McCartney Multimedia Newsletter (Volume 43)
November, 2022
Hello Dear Readers!
Welcome to the latest edition of our company newsletter. We've had lots of both client and internal branding projects since we last wrote, and we'd love to be top of mind if you need digital expertise, branding help or anything in that realm... give us a shout!
We hope you’re all getting ready for the holidays, which after almost 3 years, should see us being able to celebrate in person...finally!.
So put yer feet up and read on...below is all the news that’s fit to print. Enjoy!
Dr. Angie Is At It Again!!!
McCartney Brands
Mrs. McCartney’s CBD
“For Creaky Joints and Cranky Buggers”
“I’m 92 and I have found that CBD works for me and I wanted to share it with people of a certain age who still may think that it's all “reefer madness” when in fact it is nothing like that at all!”— Dr. Angie McCartney
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With legalization spreading to many states, and increasing awareness of CBD products across the US, the almost 93-year-old Dr. Angie McCartney is releasing a line of topical Broad Spectrum CBD products in partnership with Colorado’s Primo Gardens, Inc.
The line – Mrs. McCartney’s CBD ~ For Creaky Joints and Cranky Buggers will be available in stores initially in Colorado and Ohio, as well as online at https://MrsMcCartneysCBD.com with an expanded distribution network expected to be announced very shortly thereafter.
McCartney Studios
It has been a busy few months for McCartney Studios. From recording and producing an audio book to filming a live concert, our production company had its hands full. It was with great pleasure to see all our diverse talents come to life. After all, it’s what we do best, produce, produce, produce.
Nick Marechal (Live Concert Video Production)
Project: Live Music Video shoot at the Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA
At the end of June we shot 2 days at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills with Nick Marechal and his band of all stars.
Directed by Deven Parmar for McCartney Studios, we had a blast filming 9 of Nick’s songs in a live concert setting. The band was amazing! Nick Marechal, guitars & vocals, Travis Carlton on bass, John Ferraro on drums, Quinn Johnson on piano and Greg Mathieson on Hammond B3 organ. Musically, the songs ranged from Rock, Jazz, Blues and Country.
Notes from the edit bay: ‘We shot 3 takes per song and the material simply came out fantastic. Having a video song catalog with good footage like that is priceless! - even if it did create 2 Terabytes of data to sort through!’
The McCartney Studios crew:
Deven Parmar, Director
Ruth McCartney, Producer
Rob Dipple, Camera 1
Todd Stefani, Camera 2
Martin Nethercutt, B-Roll, Editor
Here’s a little bit about the artist:
In 1968, Nick Marechal was just another kid in the San Fernando Valley learning to play guitar. Elvis was a hero making a come back. Garage bands were in every neighborhood. FM radio ruled. That period provided inspiration for writing the song “Son of the Blues.” In the early 1970s Nick received lessons from the late great Ted Greene. Nick’s picking style, knowledge of chords, and an appreciation for the American songbook came from Greene. Right after high school Nick played in bar bands.
Nick's logo is based on a sound wave which forms his initials "NM".
McCartney Studios has a new team member!
Introducing: Stacey Nation
Director – LA Based
Commercial | Branded Content | Narrative
Growing up in a small town far from either influential American coast, Stacey Nation discovered the impact of storytelling early. Nightly news brought accounts from distant cities while library books delivered triumphant and tragic tales of the human story.
Stacey’s solo directorial debut - a stark, poetic, black & white film, “The Wagon” - screened country-wide winning 7 awards, including “Best Woman Filmmaker" from LAIFFA in 2018. Told entirely without dialogue and set against a desolate landscape, the film illustrated her strong visual storytelling skills as an emerging director.
Running large commercial productions as a 1st AD for the last decade with brands like Netflix, E!, HBO Max, L’Oreal, Hyundai & Disney Channel polished Stacey’s leadership skills, while she continues advancing in the role of director by making branded content, film, and commercials for national brands, universities, and non- profits.
Stacey is an excellent choice as a director for your clients. View Stacey’s reel >>here<<
Diamonds are for Cocktails (Audio Book & Video Trailer Production)
Project: Recording and editing an audio book for Author Zarah & Enigami Rednow Publishers in New York.
Spoken by the author, we recorded the audio book version of Zarah’s New Book ‘Diamonds are for Cocktails’
Here’s what it’s about:
Logline: “Diamonds are For Cocktails” is a character-driven glamorous mystery thriller about an adopted diamond jewelry heiress Camille Rogers who struggles to find meaning in life. While seeking solace and fortitude through her childhood best friend—it all takes place under the seductive playground of wealth, beauty and power in the French Riviera.
Synopsis: In a setting that permeates a decadent lifestyle, sprawls a palatial chateau across the French Riviera coastline in the Principality of Monaco. Camille Jeanne-Marie Rogers, the sole heiress to a vast multi-billion-dollar diamond jewelry empire seems to have it all.
Her life—as it turns out—is nothing more than a fantastical illusion despite the wealth and power bequeathed to her. Childhood best friend James Thomas Hughes offers a personal refuge.
Fascinating the many eyes of high societies including the most powerful elites in the Hollywood circle, the worldly pair becomes a celebrated couple. Then one by one, victims are lured and quickly disappear. When pressure mounts on the conflicted FBI Agent Jo Carlton back in Washington, DC, a full investigation springs open. But Camille’s past comes back to haunt her when faced with the most difficult decision in life. Has James crossed the Rubicon this time? Or will Camille’s world forever be shrouded in darkness?
GEIST - Book of Light (Music Composition & Production)
The third and final installment of the musical trilogy is in full swing. Featuring Sardinian supertstar Patrick Abbate on lead guitar.
Song: Sacred Ground
I’ve been working on this song for quite some time now and all the pieces are coming together. However, I was in dire need of a ‘smoking’ lead guitar player for this track. It just so happened that Patrick Abbate was in L.A. all the way from Sardinia, Italy, and was kind enough to lay down mind blowing lead guitars. He did such an amazing job on ‘Sacred Ground’ that it’s going to be hard for me to pick and choose the best versions, because they are all so damn good!
Thank you Patrick for making the noise and Ruth and Angie of course for keeping up with the noise. And the catering!
All I can say is, The Book of Light is starting to become more and more real…
(Photo by Ruth McCartney)
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that our GEIST ‘One World’ EP is going to be played on in-flight entertainment on Qatar Airways. Starting rotation in November, 2022 and just in time for the Soccer World Cup, soccer fans from all over the world will be exposed to our music!
The EP selection contains 5 songs, click each title to listen.
>>One World<<
>>L.A. Heat<<
>>Star Child<<
So, if you’re flying Qatar Airways to the World Cup, you’ll hear the EP.
McCartney Multimedia - in the Metaverse
Announcing partnership with UpStream
Digital Tokens / Tickets and VIP experiences in both the online world and IRL will become part of any agency / brand digital marketing plan as QR code adoption and mobile usage become ubiquitous.
We have aligned with Upstream a carbon-neutral ERC721 system which allows (for example) a venue, hotel, restaurant, rockstar or casino to leverage:
Mobile / App enabled Digital Tickets (aka NFTs)
Let us help you dream up, point, click & create:
VIP room packages not available on Expedia etc.
"Skip the line" VIP Access
Soundcheck access
Meet 'n Greets
Spa packages “+take home the robe” not publicly available on the website
Dinner/cooking class with the Chef
Wine tasting with the Sommelier
You name it. The system can create thousands or millions of NFTs at no upfront cost to you.
Upstream can also:
Name the # of Digital Tickets (NFTs) to be created/offered
Tie NFTs to rewards points
Name the price
Specify the NFT utility; for example, when they are redeemed they disappear and are replaced with a commemorative “I Was There” bragging rights collectible
Print a teaser QR code on receipts or social posts to entice scans to win / enter etc.
Create an “on property” scavenger hunt to win XYZ
Reach “off property” previous guests to participate via push notifications to SMS
And much much more.
Cabin Fever (A New Comedy Play)
Project : Website Build, Press Releases and Social Media for Adamson Road Theatre Company in Chicago.
ABOUT CABIN FEVER
When Macy arrived at a beautiful retreat centre in the Rocky Mountains, she was expecting a relaxing marriage retreat and a quiet time to reconnect with her husband.
Her dreamy getaway ends abruptly when an old arch-rival, Carly, turns up on the same retreat. While a humorous take on marriage and old feuds, at its core, CABIN FEVER is a story about the dangers of purity culture, and how the trauma of the Evangelical church’s treatment and expectations of girls and women can haunt them for the rest of their lives.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Lilian Davidson McGrady (she/her/hers) is the Founder and Artistic Director of Adamson Road Theatre Company and is thrilled to be directing her play Cabin Fever as the company’s debut production.
She is also immensely grateful for the wonderful folks she gets to work with on this production, especially her stage manager, NaVada.
She is a disabled playwright. She completed her bachelor’s in Writing for Performance at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She is excited to be back making theatre in Chicago, her hometown.
McCartney Times News Features
Abbey Road Studios Documentary From Mary McCartney: Watch a Clip With Paul McCartney
Mary McCartney at Abbey Road Studios.
Abbey Road Studios is the subject of a new documentary, directed by celebrated British photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney. The 53-year-old photographer is the daughter of Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney. The feature length film, If These Walls Could Sing, was described in the original Jan. 12, 2021, announcement as “the untold story of the world-famous” London studios. It features interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour, who famously recorded The Dark Side of the Moon there, Elton John, Kate Bush, Jimmy Page, and composer and conductor John Williams, among many others.
Mike McCartney’s ‘Early Liverpool’
Following the sell-out success of Mike McCartney’s first Early Liverpool Photographic Prints, Mike is delighted to announce seven new fine art print editions. From his original film negatives, Mike McCartney is selecting some of his most historic images to be made available as limited edition archival prints.
In Mike McCartney’s Early Liverpool, Mike McCartney is bringing together all of his finest work including a wealth of previously unseen photographs and treasured drawings. Now, from his original film negatives, Mike McCartney is selecting some of his most historic images to be made available as limited edition archival prints. Each museum-quality print is checked and signed by the photographer and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the publishers.
Brian Epstein Statue - The Guide Liverpool
Epstein, who would have been 88, became The Beatles manager in 1961, after seeing them play in the Cavern Club. The venue was just a short walk from the NEMS Record Store, which Epstein managed, and which played a vital role in the city’s music history, along with that of The Beatles.
The statue, granted planning permission in February, will stand at the corner of Button Street and Whitechapel, following the first steps of Epstein’s journey to change the fortunes of both the Fab Four and himself. His five-year deal with the band saw them become more professional and guided them not simply to the top of the music charts but also into cultural history.
Dr. Angie McCartney Brands
Mrs. McCartney’s Teas | Flu Fighter
INGREDIENTS: Green tea, Echinacea, Elderberries, Rosehip, Mango, Goji berries, Sage, Raspberry pieces, Natural flavors (organic compliant)
INGREDIENTS FROM: China / France / Turkey / Chile / Thailand
REGION(S): Hunan Province / Provence / Anatolya / Patagonia / Petchabun
GROWING ALTITUDES: 1 - 2000 feet above sea level
GRADE(S): 1st Grade Melange
MANUFACTURE TYPE(S): Traditional process, Small batch crafted, Air and sun dried
ANTIOXIDANT LEVEL: Low
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
KOSHER: Yes
VEGETARIAN: Yes
VEGAN: Yes
INFUSION: Light yellow, tending green
Disclaimer: Herbs cannot treat, cure, or prevent any disease, including COVID-19. However, a recent medical study suggests that naturally-occurring compounds abundant in these traditional herbs may support respiratory flu symptoms.
Dr. Angie McCartney’s Books
TICKET TO RIDE
from Imagine & Wonder PublisHing
Angie McCartney was part of the inner circle of Fab Fourdom in Liverpool in the '60s, and as the step-mother to Sir Paul she has had many interactions with rockstars and royalty, pop stars and presidents, and they all have one thing in common... they're Beatle fans.
Now that Beatle Tourism is a burgeoning industry, Angie's travel-size book takes you down memory lane to Penny Lane and 85+ other points of interest on the long and winding road. You'll be directed to spots in the Mop Top maps of Liverpool, London, Hamburg, New York and Los Angeles, you'll discover nuggets and stories to satisfy the day tripper in you!
The book also features SmartBook® technology from McCartney Multimedia, and by scanning the QR codes with your smart-phone, you'll be transported to a destination of fascination online, with links to tours, maps, trivia, videos, much more information than we can fit in a postcard sized book, and a deeper dive into these tourist locations and their magical history.
We hope you travel safely and create memories for a lifetime as in these legendary locations, a splendid time is guaranteed for all.
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So, that’s it from us for this edition, and all there’s left to say is: Stay happy, stay healthy!
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