SPOTLIGHT MEDIA PRODUCTIONS   The 2015 Grammy Awards, By Adrienne Papp   By Adrienne Papp   At the 57th Grammy Awards held on Sunday night, Sam Smith, a virtual unknown a year ago, took the most coveted prizes in three top categories: record, song and new artist. It was an evening that seemed like a coronation for the 22-year old soul singer from the UK, but the broadcast had plenty of other surprises and d...

By Maria Esteves – November 14, 2013 The Gala Premiere of 12-12-12 concert documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev and Charlie Lightening commenced Friday, November 8, 2013, 7:00 PM at the Ziegfeld Theatre, New York. Industry executives, celebrities, cast and crew such as Grammy winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, Roger Waters, and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger attended the red carpet film premiere, about a historical benefit concert fo...

   PIONEERING ARTIST KANYE WESTTO DEBUT SHORT ARTFILM INSPIRED BY THE NEW G.O.O.D. MUSIC ALBUM "CRUEL SUMMER"AND CREATED BY DONDA  IN SURROUND VISION - THE 7 SCREEN EXPERIENCE - INCANNES ON MAY 23RD   On Wednesday 23 May 2012, Kanye West andhis creative firm DONDA will bring his new cinematic experience CRUELSUMMER to the world famous PalmBeach in Cannes.  Inspired by the new G.O.O.D.Music album of the same name, CRUEL SUMMER is a fusion of shortfilm ...

By Maria Esteves – January 14, 2012 The 54th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations were announced by The Recording Academy on Friday, November 30, 2011. It is the year that marks a profound presence in the genre of electronic and dance music. Electronic dance music producer Skrillex (Sonny John Moore) received five Grammy nominations including Best New Artist. 14-time Grammy winner producer/singer Kanye West received seven Grammy nominations including Song of the Year. Adele, Bruno Mars, and Foo...

by Marc Rickenbach I was thinking recently about where we might see a crossover between music videos and films. There’s the obvious: some form of a narrative, maybe an experimental/auteur edge and some music videos even directly allude to films. But for the most part music videos stand as their own ‘genre’ of cinematic form. Then, not so long ago, a friend of mine sent me a video that could have been pulled directly from the young mind of Wes Craven. Or Satan. It wa...