I've finally unwound as much as I possibly could from yesterday's awesome adventures enough to blog it all up, so here I am.
Last night was the 2009 International Secret Agent concert, a showcasing of Asian American talent that featured artists from all over the place, including Jin the MC, Passion, Paul Dateh, Jessi Malay, Far East Movement, and more. The event was produced by Wong Fu Productions. If you haven't heard of them, they have a habit of putting out good stuff quite often.
It was an awesome night, thanks to the AZN Style Vid Network, a new online media outlet for Asian American musical talent. Jimmy, the founder of ASVN, gave me a call, asked me to co-host the show's coverage of the event, and as Jin says, The Rest is History.
As you can see, I'm VERY happy with my shiny all-access pass to ISA.
I can't think of a better premiere episode for the ASVN. I don't know what direction this is gonna be taken, but my experience with ISA was an awesome one, and being able to schmooze and talk to all the performers backstage was even better.
One of my definite highlights was definitely getting to meet Jin. Upon greeting him, one of the first things I said before the interview was "we hit the MOTHERLODE!" And Jin just cracked up and later on in the interview, he goes "This is just a quick announcement, an EXCLUSIVE for you guys. Andy, you inspired the title of my next album. I've never been called the motherlode, and that's what I'ma call the album, 'The Motherlode.' You heard it here first!!" We'll wait for that to drop. As the first Asian American rapper to get signed to a major label, Jin's definitely gonna do us proud.
Later on, of course, I gave Jin one of my mix-CDs, and hopefully he likes what he hears. Here's a pic we took, as he put it, for "proof that I got yo CD!"
One of my definite highlights was definitely getting to meet Jin. Upon greeting him, one of the first things I said before the interview was "we hit the MOTHERLODE!" And Jin just cracked up and later on in the interview, he goes "This is just a quick announcement, an EXCLUSIVE for you guys. Andy, you inspired the title of my next album. I've never been called the motherlode, and that's what I'ma call the album, 'The Motherlode.' You heard it here first!!" We'll wait for that to drop. As the first Asian American rapper to get signed to a major label, Jin's definitely gonna do us proud.
Later on, of course, I gave Jin one of my mix-CDs, and hopefully he likes what he hears. Here's a pic we took, as he put it, for "proof that I got yo CD!"
Definitely a night to remember. A few highschool girls I interviewed from Galileo in San Francisco wanted to stay in touch, and it was funny cuz after I told them that the easiest way to find me is to remember the phrase "GIVE ME ANDY!" that's all they kept saying. :D
I'm exhausted. It's actually 9:03AM, and with less than 3 hours of sleep under my belt, I need to run out for another shoot in a few. Stay beautiful y'all, and stay tuned for the in-depth scoop on my latest tracks at myspace.com/GiveMeAndy.
-ND
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I'm exhausted. It's actually 9:03AM, and with less than 3 hours of sleep under my belt, I need to run out for another shoot in a few. Stay beautiful y'all, and stay tuned for the in-depth scoop on my latest tracks at myspace.com/GiveMeAndy.
-ND