Middlepoet » Media http://middlepoet.com The world of Aaron Middlepoet Jackson Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:37:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Art N Culture 201 Interview http://middlepoet.com/art-n-culture-201-interview/ http://middlepoet.com/art-n-culture-201-interview/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:37:18 +0000 middlepoet http://middlepoet.com/?p=484 Check out this interview with me on Art N Culture 201. For those who don’t know, 201 is the area code of Jersey City. Yup that is correct indeed.

Click here for the interview!

]]> http://middlepoet.com/art-n-culture-201-interview/feed/ 0 Video Release for I’m Tired http://middlepoet.com/video-release-for-im-tired/ http://middlepoet.com/video-release-for-im-tired/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:07:30 +0000 middlepoet http://middlepoet.com/?p=476 THE WEERAI MUSIC VIDEO:  “I’M TIRED” BY MIDDLEPOET

“I’m Tired” is a hip-hop inspired down-tempo track based on Middlepoet’s poem “Things that are getting on my nerves”, which relates to the thoughts of American’s who are fed up with the constant struggle just to get by.  This music video takes place in Hudson County, New Jersey, one of the most densely populated regions of the United States.  Take a closer look, and it’s an homage to downtown Jersey City as well as a commentary on modern urban America.


Credits:

Directed by Jan Tompkins and Melissa Pulicare

Edited by Anthony Hinds

Starring: Middlepoet & Jersey City, NJ

About the song I’m Tired:

Once a poet laureate and always a scribe, Middlepoet’s spoken words flow smoothly into the rhythms of the single “I’m Tired”, based on his poem ”Things that are getting on my nerves”. The song speaks aloud the thoughts of millions of Americans “…tired of $8.00 an hour, stuck in life’s stagnation,” and harmonizes both painful and humorous perspectives on what that entails.

The track can be purchased on digital music stores:

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-tired/id369200330Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Im-Tired-Explicit/dp/B003ITV0TU

About Middlepoet

Aaron (Middlepoet) Jackson is the former Poet Laureate of Jersey City, NJ. Middle is an urban wordsmith, lyricist, performer and author who has performed nationwide. To find more Middle simply visit Middlepoet.com.

About Jan Tompkins

Jan Tompkins is a motion graphics artist who likes to sling a camera when the occasion calls for it. She’s dabbled as a bi-coastal dj and runs the non-profit United Divas; which awards a scholarship to a low-income artist and offers various workshops geared towards the creative professional. To see more of her work visit LadyJay.net and to learn more about the non-profit organization, visit UnitedDivas.com

About Melissa Pulicare

Melissa is an accomplished photographer of various mediums. To see more photography please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/melipuli/

About Weerai Music Company

Weerai Music Company, LLC is a music business management with a select roster of talented artists and writers – including the multi-platinum and Grammy award winning producer, Omen (Drake/Lil’ Wayne/Ludacris/Fabolous).

Weerai Music Company’s mission is to nurture, develop and assist its rosters artistic careers by providing competent support across a variety of disciplines while maintaining strong ethics and belief in our clients.

Click the pic for video!

]]> http://middlepoet.com/video-release-for-im-tired/feed/ 0 Music video for I’m Tired out now! http://middlepoet.com/music-video-for-im-tired-out-now/ http://middlepoet.com/music-video-for-im-tired-out-now/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:10:30 +0000 middlepoet http://middlepoet.com/?p=470 The video is out now! Check it out at the link below.

I’m Tired, directed by Jan Tompkins and Melissa Pulicare, produced by Tony for Weerai.

Click here!

]]> http://middlepoet.com/music-video-for-im-tired-out-now/feed/ 0 Did you catch my interview with Kathy Lajvardi? http://middlepoet.com/did-you-catch-my-interview-with-kathy-lajvardi/ http://middlepoet.com/did-you-catch-my-interview-with-kathy-lajvardi/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:53:33 +0000 middlepoet http://middlepoet.com/?p=467 Did you get a chance to read my interview with United Divas Diva Kathy Lajvardi? If not, now is your chance.

http://uniteddivas.com/diva-of-the-month/kathy-lajvardi/

]]> http://middlepoet.com/did-you-catch-my-interview-with-kathy-lajvardi/feed/ 0 Ten Poets You Have To Check Out http://middlepoet.com/ten-poets-you-have-to-check-out/ http://middlepoet.com/ten-poets-you-have-to-check-out/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:55:21 +0000 middlepoet http://middlepoet.com/?p=455 Below you will find my list of ten poets that everybody must know. They are not listed in any particular order, but they are all must reads.

All of the poets below must be thoroughly researched and digested by poets of all types. Start with Google and go from there.

Charles Bukowski

Robert Frost

Langston Hughes

Allen Ginsberg

W.B. Yeats

Emily Dickinson

Shel Silverstein

Nikki Giovanni

Wilfred Owen

Saul Williams

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Buy I’m Tired by Middlepoet on iTunes!

]]> http://middlepoet.com/im-tired-now-available-on-itunes/feed/ 0 May United Divas interview: Akiko Cook http://middlepoet.com/may-united-divas-interview-akiko-cook/ http://middlepoet.com/may-united-divas-interview-akiko-cook/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 16:55:34 +0000 middlepoet http://middlepoet.com/?p=438 Check out the Diva of the month for May!

Stop on by United Divas to read my interview with May diva of the month Akiko Cook. She is a designer and also an all around cool person. Click the link below to read the words.

Akiko Cook interview

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It is finally here. I’m Tired the single. Produced by Tony Hinds for Weerai Music. Download it now on Amazon with the link below.

Click the pic!

Now availible on Amazon, search Middlepoet.

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Click here to see my poems Coastal Haiku and Walking Buddy in Four and twenty Poetry.

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