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sometimes the burden of life seems like its too much to bear and the social patterned defects that keeps us bound is evident. Forgetting who we truly are comes easy because we fell from grace, and our character defects are displayed thus branding us statistic. We conform to society's illusion of what we must do to blend in that we loose sight of who we truly are.
Even in human form we are divine. In essence inherently born as kings and queens. We keep this world balanced only needed to be reminded that within, lies supreme intelligence which holds the key to unlock the prison of the mind. Our past does not define who we are, it only serves as a guide to get us to where we are destined to be.
I am everything I say I am. I am beautiful I am life...
The universe moves mountains for me, like a spoiled child I get everything I ask for. Truely blessed, it is so amazing. I've always had the ability to manifest my desires but never knew it until one of the darkest moments of my life when I happened to come across an uncorrected proof of a book called Harmonic Wealth by James Arthur Ray. Once I read it I knew that I was one chosen. That book changed my life for ever. When I conciously began to apply what I was reading, my life began to miracously transform right before my very eyes. I began to have a more clear understanding about everything that was happening to me whether good or bad and gained much respect for the laws that govern our universe.
..Shireal Renee is the CEO/Publisher/Author for, 'By Renee Visions Publishing House'. She has been Editor-In-Chief of, 'Street Connfinement Magazine', for the past 3 years a magazine that caters to the promotion of the underground, unsigned artist and up-in-coming entrepreneurs. She is the host, 'Poetz Corner' a print / online / public access series that has been featured in 'Street Connfinement Magazine', for 3 years. Contact Shireal via email at shirealrenee@gmail.com. explosion of independent artists in the music industry it is only natural that these artists begin investing in themselves, taking on roles as executives and producing their own music videos. This new wave of independence has opened up the doors for not only the artists but the people behind the scenes as well.
New England Video Entertainment (NE Video Ent.) has been around for over 10 years and has made a tremendous mark on Connecticut’s independent scene. They have done videos for just about every major artist in the state from Ru Williams to Oscar Black. The word about the quality of their work spread fast and soon they were making videos all over the Tri-State and even into Atlanta.
Music videos is just one of the service that NE Video provides they are a full video marketing company that does work on, Commercials and Documentaries ,Viral Videos, Web Management as well as professional shooting and editing for clients projects. C.E.O. Zo the founder of NE Video Ent. says, “They are just getting started there is no limit to where the company will grow”; and in CT everyone knows, “If it’s not "NE" Video its just "ANY" Video"
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How did you get involved in making videos?
I started making music videos back in 1998 when I was going to college at ECSU (Eastern Connecticut State University); I did it just as something to do. I would take my Basketball highlights and add music to them. That’s how I basically began my craft. Then I started taping local parties and editing those as well. I started working at ESPN, Channel 30 and did some editing camera op stuff. And it carried over to music videos.
What made you decide to make it a business of your own?
While working at ESPN I realized that I was very talented at editing, it was easy for me. While I was doing it at ESPN they were getting tons of money off of the work I was doing and other people were getting my credit. I actually began my business while working at ESPN. I got a few wedding jobs and I was off and running.
How did you come up with the name NE Video?
The name NE Video Entertainment is the abbreviation for, New England Videography. Do to people not being able to pronounce Videography; I shorted it to NE Video... (Like KFC etc). We made up this slogan to go with the name. “If it’s not "NE" Video its just "ANY" Video"; Smooth from Real Ent. former host of the HBV (Holla Back Video Awards) helped come up with that…shouts out to him.
You have become the go to guy for all Hartford artists looking for video work, who are some of the artists you’ve worked with?
The question is who haven't we worked with? Just to name a few people you may have heard of: Paper Boyz, Oscar Black, Opium Black, Mook N Fair, Northern League, Phar City, Ru Williams, MUD, Notey Xtra, Blink Money, MIlo Sheff and tons other up and coming CT artist. Now we do some Visual Media Management so look out for one of our artist Gwap$.
What are some of the other types of video work do you specialize in?
I am actually an editor by trade, so I’m into a lot of other aspects of video. We do an array of services, Commercials, Documentaries ,Viral Videos, Web Mgmt., you shoot we edit service, sports highlights, Weddings…hence "NE' video. We are currently filming for Central Connecticut State's soccer team. We also do a lot of work with www.soccercoachtv.com and www.ShockSock.com as well as we are involved with Universal Records out of Atlanta and DJ Farenheit (Jeezy's DJ).
What is your ideal client to work with?
Our ideal client would be someone who is self motivated and has a positive energy about themselves in general. Most importantly a budget! Most artists don’t understand that portion of the business. So they get the cheapest or free videos and press kits; which make them seem and look unprofessional. So NE Video is here to change that, with a professional shooting and editing of their projects.
Tell us about your DVD that will premiere at the Showcase Cinema.
A DVD that my company directed and edited (17 of the 28 videos, as well as put together) called, Coke Wave (Independence Day) DVD, linked up with Hollywood Fergie and Sal Pachino to select artist to put together a DVD for French Montana. The DVD aired at The Box Ties theatre in Hartford, the show was packed and we got a great response from the artist and people who attended.
What is your overall goal for the company? Where do you see NE Video in 5 years?
The overall goal of NE Video is to provide lasting memories for the consumer, whether it is in sports, music, fashion, etc... Video is the wave of the future it is available in so many facets. NE Video will be apart of all of them. NE Video in the next 5 years will have released a documentary I’m working on to the theatres we are expecting that in the next 16-24months. Our website continues to be CT's hip hop social site for artists we want to continue to grow to over 700,000 hits and I would like NE Video to become worldwide brand!
What can we look forward to from NE Video in the near future?
In the future near and present NE Video will always be consistent and fair so the consumer will always know they are dealing with professionals. We will be producing more videos and street DVD's (GRINDIN N CT Vol 7. taping is underway). You can always count on NE Video for innovative and creative videos, and to give you more than you paid for!
How can people contact NE Video to work on their projects?
We are easy to reach, some or sites include www.Youtube.com/NEVideo, and we have a FB page search NE Video ENT. The easiest way is to go and log on to our site www.NEVIDEOTV.COM join, send us a message. The two numbers we can be reached are 860.869.8676 and 860.726.5387
Check out some of the latest work below...a play trailer done by NE VIDEO
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New England Video Entertainment (NE Video Ent.) has been around for over 10 years and has made a tremendous mark on Connecticut’s independent scene. They have done videos for just about every major artist in the state from Ru Williams to Oscar Black. The word about the quality of their work spread fast and soon they were making videos all over the Tri-State and even into Atlanta.
Music videos is just one of the service that NE Video provides they are a full video marketing company that does work on, Commercials and Documentaries ,Viral Videos, Web Management as well as professional shooting and editing for clients projects. C.E.O. Zo the founder of NE Video Ent. says, “They are just getting started there is no limit to where the company will grow”; and in CT everyone knows, “If it’s not "NE" Video its just "ANY" Video"
___________________________________________________________________________________
How did you get involved in making videos?
I started making music videos back in 1998 when I was going to college at ECSU (Eastern Connecticut State University); I did it just as something to do. I would take my Basketball highlights and add music to them. That’s how I basically began my craft. Then I started taping local parties and editing those as well. I started working at ESPN, Channel 30 and did some editing camera op stuff. And it carried over to music videos.
What made you decide to make it a business of your own?
While working at ESPN I realized that I was very talented at editing, it was easy for me. While I was doing it at ESPN they were getting tons of money off of the work I was doing and other people were getting my credit. I actually began my business while working at ESPN. I got a few wedding jobs and I was off and running.
How did you come up with the name NE Video?
The name NE Video Entertainment is the abbreviation for, New England Videography. Do to people not being able to pronounce Videography; I shorted it to NE Video... (Like KFC etc). We made up this slogan to go with the name. “If it’s not "NE" Video its just "ANY" Video"; Smooth from Real Ent. former host of the HBV (Holla Back Video Awards) helped come up with that…shouts out to him.
You have become the go to guy for all Hartford artists looking for video work, who are some of the artists you’ve worked with?
The question is who haven't we worked with? Just to name a few people you may have heard of: Paper Boyz, Oscar Black, Opium Black, Mook N Fair, Northern League, Phar City, Ru Williams, MUD, Notey Xtra, Blink Money, MIlo Sheff and tons other up and coming CT artist. Now we do some Visual Media Management so look out for one of our artist Gwap$.
What are some of the other types of video work do you specialize in?
I am actually an editor by trade, so I’m into a lot of other aspects of video. We do an array of services, Commercials, Documentaries ,Viral Videos, Web Mgmt., you shoot we edit service, sports highlights, Weddings…hence "NE' video. We are currently filming for Central Connecticut State's soccer team. We also do a lot of work with www.soccercoachtv.com and www.ShockSock.com as well as we are involved with Universal Records out of Atlanta and DJ Farenheit (Jeezy's DJ).
What is your ideal client to work with?
Our ideal client would be someone who is self motivated and has a positive energy about themselves in general. Most importantly a budget! Most artists don’t understand that portion of the business. So they get the cheapest or free videos and press kits; which make them seem and look unprofessional. So NE Video is here to change that, with a professional shooting and editing of their projects.
Tell us about your DVD that will premiere at the Showcase Cinema.
A DVD that my company directed and edited (17 of the 28 videos, as well as put together) called, Coke Wave (Independence Day) DVD, linked up with Hollywood Fergie and Sal Pachino to select artist to put together a DVD for French Montana. The DVD aired at The Box Ties theatre in Hartford, the show was packed and we got a great response from the artist and people who attended.
What is your overall goal for the company? Where do you see NE Video in 5 years?
The overall goal of NE Video is to provide lasting memories for the consumer, whether it is in sports, music, fashion, etc... Video is the wave of the future it is available in so many facets. NE Video will be apart of all of them. NE Video in the next 5 years will have released a documentary I’m working on to the theatres we are expecting that in the next 16-24months. Our website continues to be CT's hip hop social site for artists we want to continue to grow to over 700,000 hits and I would like NE Video to become worldwide brand!
What can we look forward to from NE Video in the near future?
In the future near and present NE Video will always be consistent and fair so the consumer will always know they are dealing with professionals. We will be producing more videos and street DVD's (GRINDIN N CT Vol 7. taping is underway). You can always count on NE Video for innovative and creative videos, and to give you more than you paid for!
How can people contact NE Video to work on their projects?
We are easy to reach, some or sites include www.Youtube.com/NEVideo, and we have a FB page search NE Video ENT. The easiest way is to go and log on to our site www.NEVIDEOTV.COM join, send us a message. The two numbers we can be reached are 860.869.8676 and 860.726.5387
Check out some of the latest work below...a play trailer done by NE VIDEO
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000561774910#!/album.php?aid=54819&id=1617026954
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrKLPddiHE http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FtOxkJzPY2IY%3Fa&h=1cc45Pamela Monk Kelley-Owner KARAOKE showcase in new haven,ct
The name “Monk” and fame are synonymous, and Pamela Monk Kelley most definitely lives up to her name as she continuously “stands out” in all her endeavors. Pam is no stranger to the bright lights and the bustling sounds of the entertainment world. Her cousins are the legendary jazz pianist,
Thelonious Monk and Super Bowl Fame, Art Monk.
From education to gospel, she is without limitation. Pam leads a high-powered, energetic, yet smooth and inspirational lifestyle, as showcased in her Karaoke business and TV programs. The captivating programs created by this multi-talented visionary are creative, innovated, unique, original, and imaginative. Her production company name was derived from her initials, Pamela Ann Monk. P.A.M. PRODUCTIONS includes activities in theater, dance, music, Karaoke, modeling and behind the scenes' duties such as set design, lighting, and camerat
Cordell Pemberton- Vocalist
Cordell is now and has been with P.A.M. Productions since 2003. Because of his loyalty and
commitment to P.A.M. Productions, he has changed the acronym P.A.M. to People About Music. In his solo career, he has performed in plays, weddings,
conventions and other social events. He now resides In New Haven CT, working as a Substance Abuse
Educator at Wilbur Cross High in new haven
commitment to P.A.M. Productions, he has changed the acronym P.A.M. to People About Music. In his solo career, he has performed in plays, weddings,
conventions and other social events. He now resides In New Haven CT, working as a Substance Abuse
Educator at Wilbur Cross High in new haven
Terry Rogers-Vocalist and DJ
A life long resident of the Elm City. As a young man, he loved music whether it be Jazz, R & B, or Hip Hop music. It was in his soul. One of his favorite singers who inspired him was the legendary Luther Vandross. He has been with P.A.M. Productions for about seven years, providing Karaoke throughout Connecticut in various places. Also, he has participated in singing competitions and opening shows for such groups as Slave, and Howard Hewitt. Besides his music and being a Karaoke DJ, he is a machinist for a major newspaper
EVERY TUES AT JACKEE'S ON STATE STREET NEW HAVEN, CT
EVERY WED, AT JP"S IN WEST HAVEN, CT
EVERY THUR AT OWL NEST .NEW HAVEN CT,
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Carla Morrison, Atlanta, GA, however I represent "Gun wavin" New Haven all day everyday. Da Ville ooh ooh..
Sista Chit Chat: I really enjoyed watching the videos of all the artist in New Haven on street connfinement tv. We have alot of talent, shout out to my girl 4Eva... Keep up the good work and ya'll should definite create a New Haven mixtape. Collectively we know too many people for no one to get signed. So put it together and I'd like 10 copies, cause I know 10 A&R's also well as Ntl DJ's that have their ear to the street and Radio Program Directors I can hand deliver it to. Peace. CMa charge out there to my New Haven People. Make a fly rap song/video without cursing or using the "N" word. It could be about the streets, something positive, etc., but just don't use any curse words. Email me at: chitchatcommunications@hotmail.com . In subject: New Haven Rap Song, with your name. I will forward to Public Enemy's Chuck D, who has a radio show. Hit me up when you get it done. Thanks Elm City. CM
Jimmy Henchmen Plans $120 Million Lawsuit Againt NY Daily News, Journalist Chuck Phillips
Saturday, October 16, 2010
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop executive James Rosemond is going on the offensive with a plan to file a $120 million dollar lawsuit against The New York Daily News and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Chuck Phillips, over an article published in September in the popular newspaper.
The news article, which was published on the 14th anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur, accused Rosemond aka "Jimmy Henchmen" of cooperating with the government for years.
Phillips, a former writer for the Los Angeles Times, is a well-respected investigative journalist who has been reporting on the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. for over a decade.
"It never fails, every year around Tupac's death that Chuck Phillips raises his fabricated mouth against Jimmy Rosemond but we intend to silence his foul mouth with this lawsuit and bury these tampered minutes and paperwork that Chuck Phillip received from jealous and envious inmates, which is the basis of this fairy tale story the Daily News wrote," Rosemond's lawyer David Feinstein snapped.
In an article published by The Los Angeles Times on March 17th, 2008, Phillips claimed that Rosemond set up Tupac Shakur to be beaten, robbed and subsequently shot at the Quad Studios in New York in November of 1994, resulting in tension between rap groups on the East and West Coasts of the United States.
The information was based off of civil court documents filed by an inmate named David Sabatino, who claimed that he worked with Rosemond early in his career promoting rap conventions.
TheSmokingGun.com later revealed that the documents were based on forged by Sabatino, who according to Rosemond's lawyers, has been declared insane by doctors.
The Los Angeles Times was forced to retract the story, in addition to offering an apology to Rosemond and Combs.
Additionally, the Los Angeles Times settled a lawsuit initiated by Rosemond over the story.
Recently, a letter Chuck Phillips allegedly sent to an inmate attempting to get him to reveal information on Rosemond, while making disparaging comments about the executive, was circulated on the Internet.
"On more than one occasion both Daily News & Chuck Phillips have contacted the same inmate trying to coerce him into saying Jimmy was an informant," Rosemond's lawyer Feinstein continued. "We have affidavits from inmates to prove the efforts of their coercion and how determined they were in proving their point. Even after the article's release Chuck Phillips continued in his quest to change the mind of individuals who refused to lie against Jimmy Rosemond at grand jury proceedings.
"Jimmy Rosemond has paid his dues to society and since his release from jail, a decade ago, he's been active in his community, working with troubled youths and have worked extensively abroad in Haiti," Feinstein said. "The only thing Jimmy Rosemond is guilty of is being an accomplished manager for singers & rappers and now he's a victim of his own success."
The news article, which was published on the 14th anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur, accused Rosemond aka "Jimmy Henchmen" of cooperating with the government for years.
Phillips, a former writer for the Los Angeles Times, is a well-respected investigative journalist who has been reporting on the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. for over a decade.
"It never fails, every year around Tupac's death that Chuck Phillips raises his fabricated mouth against Jimmy Rosemond but we intend to silence his foul mouth with this lawsuit and bury these tampered minutes and paperwork that Chuck Phillip received from jealous and envious inmates, which is the basis of this fairy tale story the Daily News wrote," Rosemond's lawyer David Feinstein snapped.
In an article published by The Los Angeles Times on March 17th, 2008, Phillips claimed that Rosemond set up Tupac Shakur to be beaten, robbed and subsequently shot at the Quad Studios in New York in November of 1994, resulting in tension between rap groups on the East and West Coasts of the United States.
The information was based off of civil court documents filed by an inmate named David Sabatino, who claimed that he worked with Rosemond early in his career promoting rap conventions.
TheSmokingGun.com later revealed that the documents were based on forged by Sabatino, who according to Rosemond's lawyers, has been declared insane by doctors.
The Los Angeles Times was forced to retract the story, in addition to offering an apology to Rosemond and Combs.
Additionally, the Los Angeles Times settled a lawsuit initiated by Rosemond over the story.
Recently, a letter Chuck Phillips allegedly sent to an inmate attempting to get him to reveal information on Rosemond, while making disparaging comments about the executive, was circulated on the Internet.
"On more than one occasion both Daily News & Chuck Phillips have contacted the same inmate trying to coerce him into saying Jimmy was an informant," Rosemond's lawyer Feinstein continued. "We have affidavits from inmates to prove the efforts of their coercion and how determined they were in proving their point. Even after the article's release Chuck Phillips continued in his quest to change the mind of individuals who refused to lie against Jimmy Rosemond at grand jury proceedings.
"Jimmy Rosemond has paid his dues to society and since his release from jail, a decade ago, he's been active in his community, working with troubled youths and have worked extensively abroad in Haiti," Feinstein said. "The only thing Jimmy Rosemond is guilty of is being an accomplished manager for singers & rappers and now he's a victim of his own success."
For all its stunning symbolic power, the Million Man March failed to take the next step, which was converting the rally's energy into a viable political and social movement.
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By Jon Jeter
First, the day: It was a brilliant autumn morning 15 years ago Oct. 16 when nearly a million black men assembled peacefully and purposefully on the National Mall in Washington D.C., to talk, show our mutual support and urge one another on. An almost cloudless sky, I remember, was bluer than reality; the air was crisp and cool and crackling with energy; and the mood was joyous, almost triumphant, as though we were gathered in a huge, roofless church. Even now, the Million Man March remains as magically perfect as any single event I've ever witnessed.
But then there is this: The 5,475 days that have followed the Million Man March have been as dark and bleak for African-American men and their families as any in my lifetime. As we were gathering in D.C., powerful, reactionary political forces in our nation were coalescing to send more of us to prison, cut our jobs and wages, swindle us out of our homes and health care, and deepen the misery in our communities. And so, for me, any celebration of that wondrous October day is tinged with more than a little sorrow that we squandered our best opportunity to arrest black America's inexorable slog to Gomorrah.
The reality is that since 1965 -- when I was born -- black America has never had so many of our own in jail (in terms of absolute numbers or as a percentage of our overall population); seen more "good" jobs disappear; been sicker; experienced a wider income gap within our community; and, most important, seen more of our material gains reversed than we have over the last 15 years. This is true in almost all areas, including housing, educational outcomes, widening of the income gap and representation in trade unions.
Yes, in the aftermath, we elected our first black president, which many see as a major step forward for African Americans. And in some ways, that is true. But I would argue that using the election of Barack Obama as proof of black progress is central to the problem. His presidency has not stalled the downward spiral of so many African Americans. You would be hard pressed to identify a period over the last 45 years when black politicians have been less responsive to the black polity. In other words, while Marion Barry and Coleman Young and Harold Washington might have been flawed, they were ours.
No one would say the same of the Adrian Fentys, Cory Bookers and Harold Ford Jrs. of the world. We're living in different times, times that we could not have foreseen 15 years ago as we gathered on the Mall.
"The powerful visual image that the march projected of a million black men gathered in solidarity was unlike anything we had ever seen in this country before," says Nellie Bailey, an African-American woman and executive director of the Harlem Tenants' Council, which advocates for affordable housing in New York City. "And even as a feminist, I didn't object so much to the exclusion of women. After a 400-year campaign to emasculate black men, the assertion of black manhood and of a responsibility to community and family was very important."
But what disappoints Bailey is the fragmented response that the march offered to growing systemic problems. "When we organize people, it has to be around something more than this idea of individual faith and personal responsibility," she says. "The march should have capitalized on all this energy by providing people with concrete ideas for how to go home and build the institutions and infrastructure that we need to make real demands of our government."
By the time of the march, Congress had already passed the North American Free Trade Agreement, which opened the floodgates for employers to ship good-paying manufacturing jobs overseas, and the Clinton administration's omnibus crime bill, which eliminated inmate educational programs and accelerated the growth in the nation's prison population. Both actions had a greater impact on black men than on any other demographic group.
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