5 Ways That Traditional Media Uses Online Video

here’s an interesting article passed along by friend and colleague greta weiner. it discusses how traditional media is leveraging the power of video on the internet. the author, woody lewis, often writes on the subject of social media strategy for newspapers.

Photoshoot at the Historic Atlas PAC

i art directed a photoshoot at the historic atlas performing arts center in northeast washington dc yesterday. the venue survived the riots of the late 60s with its original marquis in place, and (as of 2006) is a stunning achievement in renovation ($22 million). my client for the shoot was dick kaufmann, a 70-year old recording artist with a golden smile who has been working with lee musiker – the musical director behind 15-time grammy award winner tony bennett and tony award winner barabra cooke. also on hand were splashkit photographer april sims and jonathan g. willen, an event management consultant who is helping dick with all arrangements with the atlas.

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Broadcasting Live Events Through Facebook

one month ago, facebook launched a new “live stream box” feature which allows for facebook pages to offer their own live video and chat area. the first company to take advantage of the tool with an official partnership was ustream. if you haven’t heard of ustream or their new partnership with facebook, then here’s an article. click on to see what they did with some jonas brothers concerts last month — events which drew huge numbers. Read the rest of this entry »

Dissecting Prince’s Purple Rain – 25 Years Later

purple rain, prince’s blockbuster album from the mid-80s (1984), is celebrating its 25th anniversary. this music was critical to not only my development as a recording artist (9Davine.com) but also many of my generation’s leading songwriters. to honor the occasion, listen here to a podcast from soundopinions.org that dissects the purple rain album, and watch the mtv retrospective of the movie premiere event. in the podcast, former revolution band members wendy melvoin and lisa coleman discuss their relationship with prince and the making of the landmark record.

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Dissecting Prince’s Purple Rain
(mp3 podcast – 59:11 in length)