(Photo by Colin Hicks)
Yesterday wrapped up our shooting for the video. It was a great time
Friday Night Billy and I performed at DSI Comedy Theater. The crowd response was great! I then had to go straight to work the Shockwave II hip-hop show at the Cradle - still dressed as the It’s Carrboro rapper. A man introduced himself as “Uzi” [sic?] and said, “do you know me?”
Me: No.
Uzi: I’m the guy that brought hip-hop back to the Cradle.
Me: Okay, do you know me?
Uzi: I’m sorry, I don’t.
Me: I’m the guy that brought hip-hop back to Carrboro.
Saturday morning Meredith and I went to CostCo to buy food for Sunday. Again, muchas thanks to our sponsors as their money went towards feeding all the talent! Also to Meredith for helping out with the whole thing.
Later that night while I was working at the WXYC 80’s dance a young lady named Ashlee (”make sure you spell my name with two ‘e’s“) requested that I autograph her breast. This, I admit, was a personal first. I also got a chance to invite to the shoot two local police officers who were watching all the kids born in the 90’s queue up for the 80’s dance. One of them later pulled both me and Meredith over when she picked me up after work that night.
Sunday went pretty well I think. About 50 people showed up and to my delight it appeared Meredith and I bought just the right amount of food. I think most had a good time and I’m sure we got some really good footage.
Meiling Arounnarath from the N&O did a piece on the shoot with photos for the article by John Rottet. Read it here, it’s great.
Sunday night Jason and I began editing the footage… There are so many great shots it is going to be difficult to cull them. We are shooting for the 8th to have it edited. That’s a short week from today. We hope to finish by that date as that is when Flicker Film Festival will be at the Cat’s Cradle and they have agreed to let us play the video at the end of the show.
posted by Brian Risk.
Can you make a beat better than me? (Randy seems to think so.) Can you rap better than Billy or me? It’s Carrboro is released under the least restrictive Creative Commons license, so you can do pretty much whatever you want with the song. This mother is 95 bpm, yo, get on it!
- Full Version - The song you’ve all heard and are beginning to tire of. I should include this just in case you are a first time visitor to the site.
- Instrumental - no human voices at all. Make a rap about your own home-town! I’d love to hear this!
- Instrumental with chorus - no rapping present, but the “it’s carrboro” refrain is on there. This is probably the best if you wish to perform the song yourself.
- A capella - the scariest of them all. Just Bill and me; no beat. There is silence at the beginning of the song where the music should go.
Put a link to your remix in the comments!
posted by Brian Risk.
To help build tha hype for the big It’s Carrboro video shoot (Sunday, 2PM, Wilson Park, fool!), Billy and I will be performing it live at DSI Comedy Theater tonight @ 9:30. Ticket price is only $5 for anyone who mentions “It’s Carrboro“. This performance will also be filmed, and footage will probably be used in the video, just to let you know.
The theater is located behind Carr Mill Mall. Here’s DSI’s website:
http://www.dsicomedytheater.com/
posted by Brian Risk.
That’s right, Carrboro! Your time to shine on camera is now… that is, April 30th! At 2PM!! At Wilson Park!! It’s gonna be a party, and I mean that. We will cater the event. We’re going the whole nine yards. Bring your friends as this will be the biggest, most awesome party ever filmed!
What to bring and wear:
Bring whatever props, flair, Carrboro positive signes, local business signs or big foam fingers that you want. Wear whatever. Wear a costume or something that promotes something local to Carrboro or dress normally. I’m sure I’ll dig it whatever you decide to do.
How do I get to Wilson Park?
From downtown, go down North Greensboro st past the intersection with Estes. Wilson Park will be down the next street on your right.
posted by Brian Risk.
