![\"filthy-dukes\"](\"http:\/\/evolvingmusic.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/filthy-dukes.jpg\" "\\"filthy-dukes\\"")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Most musicians have started to realize the importance of social media. And by social media I mean more than just having a MySpace page for your band. While not all of them are on twitter like they should be<\/a>, many have at least figured out where their target listener demographic hangs out. One band that is clearly ahead of the curve is British synthpop trio, Filthy Dukes<\/a>. The first thing you notice on their website is the social media links to Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, YouTube, Flickr, Last.fm, Wikipedia, and Twitter.<\/p>\n In addition to being thoroughly dialed in to the social media world, Filthy Dukes also understand the importance of artist-fan interaction<\/a>. Not only are they\u00a0 letting fans into their world, they’re letting fans become part of the creative process. For example, on their site they had this announcement: “Come have a go at the Tupac Robot Club Rock rap and appear in a Filthy Dukes video!”<\/p>\n Get in on the action yourself and have a go at remixing their song, TupacRobotClubRock, using MixMatchMusic’s Remix Wizard<\/a>. The song is an electro-rock banger, complete with dirty synths, driving beats and several different vocal tracks for you to play with. The winner will win a day with the Filthy Dukes in their very own studio! Not only will you get the chance to see the band at work, you\u2019ll get to perfect your own remix on the mixing desk of Conny Plank<\/a>, Kraftwerk<\/a>\u2019s legendary producer. This is the very mixing desk, built to Plank’s own specifications, that was used on everything from Autobahn to the Eurythmics\u2019 debut and Ultravox\u2019s Vienna. This piece of musical heritage is now pride of place in the Filthy Dukes’ studio.<\/p>\n