Palm Pictures And Definitive Jux Records Collaborate On DVD Project Entitled ""Definitive Jux Presents: Revenge Of The Robots""

Exclusive Hip-Hop DVD includes Tour Footage, Music Videos, Documentary Footage and More from Leading Definitive Jux Artists

4-Dec-02

Palm Pictures and Definitive Jux Records today announced that the two companies are collaborating a special hip-hop DVD project entitled ""Definitive Jux Presents: Revenge of the Robots."" The DVD project, which is Definitive Jux's first foray into the DVD format, is poised to be a ""must have"" collection of images, music, and exclusive features for those interested in the ever-growing hip-hop scene. ""Definitive Jux Presents: Revenge of the Robots,"" which is due out in the Spring of 2003, will feature exclusive footage from the 2002 ""Revenge of the Robots"" North American and European tours, following indie hip-hop stars El-P, RJD2, Mr. Lif, DJ Fakts One plus Cage, and Aesop Rock. The DVD presentation will include a behind-the-scenes look at the tour and exclusive interviews with key artists. It will also include Def Jux music videos from EL-P, Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif and more. Footage from the Dutch-made documentary on Definitive Jux entitled ""Bazooka Tooth"" will also be available on the DVD, along with artist information, the interactive hip-hop trivia game 'Devolution' from Definitive Jux and more special features. Chris Blackwell, Founder of Palm Pictures, said: ""Definitive Jux has its finger on the pulse of the new indie hip-hop scene and together with Palm we will capture the essence, music and magic of hip-hop in a DVD presentation like no other. We are thrilled to be collaborating with Definitive Jux on this project."" EL-P, Definitive Jux founder and indie music icon, commented: ""We're excited about this project and the opportunity to work with Palm Pictures on it. Palm Pictures has been forging the way in terms of delivering high-quality audio and visual entertainment on the DVD format and we would couldn't have asked for a better partner to develop our first DVD project. We are hopeful that this project will be just the beginning in terms of collaborative efforts between Palm and Definitive Jux."" Definitive Jux co-owner Ameachi Uzoigwe and Palm Pictures' Richard Brown serve as producers on the project. Post-production and design companies MX Entertainment and The Deconstruction Company are also collaborating on the project. About Palm Pictures: Palm Pictures (www.palmpictures.com), Chris Blackwell's audio/visual entertainment company, produces, acquires and distributes independent film and music projects. Palm was founded in 1998 by Blackwell, an innovator in the entertainment business who founded Island Records and Island Pictures and who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palm Pictures' entertainment properties include Manga Entertainment; sputnik7.com, recently voted Best Music Site of the Year; epitonic.com, Arthouse Films, RES Media Group, and 5 music labels. With Palm Pictures, Blackwell moves towards the future developing independent film, music and other developing entertainment trends/properties, using the latest in technology. Palm's recent and upcoming visual acquisitions, productions, and releases include the Spanish hit SEX AND LUCIA by Julio Medem (LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE); Hong Kong hit FULLTIME KILLER by Johnnie To & Wai Ka Fai; supernatural thriller THE EYE by Oxide & Danny Pang, Icelandic hit THE SEA by Baltasar Kormakur; 1Giant Leap by Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman;The Last Minute by Stephen Norrington (BLADE);The Believer by Henry Bean, American Roots Music; John Luessenhop's LOCKDOWN with Master P; Marc Singer's Sundance Award and Independent Spirit Award winner DARK DAYS, Mike Mill's PAPERBOYS; Doug Pray's critically acclaimed documentary feature, SCRATCH, and Directors DVD's from SPIKE JONZE,MICHEL GONDRY and CHRIS CUNNINGHAM.  Palm's music division is now home to artists like Zero 7, Cousteau, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Local H, Nortec Collective, The Mad Capsule Markets and 1 Giant Leap.

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