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		<title>Debuutsingle van X-Factor finalist Tom Dice wordt uitgebracht via nieuw label van mentor Maurice Engelen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vanaf vandaag vrijdag 26 juni 2009 wordt ‘Bleeding Love’, de debuutsingle van Tom Dice, in de handel gebracht. Tom raakte bekend dankzij zijn deelname aan X-Factor 2008, waar hij na een zeer spannende finale als tweede eindigde. Zijn eerste single ‘Bleeding Love’ wordt uitgebracht via het muzieklabel SonicAngel, dat onlangs werd opgericht door Bart Becks [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-516" title="cover tom doce" src="http://www.flyingchaz.com/wp-content/uploads/cover-300x300.jpg" alt="cover tom doce" width="300" height="300" />Vanaf vandaag vrijdag 26 juni 2009 wordt ‘Bleeding Love’, de debuutsingle van<a href="http://www.tomdice.be" target="_blank"> Tom Dice</a>, in de handel gebracht. Tom raakte bekend dankzij zijn deelname aan X-Factor 2008, waar hij na een zeer spannende finale als tweede eindigde. Zijn eerste single ‘Bleeding Love’ wordt uitgebracht via het muzieklabel <a href="http://www.sonicangel.com" target="_blank">SonicAngel</a>, dat onlangs werd opgericht door <a href="http://glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Bart Becks en Maurice Engelen</a>, die Toms coach was tijdens de talentenjachtwedstrijd.</p>
<p>Met zijn deelname aan X-Factor 2008 wist Tom vriend en vijand te overtuigen van zijn muzikale capaciteiten. Hij maakte grote indruk bij de juryleden en het publiek met nummers als ‘Bleeding Love’ (Leona Lewis), ‘Ayo Technology’ (Milow), ‘Wonderwall’ (Oasis), ‘Seven Days’ (Craig David) en het zelf geschreven ‘Too Late’. Maurice Engelen verklaarde onmiddellijk na afloop van de finale reeds: “Ik heb het volste vertrouwen in Tom. Hij is echt een zeer getalenteerd artiest en een uniek figuur. Hij heeft een enorm goede stem en de looks”.</p>
<p>Nu, zes maanden later, is het zover: “de single ‘Bleeding Love’ is een nieuw bewijs van Toms uitzonderlijke talent en het begin van wat ongetwijfeld een mooie muzikale toekomst zal worden. Ik geloof in zijn kunnen”, zegt Maurice Engelen enthousiast. De release van het debuutalbum van Tom Dice is voorzien in september 2009.</p>
<p>De single wordt verdeeld via CNR/Mostiko en is te koop bij Free Record Shop alsook op iTunes. Er worden ook speciale acties opgezet met <a href="http://nl.netlog.com/tom_dice" target="_blank">Netlog, zoals de eerste digitale muziekbon</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.glechar.com" target="_self">Maiden flight van SonicAngel</a><br />
De eerste single wordt uitgebracht via SonicAngel, het muzieklabel van Glechar Music Ventures, dat onlangs werd opgericht door Maurice Engelen en Bart Becks. Beiden zijn gepassioneerd door technologie en muziek en hebben elk afzonderlijk reeds een indrukwekkend parcours afgelegd.</p>
<p>Meer info: <a href="http://www.tomdice.be" target="_blank">www.tomdice.be</a></p>
<p>* * *<br />
<a href="http://www.tomdice.be"> Tom Dice</a> (°Eeklo, 25 november 1989) ontdekte als jonge snaak van 8 jaar zijn liefde voor muziek. In de muziekschool koos hij de gitaar als instrument. Op 11-jarige leeftijd al hield hij het echter voor bekeken en sloeg hij zijn eigen weg in. Tom herontdekte muziek door ze zelf te creëren en nog voor zijn twaalfde verjaardag schreef hij zijn eerste nummer. Sindsdien ontpopte Tom zich als een singer-songwriter ‘pur sang’, die het best tot zijn recht komt wanneer hij zijn eigen nummers kan schrijven, componeren en zingen. Hij laat zich graag inspireren door zowel Gavin DeGraw, Taylor Swift, Tyler Hilton, Damien Rice als The Kooks, Muse (in het bijzonder Matthew Bellamy), Placebo en System Of A Down. Toen hij 15 was richtte Tom een band op genaamd ‘The Dice’. Vandaar dus zijn artiestennaam.</p>
<p><a href="http://glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Maurice Engelen</a> startte zijn muzikale loopbaan op jonge leeftijd als manager van verschillende groepen en richt als prille twintiger Antler-Subway Records op. Hij lag mee aan de basis van het succes van o.a. 2 Belgen, Nacht und Nebel, The Pop Gun, Won Ton Ton, Kate Ryan, Leopold 3, 2 Fabiola, Milk Inc en Belle Perez. Maurice verwierf internationale faam als ‘recording and performing artist’ van Praga Khan en Lords of Acid. In 1994 ontdekt Hollywood zijn talent en zijn muziek belandt op heel wat soundtracks, o.a. van kaskrakers als &#8216;Basic Instinct&#8217;, &#8216;Austin Powers&#8217; en &#8216;What Women Want&#8217;. In 2007 schrijft Maurice Engelen de muziek voor Nic Balthazar&#8217;s succesfilm &#8216;Ben X&#8217;. Nu keert hij terug naar zijn eerste grote liefde: het ontdekken en lanceren van jong muzikaal talent.</p>
<p><a href="http://glechar.com/about.php" target="_blank">Bart Becks</a> is reeds jaren internationaal actief in verschillende domeinen van digitale media. Hij is gepassioneerd door het samengaan van technologie en muziek. Na een aantal jaren bij FNAC in Frankrijk, werd Bart Becks CEO van Belgacom Skynet, waar baanbrekend werk werd verricht inzake downloads (Skynet Music Club) en de eerste streaming van muziekfestivals zoals o.a. Rock Werchter en Pukkelpop. Na een internationale carrière aan het hoofd van mediagigant SBS Europa/ProSiebenSat1 en Netlog, werpt hij zich nu op het lanceren van Belgisch talent via innovatieve muziekconcepten.</p>
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		<title>This DM song remains incredible, even if it reminds me of a very sad part of my life&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A view on what is each time an incredible moment at the DM concerts&#8230; This one from Berlin.

The full song, different perspective


A retrospect on Depeche Mode&#8217;s concert at Werchter Classic 2009.



    

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A view on what is each time an incredible moment at the DM concerts&#8230; This one from Berlin.</p>
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<p>The full song, different perspective</p>
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<p>A retrospect on Depeche Mode&#8217;s concert at Werchter Classic 2009.</p>
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		<title>Layar&#8217;s augmented reality + Nokia&#8217;s perception of free</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My favourites for this &#8230; mobile Friday?
1. Layar&#8217;s Augmented reality browser: pretty cool!

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2. Nokia&#8217;s Beyond Free: What&#8217;s the customer&#8217;s perception of free?
Beyond Free: &#8230;what is the customer’s perception of “free”?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My favourites for this &#8230; mobile Friday?</p>
<p>1. Layar&#8217;s Augmented reality browser: pretty cool!</p>
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2. Nokia&#8217;s Beyond Free: What&#8217;s the customer&#8217;s perception of free?</p>
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		<title>Get real or go home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[(Guestcolumn - NL voor express &#8216;zine)
Ongeveer 9 maanden geleden riep Sequoia Capital het gros van de bedrijven waarin het geïnvesteerd had samen. Vandaag wordt naar die bijeenkomst verwezen als naar de beruchte &#8220;RIP: The good times are over&#8221;-meeting. Die veroorzaakte een schokgolf doorheen de ganse ondernemerswereld, want de belangrijkste boodschap was dat er een geweldige [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Guestcolumn - NL voor <a href="http://www.express.be/articles/nl/becksinsiliconvalley/get-real-or-go-home/108088.htm" target="_blank">express &#8216;zine</a>)</p>
<p>Ongeveer 9 maanden geleden riep <a href="www.sequoiacap.com">Sequoia Capital</a> het gros van de bedrijven waarin het geïnvesteerd had samen. Vandaag wordt naar die bijeenkomst verwezen als naar de beruchte &#8220;RIP: The good times are over&#8221;-meeting. Die veroorzaakte een schokgolf doorheen de ganse ondernemerswereld, want de belangrijkste boodschap was dat er een geweldige crisis aankwam, en dat die een enorm impact zou hebben op het ganse venture capital- en starters-ecosysteem. Sequoia Capital is niet de eerste de beste; ze investeerden onder meer in bedrijven als Apple, Oracle, Electronic Arts, Cisco, Yahoo, Google, 3COM, Atari, YouTube en vele, vele anderen.</p>
<p>De boodschap was duidelijk: een duidelijk inkomstenmodel, drastische kostenbesparingen op alle vlak, het invoeren van Zero Based Budgeting, de weg naar positieve cashflow versnellen en ‘invest every dollar as if it was your last&#8217;. De slotconclusie was misschien nog de duidelijkste: &#8220;Get real or go home&#8221;.<br />
De boodschap kwam hard, zeer hard aan. Rond die periode volgde ik net een opleiding <a href="http://executive.berkeley.edu/programs/vcep/" target="_blank">‘Venture Capital&#8217; aan de Berkeley University</a> in San Francisco, waarin ik mij tussen ervaren VC&#8217;s bevond, en Sequoia&#8217;s presentatie was the ‘talk at the bar&#8217;. Een onwaarschijnlijk boeiende opleiding trouwens, waardoor ik de industrie beter dan ooit heb leren begrijpen, alsook de verschillen tussen de dynamiek in de VS en Europa.</p>
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		<title>The value of social networks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TC made an attempt at estimating the value of social networks, based on Facebook&#8217;s recent 10B USD valorization.
The bottom line: If Facebook is worth $10 billion today, MySpace is worth just $6.5 billion. Bebo is worth $1.8 billion, Twitter is worth $1.7 billion and LinkedIn is worth $0.8 billion. Facebook also accounts for 37% of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/the-true-value-of-social-networks-the-2009-updated-model/" target="_blank">TC </a>made an attempt at estimating the value of social networks, based on Facebook&#8217;s recent 10B USD valorization.</p>
<blockquote><p>The bottom line: If Facebook is worth $10 billion today, MySpace is worth just $6.5 billion. Bebo is worth $1.8 billion, Twitter is worth $1.7 billion and LinkedIn is worth $0.8 billion. Facebook also accounts for 37% of all social networking value points in our model. Another way of saying this: If Facebook is worth $10 billion, the value of the entire social networking industry is $27.1 billion. <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/the-true-value-of-social-networks-the-2009-updated-model/" target="_blank">Full article here</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Other social networks that have been &#8216;valued&#8217; are hi5, netlog, hyves, skyrock, studivz, &#8230;<br />
All these values are guesstimates - and can all be seriously doubted. Facebook valorization even bounces from 3 billion to 15 billion in a matter of months.</p>
<p>More interesting is the relative ranking and value of the social networks around the globe. Seen the only sold (or acquired) networks are MySpace for 680M USD or more recently Bebo for 850M USD, you can calculate the relative value compared to these real world monetizations (even if MySpace is considered seriously undervalued, and Bebo&#8217;s overvalorization has led to AOL&#8217;s and Bebo&#8217;s CEO to leave the company since).</p>
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		<title>1 year ago &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was recorded a couple of kilos and 12 months ago, but seen the many messages I got these last days it is being broadcasted on TV in Belgium again.
Funny to see it again at a somewhat &#8216;reflective&#8217; moment in my life (my little son Charlie was a couple of months old back then), and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was recorded a couple of kilos and 12 months ago, but seen the many messages I got these last days it is being broadcasted on TV in Belgium again.<br />
Funny to see it again at a somewhat &#8216;reflective&#8217; moment in my life (my little son Charlie was a couple of months old back then), and it was a moment I decided to go for the things I fundamentally believe in&#8230; <a href="http://www.flyingchaz.com/work/" target="_blank">See work or profile to know a bit more</a>.</p>
<p>The embed acts a bit weird sometimes - <a href="http://kusttv.rcms.rambla.be/item/383/2/gemeente" target="_blank">so here&#8217;s the link to the original website/episode.</a></p>
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		<title>Van Reality TV naar Ego-internet ?</title>
		<link>http://www.flyingchaz.com/van-reality-tv-naar-ego-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (Dutch - Column for express magazine)
De eerst reality tv series hadden nog iets interessants. Een sociaal experiment werden ze zelfs genoemd, en ze zorgden meteen voor een nieuwe impuls in het tv-landschap. Ik vond en vind sommige concepten iets hebben, vooral waarin we op zoek gaan naar talent in muziek of andere métiers. Jammer [...]]]></description>
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<p>De eerst reality tv series hadden nog iets interessants. Een sociaal experiment werden ze zelfs genoemd, en ze zorgden meteen voor een nieuwe impuls in het tv-landschap. Ik vond en vind sommige concepten iets hebben, vooral waarin we op zoek gaan naar talent in muziek of andere <em>métiers</em>. Jammer genoeg mondde dit experiment al snel uit in overgecommercialiseerde rommel, waarin (al dan niet gespeelde) naïviteit gekocht kan worden in ruil voor ‘<em>15 minutes of fame&#8217;.</em></p>
<p>In de marge van het congres ‘The future of media&#8217; vorige maand in Hollywood ontspon zich onder een aantal deelnemers een discussie over televisie, kranten en internet en vooral over de ‘tweede generatie&#8217;-internetplatformen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.express.be/articles/nl/becksinsiliconvalley/van-reality-tv-naar-ego-internet/105948.htm" target="_blank">Lees verder</a></p>
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		<title>Impressive part 2 (eclipse, navitell, netlog, softkinetic, qlayer)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[7 or 8 weeks ago I wrote a short post that I had 5 &#8216;favorite media companies&#8217; of the moment, but that I would elaborate later on. Even if I have seen some others in the mean time which are impressive - the 5 listed are still doing amazing, so here we go again with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>7 or 8 weeks ago I<a href="http://www.flyingchaz.com/impressive/" target="_blank"> wrote a short post that I had 5 &#8216;favorite media companies&#8217; of the moment</a>, but that I would elaborate later on. Even if I have seen some others in the mean time which are impressive - the 5 listed are still doing amazing, so here we go again with a short update:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eclipseinternational.eu/index.html" target="_blank">Eclipse</a>: offers dedicated and fully custmisable direct marketing solutions. I&#8217;ve come to know the management fairly well in the mean time (yes, I&#8217;m a fan), and still remain convinced they can really make it internationally. The new <a href="http://www.lumacentral.com/site/index.html" target="_blank">Luma platform</a> is an impressive SAAS marketing solutions platform (check it out!). Also: last week <a href="http://www.gimv.be" target="_blank">GIMV</a> invested 2 Mio Euros to support further international growth.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.navitell.com" target="_blank">Navitell:</a> is now gearing up for a next series of products, and the mobile specific content and the location based technology look to be hugely promising. <a href="http://www.fpim.be" target="_blank">FPIM</a> (Federal Participation Fund) invested 2mio end 2008, and they&#8217;re getting quite some talent on board. Interesting mix of technology, media production and social marketing. <a href="http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=kh25a02l" target="_blank">Ceo Isabelle Maenhout is doing an impressive job</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.netlog.com" target="_blank">Netlog</a>: still Belgium&#8217;s flagship in terms of getting an international audience. Even if facebook is unstoppable on a global scale (<a href="http://www.flyingchaz.com/facebook-rushing-through-europe/" target="_blank">read my previous remark here</a>), Netlog&#8217;s positioning to address the youngster generation may proof to be the right one. The more mums and dads on facebook, the more youngsters off facebook - and Netlog&#8217;s platform and approach remains the best for teens in Europe.</p>
<p><a href="http://softkinetic.net/Public//" target="_blank">Softkinetic:</a> <a href="http://softkinetic.net/Public/eng/About-Us/The-Management-Team/" target="_blank">Michel (ceo) and his team</a> are running an impressive track. Their 3D real-time gesture recognition solutions have incredible potential for the gaming industry, but it may also revolutionize health and fitness sectors by creating fully immersive and innovative experiences. Aren&#8217;t we all looking to add realily to the fitness or rehabilitation repeat exercises? Gave impressive demo&#8217;s at <a href="http://venturebeat.com/gamesbeat-2009/2009/03/24/video-softkinetics-gesture-based-video-games/" target="_blank">Gamebeat09 in SF some week ago</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sun.com/software/q-layer/" target="_blank">Qlayer</a>: serial entrepreneur Kristof De Spiegeleer did it again. Qlayer is playing a major role in the cloud computing revolution. Timingwise, pretty much perfect: qlayer was sold begin January to Sun (amount undisclosed), and <a href="http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/oracle/index.jsp" target="_blank">Sun in turn got sold to Oracle (and not IBM) for 7.4 billion dollars</a>. Amazing to see that a Belgian startup may play an important role in one of the big industry trends from a global leader (be it sun or oracle). Good to see that venture capital had a good run as well, well done <a href="http://www.bbv.be/en/" target="_blank">BigBangventures</a>.</p>
<p>_<br />
Bravo and good luck to all of the above.</p>
<p>I should write a post about other remarkable Belgian initiatives of the last months, as well as the entrepreneurial revolution happening in Los Angeles and the drastic changes in San Francisco.<br />
bart<em></em></p>
<p><em>( Disclaimer: was previous President international Netlog and am involved with Navitell )</em></p>
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		<title>Facebook rushing through Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook&#8217;s growth remains impressive. According to the Comscore release:
The only countries in which Facebook does not hold the #1 or #2 position in the social networking category are Germany, where it ranks fourth, Russia (#7) and Portugal (#3).
Impressive. Netlog and Skyrock are targeting clearly the teenage population now, MySpace the music discovery crowd - and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook&#8217;s growth remains impressive. According to the <a href="http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2774" target="_blank">Comscore release</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The only countries in which Facebook does not hold the #1 or #2 position in the social networking category are Germany, where it ranks fourth, Russia (#7) and Portugal (#3).</p></blockquote>
<p>Impressive. Netlog and Skyrock are targeting clearly the teenage population now, MySpace the music discovery crowd - and all the rest is up for grabbing or extremely local. Loads of battles for games and music, for streams and identifiers (read: &#8216;connect&#8217;),  and the battle of the mobile users.</p>
<p>bart</p>
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		<title>Artists lend a voice to solidarity in Belgium</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below a press release from the Belgavox organisation. To my US readers, who asked me a lot of questions about what&#8217;s going on in Belgium - some things are best done on regional level, other on national level.

So no: we Belgians didn&#8217;t become crazy overnight.
bart.
The Belgavox Concert is the first event organised by the recently [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Below a press release from the Belgavox organisation. To my US readers, who asked me a lot of questions about what&#8217;s going on in Belgium - some things are best done on regional level, other on national level.</p>
<p><span id="more-445"></span><br />
So no: we Belgians didn&#8217;t become crazy overnight.<br />
bart.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Belgavox Concert is the first event organised by the recently established non-profit organisation Belga-Vox, an initiative the late Marc Moulin, Axelle Red and Filip Vanes, Baloji, Stephan Galon, Jan Hautekiet and Patrick Riguelle. The organisation aims to contribute to reinforcing solidarity, dialogue, respect, community and multi-cultural diversity in Belgium. It is an open platform of people who want to show what Belgium has to offer in an enthusiastic, creative and future oriented manner.</p>
<p>In the most literal sense of the word, the Belgavox Concert is lending a voice to solidarity in Belgium. Belgian artists such as Salvatore Adamo, Arno, Koen Buyse (Zornik), Stef Kamil Carlens (Zita Swoon), Daan, Rocco Granata, Joshua, Steven en Stijn Kolacny, Paul Michiels, Jef Neve, Patrick Ouchène, Bart Peeters, Axelle Red, Kate Ryan, Saule, Ete 67, Suarez, Toots Thielemans, Triggerfinger and Will Tura have confirmed their participation to the concert and will be accompanied by the house band of &#8220;De Laatste Show&#8221; on Flemish Public Television (VRT). In the coming weeks, more names of artists and other Belgian personalities participating in the Belgavox Concert will be revealed.</p>
<p>BELGAVOX Concert Sunday 17 May 2009, from 14h until 18h - Esplanade of the Atomium, Brussel</p></blockquote>
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