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Eastern Shadows
Eastern Shadows started out in 2009 as a film and music transmedia project. Founded by Nimal J (Fujii) in LA the project is now based out of Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA, Fujii also toured as live band under the same name but other projects have taken precedence and the band is retired. Now focussed on Virtual Reality media production Eastern Shadows has partnered with Arizona State University to develop content for their Baseball and Football programs. As ASU Sun Devil Athletics supporters they are working to use available VR technology and apply it to training and entertainment products based around Sun Devil activities. History Formation Initially formed to create the soundtrack for the film series of the same name, Eastern Shadows developed into a full-fledged band late in 2009. The initial incarnation of the band appeared on stage at the final Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival, where the band was billed as Spencer Douglass. However it was not until the band moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Sara
Dead Sara is an American hard rock band from Seattle, consisting of Emily Armstrong ( lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Siouxsie Medley (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Sean Friday ( drums, backing vocals), best known for their single "Weatherman" from their debut eponymous album ''Dead Sara'' (2012). Their most recent album ''Ain't It Tragic'' was released in September 2021. History Formation and early years (2002–2010) Emily Armstrong and Siouxsie Medley both began as guitarists and singer-songwriters. Armstrong first picked up a guitar at the age of 12, while Medley began practicing from age 9 on a Fender Telecaster owned by her nanny (Dexy Valentine of Magic Wands), before two years' worth of saved allowances allowed Medley to buy her own guitar at age 11. Armstrong performed folk music as a solo artist and as a member of several school bands. Armstrong and Medley met through a mutual friend in 2002, at ages 16 and 15 respectively. The pair began writing songs together in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transmedia
Transmedia storytelling (also known as transmedia narrative or multiplatform storytelling) is the technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies. From a production standpoint, transmedia storytelling involves creating content that engages an audience using various techniques to permeate their daily lives. In order to achieve this engagement, a transmedia production will develop stories across multiple forms of media in order to deliver unique pieces of content in each channel. Importantly, these pieces of content are not only linked together (overtly or subtly), but are in narrative synchronization with each other. History Transmedia storytelling can be related to the concepts of semiotics and narratology. Semiotics is the "science of signs" and a discipline concerned with sense production and interpretation processes. Narratology looks at how structure and function factor into narrative with rega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235, and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of the Second World War, Shinjuku has been a major secondary center of Tokyo ( ''fukutoshin''), rivaling to the original city center in Marunouchi and Ginza. It literally means "New Inn Ward". Shinjuku is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. The southern half of this area and of the station in fact belong to Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the neighboring Shibuya ward. Geography Shinjuku is surrounded by Chiyoda to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to the north; Nakano to the west, and Shibuya and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Tree
''Yucca brevifolia'' is a plant species belonging to the genus ''Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to the arid Southwestern United States, specifically California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, and to northwestern Mexico It is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert between elevation. It thrives in the open grasslands of Queen Valley and Lost Horse Valley in Joshua Tree National Park. Other regions with large populations of the tree can be found northeast of Kingman, Arizona in Mohave County; and along U.S. 93 between the towns of Wickenburg and Wikieup, a route which has been designated the Joshua Tree Parkway of Arizona. The common name Joshua tree apparently comes from Christian iconography. Taxonomy The Joshua tree is also called ''izote de desierto'' (Spanish, "desert dagger"). It was first formally described in the botanical literature as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McGrath (record Producer) (1871–1950), ...
Joseph McGrath may refer to: *Joe McGrath (Australian footballer) (1911–1968), Australian rules footballer *Joe McGrath (Gaelic games) (?–2013), Irish Gaelic football and hurling coach * Joe McGrath (Canadian football) (born 1980), professional Canadian football player *Joe McGrath (Irish footballer), former New Zealand national football coach * Joseph McGrath (Irish politician) (1888–1966), Irish politician *Joseph McGrath (American politician) (1890–1943), American politician *Joseph McGrath (Australian politician) (1886–1937), Tasmanian politician * Joseph McGrath (film director) (born 1930), Scottish film director *Joseph E. McGrath (1927–2007), American social psychologist *Joseph Francis McGrath Joseph Francis McGrath (March 1, 1871 – April 12, 1950) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Baker City from 1919 until his death in 1950. Biography Early life and education Joseph McGrath was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Walker
Solomon Walker is an American bass guitarist. He played with Morrissey from 2007-2014 and appears on his albums ''Years of Refusal'' and ''World Peace Is None of Your Business''. He also returned touring with him back in 2021 temporary. Touring with Morrissey From 2007 to 2014, Walker toured extensively with Morrisey's band throughout North America and Europe. Morrissey and his band had a notoriously bad start to their 2011 North American tour, but Walker was noted as part of "same lineup we've seen on previous tours." In 2012, ''Rolling Stone'' noted that they performed at Boston's Wang Theatre the same week as performing on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'', as they started a major tour. The ''Washington Post'' called their January 16, 2013 "sold-out gig at Strathmore ... a proudly defiant dissatisfaction." In 2013, Walker starred in the Morrissey documentary about their tour in '' Morrissey: 25 Live'', which received mixed reviews. While noting Walker as a "starring" role, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Albini
Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal engineer of Electrical Audio, a recording studio complex in Chicago. In 2018, Albini estimated that he had worked on several thousand albums over his career. He has worked with acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, the Breeders, PJ Harvey, and former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Albini is also known for his outspoken views on the music industry, having stated repeatedly that it financially exploits artists and homogenizes their sound. Nearly alone among well-known producers and musicians, Albini refuses to take ongoing royalties from other bands recording in his studio, feeling that a producer's job is to record the music to the band's desires, and that paying producers as if they had contributed artistically to an album is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival
Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival was held each autumn from 2003 to 2006 in Hong Kong's Victoria Park. The event was created by Nimal Jayawardena (AKNJ Fujii and Didier Li of Matrix Entertainment Group. 2003 The first Rockit festival, 25–26 October 2003, was headlined by Japanese Metal Band Electric Eel Shock and Australia's Regurgitator. * Electric Eel Shock * Regurgitator * The Feelers * Finley Quaye * Mark Gardener * Gold Rush * Six by Seven * DJ Marky & XRS * Stamina MC * A Guy Called Gerald * DJ Suv Live Showcase * Leslie Loh * Spanish Harlem Orchestra * DJ Bodhi * Simon Pang * Uncle Joe * Audiotraffic * White Label * Whence He Came * P.N.S. * Boombox Soundsystem * SemIQ * Buddhiston 2004 In 2004 the event coincided with a three-day weekend (22–24 October) so the organisers extended the event to the Friday afternoon. The headliners were The Cooper Temple Clause on the Saturday and Regurgitator on the Sunday. * The Cooper Temple Clause * Regurgitator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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