Jun

Live from 5Point Vol. 2

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Music: Rites of Spring by Fredrik • Threads by This Will Destroy You • Counting What Ifs (Featuring Soundmouse) by boyChild • Felt So Real (Featuring Toni Hill) by IAME

Music provided by IODA Promonet.

May

Live from 5Point Vol. 1

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Here are the links to the films and music from today’s episode.

Baybe Champ was featured in the movie Scrapertown by Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari as part of the series, California Is A Place. You can stay up to date with Champ and The Original Scraper Bike Team, from where the next meet up is to donating to the movement by following their blog. Scrapertown won the Jury Special Selection at 5Point Film Festival.

Felt Soul Media created Running Down The Man in 2007, featuring Frank and William Smethhurst fly fishing for Rooster fish in Baja. Frank also starred in the newest creation, Eastern Rises, which won the People’s Choice at 5Point.

In the next episode we’ll feature Mickey Smith and Nick Waggoner.

Mickey created the viral sensation Dark Side of The Lens, combining stunning footage and poetic words. It won Best Cinematography at 5Point. Legend!

Nick Waggoner is the creative director at Sweetgrass Productions. With best friend and producer Zac Ramras, they created Signatures. We saw a sneak peak of their latest project, Solitaire at 5Point.

Now for the musical interludes!

On the Scene by Baybe Champ The Scraper Bike King. You can download the track for free from his website.

Shields by Sound of Seventy Three • Camino a la Nave by Piccola Orchestra Gagarin • SynesthÃ©sie by Malajube

Some music provided by IODA Promonet.

May

The Shorts — Dispatch from the Middle

Dispatch from the Middle

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Music: Bury Me by Girls Names • Night Lead Me Astray by Younger Brother • Ativar Retrofoguetes! by Retrofoguetes • Model Son by The Heavenly States

Music provided by IODA Promonet.

Apr

Ditch Logic

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Music: Something You Lost by Melodium • Kinison, Part 1 by Danny Saul • Hard Time in a Terrible Land by Ezra Furman & The Harpoons • Pyramid by Planes • Still Sound by Toro Y Moi

Special thanks to Seattle-based Maktub for the use of The Alchemist from their album FIVE. All other tracks provided by IODA Promonet.

Mar

The Shorts — The Pee Tree

The Pee Tree

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Music: What a Pleasure by Beach Fossils • The Way We Feel by Sound of Seventy Three • Tired by Chikita Violenta

Music provided by IODA Promonet.