So I decided to create a whole new YouTube channel, dedicated to remixes that I create. Sounds simple enough, but as many of you might be thinking (…and a lot of my friends have wondered this as well), why have more than one channel? The easiest way I can describe it is, it’s like when ESPN created ESPN Classic. Or CNN and CNN Headline News. The content is similar, but really doesn’t need to live on the same channel. Same goes for me, albeit on a much smaller scale. I’m calling it RelmVision, so head on over there and subscribe!
Why subscribe to channels on YouTube? Every single person I know has watched countless hours of videos on YouTube. Yet the majority of them do not subscribe to any channels, favorite, or ‘like’ any videos. They create an account simply to be able to watch the ‘18 and over’ stuff. That’s fine and all, but if you see a video you like, especially if it’s an original work, it’s likely you’ll enjoy more stuff from that person or production company. By subscribing to the channel that the video is on, you’ll see all the latest vids in your subscription ‘inbox’.
It’s very likely that you saw the Crush on Obama video in 2007. It was everywhere. If I hadn’t subscribed to Barely Political’s channel, I may have missed out on one of their current series The Key of Awesome, which in my opinion, is made up of the best musical parodies on the web. If you didn’t subscribe to OkGo’s channel when you saw Here it Goes Again, you probably missed a lot of their other genius videos and behind the scenes features.
I spend a lot more time on YouTube than the average person. And that’s not counting the time spent uploading videos or responding to messages. I’m talking about just viewing. That’s probably because I have a pretty good flow of videos that end up in my subscription box. YouTube is much more than just the memes you see on the news. I highly encourage subscribing to channels on YouTube, it’s really a great way to see more of what you like, as soon as it’s uploaded!
By the way, the ’subscribe’ button is located just above the video, underneath the title. A pretty good place to start is at the channels with the most subscribers in YouTube history.
It’s been an amazing couple weeks. Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau caught my IM2 trailer remix on YouTube and brought it over to Paramount and Marvel with the idea of having me create something new for them. One thing lead to another and I found myself doing an Iron Man 2 TV spot!
A huge thank you (and major props) to Jon Favreau, Marvel, and Paramount for having the guts to get behind new and creative ways of doing things. As a fan, it’s great to know that the Marvel Universe is in good hands.
I completely flipped when I was asked to make an appearance on G4’s “Attack of the Show”! I’ve been an uber fan for a while. I mean, tech, comedy, video games, pop, news, and all things digital? They practically made this show for me! It was so much fun to shoot, shout out to Kevin Pereira for being such a great host!
When I met Chase at the Tweethouse at Sundance, he was introduced to me as a photographer. I don’t know a whole lot about the photography world, but I did recognize him from a short film he did for the Nikon Festival:
Chase is an absolute BEAST behind the lens, an artist’s artist. Take a look at his portfolio and you’ll recognize a lot of his amazing commercial work, and his Songs for Eating and Drinking is a concept unto itself. He and his table guru friend Michael Hebb serve dinner and drinks for some incredibly talented musicians, where they perform songs for each other, artist to artist, just like the old days before they had audiences to play for. I can only imagine the conversations that took place. See it through Chase’s eyes at www.songsforeatinganddrinking.com
By the way, his iPhone app “Best Camera” will help improve YOUR photos. And it doesn’t end there www.thebestcamera.com
Do yourself a favor and spend an hour on his website and you’ll be both inspired and humbled. www.chasejarvis.com This vid just gives you a taste:
Part 2 of my Sundance review…I was supposed to write more earlier but got sick, and you know how that goes.
I was fortunate enough to run into Oren and Justine Jacob in the lobby of our hotel at Sundance. Turns out they were in town to show of “Ready, Set, Bag!” which Justine directed and produced, and Oren executive produced. It’s a documentary based on the national competition for Best Bagger. As in, people bagging groceries for speed and accuracy. This film particularly struck a chord with me since I earned my stripes in similarly obscure competition; which was scratching records for speed and accuracy. I’m not sure what the film is rated (I’m guessing PG at the most), but I guarantee fun for the entire family, especially if any of you have worked in a supermarket (which I have). At the heart of it all is a great story about being passionate about something that most people take for granted. Check out www.readysetbag.com to attend a screening and get your copy!
Sundance was incredible. I waited 5 years to play there because I wanted my first time there to be meaningful, and it certainly was. For the first time in a while I’ve got thoughts I’d like to share that can’t be contained in 140 characters; trust me that’s rare these days. So my next few blog entries will be dedicated to cool people and things that have happened at Sundance.
First and foremost, G-Technology by Hitachi
It’s always a great thing when you can work with a company that you already admire. I’ve relied on G-Technology drives since they released their 500GB beast, and 10+ TB later they still haven’t failed me. So it was a pretty easy decision to go to Sundance with them. How cool is this exclusive G-drive Mobile package?
Does that face look familiar? It also includes a video mashup I did specially for Sundance. Win. On top of that, my live performance was streamed and viewers won drives. Double win. As I got to know them, I came to find out that they are also great supporters of some amazing artists and projects. Take it all in at www.g-technology.com
They’ve also done a great job documenting some very interesting Sundance panels, premieres, and people on their YouTube channel.
As we travel and see so many different people you start to wonder…..what if? What if this guy can totally shred or rip it at something and I would have no idea. We often meet people and have no idea what they do or if they are extremely talented. So we just need to assume that everyone is just a hippie that knows how to DESTROY it on a skateboard:
Check out my latest collaboration with Chantal Claret! We used Google’s Nexus One, and since I’m the world’s worst dancer, I got my good friend Jon “Bionic” Bayani to do his thing!
In case you’re wondering, yes the video on the phone is the actual video being played on the Nexus, NOT added in post-production.
