[p2p-research] Project Collaboration: Rehearsal Flash Mob

Tue Apr 21 06:11:29 CEST 2009

Hi Yvette,

I just forwarded it to our p2p-research list,

I don't think our network is particularly strong in the art world, but you
never know,

Michel

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Yvette Dubel <ydubel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Michel,
>
>
> We are still developing this and have some initial partners signed on - a
> music producer and her entertainment company in L.A. I'd love to connect
> with more digital or multimedia artists and photographers, so I would
> appreciate any help you could offer in helping spread the word.
>
> I am re-doing my website but if you want to go ahead and send out that is
> fine by me.
>
> Thanks for your attention and support!
>
> Best,
> Yvette
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm late in seeing this because of my travel, but start working again on
>> Monday and getting through my backlog ...
>>
>> Yvette, I'm not an artist, but if at any point you want to forward this
>> further, I do know some in the p2p network,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Yvette Dubel <ydubel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am sharing this with a few people outside of our Cultural Fusion
>>> project collaboration group, including you :-)
>>> The headings below should help get an understanding based on how you
>>> might be most interested in participating.
>>>
>>> I have an idea for positive socially relevant collaborative performance
>>> art. Normally flash mobs gather and clap or show up wearing red hats for
>>> x amt of time.
>>> I am looking to create a more meaningful happening calling this a "
>>> Rehearsal Flash Mob".
>>>
>>> The idea- collaborate with artists to pull off this "rehearsal flash mob"
>>> peformance event, help artists market their event, cd, etc; while helping
>>> businesses market their product/service and local social cause organizations
>>> to raise funds and awareness...and engage everyone in this Stone Soup
>>> experiment as a performance piece.
>>>
>>> Asking people to contribute their SoulFood:Ingredient to feed their need
>>> as they do a little something to help others..and create a bit of
>>> interactive art in the process.
>>>
>>> *Participants
>>> *There are several ways that someone can participate. These are the
>>> roles I have defined and am inviting people to consider which best suits
>>> them.
>>>
>>> *
>>> Artists Organizers:*
>>> What's in it for you? If you have an event, cd, concert, etc you want to
>>> promote I will tweet this info near the date of the event and have you on as
>>> a guest for the radio show and add your video(s) to our channels. If you
>>> provide me with tracks I will play them on the show (before or after event)
>>> and add them to my playlists on lastfm and blip.fm, etc.
>>>
>>> Here I'd like to find musicians/artists who will show up to a
>>> predetermined location in their respective communities, help spread word
>>> within that and surrounding communities, select a local social cause to
>>> support (food bank, domestic violence shelter, homeless shelter, etc) and
>>> make contact, share your gift - performance for an amount of time that you
>>> specify .
>>>
>>> Can you get the benefiting organization to help spread the word to their
>>> supporters?
>>>
>>> Once you get there on the day of the happening - just relax and have fun
>>> doing your thing - presently looking to have event anchored artists that
>>> show up to share.
>>>
>>> If you are on Twitter please tweet, use cells to capture photo and video
>>> defining the moment and upload and tweet them with #cfaap tag
>>>
>>> *
>>> Crowd Artists:*
>>> What's in it for you? Hang out and have some fun, do a good deed and
>>> leverage the promotion of the event to promote your enterprise. Call in on
>>> the day of the show, from the event and you can be a guest.
>>>
>>> Bring an old cell phone/PDA OR nonperishable food item for foodbank to
>>> donate, help spread word about the "rehearsal flash mob gathering" - if
>>> you are on Twitter please tweet, use cells to capture photo and video
>>> defining the moment and upload them, enjoy the fun and fellowship for as
>>> long as you are inclined. If you are on Twitter please tweet, use cells to
>>> capture photo and video defining the moment and upload and tweet them with
>>> #cfaap tag
>>>
>>> *Local Businesses/Organizations Collaborators:*
>>> What's in it for you? Cost effectively get people positively talking
>>> about your business/organization, explore ways to use social media in your
>>> marketing, differentiate your enterprise brand and expand your brand
>>> community. For the nonprofit social organization you get to increase
>>> awareness, support and the event is a fundraiser for you. (The organization
>>> representative will take responsible for collecting the box and sending it
>>> to the company that will issue the check to them for the recycled phones or
>>> delivery of food to foodbank.)
>>> Call in on the day of the show, from the event and you can be a guest. In
>>> addition, get on the list to be included on one of the panel discussions
>>> related to the role of an empowered small business sector in economic
>>> recovery and community renewal.
>>>
>>> Provide the "gathering location" where they essentially donate space for
>>> the project. If the business will also host a collection box for an
>>> additional amount of time - I will tweet about your support with street
>>> location or website, as well as mention any special offers that encourage
>>> people to donate.
>>> Businesses can sponsor an event by hosting space for collection boxes,
>>> providing refreshments, signage, etc.
>>>
>>> If the business agrees to recycle used trashed electronic equipment
>>> henceforth I will work with you to develop that program as part of your
>>> marketing strategy.
>>>
>>> If you are on Twitter please tweet, use cells to capture photo and video
>>> defining the moment and upload and tweet them with #cfaap tag
>>> *
>>> Next step...
>>>
>>> *Let me know you are interested by following me on Twitter
>>> http://twitter.com/ydubel and sending a Direct Message there.
>>>
>>> Once we have locations confirmed and a core willing to committed to
>>> pulling this off- we can start to promote with hints on Twitter. I will
>>> create a one page website with some basic instructions and information about
>>> participants.
>>>
>>> After the event the tweets, interview audio, photos and video will be
>>> used in an online (and eventually real world) installation.
>>> The photos and videos will be promoted on the Cultural Fusion youtube
>>> channel, Twitter, Twitpic, Myspace, Facebook, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>> Thank you for your time and attention!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Yvette
>>>
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>
>
> --
> *****************
> Delivering Art Based Solutions to order
> http://webantiphon.com
> Your Official Invitation to Cultural Fusion
> http://culturalfusion.ning.com
> http://comfusion.pbwiki.com
> http://twitter.com/ydubel
> http://ifossf.org/group/cultural_fusion
> *************
> “The artist is the person who invents the means to bridge between
> biological inheritance and the environments created by technological
> innovation.”
> - Marshall McLuhan
> "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."
> -Anais Nin
> *****************
> IMPORTANT: This E-mail is confidential and may be covered by legal
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