Hi. I'm Sean... an entrepreneur into creating successful business ideas for the social web. I run a digital strategy company called Freeworld Media.
This blog is where I talk about the intersections of my life... past, present and future.
The new Dr Seuss movie The Lorax comes out this weekend featuring music from The Polyphonic Spree
“In.. The Lorax, “Reach For The Sun” perfectly captures the imagination-bending tone of the Seuss classic about a boy (Zac Efron) who encounters the Lorax, a forest creature who protects the environment, while on a search the one thing he hopes will help him win the heart of his crush (Taylor Swift).” Entertainment Weekly
Me and Tim Delaughter: Atlanta, GA 2/10/2012
The Polyphonic Spree is a 20 piece+ band from Dallas and I’m a big fan. As a teenager, I went to alot of Tripping Daisy concerts. They recorded some of the best indie/alternative music of the 90s and their live show always blew my mind. Their sound continued to grow bigger with each album.
That all came to end in 1999 with some unfortunate changes to the band. In 2000, they reinvented themselves as the Polyphonic Spree and formed one of the largest rock band/choir/orchestras currently out there. Their big sound (reminiscent of the Beach Boys) contains an underlying message of hope and optimism. Their influence has already inspired bands such as Arcade Fire, Secret Machines, and others.
"Blown Away" at the 40 Watt in 2002 | Athens, GA
In the early 2000′s, I was in a rock band called “United” and we used to cover the song “Blown Away” by Tripping Daisy. We usually played it at the end of our shows and it was always a crowd favorite.
In 2002, The Polpyhonic Spree came to the southeast to play at the legendary 40 Watt in Athens, Georgia.
That night turned out be an amazing “everything comes full-circle” for me. We were invited to take the stage after the Spree show to play “Blown Away” to an audience filled with the guys from Tripping Daisy.
Those 4 minutes of my life passed quickly, but I remember seeing members of the ‘Spree jumping up and down and sing along with me. At the end of the song, Polyphonic Spree manager / Good Records guy, Chris Penn jumped on stage to sing with me and tackled me to the floor as we ended.
BTW: That’s my brother, Ryan Wood on the left playing Mark Pirro’s famous “Space Bass”.
Berry Gordy, the successful Motown producer is an American success story. His studio was driven by a creative excellence process which gives me several key learnings.
Berry Gordy was a wizard at crafting media that spoke to people in a way that caught their attention. It was a testament to his timing, vision, belief and making it all a reality.
“Gordy’s gift for identifying and bringing together musical talent, along with the careful management of his artists’ public image, made Motown initially a major national and then international success. Over the next decade, he signed such artists as The Supremes,Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, The Contours, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Commodores, The Velvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonderand The Jackson 5.”
“There was a day, there was a time…
In my hometown where I used to stay
The name of the place is Augusta, GA”
This summer, I was in Scotland and saw this big ole’ duck at Loch Lomond. It’s the lake from the old Scottish song that goes… ”You take the high road and I’ll take the low road…”
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond.
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
On the bonnie, bonnie banks O’ Loch Lomond.
Refrain:
O ye’ll tak’ the high road and I’ll tak’ the low road,
An’ I’ll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks O’ Loch Lomond.
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In 1961, The IBM 7094 became the first computer to sing “Daisy Bell”. Also in the scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey when HAL dies, he sings the song “Daisy Bell”.
Me and my brother Ryan…
“You pick up your guitar, you rip a few people`s tunes off, you swap them around a bit, get your brother in the band, punch his head in every now and then, and it sells.”
Noel Gallagher
Hi. I'm Sean... an entrepreneur into creating successful business ideas for the social web. I run a digital strategy company called Freeworld Media.
This blog is where I talk about the intersections of my life... past, present and future.
