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.

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.

So surreal to see myself on the AOTS set.

And as a bonus, a behind the scenes interview!

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:

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!  

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.

]]> http://www.mikerelm.com/blog/action-sports/ever-wonder-what-if/feed/ http://www.mikerelm.com/blog/music/the-nexus/ http://www.mikerelm.com/blog/music/the-nexus/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:47:30 +0000 Mike http://www.mikerelm.com/blog/?p=115 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.

You can also download the song on iTunes!