Man, I gotta do a better job keeping this blog updated... so many things to maintain: family, job, Web sites, Web sites at work I actually get paid for, beats, occasionally lyrics when inspired... ugh! Time management, something I've always lacked skills in; will have to make a point of getting better at this.
On the upside, Jason "KnowMassive" Atkins, who has hooked me up with Azilee Lareuse at OnTheRise Magazine for an interview as a part of his 1/1000 Music roster. Nothing really in the works at this moment but that day will soon come. KnowMassive used to live in the Atlanta area and made a name for himself in the local indie hip hop scene back in '04 with Creative Loafing making high remarks about his album at the time. Truly on some other stuff, I appreciate his grind and am thankful for the opportunity and exposure. If anything, would be a great opportunity to work with a dope MC and overall good fella.
Check the interview out here: http://www.ontherisemagazine.com/2011/10/24/zyrus-campbell-soulful-mature-inspired-emcee
We released the Ryan Lucas video to the intro to his debut album, "A Letter from the Chief Musician" back in September. I hope he has another video in the works but if not, it's not like he's not constantly busy either performing or collaborating with other talented people. He's also partnered with some guys to start an inspirational T-shirt line called PIO (Power In One) Clothing (http://www.pioclothing.com). The man is gettin' it!! Go Lucas!!
Visit his Web site to keep up with him: http://www.ryanlucasmusic.com. Check out the album intro video here:
Boom88 ain't sitting around, neither... Following the release of the Bullets Over Romance "Jukin" EP, cuz is still developing on his passion for blues music and experimenting with ways to incorporate it with modern-day hip-hop/urban themed music. He's got some dope stuff coming down the pike, most definitely. I hope he laces me with some bluesy, smash joint that I can get lyrical on. I've been through his library; he's got some dope samples in the vault. C'mon cuz... LOL.
Other than that, I've been working on a couple more videos recently, namely for local ATL MC, J. Nolan for a song off his recent album "Chaos Theory". Dude's got bars for days... originally from Connecticut, he's been down here in ATL these past few years networking, trying to focus mainly on making music and getting his name out. I offered my video services to him and he suggested doing a video for the song, "Sharpen the Sword"; no concept, just lyrical wizardry at its best... still got some edits to do but I think it's gonna turn out well.
Then on deck is another cuz of mine, Roger Rudder aka Estaban Tomas, who has returned to the mic after a nice hiatus. A fellow Web Developer, MC and Producer, check his Web site out at http://www.estabantomas.com. You can check his music out on Bandcamp as well. The song that we decided to do a video for is "TheMoment" featuring his lovely wife Rosa Amore' on the beautifully sang hook (http://estabantomas.bandcamp.com/track/themoment). I kinda went crazy playing around with the camera's slo-mo features but I think it's gonna turn out well. If it don't, I'll just fly back up to DC and shoot another one with them cuz the song is dope; not trying to mess that one up...
And it's funny cuz I'm not really trying to get into videography big-time. I've always just had ideas about how videos could be done. I didn't capitalize on that when I was still in DC and things were really sailing with my group, so all of this is just a means for me to stay productive and creative. It's all about networking and having fun, basically. I'm not trying to be the next Hype Williams or Spike Lee. I'm just a creative guy looking for various outlets. Ha, I was on Soundcloud at work earlier today thumbing through my favorites, envisioning how I would do videos for some of those songs if I were given the chance. I've approached a couple of those artists, nobody's really taken me up yet, probably because of my lack of experience and unwillingness to really dive into video FX. Some of my favorite videos don't have any... they just look really high-quality, intimate and personal (and that's not for R&B videos). With me, it's all about capturing the moment...
Eh, I could see myself doing some short films eventually; maybe even some action sequences, but I'd def need help in doing that. Some of that stuff in the theaters has gotten too cliche', too modeled and systematic. Like no one wants to take a slightly different angle on how it might happen, you know? Who knows? Only time will tell...
I hurdled my writing block a little bit and wrote some lyrics to my instrumental, "HighlightOfLife" (http://soundcloud.com/audibleintegrity/highlite-of-life). My crew didn't want to jump on it and I know it's a dope 2-step/hand-dance song which they're not really into like I am, so I'm a just have to curry it... LOL. I need a new solo anyway... been too long. And I hope to maybe do a video for it as well. THAT would be real dope...
But anyway, will keep y'all posted...
.holla.
