Pop Art Lab and Treet.TV Presents:
POP VOX Feat. Deathline (UK)
Date: April 24, 2PM PDT/SLT
Location: Pop Art Lab sim
Hosts: Persia Bravin/Claus Uriza
We are pleased to present 2011s first Pop Vox show feat. Deathline (UK). Be prepared for the most raunchy black noisy Pop Vox ever! Read more →
Calling all Machinima artists!
Pop Art Lab (PAL) has secured an opportunity for Second Life’s video artists to work with one of Scandinavia’s most promising real world bands, Giana Factory, to create a full music video shot entirely within Second Life.
We want to show the real world the creativity and talents of machinima artists working within virtual worlds. Finally the time is up to show the real world music industry the powers of making videos inside virtual worlds.
Launching February 1st., PAL is conducting a machinima contest aimed at partnering a talented Second Life video artist with real world musical group, Giana Factory. Submissions are due March 5th. The winner of the judged context will not only see their work in real world use; they will also receive an incentive prize of $50,000 Lindens.
About Giana Factory:
Danish band ‘Giana Factory’ are a musical trio who have already gained critical and public acclaim for their distinctive sound which fuses edgy pop with ethereal electronica. The band recently consented to let ‘POP ART LAB’ use their song ‘Pixelated Truth’ for this contest. The tune can be heard and downloaded via Soundcloud
03 Pixelated Truth 1 by GianaFactory
For more information on Giana Factory, visit their website
Contest Rules:
The theme and story of your music video is entirely open with avatar likenesses to Giana Factory musicians both allowed and encouraged.
More than 75% of the footage must be recorded inside Second Life.
Please keep in mind you have to ask sim owners in Second Life for accept to film on their land. Feel free to record in the Pop Art Lab sim.
Run of Show:
Filming
The PAL sim will be open 4 weeks prior to submission deadline so everyone have the time to come record.
We kindly ask all of you to act appropriately and show respect and understanding so everyone will be able to record in peace and ensure a fair play.
Each participant who wants to rezz must join the Pop Art Lab group and leave a notecard to Claus Uriza with names to be added. Please remove objects after filming. Scripts will be enabled.
Submission
Submit via Youtube
To submit one or more films you need to upload them to YouTube and then send the appropriate link to clausuriza(at)gmail(dot)com along with your film title, name and contact info.
Please add “Pop Art Lab Music Video Entry” to your film title on YouTube.
We will collect entries as favorites on our contest channel and embed finalist films on blogs as well (Films with highly inappropriate content will be excluded).
Judging
Giana Factory will have the final decision in selecting the winning video. However several movie experts from both real world and Second Life will be part of the jury. Names will be posted during February.
Important Dates:
Submission deadline – 12 AM PDT/SLT March 5, 2011
Recording period – Feb. 1, 2011 through March 5, 2011
Winner will be announced at a huge event ‐ March TBA, 2011
Format Guidelines:
Widescreen: Minimum 480p up to 1080p
Frame rate: Minimum 24 fps (frames per second)
Size: < 1 Gb
IMPORTANT: Titles and Credits
All titles or credits must be sent to clausuriza@gmail.com when you submit the video.
Please do NOT include title and credits before or during but make it appear at least 5 seconds AFTER in a complete cut to black/white.
Note: These rules are made to make it easier for media outlets who might want to play the winning video afterwards. Of course, you are welcome to put titles, credits etc. in text field on YouTube.
TERMS OF USE – WHO OWNS THE VIDEO AFTER I SUBMIT IT?
You retain all of your ownership rights to your film submission. However, by submitting you also grant us Giana Factory and Pop Art Lab a license to use, reproduce and distribute your film. When you upload the video to YouTube you’re granting us an exclusive license for the duration of the competition. After the competition finishes it automatically reverts to a non-exclusive license for all videos except the winning video. We retain the exclusive license so the band can use it as their official music video if they want to do so.
Additional Information About Giana Factory:
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWjZ624WmIg
Pictures: http://www.musicfordreams.net/gianafactory/
Tune: http://soundcloud.com/gianafactory or http://bit.ly/hK7zIp
About Pop Art Lab:
Pop Art Lab was founded start of 2008 in the virtual world of Second Life. It provides a dynamic immersive environment within which avatars can gather together to share their interest in music, movies & machinima, and attend live concerts and events occurring both entirely within the virtual environment and in mixed realities that merge reality with the metaverse. For more information, visit http://popartlab.com
Any questions please IM Claus Uriza inworld or send an email to clausuriza(at)gmail(dot)com
Press enquiries please email Persia Bravin at persia.bravin(at)yahoo(dot)com
Real Life press release available as Google Doc
Treet.TV: “To celebrate the 2nd Birthday of Pop Art Lab in Second Life enjoy this AMAZING live performance from Tasuko Ghost – the music is amazing and the stage show is theatrical and impressive”.
Wednesday April 28th 1:30-3:30 PM PDT/SLT at Pop Art Lab
We are pleased to announce our next Pop Vox TV show is close.
The show is broadcastet real time live by Treet.TV throughout the grid or you can watch it live at Treet.TV
Pop Vox Presents Redzone
Hamlet Au, New World Notes “They play for steampunks and post-apocalyptics and their metaverse band headquarters is the wreckage of a Soviet troop chopper abandoned in the desert. They’re a British trio called Redzone, and of all the many bands who regularly play in Second Life, so far they’re my favorite”
Redzone
Redzone is Cabaret Voltaire (vocals/electric violin), Red Xu (guitar/bass guitar/samples), and Avomatsur Rustamova (synth/electric double bass/theremin). Redzone have a unique and original sound, fusing industrial, hiphop, musique concrète, electronica, classical, alternative and ambient influences. Fast and tight – tender and evocative – their unique songs and sounds hijack your soul, activate your reward circuits and energize your entire being. Talented, committed, passionate – this band have the confidence and energy to rock an audience. Redzone have been compared to Collide, Bjork and Recoil among others, but defy categorisation. Redzone were credited by Wired and Reuters as being the first band to tour in Second Life.
Plz note the show is limited to 40-50 seats. The sim will be agent limited due to lag control and to ensure a safe operation.
1:30 PM SLT Set up meet’n’greet (Teleport)
2:00 PM SLT Interview in Pop Art Lab TV Studio (20-25 mins)
2:45 PM SLT Live concert (45 mins) (Teleport)
After the interview we head to our brand new underground club and the concert starts when we all ready and set.
Pop Vox is presented by Pop Art Lab in partnership with Treet.TV
Pop Art Lab will launch brand new sim design mid April and therefore decided to set up a machinima contest at our “old” sim design as it looks now. By doing this we capture the memories more than 25.000 visitors have seen and quite a few praised since our opening back in 2008. Pop Art Lab is a music sim streaming each weeks best new albums in pop, rock, electronica and r&b/hiphop. At the grand opening of our new sim the old one will be completely removed and we will host a huge weekend party where we announce the winner of the machinima contest, screen the best films and have lots of live artists, DJs etc.
CONTEST RULES
The maximum film length is 5 minutes. The theme of your film is entirely open. The only requirements are 90-100% of scenes take place in the Pop Art Lab sim
Each participant who wants to rezz must join the Pop Art Lab group and leave a notecard to Claus Uriza with names. Please remove objects after filming. Scripts will be enabled.
The sim will be open 4 weeks prior to submission deadline so everyone have the time to come record. We kindly ask all of you to act appropriately and show respect and understanding so everyone will be able to record in peace and ensure a fair play.
Send us your machinima by April 9th 2010 and enter the contest for the award of 100.000 Linden dollars.
SUBMIT VIA YOUTUBE
To submit one or more films you need to upload them to YouTube and then send the appropriate link to clausuriza@gmail.com along with your film title, name and contact info. Please add “(Pop Art Lab Contest Entry)” to your film title on YouTube. We will collect entries as favorites on our contest channel and embed finalist films on our blog ‐ http://popartlab.com (Films with highly inappropriate content will be excluded).
PRIZE
$100.000 Lindens. Pop Art Lab Machinima will award cash prize according to the jurys best choice. There is only one winner.
IMPORTANT DATES
TERMS OF USE
SUGGESTED FORMAT GUIDELINES
JURY
ORGANIZERS
PARTNERSHIP
Information about the research project: Virtual Worlds Research Project
LANDMARKS:
Any questions please IM Claus Uriza or Emily Hifeng inworld or send us an email at clausuriza@gmail.com
Print or read above info as Google doc
Mondays awesome interview and concert are now viewable in Treet.TVs archives.
U can watch the shows HERE
It is recommended to download the mega file and watch in high quality!
Monday December the 7th 2:00-3:30 PM SLT at Pop Art Lab
We are glad to announce our next Pop Vox TV show is close.
The TV show is broadcastet real time live by Treet.TV throughout the grid or you can watch it live at Treet.TVs site.
MommaLuv Skytower recently decided to turn her real life career as musician fully into a 3D character. Her music is a rare blend of rock, electro and hip hop. The lyrics is political taking inspiration from the spoken word scene.
This time we have set up a huge production involving five models/dancers, fashion and surprises!
Plz note the show is limited to 40-50 seats. We still have 20 seats left plz get in touch for reserve. The sim will be agent limited due to lag control and to ensure a safe operation.
Pop Vox Presents MommaLuv Skytower
1:30 PM SLT Set up meet’n'greet ACCESS HERE
2:00 PM SLT Interview in Pop Art Lab TV Studio (20-25 mins)
2:40 PM SLT Live concert (45 mins) ACCESS HERE
After the interview we head to our brand new and wonderfully decorated stage and the concert starts some mins later when we set.
Pop Vox is presented by Pop Art Lab in partnership with Treet.TV
To celebrate the news that we have become member of the Second Life Solution Provider programme and also the world’s first ever virtual jukebox, we are hosting an amazing party on Saturday 21st Nov from 1-5pm SLT. Music will be provided by two of the most talented artists found in-world at the moment; the highly successful and popular Edward Kyomoon followed by MommaLuv Skytower who will perform her first ever official Second Life concert, and live DJ sets to follow.
Expect a free atmosphere, non-formal, crowded and as always celebrating the beauty of creativity inside Pop Art lab.
Edward perform rock with all the right moves, crash sims and MommaLuv brings her awesome voice and mix of selfcomposed rock, electro and hiphop beats!
Watch out here on blog as we expand the programme till showstart!
Saturday November 21.
1 PM SLT/PST
DJ Brb kicks off
2 PM SLT/PST
Edward Kyomoon:
Starting at the age of 16 he began performing live for audiences then went on to play guitar and keyboards in several local rock bands in the early 90′s. He perform rock music and love songs ranging from the 60′s to the present, covering bands and artists such as: The Doors, Pink Floyd, Blue October, Snow Patrol, and Nine Inch Nails. As a recording engineer he produce many of the backing tracks he use for live performances.
For more info and prelistens
3 PM SLT/PST
MommaLuv Skytower:
MommaLuv Skytower is an avatar on SecondLife the alter ego of BJ Di Matteo aka Infaredhaze. Much of her work is on various websites, as she has been on the internet since the summer of August 2004 and has not stopped since. She has worked with artists from Acidplanet & CCmixter & many others from around the Globe. Her cds are sold on i-tunes & CdBAby & many others. She became an avatar upon the encouragement of many friends & has made a life there, enjoying all the perks of SecondLIfe. She also has an open invitation for anyone there to visit the LuvShack Stage & Luvshack Castle located on her LuvShack Beach.
For more info and prelistens
4 PM SLT/PST
DJ Allenclive Beaumont
For more info and prelistens
We are glad to announce coming Pop Vox will be featuring the Argentinian/Spanish duo Engrama. They have been chosen by their unique approach of sophisticated lo-fi indie noise rock of which is unheard by any other artists playing live in Second Life! Music available at http://www.engrama.tk/
Pop Vox Presents Engrama
Monday October 19th
1:30 PM SLT Set up meet’n'greet
2:00 PM SLT Interview in Pop Art Lab TV Studio (20-25 mins)
2:40 PM SLT Live concert (45 mins)
Plz note the interview section is limited to 40 seats plz attend TV Studio timely by using this SLurl http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pop%20Art%20Lab/167/127/132
The last 5-10 mins will be reserved questions by the audience feel free to IM Claus Uriza during main interview with ur questions!
After the interview we head to the stage area and the concert starts some mins later when Engrama are ready and set.
There’ll be open access for all and u can enter here http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pop%20Art%20Lab/77/127/131
Pop Vox is presented by Pop Art Lab in partnership with Treet.TV
View previous shows here
Friday 12 pm SLT we celebrate PAL manager Emily is back after long long holiday 
Although its kinda internal celebration we invite all friends and PAL lovers to join!
I’ll make a DJ mix of latest hottest hits and throw in the more obscure ones as always 
Come dance and make sure one of the brainchilds behind the labs architecture and management gets celebrated.
The next big event with lots of live music is set to October 10th! Details will start pop up here on blog during next week.
