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At the beginning of the year, Tiscali launched a competition at the Raindance Film Festival to give two young film makers an opportunity to create their own music promo. The competition mentored by Raindance, offered entrants the chance to make a promo for two of the bands who have performed at Tiscali's monthly Showcase events.

Short film and promo director Jacqueline Wright was a clear winner amongst a great selection of storyboards with her narrative-based pitch for The Shakes next single 'Liberty Jones'. She says "This wouldn't have been possible without Tiscali's funding, Raindance's expertise and the invaluable generosity of animation company Tandem. Animation was a vital part of my pitch and Mike Bell and Nick Losse at Tandem made it possible for me to realise my vision".

Richard Ayers, portal director at Tiscali UK, says: "We were already supporting new talent in music and independent film so it made perfect sense to introduce them to each other through the competition. We had high expectations and were not disappointed by the quality of entries."

The Shakes were one of the first bands to appear at Tiscali Showcase which has been running for nearly two years and seen over 70 new music acts take to the stage.

"When Tiscali got involved, it was amazing for us" says Ed, frontman of lively, new SE London band The Shakes. "Their support's helped us make something really good and to spread the word about our music. They're doing loads for new music right now, so it was great to be one of the first showcase acts and such a central part of that commitment. And it was cool making our first video - even if we do get killed in it."

The Shakes single 'Liberty Jones' is being released in October. Jacqueline Wright is moving into feature directing after her horror script was optioned by Kubista.

The Shakes live performances at the Tiscali Showcase can also be seen at