A Forest Haunt | A short film shaped by hundreds of people around the world HITRECORD 2022-04-29 | When greedy woodsmen threaten to destroy a sacred forest, one little haunt must confront the limits of her own might and learn to embrace the power of collaboration in order to save her home.The story of ‘A Forest Haunt’ was shaped by hundreds of people around the world. During CES 2022, Canon and HitRecord invited everyone into a hybrid writers’ room to come up with the short film together from scratch. Participants everywhere were able to seamlessly connect and share their ideas, using Canon’s new AMLOS system.See How It Was Made: youtu.be/mmfQnqAQT3MDid you join one of the live brainstorms with HitRecord x Canon at CES? Find your name in the credits!Jump to credits: 3:54
A story of collaboration | The Making of ‘A Forest Haunt’ HITRECORD 2022-04-29 | Get a behind-the-scenes look into the making of ‘A Forest Haunt’, a first-of-its-kind creative collaboration. During CES 2022, people all over the world joined a massive hybrid writers' room to come up with the story for this animated short film, together. The writers’ room was run by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the HitRecord team and equipped with Canon’s AMLOS (Activate My Line of Sight) System. AMLOS gives everyone a front-row seat to the brainstorming, whiteboards, character sketches, and more, allowing them to participate as if they were there.Watch The Film: youtu.be/ez8bzZ0aXhYLearn More About AMLOS: usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/explore/product-showcases/amlos
CLASS PROJECTS | Creative Discussions #2 HITRECORD 2021-12-20 | Learn by doing. Together: hitrecord.org/classes--------------------How do you apply contrast in your creative process? Hear insights and tips from two of our talented Class Projects Teachers on how they approach “contrast”, and be sure to check out their full classes on HITRECORD Class Projects: Experimenting with Light and Color in Portrait Photography with DruePhotoEditing Cinematic Poetry with theRaymondWeiIn Class Projects, you learn by doing. Because if you really wanna learn a creative skill, you can’t just sit back and watch a video -- you have to actually jump in and give it a try. Find out more information, and test out some of the skills you learned in this video HERE. Have a question about the creative process for future episodes of Creative Discussions? Write it in the comments!
CLASS PROJECTS | Creative Discussions HITRECORD 2021-11-16 | Try out some of the skills you'll learn in this video over in a HITRECORD Class Project here: hitrecord.org/classesEver felt inspired to do something creative, but you didn’t know where to start? Hear insights and tips from three of our talented Class Projects Teachers on how they approach “beginnings”, and be sure to check out their full classes on HITRECORD Class Projects: Storytelling Through Folk Music with MadisenMusicExpressing Yourself Through Surreal Collage Art with postwookWriting Bedtime Stories with MetaphorestIn Class Projects, you learn by doing. Because if you really wanna learn a creative skill, you can’t just sit back and watch a video -- you have to actually jump in and give it a try. Have a question about the creative process for future episodes of Creative Discussions? Write it in the comments below!
INTRODUCING HITRECORD CLASS PROJECTS HITRECORD 2021-11-15 | Learn by doing. Together: http://hitrecord.org/classesIf you really wanna learn a creative skill, you can’t just sit back and watch a video. You have to actually jump in and give it a try. With Class Projects, you’ll learn as you create, get guaranteed expert feedback, and do it all together with positive vibes from the HITRECORD community.
Coping through Creativity - HITRECORD x Apple TV+s MR. CORMAN HITRECORD 2021-10-01 | Over 809 artists from 51 countries around the world shared stories, artwork, and music exploring how creativity has helped them through difficult moments in their life.Together on HITRECORD, we created this short documentary, "Coping through Creativity" in collaboration with MR. CORMAN and AppleTV+.***********MR.CORMAN is now streaming on AppleTV+:apple.co/mrcormanCollaborate with us on HITRECORD:hitrecord.orgLearn Joseph Gordon-Levitt's process for writing the main character of MR. CORMAN in this FREE HITRECORD Class Project:hitrecord.org/classes/6385681
FDFI x HITRECORD - Come collaborate on The Virtual Monuments Project! HITRECORD 2021-06-29 | HITRECORD is partnering with Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives to create a series of art pieces celebrating Black Excellence!These pieces could be songs, illustrations, photo collages, short films - but each one will celebrate an important moment or influential figure from Black History or Black Culture in its own, unique way.Now who, or what, should these pieces be about? Contribute your ideas, and get involved in creating the monuments here: hitrecord.org/monuments
Season 2 Finale | A Better World Is In Sight HITRECORD 2021-05-27 | Create Together is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, short films, and more. The theme for Season 2 is NATURE, and in our finale this week, we’re premiering the full music video for our song A Better World Is In Sight -- inspired by the stories and experiences of people around the world who have experienced natural disasters, and celebrating what we can do to build a better future for our planet.Even though this season is over, you can still join in on creative projects of all kinds over at HITRECORD! Contribute here: bit.ly/3anlmPX
Putting The Fun Into Fungi HITRECORD 2021-05-20 | Create Together is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, short films, and more. The theme for Season 2 is NATURE, and this week, we’re learning all about fungi and how a secret underground network connects the forest floor beneath us.Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Contribute here: bit.ly/3anlmPX
Create Together Season 2 | Sneak Peek HITRECORD 2021-05-17 | Create Together is an Emmy-Winning show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, mini-docs, short films and more inspired by nature, and the beauty of the natural world. Season 2 is STREAMING NOW, so check out our 6-episode series on our YouTube Channel:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0rl-bjxkI6pajE6p4QbM2_KexNiTiLqWe are making these episodes AT THIS VERY MOMENT, so if you like to write, act, draw, take photos, make music -- or, even if you don’t consider yourself an artist at all, come get involved, and share your stories and experiences on HITRECORD at hitrecord.org/createtogether.
We Turned Nature Sounds Into Music HITRECORD 2021-05-13 | Create Together is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, short films, and more. The theme for Season 2 is NATURE, and this week we’re using the sounds of the natural world to make music for our music video, A Better World is Possible.Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Contribute here: bit.ly/3anlmPX
Talking to NASA About Climate Change HITRECORD 2021-05-06 | Create Together is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, short films, and more. The theme for Season 2 is NATURE and this week, we’re celebrating all the wonderful ways that nature can renew and reinvent itself. We’ll show you a short film about a First Nations Community in Canada rebuilding after a devastating wildfire, and speak with a renowned NASA Scientist about natural disasters, climate change, and the future of our planet. To learn more about One Tree Planted’s reforestation efforts in Canada and across the world, visit here: onetreeplanted.org/collections/canada Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Contribute here: bit.ly/3anlmPX
The Beauty in Our Own Backyards HITRECORD 2021-04-29 | Create Together is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, short films, and more. The theme for Season 2 is NATURE and this week, it’s time to re-introduce ourselves to the great outdoors -- a world we might have forgotten after more than a year of being stuck inside.Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Contribute here: bit.ly/3anlmPX
A Better World Is Possible HITRECORD 2021-04-22 | Create Together is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt which invites people from all over the world to come together and create art, music, short films, and more. The theme for Season 2 is NATURE and this week, we're focusing on the destructive force of nature -- telling stories of people around the world who have felt the devastating effects of natural disasters.Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Contribute here: bit.ly/3anlmPX
Celebrating the Beauty in Our Own Backyards || Announcing Season 2 of “Create Together” HITRECORD 2021-02-17 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt announces Season 2 of the Emmy-Award Winning Series, Create Together, a HITRECORD show about creative collaboration and celebrating the beauty of nature in our own backyards. Be a part of the show! Share your stories, photos, videos, and more here: hitrecord.org/createtogether==Last year, we invited the world to participate in a collaborative series with YouTube Originals called CREATE TOGETHER. 7,100 people from 189 different countries came together on HITRECORD to make short films, music videos, and art all about our collective experience living in the pandemic, and we won an Emmy for it.Today, I’m excited to announce… we’re making Season 2!While last season was all about being creative together during a time of isolation, this season, we wanted to change things up a bit and focus on the world outside. The season will be a celebration of nature; an ode to the beauty in our own backyards, and beyond! Everything we create together will draw inspiration from the natural world - a world we’ve all probably grown to appreciate more over the past year. In celebration of Earth Day, these 10-minute episodes will be released starting in April, and will feature short films, short documentaries, music videos, artwork and more — all made collaboratively on HITRECORD.Wherever you live, whatever access to nature you have, if you like to act, write, make music or make movies-- you can be a part of this. This isn’t just for expert artists. It’s for anybody who is making creativity a part of their lives as we get through this moment in time, together.Come jump in: hitrecord.org/createtogetherThanks againJ
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted A Crown || A poem by John Lithgow HITRECORD 2020-11-04 | The HITRECORD community made this short film based on John Lithgow's poem "Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown."Everything you see in this short film was contributed by different people - from all around the world - on the HITRECORD app. Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this one!Check out John Lithgow's book: dumpty.chroniclebooks.comJoin us on HITRECORD: www.hitrecord.orgDownload the HITRECORD app!iOS: apple.co/2E4PvtpAndroid: bit.ly/31pkXvg
Fake News || A poem by John Lithgow HITRECORD 2020-11-04 | The HITRECORD community made this short film based on John Lithgow's poem "Fake News" from his new book, "Trumpty Dumpty Wanted A Crown."Everything you see in this short film was contributed by different people - from all around the world - on the HITRECORD app. Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this one!Check out John Lithgow's book: dumpty.chroniclebooks.comJoin us on HITRECORD: www.hitrecord.orgDownload the HITRECORD app!iOS: apple.co/2E4PvtpAndroid: bit.ly/31pkXvg
3rd Rock From the Sun Reunion with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and John Lithgow || HITRECORD HITRECORD 2020-09-29 | Collaborate with John Lithgow and Joseph Gordon-Levitt: https://hitrecord.app.link/trumptydumptyBeyond my family, perhaps the most influential people in my whole life were the kind souls who guided me through a blessed and weird adolescence as I acted on 3rd Rock From The Sun. John Lithgow taught me so much about being funny, being an artist, being a leader, and just being a good human. Now we’re doing a HITRECORD project inspired by his new book, #TrumptyDumpty Wanted A Crown, so if you feel like doing some acting, reading some rhymes, delivering some dark political satire against a despotic president that deserves to be dethroned, come jump in...
WE WON AN EMMY! HITRECORD 2020-09-01 | An incredible honor to be recognized by the Television Academy for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming for our show, Create Together. Bravo and CONGRATULATIONS to everyone in the HITRECORD community. 🔴🍦❤️
PROJECT POWER Rap Cypher + Music Video HITRECORD 2020-08-21 | Over 60 artists from more than a dozen countries collaborated on HITRECORD to create this rap cypher music video inspired by Netflix’s Project Power 🔥***********Three weeks ago, Dominique Fishback and Joseph Gordon-Levitt challenged members of the HITRECORD community to create a song themed around a central question: What’s your power?Thousands of contributors submitted writing, music, and visuals, and then built on and remixed each other’s ideas to create this original song and music video. Project Power is now streaming on Netflix: netflix.com/title/80204465Collaborate with us on HITRECORD: hitrecord.org
PROJECT POWER: Let’s Make a Song and Music Video! HITRECORD 2020-07-30 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback want to collaborate with you on an original song and music video inspired by their new Netflix movie, Project Power!We're looking for rappers, vocalists, musicians, and artists of all kinds to answer a central question in the movie: What is your power? Collaborate with us on HITRECORD: https://hitrecord.app.link/projectpower
We Are 2020: The Music Video We Created Together HITRECORD 2020-06-22 | What an amazing journey this has been! In the finale of our massive, weeks-long collaboration, we’ll share the music video our community has been creating together. Watch from week one: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0rl-bjxkI6gwIOA6paIZlOjp0f42zOq Still feeling creative? Carry on the conversation with us at HITRECORD: bit.ly/3funsRk
The World Outside Your Window HITRECORD 2020-06-15 | Be advised: This episode contains flashing lights that may affect photosensitive viewers.Create Together #WithMe is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt about making art and community in a time when all our plans have changed. This week, we’ll peek out our windows to appreciate the world outside.What are you making lately? Let us know: bit.ly/3anlmPX New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to stay notified: youtube.com/user/hitrecord?sub_confirmation=1
The World Makes Art for the Class of 2020 HITRECORD 2020-06-08 | Create Together #WithMe is a new show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt about making art and community in a time when all our plans have changed. This week, we’ll take a look at what we can accomplish when we collaborate together. What are you making lately? Let us know: bit.ly/3anlmPX New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to stay notified: youtube.com/user/hitrecord?sub_confirmation=1
Some People Can’t Stay Home HITRECORD 2020-06-01 | Create Together #WithMe is a new show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt about making art and community in a time when all our plans have changed. This week we look at the art and stories of those who can stay home, and those that can’t.What are you making lately? Let us know: bit.ly/3anlmPX New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to stay notified: youtube.com/user/hitrecord?sub_confirmation=1
Let’s Make Art for the Class of 2020 HITRECORD 2020-05-25 | Create Together #WithMe is a show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt about making art and community in a time when all our plans have changed. This week we begin to create a different kind of artful celebration for the class of 2020.What are you making lately? Let us know: bit.ly/3anlmPX New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to stay notified: youtube.com/user/hitrecord?sub_confirmation=1
Scream with Me Because it Works HITRECORD 2020-05-18 | Create Together #WithMe is a new show hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt about making art and community in a time when all our plans have changed. This week we're kicking things off with a poem of gratitude, and a reminder that there's nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned cathartic wail. What are you making lately? Let us know: bit.ly/3anlmPX New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to stay notified: youtube.com/user/hitrecord?sub_confirmation=1
I’m making a new show…with you? || Announcing “Create Together #WithMe” HITRECORD 2020-04-22 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt announces Create Together #WithMe, a HITRECORD show about creative collaboration during the pandemic. Be a part of the show! Share how you’re staying creative during isolation: bit.ly/3anlmPXSubscribe to our channel: bit.ly/2yjPMW3*******************************Hey everyone, it's Joe. Like many of you, I’ve been home for about a month now (and I’m lucky that I get to stay home, since many people can’t). At this dark moment when many of us are feeling so isolated, it’s been incredible to witness the HITRECORD community coming together through creative collaboration. I thought, “This should be a show.” So I pitched it to YouTube... and it’s happening. Create Together #WithMe will tell stories of people all over the world staying connected during this pandemic by making art together. And I want you to be part of it. If you like to write, act, make movies, make music— however you like to express yourself, come jump in. bit.ly/3anlmPX
HITRECORD at Sundance — Live Stream: Episode 4 HITRECORD 2020-01-29 | Broadcasting to you live from here in Park City to recap last night’s HITRECORD Live Labs show, premiere some cool new short films our community made, and introduce you to some collaborative projects that need your contributions to get to the finish line.Here are some of the projects we’re highlighting today: • What’s something you’ve always wanted to say?: hitrecord.org/challenges/4143153 • Post a photo of your favorite person: hitrecord.org/challenges/4143155 • Childhood Special Things project: hitrecord.org/projects/4112855 • What rules do you live by? hitrecord.org/challenges/4163979Come collaborate at www.hitrecord.orgAnd download our mobile apps:iOS app's here: apple.co/2puTojr Android app's here: http://bit.ly/35ESm5g
HITRECORD at Sundance — Live Stream: Episode 3 HITRECORD 2020-01-28 | Broadcasting to you live from here in Park City to recap the HITRECORD Live Labs show, premiere some cool new short films our community made, and introduce you to some collaborative projects that need your contributions to get to the finish line.Here are some of the projects we’re highlighting today: • 5 Word Advice: hitrecord.org/challenges/4160638 • Talk about a time you made something from nothing: hitrecord.org/challenges/4162078 • The Little Moments project: hitrecord.org/projects/4110290 • What’s something you’ve always wanted to say?: hitrecord.org/challenges/4143153Come collaborate at www.hitrecord.orgAnd download our mobile apps:iOS app's here: apple.co/2puTojr Android app's here: http://bit.ly/35ESm5g
HITRECORD at Sundance — Live Stream: Episode 2 HITRECORD 2020-01-27 | Broadcasting to you live from here in Park City to recap last night’s HITRECORD Live Labs show, premiere some cool new short films our community made, and introduce you to some collaborative projects that need your contributions to get to the finish line.Here are some of the projects we’re highlighting today:Sundance Roll Call: hitrecord.org/challenges/4155054Breaking Bad Habits: hitrecord.org/projects/4119957What’s your favorite subject in school?: hitrecord.org/challenges/41606315 Word Advice: hitrecord.org/challenges/4160638Come collaborate at www.hitrecord.orgAnd download our mobile apps:iOS app's here: apple.co/2puTojr Android app's here: http://bit.ly/35ESm5g
HITRECORD Live Labs 2 HITRECORD 2020-01-27 | Coming to you live from Sundance, with the grand finale of HITRECORD Live Labs. Don't just watch — participate in the show! Download the HITRECORD app, join in, enjoyyyyy!Come collaborate at www.hitrecord.orgAnd download our mobile apps:iOS app's here: apple.co/2puTojr Android app's here: http://bit.ly/35ESm5g
HITRECORD at Sundance Live Stream: Episode 1 HITRECORD 2020-01-25 | Broadcasting to you live from here in Park City to recap last night’s HITRECORD Live Labs show, premiere some cool new short films our community made, and introduce you to some collaborative projects that need your contributions to get to the finish line.Here are some of the projects we’re highlighting today:Sundance Roll Call: hitrecord.org/challenges/4155054Regrets: A Cinepoem: hitrecord.org/projects/4100768“WOW!!” in a weird way: hitrecord.org/challenges/4156417Passionate Photography: hitrecord.org/challenges/4156425Come collaborate at www.hitrecord.orgAnd download our mobile apps:iOS app's here: apple.co/2puTojr Android app's here: http://bit.ly/35ESm5g
HITRECORD Live Labs HITRECORD 2020-01-25 | We’re putting on a live show here at Sundance with the HITRECORD community. Everyone in the world can watch and (more importantly) participate in the show, wherever you are in the world. Download the HITRECORD app and join in. And, of course, enjoy the showww!Come collaborate at www.hitrecord.orgAnd download our mobile apps:iOS app's here: apple.co/2puTojr Android app's here: http://bit.ly/35ESm5g
Join us at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020! HITRECORD 2019-12-19 | Going back to SUNDANCE!! And you’re all invited. :) RSVP here: hitrecordxzappos.app.rsvpify.comInfo: sundance.hitrecord.org Join me + HITRECORD in Park City (in person or via live stream) for 2 free events on Friday, January 24th and Sunday, January 26th. These events’ll be different from anything we’ve ever done before.At these events we’ll be shining a spotlight on projects that members of our community are leading. The focus won’t be on finished projects, but on works in progress. And that’s because we’ll be asking everybody to contribute to those projects in real time. So it’s not so much a show, it’s a collaborative experience.We’ll be live streaming both of the events as well. And we’ll be inviting the world not only to watch but to participate and contribute alongside the people in the room.Big thanks to our good friends at Zappos for helping make this happen.See you at Sundance real soon…Thanks againJ
Zappos x HITRECORD! Let’s get weird 🤪 HITRECORD 2019-08-01 | Zappos is partnering with HITRECORD to create art that celebrates YOU. And it’s gonna get weird. Lets gooooo: bit.ly/2GELfPo We just launched a TON of new creative projects in partnership with Zappos! We’re going to be making songs, short films, mini documentaries, WEIRD animations, artwork and more! The only thing missing…. Is YOU! Can’t wait to see what we make, and I hope you’ll all come be a part of it!
Watch Dogs: Legion x HITRECORD! Come make music for the game! HITRECORD 2019-07-11 | 10 original songs. Collaboratively made for Watch Dogs: Legion.. By YOU. Come play w/ us: http://hitrecord.org/watchdogslegionUbisoft wants to include fans and players in the creative process of the game, so here’s your chance! These 10 songs, ranging from punk to hip-hop to metal, will have opportunities for everyone to get involved. So whether you like playing music, singing, or writing...come get involved now!Can’t wait to see what we make, and I hope you’ll all come be a part of it.
Ever watch a cooking show and think... Hey, I could be good at that! HITRECORD 2019-06-18 | We’re making new episodes of the HITRECORD cooking show, Recipe Remix, and we want to hear from you: bit.ly/2WR9G6f Here’s the concept of the show… Each episode starts with one person telling a story about a recipe that’s really special to them. Then, folks from all over the world will get in the kitchen and try out that recipe, adding their own flair and sharing how it relates to them. Through this experience, we see these human beings connecting on a pretty profound level–and it’s all inspired by the remix of a recipe.So… ready to tell YOUR STORY? Get out your camera and show us what you’re cooking tonight! Talk about the recipe, why it’s important to you, who taught you how to make it, and what your friends/family think of it! Post your video here: bit.ly/2WR9G6f
Logic x HITRECORD – “Do What You Love” (Official Music Video) HITRECORD 2019-03-16 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt's making a show, and he wants you to be part of it: bit.ly/2XSVau9This song is the result of a unique collaborative experiment from the YouTube Originals special "Band Together with Logic." Logic put the call out around the world for anybody and everybody to collaborate with him on an original song. The first time any of them had ever met in person was to shoot this video.WATCH how these 21 artists collaborated with Logic on HITRECORD and inspired each other to push this song in unexpected directions. Check out the YouTube Originals special “Band Together with Logic” here: youtube.com/watch?v=NSCrLJyti8A&tAnd if you’re feeling creative, or just wanna look around at some cool art, come check out our online community here: http://HITRECORD.org.
Band Together with Logic [Full TV Special] HITRECORD 2019-03-15 | In this YouTube Originals special, award-winning rapper and producer, Logic invites the world to collaborate with him on an original song, and opens up his creative process like never before. After Logic lays down some rough ideas and releases them on Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s online collaborative platform, HITRECORD, the song takes on a life of its own: Thousands of people from around the world build on what Logic started, bringing their own ideas and influences, and inspiring each other to push the music in unexpected directions. Through this unique process, Logic discovers the stories and talents of 21 musicians: an unlikely band of collaborators who come together to create a truly original song and music video.Watch the official music video Logic x HITRECORD "Do What You Love" : youtu.be/e_XTRTz5rYUAnd if you’re feeling creative, or just wanna look around at some cool art, come check out our online community here: http://HITRECORD.org.0:00 Origin Story3:55 Studio Session #19:24 The Build Begins11:29 Studio Session #224:39 Studio Session #333:24 Video Invite 37:14 The Big Day40:40 Video Shoot44:15 Do What You Love Music Video
YouTube, meet HITRECORD HITRECORD 2019-03-14 | Hi there, Joe here. Made this trailer to our channel so you don’t get all confused... Ok, now go check out http://hitrecord.org
Band Together with Logic - Official Trailer HITRECORD 2019-03-11 | A first look at the YouTube Originals Special documenting the unique, collaborative process between rapper and producer Logic, and an unlikely band of artists from all over the world who came together to create an original song and music video.To see how these 21 artists collaborated with Logic on HITRECORD and inspired each other to push this song in unexpected directions, check out the YouTube Originals special “Band Together with Logic” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCrL...And if you’re feeling creative, or just wanna look around at some cool art, come check out our online community here: http://HITRECORD.org.
Sexy Motha Music Video HITRECORD 2019-03-09 | A little something for all the moms out there...Come create on HITRECORD at: http://hitrecord.org
Prom Queen HITRECORD 2019-03-09 | Lydia Saskia recalls her unconventional prom night...Come create on HITRECORD at: http://hitrecord.org
The Life of Donnie Bibbs HITRECORD 2019-03-09 | A man in a tree reflects on how he got there. Come create on HITRECORD at: http://hitrecord.org
A Conversation with Alex Gurevich from Javelin Venture Partners HITRECORD 2019-02-01 | I recorded this conversation with our lead investor, Alex Gurevich from Javelin Venture Partners, talking about our evolution from a production company into a new collaborative media platform at HITRECORD (hitrecord.org)I’ve spent a lot of time with Alex now, and I think he’s a really good guy and he really understands and appreciates who we are as a community. And I wanted to introduce him to all of you guys and have a chat about what raising capital means for us here in the HITRECORD community and our future making art together. I am beyond excited for all the things to come...Thanks againJ
HITRECORD: From Production Company to Platform HITRECORD 2019-01-31 | There’s something I’ve been working on - along with everyone here at the HITRECORD office - for YEARS. But we haven’t talked about it publicly yet, until today. Some of you know what HITRECORD is. Some of you don’t. (Psst check it out here: hitrecord.org)It’s a deeply meaningful thing to me. When I first started it with my brother, many years ago, it was just a hobby, it was a message board we ran, and this little community started to form, where people would make little videos and songs and stories and stuff together. And I don’t mean they’d just share the things they’d made on their own. Everyone was collaborating. In 2010, we launched it as a new kind of production company, where anybody with the internet could collaborate on all kinds of art and media projects. Since then, we’ve made short films, we published books, we put out records, we made a TV show that won an Emmy, we made stuff for tons of different partners. And whenever any of those productions made money, we paid the contributors. Now, I’m incredibly proud of our community for everything we’ve done as a production company. But I’ve also been thinking for a while now about the limits of being a production company. There are only so many productions we can do at a time, and so there are only so many people who can be a part of each one. What I really want is for HITRECORD to be a place where anybody could come and have that experience of being creative and collaborating with other people. In order to make this possible, HITRECORD is going to evolve from a production company into a new collaborative media platform. So what’s the difference between a production company and a platform? As a production company our focus was on me or people in this office starting projects and leading the community to collaboratively finish them. As a platform, our focus will be on empowering the community to start, lead and finish their own projects. I don’t have a background in technology. Neither do my co-founders. But a few years ago, we started educating ourselves. Meeting the right people, networking, studying, and learning what it would really take to build a platform like this. I didn’t want to rush it. Like I said, HITRECORD is my baby, and I wanted to get it right. I started taking meetings with tech investors. We’ve never had investors before. We’ve never needed them. I paid for the company for the first few years, and then for the last 5 years, the company paid for itself. We knew that to take this huge step we needed both outside capital, and guidance.Raising venture capital is a hard thing to do for any company. The odds of success are really slim. But things went well for us. I’m happy to announce that we’ve raised our first ever round of funding. We raised 6.4 million dollars.That’s a testament to all of you, because we were only able to raise that money because of what we, as a community, have managed to accomplish over the years. I wish there was a way to let you guys hear all the nice things the investors said in those meetings. So recently I actually recorded a conversation with our lead investor, Alex from Javelin Ventures. If you’re interested, you can watch that video here: bit.ly/2MGcoTX I only wanted to accept investment money from people that I genuinely connected with, I’ve spent a lot of time with Alex now, and I think he’s a really good guy. He really understands and appreciates who we are.So, the next question is: “Okay, you raised all this money. What are you going to do with it?” Well, the first thing to make clear is, none of that money is cash in my pocket, none of it is extravagant bonuses for the staff, nothing like that. We’ll be using the money to build out the new tools and new platform to support our community and make it grow and to bring as many people as possible the experience of creativity through collaboration. To do that, we’ve started making some new hires: adding a few people to our creative, community, social media, and tech teams. And more big changes are coming, and I think you’ll like them. Now, for those of you watching who have been part of the HITRECORD community for a long time. I know that growing can sometimes feel scary, and when something’s dear to you, your initial instinct can be that you don’t want it to change. But I really think that the thing we all love about this place, that’s not changing. We’re just building better tools that’ll let us do, really what we’ve always wanted to do. Make things together. And yeah, as our tools get better, hopefully more people want to come and use them, and that’s a good thing. When Dan and I first started HITRECORD, the whole point was to put this thing out there that was meaningful to us, and see what other people would do with it. I’m so grateful to everybody who’s been a part of us getting to where we are today. The best is yet to come. Excelsior. Thanks again.
Our Big Announcement: Make a song with LOGIC x HITRECORD x JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT HITRECORD 2018-10-08 | Logic and I are inviting EVERYBODY from all over the world to make a song w/ us.Come get involved if you’re up for it: hitrecord.org/logic Logic got it started already with a basic drum loop, some piano, and a first verse. The song is about doing what you love, following your passion, not letting inhibitions get in the way. Now we want you guys to jump in. Write some lyrics for new vocal parts, play an instrument on top of the beat, or remix what we’ve got so far into something completely unexpected. We also wanna capture the whole collaborative creative process for a YouTube Originals special.Thanks again, JCheck us out for more information:* Logic x HITRECORD community collaboration page: hitrecord.org/logic * Facebook: facebook.com/JoeGordonLevitt* Twitter: twitter.com/hitRECordjoe* Instagram: instagram.com/hitrecordjoe
Recording Debaucherist vocals in the REC Room HITRECORD 2018-09-11 | I was really into this super weird and bizarre song "The Debaucherist" that the community's been collaborating on. The whole thing reminded me of a Ween song and I was really inspired to join in and add my own vocals. It had all started with an instrumental by a new guy on the site, ODAWG67, and then got remixed by C*A_Newman with lyrics all about this damaged space pirate character. Loved the lyrics and the character, so I decided to add in my own vocals.If you're interested, you can join in right here: bit.ly/2x0PorVKrrr helped me set up a Pro Tools session in the REC Room and theRaymondWei brought a camera to record the session. Thought it'd be interesting to document a bit of my particular process in remixing the records of ODAWG67 and C*A_Newman. It was especially great to have a solid instrumental and some excellent lyrics to base my own contribution off of. Those guys did some outstanding work, and it's cool to see others are collaborating with them so the song can evolve even further. What I did was upload a reference mix here with my vocals: bit.ly/2CGoFWV — and I also included a Working File of my whole ProTools session, so anyone on the site can download it and remix it. Do whatever you'd like with it. Surprise me.There are also open challenges in the project for vocalists, musicians and producers: bit.ly/2x0PorV. I think this one's gonna turn out really cool. And weird. Would love to hear more of you collaborate on it. :)
