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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
2000 MuchMusic Video Awards Honored
The Matthew Good Band and Our Lady Peace were the only acts to pick up multiple trophies at the 11th annual MuchMusic Video Awards, held last night (Sept. 21) in Toronto. MGB's "Load Me Up" video took home best video and best rock video awards, while OLP picked up a pair of honors voted on by music fans: favorite Canadian group and favorite Canadian video for the clip "Is Anybody Home?"
Held at the video music channel's headquarters, the show opened with Lenny Kravitz joining lifetime achievement award honorees the Guess Who on a rendition of the Canadian band's "American Woman," recently revived as a hit single for Kravitz. The Barenaked Ladies, Blink-182, and the Matthew Good Band also performed.
Among the non-Canadian winners were the Red Hot Chili Peppers (best international video), Eminem (favorite international artist), and 'N Sync (favorite international group).
Event highlights, including pictures of the show and after-event parties, will be posted today (Sept. 22) on the network's Web site.
Here is the full MuchMusic Video Awards winners list:
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Held at the video music channel's headquarters, the show opened with Lenny Kravitz joining lifetime achievement award honorees the Guess Who on a rendition of the Canadian band's "American Woman," recently revived as a hit single for Kravitz. The Barenaked Ladies, Blink-182, and the Matthew Good Band also performed.
Among the non-Canadian winners were the Red Hot Chili Peppers (best international video), Eminem (favorite international artist), and 'N Sync (favorite international group).
Event highlights, including pictures of the show and after-event parties, will be posted today (Sept. 22) on the network's Web site.
Here is the full MuchMusic Video Awards winners list:
- Best rock video: Matthew Good Band - "Load Me Up"
- Best soul/R&B video: 2 Rude featuring Jully Black and Macallee King From Grimmi Grimmi - "Dissin' Us"
- Best independent video: Saukrates - "Money or Love"
- Best cinematography: Dream Warriors - "Breathe Or Die"
- Best pop video: the Moffatts - "Misery"
- MuchMoreMusic Award: Shania Twain - "Man, I Feel Like A Woman"
- Best dance video: Love Inc. - "Here Comes The Sunshine"
- Best director: Bruce McCulloch - the Tragically Hip - "My Music At Work"
- Best rap video: Choclair - "Let's Ride"
- Best international video: Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Californication"
- Lifetime achievement award: the Guess Who
- Best video: Matthew Good Band - "Load Me Up"
- Best French video: Stefie Shock - "Je Combats Le Spleen"
- Best post-production: Choclair - "Rubbin'"
- Editor: Kurt Richie
- People's Choice: Favorite Canadian artist: Edwin - "Alive"
- People's Choice: Favorite Canadian group: Our Lady Peace
- People's Choice: Favorite Canadian video: Our Lady Peace - "Is Anybody Home?"
- People's Choice: Favorite international artist: Eminem
- People's Choice: Favorite international group: 'N Sync
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-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
2000 Much Music Awards
2000 Much Music Awards
Written By Rick Ellis, September 22nd, 2000
Best Pop Video:
The Moffatts, Misery
Best Rock Video:
Matthew Good Band, Load Me Up
Best Video:
Matthew Good Band, Load Me Up
Best Dance Video:
Love Inc., Here Comes the Sunshine
Best Rap Video:
Choclair, Let's Ride
Best Independent Video:
Saukrates, Money or Love
Best Soul/R&B Video:
2 Rude featuring Jully Black and Macallee King from - Grimmi Grimmi, Dissin' Us
MuchMoreMusic Award:
Shania Twain, Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Best French Video:
Stefie Shock, Je Combats le Spleen
Best Director:
Bruce McCulloch for My Music at Work by the Tragically Hip
Best Post-Production:
Choclair, Rubbin'
Best Cinematography:
Dream Warriors, Breathe or Die
Written By Rick Ellis, September 22nd, 2000
Best Pop Video:
The Moffatts, Misery
Best Rock Video:
Matthew Good Band, Load Me Up
Best Video:
Matthew Good Band, Load Me Up
Best Dance Video:
Love Inc., Here Comes the Sunshine
Best Rap Video:
Choclair, Let's Ride
Best Independent Video:
Saukrates, Money or Love
Best Soul/R&B Video:
2 Rude featuring Jully Black and Macallee King from - Grimmi Grimmi, Dissin' Us
MuchMoreMusic Award:
Shania Twain, Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Best French Video:
Stefie Shock, Je Combats le Spleen
Best Director:
Bruce McCulloch for My Music at Work by the Tragically Hip
Best Post-Production:
Choclair, Rubbin'
Best Cinematography:
Dream Warriors, Breathe or Die
The real world of the Jamaican gangster scene.
Cess Silvera grew up in Jamaica, he knows Jamaica, he knows what it's like to be in gangs. And people tell you - write about what you know.
So Cess set out to tell audiences what he knows in his film, Shottas - a modern day gangster film, starring Kymani Marley, Bob Marley's son and Jamaican star, Spragga Benz. Wyclef Jean started on the film as just the musical supervisor, but found himself smack dab in the middle of the production and a supporting role in the movie.
We spoke with Cess to talk about getting people to see the film, legally; and what the saying 'bros before hoes' really means. Here's what we talked about:
Where did the concept for Shottas come from?
Cess Silvera: I started working on the script in 2001, we made the film, and it became a hit classic on the streets. It had been around the block for a while, and my manager had a friend who knew someone at Sony; the movie finally got to him and that's when he said we have to get this out there. All I want is a fair chance to do what it can do; it's a sweet victory, and I'm really grateful, but I wish this could have happened long ago. I could have made my money back; it's sold 2.5 million copies on the streets.
How did Wyclef get involved?
Cess Silvera: Wyclef got involved initially to help me with the score, the music; I called him up and said, 'Hey man, I need you to help me out with this movie.' And he was like, 'Cool Cess, no problem; I got you.' So he came down to Miami on the set where we were shooting, and I didn't have anyone at the time for that role. And so with no rehearsal, I just threw him into the role - cold turkey, he jumped right in.
So he was just there for the music.
Cess Silvera: Yep, and he got bamboozled into this.
I guess that's what friends are for -
Cess Silvera: That's what friends are for!
So is that basically the same thing with Kymani; are you guys friends and the two of you came up with it?
Cess Silvera: Yeah, Kymani and I grew up in Miami for many years; and same thing, when I reached out to him, he was like, 'Yeah man, without question. Let's go!' Spragga Bens, who played Wayne, we went to high school together.
So how did you come up with the concept?
Cess Silvera: I just went off one day, and took a three day break and told them I was going to write about my brother. It's what I know; this is a movie from the streets of Jamaica, but I look at a lot of these mobs; there's the Russian mob, there's the Jewish mob, and that's where Shottas comes in. Everyone knows about what goes on, but they don't know the inside; this is what life is like.
Can you relate to these guys; is this your culture?
Cess Silvera: These characters are what I know; I lived with these characters every day, and raised by many of these characters. I knew many Biggs' and Wayne's and Mad Max's, and some of them aren't around today; in the movie, I have a 'In Memoriam' section of all my friends who have passed away since I shot Shottas. There are 50 names, and only one died of natural cause; so yeah, I know these guys. I know Biggs, I know Wayne, and it's a very dear story to me.
I gotta know, the battle scene where Kymani jumps behind the couch - he leaves his woman out to dry!
Cess Silvera: I've been getting flack for this since the movie came out. In real life, you gotta look out for you; you can't sugar coat it. You've got to save your best friend first. There's always a lot of girls to hang out with, but you only have that one best friend. Biggs and Wayne grew up together, they're brothers; the girls will be there. With girls, sometimes they're overwhelmed; they see the money, the cars, the houses. But when the gunfire happens, they panic, and sometimes that panic can paralyze you.
But Kymani does get to show off his real skills in that shower scene - major props for that!
Cess Silvera: Thanks! Yeah, Kymani's done quite good from that scene! That scene took one full day, and we blocked it out for that entire day; Kymani wanted to get it 'just right' for the big screen. I put it in there for selfish reasons. He owes me big time for that.
And Mad Max - holy crap he scared the hell out of me. I say anyone who counts the number of people he kills is nuts.
Cess Silvera: He's a modern day Dracula; he's a person possessed by the love - the love of death. He fit perfectly right into this story; at first, I only had three lines for him to say, but we could tell he was becoming a cult icon. He went along with it - and he has become that cult icon.
What do you want people to know about this movie?
Cess Silvera: I want people to see the love, to see it for more than just the violence; because there's a method to the madness. I want people to see my voice; Shottas is for the guys in Jamaica, for the kids in Jamaica who grew up in the slums, who have no option, they don't have an education, they don't have a dad, there's no one around. I wanted to show if this trend continues, we're going to create monsters like Mad Max, and Wayne and Biggs. I really want them to see there's a balance, and see there's a voice. I remember back in the day on CNN, with the black culture - that's what I want; I want Cess Silvera' movie to be the voice of the Caribbean, and the world as much as I can.
Shottas opens in limited theaters November 3rd; it's rated R. It'll open in other cities in the following weeks.
Cess Silvera grew up in Jamaica, he knows Jamaica, he knows what it's like to be in gangs. And people tell you - write about what you know.
So Cess set out to tell audiences what he knows in his film, Shottas - a modern day gangster film, starring Kymani Marley, Bob Marley's son and Jamaican star, Spragga Benz. Wyclef Jean started on the film as just the musical supervisor, but found himself smack dab in the middle of the production and a supporting role in the movie.
We spoke with Cess to talk about getting people to see the film, legally; and what the saying 'bros before hoes' really means. Here's what we talked about:
Where did the concept for Shottas come from?
Cess Silvera: I started working on the script in 2001, we made the film, and it became a hit classic on the streets. It had been around the block for a while, and my manager had a friend who knew someone at Sony; the movie finally got to him and that's when he said we have to get this out there. All I want is a fair chance to do what it can do; it's a sweet victory, and I'm really grateful, but I wish this could have happened long ago. I could have made my money back; it's sold 2.5 million copies on the streets.
How did Wyclef get involved?
Cess Silvera: Wyclef got involved initially to help me with the score, the music; I called him up and said, 'Hey man, I need you to help me out with this movie.' And he was like, 'Cool Cess, no problem; I got you.' So he came down to Miami on the set where we were shooting, and I didn't have anyone at the time for that role. And so with no rehearsal, I just threw him into the role - cold turkey, he jumped right in.
So he was just there for the music.
Cess Silvera: Yep, and he got bamboozled into this.
I guess that's what friends are for -
Cess Silvera: That's what friends are for!
So is that basically the same thing with Kymani; are you guys friends and the two of you came up with it?
Cess Silvera: Yeah, Kymani and I grew up in Miami for many years; and same thing, when I reached out to him, he was like, 'Yeah man, without question. Let's go!' Spragga Bens, who played Wayne, we went to high school together.
So how did you come up with the concept?
Cess Silvera: I just went off one day, and took a three day break and told them I was going to write about my brother. It's what I know; this is a movie from the streets of Jamaica, but I look at a lot of these mobs; there's the Russian mob, there's the Jewish mob, and that's where Shottas comes in. Everyone knows about what goes on, but they don't know the inside; this is what life is like.
Can you relate to these guys; is this your culture?
Cess Silvera: These characters are what I know; I lived with these characters every day, and raised by many of these characters. I knew many Biggs' and Wayne's and Mad Max's, and some of them aren't around today; in the movie, I have a 'In Memoriam' section of all my friends who have passed away since I shot Shottas. There are 50 names, and only one died of natural cause; so yeah, I know these guys. I know Biggs, I know Wayne, and it's a very dear story to me.
I gotta know, the battle scene where Kymani jumps behind the couch - he leaves his woman out to dry!
Cess Silvera: I've been getting flack for this since the movie came out. In real life, you gotta look out for you; you can't sugar coat it. You've got to save your best friend first. There's always a lot of girls to hang out with, but you only have that one best friend. Biggs and Wayne grew up together, they're brothers; the girls will be there. With girls, sometimes they're overwhelmed; they see the money, the cars, the houses. But when the gunfire happens, they panic, and sometimes that panic can paralyze you.
But Kymani does get to show off his real skills in that shower scene - major props for that!
Cess Silvera: Thanks! Yeah, Kymani's done quite good from that scene! That scene took one full day, and we blocked it out for that entire day; Kymani wanted to get it 'just right' for the big screen. I put it in there for selfish reasons. He owes me big time for that.
And Mad Max - holy crap he scared the hell out of me. I say anyone who counts the number of people he kills is nuts.
Cess Silvera: He's a modern day Dracula; he's a person possessed by the love - the love of death. He fit perfectly right into this story; at first, I only had three lines for him to say, but we could tell he was becoming a cult icon. He went along with it - and he has become that cult icon.
What do you want people to know about this movie?
Cess Silvera: I want people to see the love, to see it for more than just the violence; because there's a method to the madness. I want people to see my voice; Shottas is for the guys in Jamaica, for the kids in Jamaica who grew up in the slums, who have no option, they don't have an education, they don't have a dad, there's no one around. I wanted to show if this trend continues, we're going to create monsters like Mad Max, and Wayne and Biggs. I really want them to see there's a balance, and see there's a voice. I remember back in the day on CNN, with the black culture - that's what I want; I want Cess Silvera' movie to be the voice of the Caribbean, and the world as much as I can.
Shottas opens in limited theaters November 3rd; it's rated R. It'll open in other cities in the following weeks.
Monday, November 2, 2009
MACALLEE KING BIO
Macallee King Born in Jamaica is now a Miami based hip-hop/reggae artist. He has been influenced by many different genres of music (R&B, Rock, Rap, House, Techno, etc.). Macallee King’s eclectic and unique approach to music is something that is going to bring a brand new flavor to the industry.
As a young boy, Macallee King looked up to his uncle “Papa San” who was a reggae superstar. Since then, Macallee King has been performing on shows from New York to Toronto all the way to Miami. Opening up for acts like "Rick Ross, Jay z, Flo Rida, Jazmine Sullivan, Lil Wayne and many more, With his unflagging energy and a wealth of talent he has used his inimitable style with live venues, “dub plates” and mix CD’s for various DJ’s across North America. He has written for artists such as ‘Pretty Ricky’ and ‘Meat-N- Bones, Triton Rami Producer & founder of GRAMMY Winning artist Sean Paul. A number of independent & Major artists have also commissioned him to write as well as co-produce their material. Currently, he is putting the final touches on his first album (title still to be determined). The first single "FROSTY" By Macallee King, top charts on Miami radio and was the number one song for 6 weeks in a row on Power96, The biggest radio station
in Miami.
Macallee King has been an integral part of several compilation albums including Grizzly Cat’s “Cobb Webb Riddim” and 2Rude’s “Rudimental”. His song on “Rudimental” was released as a single for which the video later went on to win a Much Music Award for best song and best video.
Being as talented as he is Macallee King has pursued other aspirations, such as acting. Macallee King featured in the street favorite movie “Shottas” alongside names like Wyclef Jean, Spragga Benz and Kymani Marley.
Even with the mix-tapes, the compilations and his soon to be released debut album there is still a lot more to come from Macallee King. At this point the industry is begging for this new Superman.
Macallee King Born in Jamaica is now a Miami based hip-hop/reggae artist. He has been influenced by many different genres of music (R&B, Rock, Rap, House, Techno, etc.). Macallee King’s eclectic and unique approach to music is something that is going to bring a brand new flavor to the industry.
As a young boy, Macallee King looked up to his uncle “Papa San” who was a reggae superstar. Since then, Macallee King has been performing on shows from New York to Toronto all the way to Miami. Opening up for acts like "Rick Ross, Jay z, Flo Rida, Jazmine Sullivan, Lil Wayne and many more, With his unflagging energy and a wealth of talent he has used his inimitable style with live venues, “dub plates” and mix CD’s for various DJ’s across North America. He has written for artists such as ‘Pretty Ricky’ and ‘Meat-N- Bones, Triton Rami Producer & founder of GRAMMY Winning artist Sean Paul. A number of independent & Major artists have also commissioned him to write as well as co-produce their material. Currently, he is putting the final touches on his first album (title still to be determined). The first single "FROSTY" By Macallee King, top charts on Miami radio and was the number one song for 6 weeks in a row on Power96, The biggest radio station
in Miami.
Macallee King has been an integral part of several compilation albums including Grizzly Cat’s “Cobb Webb Riddim” and 2Rude’s “Rudimental”. His song on “Rudimental” was released as a single for which the video later went on to win a Much Music Award for best song and best video.
Being as talented as he is Macallee King has pursued other aspirations, such as acting. Macallee King featured in the street favorite movie “Shottas” alongside names like Wyclef Jean, Spragga Benz and Kymani Marley.
Even with the mix-tapes, the compilations and his soon to be released debut album there is still a lot more to come from Macallee King. At this point the industry is begging for this new Superman.
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