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	Video: Friends - Green Screening - "Sorry"	02.18.2011


	Brooklyn's Friends Rock Green Screen For Project's Third Performance

The Video: The band Friends are a magical collage distilling the essence of contemporary Bushwick: eclectic, melodic, resourceful, boisterous. They reinvent a 'Cosby Show' vibe for the Hipster Runoff generation, evoking memories of cassettes and candy circa 1990. They make their own colorful pin badges, switch instruments and dance uninhibitedly - the crew in the green screen studio weren't sure if this was a warehouse rave or a slumber party! Front and center is Sam incandescent with the x-factor, who sings deceptively simple lyrics with a perpetual pout as she swivels her shoulders back and forth coyly while slapping the mean beat out on her thigh. Watch her pivot on one toe and tossing her Swedishly blonde hair like a child beauty pageant queen on the verge of a very cute tantrum. Samandude Urbanski (to her Friends) is backed up by lip-licking crossword puzzle-wizard Oliver's infectious rhythms that get the whole room bouncing as if possessed. He shares some percussive duties with the indomitable Matt Molnar, who, artfully self-styled as a neon Azamat Bagatov, crosses over to synth and bass seamlessly. Nikki sways quietly with his knowing grin like a doting chaperone. Ready for her close-up, Lesley Hann's spiderlike fingers slap the frets of her bass and a manic smile tears across her elfin face. All things considered, this tropical thrift store band just can't seem to contain their joy about making music together, and having people enjoy it so much in turn. It's really a wonderful thing. Friends will be playing with Darwin Deez February 19th at the Bowery Ballroom. The Green Screening site will showcase in total thirty-five videos along with curated extra footage, audio, pictures and interviews. Already live so far is a feature on Dale Earnhardt JR JR, with a psychedelic video inspired by their NASCAR theme. The other bands on our roster are festival and blog favorites Millionyoung , Dinowalrus, Ava Luna, Lightouts, Mean Creek, The Dewars, Howlies, Golden Animals, Lost Boy?, Von Haze, Plates of Cake, Royal Chains, Ivana XL, Caged Animals, Zachary Cale, Rope, Charles Burst, Woodsy Pride, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Nerds, Tanya Morgan, Rope, 1,2,3, Sea Ghost and Begushkin. Watch Friends perform "Sorry" as a part of the Green Screening project here: http://vimeo.com/20002140 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOP6n5A7A3c An exclusive mp3 of the performance is available here: http://green-screening.com/friends.html Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in speaking with Drew Norton or any of the bands involved in the Green Screening Project. The Project: Green Screening was the brainchild of Brooklyn-based, Virginia-native director Drew Norton. Over the past year he has been working independently with indie labels such as Rough Trade and Barsuk to create music videos for up-and-coming acts that bring to life their sound, represent the band's brand, and also get traction and exposure online. His reel is at vimeo.com/user628221 Drew wanted to work collaboratively with artists and create a faster-turnaround production model and to get the Green Screening project off the ground has managed to raise thousands of dollars via crowd-funding site Kickstarter. Twenty-eight talented acts signed-up to come to Seaside Lounge studios in Park Slope, rented out especially by Drew, to lay down a live track for at no expense to the artist or label. They all performed in recording space decked-out in full "greenscreen" backdrops so that bespoke visuals could be added in afterward. This event was held in parallel to the CMJ Music Marathon in October 2010, a time when many bands were in town to showcase their music, and when the spotlight was on the Brooklyn scene. Some of the bands involved include Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Ava Luna, The Dewars, Lightouts, Tanya Morgan and many more.
Streams: Friends - "Sorry": http://vimeo.com/20002140 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOP6n5A7A3c Soft Black - "Lions": http://vimeo.com/18434659 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFfFreBFfk Green Screening with Soft Black: http://www.green-screening.com/softblack.html Behind The Scenes Green Screening with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: http://vimeo.com/17899675 Green Screening with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: http://www.green-screening.com/dale.html Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/green_screening/ Official Site: http://www.green-screening.com/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/dbldwndrew Twitter: http://twitter.com/green_screening