50 Entertainment Interns featured on PerezHilton.com

Above: 50 Entertainment Interns wearing Elevation Loves Perez shirts.

50 Entertainment Joins Hands with Faith’s Lodge

50 Entertainment (50e), a Minneapolis based music and media company, announced today collaboration efforts with Faith’s Lodge for “Hope Rocks, Volume 1” CD Release Party, a gala fundraiser event intended to raise awareness and support for Faith’s Lodge. Faith’s Lodge is a retreat where parents and families who currently have a seriously ill child or who have experienced the loss of a child can escape to reflect on the past, renew strength for the present and build hope for the future. The event will raise funds to operate Faith’s Lodge and create awareness for raising future resources through individual giving and corporate sponsorship.

50 Records, the independent music label subsidiary of 50 Entertainment, will be providing all musical talent for the event including live performances from top Twin Cities artists along with producing a “Hope Rocks, Volume 1” charitable CD with a mix of Twin Cities Artists. 50 Media, the media and marketing subsidiary of 50 Entertainment, will be providing branding services for the event.

The event will be held Saturday, September 20th from 6:00pm-midnight at the Epic Event Center on 110 North First Street, Minneapolis, MN. The tickets cost $150 standard or $250 VIP. All funds are donated to Faith’s Lodge for their efforts to help seriously ill children and their families.

Indie Rock Band, Elevation, Making Waves on Myxer.com

Elevation, an Atlanta-based indie rock band, is creating quite a stir on Myxer.com, the largest provider of mobile content in the industry. On May 20th, Elevation was featured on the site with a free ringtone giveaway for the day. After the 24 hours, Elevation had 5802 downloads, which is a little more than one download every 18 seconds!

This is the highest number of downloaded tunes that Myxer.com has had for a band. Partly due to this success, Elevation has caught the attention of Zude.com, a social networking site, and fans are now able to sign up for a free account and download more ringtones from Elevation on Zude.com.

50 Entertainment Presents Second Annual Echo Through The Waves, A New Vision of Art

50 Entertainment, (50e), a local music and media company, is opening its Warehouse District office space for the second Echo Through The Waves Art Gallery event; an appreciation for all forms of art and to support Twin Cities artists.

The event will highlight art from Minneapolis natives, Dick Simonsen, Kevin Fitzke, Nate Maydole, Amzie Wendt, Maria Lundberg, Lonnie Lovness and more to be announced. It takes place Thursday, June 26th from 4:00-7:00pm. 50e’s office space is located at 300 First Avenue North, Suite 110 in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis.

The artwork showcased will include a variety of pieces, including paintings, photography and jewelry, all of which will be offered at an affordable price under $500. It is a great opportunity for start-up restaurants and new home and condo owners to find high quality artwork to complete the atmosphere of their space at a reasonable price.

“The decision to hold gallery events in our space was a simple one. 50e is a company that fosters the arts and our space has the right atmosphere for a successful gallery,” said Deborah Ward-Ingstad, 50e CEO. She continued, “While 50e is first a music and media company, we have the tools to help all artists find success. We are dedicated to cultivating all arts here in the Twin Cities.”

This event is open to the public and free of charge. All art novices, supporters and collectors are encouraged to attend.

About the artists:
See: Echo Through The Waves

Minnesotan Creative Defines Change in 366-day Documentary

Minneapolis artist Nate Maydole filmed a word everyday for 366 days last year on the topic of “change.” Maydole, wanted to capture the small changes he endured everyday from his location to actual physical transformation while discovering life’s greater meaning. He captured all on film in the documentary Word of the Day, Chapter 1: Change.

Regarding what inspired him, Maydole explains, “There are so many reasons why I created this documentary that there really is not one good reason. First, I know you should cherish everyday and filming one word a day in its simplicity reminds me to do that. Second, change is inevitable even when you try your hardest to stay the same so I was inspired to talk about it. And I realized that 30 years from now this video will be more interesting.”

Maydole plans to choose a new topic every year and release similar films annually over the course of his life.

Said Maydole, “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 for the first year: Chapter 1: Change
See below for the script of Chapter 1: Change
A copy of the locations Maydole features in this film is available by request.


About Nate Maydole:
Maydole is 25, lives in Minneapolis and is creative director at 50 Entertainment, Inc. He went to the University of Minnesota, Duluth and grew up in the small town of Hawley, Minn. Maydole’s art includes videography, photography and graphic design and a collection is located at http://www.sightspeaks.com.