MIKE RELM ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF LIVE DVD ‘CLOWN ALLEY’ THIS JULY

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DT:    MAY 27, 2008

FR:    ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/ALEX MOHLER
         MSO    818-380-0400

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)

Press Release Teaser:
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