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mj .... i want you back

Saturday, Jun 27, 2009 3:31PM / Standard Entry

been listening to old mj and jackson 5 songs (and covers) while i've been working today. my own mini-tribute.

what a sad loss. at least he'll enter the pantheon of greats that all passed away early: elvis, princess di, james dean, marilyn monroe, bruce lee, jfk. i bet they're partying away in heaven now, away from the sneering taunts of the media.

when i was still in elementary school, he was at his peak. i remember back then i would daydream that he would show up at our school and i could hang out with him.

even in the 90's people were saying he wasn't cool and made fun of him and my feeling was always "dude, if he showed up right now you would be fawning all over him".

may he rest in peace.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xANiW9yWvGE

hmm, just wondering ... what are your favorite michael jackson songs?

mine are:

man in the mirror
smooth criminal
i want you back
billie jean
beat it

here's another great song:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWvBXS2t4A

looking at a bunch of his videos. i have to say that i think he looked best right around this time (early 80's).

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Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see 'Up'

Friday, Jun 19, 2009 7:53PM / Standard Entry

rest in peace!

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pixar-up-movie-2468059-home-show

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more sightings

Sunday, Jun 14, 2009 6:22PM / Standard Entry

saw these billboards while wandering the halls of the mtr today. recognize any of these folks?

i also saw two billboards of race, but since i was in a cab at the time, didn't have time to take photos!

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the remixers

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009 8:16PM / Standard Entry / Ideas

had an idea for a new band!

basically make a band that sings remixes of songs. what that'd be is either remixing one song and doing it in a very different style. or, even better, working with a dj to mashup two or more songs, then practicing the mashup and performing that live!

wouldn't that be neat?

i figure, if you wanted to be able to perform mashups of any type of songs, you'd probably need:

1 lead male singer
1 lead female singer
1 rapper
2 guitarists
1 bass player
1 drummer
1 keyboard player
1 dj

that's 9 people. but, if you figure that the singers, rapper, and dj could also play the instruments, maybe you only need 5 very talented people.

i think they'd be pretty popular since they'd be performing songs that people already are familiar with. and ya, maybe they couldn't sell albums of their music (since they are copyrighted songs), but i think they'd be damn popular performers!!

some examples of what i'm talking about (just imagine people performing this live):

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdfMByPSJ-8

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNWCclOqUHw

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfadLhw14l8

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music matters!

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 3:17PM / Standard Entry

Photos by Morgan Ommer & Chris Lusher, Framewerkz

attended the music matters conference again this year. i have to say, while last year's conference was amazing ... this year they completely outdid themselves. some amazing sessions this year, including terry mcbride's live mentoring sessions with mc jin and jamie callum's AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING interview and performance to close out the conference.

this year we were really honored to be much more actively involved with the conference. first, they offered 50 free passes to official artists on alivenotdead.com -- and many of the artists on our site took advantage of this offer. second, they had a lot of performances over the course of the three days featuring alivenotdead.com artists. third, i was invited to speak on a panel about social networking that i think turned out pretty well despite my fear of public speaking.

from the feedback i've gotten, everyone had a good time and found the conference very useful and productive. hopefully the music matters folks will extend the same offer next year and i hope even more official artists take advantage of the offer!

congratulations to all of the music matters team for putting on such an amazing conference. and thanks to all the alivenotdead.com artists that attended and/or performed at the conference! see you all next year!!

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born in la, moved to maryland when i was 5, then back to california to go to college. joined one of my best friend's company in xiamen and ended up moving to china...
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born in la, moved to maryland when i was 5, then back to california to go to college. joined one of my best friend's company in xiamen and ended up moving to china. now working on a new project with boys from alive (alivenotdead.com) and spending most of my time in hong kong. lots of changes in my outlook on life, the universe, and everything over the past few years. abc, but my chinese ain't that hot. super high metabolism, though it's slowed down a lot recently. look young, feel old. while driving, the guy in your rearview mirror singing at the top of his lungs to himself. highly optimistic, except when it comes to girls. tend to only like the ones that wouldn't like me back. believe strongly in karma and the golden rule. agnostic. not interested in politics. tend to assume the best in people. oblivious to sarcasm and jokes. feel that life is too short; felt that way for as long as i can remember. if you're not happy where you are, do something about it. take the road less traveled. afraid of heights, speed, and the supernatural. wish i could fly like superman. left handed. obsessive compulsive. very neat. drink socially, but don't smoke or do drugs; i don't trust my willpower if i start. poor willpower, but strong ideals - which unfortunately can result in hypocrisy. pick things up quickly, but also quickly lose interest in things. bad at keeping in touch. lazy, but ambitious. overpowering conscience. can't cheat or tell lies at all. introspective. care too much about what other people think. shy and aloof with strangers. yet if i'm in a club and a song i like comes on, i will be the first one on the dance floor. want to be popular. want to be in a band, be in a movie, write a book, create a game, and more -- if only there was enough time to do it all! try to push people to reach their potential. nerd leader. want to be the nice guy that doesn't finish last.

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Patrick Lee is the CEO of alivenotdead.com, an online community for artists and their fans, with over 1,470 artists and 500,000 registered users. Patrick was also the Executive Producer of "The Heavenly Kings", directed by Daniel Wu (Best New Director, 2007 Hong Kong Film Awards). Prior to alivenotdead.com, Mr. Lee co-founded and served as CEO of Rotten Tomatoes (rottentomatoes.com), a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news and one of the top 1,000 most trafficked sites in the world (according to Alexa). Rotten Tomatoes was sold to IGN Entertainment in 2004; and IGN was subsequently sold to News Corp in 2005. Mr. Lee also co-founded and served as CEO for Design Reactor (designreactor.com), a leading Internet marketing firm focused on the entertainment industry. Design Reactor’s portfolio of clients under Patrick's tenure included Disney, ABC, Warner Bros., and Artisan Entertainment, among others. Patrick holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
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