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2 unusual facts about DEMO


DEMO

As a prototype commercial fusion reactor DEMO could make fusion energy available by 2033.

Demo-litions

During this time, the band was trying to record a follow-up to A Worm's Life.


20 March 2003 anti-war protest

The Edinburgh demo saw 500 people at midday march to the foot of The Mound, the rally was addressed by MSPs Tommy Sheridan and Lloyd Quinan.

A Complete Demonstration

A Complete Demonstration is a compilation of early demo tracks by the band VAST.

Ariel Rechtshaid

They self-released a cassette demo entitled Attack of the Killer Cheese and began playing shows around southern California, establishing themselves amongst a prolific ska scene including bands such as Reel Big Fish, No Doubt, Dance Hall Crashers, and The Aquabats.

Atari demos

In 1988 the Atari Demo scene gathered further momentum with the release of the B.I.G. Demo, which was a large collection of music ported from the Commodore 64 by Jochen Hippel onto the Atari ST.

Back into Your System

Enhanced CD also features a playable demo of the PC game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Benjamin B

In addition to that, the band’s first demo became ‘demo of the year’ in Music Maker and received a very positive review in FRET magazine.

Blood for Death

Blood for Death is the second demo release by death metal band Winterwolf (now known as Deathchain).

Boom Blox

A demo was produced for Coca-Cola's Coke Zone promotion, which is a promotion in which consumers in the UK can use codes on Coca-Cola and Diet Coke bottles to collect points.

Cilvia Demo

As promised, Cilvia Demo was released on January 28, 2014 via digital download retailers and was made available in CD format exclusively from From Top Dawg Entertainment's website.

Compo

Demoscene compo, a competition involving multimedia "demo" programs

Dan Jewett

The album She Likes the Weather was produced by Jewett from a December 1991 studio recording and their original demo tape, produced by Counting Crows guitarist David Bryson.

Daniel Rostén

He leads the band since all old members left, and recorded the second demo Havoc in summer/autumn 1996 with the new drummer Necromorbus (Tore Stjerna).

Down There

Down There..., a demo released by the bandmembers of Beherit under the name The Lord Diabolus

Empty Houses Are Lonely

It contains songs recorded from 2001-2003 including songs from North Dakota, Five Song Demo, and Late Night at Largo, as well as previously unreleased songs.

For the Lonely Lest the Wiser

Their first release was a 3 song demo that was given out at a Wauconda High School football game in 2005.

From Genesis to Revelation

Once one of their demo tapes caught the attention of Jonathan King, he took them under his wing and, with the addition of schoolmate Chris Stewart on drums, recorded "The Silent Sun" as their first single.

GeForce FX Series

The advertising campaign for the GeForce FX featured the Dawn technology demo, which was the work of several veterans from the computer animation Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

Infatuation with Malevolence

The time was one where the band was seeking direction and when they could not find a drummer, guitarist John Gallagher played the drums and did the best he could so the band could get a demo out.

Intro5pect

Their first demo was released in 1998 and their first official release came in 1999 when newly founded indie label Geykido Comet Records released the band's song Education as a limited edition 7" vinyl.

Kaci Battaglia

After being turned down by over 20 record labels with his demo, "Paradise", for her, it was Mike Curb who called Diamond months after receiving the recording and told him that he wanted to sign Battaglia to Curb Records.

Kevin Gorman

Gorman, originally from Chester, England first came to the attention of DJ Hell, with a 2006 demo featuring track DMX, which featured heavy usage of the Beat Repeat feature of Ableton Live.

Korn Digital EP 2

The EP contains three tracks, including a demo of "Holding All These Lies" by Jonathan Davis, a live recording of "System" from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack recorded in Fargo, North Dakota on May 18, 2010, and an exclusive in-studio music video of "People Pleaser" not included in the Korn III: Remember Who You Are deluxe edition package.

Leaton Rose

The band then recorded a four track demo, Choose to Love, Live or Die, which was later re-released as an EP by Final Prayer Records, who also released a Split EP in 2003 featuring two songs by I Killed the Prom Queen ("Homicide Documentaries" and "Death Certificate for a Beauty Queen").

Life Begins at 40

However, Lennon's demo was eventually issued in 1998 on the John Lennon Anthology box set.

Living Syndication

After putting together 2 demo tracks, Pervez Taufiq released to tracks via the then underground file sharing program, Napster.

Marilyn Martin

She became a protegee of Doug Morris, then the head of Atlantic Records, who had heard her backing up Nicks on the Rock a Little album and was impressed enough to ask for a demo.

Marta tiene un marcapasos / La cagaste, Burt Lancaster

"Marta tiene un marcapasos" was re-recorded and a completely new version included on their second album, La cagaste... Burt Lancaster, while only a 1986 demo of "La cagaste, Burt Lancaster" has been subsequently released on Peligrosamente Juntos.

Midvinter

The band released one demo entitled Midvinternatt in 1994, and later released their debut full length studio album At the Sight of the Apocalypse Dragon in 1997.

Miss May I

This demo contained 6 tracks, including "Architect" and "Tides", which would later on be featured in their first full-length album, Apologies Are for the Weak in 2009.

PatchWerk Recording Studios

Founded in 1993 as a record label in Carson, California, by former Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Bob Whitfield, after financing studio time to record a demo for his high school friend and aspiring rapper Ras Kass, Bob hired his college friend and entrepreneur B.J. Kerr, and together they released Ras Kass first single "Remain AnonymouS".

Perfect Pitch Black

The songs "Down the Drain" and "Droned" were originally released on Bootleg CD by Cave In during spring 2003, and "Trepanning" was originally released in 2004 on a SXSW Hydra Head sampler (demo version), a Daymare Recordings sampler and a Deathwish Inc. sampler.

PODEMOS

For Social Democracy (Spanish: Por la Democracia Social), Venezuelan party

Qubic

It was later ported to the HP 2647 demo tape with a graphical interface, using a simple mathematical transform to solve for 3D input position.

Rammstein demos

"Spiel mit mir" (Play With Me - "Spiel Mit Mir" demo from Sehnsucht performed live throughout 1996. Also had different versions when played live.)

RDGLDGRN

In June 2012, the demo recording of "I Love Lamp" was used as the theme song for the world record Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles, California.

Revis

With the help of a new manager, John Zagata, they recorded three demo songs, "A Gift," "Seven," and "Straight Jacket Labels" with producers Tommy Henriksen and Jeff Pilson.

Se Alli Diastasi

Jean Michel Jarre gave his permission for the first time for a rendition of one of his songs, as he was impressed by Mando's vocal abilities when he listened to her demo tape.

Steineiche

Steineiche is the first demo produced by the Swiss ambient black metal band Paysage D'Hiver.

Sun Carriage

Relocating to Camden and joined by fellow Plymouth exile Chris Leech on second guitar they recorded the "Sun Carriage/Determined" (written by Ron Price) demo 7" (very rare, only about ten were pressed) for the fledgling Head Records run by Jeff Barrett (later the founder of Heavenly).

Terror Twilight

The style of the recordings was similar to those found on the compilation At Home With The Groovebox ("Robyn Turns 26" and "Watch Out!"), the B-sides of the Spit on a Stranger single ("Rooftop Gambler" and "The Porpoise And The Hand Grenade"), and the demo version of "Major Leagues" found on the Major Leagues EP.

The Alien Beats

During a demo recording session drummer Jim Eno was brought in as a fill-in when the original drummer could not make it.

The Mother of All Demos

The camera operator in Menlo Park was Stewart Brand, a non-computer person who also advised Engelbart and the team about how to present the demo.

The Mundanes

They recorded a demo at RCA Studios, produced by Mick Ronson, that attracted record label attention, but the band remained unsigned and ultimately broke up in mid-1983.

The Return of the Black Death

The cover of the demo contains a famous Norwegian painting of skiing Vikings (Birkebeinerne, by Knud Bergslien).

Top Secret Bountry and Clues

Top Secret Bountry and Clues, also known as Blues and Clues is a demo CD which is only being sold at shows of The Slackers' organist/lead singer, Vic Ruggiero.

Unicorns Are People Too

Last album = Three Inches of Blood

Vision of Disorder

However, they eventually returned in 1999 with For the Bleeders, a set of nine re-recorded demo songs released on Go-Kart Records.

When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues

McBride chose to include Dan Tyminski as a backing vocalist after hearing him sing "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? She also said that she enjoyed Leslie Satcher's lyrics in the song, and said that she was laughing the first time she heard Satcher's demo.

YelworC

The duo put out a number of demo tapes between 1988 - 1990 until they were finally signed to the now defunct Celtic Circle Productions (C.C.P.) recording label and released their first full-length CD album Brainstorming in 1993.

You Are My Canvas

The version of "The Anatomy of the Journey" that appears on this demo differs from its counterpart on Make Yourself Sick in one way: guitar distortion.


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