Entered the bubble

The band’s second, self-titled album was recorded and produced all in an MTV experiment called Band in a Bubble that was sponsored by Dr Pepper . The band had twenty days to write and produce a full-length album while inside a bubble-shaped construction. The experiment was viewable 24/7 by fans through twenty-three webcams sponsored by Dr Pepper. The selected twenty-three cameras coincided with Dr Pepper’s promotion of twenty-three flavors in its soft drink. The Band in a Bubble experiment was also a four-part mini-series on MTV . Cartel entered the bubble on May 24, 2007, and left twenty days later on June 12, 2007. Upon “breaking out” of the bubble the band put on a live concert featuring many of the new songs that had been recorded in the bubble; ” Lose It “, featuring Juliet Simms , was released on iTunes and Napster the same day. The complete album was released in August.