Kendall Allen writes : On our best game, we plan for business and get to market; we move with clarity from strategy to plan to brass tacks. It all ties together. But, given the potential to miss the mark and disconnect horribly, there is an open, perpetual conversation about strategy vs. tactics. In almost any …
Great WordPress Themes
Are you looking for great wordpress themes? Me too! I’ve compiled the following places, where you can start your search for new wordpress themes. After you’ve found a theme you like, you’ll need to install onto your server. For help, follow these instructions. And now – the list: For beginners, I suggest starting out with …
Social Media Strategy
With a growing number of sites and social networks, how do you decide what networks to join? What strategy should you use? What kind of time will it take? While all these questions are valid, the most useful question is: what will be most useful for me? What will keep me connected to others and …
Email Marketing Resources
MailChimp has put together a great packet of email marketing resources on email marketing. There is a full packet of goodies on their site. You candownload the 64 page email marketing guide here. Email Marketing Sites • Email Sherpa – Great email marketing case studies and research. Be sure to sign up for their email newsletters. …
DanceArchy, protesting with John Perry Barlow
This Monday, John Perry Barlow will be speaking at NYU. I remember during the RNC of 2004, John Perry Barlow organized a protest. The idea was simple enough: dance around the city and express our political opinions in a creative way. For those who can remember back, there was a larger police presence in New …
Setting up WordPress on your host
 For those who haven’t heard, I’m a big fan of WordPress. It’s a great content management system! It’ll help you keep your site updated, and help you get blogging. If you’ve already got hosting, great! You can now setup WordPress on your own host. In fact, many of the sites I setup run on WordPress …
Effective Use of Webtools
This coming Thursday, the Queens Council for the Arts will be hosting a panel for artists. As one of the panelists, I’ve been asked to address the question, “How to effectively get your message out.” Essentially – you’ve got a website, a social networking profile, or other online identities – now what? This past May, …
A first in the world of Dance
Tonight, the Martha Graham Dance Company previewed their work Clytemnestra at NYU’s Skirball Center. The show featured Fang-Yi Sheu in the title role, along with a phenomenal cast. I had the personal honor of creating the supertitles for the production. From The Washington Post: Most helpful to the audience is the addition of a few discreet …
JDub Sales Video
The video below was made for JDub, an NYC record label, to help them pitch their artists at a sales conference. JDub represents artists such as Matisyahu, Golem, and Sway Machinery. The purpose of the video was clear: showcase the label’s artists and their energy. Check out the video for the final product. Deliverables: In …
New Site Launch | Time Lapse Dance
With the help of many, many people and some great teamwork, we officially launched this site for Jody Sperling : Time Lapse Dance The original redesign was put together by Paris Marashi, while the site design and content management system was executed by Sam Marx Jody’s upcoming work, Ghosts, will feature a wearable costume assembled …
Setting up a Video Player in Brightcove
This is Part 1 of a series of articles to help you setup your own media player. You’ve got videos, lots of them. Or you want users to upload video to your site. In either case, how will you showcase all these videos on your site? There are many options out there. One of the …
Clytemnestra Project Wrap-Up
[ via skidmore.edu ] The internationally acclaimed Martha Graham Dance Company conducted a highly ambitious summer dance residency at Skidmore May 26–June 21. For starters, the Graham Company, recognized as the world’s oldest modern-dance troupe, used the residency to reconstruct sections of its founder’s classic 1958 dance work, Clytemnestra, which will debut this October in …
Lamentation by Martha Graham
[media id=2 width=540 height=400] The video above is Lamentation by Martha Graham, shot at Saratoga Performing Arts Center during a live performance. It was a 2 camera shoot, taped and edited entirely for the web. NOTE : This is a ROUGH VERSION, not the final version. This is intended as a preview. Choreographer: Martha Graham …
Importing mp3’s into Final Cut Pro
For those who need some help importing your mp3’s into your movie projects, here is a quick tutorial on how to do just that. Follow along on your own computer, and your movies will be singing in no time. First, you’ll have to convert your mp3 file into an AIFF file using iTunes. Otherwise, you’ll …
Panorama :: Martha Graham Dance
I created this video in order to generate interest around The Clytemnestra Project. It features choreography from Panorama by Martha Graham. The students in the piece learned the choreography in 1 week!
Dancing in the Fields :: Martha Graham Dance
I’ve been spending the first part of my Summer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. We’re on a residency at Skidmore. I’ve had the privilege of working with phenomenal dancers from the company, and am also working with a team of over 30 students to produce a group blog. For an overview of the project, …