Elevation Wins MTVU's "The Freshmen" Video Competition

Congrats to our boys in Elevation. Their music video for "Razoreyes" feat. Kimberly Stewart is this week's winning freshmen video on MTVU.com. They have now been added to the rotation on MTV!

All this week Elevation's "Razoreyes" video will be on MTVU's "The Freshmen" where up-and-coming artists compete for automatic rotation on MTV (Click the image below to vote).



Voting ends this Friday the 6th @ 2pm (EST)

50 Records' Director of A&R on Cities 97

Drew the A&R guy sat down w/ BT and Lee of the Cities 97 Morning Show last Friday.

Drew discussed his involvement w/ Hope Rocks! over the last two years and 50 Records' artist Elevation.

Listen to the interview HERE

50 Records' Director of A&R on Cities 97 this Friday

Drew Pearson, director of A&R at 50 Records, will make an appearance on the Cities 97 Morning Show this Friday the 25th at 8AM (get up early!). He will discuss Hope Rocks! Volume II, a CD he compiled to benefit Faith's Lodge. The CD features the best in Midwest music including Soul Asylum, Atmosphere, Solid Gold, and many more...

Faith's Lodge is an organization that assists families in coping w/ the serious illness or death of a child.

*Co-founders Mark and Susan Lasek were on the Morning Show last week.

For more information on Hope Rocks! Volume II and the CD release party this Saturday CLICK HERE...And don't forget to tune in to 97.1 this Friday at 8AM.

An Interview w/ Elevation Lead Singer Nathan Smith

Check out an in-depth interview w/ Nathan on the Sacre Bleu Wine blog HERE.

For more info on Elevation:
http://myspace.com/elevation

New Elevation Music Video: "Razoreyes" (feat. Kim Stewart)

For more on Elevation:
http://myspace.com/elevation

50 Entertainment Creative Director Finishes Second Year of Lifelong Documentary

Fun fact; this press release is 365 words long, just like Minneapolis artist Nate Maydole's year long film. Maydole, filmed a word each day for 366 days in 2007-08 and he didn't stop there. With a new theme to tackle, he set out to continue his journey to say one word a day for the rest of his life. His 2008-09, 365-day film titled, Word of the Day, Chapter 2: Memory, focuses on what we remember and what we forget day to day. "It's amazing how much information is given to us everyday. Memory is such a vital part of our existence," states Maydole. Regarding what inspired him, Maydole explains, "After I completed year one I wanted to continue to develop the, 'Word of the Day', concept into a different, unique theme. Memory was the first thing that popped in my head and it just stuck... Saying one word a day grows on you, it's like brushing your teeth. Once you start you never want to go back to having bad breathe again." Maydole plans to choose a new topic and release films annually over the course of his life. This year's film includes many locations and national landmarks such as the Space Needle in Seattle and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Maydole also captured one word while zip lining in Vancouver. "I just had to do it," says Maydole after the guide strongly recommended he didn't. In 2008 Maydole stated, "I was inspired to use my passion for film to chronicle my life, so that annually I can look back and be reminded of the last year, and in 30 years I will be able to see the true metamorphosis. It is a simple concept that I hope others will be inspired by, too." See: http://www.natesword.com



*Click here to see Nate's interview on Kare11 news (5/20/09)