Holy Ship

Love electronic music? Enjoy cruises? Wish you could have both? Well search no further!
Holy Ship is a three day electronic music cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, to the Bahamas, and a private island.
Escape the cold and come aboard this amazing cruise!

Thomas Little

Tom Little is a freelance designer living in Long Island, New York. Although his work focuses on finely tuned print design, his portfolio showcases creative exploration throughout all areas of the industry such as, illustration & motion graphics projects, as well as web design. When Tom is not working he enjoys hiking, mountain biking and  fishing, even though he can't catch a fish. 


Check out his work on Youtube and Flickr.

Merry Christmas, Eve Behind The Scenes

Almost Films premier for Merry Christmas, Eve is slowly approaching. The date is set for May 15th at 12pm in the Humanities Theater at Purchase College. Not only will they be showing Merry Christmas, Eve, but they will also be showing the other two films; one by, Elizabeth Hixenbaugh and the other by, Patrick Katz. They are very excited as the premier will be the first time the film will be seen by an audience. Check out some behind the scenes action and what the cast and crew had to say.

Go to the Merry Christmas, Eve site to view it!
http://merrychristmaseve.com/

Germany Germany

A friend asked my opinion about this song call Take Me Home by, Germany Germany and after I listened to it I had to share it. 


Germany Germany is the musical alias of Drew Harris, musician/producer/keytarist/resident of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The project started in December, 2009 as a collection of electro-pop tracks submitted to SaG’s Indie Electro Rock Blog out of curiousity. Germany Germany released four albums in 2010 - Distorted Disco, ELECTROLOVE, and Last Summer are available free at distorted disco records (along with the first collection of remixes) while RADIOWAVE, Germany Germany’s third release, is available on iTunes.
Adventures, the fourth and largest release, will be available on cassette and online through distorteddisco.com (cassette preorder begins May 1st).


Let me know what you think!


Germany Germany - Take Me Home (official video) from Germany Germany on Vimeo.

Almost Films Feature Article

Almost Films had a write up in the school magazine, The Submission. They are very excited as they hope this is one step closer to getting recognized. Once on the site click the picture of the recent issue and you will find the article on page 14.

Composing While Colorblind

Check out our write up on Michael Harts blog, Composing While Colorblind. He is a freelance film scorer and arranger and blogs about production updates and musings. Almost Films is very excited to work with Michael for the scoring of our film.

Search No More

Are you looking for some good websites to get good tunes!?
Well, search no more. Here are a couple of sites that may be of interest to you. Enjoy!

http://soundcloud.com/

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/home/detail/1/beatport#app=98eb&a486-index=0

http://hypem.com/#!/

Scammon Bay

One of Almost Films very own Elizabeth Hixenbaugh has completed her trailer for her senior thesis film. She is creating a documentary about Scammon Bay, Alaska. Check it out.

DJ Komatose

If you enjoy electronic music check out DJ Komatose. He is one of my mates that I lived with when I studied abroad in England and is quite talented. 

Ashley Perera, aka Ash or DJ Komatose, started Djing for fun at the age of 13. His cousin, DJ Captain Apathy, who had already been DJing himself, began to teach Ash how to use his vinyl decks. Later, he switched over to CDJs when he moved to Leeds and met his mate Luke Gizborne (my other mate), aka DJ Kracka at Uni. Things soon started to became more serious for DJ Komatose when he got his first gig at The Rainbow in Birmingham. He has also played at a handful of places around the England area. DJ Komatose has been DJing for eight years now and does not plan on stopping anytime soon.


Check him out on myspace and soundcloud.


Like him on Facebook too!

Silas Fermoy

Silas Fermoy is a collaboration of singer songwriter Joshua Mash, aka Shilo Andrews and Bass player Jordan Brower. Jordan Brower was born in Freehold New Jersey and started to play the drums at the age of 10. Not long after he picked up the bass. At the age of 18 some local friends of his formed the band "Harlequin Hint" and asked him to be their bass player. They were together for three years before going their separate ways. Josh was born and raised in London, England. At the age of 16 he moved to Northern California to live with his dad (a retired musician) where he studied music for the next four years. In that time he wrote and produced two albums (one by himself and the other with his hip-hop group "Live Long"). When he turned 19 he made the move to New York where he inevitably had to change his style as he was now only working with a guitar. He started playing the open mic circuit and eventually got picked up by Latelier Clair records under the Alias "Shilo Andrews" and released the album "Acceptance". A year later he started working at a tequila bar where he met Jordan. Originally intending to take Jordan on as the bass player for his solo project he invited him to his studio. After realizing that they had stumbled upon something new they started recording every week together.


Starting off as a one man show Josh Mash met Jordan and began a new journey. As they began working together they realized they had something that sounded interesting and ran with it. They soon named themselves Silas Fermoy. Silas came from Josh's first cats name and Fermoy was the street that he grew up on. Later, the band grew to four. Joshua Mash on vocals and keyboard, Jordan Brewer on bass, Ronny Mansyur on guitar, and James Shannon on drums.

Their first demo was written and produced by Josh and co-produced by Jordan. It was inspired by the late night walks they both had to make home at 4-5 in the morning, seeing nothing but city lights on the journey. Both songs "lights burn bright"'and "city lights" refer to the thoughts and emotions going through a persons mind on a walk/train ride home in New York City.


Check them out on iTunes as well!

Merry Christmas, Eve Trailer

The trailer for Merry Christmas, Eve is finally finished. This is my senior project and the launching film for Almost Films. Check it out!


"Merry Christmas, Eve" Trailer from Alyssa Codamon on Vimeo.

Don't forget to check out the website and like us on Facebook.

Oscars Opening Montage

I don't know how many of you watched the Oscars this past Sunday, but I just wanted to share the opening montage with everyone. I live with two film majors and have two others that live next door, so of course it was on in my apartment. It is a lot funnier when you have seen all the movies in the montage, but you will get a good laugh either way, or so I hope. We especially loved the Black Swan scene as it was filmed at Purchase College. Enjoy!

Electronic Music

So, I know that electronic music is not big in the states, but I love it. Studying abroad in England for a semester and living with two DJ's definitely had some effect on me. Even my roommates have begun to listen to it. I even find myself asking them for new tunes now. I have noticed that it is up and coming in the states though, which I am excited about. Certain songs have different aspects of electronic music, such as Stereo Love by, Edward Maya and even Brittany's new song Hold It Against Me.

What some people don't know is that there are different genres of electronic music. It is not just all techno. I certainly didn't know that until I was in England and my mates educated me on electronic music. Some of the more dominant types are House, Drum and Bass / Jungle, Dubstep, Techno, Trance and more. It may sound all the same to some, but once you start listening you can begin to tell the difference.

House has more of an uptempo that is good for dancing. You can hear a lot of house music out at clubs. Variants of house include, tech house, progressive house, pop house and more. Here is a song categorized as house music. It's called House Music by Benny Benassi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLJDRzhjs1M

Some other artists include, Afrojack, Kaskade, Swedish House Maffia, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Fedde le Grand, Laidback Luke and The Bloody Beetroots.

Drum and Bass / Jungle is more of heavy basslines. Rhythm drives these types of songs and the overlaid rhythm patters and often changed several times during the same song to create breakbeats. Styles include, jump-up, liquid, techstep and more. This is Timewarp by Sub Focus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN5wo-NYLwU

Other artists include, Dirtyphonics, Pendulum, Datsik, Netsky, and DJ Hazard.

Dubstep usually has one or more "bass drops", which was inherited from drum 'n' bass. Typically, the percussion will pause, often reducing the track to silence, and then resume with more intensity, accompanied by a dominant subbass. This is Smash TV by Chase and Status.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRduYWtlLUg

Other artists include, Rusko, Bassnectar, Excision & Datsik, Designer Drugs and one of my favorites, Skrillex (a little more hard core).

Techno emphasizes rhythm and utilizes advancements in music technology and production. It is a mainly instrumental genre. Styles of techno include, detroit techno, dub techno, hardtechno and more. Here is Ghosts N Stuff by Deadmau5, another favorite of mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1htoGl9QXK8

Some other artists include, Boyz Noise, and Carl Cox.

Trance is often intended for dancing. Trance has a steady beat and often uses synthesizer sounds to create a droning melody. Styles of trance include, progressive trance, psychedelic trance and hard trance. This is Flight 642 by Tiesto.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urb-m2WhdO8

Other artists include, Armin Van Burren, Above and Beyond, and Paul Van Dyke.

I never was into electronic music, but being in England really rubbed off on me and electronic music is now a big passion of mine. I even intern at Ultra Music, which is an American independent electronic dance music label. 

Almost Films

Almost Films is a group of like-minded, up and coming filmmakers who are currently in their final year at SUNY Purchase. It all started with two roommates. Alyssa Codamon, the filmmaker, had her senior thesis film ahead of her and Michelle Fetky, the Arts Management Major, had no idea what she was doing for her senior project. After Michelle had a light bulb moment, she knew there was no better project than to produce her roommates senior thesis film. 


Merry Christmas, Eve is an honest story about four post-collegiate students who are struggling between college life and the real world. Merry Christmas, Eve is so much more than just a film. This whole journey of creating a film is a story about a group of young people collaboarting and creating something that speaks to an entire generation as they themselves are going through the same experience as the four in the film.


Merry Christmas, Eve is going far beyond a senior thesis and is the launching pad for Almost Films. Directed by Alyssa Codamon and produced by Michelle Fetky, this is how Almost Films was born. Together the duo Kickstarted, Facebooked and even Twittered. They have gotten much help from their families and friends to help make this happen. Their logo was even created by a fellow friend, graphic designer, Laura Dykas. 


Almost Films has added another two films to their collaboration. A documentary about Scammon Bay, Alaska, by Elizabeth Hixenbaugh and a working title narrative called Winter Break by, Patrick Katz. 


Almost Films hopes to grow and be successful in the near future.