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letter from the editor
Me the People...
I
n order to form a more perfect individualism, establish personal justice, insure home networking, provide efficient firewalls, promote enjoyable extra incomes, and secure the joy of liberty to myself and my own fame, Me the People do ordain and establish this State of One... This preamble is written to an as yet unwritten declaration of the rights of the individual to enjoy the unique freedoms that have been provided to us in the last ten years. Thanks to the evolution of communication, the media, the internet, citizen journalism, even shopping, we are leading the way to a change in how we think, act, and communicate with one another. We are the witnesses and agents of a huge transformation in the way we live – trading the interface of traditional network TV and radio for self-created programming via TiVo and podcasting, enhancing the traditional reading of a daily newspaper with the addiction of blog surfing, quitting a multinational company for a smaller, more flexible, and infinitely more human independent business. We are learning to trust a simple internet connection, an evolving network of friends and business contacts, and of course good old-fashioned ideas to become self-made soldiers of the “Army of Me,� a positive revolution that seeks to boost individual rights and knowledge. It does not always involve business-oriented initiatives, although those certainly have a place in our lives. Feeling good about yourself, your art, your position in society, your surroundings, developing opinions based on a balanced view of all perspectives, and actually feeling free to express those opinions are just a few examples of the power and the spirit that this army is capable of instilling in us. Believing in free will, our society has evolved for the right of expression and a divergence of opinion more than many societies have, and that allows us to make a real change. Free to dissent, we can express the power of our union without sacrificing our individual perspectives. Now we are obtaining tools to make each individual voice matter more than it ever has before, which makes us stronger as a whole at the same time. Me the people is a culture jam, a claim for diversity and tolerance, a personal statement that promotes the power of one, and the power of millions of ones.
David Benaym
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cover story - 40
Noted: Rasta Thomas, Endangered Species
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Rasta Thomas, you are being acknowledged with the movmnt prize of excellence for your major contributions to Project Humanity*.
*Project Humanity is an invisible organization that promotes the simple qualities of human nature. It intends to stimulate our reality, acting as motivation for the human race.
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fashion
12 Urban Angels - 33
Athletic wear takes flight on heavenly forms
ARMY OF 3 - 52
The Gregory Triplets go one-on-one-on-one in this fashion feature
dance Jiri Kylian, The art of questioning - 16 movmnt interviews one of the most inflluential choreographers of our time
Move for aids - 21
A first look at James Houston’s new book of photographs
Portraits - 28 Hee Seo Misha Hamilton
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That’s Beautiful! - 31
Mia Michaels challenges us to let real movement come from within
Dancer V.I.P - 63 Celebrate the phenomenon - 32
Joe Lanteri recognizes the world of competition dancers
On stage with justin Timberlake - Smooth operator - 68
Marty Kudelka, the man behind the moves of Justin Timberlake’s tour
music Laying foundations - 17
Portrait of one of house music’s most gifted producers - Quentin Harris
Raising the roof - 18
Interview with recording artist Jason Walker
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CITIZEN COPE, More than he seems? - 59
Lauren Adams interviews Clarence Greenwood, the elusive artist known as Citizen Cope
Rock Corps - 64
Saving the world never sounded so good
Music Reviews - 70
Emm Gryner, Martin Sexton, Kenna, Sonic Youth, Kate Bush, Magnet, Keren Ann, Holly Brook
society Paul Reilly - accidental artist - 12
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Self portrait and illustrations by UK artist Paul Reilly
Wake up call - 50
The world at a glance
I, CITIZEN - power to the people - 75
D. Michael Taylor examines the power of individuals in today’s society
and more... Letter from the editor - 4 Contributors - 10 Lifestyle by emil wilbekin - 14 affecting movmnt / directory - 80 Subscribe - 81 NEXT issue - 82
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REILLY
Lauded for his sensitivity to the harmony between light and shadow, and an ability to capture unsolicited natural beauty, British-born photographer Daymion Mardel is proving to be one of the most refreshing contemporary artists in New York City.
After graduating with his MA at the prestigious Royal College of Art in 1993, Reilly spent a few years working as a fashion designer, working as far away as Hong Kong. Going freelance to concentrate on graphics provided the time and freedom for personal projects that finally led to an exhibition of new work at the Exposure Gallery in Soho.
His images have most recently glossed the pages of New York Magazine, Surface, The Daily Mini, WWD, BKLYN magazine, and Stitch. In addition, Daymion has been commissioned for a multiplicity of New York fashion designers, musicians, and actors. He served as First Assistant to the late Richard Avedon for the last half-decade.
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For movmnt, Daymion shot this issue’s cover story, featuring Rasta Thomas, Adrienne Canterna, and Danny Tidwell.
Contacts made there got him an offer of representation at top agency Art Department in New York, and this produced a stream of commissions for prints and images. Since then, you might have seen his work nearly anywhere: magazines, TV adverts, t-shirts, even available to download on your cell phone. Instantly recognizable, Reilly’s art combines found graffiti, ultra glamour, hand-drawn elements, and cell phone camera snatches, all laid out and warped through the more crafty corners of his favorite software packages. His look is loved by the music and fashion industries alike, leading to portraits of international A-listers Jay-Z and Missy Elliot, among others. His work has appeared on dance album covers and book jackets for cult writer Hari Kunzru. Jimmy Choo used a print for his must-have killer stilettos. Various Vogues have featured his work, and a special edition “Reilly” Coke bottle is due in shops soon. Reilly customized the cover of movmnt to create his own vision of “Army of Me.”
LAUREN ADAMS A retired dancer turned choreographer, Lauren Adams began having conversations with musicians while working on her original show Moving Still: a life performance of music and dance. With an eye for talent and a unique ear for music she has had the opportunity to reach both live and reading audiences alike with her discoveries of new and up-and-coming artists. She travels the U.S. as a master teacher educating students of all generations. Her choreography has been showcased throughout the country at events including the International Ballet Competition’s 25th anniversary gala in Jackson, Mississippi, and Jazz Dance World Congress. Captured moments of her work have been published in the photography book, Moving Still as well as Flaunt magazine. As the Senior Music Editor of movmnt, she has had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Victor of Neverending White Lights, Joshua Radin, and MoZella as well as Citizen Cope for this issue’s main music feature.
www.movmnt.com Co-founders David Benaym & Danny Tidwell ____________________________ Editor in Chief / Publisher David Benaym
EMIL WILBEKIN All his life, Wilbekin has been led down a road lined with infinite possibility, creativity, culture, and very strong Caribbean family values. As Vice President of Brand Development at Marc Ecko “Cut & Sew,” Emil oversaw the brand strategy for this new men’s tailored collection. Philanthropy and community outreach were another aspect of his job, working with young people worldwide, inspiring creative thinking, and fundraising for cancer and AIDS initiatives. Wilbekin was also the Editorial Director/Vice President of Brand Development at Vibe Ventures, where he oversaw the building of the Vibe franchise through online components, film, TV, DVDs, music festivals, and books. He served as Editor in Chief of Vibe for four years. His personal brand is about “moving culture.” He has been a commentator on VH1, MTV, BET, CNN, and the BBC. Emil writes for Teen Vogue, Out, Bleu, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Essence, The New York Times, Paper, Uptown, Inked, The Chicago Tribune and movmnt. From community service to role model, he has received awards and honors from Pratt Institute to Out Magazine’s 100, and The Human Rights Campaign. He serves on The Board of Directors of Lifebeat: The Music Industry Fights Aids. In this issue of movmnt, Emil Wilbekin interviewed Marty Kudelka and comments in his own column on the lifestyle of today’s celebrity world.
JAMES HOUSTON
Creative Advisor Danny Tidwell
Houston’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout Australia, Asia, and Europe. He is recognized as one of the industry’s leading body/beauty photographers. His images of world-renowned celebrities, including Cate Blanchett, Kevin Spacey, Kirsten Dunst, Naomi Watts, and Hugh Jackman can be seen in such magazines as Vogue, British Glamour, French Glamour, and Interview. Houston’s clean and graphic style is also highly sought after by clients including Chanel, Donna Karan, Max Mara, Givenchy Paris, Gap, and Hugo Boss.
Production Manager Rami Ramirez
James Houston’s three previous books, Raw, Raw Moves (Fine Arts Press/ Craftsman House, 1997 and 1999, respectively), and One: Yoga Moves (Jamie Durie Publishing, 2005), all focus on the human body. movmnt publishes an exclusive selection from his new coming book, MOVE, that brings together photographs of over fifty of America’s leading dancers from companies such as New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus, and the Parsons Dance Company. With its striking black and white images, MOVE is a dynamic photographic essay capturing the raw energy and emotion of movement.
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Paul Reilly
accidental artist
Grafuck
As I’m working in my draughty, dusty old warehouse studio, I look out onto the huge wasteland set aside for the London Olympics 2012. It’s a mad time in East London where I live and work. As the planners and bulldozers move in, a whole new generation of immigrant workers arrive and add to the culture clash which makes London... well, London!
Jimmy Choo
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Starting out as a carpenter, I by chance happened to get a break while studying woodwork at a local technical college. After befriending a group of interior designers at the same school, my interest in design grew and I eventually decided to embark on a different journey and applied to study interior design myself. This led to various other courses and eventually I ended up where I am today. And a happy day it is! My obsessions are as diverse as my visual styles, or so I’m told, which range from sketchy, frantic drawings to careful, painstaking studies. A friend once called it my creative schizophrenia. Should I be worried? At the moment I’m addicted to using random cell phone pictures, from vandalized bus stops to exotic flowers. For me, everything is inspiration in one way or another. I also have a weakness for Japanese anime, and can watch Hayao Miyazaki films on rotation. I collect vinyl art - limited edition collectible mini figures - and have a vast array of Dunny’s and a beautiful Monsterism collection.
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When I create my work I think of it as essentially an abstract process, and I try to balance out shapes and colors with endless tweaking, even though the result is basically figurative. I suppose you could say it’s a combination of mark making, digital effects, high fashion photography and my “creative schizophrenia.” My current projects include contributing to the second annual collection of erotic work by various artists called: ”GRAFUCK,” and working on my own collection of women’s swimwear. Olympic inspiration floats in the noisy window along with another layer of dust.
Paul Reilly
Check out more of Reilly’s work at: art-dept.com reilly.uk.com myspace.com/twentyquid visionlicensing.com
lifestyle by emil wilbekin
Money, Power, and Respect Branding (brand-ing) noun, 1970: the promotion of a product or service by identifying it with a particular brand
Popular
culture is about what’s hot. It’s whatever keeps our attention and interest for more than the
fifteen minutes of fame
Andy Warhol
said everyone would have.
What
business people and marketing
experts have discovered is that you can have more if you build an empire based on that celebrity. It’s like
brand Botox. The examples are everywhere: Donald Trump, Madonna, Martha Stewart, Diddy, Paris Hilton, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and the list goes on. Nowadays, it’s no longer about being one thing. You have to be an “Army of Me” if you want to be a successful superstar.
Can’t stop; won’t stop Diddy
Me, myself, and I De La Soul
What Sean “Diddy” Combs
Post Puffy’s hip-hop explosion, there are three celebrities who are building their armies without selling out their artistic integrity: Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, and Mos Def. These entrepreneurs are broadening their brands by keeping it real. Williams’ Virginia Beach skateboard sensibility gave him an edgy, fresh aesthetic in the bling bling baller world of hip-hop. Along with his partner Chad Hugo, Williams created a ping-pong, ball-bouncing synthesized sound that would reinvigorate urban music and help create the current electro-pop movement. Williams later fashioned
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taught us was that you could take your image and lifestyle and sell it to the masses. Hip-hop is about creating art, making money, and becoming an entrepreneur. Diddy helped create stars like Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., and Mase. He launched Bad Boy Records, Justin’s restaurants, Sean John clothing, The Bad Boys of Comedy for HBO, the highly-rated Making the Band on MTV, and the hugely successful fragrance Unforgivable. From Pepsi spokesperson to VMA host, Diddy is the textbook version of “Making the Brand.”
Working so hard, every night and day And now we get the pay back. Gwen Stefani Stefani has followed a similar formula as Williams. Stefani took her independent spirit and used that to propel herself to the height of style. As the front woman of No Doubt, Stefani, the spokesperson for riot girls worldwide, was able to recruit like-minded young women around the world into her funky, Mexicana/ Ska/skate style. Her first step in brand development was a successful collection of bags with Le Sportsac called L.A.M.B. An uber successful solo album, Love.Angel.Music. Baby., served as a rally call for
young women and included references to Harajuku girls from Japan, who she also used as her backup dancers. Then Stefani launched L.A.M.B., a sportswear line that embodies her eclectic, edgy, and fashion forward sense of style. Snap! Stefani designs a limited edition camera with HP. Next, we will see her own L.A.M.B. accessories line as well as a sneaker line with Reebok.
You say one for the treble, two for the time Come on y’all let’s rock this! Mos Def The latest artist to emerge as a creative brand builder is Mos Def. Aside from his large, underground
hip-hop following with his collaborations with Talib Kweli as Black Star, Def was able to gain wider appeal in his stage and screen work. Bamboozled, Monster’s Ball, The Woodsman, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe, and Dave Chappelle’s Block Party share Def’s aesthetic, sociopolitical swagger and cutting edge. Mos has appeared in numerous ad campaigns and fashion layouts due to his keen sense of style. This fall, he released a pair of skate-inspired sneakers with Converse and a watch with the California-based company Nixon. 15 - movmnt magazine - 2 - Winter 2006-07
a sneaker line called Ice Cream and Billionaire Boys Club, a clothing line inspired by boarders. Production and vocal collaborations with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, and Ludacris gave Williams the perfect venue to brand his image and likeness. He could also promote the sportswear in the videos and appearances. Next he collaborated on a line of sunglasses with Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton and now appears in the Men’s Fall 2006 ad campaign. Throughout his brand development, Williams kept the geeky, skateboard image and became the cool kid in school at the same time.
interview
The Art of Questioning Jiri Kylian
While in Montreal presenting a documentary about his career, choreographer Jiri Kylian sat down with movmnt to share the process, the discovery, and the rewards of creating and presenting new works to the world from a seasoned perspective. Do you ever prepare movement on yourself before coming to the studio, or do you do it all with the dancers?
After so many years of creating, when do you get excited in the process? It varies. If you have a daunting task like making a full evening piece, it is terrifying before it gets exciting. And I always question myself. Do I have something to say for one and a half hours? Can I keep the interest of the audience? Then I become modest and timid and I get afraid that I don’t live up to my own expectations. That’s the sickness of people around fifty because your choices are so much sharper and limited. Your self-reflection is much greater and your possibilities are likewise fewer. I am happy that I have so much support from the people around me. That is phenomenal. I should not complain about this at all. What is the most exciting moment of the process? How important is the applause to you?
Illustration: Victoria A. Krassa
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When I was very little – twelve or thirteen – I used to go home, lock myself in the room, put on music, and improvise until I fell on the floor exhausted. That’s how it all started. Later, because of insecurity and lack of experience, you try to prepare yourself thoroughly. You don’t want to be exposed.
But as you get older, there is more to fall back on. As I get older, I prepare myself physically much less – as far as vocabulary and steps are concerned – because I want to give the creation a chance.
It is not an easy thing to say because we all like applause. In a way, stage presentation is about appreciation. You give something to the public and you want to get appreciation in return. We make our work not for ourselves but for the public. Of course, at first you don’t make any compromises to the public,
but you take some of it into the creation process. Many of my colleagues don’t work like that. They think, “I don’t care about the public. I make what I like.” I don’t agree with this arrogant state of mind. For me, the most important moment is the moment of discovery. You work in the studio with the people you feel good about and suddenly there is a movement, the wink of an eye, a touch that is discovered. This is good, this is the beginning, from here we can go on. This enriches the human soul. These moments are the most important of all. These are the moments I live for. There will be people that like my pieces and are touched by them, and there will be people that don’t see anything in them. I don’t mind if people don’t understand my work because, actually, I don’t understand it myself and I never did. You know, sometimes I see myself as an instrument. I don’t know where things are coming from. Not that I find myself a medium, but I have often had the experience of being quite surprised by the result of my work. That is so exciting! Maybe many of my later works are full of questions more than answers, but I find it extremely exciting to be able to come nearer to the question to which I am pretty sure there are no answers. But just to be able to ask the questions I find very exciting.
David Benaym
house music
Laying
F oundations quentin harris
Over the past decade, Quentin Harris has quietly become a force to be reckoned with in the New York house scene. With a classic sound that is accessible without losing its edge, he was quickly noticed by the legendary Shelter crew when he moved to New York City, and soon was working alongside such DJ gods as Timmy Regisford. Developing his chops in Detroit, the birthplace of techno itself, Harris fine-tuned his production skills in the hip-hop and R&B world before realizing that he wanted to make music that really meant something to him in New York, where he brought a healthy dose of the “if I can make it there” mentality. Now a seasoned veteran of the New York club scene, Harris is focused on his production work again, bringing his technical expertise and innovative sound to such artists as Mariah Carey, India.Arie, and Patti LaBelle. His passion has always been the music though, and he searches for unknown talent more often than not, preferring the spark of raw creative collaboration with emerging artists such as Monique Bingham, Colton Ford, and the ethereal vocal stylings of Jason Walker. He and Walker are currently working together on a full-length album for the Junior Vasquez label JVM. In the meantime, Quentin’s own album, No Politics, featuring many of the artists he loves to work with, just dropped this fall. The title refers to his disdain for the clubland politics that tend to define the highly competitive New York scene. He refuses to lobby for Billboard positions or cater to the pseudo-celebrity machine surrounding some of the better known DJs the city is famous for, choosing instead to focus on his craft. This approach makes a Quentin Harris set, at venues such as his recent monthly residency Fresh Fruit at Cielo in Manhattan’s ultra-trendy Meatpacking district, a very personal and uplifting experience. Eschewing the trappings of DJ fame and red rope attitude, he chooses instead to carry on in the DJ booth along with everyone else on the dance floor, providing a refreshing exception to the rule that most DJs can’t actually dance.
He is starting a new party called Carry On, appropriately enough, downtown on Varick Street where Shelter recently found a home as well. Several album projects with the likes of Walker and Colton Ford threaten to make him the kind of star he never intentionally tried to be. He has also released a well-timed continuous mix compilation, Coast to Coast, that charts his own musical history, from the Rolling Stones to early electro and classic house. Building on this solid foundation of artistic growth, Quentin shows no signs of fatigue. Indeed, he is invigorated by the talent that he has found to collaborate with, developing creative relationships that will stand the test of time. The uncertainty that surrounds the world-famous underground scene of New York City continues to confound most of the players in clubland, but Quentin’s lifelong obsession with music will continue to guide him to greater and greater heights. D. Michael Taylor & Jeffery Taylor myspace.com/quentinharris
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The ever-shifting sands of the New York club world make this a uniquely opportune moment for Quentin. The mega-club era, defined by major venues such as Sound Factory, Palladium, and Limelight, has devolved into a nightmarish ghetto of violence and excess in the West Chelsea warehouse district. Those looking for a more genuine dancing experience are now confined to much smaller spaces such as Cielo, but Quentin would like to see that change again.
interview
Jason Walker
Photos: Helvio Faria
RaisingTheRoof Interview by Jeffery Taylor & D. Michael Taylor
Listening
to a
Jason Walker
track is a surreal experience.
the uninitiated, the first response is usually disbelief.
There
To
is no
way a voice that big, that… soulful could come out of a
Pittsburgh. Raised on a steady diet of R&B divas, Walker’s voice is a rare marvel that is tempting to shrug off as a gimmick. He must be imitating the voice of a big black woman intentionally, right? But closer listening reveals a vocal quality that is uniquely his own. This is no drag queen; he has no desire to be anything but himself on stage. And he’s well on his
skinny white boy from legendary soul and
way to proving to the world that it should be taking this major talent pretty seriously.
Signed on legendary house Junior Vasquez’s label JVM with a multi-album contract, his next release will be a powerful one-two punch from him and producer Quentin Harris. music producer
Jason Walker
has had a charmed career.
Pittsburgh,
moving to the big city from
Soon
after
his unique
talent got him recognized rather quickly after a recording of a track called to
Junior’s
“My Life” made its way
ears, and the rest is clubland history.
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The second single, Hani’s production of “Foolish Mind Games,” went all the way to number one on the Billboard dance charts, leading to Walker’s first full-length release, This Is My Life.
He
has no formal vocal training, but
Jason
has been
preparing for this role all his life, singing from an early age anywhere he could find a mic
–
at church, in school
productions, and at every talent show he could find.
The
audience keeps getting bigger and bigger, but he’s taking it all
in stride. movmnt caught up with
Jason
to discuss his career, his
upcoming releases, and the pesky need to constantly prove to people that he’s not pulling an
Ashlee Simpson on them.
In 1998, I went to this karaoke contest in D.C. and met Sammy Allen (who is in the really amazing rock group, Seven Stitches, in LA). We loved house music, we loved dance music, we were raver babies together. It was magic! Even though we lived in separate cities, we were like this (crosses fingers) for the next four years. She said we should move to New York together. So we moved here. What have you been doing recently? I just started recording my next album and Quentin Harris is going to produce it. We just interviewed Quentin Harris... Isn’t he the sweetest, most gorgeous... (sighs) How did you and he begin working together? He remixed “Foolish Mind Games.” I love it! It’s so deep. We got a little sneak peek at his new album (No Politics) and got to hear your cover of After 7’s “Can’t Stop.” Whose idea was it to cover it? Mine. I’ve always loved that song. It’s funny because one of my manager’s friends was listening to After 7 and told me, “You should do this,” and it just kind of stuck in my mind. Quentin wanted to do a cover for the album. “I have a couple in mind myself,” he said, “but if you have one, just come over and we’ll record a couple and whatever comes out better...” So he said, “What do you want to start with?” I said, “Let’s do the After 7 song first.” Well, after we did it, he said, “OK, we’re not doing anything else.” I knew that after we did “Can’t Stop” that the guys at JVM were going to hear that and want him to do the next album. And that’s exactly what happened. How did you start working with Junior? Well, I moved to New York with Sammy. She was working at this karaoke bar in the East Village called Planet Ropes. A girl that she worked with named Amanda Cee, who is her manager now in LA, is a songwriter. She wrote “My Life” with Gary Brown. So, through Sammy, I meet Amanda, and Amanda said, “You know, I have this song. It’s called ‘My Life.’ Why don’t you record it?” She knew some people that work close to Junior and
his label and she gave it to them, not expecting anything to happen... It gets to Junior - he likes the song. He wanted to reproduce it. So that’s what happened. He did a whole new track and I cut some new vocals and... there’s the song. When was that? He was playing it from October of 2003 but it didn’t come out until March 2004. Then what happened? They wanted to do another single. Jerome and Junior [who run the JVM label] had this song called “Foolish Mind Games.” Jerome asked me, “Do you know who Hani is? Because if you like this song and you want to do it, you’re going to have to go record with him.” And I had to sit down. Because some DJs and remixers and producers are bigger to me than movie stars are to the average person because that’s my world. I have so much of Hani’s music and I just love his work. “You mean I have to go record with Hani? Are you kidding?” They played this song for me, and it was amazing. So I went and recorded “Foolish Mind Games” with Hani and that led to an album deal. Wasn’t it the first artist album to be done on Junior’s label? Yes! That was really special for me being a boy and being the first artist album that JVM has ever done. Over the next year, we recorded songs and slowly put the album together. Junior and Jerome did a really great job of A&R. Every song on there... they fit together well, and the other producers that they commissioned to do tracks, like Chad Jack and Dynamix and E-day and Hani - I think they were great choices. How do you like working with Quentin Harris? It’s been incredible working with him. He’s something else. I love being there and watching it all happen. He’s an amazing musician. We were in the studio last Thursday night and we recorded a song and, honestly, it was better than sex. (laughs) Your first album was all dance. What genre of music is your new album? It’s deep house with some downtempo R&B. I think the great thing about Quentin Harris doing it is that he can make it all make sense because it’s all one producer,
and he’s well-versed. This is the direction that I wanted to go. I didn’t want to do the same kind of record. I wanted to do something different. I don’t ever want to do the same thing twice. I wanted to make it possible to break into other types, other styles. Was it a challenge? No. I used to sing with blues bands when I lived in Pittsburgh. I moved to New York to do dance music. I wanted to do it. I love it. It’s a passion of mine. But I also like to sing other things. I grew up listening to Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan... I want to do some of that music, and I think that with Quentin I’ll be able to. When are you planning on releasing this album? I don’t know for sure, but I know that it’s going to be next year. We have about half of the songs done. Do you enjoy performing at clubs? Oh! Nothing is better than that! It’s nice to go and sing for people, because so often no one knows what anyone looks like. So when performers actually get to sing their song, it makes it more real. There are real people behind what you’re hearing, people that really love this kind of music and work hard to bring it to you. So it’s important, and it’s great. And even more so for you since a lot of the time you are accused of not looking like you sound... I remember when I did shows in Pittsburgh with one of my really close friends named DJ 7up. We used to play raves together and club nights around Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. He would spin house tracks and I would do vocals over them. People didn’t think that it was me! They’d think, “Why is this bitch up there with a microphone?” And it would take a minute for people to realize... he’d have to drop the music out, and then it was like... (raises eyebrows) A lot of people think it’s a girl. I get that all the time. “You sound like a big black woman!” Well, thank you! That’s what I sang growing up, that’s what was comfortable for me. So I take it as a huge compliment. But there are times when I want people to know it’s me. jasonwalkermusic.com myspace.com/jasonwalker
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How did you come to be in New York?
MOVEFORAIDS by
James Houston
“MOVE represents over five years of work and was shot in two installments. The first in late 2001; the second in late 2002. The project was self-funded. I depended on the generous contributions of photo assistants, hair stylists, makeup artists, fashion editors, and friends. Though I often spend weeks before a shoot sketching ideas, I tend to work from instincts once in the studio. My chief stipulation was that the shots move the reader with the same energy invoked to produce them. I also looked to the dancers for ideas, encouraging them to add layers to my ideas and visions. For
me,
MOVE
really captures a moment in my life and represents all the struggle,
hard work, and success that
New York
I
have encountered on my journey to establish myself
I’m glad I can look at these images I hope you enjoy the book as much as I’ve enjoyed creating it. It’s been a real challenge, but one that I know that will make a difference and will be worth all the effort.” James Houston here in
as a working photographer.
even after all this time and still enjoy them.
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Photography
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Houston’s inspiration for MOVE came from a Broadway Bares performance he saw several years ago in New York City. He was inspired by the creativity, energy, passion, and devotion of the dancers all in support of HIV/AIDS, which has devastated the arts community for many years. This led Houston to approach Dancers Responding to AIDS (DRA) to be the benefactor of his MOVE project. All author royalties of the book sales will be donated to DRA along with a portion of the print sales from the New York exhibition. In London and Sydney, ticket sales from the various launch-related events and a portion of the exhibition print sales will be donated to The Elton John AIDS Foundation and The AIDS Trust of Australia.
portraits
Hee Seo
Seoul Ballerina,
Photo: Gene Schiavone
Few dancers can combine artistic brilliance with classical training, but one in particular is doing just that at a breathtaking pace. Exquisite beauty Hee Seo began her formal dance training in Seoul, South Korea, at age eleven at the Sun-hwa Arts Middle School. Blessed with an almost perfect body for ballet, Hee Seo worked hard over the years to open up emotionally and explore new movement within the realms of ballet and modern dance. As a teenager, Seo traveled to the Universal Ballet Academy in Washington D.C. where she was awarded a three-year scholarship to continue her progression as an artist and dancer. During her years at UBA, Seo became close with teacher Jacqueline Akhmedova who calls Seo the best student she has ever had. Akhmedova trained Hee for competitions and watched her grow from a young girl to a stunning, mature woman.
In 2003, Seo received a scholarship to the John Cranko Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. She then won top honors at both the 2003 Youth America Grand Prix and the 2003 Prix de Lausanne as a result of her incredible work ethic and proper use of her facility. The young performer joined the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in 2004 and soon advanced to the Main Company as an apprentice the following year. Seo joined the Corps de Ballet in March 2006 and has been gracing audiences in such roles as the lead in Dark Elegies and in the pas de trios in the classic, Swan Lake. Hee Seo carries the classic lines of ballet with a sensuality and maturation that assures that she will be delighting audiences for many years to come.
Jillian Laub
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It may get cold in Misha Hamilton’s hometown of Larkspur, Colorado, but the nineteen-year-old dancer is nothing if not hot. He’s young, accomplished, and in demand. Growing up dancing around in his underwear and having a ballet teacher for a mom, it is clear that Misha was destined to dance. He made his mark with his first big gig at age sixteen. Today, with a resume that reads like a who’s who of dance and a promising future ahead, Misha Hamilton is unstoppable. Even at his young age, Misha has touched many aspects of the dance realm with twelve years of extensive training under his belt in ballet, jazz, hip-hop and even karate.
Still, it seems like all this success hasn’t gone to his head. He is quick to acknowledge his mentors, Marty Kudelka and Ed Moore, and says his biggest inspiration is his roommate and fellow dancer Blake McGrath. Misha is also hopeful and realistic about his future. He has a great desire to make a name for himself as a choreographer but knows it will take a lot of work to get there. “Choreography has recently become a hobby,” Misha says. “I want to turn it into something I’m good at.” And with his fierce determination, who wouldn’t believe it? Laura Di Orio
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Photo: Michael Higgins
Misha has worked on commercials, music videos, movies, and tours. He has danced for new artists as well as established names like Aaron Carter, Omarion, and, most recently, Janet Jackson. Misha feels he has found his calling and says he could do this for the rest of his life. “I want to dance for as many artists as I can,” he says. “I love backup dancing. I’m hooked on it!”
raw by mia michaels
That’s Beautiful! Why
do we dance?
Why does our body want to move and pulse with every rise and fall of the music Are we a product of a the thousand and one classes and a lifetime of training, or is dance a purely instinctual and primal experience that happens internally only when we allow it? I would only hope that both reasons intertwined with respect and nurturing are the answer. Or is it a gift that’s given by a much higher power than ourselves? That would be beautiful. that invades our ears?
It is so easy to hide behind steps… it’s much deeper than that. Our goal should not just be to perfect what a choreographer gives us but also to allow our own unique voice as a dancer artist to come through and marry to the energy of the choreographer… That is beautiful.
Photo: Kalfamanolis
Then again, let’s think about some of the most simple and beautiful images of dance. A young child is jumping freely to music, laughing and giggling with such purity and with no fear of judgment. An older couple, fragile yet safe in each others arms, slowly try to keep up with their favorite song from a time earlier in their lives as they reminisce through all the years with each step… That is beautiful. If everyone danced from their heart and purity of spirit, using free movement as a daily practice and meditation, there would be no more wars. I believe every breathing thing has been given the gift of dance and movement. So let go, take that deep breath and dance! That is beautiful! Mia Michaels
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Allowing movement to come through us in the form of pure energy and onto a highly trained yet raw instrument is what defines the ultimate “dancer.” One that knows how to pull from technique and also when to leave technique alone and head straight to the heart of the matter. One that knows how to pull from the rawness and humanness that would drip from their own personal journey through this world and allows the real movement to come from the inside out… That is beautiful.
column
Celebrate Competition
Dancers
The Phenomenon By Joe Lanteri
Countless pages have been written about advancements in the fields of technology, medicine, even sports. Is the same focus and attention being offered the arts, particularly the world of dance? Granted, unlike so many other fields, in dance there are no accepted or standardized benchmarks that allow us to measure progress and evolution. The very nature of dance is evolution. Perhaps it is best to let the art form morph and evolve with every step it takes and never attempt to calculate where it has been or where it will go. However, I must proclaim that I have personally witnessed incredible achievements in dance, perhaps immeasurable but most definitely notable. I have the privilege of participating in a special world – the truly phenomenal world of the dance convention. I realize that this world is completely unknown to most of my soccer mom or corporate executive neighbors. It is a world often misunderstood by dance elitists, dismissed as dance “sport” with trophies. Still, the dance convention allows me to enjoy over twenty thousand dancers per year and witness significant advancements in the field of dance. My personal testament is not in an effort to measure or calculate, but to truly celebrate!
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The strides in sheer strength, execution, and technical proficiency are impressive, too numerous to detail, and perhaps the least significant. It’s the budding young artists that I find most remarkable. It’s the unexpected levels of creativity and musicality, the fluidity and quality of movement, even the sheer joy and passion that force me to remind myself that I am watching teenagers – and younger! This is a true “phenomenon” as per the Merriam-Webster definition: “a rare or significant fact or event; an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence.” This new generation of dancers has respectfully accepted the legacy of their predecessors and is triumphantly lunging in new directions, redefining the journey, and finding their own way. Like art and the creative process itself, these young dancers know no boundaries, no limits, no fears. It is both humbling and exhilarating to watch this evolution. It is exciting to imagine what each next step will bring.
Joe Lanteri is the Executive Director of the New York City Dance Alliance and serves on the dance faculties of Steps on Broadway and The Juilliard School
I am proud to be a part of the extraordinary world of the dance convention which is nurturing this new breed of dancer, this new level of dance. Perhaps it is time that this evolution is properly chronicled. At the very least, it should be noticed – and celebrated!
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Dusty Button
NYCDA Former Teen Outstanding Dancer Striped leggings by Johnson Top by American Apparel Black sneakers by Adidas
Photography by Jeffrey Gardner Artwork by Ka-Wing Hon
Stylist: Darren Kinoshita - Hair and makeup: Peter Lennon
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Dusty Button
NYCDA Former Teen Outstanding Dancer Striped leggings by Johnson Top by American Apparel Black sneakers by Adidas
Deja Riley
NYCDA 2006 Senior National Finalist
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Blue pants by Respect ME Missy Elliot by Adidas White sports bra by Nike White sneakers by Adidas
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Christian DENICE
NYCDA 2006 Senior Male Outstanding Dancer Black track pants with green and yellow stripes by Adidas
ANTHONY COLANTONE
NYCDA 2006 National Male Senior Outstanding Dancer Runner Up
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Trousers by Alexander Herchcovitch
ANTHONY COLANTONE
NYCDA 2006 National Male Senior Outstanding Dancer Runner Up
Black shorts with red stripes by Adidas Red tank by Puma Body
Christian DENICE
NYCDA 2006 Senior Male Outstanding Dancer
Green trunks by Puma Body
Dusty Button
NYCDA Former Teen Outstanding Dancer Red leggings by Form Shirt, black and gold sneakers by Adidas Fashion Resources: Respect ME Missy Elliot: adidas.com/us/missy Johnson Clothing: johnsonclothing.com Puma Body: puma.com Adidas: adidas.com Alexander Herchcovitch: herchcovitch.com
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For more information about New York City Dance Alliance logon to: nycdance.com
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To whom this may concern, The Army of Me serves relentlessly without patience, disregard, or regret. here is another sentence to be crossed out right here right now sure. Reconstructing more sentences that dont matter. Displayed blah blah blah saturated more garbage words to come here. Project blahblah better blah encore that comes over here, for the better, hopefully, keep going even more, F**# Morales. be crossed out right here right now sur be crossed out right here right now sur headlines, be all that you can’t be be crossed out right here right now surbe crossed out right here right now surbe crossed out right here right now sur today’s modernday performance artists exude a very familiar confidence processed with idealism be crossed out right here right now sur how artists view themselves vs. the reality of their expression. be crossed out be crossed out right here right now sur controlled right here right now sur be crossed out right here right now sur mediocrity = zero tolerance.
Photography By Daymion Mardel - Written By Danny Tidwell Graphic Design: Andrew J Newman Stylist: Gino Tavernaro - Assistant: Lee Brown Hairstylist: MichaelAnthony for WOON salon NYC - Makeup artist: Danilo
Sergio Davila hoodie sweater Ted Baker jacket
RASTA THOMAS Male Cancer Born in 1981 in San Francisco Lived in Saudi Arabia until the age of 8 Parents divorced Occupation: Dancer, performing artist Classically trained at Kirov Academy of Ballet, Washington, DC International awards, medals, and honors: - Gold medal, IBC, Varna, Bulgaria - Gold medal, IBC, Jackson, Mississippi Reason for starting dance: bad behavior Enhanced classification skills: - Gymnastics, swimming - Martial arts: Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kung Fu, Tuc Kong Moo Sul, Capoeira Allies: SAG, AGMA, Alexandre G. Dube
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Other qualities according to others (not important): Liar, Egotistical On stage: - Prodigal Son, Dance Theatre of Harlem - Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, Maryinski Theatre, Russia - Debbie Allen’s Soul Possessed, Kennedy Center - Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out, Broadway - Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, Pacific Northwest Ballet His requirements in a company: “First I want to be led by someone I respect, someone who’s done exactly what I’m doing, someone who’s been an international celebrity, someone whose shoes I would like to be in. Right now, all I see is directors’ shoelaces I’d like to wear. I find it very hard to find people truly passing on genuine information”. Girlfriend, partner in crime: Adrienne Canterna
ADRIENNE CANTERNA Female 24 years old Scorpio Hometown: Linthicum, MD Two older brothers, one younger sister Occupation: Dancer, performing artist International awards, medals, and honors: - Gold Medal, IBC, Jackson, Mississippi Some companies she has worked with: - Washington Ballet, Washington, DC - Guest Principal Dancer, Universal Ballet, Korea - Complexions Contemporary Ballet Mom and dad’s best quality: “Faith and strength” What she would want for her siblings that she experienced: “Going through the real highs and lows of love, really going through it.” The best cry for help that she has ever heard: “Rasta’s, in general.” What bothers her about most dancers: “The lack of self-respect and how they treat their bodies.” Her new priorities for the time being: “Finally doing what I really want” Danger that excites her: “In 2002 I started ADA (American Dance Artist) - a small company of only ten dancers - to take control and have this responsibility was dangerous and very exciting.” Biggest fear for boyfriend Rasta Thomas: “I fear for him not being the man I know he can be, in all aspects of life.”
Rasta Thomas Ted Baker pants Robin Rotenier necklace ID: Ted Baker jacket Andrew Buckler shirt Versace Jeans Couture jeans Adrienne Canterna Montana Blu shirt and pants Cole Haan shoes Molly Jackson ring Bing Bang earrings
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Negative comment people say about her: Overrated
Adrienne Canterna Ungaro Fever dress Robin Rotenier jewelry Rasta Thomas Sergio Davila hoodie sweater Ted Baker jacket Buckler jeans
Danny Tidwell Buckler velvet jacket and jeans Adrienne Canterna Garo Sparo gown Molly Jackson cuff bracelet Gara Danielle earrings Rasta Thomas Ted Baker jacket Buckler shirt Versace Jeans Couture jeans
Surprise, surprise, my eyes aren’t lying. The body’s language serves a great purpose, more than just assumption. What’s left is apologies for my past and future. Please don’t conclude that I’m pointing the blame. Just reacting to these tears, and understanding that they are mine. For the time being, ‘cuz I can, I’ll choose what to say.
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If this fire rubs you to burn in any way, my Bad. My core’s heat was provided in the slap of a stranger. The army of me doesn’t intend to come for you. Although please take note that it does exercise freely. Refusing any responsibility for riveting nonsense. Including sense created through pure ignorance.
Danny Tidwell Buckler velvet jacket and jeans Adrienne Canterna Garo Sparo gown Molly Jackson cuff bracelet Gara Danielle earrings
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Rasta Thomas Ted Baker jacket Buckler shirt Versace Jeans Couture jeans
ALs
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Rasta Thomas Ted Baker waistcoat and pants Versace Jeans Couture leather blazer Sergio Davila necklace Calvin Klein belt Adrienne Canterna Montana Blu shirt and pants Cole Haan shoes Molly Jackson ring Bing Bang earrings Danny Tidwell Versace Jeans Couture shirt Buckler pants Robin Rotenier necklace
ARMed with LOVE
ARMed from REALITY
Fashion Resources: Ted Baker: tedbaker.co.uk Buckler: andrewbuckler.com Sergio Davila: sergiodavila.com Molly Jackson: mollyjackson.com Mick Linares: micklinares.com Robin Rotenier: rotenier.com Garo Sparo: garosparo.com
wake up call
Netherlands
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New Orleans, USA John McCusker, a respected photographer for the TimesPicayune in New Orleans, erupts in a frenzy of crazed depression over lost insurance claims and attempts to run down police in his car on Napoleon Avenue.
Venezuela Hugo Chavez, reigning petro-socialist kingpin and president of Venezuela, spends his summer visiting the leaders of Iran and China, taking time out to express sympathy for his ailing friend Fidel Castro.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali quits the Dutch Parliament and leaves the Netherlands after controversy surrounding her film Submission leads the government to question her status as a citizen. The film, directed by Theo van Gogh (a descendent of Vincent), preceded his own murder at the hands of Islamic radicals, shocking the normally progressive culture of the country.
Turkey In the city of Bursa this summer, a mob of five hundred people scream, “There is no way out of here! You will die!” at approximately one hundred gays and lesbians from the gay rights group Gokkusagi. They were trapped by the mob while attempting to organize a protest against the government, shutting down their organization under a “general morality” statute.
South Africa
Sudan Salih Mahmoud Osman, winner of the 2006 International Human Rights Award, continues to document war crimes in Sudan where he risks his life to represent victims of abuse and detainment in the Darfur region.
Snake oil sales are thriving in Durban where a former truck driver sells uBhejane, an herbal “cure” for AIDS that came to him in a dream from his grandfather. Over two thousand patients have ditched their antivirals in favor of this promised remedy for the virus that kills nine hundred South Africans a day.
Uganda India
Afghanistan Despite hundreds of millions of anti-narcotics dollars spent, Afghani opium production has increased by 40% over last year, yielding enough poppies to make 600 tons of opium, or 90% of the world’s supply.
India’s recent success in transforming itself into a world power is complicated by the fact that experts predict it will be a “next wave” HIV hot spot, rivaling Africa in the scope of its pandemic. Over five million Indians are infected with the virus currently.
North Korea
Moscow, Russia Glasnost frosts over as Russian state-controlled media returns to its Sovietera ways. Top television anchors and magazine editors have been forced out of their jobs, and the Russian Television Academy has declared, “Russian television today is not free.” Bush looked into Putin’s soul and found a man that he could trust. Some Russians seem to disagree.
Tibet Zhang Qingli, China’s top official in Tibet, ramps up the rhetoric against the Dalai Lama, declaring a “fight to the death” with the celebrity monk. Secret negotiations between the religious leader and Beijing seek autonomy for Tibet, but seem to be failing.
The “Seoul Train” marches on as Christian missionaries such as Tim Peters from Michigan smuggle desperate North Koreans to safety in the south.
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“Night Commuters” continue to roam the landscape of northern Uganda. These children, as young as seven, leave their villages at night to escape abduction by the Lord’s Resistance Army, composed in large part of children itself. Boys are forced to commit unspeakable acts of violence and girls are used as sex slaves.
interview / fashion
3 f 3 o f y o m y r AArm Meet Eliot, Julian, and Ryan Gregory – 22-year-old identical triplets from London. Having worked together growing up, this trio continues to work as adults modeling and acting. In addition to a long list of work individually, they have starred together in TV shows, fashion editorials, and advertising campaigns. Now this “Army of Three” talks with movmnt for their first US interview. We thought we would take the UK’s only triplet actor/models and see what makes them tick, what makes them unique when apart, and what brings them together. In order to find out the real story behind the Gregory Triplets, we have asked them to interview one another for this exclusive feature.
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Photography by Affa Chan
Ryan (left) Blazer, black trousers by Anoosh, waistcoat by D.J., sneakers by Evisu, socks by Falke Eliot (lying) Painted black blazer, blue hooded top, trouser/jeans combo by Anoosh, sneakers by Nike, socks by Falke
Models: Eliot, Julian and Ryan Gregory (ICM Models, London) - Hair Stylist: Kunio Kohzaki - Makeup Artist: Machiko Yano - Stylist: Georgette Williams
Julian (right): Red-accented jacket with red hood by D.J., jeans by Lee, t-shirt by Ayka, sneakers by Dior Homme, socks by Falke
Julian – What are your best and worst memories growing up with Eliot and me? Ryan – My best memories (which greatly outweigh the worst) are numerous. From holidays when we were kids, especially the trips to LA, to the places we’ve visited and things we’ve done while acting and modeling. Maybe one of the best was our visit to Barcelona to film the Renault Clio commercial. It’s a great city and, although we didn’t
Ryan (left): Green khaki graffiti jacket by Batlow, trouser/jeans combo and “zip-it” t-shirt by Anoosh
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Eliot (right): Painted blazer and blue hooded top by Anoosh, ripped jeans by D.J.
Julian – Being the manager of the Gregory Triplets’ MySpace account, what are the best and strangest offers you have had? Ryan – I was skeptical of the benefits of MySpace, but have actually found it to be a great platform for us to meet interesting people. I do try and reply to most people. I feel it is right as they have taken the time to contact us. But, of course, there are people out there who send in odd requests. Lots of people
ask us for signed items and autographs, which I coyly decline – it just doesn’t feel like we are at that level (yet). Many lovely things have come from MySpace such as this interview, free clothes, photo shoots with top people, TV offers, and lots and lots of people who seem to find us adorable – ha ha! Expectedly, lots of people are interested in our sexual preferences, but I believe that all the information is there to see if we wish it to be. But, the majority of MySpacers are top class people!
have a lot of spare time, we made the most of it, had a really great night out, and met amazing people. After all these years, we can still have brilliant times like we’ve all just met. It brings a tear to my eye… sob, sob. The worst would probably be when it was my turn to be picked on when we were kids. Obviously it went round in circles, always two versus one. Kids can be so cruel, can’t they? Julian!!! Then there were
the physical fights, like all kids. I remember lying on the grass in the garden after being clubbed with metal poles by you and Eliot. Or rushing off to the hospital after one of you threw a garden trowel at my head. But it makes me smile, really. Kids will be kids and all that... Julian – What would you like to achieve in the next ten years? Ryan – The next ten years? Jeez... that would make me
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From left to right: Eliot: Painted black blazer and blue hooded top, trouser/jeans combo by Anoosh, sneakers by Nike, socks by Falke Julian: Red-accented jacket with red hood by D.J., jeans by Lee, t-shirt by Ayka, sneakers by Dior Homme, socks by Falke Ryan: Blazer, black trousers by Anoosh, waistcoat by D.J., sneakers by Evisu, socks by Falke
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breath. Seriously though, I’d like the three of us to be featured in a blockbuster movie, get a few more modeling campaigns, and be well-known enough to do charity work. Not sure about being famous though, but I guess that is in destiny’s hands. Oh yeah, and I’d like to own my own restaurant and meet the Arsenal football team and Alicia Keys (ring me!). Eliot – We have worked separately and together. What do you prefer and do you think this creates sibling rivalry?
Julian – Obviously, I prefer to work together as it makes the jobs much more fun! As you know, photo shoots and filming involve a lot of sitting around doing nothing, so it’s always nice to have you and Ryan to chat with. We joke around a lot which makes life on set easier for everyone! When we go to castings that involve only one or two of us, there is always some rivalry. We always used to share the money as kids but now we don’t, so there’s always that added incentive to get the job! Also, when it comes to
Julian (left): Chain blazer and chain, jeans and t-shirt by Anoosh Ryan (center): Green khaki graffiti jacket by Batlow trouser/jeans Combo and “zip-it” t-shirt by Anoosh Eliot (right): Painted blazer and blue hooded top by Anoosh, ripped jeans by D.J.
modeling, it’s purely down to looks, so as Ryan has done the most, he thinks he’s the best looking! I’m sure he has even turned up to castings without telling you or me to ensure he stands a better chance! Eliot – What traits do you admire in your brothers? Julian – None! Only joking! I really admire Ryan’s drive and ambition. He has always been kind of the ringleader in a way. Always the one who organizes everything or looks after the money (even
In you, I admire your football (soccer) knowledge. You are the person that got me and Ryan into football, as we were never any good at playing it in school. You do know a lot about Arsenal (being an Arsenal fan) and so much about football trivia. However, I don’t admire your taste in football teams as I’m a Tottenham Hotspurs fan and they have one of the biggest rivalries in English football! This does cause friction between us and things get especially heated when our teams play one another. You were always good at playing football and I wish you luck when you’re playing every other weekend in a pub football tournament. Eliot – Our mum has raised us and our older brother singlehandedly. You must have the utmost respect for her. What advice do you have for other single parents of multiples? Julian – Our mum has done a fantastic job! It must have been very tough for her juggling a five-year-old son and newlyborn triplets, but she did an amazing job. There’s not one day that I Iook back and think that things would have been better with two parents! I hate it when people use the term “broken home” or “unstable upbringing.” In my experience, two-parent families can be more unstable! Our mum made sure that we had the best education by sending us to boarding school, Christ’s Hospital (which was featured in a TV program called Rock School.) And now we are all
doing very well and looking to repay all the time and effort that she put into us as children. My advice for single parents of multiples would be look past their young years when they are fighting. They will grow out of it and become the best of friends. No one can ever break that bond! When it comes to early teens at school, I would advise trying to split them up to give them some independence and make their own friends. This will allow them to lead a degree of separate lives, which will help when they’re older. Other than that, I would like to say good luck and send my heartfelt sympathy… sorry, admiration! Ryan – If you could be a triplet with two famous people (dead or alive), who would they be and why? Eliot – The first would have to be Thierry Henry (soccer player for Arsenal and France), very much alive and kicking (literally). He’s a very grounded guy and a true professional. To have a fraction of his athleticism and skill would be amazing. Also, being French, the ladies would melt to my accent. The second triplet, although a strange combination, would be Winston Churchill. He’s a true British Bulldog, and to have a brother with his brains and tenacity would be great. If I could be a mixture of these two, the world would be my oyster and nothing would be impossible, which would be a dream come true. Ryan – Does growing up as triplets mean you are always compared? If so, how do you think you are compared to Julian and me, and how does this affect you? Eliot – There are obviously always comparisons between us, primarily in order to distinguish us apart. With the
comparisons come boxes and labels, and I think, in a way, it molds who you become. You have always been regarded as the most intelligent – a statement Julian would hotly contest. Julian has been the friendly, networking triplet, and I’ve always been considered the sporty one. As you get through your teens, it feels to me like, “If the hat fits, wear it!” It doesn’t bother me to be compared, but I do believe it has directed our lives to a limited extent… not that I’m complaining! Ryan – Do you get on with Julian better or me, and why do you think this is? Eliot – I have to say now I get on with both my brothers and my whole family very well. We are very close as a unit. I probably get on better with you; we drifted together more at high school and shared a few friends. A big reason is that we support the same soccer team, so we go and watch games together and bond in this way. We also live two minutes away from each other so we socialize together more. Julian likes slightly different things and has different friends so I don’t see as much of him. We often all go out together – mainly castings and parties, and we have a real laugh. I have two best friends who I can talk to about anything and I know it’s always going to be like that, so I’m happy! Learn more about the Gregory Triplets: myspace.com/gregorytriplets Fashion Resources: Ayka: aykaayka.com D.J., Anoosh, Batlow: houseofgeorgie.co.uk Falke: falke.com Nike: nike.com Dior Homme: diorhomme.com
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if he did lose 1/3 when we all went on holiday to Portugal!) Ryan runs our MySpace account and is always the first contact for ICM (our agency). He takes time out of his day to make sure that he writes back to everyone on MySpace and also organizes test shoots for our portfolios which obviously helps us in our quest to rule the world!
Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, wrote: “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most Clarence Greenwood, a.k.a. Citizen Cope, has a distinct scar on his face by his right eye from a childhood accident. Cope is a man of few words, both in conversation and in the majority of his songs. However, where there’s a lack of noise, you find the profusion of presence. His deliberate prose echoes in your mind long after the fleeting moments of song have passed. Cope is hard to categorize – an eclectic blend of rock, folk, and hip-hop. He prefers “rebel street music.” In his latest release, a luminous Citizen embraces Every Waking Moment, creating a world in which we long to share. massive characters are seared with scars.”
Interview By Lauren Adams
interview
the elusive musician known as
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more than he seems? citizen cope
Clarence Greenwood,
What thoughts or feelings were you realizing throughout your new album? Well, you always want to have an evolution. I don’t think it’s a huge departure; it’s just hopefully an evolution of what I did in the past. What was it like working with Carlos Santana? It was cool. I was really glad that he chose me to be on his record (Shaman, which has sold over five million copies), and then he asked to be on the song (“Sideways”) and I toured with him. Carlos is like an ambassador at this point. He’s out there spreading peace and love, so it’s a good thing. What’s behind Citizen Cope?
your
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My nickname is Cope. When I was first doing demos, I needed a name and I came up with Citizen Cope. There’s not any big meaning behind it. This issue of movmnt is entitled “Army of Me” – what are you fighting for? I guess I’m just like any other poet that’s fighting for a little justice and a voice for people that maybe don’t have a voice. Being able to explain things that everyone feels innately. Sometimes a poet can actually express those things. I guess I’m fighting for your voice and your expression.
You’ve said that when you began recording Shotguns you truly began to connect with your soul. Would you share with us a little bit? Right! The first moment… when you start writing and you get the goose bumps and you feel like you touched something within yourself… that’s a pretty deep feeling. I think when you start connecting with yourself, people can connect with you. What’s life like on tour? It can be pretty unsettling. You know, you’re just going from one city to the next. But it’s a joy to play. It’s just the travel that can get monotonous and tedious and tiring. Is it lonely? Yeah, it’s definitely lonely. I’ve had the opportunity to see you perform live, and I can’t even begin to explain the atmosphere that you create. You’re a hypnotist. It’s very magical to be in that space and among your fans. Aw, thanks. I’m just trying to connect and have a spiritual show, and hopefully everyone can feel the same thing. I just think if I can get there, then hopefully everybody else can get there too. What’s going through your mind up there? I try to always give more. Even if I don’t always achieve it,
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that’s my goal – just to play a better show every time we play. Play it like it’s your last show, because you never know. Life can end, or things can change. So, if you’re there, you want to give it the best you can at the time. Where does your inspiration come from? I’m inspired by God, and by love, the people I meet and situations I’ve been in, my life, my ancestors, and all the things that inspire you. Where’s home for you now? I live in Brooklyn, New York. I love it. Moving to New York was the best thing I ever did. So you have 39,000 friends on MySpace, how do you decide which ones get Christmas cards?
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Um, I don’t know. That’s a good question! That’s a lot of friends, huh? (laughs) Do you personally check your MySpace? Yeah, definitely. It’s cool. What’s your process for finding that consistency and flow in your albums? You try to work with what happens and what feels good. And if anything pops out and doesn’t feel right, you switch it around a little bit. It’s like a puzzle.
In the title song you say, “Every waking moment I’m alive. I’m searching for you whether I know it, or whether I realize.” Who are you searching for? You can get all the material things in the world and you can achieve a lot of the things that you want, but one of the basic things in life is finding that soul mate. That love that you have drives people. Do you have a soul mate?
Word Associations by Clarence Greenwood Life
Sun Death
What? (laughs) Oh no, we’ll get into that later…
Sadness
Do you have any other passions outside of music?
Mystery, I guess
This is what I do, writing songs and producing. I’m interested in writing books one day. I don’t really have hobbies; I don’t really have time for it. I love good company, good meals, all those kinds of things… I enjoy life. What is the movement of your art? My movement is rebel street music. It’s for everybody, but it’s hopefully going to spark something in people. It’s not supposed to be mainstream, and following the trends. It’s about individuality and expression of beliefs. And what are your beliefs? You’ll have to listen to the record! (laughs) citizencope.com myspace.com/citizencope
Reincarnation
Instrument
Sword Religion
All be it to the masses War
(there is a long pause) Alright,
I gotta go. Thank you...
dancer v.i.p.
Ashley Bouder 22 years old
Principal New York City Ballet
Photo: Natalie Laruccia
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Rock Corps volunteers work for four hours in their neighborhoods to earn the golden ticket for a free concert with their favorite bands
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donate four hours of your time to a worthy community organization, and you get to go to a free concert in your area courtesy of
Mobile. Past concerts have included red-hot West, Green Day, Coldplay, and Fabolous.
“Mid 90’s, two of our founders were concert promoters in Telluride. Telluride has music festivals in the summer – bluegrass, jazz, everything… would They give always away fifty or a hundred tickets to town residents to do some of the jobs that needed the at doing festival – taking trash the out putting barrels, up the fencing, They whatever… were always blown away by how much work people would do for a free concert ticket. So they thought, why don’t we do a show one of these weekends in Telluride where
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we give the whole thing away?” The result was a series spearheaded projects of by a local group called Greenbucks, and the response was nothing short of inspiring. It turned out that, post-9/11, kids are chomping at the bit to do something meaningful with their lives, and the added incentive of the free concert just makes the decision that much cooler and that much easier. The concept spread with successful shows in Boulder and Austin before finding a home in Los Angeles.
Bring People Closer “The explained, Stephen rest of the founders met up shortly after September 11th. Our group of friends was a lot like everybody else, not satisfied with the President saying just go back to life as normal. We thought there was a real opportunity here to do something to bring people closer together and in closer contact with their community and their neighborhoods. We loved the idea. Another one of our friends is video music director Chris Robinson. Chris has a ton of contacts, especially in hip-hop. So we decided, let’s re-brand it, call it Rock Corps, and target urban centers. Go from inside the cities and work out. Then we got hooked up with our sponsor, Boost Mobile, about two years ago.” Boost Mobile, a youth-oriented cell phone company, had an active interest in connecting with
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Music, youth culture, and civic-mindedness don’t always fit neatly together, but a few years ago an idea that grew out of the music scene in Telluride, Colorado, took off and is now changing the way that community organizations across the country find passionate youths willing to donate time in their neck of the woods. movmnt spoke with Stephen Greene, the CEO of Rock Corps in Los Angeles, and he gave us the lowdown on this intriguing hybrid of nonprofit altruism and corporate marketing.
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Got 2 Give 2 Get Cynics might see this corporate aspect as a troubling one for the youth involved, but the evidence seems to indicate otherwise. “There’s a great research company called Youth Intelligence,” Stephen told us. “Their recent study asked, who do you think is most likely to be able to change the world? Was it politicians, was it government, was it non-profit organizations, was it corporations? 78% of the respondents said it was corporations.” This is not a strictly anti-establishment generation, it seems. It makes sense when you think about it. In a world where governments seem less and less able to perform the basic functions required of them, the corporate world has an active interest in keeping their employees somewhat happy and healthy. In major metropolitan areas, corporate employees have grown to rely on robust insurance plans, flexible partnership benefits, and holistic health programs that are encouraged from above to keep the work force energetic and alive. Most major fundraising events now have huge contingents of
corporate-sponsored teams who walk, run, or dance the night away at benefits that make the world a slightly better place in which to live. “The Man,” often caricatured as a cigar-smoking corporate fat cat, is now younger, slimmer, and more interested in the world around him. Relying on word of mouth, recruiting at concerts and clubs, and the internet, Rock Corps boasts that they have grown from six thousand volunteers to ten thousand this year, and they expect to see that number grow to fifteen thousand next year. They held programs in eight different cities last year and expect to be in up to thirteen next year. They work currently with sixty different organizations, and hold contests among their volunteers to find new ones. Marilyn Holm, a young volunteer from New York, suggested cleaning up Rufus King Park in Jamaica, Queens. Rock Corps took on the project. This kind of active participation model seems to be working small miracles in the non-profit world. For example, in DC, a Fairfax City organization saw thirty of the ninety Rock Corps volunteers come back again on their own the following year. Turns out it’s not just about getting a free concert.
Peace and Love Lifting the non-profit volunteer model out of the crusty clichés of the “peace and love” generation is probably the biggest achievement of Rock Corps. It blows away many of the tired myths of public service by merging community activism with a slick corporate model for energizing the youth market and giving them a reason to get excited about
Photo: Chenoa Maxwell
their target audience in a meaningful way, so the idea was a win-win for everyone involved. Far from minimizing the corporate component of what they do, Stephen thinks it’s a natural fit. “We don’t run a non-profit. We’re more of a strict production company,” he explains. “We don’t get any funding from any foundations or individuals. In fact, a lot of our funding goes back to the community, goes back to the organizations that we charter with. All of our funding comes from our corporate sponsors’ marketing budgets.”
Stephen Greene, CEO of Rock Corps
cleaning up their environment. The concerts then become something a bit more than just a good night out. They are the reward, but they are also the bond that connects the youth volunteers. Stephen elaborated on this by noting that “the real vision of Rock Corps is: you do your four hours, you’ve picked up your city, your block, your community, and then you come and celebrate that with five thousand other people that did the same thing. I may be a rock fan, and you may be a hip-hop fan, but our four hours is very much the equalizer. So it’s a real coming together at these concerts.” Inspiring youth to do community service, and then helping them celebrate in an atmosphere that emphasizes common bonds? Maybe there’s something to that peace and love stuff after all. D. Michael Taylor To get involved: boostmobilerockcorps.org
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Herman Cornejo in Sinatra Suite. Photo © Joe McNally.
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interview
On stage with Justin Timberlake
Smooth Operator Marty Kudelka
Interview by Emil Wilbekin
When
the 2006 VMAs opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in September, all eyes were on Justin Timberlake. He was gliding across the floor with precision and ease, riding the beat to his new single “My Love.” With contemporary flow and freestyle urgency, Timberlake hypnotized the audience. He has once again teamed up with choreographer Marty Kudelka, 32, to help make his performance nice and smooth. Kudelka has worked with everyone from Michael and Janet Jackson to Pink, Jennifer Lopez, and Christina Milian. This Dallas native, who now resides in LA, was always moving as a kid, playing basketball, football, BMX, and skateboarding. But it was the 1984 film Breakin’ which inspired him to become a dancer.
Photo: Christina Radish
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early
We caught up with Kudelka, on the verge of choreographing Justin Timberlake’s latest project, to see what keeps this freestyle and grooving.
and staging king moving
You’ve worked with some of the biggest stars in the world, what’s that like? It’s cool. I never thought ahead of time, “Oh this is what I want to do, choreograph for celebrities.” I think that’s what plays into what I do now. I’ve had great artists to work for and I’ve had artists like “Wow, I wish I would have never met this person.” When people ask me who the best person I’ve ever worked for, I’d have to say Justin. He’s such an artist himself, who can sing, dance, produce, and everything else. I don’t have to water my choreography down. I can teach him what I teach the best dancers in the world. And he can do it. He’s the only person I’ve been able to do that with. That’s like a dream come true. What can we expect from Justin this time around? We are trying to be creative about the tour coming up. The tour is going to be a little bit more grown-up, which is how the album is. He’s becoming more of an artist instead of just a dancer. The music is insane. This album is going to be like Off the Wall. It’s the closest album that I can compare to that. You can listen to the whole album straight through. There may be a little less dancing on the tour, but the dancing that exists will be a lot more special. I’m excited to see it. When you say less dancing and more special, what does that mean? We just shot the video for the second single “My Love.” It’s going to be insane. It’s so simplistic, but it has so much stuff in it. It’s going to be really cool. People heard “SexyBack” and they didn’t like it at first, and then the video came out and they expected to see dancing. I loved it at first, but now I
really love it after hearing it a billion times. (laughs) But once “My Love” comes out, I think everyone is going to forget everything else. This is what they want to hear and this is what they want to see. You really choreograph for the music versus just creating a routine. What’s more important, the music or the moves? I am inspired by some other dancers like Swoop and Rob Vincent, and some other people when I was coming up freestylin’. I would see them freestylin’ and they would do the song better than anyone. Better than someone doing steps and tricks. These guys knew the song so well. I was like “Wow, this is so cool.” I started doing that with choreography rather than freestylin’. Whether I’m in the studio with the artist or not, I study the song. I listened to “My Love” for almost three weeks before I ever choreographed one step to it. That’s one thing that I am confident enough to know that I bring to the table, compared to other choreographers. I will never ever just say, “Okay, I’m gonna make up a routine and put it to this song.” I’m the most humble guy in the world, but that is my strong point. I try to dissect the music. We dance because we like the music. I may as w e l l
know it as good as the artist. It’s just about the music. Your choreography is subtle. It’s almost like dancers are hovering gliding. How would describe your style?
very the and you
That’s just my style, which is about being smooth, floating almost. Other people might be funky or might be harder or sharper, cracking their neck all over the place. If I were to put on a song and freestyle myself, I think it’s more smooth, which gives it that floating feel. When I look for dancers, they don’t have to dance just like me, but I definitely need for them at some point to be smooth and floating. That’s how a majority of the choreography will be. Who inspires you and your choreography? There are people who tell me that I inspire a whole movement with my
choreography, which is insane for me to think. But there are definitely people who I look at who are like my protégés, these 17-, 18-, or 19-year old choreographers who are insane. When I see them, I see some touches of what I would have done or that my peers would have done, but these guys are taking it to the next level. There is definitely so much style and they’re adding the technical aspects like four pirouettes into some breaking shit. It’s insane to me because they have the musicality as well. I could be inspired by someone walking down the street or a go-go dancer. It’s about their swagger. Anybody who’s dope, I want to see them.
reviews
Sonic Youth
rather ripped
Retrospective
kate bush
- the dreaming
1982: Kate Bush releases The Dreaming. Panned by critics and dismissed by the public, it is a critical and commercial disaster. 2006: Having had over two decades to sink in, Bush’s self-produced and wildly ambitious album is considered by many to be her masterpiece. Mule braying, orchestrated car crashes, looming helicopters, and Rolf Harris on dijeridu are just a hint of the amalgam of sounds you’ll find seamlessly woven into The Dreaming. Equally focused and demented, precocious and ferocious, at its bare bones The Dreaming is storytelling set to music. Devoid of filler, each of the ten songs is a tour de force that must be heard to be believed. In “There Goes A Tenner,” Bush retells the story of a bank heist gone awry in her finest cockney swagger. “Pull Out The Pin,” a song about a Vietnamese soldier in combat who tracks American soldiers by scent, finds Kate in character screaming, “I love life!” to caterwauling voices and hovering aircraft. Having had more than a few production tricks up her sleeve, Kate even went so far as to compose a backwards vocal for the end of “Leave It Open,” offering two distinct messages for listeners to decipher. Chaotic, fantastical, unnerving, and painstakingly brilliant, The Dreaming is like nothing you’ve heard before and will be hard-pressed to forget. Bruce Scott
katebush.com
With twenty-five years of recording under their belt and legions of fans and imitators to show for it, Sonic Youth doesn’t really have much to prove these days. Perhaps that is why they have managed to make their least self-conscious album to date, comprised of twelve flawlessly constructed rock songs that are the band’s most memorably tuneful since 1995’s Washing Machine.
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Opening with “Reena,” an infectious jam packed with fluid grooves and sparkly guitars, the band showcases their pop sensibility while still maintaining their status as New York’s coolest noise band. “Incinerate,” the kick-off single from Rather Ripped, identifies itself as an instant classic with its majestic riffs seamlessly cascading over Kim Gordon’s urgent bass. Elsewhere on the album, “Jams Run Free” recalls the sultry speak-sing Gordon made effortlessly cool on 1992’s “JC,” while “Pink Steam” finds Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo playing hot potato with electrified leads heavy with reverb and bent on ascension. In an unusually reflective and deceptively simple moment for the band, Moore asks a fellow musician on the album closer “Or,” “What comes first, the music or the words?” And while we are not given an answer, we are reminded that, underneath the noise and the history, the band’s loyal allegiance will always be to their music. Rather Ripped is a testament to what makes Sonic Youth equal parts enigma and old friends still buzzing and torching their way through our speakers. B.S. sonicyouth.com
Kenna Hiding
under his jacket hood, an innovative artist that doesn’t fit
Kenna. Having Kenna to take off his hood and reveal his unique and original sound to the world. the mold but makes the mold is the talented musician mastered the art of being incognito, it is time for
His CD, New Sacred Cow (Columbia Records), produced by the acclaimed Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, was released back in 2003. The first time I heard this record I immediately fell in love with it. It was so diverse. His music didn’t fit into just one category because the sound was unlike anything else out there. The music drew me in with powerful beats and Kenna’s unique voice. He is a true chameleon of art. Kenna said, “We made this record so it would stand the test of time. We didn’t make a record that would fit ‘the ‘60s, the ‘70s, the ‘80s, or today. It’s not like that. We wrote a record that can be heard now or ten years from now, and it’s always going to be classic.” Kenna performed on a North American tour with Depeche Mode in 2003, and MTV’s “You Hear It First” tour with Common, Bubba Sparxxx, Anthony Hamilton, Jin, the Exies, and Fiction Plane.
Photo: Sean Murphy
Kenna is also extremely giving. He encourages music and art in everyone and even gave me his first guitar when I told him I wanted to learn how to play. He doesn’t like to admit it, but he is actually a fabulous dancer and he has some killer moves on the dance floor. In his spare time, he also collects Apple computers, having more than the Apple store in SoHo. For inspiration, Kenna said, “I wrote my songs for people, and I will perform them for people. Giving to audiences is when I feel best.” He writes his music for us and our enjoyment. It’s time for him to get a little back of what he gives… the hood is off. Julie Nelson kennaonline.com myspace.com/officialkenna
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Born in Ethiopia, this gifted musician and I met a couple years ago in Virginia Beach where he was raised. He was walking by on the sidewalk and said to me, “Nice kicks.” (Kenna has great respect for a nice pair of sneakers.) We talked for hours about music, but I had no clue who he was. He somehow managed to leave a lasting impression on me. We kept bumping into each other at various clubs and we became friends. Still, I didn’t even know he was such a talented artist until I heard his CD. That’s what is so amazing about Kenna; he is unbelievably modest.
Emm Gryner Need another reason to look to the north for a note of inspiration? The delicate-but-striking angel in Neverending White Lights’ video for “The Grace” (featuring Dallas Green of Alexisonfire and City and Colour) has been a part of Canada’s ever-burgeoning indie rock scene since 1995 when she moved from small-town Ontario to the nation’s indie hypocenter, Toronto.
A DIY girl at heart, the Gemini singer/songwriter/producer/label owner has been dubbed the “Indie Queen of Toronto,” and, while still keeping true to her hardcore Canadian independent roots, Emm has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and recently headlined her first tours in Asia and Europe. “It sometimes seems like a dream to me. One day I can be making albums on my own in my basement in Canada and the next day I can end up on Saturday Night Live or on stage at Glastonbury Festival. It’s a pretty fabulous double life,” tells Emm. Her tenth solo effort is currently in the works.
Theresa Micallef
emmgryner.com
Martin Sexton
Photo: Karen Baer
Irish-Canadian Emm Gryner can now claim nine full-length albums, a DVD, and guest spots on records for artists as legendary and varied as Rob Zombie and David Bowie, to her credit. After a brush with the dark side in 1998, manifest in the form of Polygram/Mercury Records, who released her Public LP, Emm went back to recording indie-style on her self-made Dead Daisy Records, the label that produced her first record and is now home to campus chart-toppers In-Flight Safety.
live wide open
To define Martin Sexton is near impossible. He is a collection of musical categories, and none tells the complete story. His music has been critically acclaimed, yet he remains unknown to far too many.
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To know Martin Sexton is to hear him live. A man full of heartbreaking soul and beautiful musicianship, Martin Sexton can fill a room with song. Constantly on tour, Sexton often appears onstage alone. In a scrappy t-shirt, with shaggy hair, he looks like a subway musician. But as soon as he opens his mouth, his image instantly transforms. All at once he becomes a preacher, a soul singer, a folk rocker, a jazz improviser. Sexton is like a one-man band that can produce a sound that seems symphonic. Sexton’s instrument is his incredibly versatile voice. Not only does he sing lyrically, belting a masculine bass line or a powerfully commanding falsetto, but he also vocally improvises to create sounds like an electric guitar solo, entire horn lines, or even strings. Power emanates from his lungs and his music comes to life. Paired with his ability to write intensely rich songs with themes such as faith, loneliness, and joy, Sexton elevates the definition of a singer/songwriter. Live Wide Open (released by Kitchen Table Records, Sexton’s music label) is the double CD that showcases his talents. Recorded while on tour in 2001, the album exemplifies Sexton’s songwriting and performance abilities much more so than his studio work. His sound seems effortless; nothing is forced. His connection with drummer Joe Bonadio is clear. The album is entirely live, without editing or overdubbing. It is Martin Sexton as the complete artist that he is. Songs like “Black Sheep” and “Where Did I Go Wrong” display the soulfulness of his voice, while “13 Step Boogie” and “Beast in Me” show a more playful side. Regardless of the song, it is clear that Sexton is leading his listeners on a musical journey. He has the ability to transform any audience into a choir, and he brings the idea of crowd participation to new spiritual highs. Martin Sexton turns his listeners into believers – believers of beautiful music and of an artist whose talent will not fade.
Clarissa Pilder
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nolita
Magnet the tourniquet Recording under the moniker Magnet for the second time around, Norway’s Even Johansen returns with The Tourniquet, a winsome follow-up to 2004’s On Your Side. A tourniquet is a device used to prevent the overflow of blood, making this an aptly-titled album, as restraint seems to have been the chief objective of Johansen and co-producer Jason Falkner in framing this record. Opening with “Hold On,” The Tourniquet begins promisingly with a terse arrangement escalating to a hopeful, superlative chorus, rewarding the listener with a brilliantly sanguine moment of change. Here, Johansen immediately stakes out his seemingly fail-proof formula for songwriting: tension mounting into sweet release, a formula that often makes for a thrilling ride throughout The Tourniquet. On “Duracellia,” Johansen showcases his vulnerabilities winningly as a swiftly moving and downright lovely verse smoothly transitions into a sweeping chorus on which he sings, “And I’m still going strong at going wrong.” Both “The Pacemaker” and “Believe” succeed thanks to smart tempos, intricate arrangements, and memorable choruses, “Believe” possibly being the strongest song on the album. “All You Ask” and “Deadlock” find Johansen at his most comfortable with soft albeit harmless arrangements and breathy vocals. While the subdued, chill-out nature of these songs may not be to everyone’s liking, Johansen’s unobtrusive calm will surely satiate Magnet enthusiasts, as well as fans of Keane and David Gray.
Keren Ann Zeidel is a thirtysomething Javanese, Dutch, Russian, and Israeli chanteuse. Her newest CD, Nolita, is a sensual yet demure puzzling of self-produced sounds paired with her willowy slow-burning hum of a voice. Sung in French and English, sultry songs from Nolita manage to magically guide you down a mysterious rabbit hole, intelligently created by this moody black coffee woman. kerenann.com
Holly Brook
like blood and honey
“Fall At Your Feet” brings the album back with a forward, upbeat urgency and strong vocals that take us away from the breathy and into the self-assured, which is where Johansen thrives as a singer. On “Blow By Blow,” Johansen constructs a hazy ambiance of dizzying proportions, which resolves itself in a chorus reminiscent of Radiohead’s “Nice Dream.” Here we also find Johansen and Falkner utilizing their electronic toys of the trade, employing space sounds and cranking gadgets alongside more organic instrumentation, which is a crucial element to the success of The Tourniquet as a whole. The album closes with “Jaws,” where we find Johansen singing, “It’ll take a while before resistance isn’t futile/Cause those emerald eyes from the emerald isle/Makes me quiver, shake, and smile,” serving as a double entendre of sorts, as the album itself is reliant upon resistance and what is held back. Ultimately, The Tourniquet proves that resistance wasn’t futile after all. Bruce Scott
Momentarily best known for backup vocals on the rap track, “Where’d You Go,” teen-friendly Holly Brook has more to boast than just background music. Her debut CD seems almost designed to accentuate her potential and true passion for performance. Though the sparse arrangements leave Like Blood and Honey rough around the edges, Brook’s obviously jazz/folk-influenced purity and control of her voice is refreshing. Beth Konopka
homeofmagnet.com
hollybrookmusic.com
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Power To The People A specter is haunting the world. Not the one that Karl Marx famously had in mind, however. The cruel excesses of the industrial revolution led Marx to advocate for a of technology and mass production.
His
vision of a utopian
workers’ paradise will forever remain an elusive fantasy as he imagined it.
The
wheels of industry had too much momentum;
and communism, as practiced by the likes of the
USSR and select few. But
China, proved to be a paradise for only a Marx’s vision of taking the means of production
out of the
hands of an elite technocratic class and putting them back in the hands of the workers of the world may just have a chance at becoming a reality now. It is no small irony that technology itself is the catalyst of this revolution.
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radical detachment from the faceless automated trappings
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U
istory has a funny way of getting the last laugh on us. The greatest ideological battle of the modern era, that between capitalism and Marxist socialism, ended pretty poorly for the Marxists, who never seemed to quite understand the idea that there weren’t supposed to be any big power structures involved. Capitalism, on the other hand, has quite a few flaws to deal with as well. The massive, top-down corporate structures that evolved out of the industrial revolution sometimes prove to be almost as cruel and detached as the massive Soviet bureaucracies that wielded all of the power on the other side of the divide. The problem, at the time that Marx formulated his theories, was that the means of production were simply too unwieldy to operate without some form of centralized power. So it was a reasonable response to suspect that the technology of industry itself was to blame. But recently, the rise of the radical free market of goods and ideas that the internet and its accompanying technologies represent actually does the one thing that Marx never could – it puts the means of production into the hands of individuals. The workers’ utopia, subsidized by free market capitalism.
Capitalism has now definitively won the Cold War, right? In a sense, yes. But as the excesses of corporate capitalism are curbed by what professor Glenn Reynolds calls the “Army of Davids,” the line between the two Cold War ideologies will continue to blur into something that threatens the cultural dominance of both.
Workers of the World, Divide! What we are witnessing recently is a rapidly accelerating pace in technological advances. Vast networks of lightning-fast information exchange, as well as the ever-diminishing size of powerful machines, have spawned a new entrepreneurial culture of independent citizens. Resources such as publishing tools, musical technology, and even mundane administrative functions used to require massive amounts of office space and capital investment. Now all of those things come packed in your flat screen computer. Today’s aspiring musicians have an entire world of technology at their fingertips and in their bedrooms for a fraction of the cost that renting massive studio space used to require. On-demand publishing, online advertising, and sophisticated networking/marketing sites are putting more of the power that traditionally goes to large companies and organizations into the hands of individuals.
The workers’ utopia subsidized by free market capitalism
This is having a deep impact on how we communicate knowledge to one another. Traditionally, a vertical approach to the dissemination of information was the only viable paradigm. Information flowed from one to many, often unchallenged by those who did not have the means to disseminate information of their own. Now there is a type of “horizontal knowledge” developing organically online that allows many individuals armed with little more than a computer and their own unique expertise to distribute themselves to a huge global audience.
the long tail
All of this individual empowerment is changing the nature of the commercial marketplace as well. While the major entertainment conglomerates had exclusive access to the means of mass distribution, there was only room in the marketplace for a small number of extremely popular products, like a blockbuster movie or a multi-platinum album. Individuals or small groups of people can now distribute their products themselves due to the constantly advancing technologies that put more and more control into the hands of the creative individual.
Instead of a handful of mega-hits, what we are seeing develop is what Wired editor Chris Anderson calls the “Long Tail” effect in the marketplace. An infinite number of smaller, less popular niche products extend out to the point where there is just as much profit to be made by selling more things to less people. The difference is that the profits are distributed down the long tail along with the products, and not amassed in grotesque amounts in a corporate boardroom. This fragmentation of the marketplace scares the people who have a lot to lose now that everyone has the ability to create, market, and sell their own unique contribution to the culture.
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The most striking example of this model is Wikipedia, an open source encyclopedia that is created by the millions of people who use it. Wikipedia takes the concept of documenting human knowledge to a whole new level, as it allows anyone who has some expertise access to the organic creation of what is turning into one of the largest warehouses of human knowledge ever conceived. Online phenomena like YouTube are creating user-generated content that receives instant feedback and criticism from the rest of the online world. The greatest tool that autocratic rulers have is information control, maintaining a close eye on what people see, hear, and read about the world. Horizontal knowledge tears the curtain away from the wizard and shows us that he really is just a little man pulling all of the levers.
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One Singular Sensation Futurist and author Ray Kurzweil has some pretty outlandish ideas about what the near future holds for us in terms of technological evolution. He believes that at the current rate of exponential growth in the technology sector, we will probably reach a point thirty to fifty years from now where computer processors function faster than the human mind. The classic test of what differentiates us from lower life forms and inanimate machines has always been that our brains simply process so much information so quickly. Kurzweil predicts we will reach a point in the next century where computers will be able to process information faster than all of the human minds combined.
At this point, we reach what he calls the “Singularity,” a tipping point that will radically transform the way we interact with the technology around us. Nanotechnology and advanced genetic medicine will most likely extend our lifespans into the hundreds of years, and we will integrate technology into our bodies to cure disease and enhance mental agility. Not everyone is as optimistic as Kurzweil, obviously, but imagine how advanced today’s world would have seemed to those living one hundred years ago.
Citizens Unchained The future, as usual, holds wild cards and disappointments, but the signs point to a time when responsible citizens wield unprecedented control over the course that their societies take. Far from being a macabre anarchistic nightmare, it’s likely that empowering individuals to shape their lives and their passions as they see fit will organically benefit society as a whole in ways that the blunt instruments of power currently in place aren’t nimble enough to effect. A kind of radical democracy will form, where individual citizens not only get to vote for the least offensive choice they are given, but will have the capacity to impact the system directly without waiting for ineffective representatives to do it for them. The rise of voter-based reality television, where millions of viewers are now wielding the power of their vote to determine who reigns supreme in popular culture, is a testament to this democratic renaissance.
responsible citizens wield unprecedented
control over the course that their
Wielding personal distribution networks will allow people to showcase their opinions, their art, and their products in real time to influence the national conversation in ways that we have already seen glimpses of online. The rise of the blogosphere is another dramatic example of a viable network of engaged citizens who affect things like elections and news cycles in some startling and very real ways. If all goes well, we will come full circle, as radical individual power leads to strong community networks of cooperation and goodwill. Then the dream of societies truly led by their citizens will have a chance of succeeding where other utopian systems have failed so miserably.
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The Singularity Is Near Ray Kurzweil Viking Adult
Small Is the New Big Seth Godin Portfolio Hardcover
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The Long Tail Chris Anderson Hyperion
The Wisdom of Crowds James Surowiecki Anchor
The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell Black Bay Books
Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner William Morrow
Everything Bad Is Good for You Steven Johnson Riverhead
The End of Poverty Jeffrey Sachs Penguin
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Crashing the Gate J. Armstrong & M. Moulitsas Zuniga Chelsea Green
...affecting movmnt addicted to myspace
points of view
on stage
coffee table
Elliot Yamin myspace.com/elliotyamin
Roger Jeffrey subtlechangesinc.com
Milosh myspace.com/milosh
Jessica Lang jesslang.com
Broadway Underground October 22 projectdance.com/broadway
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History by Jonathan Franzen Farrar Straus & Giroux
blogosphere
Mr. Smith myspace.com/mrsmithmusic
Sick Step sickstep.com
The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY 2006/07 Season metoperafamily.org
Stop Global Warming myspace.com/stop
lessons learned
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mo’ music artists John West johnwestmusic.com Wax Tailor waxtailor.com
re-route R&R 416 W 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tel: (212) 675-2220 randrnyc.com Bitter End 147 Bleeker St. New York, NY 10012 Tel: (212) 673-7030
Luam luam.net Mandy Moore mandymoore.com Debbie Allen Dance Academy 3623 Hayden Ave. Culver City, CA 90230 Tel: (310) 280-9145 debbieallendanceacademy.com Dance New Amsterdam 280 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10007 Tel: (212) 625-8369 dnadance.org
American Ballet Theatre City Center, NY October 18 through November 5 abt.org Underground by David Dorfman at BAM When does activism become terrorism? November 14,16-18 bam.org Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre City Center, New York, NY November 29 - December 31 alvinailey.org
dancers’ fit Yumiko yumiko-world.com
BDC 221 W 57th St. - 5th floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 582-9304 bwydance.com
Lanteri New York lanteriny.com
Steps on Broadway 2121 Broadway New York, NY 10023 Tel: (212) 874-2410 stepsnyc.com
watch me if you can
NYCDA P.O Box 952 New York, NY 10024 Tel: 1 866-NYC-5678 nycdance.com
American Apparel americanapparel.net
Prison Break, FOX House, FOX The Prisoner - DVD, BBC (UK) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, NBC The 4400, USA Network, DVD
Electroplankton A high tech/design blog that showcases gadgets and ideas that are off the radar and off the hook. tranism.com/weblog Buzzmachine Jeff Jarvis, the founder of Entertainment Weekly, dispenses serious new media knowledge on a daily basis. buzzmachine.com Defamer Hollywood gossip site from the Gawker empire. Sexy, smart, and uncompromising. defamer.com Pajamas Media / The Huffington Post These two sites are revolutionizing the all-purpose news gathering process. Each has a political perspective (PJ Media has a right-leaning libertarian mindset, while the HuffPo is Arianna Huffington’s liberal Hollywood version of the world), but each is run very professionally and never tries to hide their bias behind some sort of faux sense of “objectivity,” Reading both sites gives you a well-rounded view of the world. pajamasmedia.com huffingtonpost.com Michael Totten’s Middle East Journal Possibly the most important journalist in the Middle East right now, Totten gives passionate first-hand accounts of the stories and people that live in the most dangerous part of the world. michaeltotten.com
directory 2(x)ist 1411 Broadway - 8th fl. New York, NY 10018 1 212 741 7731 2xist.com
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DJ, Anoosh, Batlow houseofgeorgie.co.uk
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