“STAR WARS” VIDEO MASHUP REACHES 5K VIEWS FOR CHICAGO BAND
By jason | June 28, 2007
CHICAGO (June 28, 2007) – Who needs a lightsaber when a guitar and wit will do as well? In a galactic feat to make the wise Yoda proud, Chicago-based band, Beatnik Turtle, reached over 5,000 views on their video MashUp at StarWars.com.
The video, available for viewing at MashUp.StarWars.com, makes use of the site’s mini-movie making features by allowing the band to mash “Star Wars” clips with their song “Star Wars (A Film Like No Other)”, a humorous tribute to the three original movies in the style of a traditional Irish folksong.
The website, www.TheSongOfTheDay.com, dedicated to Beatnik Turtle’s on-going Song of the Day Campaign, offers the playable and viewable version of the song. Originally posted on March 13th, “Star Wars (A Film Like No Other)” is only one of the songs they challenged themselves to write in 2007. The campaign ends on December 31st, 2007 after posting 365 songs, literally a song a day throughout the year.
“When you obligate yourself to writing 365 songs,” says saxophonist, Randy Chertkow, “you give yourself a reason to try to writing in every style and genre. You end up challenging yourself in a variety of musical ways you wouldn’t if it wasn’t for the project. You aren’t concerned about trying to fit things into a particular band ’sound’ and you don’t stifle your creative urges.”.
On top of the Song of the Day campaign, the band releases a full-length office themed CD in September entitled All In a Day’s Work. In addition to the space and musical crusades, band members Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan are also currently writing the “Indie Band Survival Guide”, a book to help independent musicians with their careers.
Comprised of a community of musicians, Beatnik Turtle, shares a similar musical vision and sense of humor. They write, record and produce songs in their own studio as well as perform live. To request an interview with the band please contact Janelle Rogers at 248.336.9696 or jrogers@greenlightgopublicity.com.
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