A month or so before the climate talks began in Copenhagen, John and Larry from Mr. Something Something were in the supremely bike-friendly Danish capital attending the massive music conference WOMEX. Many of the European delegates were enthusiastic about the SoundCycle, our much publicized, bicycle powered show that gives audience participation a whole new meaning. At the request of environmental activist Giorgos Markakis, we were featured on Swedish National Radio, and concert producers responded tremendously well to our off-the-grid innovation. Festivals, agents and promoters from many European countries including Germany, Luxembourg, Turkey and Greece (where our new album ‘Shine Your Face’ got a fair bit of airplay and climbed up on the charts this past fall) are interested in Mr. Something Something’s “dancefloor activism” and zero-emissions, people powered performance model. Post conference talks have begun to engineer a second edition of the SoundCycle in Europe to support future touring. Stay tuned for more news of European developments in 2010.

Back home in Canada, we will be bringing the SoundCycle into schools this winter to give pedal powered concerts and do workshops to raise awareness about sustainable energy. We will also be featured in the documentary Powerful: Energy for Everyone by filmmaker and green educator David Chernushenko. The film will be released in 2010 and we’ll let you know when it comes to a theatre near you. Watch the trailer.