After Effects

I’m always looking for ways to step my game up with the Friday Favecast. I wanted to create something that illustrated the journey of the show, in a way that was brief, innovative and fun. The Big La suggested I put my energy into Adobe After Effects, a gigantic multimedia app that’s very intimidating at first glance. Through positive coaching (via IM), I overcame that intimidation factor and put together a 90 second promo that I’m very excited about. With two (2) weeks left to vote in the Black Weblog Awards, this piece captures the story of the FFC and (hopefully) encourages viewers to become listeners and listeners to become supporters long after the awards are done.

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 14 August 10 at 7:57 am, filed under FFC, Graphic Design, Music, Thoughts. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



Help Me Smoke Cupid.

We gon' get 'im!!!

This week, we’re celebrating the 3rd Annual Cupid’s Hunt (CH) Podcasting Extravaganza. More than 20 podcasters will drop a “love themed” episode with their respective flavors and I got to make sure the Friday Favecast (FFC) represents lovely.

On the first ever CH, I brought Eve into the studio and we answered your questions on love as newlyweds. Two years later, she’s coming back on the mic and we’re here to talk about all aspects of love (not just the warm and fuzzy ones).

We need your inquires or topics of love on which you’d like us to pontificate – this will make the CH edition of the FFC more engaging, entertaining and fun. We still have the hottest soul and progressive hip hop from across the land to help you marinate on the commentary.

Check out the video for more information and thanks in advance for your support :)

You can hit me up on Twitter, Formspring or email.

And how can I forget the FAVECAST HOTLINE?!?!? —> +1 713 568 9089

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 8 February 10 at 10:04 am, filed under Announcements, FFC and tagged , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



The Beauty Created Remixed

TBC Remixed

I’ve been a fan of Jesse Boykins III ever since I discovered “Pantyhose” at the beginning of the year. His album, The Beauty Created, has quite a few jams I’ve played over at the FFC and his version of “No One Else” on the Men Love Mary mixtape was stellar as well.

So when I got this tweet about his newly released remix album, I had to show love. The Beauty Created Remixed features Melo-X, AFTA-1 and other incredible producers working their magic on Jesse’s vocals. Here’s what he has to say about the project:

“The Beauty Created Remixed is my gift to you, my fans and followers of my journey thru music. I just wanted to take the time out and say thank you to the supporters who come to my shows and who have bought my albums and help spread the word about Jesse Boykins III & The Beauty Created. Thank you to all the producers who help add to this painting. Please keep spreading the love and I’ll do the same. Hope you enjoy and Happy Holidays.”

I highly recommend that you download this album and start spinning immediately within your audio player of choice.
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This entry was written by Fave, posted on 15 December 09 at 12:32 pm, filed under Announcements, FFC, Music and tagged , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



What is C3?

This is a first of a series of videos capturing the making of “contempojazzsoulhop,” the EP produced by the Cross Country Collective = Big La + Fresh + yours truly = “C3.” Now that I’ve put myself on blast with this video, it’s time for the other fellas to do the same :P Stay tuned.

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 28 September 09 at 12:35 pm, filed under Announcements, FFC, Music and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



When Borrowing Goes Wrong

Eric Roberson is one of my favorite soul singers on the planet. His new album dropped today and his fans have been rejoicing among the 17 new tracks that are incredible. I was blessed to interview Eric for this week’s upcoming Friday Favecast (8/28).

His current single, “Can I Borrow You,” paints a playful picture of a young man pursuing another man’s woman for a few shakes on the dance floor. The song is infectious and very soulful; however, the subject matter is the prelude to a beatdown IMO :P

I sat at my desk, contemplating over this tremendous day for Erro’s latest offering, and started getting my doodle on. Check out what can happen when borrowing goes wrong after the jump.
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This entry was written by Fave, posted on 26 August 09 at 11:18 pm, filed under Artwork, FFC, Music, Thoughts. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



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