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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Knocks Make Waves with the Premiere of New Single “Brightside”
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Song Set for Release on iTunes on November 8<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Set to Perform During NYC’s CMJ Music Marathon October 21<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Neon Gold Showcase at Santos Party House<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><img width="361" height="241" id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC8E4B.D2D15F90" alt="TheKnocksPressShot1.jpg"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“Cred-pop’s answer to the Neptunes are kicking the living shit out of the Big Apple’s loft raves right now…they are scientists of swagger” –
<b>NME<o:p></o:p></b></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-GB">“...</span></i><i>DJ B-Roc and Mr. JPatt constantly jazz up popular tracks with piano pounds and booty-shaking sounds… destined for every indie iPod, from New York to Bermuda!”
- <b>New York Post</b><br>
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“They don't write songs so much as anthems, sort of midway between high street and hip, David Guetta and Daft Punk.”</i> -<i>
<b>The Guardian</b><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It has been just one week since NYC-based producers-turned-electro hip-pop duo
<b>The Knocks</b> premiered their brand new dancefloor-ready single<b> “Brightside”</b> on
<b>Popjustice.com</b>. In just three days the song shot to the <b>Top 5</b> <b>on Hype Machine</b>. Now it just hit the
<b>#1 spot on the Hype Machine Twitter Chart</b> this week. Go <a href="http://soundcloud.com/theknocks/brightside">
here</a> to stream or embed the song before its release<b> on iTunes November 8<sup>th</sup></b> via
<b>A&M/Octone</b>. The single release will also include remixes by <b>Fred Falke</b>,
<b>DiscoTech</b>, <b>Lenno</b>, and <b>Jaybird</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Knocks </b>will be performing <b>“Brightside”</b> and many other party-starters in
<b>NYC </b>during the <b>CMJ Music Marathon October 21<sup>st</sup></b> at the<b> Neon Gold Showcase
</b>at <b>Santos Party House </b>at <b>1am EST</b>. Then they head to <b>LA</b> to join an incredible line-up that includes
<b>Fatboy Slim </b>and <b>Rusko</b> for <b>Hard Haunted Mansion </b>at <b>The Shrine Expo Hall
</b>on <b>October 28<sup>th</sup></b>. <b>The Knocks</b> recently signed to <b>A&M/Octone
</b>in the U.S. and are set to release a forthcoming EP, due out before the end of the year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Declared by the <b><i>NME</i></b> in 2010 as one of the <b>“20 hottest producers in music”</b> for their versatile production and remix work for the likes of
<b>Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Flo Rida, Passion Pit, Foster The People, Britney Spears</b> and
<b>Chiddy Bang</b>, <b>The Knocks</b> – <b>Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner </b>and <b>James “Jpatt” Patterson</b> – are now electrifying the blogosphere and the clubs both in the U.S. and overseas with their own songs. One of the most buzzed-about duos on the dance circuit,
<b><i>NME </i></b>recently said that The Knocks have “stepped out from behind the desk to rebirth the Superstar DJ.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Knocks</b> took their name from their early days of their production career when they had disgruntled neighbors pounding on the walls and ceilings as they worked out of their home studios.
<span lang="EN-GB">Coupled with DJing and making mixtapes, the pair cobbled together enough money to open their own studio
<b>Heavy Roc Music</b> in the heart of the Lower East Side. </span>After releasing
<b>“Dancing with the DJ” </b>via <b>Heavy Roc,</b> the song shot to <b>#1 on Hype Machine
</b>and <b>hit #1 on Japan’s Electronic Songs Chart. </b>They released their next single<b> “Make It Better”</b> on
<b>Neon Gold Records</b> and were playlisted on <b>Australia’s #1 radio station Triple J</b> and
<b>BBC Radio One </b>– all evidence that The Knocks make music that can resonate around the globe. When they were invited to create Hype Machine’s annual year-end mix last year, it became
<b>the most downloaded mix in Hype Machine’s history</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Knocks</b>, whose DJ sets and live shows will make even the wallflowers get on the floor, sold out their Bowery Ballroom debut in NYC, have toured with the likes of<b> M.I.A., Sleigh Bells, Scissor Sisters</b>,<b> Die Antwoord</b>,
<b>Ellie Goulding </b>and<b> Chromeo </b>and have plans to share the stage with <b>
Fatboy Slim </b>and<b> David Guetta. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/theknocksnyc">http://www.facebook.com/theknocksnyc</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">For more information on<b> The Knocks</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Press Here<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Carleen Donovan / <a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com">
carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carla Senft / <a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">
carla@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Carla Senft</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">138 West 25th Street, 9th Floor</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Phone: 212-246-2640</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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