08.11.2010

Banks and Trust: Music to the Ears at the LA Femme Film Festival

A chance meeting with a Wall Street pundit sends, Live My Life, the music video that created a flash-point around banks, trust and rock and roll, all the way to the 2010 LA Femme International Film Festival.

Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) October 12, 2010

The little video that could, and did rock Wall Street, is set to screen at the 2010 LA Femme Film Festival this week. , the originally conceived low budget music video arrives with several awards and a push from the current media around TARP, music to the ears of the production team who spent 30 days of prep, 10 hours of straight shooting and one full year breaking through.

“Sometimes, music and lyrics capture more meaning and heart than pundits and articles.” quoted Nomi Prins, from her blog last Wednesday, author of“It TakesA Pillage – Behind the Banks, Bailouts and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street,” and Live My Life music video fan.

Director Michael Cornell, and Producer Tracey Paleo, in 2009, created an accidental flash-point around banks, trust and the American financial collapse, while developing a concept for a music track composed by then lead guitarist Kameron White of the Sonic Project.Inspired by the music and lyrics of White’s song, Cornell’s idea was to set Kameron (White) apart as a rock and roll artist without the usual stereotype and to create a brand around the musician who just happened to look like Treasury Secretary and former Goldman Sachs CEO, Henry Paulsen, orchestrating the heavily debated Wall Street Bailout.

What is really happening when no one else is looking? - has, ever since, been the driving anthem of this music video, which was almost entirely squashed by the media blitzkrieg surrounding the death of Michael Jackson, and nearly died on the vine, until the producers had the good fortune to meet journalist .Ms. Paleo’s quickly put together “leave behind” which included a DVD of the video, a press release, photos and real dollar bill, the embodiment of the bailout debate, caught the immediate attention of Ms. Prins at a Los Angeles book-signing.

“Michael (Cornell) called me about the West Hollywood Book Soup appearance and insisted that we attend.He was very politically charged by the whole TARP issue and excited about Ms. Prins’ new book.And so I worked on this silly little thing all day, pulling apart the jewel case and putting it all back together thinking, ok, if nothing else, she’ll at least remember us when she uses the dollar bill to buy a cup of coffee or something,” says Paleo.The chance meeting began an ongoing loose dialog which, earlier this year culminated with a “coup de gras” statement by Ms. Prins for the filmmakers’ website.Ms. Prins will also be attending the festival in person.

Live My Life is set to screen on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 as part of the Sixth Annual LA Femme International Film Festival, held at the Renberg Theatre in Los Angeles, which runs from October 14th to October 17th and is expected to be attended by such Hollywood celebs as Steve Carell, Virginia Madsen, Angela Bassett, Rosanna Arquette, Laurence Fishburne and Amanda Seyfried.

LA Femme is dedicated to celebrating and empowering female artists creating work for a worldwide audience. highlights commercially-viable films written, directed or produced “by women for everyone”. Now in its sixth year, the festival is solely dedicated to nurturing a new breed of female filmmakers and providing opportunities for those careers to blossom.

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Great Sound, Sleek Styling: Yamaha’s New Portable Dock Combines Matchless Versatility and Striking Color Options

PDX-31 Joins the Growing Range of Yamaha Speaker Docks for iPod, iPhone and MP3 Players

Buena Park, CA (PRWEB) October 25, 2010

, the innovator in home theater and digital audio and video reproduction, today introduced the PDX-31 portable player dock for iPhones and iPods, featuring an AUX-in (stereo mini jack) for use with any MP3 player or other audio devices.

Available in three dramatic, yet versatile colors (dark red, black and light gray), the PDX-31’s superior sound quality is delivered by a Yamaha digital amplifier with extremely low noise distortion. The PDX-31 offers reinforced, dual wall “box-within-a-box” construction with twin 3 1/4 -inch speakers to provide rich dynamic bass response for powerful, clean sound from any music library.

The PDX-31 is compact, light enough and cosmetically versatile to be placed anywhere in the home. The flat-top design provides an attractive and sophisticated touch to any home interior. The supplied small, handy remote control works like your iPod controls, making it easy to browse menus and select songs. Embodying Yamaha’s continued drive toward environmentally sound products, the PDX-31 incorporates the advanced power management feature Auto Power Off which automatically powers the unit off after a certain amount of time to conserve energy.

The PDX-31 remembers the volume level when you remove your portable device so the next time you dock it, the volume is set to that level.

“Yamaha places a high premium on versatility in designing its products,” said Tom Sumner, President, Yamaha Electronics Corporation. “The PDX-31 allows you to enjoy song files in several different ways, while offering great sound, effortless operation and sleek styling.”

The Yamaha PDX-31 carries an MSRP of $169.95.

For more information, write Yamaha Electronics Corporation, P.O. Box 6660, Buena Park, CA 90620; telephone (714) 522-9105; email infostation(at)yamaha(dot)com; or visit .

About YamahaYamaha Electronics Corporation (YEC), USA, based in Buena Park, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation of America. YEC offers industry-leading home theater components and systems, featuring A/V receivers, neoHD Media Controllers, the MusicCAST2 Wireless Music Distribution System, amplifiers, Blu-ray/DVD/CD players, speakers, mini-systems, home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) pre-matched systems and the company's exclusive Digital Sound Projectors (single component surround sound solutions), as well as A/V & IT convergence products.

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BBC apologises to Geldof over aid-for-weapons reports

LONDON (AFP) – The BBC apologised unreservedly to Band Aid over reports that claimed that millions of pounds raised by the charity to fight famine in Ethiopia had been spent on weapons.

The broadcaster also said sorry to Irish rock star Bob Geldof, one of the founders of Band Aid, who said he hoped the apology could begin to fix some of the "appalling damage" done by the allegations.

The on-air apology came after a report on the World Service in March which claimed large sums of aid money which went to Ethiopia's Tigray province in 1985 was used by rebel forces to buy weapons.

It was followed up by other BBC outlets and prompted a complaint from the Band Aid Trust. The charity was enraged by the reports which it said gave the impression most of the money raised by the charity had been diverted.

The broadcaster admitted Thursday it was guilty of giving a "misleading and unfair impression."

"The programme gave the impression that large amounts of Band Aid and Live Aid money had been diverted," said the broadcaster.

"The BBC wishes to apologise unreservedly to the Band Aid Trust for this misleading and unfair impression."

A BBC spokeswoman said the original World Service report did not make the allegation that relief aid provided by Band Aid was diverted, but added that "this impression could have been taken from the programme."

"We also acknowledge that some of our related reporting of the story reinforced this perception," she said.

The broadcaster apologised to Band Aid trustee Geldof for suggesting he declined to be interviewed "because he thought the subject too sensitive to be discussed openly."

The rock star had originally been inspired by BBC reports from Ethiopia to establish Band Aid but his relations with the broadcaster rapidly soured after the reports were aired.

He welcomed the apology but also blasted the "unusual lapse in standards by the broadcaster."

"We welcome the BBC's apologies and hope that the public corrections can begin to repair some of the appalling damage done and move forward," he said.

In 1984 Geldof and rock star Midge Ure put together Band Aid, a supergroup of British musicians and singers which recorded the single "Do They Know It's Christmas" to raise money for famine relief.

The following year, the Live Aid concerts were held in London and Philadelphia, in the United States, with major acts performing to raise money.

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