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Monday, March 31, 2014

Dj Grandpa's Crib: I Cosign the Revolution

Discover the artists, singers, producers, entrepreneurs, game developers, and inventors of the future at DJ Grandpa's Crib, THE Podcast of Crowdfunding. With a fresh voice and inspiring interviews, this weekly podcast celebrates the creative genius in each of us. Don’t miss a single episode!

DJG witnesses the premier of Snitch with Karl Fenner, debates majority minorities with Gianpaolo Pietri of El Voto Hispano, expands his Viticulture with Jamey Stegmaier, and jumps into the game boarding revolution with Roger Hicks.





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Show roster for I Cosign the Revolution links to all Funding campaigns discussed in this episode:

1.  Karl Fenner
Snitch
Denver, CO
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1529038443/snitch
http://www.commonman.com/   
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2.  Gianpaolo & Alessandro
El Voto Hispano | The Documentary
by Yastá Media
Washington, DC
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gianpaolopietri/el-voto-hispano-the-documentary?ref=search
http://www.votohispanofilm.com/           

Don't forget to contribute to their Thunderclap awareness to help spread the word:
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/10271-latino-speak-vote-be-heard                                                         
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3.   Jamey Stegmaier
Tuscany: Expand the World of Viticulture
St. Louis, MO
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameystegmaier/tuscany-expand-the-world-of-viticulture?ref=live
http://stonemaiergames.com/
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4.    Roger Hicks
Guest: Meet the Crowd
Host of Today in Board Games Week in Review
A member of The Dice Tower Network
Colorado
http://todayinboardgames.com/
http://gamedesignerchronicles.com/
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Show Producer: Von Rupert
Theme Music: Trevor Williams
Assistant Editors: Jeffery Banks, Bertram Zeek & Zachary Simao

Lawyers, lawyers, who needs them Anyway?

They have a horrible reputation; entire joke books are written about them; more groans than smiles result when you mention their profession. Lawyers: who needs them? You do! Your blood, sweat, and tears go into creating your art--hire a lawyer when it's time to protect it!

Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property

Anytime a play is produced, an actor signed to a role, or a game developed for publication, lawyers are involved in many, if not all, of the facets relating to the development and execution of the project (s). It’s all part of the necessity of doing business.

What we’re talking about here are the “creative assets,” the creative work of artists (e.g., writers, directors, authors, musicians, performers, designers, producers) – in laymen’s terms, their intellectual property (IP). Protecting and safeguarding any form of intellectual property requires a comprehensive knowledge of the law and that is what good lawyers do. - Read more at: http://www.aspectsofentertainment.com/entertainment-law-protecting-intellectual-property-2/1014/#sthash.8SpxNsNL.dpuf

Monday, March 24, 2014

Dj Grandpa's Crib: The Poison Pen

Discover the artists, singers, producers, entrepreneurs, game developers, and inventors of the future at DJ Grandpa's Crib, THE Podcast of Crowdfunding. With a fresh voice and inspiring interviews, this weekly podcast celebrates the creative genius in each of us. Don’t miss a single episode!

DJG gets his first tarot reading from Adriane Ruzak of Roll the Dice Fantasy RPG, and then beats some serious bad guy behind with Devils' Field author, Lucy A. Snyder & Alliteration Ink publisher, Steven Saus.





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Show roster for The Poison Pen links to all Funding campaigns discussed in this episode:

1.  Adriane Ruzak
Roll the Dice: Fantasy RPG themed Tarot Deck 
Sunnyvale, CA
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombiepan/roll-the-dice-fantasy-rpg-themed-tarot-deck
http://www.ruzakart.com/                            
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2.  Lucy A. Snyder & Steven Saus
Devils' Field: Lucy A. Snyder's New Jessie Shimmer Novel
by Steven Saus 
Dayton, OH 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevensaus/devils-field-lucy-a-snyders-new-jessie-shimmer-nov?ref=users
http://stevensaus.com/                                                                                      
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Show Producer: Von Rupert
Theme Music: Trevor Williams
Assistant Editors: Jeffery Banks, Bertram Zeek & Zachary Simao

The 411 on the LOL!

Comedians can make us laugh until we cry. They can pull us out of the deepest doldrums into an uproarious high, but if you dig a little deeper, you'll find they accomplish even more than that. Ron Greenfiled explains it all. 

Comedians  Make 'Em Laugh!
It can be bizarre, surprising, or improbable, but when it is done well, comedy crosses cultural and ethnic boundaries. It has universal appeal anyone can relate to in some way.
Throughout the years, there have been those comics, actors, actresses, writers, and performers who could hit the right notes with an audience, put their unique spin on some touchy or politically incorrect subject, and in some instances,
bring about change. - Read more at: http://www.aspectsofentertainment.com/make-em-laugh/#sthash.uzD5HZdh.dpuf

I'm sure you have your favorites... I'd love to know who they are?

Monday, March 17, 2014

Dj Grandpa's Crib: Fruit of the Gods

Discover the artists, singers, producers, entrepreneurs, game developers, and inventors of the future at DJ Grandpa's Crib, THE Podcast of Crowdfunding. With a fresh voice and inspiring interviews, this weekly podcast celebrates the creative genius in each of us. Don’t miss a single episode!

DJG builds an ancient Neolithic village with Hoyuk from the MAGE Company before steampunking the time machine with Christopher Haskins and The Mad Scientist’s Card Game.





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Show roster for Fruit of the Gods links to all Funding campaigns discussed in this episode:

1.  Alexander
Hoyuk 
by MAGE Company 
New York, NY
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magecompany/hoyuk?ref=live
http://magecompany.com/                          
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2.  Christopher Haskins
Steampunked Time Machine - The Mad Scientist's Card Game 
by Nord Games 
Santa Cruz, CA
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nordgames/steampunked-time-machine-the-mad-scientists-card-g
http://nordgamesllc.com/                                                            
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Show Producer: Von Rupert
Theme Music: Trevor Williams
Assistant Editors: Jeffery Banks, Bertram Zeek & Zachary Simao

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Talk to me, Baby!

It's about more than what you say; it's about how you say it and who you're saying it to. Know your audience and they'll want to know YOU. 

Your Audience Is Waiting 
Seriously thinking about the audience encourages inquiry, experimentation, exploration, and new ways of creative expression. An audience doesn’t  see your preparation, hard work, and sweat – the process to get it right. What they do want is value, in whatever form is finally presented to them. - Read more at: http://www.aspectsofentertainment.com/audience-waiting/#sthash.no8ZaUAx.dpuf

Monday, March 10, 2014

Dj Grandpa's Crib: The Blue Flame

Discover the artists, singers, producers, entrepreneurs, game developers, and inventors of the future at DJ Grandpa's Crib, the unofficial Kickstarter Podcast. With a fresh voice and inspiring interviews, this weekly podcast celebrates the creative genius in each of us. Don’t miss a single episode!

DJG plays War of Kings with Seth, finds meeple awesomeness with Cynthia of Meeple Source, and gets serious with Timothy Lawson of Veteran Empire.







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Show roster for The Blue Flame links to all Funding campaigns discussed in this episode:

1.  Heath
War of Kings 
by Heath and Seth Robinson 
Birmingham, AL
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1376478938/war-of-kings?ref=search
http://www.warofkingsgame.com/              
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2.  Cynthia
Character Meeples! 
by Meeple Source 
Orlando, FL
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1303699463/character-meeples?ref=live
http://www.meeplesource.com/                          
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3.  Timothy Lawson
1, 2, Many: Veteran Suicide 
Washington, DC
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timlawson/1-2-many-veteran-suicide?ref=live
https://www.facebook.com/pages/1-2-Many/235487476575665                                                 
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Show Producer: Von Rupert
Theme Music: Trevor Williams
Assistant Editors: Jeffery Banks, Bertram Zeek & Zachary Simao

Thursday, March 6, 2014

The Short Story...on Fire!

Von here. :)   I'm a huge fan of the short story. I read several a day, I write several a month, and I never shut up about the virtues of a well-written short story.  That's one of the reasons why DJ Grandpa's Crib has always featured short story anthologies and e-zines.

Now that our format has changed, we can't cover as many projects as we used to. Rather than let my favorite projects slip by unrecognized, I'd like to mention them here on our website.

Up this week is a literary magazine that I love reading:  Fireside Magazine. Quality short stories, an awesome serial, excellent graphics, and paid contributors.  In addition, Brian White, the editor of Fireside Magazine, has backed 85 Kickstarter projects. (And promoted them.) And that matters to me. Before I recommend a project to DJ Grandpa, I make sure the project creator is either a backer of Kickstarter projects or a promoter of them.  Giving back is important to me.

If you love quality fiction and you care about backing a market that supports its artists and writers, check out Fireside Magazine's Year 3 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firesidemag/fireside-magazine-year-3?ref=live

Monday, March 3, 2014

Dj Grandpa's Crib: The Best Kept Secret

Discover the artists, singers, producers, entrepreneurs, game developers, and inventors of the future at DJ Grandpa's Crib, THE official Podcast of Crowdfunding. With a fresh voice and inspiring interviews, this weekly podcast celebrates the creative genius in each of us. Don’t miss a single episode!

DJG listens for the voice of nature with UMANITA, survives the Zombie Apocalypse with The Survivor’s Zombinac Graphic Novel, and goes a little racy with Weird Crime Theater.  





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Show roster for The Best Kept Secret links to all Funding campaigns discussed in this episode:

1.  Silvia Girardi
UMANITÀ  > a theater trilogy on Nature and Humans 
Milan, Italy 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2079616126/umanita-trilogy?ref=live
http://www.silviagirardi.com/              
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2.  John G
The Survivor's Zombinac Graphic Novel
by FIGIDPress
Brownsburg, IN
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/577061553/the-survivors-zombinac-graphic-novel
http://www.figidpress.com/                         
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3.  Olivier Truan 
Shout Out of the Week:
Kolsimcha and London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studio 
London, United Kingdom

Order the CD Info:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kolsimcha       
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4.  Kumar Sivasubramanian
WEIRD CRIME THEATER 130-PAGE GIANT!!! 
Montmorency, AU
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/464681193/weird-crime-theater-130-page-giant
https://www.facebook.com/607045976                                       
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Show Producer: Von Rupert
Theme Music: Trevor Williams
Assistant Editors: Jeffery Banks, Bertram Zeek & Zachary Simao

Have Crayons, will Fly!

Grab a fistful of crayons, strap on a fresh perspective, and you're ready to fly outside the lines! Join Ron Greenfield as he explores the culture-changing magic behind Star Wars and Wicked.

Star Wars and Wicked: Coloring Outside The Lines.
In the “”Entertainment Kingdom,” the process of creating something new and innovative, which breaks new ground, involves the audience and delivering on the unexpected to them. It’s to imagine what could be and anticipate their future expectations.

Two that immediately come to mind are George Lucas’ Star Wars, the whole universe and franchise he created almost forty years ago, and the international musical phenomenon, Wicked. - Read more at: http://www.aspectsofentertainment.com/star-wars-wicked-coloring-outside-lines/#sthash.ztVWSpAW.dpuf