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Brushfire Records
Brushfire Records is a record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson. Formerly known as ''The Moonshine Conspiracy Records'', the label was founded to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a company owned by Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and Chris Malloy to produce the surfing documentary ''Thicker than Water (2000 film), Thicker than Water''. The label has released several of Johnson's albums, including ''Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George'', ''In Between Dreams'', ''Sleep Through the Static'', ''To the Sea'', ''From Here to Now to You,'' and ''All the Light Above It Too''. Artists Roster * Animal Liberation Orchestra (2006–Present) * Bahamas (musician), Bahamas (2009–Present) * Zach Gill (2008–Present) * Neil Halstead (2008–Present) * Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson (2002–Present) *Paula Fuga (2021–Present) Past artists * Donavon Frankenreiter (2002–2006) * Money Mark (2006) * Rogue Wave (band), Rogue Wave ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Gill
Zach Gill (born May 18, 1975) is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. He performs regularly as a solo artist in addition to being a member of Animal Liberation Orchestra and Jack Johnson's band. Gill has performed at festivals and on television shows around the world, including ''Saturday Night Live'', ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Live Earth, and at the 2008 United States Presidential inauguration ball. Discography Solo * ''Dogwood Forest EP'' (2005) * ''Snowman's Philosophy EP'' (2006) * ''Zach Gill's Stuff'' (2008) * ''Roasting Chestnuts with Zach Gill'' (2013) * ''Life in the Multiverse'' (2017) * ''Cocktail Yoga'' (2020) With Django * ''Contact'' (1993) * ''Tabula Rasa'' (1994) * ''The Fasting Showman'' single off Santa Barbara unsigned heroes volume? (1995) * ''Django 4 song demo'' Django with David Brogan (1996) With Animal Liberation Orchestra * ''The Animal Liberation Orchestra and the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tribes Of Palos Verdes
''The Tribes of Palos Verdes'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy, from a screenplay by Karen Croner. It is based on the novel of the same name by Joy Nicholson. It stars Jennifer Garner, Maika Monroe, Cody Fern, Justin Kirk, Elisabeth Röhm, Goran Višnjić, Joely Fisher and Alicia Silverstone. The film centers around the lives of a family who move to Palos Verdes, an affluent, coastal suburb of Los Angeles. It was released on December 1, 2017 by IFC Films. Plot Phil (Justin Kirk) and Sandy Mason (Jennifer Garner) have moved to Palos Verdes, with their teenage twins, Medina (Maika Monroe) and Jim (Cody Fern). Phil and Sandy seem to think only about themselves. Sandy seems very different from Phil, who enjoys going out to parties and traveling, where Sandy likes to stay inside wrapped in a pink bath robe. Sandy's mood swings and inability to adjust to her new surroundings make her paranoid and difficult to handle. She suspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter. It was acquired by the Thomson Corporation of Canada in 2008 and now makes up the media division of Thomson Reuters. History 19th century Paul Reuter worked at a book-publishing firm in Berlin and was involved in distributing radical pamphlets at the beginning of the Revolutions in 1848. These publications brought much attention to Reuter, who in 1850 developed a prototype news service in Aachen using homing pigeons and electric telegraphy from 1851 on, in order to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen, in what today is Aachen's Reuters House. Reuter moved to London in 1851 and established a news wire agency at the London Royal Exchange. Headquartered in London, Reuter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smog Of The Sea
Ian Cheney is an American documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and producer. Early life and education Cheney grew up in Massachusetts and Maine, attended The Mountain School, a semester school for high school juniors, and graduated from Milton Academy in 1998. Cheney received bachelor's and master's degrees from Yale University in 2002 and 2003. Career He shared a Peabody Award in 2008 for '' King Corn'', which he co-produced and starred in. In 2011 he and longtime collaborator Curt Ellis received the 17th Annual Heinz Award with special focus on the environment, becoming the youngest recipients to receive the Heinz Award. Cheney received an Emmy nomination in 2013 for his film '' The City Dark'', which aired on PBS' POV. Cheney's 2018 film, ''The Most Unknown'', was released in theaters in May, then on Netflix in 25 languages in the summer, and finally posted in nine individual episodes in YouTube. Cheney runs Wicked Delicate Films, a documentary film production company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conquerors Of The Useless
A conqueror is a person who conquers. Conqueror, The Conqueror or The Conquerors may also refer to: Military * , various British Royal Navy ships * ''Conqueror''-class monitor, a Royal Navy ship class * , a US Navy coastal minesweeper * Conqueror tank, a British post-World War II heavy tank Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Conqueror'' (1917 film), a silent biographical western * ''The Conquerors'' (1932 film), an American frontier saga/western * ''The Conqueror'' (1956 film), a 1956 epic starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan * The Conqueror, a 1990 episode of the cartoon ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' * ''The Conquerors'' (TV series), a 2005 American series covering great leaders' lives * ''The Conquerors'' (2013 film), a French adventure/road movie comedy Music Albums * ''Conqueror'' (Jesu album), 2007 * ''Conqueror'' (Gates of Slumber album), 2008 * ''Conqueror'' (Band-Maid album), 2019 Songs * "Conqueror" (Estelle song), 2014 * "Conqueror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Brokedown Melody
''A Brokedown Melody'' is a 2004 documentary surf film from Woodshed Films directed by singer/songwriter Jack Johnson and his film school friend Chris Malloy. Presented as a special screening to benefit the Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu on August 11, 2004, the film had premieres during the fall of 2004 at the Malibu International Film Festival (MIFF) on September 16, 2004, at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts during the 2nd annual Moonshine Festival on October 9, 2004, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara in October, 2004, and at the Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) in Honolulu in October, 2004. It is the fourth of The Moonshine Conspiracy films. Combining a wide range of styles of guitar music for the soundtrack, the film captures award-winning cinematography from surfing footage of various locations worldwide: Chile, Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Tahiti in French Polynesia, and Indonesia. Surfers in the film include Tom Curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprout (film)
Sprout or Sprouts may refer to: Botany * Brussels sprout, an edible vegetable of the ''brasicca'' genus * Shoot, the early growth of a plant * Sprouting, the practice of germinating seeds, often for food purposes ** Alfalfa sprouts ** bean sprouts: *** Soybean sprout *** Mung bean sprout ** Broccoli sprouts Places * Sprout, Kentucky * Sprout Creek, in Dutchess County, New York * Sprouts of the Mohawk River, a section of the Mohawk River People * Sprout (surname) * Sprout, a pseudonym of the Irish author Michael Carroll (born 1966) * Sprouts Elder (1904–1957), international motorcycle speedway rider Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Sprout'' (2012 TV series), a series of Japanese drama aired on Nippon Television * Sprout (block), a program block on Universal Kids, previously an American television network * ''Sprout'' (novel), a 2009 young adult novel by Dale Peck * ''Sprouts'' (game), a pencil-and-paper game * Little Green Sprout, the sidekick to the Jolly Green Giant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The September Sessions
''The September Sessions: The Tomorrowland Story Brought To Life In Brilliant 16mm Film'' is a 2002 documentary surf film directed by singer/songwriter Jack Johnson. Often called ''September Sessions'', it is the second of The Moonshine Conspiracy film series. It was filmed in 16 mm. Following the release of the 2000 film '' Thicker Than Water'', Kelly Slater asked Jack Johnson to accompany Kelly for a trip to Indonesia. With the cast living on a retired Japanese coastguard cutter, ''Neptune 1'', Jack films Kelly and several other surfers including Rob Machado and Shane Dorian as they surfed flawless waves off the coast of Sumatra in the Mentawais of Indonesia. The film captures Kelly Slater during a major change of his life following his first retirement from the ASP circuit. Kelly had fallen into the trap of endless trade shows, store openings, and poster signings that became his life during his first retirement. By escaping both the trade shows and his former life of AS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa (born June 16, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California, United States. He has 13 independent releases: 7 self-recorded EPs, 6 complete LPs, 4 of which are released via Brushfire Records. His first album in five years, ''Santa Rosa Fangs'', was released on May 18, 2018, on Dangerbird Records. Life Matt Costa, who is of Portuguese descent, states that his father works in the airline business. In early 2003, Matt's homemade demo reached No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont, who offered to record more demos for Costa in his home studio. Those first recordings led to two EPs (Matt Costa EP, Elasmosaurus EP) that Costa and Dumont distributed themselves. These were later combined and mixed by Phil Ek to form Costa's first full-length CD entitled ''Songs We Sing''. Costa spent the summer of 2005 opening on Jack Johnson's summer tour. He has since toured with Modest Mouse, Oasis, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, G. Love & Special Sauce, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Wave (band)
Rogue Wave is an indie rock band from Oakland, California, and headed by Zach Schwartz (a.k.a. Zach Rogue) who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their first album was '' Out of the Shadow'' which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004. In the fall of 2004 they went on a national tour of the United States. Their most recent album, ''Cover Me'', was released on February 17, 2017, through Easy Sound Recording Company. History Formation of Rogue Wave and other projects In early 2002, Zach Rogue decided to take some time off from his home base of San Francisco and set off with a one-way ticket to New York in March with the intention of recording one or two songs with friend Bill Racine. He came away with an album's worth of material that would later become Rogue Wave's debut, Out of the Shadow. After returning to the Bay Area with a nearly completed record in hand, Zach decided to leave his former band, the Bay Area-based Desoto Reds, in which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Mark
Mark Ramos Nishita (born February 10, 1960), known professionally as Money Mark, is an American producer and musician, best known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys from 1992 until 2011. Early life Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawaiian father and a Chicano mother, Nishita moved with his family to Los Angeles, California when he was six. Career His first album ''Mark's Keyboard Repair'' (1995), was made up of keyboard driven pop-funk songs recorded at demo quality. Guy Ritchie used a song from the album in ''Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels''. This was followed up by the ''Third Version EP'' in 1996 and '' Push the Button'' in 1998, for which Mark received critical praise. Whereas his 1996 EP was similar to his debut, ''Push the Button'' was extremely eclectic, combining aspects of rock music and pop with soul, funk and hip hop. This LP was met with good reviews, as was his 2001 follow up '' Change is Coming'' which had a tropical yet danceable disco and funk soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
