Ari and The Honey Brothers on VH1 Live
Last week Ari appeared on VH1 with his band The Honey Brothers as the band stopped by NYC during their tour. In this clip, Ari air drums and talks about Adventures of Power with VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live host Carrie Keagan:
The band also played their song “Green and Gold” (from their new album, Time Flies Like a Peach) live on the show:
Power Saves the Music: Ari Gold & Adrian Grenier visit Jersey City school
Recently, Ari paid a visit with Adrian Grenier to the school in Jersey City that received donated instruments thanks to Power Saves the Music and VH1 Save the Music. Check out video of the kids performing for Ari & Adrian, using their new instruments! To read more and for pics of the visit, see this article by M.G. De Guzman in the Jersey Journal (photos by Reena Rose).
Thanks again to everyone who supported Power Saves the Music. Go to PowerSavesTheMusic.com to find out how you can donate.
Power Saves the Music: New Instruments for a New Jersey School
Here’s a video from our visit to a New Jersey school to donate new instruments for the school’s music program! See the kids unpack their instruments for the first time.
Power Saves the Music and the VH1 Save the Music Foundation have partnered to rebuild school music programs & bring music back into to kids’ lives.
Many thanks to our friends: Aerosmith, Billy Amendola, Terry Bozzio, Broken Social Scene, Mario Calire, Adam Carolla, Chickenfoot, Cobus, Dresden Dolls, DW Drums, Shepard Fairey, Gogol Bordello, Ethan Gold, Annie Golden, Adrian Grenier, The Honey Brothers, Garfunkel & Oates, Neil Hamburger, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Judas Priest, Ke$ha, Simon Kirke, Joey Kramer, Nick Kroll, Lanikai, Jane Lynch, Samantha Maloney, John Mayer, Metallica, Modern Drummer Magazine, Julia Nunes, Kala Ukes, Tama, Phish, Onitsuka Tiger, Ozomatli, Neil Peart, Amanda Palmer, Pearl Drums, Pink Martini, David Poe, Marky Ramone, Tiff Randol, Rhythm Traders, Sardi’s, Shoshannah Stern, Soko, Soultone, Ringo Starr, Styx, Todd Sucherman, Tim & Eric, Lars Ulrich, Veggie Grill, Brian Viglione, David Wain, John Waters, Ween, Weezer, Wilco, & Zildjian!
Filmed by Cindy Chwe. Edited by Lauren Auricchio.
Postcards from the Set e-book!
“Adventures of Power” Postcards from the Set, Ari’s set of cards he wrote to his friends while making his movie, is now available as a free e-book, with pictures! Read Ari’s hardcore & hilarious story of the making & distributing of “one of the funniest films in recent years” (NY Magazine), Adventures of Power.
Aspiring filmmakers, learn what to do (and not). Curious folk, read tales of dealing with famous actors, crazy agents, lightning storms, Sundance kiss-asses and haters, copper-mining bosses, and more! Read it on your Nook, Kindle, Sony Reader, or iPad — or even on your iPhone.
WARNING: Includes full-color pictures of Ari in short shorts!
An Interview with My Father
Hi Roger,
A few weeks ago my brother Ethan found this long interview with our dad, from 1974, on Youtube. It’s a great interview from KQED. But what was most interesting to the family was how different this Herbert Gold seemed from the man we know now. He was always smart and quick, but there’s something cocky and hyperactive in the interview that seemed more like Hugh Hefner than our dad — especially given that I now know he was right in the middle of having his heart broken. His voice also sounded younger, higher.
I decided to download the interview onto my laptop and slow it down by 5%. It was amazing: suddenly he sounded like himself: deep voice, thoughtful pauses, and more interestingly, I could feel the pain of the impending divorce, in a way that wasn’t apparent in the Youtube original.
I suspect the tape was transferred at the wrong speed, somewhere along the way, and that my version (this one) is accurate. But who knows? Was he changed by the divorce into the man I now know?
(And: when US movies were switched from 24fps to 25fps in their export to Europe, what happened to the soul between the frames?)
His latest book:
http://amzn.to/xSCGUg
“Worth its weight in gold” – New York Times
Power Comes to Baltimore
Hi! Guest blogger Mika here.
Last November, we held two screenings of Adventures of Power in Baltimore, to benefit the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestras and its Bridges Program. The Bridges Program provides free music education for students in Baltimore City, with performance opportunities throughout the year.
We raised more than $4,000 between the screenings…and the donations that kept rolling in months and months later! Everyone had a great time at the fundraiser. Ari joined us for Skype Q&A sessions, and a small ensemble of student musicians performed in the lobby between showings of the film. Check out the pictures!
Power Saves the Music
Together with the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, we raised 30k for this New Jersey School. We stopped by to witness as this 4th grade class unpacked their new instruments for the first time. Video coming soon!
Thanks to everyone who donated to this cause: Aerosmith, Terry Bozzio, Broken Social Scene, Mario Calire, Adam Carolla, Chickenfoot, Dresden Dolls, DW Drums, Shepard Fairey, Gogol Bordello, Ari Gold, Ethan Gold, Annie Golden, Adrian Grenier, The Honey Brothers, Garfunkel & Oates, Neil Hamburger, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Judas Priest, Ke$ha, Simon Kirke, Joey Kramer, Nick Kroll, Lanikai, Jane Lynch, Samantha Maloney, John Mayer, Metallica, Julia Nunes, Kala Ukes, Tama, Phish, Onitsuka Tiger, Ozomatli, Neil Peart, Amanda Palmer, Pink Martini, David Poe, Marky Ramone, Tiff Randol, Rhythm Traders, Sardi’s, Shoshannah Stern, Soko, Soultone, Ringo Starr, Styx, Todd Sucherman, Tim & Eric, Lars Ulrich, Veggie Grill, Brian Viglione, David Wain, John Waters, Ween, Weezer, Wilco, & Zildjian!
Ari and Chiu Chi Ling Air-Drumming for Air Guitarists
Check out this video of Ari and Chiu Chi Ling performing together recently at the SF Regional Air Guitar championships! Chiu Chi, who played Mr. Fong in Adventures of Power, has also worked with Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-Fat, and Bruce Lee. Watch til the end of the video to see some great clips from his audition for Adventures of Power!
Air Drum Battle Top Ten Finalists
In case you didn’t get to see the live show on DrumChannel, here is the video we made of the top 10 finalists’ first round entries. We hope to get our hands on the show so we can share it with you some time soon!
Power’s Air Drum Battle!
Tune in to DrumChannel on Wednesday 6/15 at 6pm PST to find out the winner of Power’s Air Drum Battle!
DrumChannel & Adventures of Power teamed up for this free online air drum battle. Prizes include a $3,000 drum set, Power costumes, drum lessons, and more.
Check out some of the finalists!
