2am & Shades of My Musical Past
Download some music! Edmond Settles - 2am (piano, female vocals, acoustic guitar, strings and percussion) Love theme from the film 2am written and produced under middle name "Edmond" Settles.
So, I retired from music about 5 years ago. I performed in clubs, wrote and produced lots of stuff. One of my favorite projects was a film made by my long time friend Korey Coleman titled 2am. Korey Coleman is more recently known for the entertainment site Spill.com where he commands a team of animators, gamers and movie reviewers at the behest of their parent company Hollywood.com. Their animated movie reviews are streamed more than a million times a month along with an ever growing catalog of podcasts that 14 – 34 year old males latch on to like woobies.
Well, before Korey invented Spill.com, he made a movie and I (using my middle name “Edmond” Settles) composed the love theme and several other ditties. Let me know if you dig it.
Podcast: Pecha Kucha on E4 Youth
Pecha Kucha (Japanese: ペチャクチャ, IPA: [pet͡ɕa ku͍̥t͡ɕa],[1] chit-chat) is a presentation methodology in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each, usually seen in a multiple-speaker event called a Pecha Kucha Night (PKN).
-Wikipedia
Download Audio: Stem Council Pecha Kucha.
I’m rarely at a loss for words when it comes to education and this is not one of those times. 20 slides, 20 seconds a slide… A Good 7 Minute Primer on E4 Youth that finishes up with some calls to action.
1. Be a Guest Speaker. Volunteer Form
2. Host a Tour or Field Trip Volunteer Form
3. Judge On-line Portfolios Volunteer Form
4. Hire Students to Work for Your Business or Cause
5. Join the E4 Youth Board Membership Packet
Innovate: Strategies for Building A Creative Media | Business
Entrepreneurs Hajj Flemings, Hassan Johnson and Ashley.
The Capital City African American Chamber, in conjunction with the Media Communications Council, hosted a panel discussion called Innovate: Strategies for Building A Creative Media | Business November 16, 2011 at Austin Details Art & Photo. The event featured entrepreneurs Hajj Flemings (featured on CNN’s Black In America 4), Hassan Johnson – Tha Trunk Inc and Gina McCauley – Blogging While Brown Conference offering their perspectives on what it takes to make viable creative media businesses.
The panel was moderated by Natalie Madeira Cofield – President, Capital City African American Chamber. Hajj and Hassan joined the panel via Skype. The following are some highlights from the event. Click the links below to listen!
Building Your Media Biz -_Hajj Flemings
Building Your Media Biz – Gina McCauley
Building Your Media Biz – ThaTrunk
Building Your Media Biz – Black to the Future
Hajj Flemings
Hajj Flemings Chats via Skype
I had the pleasure of attending a viewing party of CNN’s Black In America that was organized by the Capitol City African American Chamber this past Sunday. This segment focused on African Americans in Silicon Valley. Among the folks featured was Hajj Flemings, an entrepreneur that joined the accelerator program shown in the television special.
After the show, he joined us via Skype and had some great reflections on the experience along with some words of wisdom for other people of color looking to flourish in the tech world.
It’s a little lo-fi but the substance makes it a worth while listen. The discussion is moderated by by Cap City Chamber CEO- Natalie Cofield.
Hajj Flemings Talks Tech Start Ups via Skype
Facebook Investor Says Social Is Over
VC guy and musician Roger McNamee lays out 10 very intriguing hypotheses about the future of social media, advertising, and content creation. Some interesting points from the original article at :
http://www.businessinsider.com/roger-mcnamee-video-2011-7#ixzz1T5rACmsH
Microsoft’s share of internet-connected devices has gone from 95% to under 50% in 3 years;
“Apple will sell a hundred million internet-connected devices this year. That’s two thirds of the PC market.” If you add the other non-PC internet devices, that’s more valuable than the PC market.
Podcast: Leveraging Video & Social Media for Your Small Business
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So, I’m broadcasting my talk on Leveraging Video for Your Small Business or Non-Profit live Wednesday, July 13th 12pm Central for about 1 hour. I hope you’ll enjoy!
In the mean time, here’s an excerpt from a previous talk about Branding Your Creativity Through Social Media.
Podcast: Radio Interview w Dr. Cherwitz re: Intellectual Entrepreneurship
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So, my partner in crime Dr Richard Cherwitz, founder of the University of Texas at Austin Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) Consortium is featured in this edition of the Austin Lifestyles radio show that airs every Sunday morning at 7am in Austin, TX. Dr. Cherwitz explains just what IE is and their partnership with the Media Communications Council on the intensive mentoring and college readiness program It Could Be U.
Austin Lifestyles Radio Interview
So, here’s a copy of the radio interview that aired Sunday June 12th on the radio show Austin Lifestyles hosted by Bo Chase. I go in depth about the E4 Youth Summit and our latest wrinkle. We’re establishing Vertical Teams of business leaders, Grad and PreGrad students and the youth we serve around the four broad disciplines of Media Communications, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), Entrepreneurship & the Arts. Exciting stuff. Enjoy!
Podcast: Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Talk
Here’s an audio podcast of the talk I did last week for the Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Club on Social Entrepreneurship and Initiative Based Philanthropy. I go into some detail about the MCCs partnership with UT Austin and our philosophy of helping youth identify and create value.
