My buddy J. McVay recently launched Stereoactive Media, an Austin based project incubator for all sorts of media projects. J has been involved with the NYC music scene for some 20 years as he ran Fort Useless and StereoactiveNYC; a media undertaking in itself. Oh, and he serves as the Chief Content Officer over at BTR Today, another podcast, music, video undertaking on its own. All that is to say, the man has plenty of experience working in this realm and I'm excited to see what comes of it.
The first project launched today in the form of The Subtle Incline, a compilation and collaboration album from a host of talented bands.
A compilation album of new artists is intriguing in and of itself but 100% of proceeds from the release will go to support The Beat Shop, a music production studio that helps students explore songwriting and recording. A good project that also does good. Win win.
Stereoactive Media is off to a good start and I suggest following them for future updates.
This On The Ledge art show is selling 10” x 10” giclee prints of each of the pieces in the showcase. Half of the proceeds go to the artist and the other half goes to the Blanchet House in Portland, OR, a nonprofit that provides food, clothing and housing to people in need.
Not only is the show putting proceeds towards a good cause but Jeremy Okai Davis has a piece included called Metering. Nice opportunity to get an Okai piece at an affordable price and do some good!
Beaver Trilogy Part IV - a movie about a movie about a movie. Groovin' Gary is delightful and mysterious; Sean Penn and Crispin Glover are a surprising appearance.
Lyrically, the song is about the shock and revulsion from the 2016 election. Speaking personally, that feeling grew into a bit of paranoia that feels very Us vs Them. How is there a contingent of the country that supports this kind of behavior? How is there such division between what I imagine our country is capable of and what people seem to want?
With that in mind, the video depicts a number of species working in harmony; birds in murmuration, fish schoaling and schooling, bats swarming and plenty more examples of a natural, inherent, togetherness. It's a juxtaposition that works for me, a lot.
The video for "Waving 1" is such a brilliantly simple piece - little video memories compiled together with just the right amount of creative presentation to make it otherworldly.
I know ambient vocal arrangements may not be for everyone but I find these strike a balance in me that is haunting, calming and optimistic; particularly when paired with the video. Hope you give it a whirl.
I don’t know why we thought we could get people who won’t recycle (very easy to do) to save the planet (something we need) to also wear a mask (very easy thing to do) to save humanity (something we need)
Because I'm a maniac and @warnerblaster put the idea in my brain, I made a playlist with one song by every artist I've ever taken a picture of. It's 713 songs and 43 hours long. Enjoy? https://t.co/WLb1zEbscs
SURPRISE “NEW” EP! Here’s a relic from the before times. Pretend it’s the 1st week in March & you didn’t know Tom Hanks was sick. https://t.co/7O9kgqgFX0
