ESSTXR http://esstxr.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:27:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 eHonesty http://esstxr.com/ehonesty/ http://esstxr.com/ehonesty/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:27:30 +0000 esstxr http://esstxr.com/?p=639 Our dear friend and colleague Rallo Boykins in conjunction with Homegrown Hilarity brought us the "World's Realest Online Dating Site".

 

Homegrown Hilarity consists of 3 comedians(Rallo Boykins,Russ Green & Keith Dent) from the DMV area who embark on a comedic journey...hilarity ensues.

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So while snooping around on the Judiciary Committee's website yesterday, I came across an interesting article: a letter from the MPAA to the Judiciary, in which they made the economic case for why SOPA has to pass. Only problem is, they lied:

]]> http://esstxr.com/sopa-or-soap-opera/feed/ 0 Charly & Margaux- 1+1 Cover…Viola and Violin http://esstxr.com/charly-margaux-11-cover-viola-and-violin/ http://esstxr.com/charly-margaux-11-cover-viola-and-violin/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:21:23 +0000 esstxr http://esstxr.com/?p=622 Done in one take!

charlyandmargaux.tumblr.com

facebook/charlyandmargaux

]]> http://esstxr.com/charly-margaux-11-cover-viola-and-violin/feed/ 0 Watch The Throne = Social ‘Entertainment’ Networking http://esstxr.com/watch-the-throne-social-entertainment-networking/ http://esstxr.com/watch-the-throne-social-entertainment-networking/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:04:52 +0000 esstxr http://esstxr.com/?p=618 We all knew what the concept of 2 super-powers such as Kanye and Jay on a single project would mean to the record industry. Once they announced the tour it opened up the flood gates to so many creative and marketing ideas that I'm sure will be in advertising text books for years to come. The 'Watch the Throne' project is a perfect example of knowing the consumer and testing the limits on brand loyalty. With above average ticket prices for a hip-hop tour and exclusive releases with Best Buy and iTunes, Jay and Kanye put the power back into the artist's hands. The only way they are able to command such respect business wise is because creatively they are their own strongest investment. Their art delivers...every...time.

"Entertainment is the new social media. The perfect synthesis of : artist, brand and fans, where technology is the delivery system, and the deeply engaged consumer is the ultimate price"

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]]> http://esstxr.com/j-cole-track-for-track/feed/ 0 Light in a Bottle http://esstxr.com/light-in-a-bottle/ http://esstxr.com/light-in-a-bottle/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:20:40 +0000 esstxr http://esstxr.com/?p=609 In one camp in the Maligaya, Philippines, they have no money to pay the electric bill, and their houses are so stuck that light does not through the windows. The video shows how to solve the problem installing filled bottles with water in the ceiling, which they refract light and illuminate the house......Technology comes in all forms....innovation isn't simply in industry...art isn't the only thing beautiful in this world

]]> http://esstxr.com/light-in-a-bottle/feed/ 0 Project 5519…an Introduction http://esstxr.com/project-5519-an-introduction/ http://esstxr.com/project-5519-an-introduction/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:06:26 +0000 esstxr http://esstxr.com/?p=604 Named after the residence where we all worked, lived and created( 5519 Kansas Ave.) PROJECT 5519 is the creative collective of photographers, artists, cinematographers, writers,directors,editors,marketers and designers. While exploring our own individual endeavors we always look for each other's feedback whenever we take on a new project. Not only do we collaborate with each other but we fellowship, travel and live with one another....This is who we are...this is not a trend...this is a lifestyle.

]]> http://esstxr.com/project-5519-an-introduction/feed/ 0 Treasures from the ESSTXR Vault: Bottom of a Dream(Video) http://esstxr.com/treasures-from-the-esstxr-vault-bottom-of-a-dreamvideo/ http://esstxr.com/treasures-from-the-esstxr-vault-bottom-of-a-dreamvideo/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:36:11 +0000 esstxr http://esstxr.com/?p=597 Starring: Sasha Kelly

Videography: Stephen Small-Warner

No color grade at all,the picture style settings to "Neutral" then dropped the saturation level down a tad more. Also, that's all an internal mic ..powerful little camera I must say.

 

T2i stock
18mm- 55mm
Handheld

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Kara Jenelle Wade also known as Ka Je is a native of North Carolina and a current resident of Washington, DC. She is a 2010 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance and a minor in African American Studies. While at UNCG KJ was the co-founder and artistic director of Paradigm Dance Team and Founder of Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc.. Awards include the Cheney Dance Scholarship for choreography, Karen Lux Scholarship for dance, Weaver Travel Award for study abroad, and the Minority Academic Achievement Award.

KJ has studied abroad with a concentration in dance at the University of Cape Town, South Africa in Fall 2007. She was a member of Wesley Williams Urban Dance Theater and Sugarfoote Productions with Robin Gee where she performed in New York City for Maimouna Keita African Dance Conference 2010. She has been an instructor teaching at various schools and studies throughout North Carolina before relocating to DC.

KJ is currently an instructor at Dance Place, City Dance, and Imagination Stage dance studios in the DMV area. She is a member of Taurus Broadhurst Dance Company, Coyaba Dance Theater, and Ambychun Dance Kru.
KJ is an aspiring artist in the styles of Hip Hop, African, Jazz, and Contemporary dance.

http://www.karajenelle.com

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