Risky Ventures / ARTIVIST : produced & managed content by JoFF Rae

Vocalist / Artist & Entrepreneur Tamawera 'Risky' Owens (WeightShakerz) has teamed up with ARTIVIST : creative JoFF Rae to develop Risky Ventures involving WeightShakerz, ICONIC events & Risky Wear & Gear...

WeightShakerz

The plan for WeightShakerz involves a Creative Commons license on tracks every 3 weeks as a download & offered by selected sponsors & supporters; download will require registration with www.WeightShakerz.com to receive text & email offers (presale tickets, drink specials, etc); registrants will recieve a silicon wistband debossed with www.WeightShakerz.com.

ARTIVIST : creative is developing content & production with Napier based company Dusk 2 Dawn with principal Kieran McKinlay (PM) involving visuals & a stage structure.  Dusk 2 Dawn will provide AV & production services including state of the art lighting & JBL audio.

With an extensive regional touring schedule from October 2011 to January 2012 the WeightShakers are already marking a reputation for delivery.

RIP Amy by JoFF Rae

RIP AMY

from wikipedia

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto vocals[1] and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz.[2]

Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female to win five Grammys,[3][4] including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times, one in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me", one in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab", and one in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game", among other distinctions. The album was the third biggest seller of the 2000s in the United Kingdom.[5]

Winehouse was credited as an influence in the rise in popularity of female musicians and soul music, and also for revitalising British music. Winehouse's distinctive style made her a muse for fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld. Winehouse's problems with drug and alcohol abuse, and her self-destructive behaviours were regular tabloid news from 2007 until her death. She and her former husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were plagued by legal troubles that left him serving prison time. In 2008, Winehouse faced a series of health complications that threatened both her career and her life.[6][7]

Winehouse died at the age of 27 on 23 July 2011, at her home in London;[8][9] police have said that the cause of her death was "as yet unexplained".[10][11][12]

PROBLEMA by JoFF Rae

the film

the trailer

 

Who are we in the 21st Century?

A cinematic interpretation of the world's largest round table gathering, PROBLEMA is a visually imaginative, thought-provoking invitation to a world of global dilemmas. Spanning seventeen questions confronting who we are and where we're going, the film follows the insights, perceptions, reflections and views of over 100 people from more than 50 nations sat together in one circle.

A not-for-profit production, PROBLEMA is freely available to watch and to download via http://www.problema-thefilm.org. If you'd like to support the film, we encourage you to host a screening, to sign our guestbook or to consider making a micro-donation to help further its human connection.

'problema' from Latin problema (genitive problematis) 'problem', 'puzzle', 'enigma', 'question proposed for solution', from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (problema, 'obstacle'), from προβάλλω (proballo, 'to throw or lay something in front of someone', 'to put forward'), from prefix προ- (pro-, 'in front of') + βάλλω (ballo, 'to throw', 'to cast', 'to hurl').

Laurel ÉCU2011   Laurel Silent River 2011