Ticket Giveaway: Wrabel in Berlin [ended]

Hey guys!

The wonderful people of Sony Music GER have just introduced me to one of my new favourite artists.
And because we know a lot of you will understand my excitement once you hear the music,
they're also letting me host a giveaway for you!

You'll be able to win tickets to Wrabel's show and I honestly envy you.
I wish I could go!

The artist is Wrabel and whilst I can't wait for you to learn more about him,
we'll save that for the upcoming interview.

Make sure you listen to the song below and let the music make the noise.
(beautiful noise, that is)


GIVEAWAY


We're giving away 2 (two) tickets for Wrabel's showcase in Berlin.
Wrabel is one of those artists who soak you in with their unique approach of creating art.


Date: 23th November 2016
Venue: Maze
Address: Mehringdamm 61, 10961 Kreuzberg - Berlin (GER)

Note: travel expenses will not be paid, tickets cannot be cashed out


Here's how you can enter the giveaway:
Option 1: Twitter
- tweet us (@houseinthesand) and tell us whether you need 1 ticket or 2 tickets

Option 2: Facebook
- message us (www.facebook.com/houseinthesand) and let us know whether you need 1 ticket or 2 tickets

Option 3: email
- send an email to houseinthesand@web.de and tell us whether you need 1 ticket or 2 tickets


DEADLINE: 20th November 2016 - 10am UK time
- winners will be announced and contacted shortly after that -

Winners will be picked out randomly.
We will either give 1 ticket to two winners, or give the pair to one winner so you can bring a friend.


Listen to the piano version of Wrabel's recent single "11 Blocks" and prepare to be swept away.




Wrabel online: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Soundcloud | YouTube | Instagram




With special thanks to Sony Music GER for the tickets.

Thank you for your visit!

Credits // Text: Vanessa Jertschewske | Image: Eliot Lee Hazel

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Giveaway: Ben Barritt CD [closed]

Hey guys!

I love love love hosting giveaways.
 I love writing little notes, throwing in a little surprise and then receiving a lovely reaction.

It's been a while since I last got to send something to one of you, but today offers the next chance!

The ever so wonderful Ben Barritt sent me an extra copy of his debut album "What Would You Like To Leave Behind?".
So I've decided to give it to one of you.

If you already know Ben, I'm sure you won't hesitate to enter.
In case you don't know him, here's our review of said album.


Rules:

Please pick only ONE way to enter!
All entries count the same, winner will be picked completely randomly.
Giveaway is open world-wide.


enter via Twitter:
- follow Ben Barritt and house in the sand
- send a tweet to @houseinthesand and tell us your favourite artist/band right now

enter via Facebook:
- like Ben Barritt and house in the sand
- post your favourite music video on house in the sand's wall

enter via Instagram:
- follow Ben Barritt and house in the sand
- tag house in the sand in a photo which represents your love for music


Giveaway ends Sunday, 30th September 2015, 6pm German time, winner will be contacted via his entry.



Good luck! :)






Thank you for reading!

Credits // Text, Image: Vanessa Jertschewske

*Giveaway is sponsored by Ben Barritt*

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Giveaway Winners: Faded Paper Figures CD

 

 Hey guys!

This is just a really short post to announce the winners from our Faded Paper Figures CD giveaway.

So without further ramblings;

THE WINNERS ARE:

TWITTER: @ifsoeverblog

FACEBOOK: Niels Bruwier

BLOG COMMENTS: Aaron Page

To all winners: please contact houseinthesand@web.de and tell me your postal address so I can send the CD your way.


To everyone who didn't win; there are going to be more giveaways soon, so don't worry! :)


To Bangup Bullet: thank you for providing this giveaway!

Congratulations!

Cheers!

 

Credits // Text: Vanessa Jertschewske | image: Faded Paper Figures + additional writing from: Vanessa Jertschewske

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Album Review: 'Relics' by Faded Paper Figures + Giveaway (closed!)

Band: Faded Paper Figures
Title: Relics

Genre: Electronic, Pop
Label: Shorthand Records
Release: 5th August 2014
hits rating: 7/10
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Hey guys,

I don't know about you, but sometimes I get these really weird needs. For example - in Summer it sometimes happens that I feel the need to listen to fresh and lively music whilst in Winter I'm happy with soft and melancholic tunes.

Firstly - does that ever happen to you too?
Secondly - this intro would not have been writing if I wasn't going to tell you that I found something fresh for my Summer needs.

The band Faded Paper Figures recorded a new album and what can I say? I like it.

Faded Paper Figures are an indie/pop band from Los Angeles, USA.
Rather spontaneously the group found together; the married couple Heather and Kael met John who wanted to write a few songs to get away from the normal work days.
Things developed and the positive feedback grew day by day.
But some opportunities work wise mean you have to move somewhere else so the band had to either stop making music together or write online.

Two albums were produced that way and now they are here with 'Relics', so let's get into that.

The three piece consists of:

R. John Williams (vocals, guitar)
Kael Alden (keys, bass, drums)
Heather Alden (vocals)

Tracklist: 

1) Breathing

2) Wake Up Dead

3) Not The End Of The World (Even As We Know It)
4) Lost Stars

5) Fellaheen

6) On The Line

7) Spare Me

8) Who Will Save Us Now?

9) Horizons Fall

10) Real Lies

11) What You See

12) Forked Paths

Opener 'Breathing' starts the record in a fresh, lively, bubbly way. Synths and percussions lead the track and give it a electro pop touch, the bands indie-rock sounds slighly fades away for this track.

'Wake Up Dead' could be described as a playful track with some americana acoustic guitar elements - what a combination! The synths still hum along but keep things rather simple.

Who of you is good a learning fast sung lyrics? R. John Williams apparently is. 'Not The End Of The World' convinces with rhythmic and up tempo lyrics in the verses, catchy choruses and danceable rhythms.
You'll find a lot of genre elements on the record, sometimes tracks a more electronic focused, sometimes they have more pop/rock elements and once in a while it even gets a bit folky. What a variety.

The first offcial single of the record 'Spare Me' deserves to have that spot. Heather's vocals control the track and collide beautifully with the bass line and the rhythm section in general.
Probably the strongest, most expressive and catchiest song of the long player.

To sum it up: Faded Paper Figures created a brilliant summer time soundtrack. The atmospheric, energetic and lively synths definitely highlight the band's sound and make this album definitely an enjoyable one.

You should listen to these tracks: Not The End Of The World (Even As We Know It), On The Line, Spare Me

 

Faded Paper Figures online: Website | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube


GIVEAWAY:
I'm giving away 3 copies of  'Relics' and here's how you can win one:

Blog: Post a comment telling me your favourite song at the moment and you're in.

Twitter: Mention @houseinthesand in a tweet and tell the world about your favourite artist you got to know through house in the sand.

Facebook: Post on the www.facebook.com/houseinthesandBlog wall and show us your favourite music video.

There will be one winner from each category. Hope you'll join!
Open world wide.
Winners will be announced on Friday, August 15th 2014.

Thank you for reading!

Credits // Text: Vanessa Jertschewske | images: Faded Paper Figures online

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Giveaway: and the winner is...

Hey guys,

you all know that I am always honest. And that's why I have to tell you that I actually hate todays post.

I have to announce the winner of the Jim Kroft Giveaway and it is so horrible to only let one of you win. 

For this giveaway I asked you to leave a comment telling me your favourite record(s).
And your feedback was just incredible - so many of you took time to actually write a blog post lenghty comment and honestly - that warmed my heart!

You all happen to be soooo passionate when it comes to music and I love that.

But there can only be one winner and it is:

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Giveaway: Jim Kroft album

Hey guys,

oh my applepie it's giveaway time! Again!

This time I'm giving away a copy of Jim Kroft's second album "The Hermit & The Hedonist".

It's my favourite album of the three Jim released so far and that's a good reason to share it with you, right?

Also it's Christmas soon. That might be a good reason too!

To enter the giveaway here's what I'd like you to do:

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Giveaway Winner + I'm a DJ!

 Hey guys,

what a headline, right?

Ok so let's get you informed.

The SPS giveaway is ending today and I'd like to thank everyone who joined! I especially loved the instagram photos! Thanks! :)

But there can only be one winner and it is:

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Photo Sunday: Social Print Studio (+Giveaway!)

Hey guys,

I love printed pictures.
I really do.
It's just so much cooler to hold them in your hands instead of only have them saved on your computer. 

It just seems a bit more 'real' to me.

And that's why I love finding new services that print your pictures in cool ways.
Last Photo Sunday I introduced 'PhotoLove' to you, a service which prints your pictures as polaroids. 

This week the wonderful Social Print Studio team offered me 48 of their mini prints from Prinstagr.am

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Giveaway WINNERS: Martin and James goodies

Hey guys,

I am soooo happy and sad about this post.

Yes, happy and sad at the same time.

Happy because I am able to make three of all giveaway participants happy and sad because I can't make all of you happy. 

The giveaway just ended and I was overwhelmed about the lovely feedback you guys sent me. I didn't expect so many of you to thank me for doing that. So - thank YOU.  : )

(I did NOT pick out the winners, random.org did, so complain there ;) )

As each of you had two choices - each winner will get either his first or second choice and hopefully won't be disappointed.

Ok without further do - here are the three lucky winners:

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Giveaway: Martin and James goodies [CLOSED]

Hey guys,

as I promised in this post I'm finally giving some stuff away again.

As I just recently interviewed Martin and James and got some more things planned involving them I decided to hold a M&J themed giveaway.

Please do not freak out because this is not the biggest giveaway ever.

But it's nice!

I got three pieces to give away and decided to let three of you win one piece instead of one person win everything.

Giveaways are always some kind of thank you so the more people can win something, the better!

Here's what you can win:

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Giveaway winner + random things

image: marsecreview.com

Hey guys,

it's June 7th which means it's time to end the giveaway and tell you guys the winner.

So together with random.org I found out the winner and it's Franzi (@Pflanze_F on Twitter) who won.

Congratulations!!!

To everyone else - thank you for taking part, thank you for reading my blog and thank you for being the wonderful self you are.

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Personal Art Giveaway [world wide] CLOSED

Hey guys,

I am so excited about this post.

As you can tell by the title it's a giveaway. 

When you've been blogging for a while and things get bigger there are some companies sponsoring giveaways every now and then. Of course that's an honour, it really is!

But if some collaboration doesn't feel that right and you doubt it's future then it would be senseless to jump in it. At least I think so.

Getting something for free is great - but I need to stand behind it 100% or I won't do it.

This giveaway is something I am in love with and I am proud to give away. It is not worth that much money. But it is personal and comes with a lot of thought and love.

So this is a music blog written by a girl that loves music and photography. And this giveaway kind of represents me:

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