DT: MAY 27, 2008
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/ALEX MOHLER
MSO 818-380-0400
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED VIDEO TURNTABLIST JOINS
TONY HAWK’S BOOM BOOM HUCKJAM NATIONAL TOUR THIS SUMMER
AS THE FEATURED MUSICAL GUEST
OTHER UPCOMING APPEARANCES INCLUDE
SF’S LIVE 105 BFD MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE WEBBY AWARDS AND
TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
San Francisco’s MIKE RELM is known for live performances which feature a series of audio mash-ups with video images, manipulated in real-time. It’s all captured in the critically acclaimed video turntablist’s new DVD Clown Alley, set for release this July via his Radio Fried Films. Relm decided to push the DVD’s release back—it was originally due out in April–to allow additional time for the creation of two edits (R and PG) and to have it coincide with his appearance on Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam action sports tour this summer.
Now in its sixth year, Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam, presented by T-Mobile® Sidekick® and starring Tony Hawk, takes some of the biggest names in action sports on the road to 24 cities this summer kicking off in San Antonio, TX on July 18. The tour features some of the most exciting athletes from the world of skateboarding, BMX and freestyle Moto-X, along with popular radio personality, emcee Jason Ellis and Relm as the special music guest. Other key appearances for Mike Relm include the Live 105 BFD music festival in San Francisco June 7, the Webby Awards in New York City June 10 and the Treasure Island Music Festival September 20 in San Francisco.
Relm’s live elements of Clown Alley were filmed at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA and at the Winter X-Games in Aspen. This multi-media master dazzles audiences with his wildly imaginative onslaught of pop culture bits that combine film (Reservoir Dogs, Napoleon Dynamite, Swimming With Sharks) and music (works by Simon & Garfunkel, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine and Heart).
"No one knows my audience better than I do and being that I was able to produce, direct and edit the entire film, it's safe to say that my fans old and new are going to be blown away with what they see and hear on Clown Alley," states Relm. “It’s the definitive representation of my audio/visual craft today. Well to be honest it's more like yesterday, or the day before or something…the point is it's me. And those damn clowns.”
Wrote URB magazine’s Som Khamsaysoury in the May/June issue about Clown Alley: “Finally! Mike Relm fights off clowns from revealing what’s in the all-important briefcase from the magical realm (pun intended) of 3D! In this latest Relm produced, directed and edited feature, the suit and tie DJ/VJ is seen doing what he does best—chop and screw video clips and records simultaneously. (Most of which were culled from his sets from Coachella ’07 and his openings with Blue Man Group.) There’s even a spoof interview with Larry King where Relm is grilled about his live sets. Skits are cool and all, but the bread ’n’ butter is in the live segments. Nothing beats a live Mike Relm set, but the DVD comes close to replicating it… “
Relm recently wrapped up his arena tour with the Blue Man Group. His other credits include performances for a San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland A’s baseball game and the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro. He completed remixes for Adult Swim in conjunction with the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, scored a short film for the Disney Channel series “Too Many Robots,” and created a four-song mega mix for “Yo Gabba Gabba” (Nickelodeon). Relm also stars in an international TV spot for HSBC.
MIKE RELM’s upcoming appearances include:
DATE | CITY | VENUE | ||||||
Live 105 BFD radio show | ||||||||
SAT | 6/7 | San Francisco, CA | Shoreline Amphitheater | |||||
Webby Awards | ||||||||
TUE | 6/10 | New York City, NY | Webby Awards | |||||
Appearing on TONY HAWK’S BOOM BOOM HUCKJAM: | ||||||||
FRI | 7/18 | San Antonio, TX | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |||||
SAT | 7/19 | Corpus Christi, TX | Concrete Street Amphitheater | |||||
SUN | 7/20 | Houston, TX | Sam Houston Race Track | |||||
WED | 7/23 | Birmingham, AL | Verizon Wireless Music Center | |||||
THU | 7/24 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheater | |||||
SAT | 7/26 | Harrington, DE | Delaware State Fair | |||||
SUN | 7/27 | Boston, MA | Tweeter Center | |||||
WED | 7/30 | Moline, IL | I Wireless Center | |||||
THU | 7/31 | Detroit, MI | DTE Energy Music Theater | |||||
TUE | 8/5 | Virginia Beach, VA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |||||
WED | 8/6 | Washington, DC | Nissan Pavilion | |||||
THU | 8/7 | TBA | TBA | |||||
SAT | 8/9 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn’s Landing | |||||
Ross School | ||||||||
SUN | 8/10 | Hamptons, NY | Ross School | |||||
Appearing on TONY HAWK’S BOOM BOOM HUCKJAM: | ||||||||
MON | 8/11 | TBA | TBA | |||||
WED | 8/13 | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheater | |||||
THU | 8/14 | St Louis, MO | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |||||
FRI | 8/15 | Kansas City, MO | Kemper Arena | |||||
SAT | 8/16 | Denver, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater | |||||
MON | 8/18 | Boise, ID | Idaho Center Amphitheater | |||||
TUE | 8/19 | Seattle, WA | White River Amphitheater | |||||
WED | 8/20 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Fairgrounds | |||||
FRI | 8/22 | San Jose, CA | Shoreline Amphitheater | |||||
SAT | 8/23 | San Diego, CA | Qualcom | |||||
SUN | 8/24 | Irvine, CA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | |||||
Treasure Island Music Festival | ||||||||
FRI | 9/20 | San Francisco, CA | Treasure Island Music Festival |
For more information on MIKE RELM, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com (national)
Alex Mohler x230, amohler@msopr.com (regional)
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MIKE RELM ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF LIVE DVD ‘CLOWN ALLEY’ THIS JULY, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED VIDEO TURNTABLIST JOINS TONY HAWK’S BOOM BOOM HUCKJAM NATIONAL TOUR THIS SUMMER AS THE FEATURED MUSICAL GUEST