"This Means War" trailer. We had to wait until it was released and in the end we scored the first 10 seconds of the trailer. It is not much but is a start ;)
Carwash:
As a kid growing up and watching US movies, there has always been this 'myth' around the "carwash". Why is this such a happening in the States? For me it was something untouchable. The first understanding about this 'myth' was a couple of years ago when a Dutch friend who lived in Naples (Florida) told me it was a city code everyone washed their cars once a week. This was a way to express their wealth and to contribute to the city expression.
To encounter in real life, Wednesday morning March 7th I took my car to the carwash in Venice. People...I get it now:
The carwash is an experience, a meeting point, a marketing influenced system. After leaving your car for the carwash you are lead into their store, where you can buy everything you need for your car. There is a coffee corner and the whole carwash you can look what happens with your car thru a window. The Venice carwash is decorated with monkeys and pirates to make it even more frisky! At the end of the car-wash-street is a massage chair to relax. Hereby a video to share this experience.
LA Nightlife:
Late February and early March gave me some insight of LA nightlife. After dinner with Jody Wisternoff we went to the club on a Wednesday night. We had great fun, only the bouncers were real douchebags. Bad vibe for a club, they should do something about that.A couple of days later it was time for Guy J, who played a cool set. What a nice guy he is - great to see him again!
The promotor of Guy J was Anton Tumas of Subtract Music with whom I went to a cool underground party where Alex Niggeman & Droog were playing. In LA Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is still very small and underground - so there is still a lot to discover here for the EDM fans & industry.
Anton gave me an experience of a lifetime! He had to play at Moontribe: this is an invite only party that has been going on for 18 years in the Mojave desert; 4-6 times a year during full moon. Started as initiative of a hippy-LA-based community, who tried to keep it small instead of expanding to Burning Man size. Around 250 people, get together and partying in a desert. The most amazing WOW moment was the moment we were standing (or dancing LOL) in this desert and we were exactly between night & day: 1 part of the desert was night with a full moon - the other site of the desert the sun raised. Thank you Anton for this amazing Experience!
Next up was Jonne de Leeuw who came and visit Los Angeles for his new job @ Cyrte. Had great fun and went to dinner in a very cool restaurant,The Eveleigh: definitely want to go back there, good food and a very nice vibe.
While being in the 'going-out mood' - and a lot of friends wanted to attend the same event - the night after we went to Sasha & Guy Gerber at Avalon. Very fun night even though Sasha played to proggy for me. He started great and his last track was cool, but in between he lost me with a sound that was cool 10 years ago. Bummer :(
Guy Gerber picked it up great afterwards, with cool live elements. Unfortunately Avalon has no vibe what so ever among the crowd, even though the venue is impressive.
USA Traveling - New York
March 14 I travelled from LA to New York. Besides several meetings, visiting friends, celebrating St. Patricks day (crazy beer-drinking-green-wearing-Irish) and attending an underground Visionquest party, my main reason was the event we were part of @ Grand Central Station. Tuesday March 20th the Brazilian Bureau of Tourism launched a YouTube channel for the cities involved in the 2014 Soccer World Cup in Brazil. Eboman did a live performance and when he was not on stage, I had to play Brazilian music (quit a challenge if you don't speak Portugese & have no clue what they sing…). Very cool experience though in one of the most impressive buildings of New York.
A couple of hours of sleep later I landed @ Miami International Airport for the yearly Miami Winter Music Conference. Accompanied by Dennis Akkaya & Eelke Kleijn we were very fortunate to have an amazing apartment on the 29th floor of a friend of Dennis. Look at this balcony view !!
Alexis: "I will be Penthouse pet of June in 2 months"
Dennis: "June is in 3 months"
Alexis: "Uhmm" (while counting her fingers) O yeah, 3 months".
She must be happy she is good in something else…
After Sati we hopped to Cameo where Hernan Cattaneo & John Digweed were spinning. Our final dance of the night was @ Shelborne with Jamie Jones - COOL!!
Keep an eye on this guy ;)
The night consisted of a legendary set of both Tale of Us as Thugfucker @ Treehouse. The name of the venue is how it looked like inside: a small square place with wooden walls - as if we were dancing in a Treehouse.
Day 4 we decided to have lunch @ The Mondrian for some rest in our busy schedule. When we arrived we found out there was a pool party going on from 3Plus & Cr2 Records. After lunch no more rest but having fun again with Edo (3Plus) and MYNC & his Cr2 Crew. Thank you for the invite & strawberry Mojito-pitchers, it was great fun!
After Eelke Kleijn finished we really enjoyed Miss Kitten playing and singing to the crowd.
To finish the week in style we went across the street to Mokai where Carl Cox was playing funk, disco & soul records and everybody was wearing afro wigs. A lot of fun with all the people we partied with all week. Thanx everyone and see you all again in Miami 2013!!
Meanwhile, our work to produce music for US TV-series, movies and movie trailers also proceeds. While in Miami we heard we scored the new "Wrath of the titans trailer". This time all the music was ours LOL
To finish this 3rd blog, some knowledge questions...
Did you know...?
* ...how they call "piepschuim" in the US?
* ...what 420 means and where it comes from?
The earliest use of the term began among a group of teenagers in San Rafael, California in 1971. 4:20 p.m. was their meeting time, which ultimately evolved into a codeword the teens used to pot-smoking together: "4:20".
Afterwards, April 20 (4/20 in U.S. date notation) has evolved into a counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis.
And you know what the funny thing is in the movie industry? Every year they look out for the moment which movies plan to be released on April 20th, since this is supposed to be a movie to be watched while being high. Funny USA-marketing...
Applescal - Beaming flowers from India:
Applescal released an album under his alias "Yoshiba 87":
A Strangely Isolated Place: "The endless talents of Applescal take a new twist as he lines up a mini-album under the Yoshiba 87 alias. ‘Beaming Flowers From India’ is a collection of Applescal’s more downbeat and melodic productions."
Xlr8r: "You're the Best Thing Ever (feat. Pien Feith)' sounds like anything other than forgotten leftovers; it's purely evident in the track's finely chopped, handwarped vocal sounds and well-crafted soundscapes that Yoshiba 87's forthcoming record will offer plenty of quality electronic sounds."
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