July 3rd, 2009
Exciting news today ahead of the Kong Snake Magnet Tour, in association with Brew Records, the entire tour footage will be exclusively published in / for Rocksound Magazine and Online. This is great news for all involved as Rocksound have proved time and time again that they promote from the heart and produce great results. Another sh*t hot result for Roach and even better news for the Kong.
Make sure you check out the debut album on the 13th July, and come see the tour starting from the 15th July with other Roach favourites, Chickenhawk.
Tags: brew records, chickenhawk, kong, rocksound, snake magnet, tour
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June 16th, 2009
Roach Productions are proud to announce our next two video projects will involve the psychodelic Castrovalva and the bone splitting Imicus.
“Hard rock, modern, inventive, violent and subtle. Technology is deployed with wit and skill so we get sliced as well as battered. The guitars are magnificent, This is fucking brilliant, twelve out of ten, if it’s not the rebirth it’s certainly the tasty fried afterbirth of hard rock.” - unpeeled.net
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“Riff standing tall next to some bowel rumbling bass and driving, dramatic drums, as the vocalist ranges from a whisper to a scream and we even get a blistering guitar solo that oozes ’90’s real metal from every pore. As a song goes, from arrangement to execution, production to performance, this is one freakin classic in any rock fans books and you’d be forgiven for not caring a hoot what followed after hearing this slice of metal magic. But, the best part is that the three tracks that follow are all fantastic songs a sort of ’90’s metal nirvana delivered with passion, power and precision, produced to perfection, dynamically driven and memorable without being clichéd. This is the sound of a real metal band in action who can write some simply blinding songs, wrap them up in arrangements that would put many a top band to shame and come up with a storming slice of rock action that you simply don’t want to put away. If this is the EP then the album is going to be explosive, so get this sucker now before it disappears forever and becomes a collector’s item of the future for a band who are surely destined to hit the big time” Deadearnest.com
Tags: castrovalva, imicus
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May 15th, 2009
I’m totally surprised that I can write this entry today. 
If you told me a week ago that we were going to put together a full two hour dvd make up of over 20 hours of footage, I would have laughed and then maybe had a bit of a sit down. But we’ve done it, Kong’s debut album Snake Magnet will be released as a double disc CD/DVD with artwork by Jon-Lee Martin. The DVD has been made with mixed media from handycams, mac books and camera phones, all tied together with footage shot by Roach. There’s a viral video campaign spreading out for this release, but as we don’t want you wondering around wasting your time on other people’s websites - we’ll stick it all on here for you.
Big thanks to Brew Records for continuing to push us in the direction we all love to go - Idiot Rock. And of course we’d like to personally thank Sylvia Hodson and her Kong boys LuLu, Krem and Magpie. *HEH!*
Tags: brew records, double album, dvd, kong, roach productions, snake magnet
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May 9th, 2009
Alrighty gang, the site is finally here. Granted we’ve got some pages to build and some pictures to tweak, but its here, its alive, and you can check out our showreel by clicking on the tv. The Danny North Show went out last night on NME TV and its had a tremendous response, signalling a new era for Roach as we move into broadcast productions.
We’re up to all sorts this month with the Chickenhawk Zombie video approaching production status, (do keep sending in your applications!). The Kong DVD for Snake Magnet is in its final stages of production, and with videos for Castrovalva and Jester J waiting round the corner, its going to be a hectic few months for Roach.
But don’t you worry yourself, we’ll keep you informed.
Thanks for stopping by.
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April 16th, 2009
Produced by Roach Productions
Director & Editor: Kyle James-Patrick
Director of Photography & Colourist: Ricko Roach
Artist: Chickenhawk (link)
Track: NASA Vs ESA
Label: Brew Records (link)
This video was shot on a budget of £200 which used to develop the concept of a fake moon landing. Inspired by Spike Jonez, with the personalities of Chickenhawk, this parody of the US moon landing has been designed to carry the same pace and intensity as the track whilst being pure video entertainment.
Tags: brew records, chickenhawk, fake moon landing, nasa vs esa
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April 16th, 2009
Our latest music video project for Blessed House - 2 sick hip-hop mc’s representing Leeds - they work alongside the almighty Organised Mess - a collaborative of heavyweight hip-hop producers also based in Leeds - this is where its at…
http://www.myspace.com/blessedhouse
http://www.organisedmess.com/
Produced by Roach Productions
Director & Editor - Ricko Roach
Camera - Kyle James-Patrick
Playback Operator - Lee Charallah
Download the latest Blessed House EP for FREE at -http://www.budabeats.com/bube008.htm
Tags: bibs, blessed house, corkhill, jester j, leeds hip hop, organised mess
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April 15th, 2009
Produced by Roach Productions
Director: Kyle James-Patrick
Director of Photography & Editor: Ricko Roach
Artist: Kong (link)
Track: Leather Penny
Label: Brew Records (link)
This video was made on a meager £500 budget and was shot over four days in locations across Manchester and Leeds. The performance location was purpose built internally and was aided with the help of designer of Lucille Jane Royle.
Tags: brew records, kong, leather penny, music video
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April 11th, 2009
Produced by Roach Productions
Director & Editor: Kyle James-Patrick
Director of Photography: Ricko Roach
Artist: Wintermute (link)
Track: Dead Or Not He Was Wearing Sunglasses
Label: Big Scary Monsters (link)
When some production companies say they did a video on NO money. They are normally playing down the six hundred quid they blew on the set and lighting - but, I assure you. This video has NOTHING. We were contacted by wintermute to make a video within a week, they had one night to shoot it and wanted something slightly more then a pretty looking performance video. So we got the location, the crew and the extras at a moments notice and shot it.
Tags: big scary monsters, brainwash promotions, wintermute
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January 1st, 2009
The last six weeks has been the busiest period yet seen by Roach Productions, and the sufferer of that is our website. Behind the scene the new site is being fabricated which we hope to launch as soon as possible. We will be launching the latest body of work which will include our music videos, adverts and the new work we have done with Spin magazine new york.
Stay tuned… the new era is coming.
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