Daily Archives: November 22, 2008

YouTube Live – Asian American edition

Join your fellow YouTube fans online on Saturday, November 22nd 8 PM EST, 5PM PST for a live streaming event that is part concert, part variety show and part party! YouTube Live will honor the most groundbreaking, creative, and buzzworthy videos and individuals from the site’s early days through today. Be sure to visit http://www.youtube.com/live for updates on acts, and to watch the live stream online. The event will be filmed live from Fort Mason in San Francisco. If you are reading this from Asia, there’s a YouTube Live Tokyo.

Asian American YouTube celebrities are expected to be there in force. They include Jon M. Chu (creator of the The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History) and The League of Extraordinary Dancers, Lil Demon (he’s a baby bboy), Nigahiga, Kevjumba, thewinekone, Freddie Wong (mad Guitar Hero skillz), and funtwo (mad regular guitar skillz)

Previously announced participants include internet born stars Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em and Esmee Denters, Grammy Award winners’ Will.I.Am and Akon, and Discovery Channels’ MythBuster stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. New acts scheduled to join this lineup include known performers such as, Katy Perry, Fred, Brandon Hardesty, Joe Satriani, Bo Burnham, MC Hammer, The Spinto Band, and Katers 17.

In addition, the “Vlog Squad,” a group of long-time YouTube community members, will offer exclusive, behind-the-scenes access from different areas of the venue; William Sledd, Michael Buckley (What the Buck), Lisa Nova, and Tay Zonday have already been named as part of this ace reporting team. Tay Zonday will also put his unique pipes to work as the announcer for the show and Mike Relm will serve as house video jockey.

UPDATE:

Freddie Wong and funtwo jamming at YouTube Live

Planet B-boy at YouTube Live

DJ Mike Relm at YouTube Live

Jon Chu & The League of Extraordinary Dancers on YouTube Live

YouTube Live: The Next Evolution of Dance

Lil Demon at Youtube Live

Nigahiga at Youtube Live – Wth is a VLog

Kevjumba at Youtube Live

thewinekone at Youtube Live

Freddie Wong will perform at YouTube Live

funtwo at Youtube Live

Qbert Skratch University opens in 2009

Qbert Skratch University opens in 2009. ArtistWorks, Inc announced they have partnered with DJ Qbert of ThudRumble to create the “Qbert Skratch University”, an online video learning site. The groundbreaking University is expected to launch in early 2009. DJ Qbert, known to many as the “Undisputed King of Turntablism”, uses a series of progressive videos to teach all levels of Scratching techniques from basic to exotic and beat juggling. This format of exchanging videos with a legendary
Turntablist where the entire community learns is the first of its kind. Turntablists
around the world use simple and innovative video management technology
created by ArtistWorks. Student members post videos on the University site and
using the latest in Internet video technology, Qbert responds to student videos,
offering his personal guidance and suggestions.

DJ Qbert says “It’s cool that Skratching has so many fans around the world and we can all be in one place now and learn from each other no matter where we live.”

Qbert Skratch University opens in 2009

About DJ Qbert

Lauded as a groundbreaking and revolutionary DJ turntablist, DJ Qbert’s career
has been distinguished by trail blazing a path to push turntablism into the 21st
century. He continues to travel the globe taking turntablism to the next frontier
and has gained great respect both for his spectacular skills (including numerous
scratch inventions) as well as educating the next generation of turntablists. Previously, we saw him hangin out with Asian American celebrities like Russell Peters and the Supreme Soul dance crew.