http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsgB6m1mM0A

Looks interesting and informative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29Cbx7nOMk

I posted not long ago that an indie film was being made and that the makers of that film had discovered a couple of artists, from this blog, for the soundtrack. Well this film is closer to being released, and I was sent this trailer for it by it’s director, Aaron Godfred. Looks like some hilarious shit.

Stay posted by joining the film’s Facebook page.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IynEivjjJNI

Getting a single released by a major record label these days can be the least likely way for you to get any type of financial success from your music.  From my own personal experience, I’ve gotten paid much more for the use of my music in films and commercial advertisements than I’ve gotten with label releases. Joel Sill, an independent music supervisor and publisher, in this video, talks about getting an artist’s songs in a film and the lucrative benefits that come along with it. Don’t ignore this path to getting your music out there!

Eljay Williams is a screenwriter, director, and most importantly, a big supporter of independent hip hop artists. He’s the creator of a documentary that profiles independent emcees, producers, b-boys and graffiti artists. These documentaries are called The Stand On Demand, and they have been on Comcast, in the Atlanta, for the last 3 years.  I caught up with Eljay to find out more about his passion for hip hop and to ask him about what he has in store for the future. This is that interview.

The Stand: Artist, Adrift Da Belle

THE STAND – Adrift Da Belle from Eljay Williams on Vimeo.

www.twitter.com/standondemand
www.thecontent.net

Montauk Project Films ( Los Angeles, California), just announced the soundtrack lineup for it’s debut feature length film, “LITTLE BLUE PILL“. It’s a comedy about an unlucky hipster who accidentally takes two Erecta (Erectile Dysfunction Drug) instead of Aleve and goes on a day of misadventures. Sounds like some funny shit.

What’s really dope about this is the fact that, writer/director, Aaron Godfred discovered two of the artists for the film’s soundtrack on this blog.  The artists are, Anonymous Twist and Afterschool Special. Rather than go the traditional route of licensing established popular music, the film’s producers opted to search the Internet for fresh, new musical artists to lend tunes to the movie. By doing so the filmmakers were able to have greater creative freedom in shaping the film with the music selection. “We couldn’t have put together the musical selection that we did by using conventional means,” says producer Dave Szamet.

Director Aaron Godfred adds, “We are really excited to showcase our rocking soundtrack of up and coming artists. Some of these bands are going to make it big and we think its great when filmmakers and musicians can collaborate to bring their work and passions to life. It’s a win, win for everyone.”

It makes me proud to know that this blog is becoming a conduit of greater opportunities for artists and other professional people profiled here. So I encourage you all to continue to network, collab and expand this independent hip hop community.

If there is no way, we’ll make one!

You can find out more about “Little Blue Pill” on their Facebook Page.

Here’s the song list in order of appearance

“Erecta Anthem” by Anonymous Twist

“Rumspringa” by Goldmine

“They Come Around” by Evil

“That’s What We’s About To Do” by Zac Carmody

“Future Rock Stars of America” by Afterschoolspecial

“Like Carnies to a Carosuel” by Zac Carmody

“Fashion Kills” by Sabrosa Purr

“Doin’ It To Do It” by The Nervous Wrecklords

“Stick It In Me” by Bra Strapz

“Sexy Sexy Man” by Zac Carmody

“Broke Down” by Radio Moscow

“If Looks Could Kill” by Music For Animals

“44 Stone Tigers” by Overview

“Rattamahatta” by Tobias Becker

“Rescuers” by Now On

Kill The Record Labels is a film released earlier this month about the alleged assault on hip hop by the record labels. The buzz about this movie has been around for a while, but I didn’t want to do a post about it without seeing it first.

What do I think about it? I think it’s worth the money I spent on it. With this film, you get straight-forward information about what’s happening today with the mixtape game, record labels, and independent artists. Some of the most educational commentary comes from the legendary DJ’s who made mixtapes the ingredient that fueled and sustained the growth of hip hop.

This film sheds light on the record industry’s aggressive tactics to shut down any profits made by the distribution of these unauthorized mixtapes. What I like about this film, is that it’s balanced. It discusses how and why hip hop could have been responsible for bringing this unwanted attention on itself. It’s a well produced work and should be viewed by anyone in the independent hip hop game.

It comes on DVD but you can pay for a download from the website. I went for download. It’ definitely worth the 5 bucks I spent on it.

website
http://www.killtherecordlabels.com/

There are many video hosting sites other than YouTube and they get tons of traffic. If your videos aren’t on them, then you’re potentially missing out on thousands, maybe millions of views. Being an artist, you can’t afford to miss out on any opportunity to gain a new fan. Here is a site that will distribute your videos to all of the other sites with one upload!

TubeMogul makes it easy for you to upload your videoa to about twenty video networks in one process. You must set up an account with TubeMogul and the other networks, but once that’s done, you’ll be able to send your videos to all of them at once. TubeMogul also makes it easy to track the stats of your views and divides them in detailed categories like age group and gender, so you’ll know who’s viewing you and where.

www.tubemogul.com

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This trailer has been on Youtube for a good while now, but it looks like it has the potential to be a very informative piece of work for independent hip hop aritsts. From what I can tell, it hasn’t been released yet, but I’m hot on the trail to get some additional information about it. Stay tuned! I’ll keep ya’ll posted on my
progress.