Blog Blog: 2012-03-12T18:59:19Z Copyright (c) 2012, Black Iris ExpressionEngine tag:blackiris.tv,2012:03:12 Black Iris presents 2012 White Iris SXSW Showcase tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.311 2012-03-12T18:48:18Z 2012-03-12T18:59:19Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv See you there?
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]]> Foreign Born’s “Vacationing People” Featured in Indie Film “In Our Nature” tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.310 2012-03-06T19:15:14Z 2012-03-06T19:34:15Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Foreign Born (featuring members of Black Iris & White Iris affiliates Fool’s Gold and Big Search) licensed their song “Vacationing People” for use in the new indie drama “In Our Nature,” starring Zach Gilford and Jena Malone. Check out the song in the new trailer for the film below, which holds it’s world premier this week at SXSW!

IN OUR NATURE TRAILER from in our nature on Vimeo.

]]> Black Iris Winter Newsletter! tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.309 2012-02-09T21:10:45Z 2012-02-09T21:49:47Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Our Winter Newsletter is here! It’s chock full of new Black Iris work (like the awesome MetLife Super Bowl ad!) and White Iris news, including Other Lives tour dates with Radiohead! You should read it.
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]]> Black Iris teams up with MetLife to create a Super Bowl ad for Everyone! tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.308 2012-02-06T17:30:12Z 2012-02-06T17:47:13Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
Black Iris loves the Super Bowl just as much as the next guy, but honestly, what we really love about the big game are the ads! This year, we were incredibly excited to compose for MetLife’s awesome Super Bowl spot, Everyone, which features our favorite childhood cartoon characters. Watch Everyone below, and then do us a solid and head over to USA Today’s Super Bowl Odometer and vote for it!

]]> White Iris + White Rabbits tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.307 2012-01-25T22:31:55Z 2012-01-25T22:42:57Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
We’re excited to announce the upcoming White Iris vinyl release for Brooklyn band White Rabbits. The MILK FAMOUS vinyl will be released through White Iris on March 13 (digital release 3/6)! Pre-order MILK FAMOUS here, and be sure to watch their video “Heavy Metal” below, which premiered today on NPR.

]]> Electric Guest ‘American Daydream’ tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.306 2012-01-23T22:10:58Z 2012-01-23T22:12:59Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Electric Guest’s American Daydream premiered over on MTV2 today. Have a look see:

Electric Guest - American Daydream - Music - More Music Videos
]]> Best thing ever (to us)! tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.305 2012-01-19T23:12:08Z 2012-01-19T23:21:09Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
A youtube channel dedicated purely to skateboarding? We’re in. Check out the RIDE Channel, watch the teaser video featuring FIDLAR below, and let’s get rad.

 

]]> Rachel Fannan featured on Welcome to the West tag:blackiris.tv,2012:index-dev.php/site/4.304 2012-01-18T18:38:09Z 2012-01-18T19:44:10Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
We’re excited to share with you this beautiful Welcome to the West session featuring our friend and talented family member, Rachel Fannan, which was recorded in our LA studio. Enjoy!

Rachel Fannan - Let Me Sing You Love Songs from Welcome To The West on Vimeo.

 

]]> Black Iris collective + SNL Digital Short tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.303 2011-12-12T20:24:03Z 2011-12-12T23:45:04Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
Black Iris collective members cowrote the music with Lonely Island for this hilarious SNL holiday skit featuring Katy Perry, Matt Damon AND Val Kilmer. Too good!

]]> Billboard examines Indie Rock’s place in Advertising tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.302 2011-12-12T19:12:37Z 2011-12-12T20:13:38Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
In the spirit of their annual year-in-review, in which music trends from the past 12 months are explored, Billboard examines the intersection of indie rock and advertising. Read the entire article here, which features our own EP Daron Hollowell!

]]> SHOOT Magazine nominates “Planet Better” as Top Track of the Year! tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.300 2011-12-05T15:28:13Z 2011-12-05T15:44:14Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Black Iris’ track for MTV Exit’s “Planet Better” featuring the vocals of Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, music by BI producer Lewis Pesacov and lyrics by Big Search’s Matt Popieluch just got nominated for SHOOT Mag’s Top Track of the Year!

Please take a minute to vote for us here!

The polls close at midnight EST this Wednesday, December 7th!

 

MTV EXIT ‘Planet Better’ from Paranoid US on Vimeo.

 

]]> Nissan LEAF’s “Gas Powered Everything” lands Adweek’s “10 Best Commercials of 2011!” tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.299 2011-11-28T20:43:45Z 2011-11-28T21:10:46Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Nissan LEAF’s “Gas Powered Everything” spot, of which Black Iris composed the original score for, has just been placed on Tim Nudd’s Adweek’s “10 Best Commercials of 2011” list…check it out!!


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]]> Feelin’ Pretty Bad Ass with Tundra tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.298 2011-11-21T19:13:52Z 2011-11-21T19:19:53Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv image
We channeled our inner tough-guy ‘tude when we worked on this spot Tundra spot with Toyota. It shows, right?

]]> Asa Taccone composes new track for Charlotte Gainsbourg tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.297 2011-11-03T15:08:13Z 2011-11-03T15:46:14Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Our talented friend and Black Iris composer Asa Taccone (Electric Guest) recently wrote the song ‘Anna’ for Charlotte Gainsbourg’s upcoming album Stage Whisper. Click the image below to listen to a snippet of ‘Anna’.
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]]> BLACK & WHITE IRIS @ CMJ! tag:blackiris.tv,2011:index-dev.php/site/4.296 2011-10-26T18:22:44Z 2011-10-26T18:53:45Z Black Iris jon@blackiris.tv Check out some of the nice press that the White Iris band Fidlar got for their awesome performances at CMJ!

FIDLAR

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/10/cmj_2011_-_bill_3.html#more
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/cmj-day-2-reader-reviews-of-zola-jesus-fidlar-we-are-augustines-and-more/
http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/10/20/cmj-wednesday-zola-jesus-fidlar-bleached-wim

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Also, ELECTRIC GUEST—which was founded by super talented Black Iris composers Asa Taccone & Matthew Compton—received a ton of cred for their first ever CMJ appearances!!

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/150291-purity-ring-gauntlet-hair-electric-guest-at-cmj-2011/
http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/2109053/live-photos-cmj-2011-day-one

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