Alex Schein: News

After months of voting from around the world, Alex Schein has finished as a finalist in the Art for Progress: Clash of the Artists competition. Schein will travel to NYC for the final competition on March 14th. Many thanks for all those who voted and supported. For more info or to buy tickets to final event please visit www.artforprogress.org

Art For Progress (AFP) is a 501(c)3 non profit arts organization committed to the cultivation and support of emerging artists working in diverse genres: the visual arts, fashion, music, film, and new media. Based in New York City, AFP seeks to increase the visibility of talented artists, to raise the awareness of the importance of arts education in public schools, and to support those same arts through its comprehensive arts education program.

Many thanks to Abel Okugawa, Peter Agelasto, and the MonkeyClaus crew for their support and skills in helping to bring new music to life. The acoustic version of RiseUp and Breathe Out were both recorded by Abel Okugawa at Monkeyclaus Studios in October.

Be sure to visit them at www.monkeyclaus.org to learn more about their support of independent music in the 21st Century.

Alex Schein will be performing in Chicago, IL on November 21st at the Community Cafe sponsored by IMAN. Hope you Midwest folks can make it out!

Greetings to One and All:

Here in the United States, many of us are mobilizing and preparing to break the dark spell which has held this country in a destructive haze for the last 8 years. In the spirit of this time, I wanted to contribute my encouragement and my reflection by releasing a new acoustic version of “RiseUp” and a new song entitled “Breathe Out”.

In the last 8 years we have witnessed the incredible power of Fear to distort truth and divide a people for the benefit of a few individuals. These new songs are dedicated to the growth and learning of a world that is slowly remembering the Truth of our Connection. We are slowly realizing our dependence upon one another and our relationship with every system on this planet. The challenges we face are opportunities to reveal this truth and to allow us to remember what is most important and most sacred...our common Love--which grows out of our shared struggle to face the unknown with courage and openness.

As we gather to speak our voice with our Vote, let us remember that the sun will still rise on November 5th and that we must be ready to allow our motivation for change to integrate ever deeper into our daily lives. I pray a new time is truly dawning--one in which the renewal of leadership in our government is but a small piece of the greater movement that continues to rise in the hearts and minds of a new generation. This movement is the source of these songs and all the music i have been blessed to share with you. Many thanks for allowing me this gift.

It’s time...let Love rise UP.

Vote.

peace in ONE
alex

On Saturday, August 30th, Alex Schein will join Native Deen and other Muslim Artists at SummerFest in Columbus, Ohio--site of the Islamic Society of North America's Annual Conference. Come Support!!!

"RiseUp" was recently used in a promotional video for MAS Youth--a National Non-Profit organization whose mission is: "To move young people to strive for God-consciousness and social justice and convey Islam with utmost clarity."

For more info please visit www.masyouth.net

Remember that Islam means the peace found through submission into the Oneness of God. Love rises as we empty ourselves of ourselves.


peace in ONE
a.s.

Alex Schein will be performing as a regional finalist of Mas Youth's "Voices for Change" Competition. The winner will be the guest opener for the group Outlandish performing in NYC on June 15th. Come out and support!

Please visit BigUp Productions to view a higher resolution version of video. Many thanks to director Josh Lowell and all the folks at BigUp Productions for their work and support of the music.

Josh's films Pilgrimage, Dosage III and Dosage IV all contain tracks from either the Four Song EP or Speed of LIght. Check it out!

After much anticipation, I am happy to announce to release the music video for "RiseUp" directed by Josh Lowell of BigUp Productions

The journey of the RiseUp video begins in the caverns of the Widow Jane Mine located in the Hudson Valley, NY. Starting out in a cave, we figured, was the perfect location for an underground music video as well as an appropriate place to begin our rise from darkness into light.

I am grateful for the amazing talent of Breaks Kru and Evolution...two B-boy crews from Brooklyn, New York whose energy carries the flow of the entire film.

The video is also the film debut of vocalist Deirdre Breeden, whose verbal magic and radiant energy embodies the intuitive and creative strength of the universal woman who rises up against fear and repression to restore balance within the collective human spirit. RiseUp is a story of love’s urgency in moments of darkness and the courage necessary to allow that love to transform our destructive patterns into healing beats of new life.

I am pleased to present a reflection of that story and am grateful for the tremendous volunteer effort which brought this vision into the world. No big budgets. No industry. Just light, movement, and a lot of hard work and creative energy.

Many thanks to Josh Lowell for his vision, talent, and enduring support of me and the music.

Many thanks also to Billy DeLace of One Shadow Productions for his leadership and passion for this project.

Special thanks also to Dana Giangrande, Alex Frampton Jost, Joslyn Breeden, Stoney, Alyssa Macy, and Ricky AfroDragon for their support and contributions to the making of this video

Personal thanks to Evolution members Flex, Loony and IceMan as well as Breaks Kru members Wak, Eddie, E-Rock and Kom 3.
You are all warriors of a new age.

And thanks to you for listening and watching.
Your support allows for the independence of these projects to
be expressed with greater truth and clarity.

StayUp
StayTuned
PeaceOne
a.schein

Alex Schein will be performing on Monday, September 10th at New World Stages (www.newworldstages.com) in NYC as part of the We Are Change Truth Now Benefit for 1st Responders.

The event features artists Immortal Technique, M-1 from Dead Prez as well as the creators of the documentary "Loose Change 911".

For more info go to http://www.wearechange.org"

Alex Schein will be performing at this year's "Takin it to the Streets" Hip-Hop celebration in Chicago, IL on Sunday, June 24th beginning at 10am.

Featured artists include Lupe Fiasco, Brother Ali, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Tribe Called Quest), Rock Steady Crew and more.

"Fake Science is a digital music store that works directly with
independent artists and labels with the intention of building a closer
relationship between the people who love the music and the people who
make it. With the advent of digital music, we were promised that the
democratization of the music industry would finally be achieved. As
large corporations move into the digital field, this dream seems to be
slowly fading and the old system is quickly being rebuilt."

All digital downloads at Fake Science are $5.00.


So visit http://www.fakescience.com and get "Speed of Light" into
your world at the speed of your server....

Alex Schein will be performing a live set at this year's Hip-Hop Congress Minnesota Summit hosted by Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.

The Summit will encourage participants to educate themselves on world and domestic issues, organize action, and recognize how hip hop culture can be used to create positive change. It will bring together a diverse group of people who comprise this youth-driven, youth-based, and youth-inspiring community. The goal of this year’s summit is to connect those interested in Hip Hop with education, social consciousness and community action. Furthermore, it will raise comprehensive discussion related to the politics and the globalizing dimension that defines our world today.

Schein will be performing along with Culture Shock Camp, Kanser, Climbing Poetree, the C.O.R.E, Is What? and Brother Ali on Saturday, February 17th starting at 8pm.

For more info click the "Shows" link.

For more info about Hip-Hop Congress go to www.hiphopcongress.org

Be sure to tune to NBC this Saturday, December 2nd at 3pm EST to check out World of Adventure Sports featuring footage of rock-climbing superstar Chris Sharma free climbing the world's hardest deep water solo near the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Spain. Josh Lowell and the good folks at Big Up Productions were on hand to document this incredible climb.


This footage will also include the song "the Drop" off the new album Speed of Light by Alex Schein. So be sure to tune to check out some great music and amazing climbing footage this weekend.

Alex Schein is the musical guest at the 1st Annual Reel Rock Tour with climbing's top film makers Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer. Come check out screenings of "Dosage IV" by Josh Lowell and "First Ascent" by Peter Mortimer.

Josh Lowell's film "Dosage IV" contains two songs (Mind of the Maker, RiseUp) off the new album "Speed of Light".

Alex Schein will be appearing at the following Reel Rock Tour events:

SUNY New Paltz: October 14, 2006
Makor Cafe (NYC): October 19, 2006
Loyola College (Baltimore): October 27, 2006

check out www.reelrocktour.com for more details.

Check out the performance from the Hip-Hop Congress National Conference on June 23rd, 2006 in Boulder, CO at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLibc9YniNQ

Big thanks to Amer Ahmed (Dawah) for capturing the moment.
Much love to Hip-Hop Congress for their work in the movement.

For all you digital music junkies: now is your chance to download any song (or all of them) off the new album "Speed of Light" at the i-Tunes music store.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Alex Schein teamed up with director Josh Lowell (www.bigupproductions.com) to shoot scenes for the upcoming "RiseUp" music video featuring Deirdre Breeden and Break Dance crews Breaks Kru and Evolution from Brooklyn, NYC. Many thanks to Billy D. and Dana G. (One Shadow Productions) for their amazing contribution to this project.

Alyssa Macy aka "Indigenous Fly Girl" was on hand to document the excursion to the Catskill Mountains where most of the filming took place. Check out her account below==>




Rise Up Video Shoot
Memorial Day Weekend 2006



"It's time for the woman to rise up
It’s time for the man to make a stand
It’s time for the child to realize
It’s all in our hands
It’s time if you know what’s right
It’s time if you feel it inside
It’s time, let it go and let you Love
riseUp."

--chorus "RiseUp"
2006 SkyHunter Music LLC

Photos/Content by the Indigenous Flygirl

A friend of mine, Alex Schein, recently released his first full-length album, "Speed of Light". I had the opportunity to spend some time with Alex and others over Memorial Day weekend to shoot the video for the song “Rise Up” featuring Deirdre Breeden. The shoot was held in the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale, New York. The video, directed by Josh Lowell (Big Up Productions), will be released later this summer.

Bboys from the Breaks Kru and Evolution out of New York, were on set both days. The setting and their talent provided some amazing photographic moments. They may have been out of their element, but they were quick to adapt. This experience is definitely in my top 10 for amazing moments and people.

On Saturday night, Alex Shein and Deirdre Breeden made a special appearance following Josh Lowell's sneak preview of his new climbing film "Dosage IV". In addition to their amazing performance, the film itself had some dope footage of climbers from all over the world. You definitely need to check out Big Up Productions on the web.

The Rise Up video will be released later this summer and is certainly something that you won't want to miss. Stay tuned and be sure to show some love to my friend Alex Schein.

|| Pax Prime : Breaks Kru ||

|| ERock : Breaks Kru ||

|| Billy D : One Shadow Productions ||

|| Alex Schein ||

|| Josh Lowell & Iceman ||

|| Deirdre ||

Photos/Content by the Indigenous Flygirl

Alex Schein will be the musical guest at Josh Lowell's Sneak Film Preview of his latest release "Dosage IV" featuring climbing sensations Dave Graham, Chris Sharma, and Tommy Caldwell.

Come join us in Rosendale, NY on May 27th from 7pm-9pm. Tickets are $10.

Dosage IV will feature new tracks from "Speed of Light" and will be available this Fall.

Check out: www.bigupproductions.com for more details.