Live from 5Point Vol. 1
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 • Synesthésie by Malajube
Some music provided by IODA Promonet.
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.
Ditch Logic
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.
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.
Sodade
Sodade
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Music: All of the music today is from Jacob and Publish the Quest. You can buy individual songs or their first album “The Threads” here or on iTunes. Check out their website or friend them on Facebook to keep up to date on the release of their new album “Then What!?” set for early June.
Cuts from today:
Gotta Keep Movin’! – Jacob met street musicians, Andres, Miguel, and Alex, while traveling in Cuba. He jammed with them, piecing together guitar riffs and horn lines, eventually convincing them to record in a studio. In need of a percussionist, the studio called Niño, who jams with Afro-Cuban All Stars. Through music and hand jesters, Jacob and Niño figured out the drum line. Publish the Quest has recorded the song for “Then What!?” keeping the original horn line.
Chasing Trains – This version is from Trolls Cottage, a band Jacob has played with for over ten years. Publish the Quest recorded it for the album “The Threads.” Check out that reworked version with horns!
What Then!? – The first single from “Then What!?” to be released in mid-March, featuring Nigerian artist Femi Kuti. Find it on iTunes.
I Believe People Can Change – From “Then What!?”
You Never Know Who You’re Gonna Meet… – From “Then What!?”
Sodade – You can buy the the single, featuring Laise Sanches, here. Artwork for the single cover is by Ilse Reimnitz.
