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Ah.. Memories of DJ-ing… Pariah & Twilight Zone (Toronto 1980s)

Just stumbled on this ‘trace‘ of another life …

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In an era before cellphones & digital cameras this is the only pic I can find of the Twilight Zone … some interior pics but none of our night…

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I actually remember the night described below… I didn’t exactly through the Beasties out of the booth… didn’t let them spin though..

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Nice mention of DJ-ing at Pariah here:

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DJ-ing before the era of cellphones & digital cameras, there are almost no traces of Pariah, Twilight Zone, so many clubs I spun in. 1981-1994. L7 Rivoli, Dominos, Nuts & Bolts, The Dance Cave, RPM, Buddies & Bad Times Fetish Night, The Phoenix Side Bar, clubs, bars, speaks… Still have the vinyl though 🙂

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Update! there is ONE teeny clip from Pariah – no audio

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True Detective Season 2: What a Disaster….

Watched the finale of True Detective Season 2 last night. Couldn’t quite believe it. Ham-fisted dramatic foreshadowing. Never ever have your characters do the ‘when we get to blah speech… you where the…. ‘ cuz then you KNOW they’re going to die.

So then those characters died…. for their sins???? Those characters survived & now they’re doing what??? Seriously??? Disaster. That script should have never ever left the writers’ room.

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The Business of Transmedia | TIFF Industry Conference 2013

SUCH a fun panel with Andy Merkin & Evan Jones!

Published on May 16, 2014

‘Monetization’ is now a dirty word. Transmedia experts will deconstruct the decision-making process behind the successful and the non-successful business models within the transmedia landscape. We will discuss the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind budgets, wire-models, deliverables, releasing schedules, and operating as platform-agnostic.

Siobhan O Flynn
Co-Founder, Canadian Rep, Transmedia Alliance (MODERATOR)

Dr. Siobhan O’Flynn consults on digital/interactive storytelling, is the co-creator of the online resource site, TMCResourceKit.com, & co-founder of Transmedia 101, a community building & education initiative for Canadian storytellers moving into the digital sphere. She has mentored across Canada, in the Digital Development Lab (CBC/BC Film/New Media BC), Melting Silos (NFB/SFU Praxis), and for the Sheffield Doc/Fest Design to Deliver, & with the Crossover Lab/Sheffield Doc/Fest Convergence Catalyst. She has published numerous articles, given keynotes, workshops and masterclasses around the globe on topics ranging from transmedia and crossmedia development and design and interactive/web documentaries. Siobhan has presented at MIT, StoryWorld SF, the NFB French Program, the CBC, the Screen Edge Forum, Auckland New Zealand, & Transmedia SG, Singapore. Siobhan was a Jury Member for the Sheffield Doc/Fest Innovation Award 2012, twice a Juror for the CMF’s Experimental Fund.

Evan Jones
Founder, Stitch Media

Evan is the founder of Stitch Media, an interactive media production services company which tells stories using new technology and timeless techniques. A two-time Emmy Award winner, Evan’s work combines television, radio, web, mobile, games & the real world and were recognized in the ‘Top 10 New Media Groundbreakers’ by the Bell Fund. Stitch Media projects range from interactive documentary to branded entertainment. Evan has guest lectured on the art & business of interactive story internationally at the Canadian Film Centre, the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and the University of Southern California. International clients include Microsoft, Disney, FOX, Discovery, CBC, Bell & The Movie Network.

Andy Merkin
Head of Special Projects and Transmedia, Mirada Studios

Andy Merkin is the Head of Special Projects and Transmedia at Mirada Studios. Overseeing cross-platform and nontraditional storytelling projects, Andy develops narrative for traditional and digital media and production management for the complete pipeline. Since joining Mirada in 2011, his production credits include the interactive music video, Ro.me; the THINK exhibit and mobile apps for IBM’s Centennial, the departmentofhumanmanagement.org site for The Strain trilogy, andMirrorWorld by Cornelia Funke on iOS. A true believer that interesting storytellers (hopefully) have led interesting lives, Andy’s previous work experience includes development and production for Sony Pictures Television, training teachers and entrepreneurs in the Peace Corps in Bangladesh, performing improv, and educating students in zoo keeping for Busch Gardens.

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Gaming the 4th Wall: Pied Piper, HooliXYZ & Silicon Valley’s Viral Genius

I hope you’re onto this as HBO is playing pure genius. Pied Piper, the fictional start-up in Silicon Valley, has been running IRL job ads on their site & on Facebook, billboards, and a very funny company blog (penned by high-anxiety Jared).

The ‘We’re Hiring’ post nails Jared’s insecurity-propelled verbal contortions:

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HBO ran the ad on Facebook…

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Clicking through and reading closely on the company ‘We’re Hiring’ post,  some of the comments seem to be from applicants who appeared on the show… (ditto other blog posts)

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The just-posted Pied Piper Workplace Harassment Policy is a gem, closing with:

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Best of all, the icing on the transmedia viral cupcake is that Wired just picked up on the May 3 episode’s mention that Nelson “Big Head” Bighetti was about to be interviewed for a Wired profile. And they ran with it. And it’s hysterical. In-game & totally consistent. Doesn’t get better than this.

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From the Wired feature:

“In person, Bighetti combines the visionary thinking of an upper-level Silicon Valley executive with the look and relatability of an utterly unemployable programmer. But the horizon wasn’t always so limitless. Mired as a cog in the admittedly plush Hooli machine, Bighetti’s talents were being wasted so thoroughly that he began pouring his efforts into NipAlert, an application nurtured at investor Erlich Bachman’s startup incubator that “gives you the location of a woman with erect nipples.” It wasn’t flattering. “I made a perverted, sexist useless thing,” says Bighetti now—an unfortunate squandering of talent by Hooli, at least initially.”