amplifier manufacturers in the world.

This great honour is made in recognition of OMEC’s outstanding achievement: its export sales have grown by 90% since their last award in 2009. They now sell to over 80 countries worldwide.

 
In the six years since receiving its first award, OMEC has launched many new and innovative products, expanded into the computer market and celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Managing Director, Damon Waller, commented “We are especially proud to be presented with this Award in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, and we aim to continue doing what we do best - designing, building and creating new innovative products and building the brand.”

 
Cliff Cooper, founder and CEO, also commented, saying “It was always our dream for Orange Amplification to become a truly global company and, with factories in three Continents and a worldwide distribution network, to now receive the accolade of the Queen’s Award for the third time is so very special. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff around the world who with their dedication and enthusiasm have made this possible.”

Genre:            Heavy Metal

Website:        www.firebrandsuperrock.com

Facebook:    www.facebook.com/firebrandsuperrock

FIREBRAND SUPER ROCK play real classic heavy metal with soaring female vocals, thundering riffs and screaming solos. Since forming in Edinburgh in late 2004, FIREBRAND SUPER ROCK have gigged tirelessly, played at festivals such as Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest and supported Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

Orange Amplification are proud to be the 2012 headline sponsor of The Metal Hammer 10th Golden Gods Awards. This annual celebration honouring the best bands and individuals promises to be another breathtaking extravaganza of heavy metal.

 The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards will take place at the prestigious IndigO2 at London’s O2 Arena on the 11^th June 2012.

There will also be the traditional floating festivities rocking the HMS Hammer as it travels down theThames. It is guaranteed to be the biggest and best metal party, with a line-up of the some of the most awesome heavy rock bands in the business, recognising all the rock related achievements of the last year and celebrating legends and new blood alike.

 ‘Orange Amplification’s sponsorship of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards,’ said Damon Waller, Managing Director, ‘clearly shows that amps like the Signature #4 Jim Root Terror, Rockerverb 100 and the Dark Terror are a force to be reckoned with and a true voice of the modern metal sound.’

 Not only will Orange Amplification be a main sponsor, they are also sponsoring ‘The Golden God’ award, the ‘Outdoor Stage’ on HMS Hammer and will be at the Metal Hammer tent at this year’s Download Festival.

 Orange Amplification endorsees, Ghost, will all be playing at the Golden Gods alongside Lamb of God and Anthrax.

Several Orange bands are nominated for awards including Black Spiders, TRC (Best UK Band), Skindred (Best Live band), Heights, The Defiled (Best New Band), Cancer Bats, Ghost, While She Sleeps (Breakthrough Artist) and Mastodon (Video of the Year).

You can vote for your favourite metal hero at

 http://goldengods.metalhammer.co.uk

Orange Amplification recently showcased new products at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2012. Users and artists got to try out products such as the Orange OPC and view new releases such as the Jim Root #4 Terror, Micro Terror, OR50 Reissue and OR15. The show was an outstanding success with visitors from Germany and all over the world.

Have a look at the uploaded photos of the booth on our Facebook website and check out our gallery of photos from Musikmesse below:

Orange Musikmesse 2012

Genre:          Deathpunk   Punk Rock    Hard Rock    Heavy Metal

Website:      www.turbonegro.com

Myspace:    www.myspace.com/turbonegro

Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian punk rock  band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock  into a style the band describes as “deathpunk”.

Among the band’s main influences are Black Flag, Rolling Stones, KISS,  Venom, Radio Birdman, AC/DC, Iggy Pop & James Williamson, Circle Jerks, Ramones, Alice Cooper, Negazione, The Dictators and The Stooges,  as well as Norwegian rock like DumDum Boys, Raga Rockers and Jokke & Valentinerne.

Source: Wikipedia