History, horizons and count down pt. 3

12 days to go and submission deadline for our machinima contest ends. We have no clue about how many filmmakers will enter. What we do know is some very clever ones included but whether we get 5 films or 20 – blank!? By telling this we ofcourse encourage everyone to join the contest. The judge is very varied including a RL PHd who ain’t particular SL machinima expert but make serious research in topic from a professional point of view, Leska Linden who’ve been at LL 5+ years who have strong interests in machinima and Chantal Harvey of whom I expect know tons about technical issues creating machinimas and finally myself who’ll be absolutely noob and mostly only care about issues like “Does the machinima capture Pop Art Labs spirit”!

Somehow we would like being more involved in this contest so we might try set up some kind of events if any out there want to film the sim with audience in. We will inform on such steps by group notes, here on blog, on twitter etc.

Info on winner announcements and sim opening programme can be followed as it expands on an almost daily basis.

This weeks inspirational verse goes for  the Greg Hawkes concert recorded live at Pop Art Lab in December 2008 and of which was our very first feature on the machinima scene! Greg Hawkes is most known for handling the synths in the US major 70s-80s group The Cars!

Sit back and relax to this awesome ukulele led show!!!

PAL at MySpace seeking Artists!

We’ve just launched new MySpace site dedicated to bring in RL artists to the Pop Vox TV shows. It’s still beta but check it out and friend us there.

If your an artists who wants to play with 3D enviroments feel free to drop us an email.

We have already had such famous artists in as Greg Hawkes (from the US supergroup The Cars), Max Morgan (UK/US Singer/songwriter), Baby “Lorenzo” Woodrose (from the acclaimed Scandinavian Garage band) and Mankind Tracer aka Seth Regan (who recently won Linden Labs Resident award choice as Best SL Musician!)

To view previous shows hit the link right side of this blog!

Our services include custom designed builds, avatar creation, avatar controlling while U play your instruments, audio tech. stream setup, lights and particle setups at stage.
We even have a homestudio in Copenhagen if u step by there while on tour!

We make sure the only thing you really have to care about is play your music while we stream it out throughout the Internet in HD 3D quality!

Pop Vox vol. 1: Greg Hawkes (The Cars)

In cooperation with SLCN.TV Pop Art Labs coming TV specials can be watched under the Pop Vox moniker.

Coming TV shows are set up to push RL artists opportunities in virtual enviroments as well as pushing the Second Life platform into further developments.

Pop Art Lab Press

Pop Art Lab makes real-world music discovery social. Through a virtual environment accessible to anyone with Second Life installed on their computer, PAL attracts visitors with regularly updated socialized listening booths for previewing full-length recordings from some of the top names in electronica, rock, r&b/hiphop, and pop. In addition, real world talent performs on stage with the help of Treet.tv and artists’ managers before a growing number of PAL enthusiasts. Pop Art Lab intends to drive real-world recording industry marketing and consumer engagement within Second Life by developing an easy method for plugging in their products, performers, and promotions into an already thriving community of music evangelists and peer influeners


FURTHER INFO HERE:


Official Pop Art Lab Press Info
Introduction
Pop Art Lab Member of the Second Life Solution Provider Program

Happy Birthday Pop Art Lab by Cyberloom

Pop Art Lab celebrates its first birthday by Apollo Manga

The Sound of the Future [Pop Art Lab] by Persia Bravin 
Guest visits Pop Art Lab
Pop Art Lab & Treet.TV
Pop Vox TV Blog
PAL/Treet.TV Series Pop Vox
Pop Art Lab in Treet.TV RealBiz
“The Cars” Greg Hawkes live at PAL by Andrew Hellershanks
(Download pdf -> page 13) 
Max Morgan Plays PAL – Press Release
Review of Max Morgan gig by Persia Bravin

RE: Greg Hawkes Info

Second Life, December 12, 2008 — Greg Hawkes performed his first ever live concert within an entirely virtual environment. The event attracted international attention from Australia to Denmark.

“If it sounds like a sci-fi movie, well…it is…but one in which the plot is self-determined, as if the audience of a theatre could participate first hand in the events on screen. And so it was that Greg Hawkes, virtually speaking that is, teleported into this brave new world and onto the stage of Pop Art Lab last Friday, to an excited and virtual crowd of cheering avatars.” – Gaius Luminos, Galaxy Productions

“The most amazing thing was that almost everything happened on the fly with 10 human beings 10 different places in the world. Even Greg Hawkes’ avatar was handled from Copenhagen. It was so real. It’s the balance between real and surreal that will kick the web into new horizons in the future.” – Claus Uriza, owner Pop Art Lab

The show was an international collaboration. Greg Hawkes performed live at Cybersounds Studio in Boston, Mass. alongside producer and owner Perry Geyer. The Austrailian 3D TV station SLCN handled filming, and all voice was delivered through both Skype VOIP and Second Life Voice.

The concert was preceded by a 30 min. interview wherein Greg discussed his career spanning from the late 60s until now. Access was limited to 40 avatars for the televised production. The 60 minute set was comprised of Cars classics, songs from his up and coming alternative band ‘Fierce Tibetan Gods,’ and Beatles songs from his new cd “The Beatles Uke” .

“Second Life is an ideal platform for music performances to take place with online participants attending from all corners of the globe. The Pop Art Lab series bringing real world musical acts into the virtual world is extremely exciting and SLCN are pleased to be involved in the broadcast of these events.” – Starr Sonic, Executive Producer of SLCN.TV

“This is one of the first of many similar real world musical acts entering Second Life. The show was intimate, refreshingly real, and fantastic!” – Claus Uriza

How it worked:
Show run by Pop Art Lab, a company providing exposure for new cds and promoting real-life artists within Second Life
Coordinated through Gaius Luminos (SL), Galaxy Productions an artists management company in Second Life
Televised by SLCN.tv, Second Life’s largest TV company bringing the news from the grid
Made possible through Perry Geyer, Cybersound Studios NYC and Boston
SL tech./supp.: Persia Bravin co-host (SL), JenzZa Misfit animations (SL) Metanomics, Mankind Tracer soundtech. (SL)
Opening acts for Greg Hawkes: Starflower Orbit (SL), Jambo Losangeles (SL)
Architechture 3D designs/moderation: Xray Haller, Emily Hifeng (Pop Art Lab)

Greg Hawkes’ new cd, “The Beatles Uke” (Solid Air Records) was released November 18th and is also available on iTunes.

RE: The Cars Greg Hawkes A Thrilling Event!

Greg Hawkes blew everyone away last night with the best concert I’ve seen in SL so far! During his set the following crossed my mind.
Pop Art Lab made a show where I was in Copenhagen interviewing Greg Hawkes from Cybersound Studio in Boston. We handled 4 on Skype voice, 3 on SL Voice and dozens of inworld IMs and open chatlines. Wow thats communication 2008! At Gregs side Perry Geyer the highly resepected producer running Cybersound was on Skype ensuring all the tech stuff and audio was streamed perfect. On cell was SL musician Mankind Tracer aka Seth Regan giving tech. support. On Skype too SLCN.TVs executive producer Starr Sonic and her highly professional staff mostly live from Austrailia. In Pop Art Lab Persia Bravin helped me running interview from Wales, Emily Hifeng (PAL Officer) moderated the audience inworld while having her tea in France. Gregs alt. avatar doing the performance/animation Claus Furischer was located in Copenhagen Denmark. JenzZa Misfit, Metanomics controlled our sit animations. My Pop Art Lab staff was in New Jersey US, Austrailia and Los Angeles. The Cybersound Studio inworld manager Gauis Luminos was in Colerado US. My very best friend was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. To sum up it was truely amazing to connect all you sweet people from around the world and create what to me was the most amazing event I’ve experienced in virtual worlds so far! Huge applause to the entire crew especially Gregs manager Gauis Luminos from Galaxy Productions and Greg. Nice and interesting to see how a production can be made by 15 ppl. sitting 15 diffrent places real life and be able to get all running. Wow I love it!
Add:
Pics tx Ryan!
Greg Hawkes official website
Cybersound Studio, Boston

Claus Uriza, Pop Art Lab

Greg Hawkes The Cars / The New Cars Dec. the 12th @ PAL!!!

Friday December the 12th at Pop Art Lab

12 PM SLT: Greg Hawkes interview at Pop Art Lab TV Studio

Live concerts:

1 PM SLT: Opening acts Starflower Orbit (US) plus TBA

2 PM SLT: Greg Hawkes (US)

It’s a great pleasure to announce Greg Hawkes will come visit us inworld! Greg was the synth/keyboard player in the US new wave icons The Cars back in the 70-80s. The Cars is to this day one of MTVs most played artists! As a member of The Cars Greg even played the huge Live-Aid Concert back in the 80s as well as sessioned with Paul McCartney!

Our brand new 3D TV studio will host the video interview streamed live from one of the East Coasts most respected recording studioes Perry Geyers Cybersound Studio in Boston. In cooperation with SLCN we intend to create the highest quality 3D music TV show seen so far in virtual worlds.

Greg will perform classic Cars tunes as well as tunes from his just released ukulele CD “The Beatles Uke” (Solid Air Records).

Greg Hawkes is represented inworld by Gaius Luminos and Galaxy Productions.

The event will be live broadcast from 12 PM SLT on http://www.slcn.tv/ , then archived.

X-The Cars member hit Pop Art Lab!!! Updated…

It is confirmed Greg Hawkes from US ’70-’80s new wave band The Cars will come visit our first TV recording show in cooperation with SLCN.
A rare 30 mins interview w. Greg at our new 3D TV studio will be followed by 1 hour concert all streamed live from Cybersound Studio, Boston.
The live videorecordings will be included in Pop Art Lab/SLCNs in-world show as well as archived for later viewing at website.
Only 40 seats will be available for the in-world 3D interview!

Date: December the 12th TBD

Pop Art Lab are ready to rock!

Pop Art Lab Info

Welcome to the Pop Art Lab blog – June 2009

Pop Art Lab is a media center located in 3D world Second Life. Its main purpose is to explore how to present and promote new music in 3D enviroments.
Visitors recieve a daily/weekly overview of the very best albums released on the market streamed full length in 5 domes.

Pop Art Lab was born January the 1st 2008. The architecture was a collaboration of long time SL friends setting up the venue and arranged into details in accordence to supply the concept. During 2008 I experienced the importance of stability and management.

September the 5th Pop Art Lab had its official opening. Linden Lab included PAL on the frontpage of their Showcase section 3 hours before we opened!

November the 4th Pop Art Lab was featured in SLCNs weekly RealBiz TV programme. Few days later the planning of PALs next project was set. To increase the concept with TV shows promoting high quality music as well as interviews … moving towards the 3D web.

December the 12th Pop Art Labs first TV production was launched featuring Greg Hawkes of 70-80s supergroup The Cars doing a 30 min. interview followed by an 1 hour live set.

Pop Art Lab partnered with SLCN.TV now Treet.TV and gave birth of further music TV productions under the Pop Vox moniker.

During first Q 2009 the upcoming Real Life star Max Morgan, the Danish underground icon Baby “Lorenzo” Woodrose and voted as best SL musician by Linden Labs residents award choice Mankind Tracer were featured in Pop Vox.

Since September 2008 Pop Art Lab have had more than 20.000 visitors based on local stats counter. The return of visitors is constant at 25-35% showing incredible satisfaction and among the highest rates in Second Life! The PAL group is up at 475 unique members with a slow rise.

Given the fact Pop Art Lab runs next to “normal” office hours on limited budget and time we have a good thing going!

Welcome!
June 2009,
Claus Uriza