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2013 is shaping up to be a sweet one, eh? #happynewyear...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:36:50 -0500

2013 is shaping up to be a sweet one, eh? #happynewyear ya’ll! #dylanscandybar #yum #nycrocksmysocks

Lovely to usher in 2013 with Anthony’s beautiful music at...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:43:29 -0500

Lovely to usher in 2013 with Anthony’s beautiful music at @livingroomnyc #talltalltrees later too! (at the living room)

And then god said, make a foil menorah if you don’t have...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:38:18 -0500

And then god said, make a foil menorah if you don’t have another one. #hanukkah #adorbs

Thoroughly enjoying this social media training by the amazing...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:32:51 -0500

Thoroughly enjoying this social media training by the amazing @deanna. Also #goodcookies.

@jaschahoffman’s doing beautiful Brazilian tunes, piano...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:35:30 -0500

@jaschahoffman’s doing beautiful Brazilian tunes, piano pop coming up before I’m on at 9 at @pathcafe. (at The Path Cafe)

Come join the cozy! Justin’s on now before @jaschahoffman...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:03:09 -0500

Come join the cozy! Justin’s on now before @jaschahoffman and I hit the stage in a few at @pathcafe. #livemusic #nyc (at The Path Cafe)

Hell yeah! Feeling so grateful, inspired, and relieved....

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:11:13 -0500

Hell yeah! Feeling so grateful, inspired, and relieved. #4moreyears

Snazzy playing at the @folkartmuseum gala tonight—so glad...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:48:01 -0400

Snazzy playing at the @folkartmuseum gala tonight—so glad this wonderful place didn’t close a year ago! #powerofthearts

Went to #tech4obama last night. Learned: 1) get friends to...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:07:26 -0400

Went to #tech4obama last night. Learned: 1) get friends to reigister, 2) donate, 3) make sure we all vote. #thunderclap & other tech will help. Supercool. (Taken with Instagram)

The spoils of last night’s @puppetplaylist performance....

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:02:52 -0400

The spoils of last night’s @puppetplaylist performance. Can’t wait to wear this tshirt all the time! (Taken with Instagram)

Celebrate Brooklyn, Aoife O’Donovan’s rockin it! ...

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:41:34 -0400

Celebrate Brooklyn, Aoife O’Donovan’s rockin it! (Taken with Instagram)

Suggestions to Not Take « Pop Culture Pirate

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:36:34 -0400

Suggestions to Not Take « Pop Culture Pirate

Can we make a music video together?

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:36:00 -0400

Anyone up for contributing to a goofy video project?

I want to make a music video pieced together of folks singing a song I wrote, called Last Request.

And I mean “singing” really loosely. You can hum, sing, talk, do interpretive dance, hold up cards/posters of the lyrics like all the kids do these days, whatever! You can do the whole song, or just the parts you like, or do different things on different parts, or all things all together—anything goes.

I’m trying to pull out the collaborative friendship theme in the song, and I’m not looking for polished performances. The more natural/weird/casual the better. You can video just you, you and a friend, you and all your friends and neighbors, you with your cat on your lap, outside, inside, sitting, jogging, sailing, eating ice cream…whatever you want! If you capture any laughing, hugs, high-fives, etc., that’s fantastic too.

So, if you’re interested (which I hope you are!), keep reading on HOW TO:

I’m using this video from tour as the base. Like I said, very lo-fi. :)

GAME PLAN:
1. Here’s the audio from that video (with me teaching the chorus at the beginning if that helps, or you can skip over that part!).

2. Here are the lyrics.

3. Video/film yourself with whatever equipment and however you want. (Well, you know, use your good judgment. If you’re filming with a partner, kissing, holding hands, things like that all good, but this should be viewable by small children when it’s finished. ;)

4. Ping me and we’ll figure out the file transfer.

5. Share the project with your family, friends, colleagues, neighbors! Here’s my blogpost about it that you can forward around if that helps. The Facebook event is here.

6. I’ll edit all the footage, and then we can spread the goodness around the world!

Feel free to hit me up with any questions or ideas. Thank you!!
:)
xo
Julia

p.s. If you want to shoot footage but not be in the video, that’s great too! I have visions of folks singing on the sidewalk, in barber shops, on boats, across the world…. a girl can dream. ;)

New Yorker Cartoon/Seinfeld Mash « Pop Culture Pirate

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:32:17 -0400

New Yorker Cartoon/Seinfeld Mash « Pop Culture Pirate

meerkatmediacollective: Last month, us Meerkats went away for a...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:13:53 -0400

meerkatmediacollective:

Last month, us Meerkats went away for a retreat to focus on the kind of art and world we want to make… aaand we also had some creative fun.

We made “exquisite corpse” projects in a bunch of media (writing, drawing, film, sound). This means each person ads a little bit to what’s already been created, while only knowing a tiny snippet of what’s already there.

Here’s the unedited, wacky, and wonderful exquisite corpse song we made together.

“Sleep in peace when day is done.” Mm-mmm, Nina...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:09:49 -0400

“Sleep in peace when day is done.” Mm-mmm, Nina Simone.

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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:55:45 -0400

WAMentoring: Recap: Anna Holmes

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:28:02 -0400

WAMentoring: Recap: Anna Holmes:

wamentor:

“Safe isn’t always best” was the first of many sage pieces of advice Anna Holmes shared with us at our June 28th event.

Holmes began her career at women’s magazines, then left for a brief stint overseeing documentaries at HBO before returning to ladymags, which was the safe move at the time….

WAMentoring: Come to our next WAMentoring event with Deanna Zandt (and support her new project)!

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:15:37 -0400

WAMentoring: Come to our next WAMentoring event with Deanna Zandt (and support her new project)!:

wamentor:

It’s that time again: time for another WAMentoring event!

Our premiere event with Dana Goldstein rocked, and event #2 with Anna Holmes was excellent as well. Based on that data, we estimate that there is a 100% chance event #3 with the ever-awesome Deanna Zandt, our WAMbassador of…

Neverending #inspiration provided by @radiolab. LIVE!! (Taken...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:46:24 -0400

Neverending #inspiration provided by @radiolab. LIVE!! (Taken with Instagram)