I'm featured as a guest blogger today on Pomp & Circumstance talking about modern day storytelling, my mother's ability to terrify, entertain and educate children, and one amazing performance by my friend and co-producer, David Crabb live at The Pit in New York City.
4/6/2010
Sparrow Hall Featured as Guest Blogger for Pomp & Circumstance
2/15/2010
Bestselling Author & Media Mogul Linda Kaplan Thaler Praises Two Blue Wolves
Bestselling author and media mogul, Linda Kaplan Thaler, shares her praise for Sparrow Hall's Two Blue Wolves:
"Beyond the beauty of the story, the music, the art—there is a sound that accompanies the arrival of Sparrow Hall’s Two Blue Wolves. It is the bang of innovation, and it is ushering in a vibrant new era of storytelling."
Linda Kaplan Thaler is the founder and CEO of the Kaplan Thaler Group in New York and the co-author of the bestselling book, The Power of Nice. Linda has been featured in Time Magazine, Business Week, Newsweek, O: The Oprah Magazine, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal as an advocate for business development, innovation and social good.
2/4/2010
Literature & Electro Pop: A Collaboration to Eliminate Alzheimer's Disease
A Crowd Electric (Sparrow Hall & David Crabb) just released their latest single "The Waiter" as part of the Two Blue Wolves Digital Collection. A portion of the proceeds go to benefit Alzheimer's Disease research and caregiver support.
Read the full article at THE SILVER THREAD >
10/22/2009
Sparrow Hall taping for Project Health Radio
I just taped my first radio interview for Two Blue Wolves with Project Health Radio. We talked about why we (the collaborators) got involved in Two Blue Wolves, why it's so important for younger generations to understand the disease, and a bit about my own personal experience as an Alzheimer's caregiver. Hopefully, I'll be able to post a podcast when it airs.
10/19/2009
Sparrow Hall Launches TWO BLUE WOLVES
Groundbreaking Multimedia Collaboration Reinvents Short Story to Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
New York, NY – October 20, 2009 – Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. How will the next generation of caregivers begin to understand this often overwhelming disease and its implications? Sparrow Hall, American author, artist and producer, today announced the publication of Two Blue Wolves, a first-of-its-kind short story experience told across a wide range of multimedia platforms by a coterie of artists designed to raise awareness and funding for Alzheimer’s disease. “We’re proud to present Two Blue Wolves, a digital collection that invites readers to connect to the story through text, music, motion pictures and art,” says Sparrow Hall, creator of Two Blue Wolves and its innovative digital publishing platform. “Alzheimer’s plays a central role in the story and the collection’s interpretations, and underscores how isolating the disease can be for sufferers and their caregivers. Two Blue Wolves offers the opportunity for readers to relate to the story through whichever platform they find most resonant.”
Featuring original compositions and works by members of Stellastarr*, The Hourly Radio, Elefant, A Crowd Electric, ArpLine, Kago, Ana Lola Roman and more, Two Blue Wolves is available as a downloadable digital collection that includes an e-book, audio book, original soundtrack, music video and artwork. The collection may be purchased at www.sparrowhall.com for $16.95, with 15% of every sale donated to the Alzheimer’s Association to support research efforts and caregiver initiatives.
To learn more about Two Blue Wolves and to purchase the collection, please visit www.sparrowhall.com. To follow the Sparrow Hall blog, visit www.sparrowhall.com/blog or follow on Twitter @sparrowhall.
5/4/2009
A Crowd Electric song featured in Ramin Bahrani’s critically acclaimed film, Goodbye Solo
Our song, "Secret Kiss" is featured in the award-winning new film by Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Chop Shop). A. O. Scott of The New York Times writes: "Wonderful, moving and mysterious. Startlingly new and bracingly real. An almost perfect film."
Visit www.goodbyesolomovie.com for theaters and showtimes.
5/3/2009
Britney Spears Gives Shout Out to Sparrow Hall & A Crowd Electric
A Crowd Electric (Sparrow Hall & David Crabb) were featured for "Best Remix" on Britney Spears' official site for her latest single "Circus."
4/12/2009
Sparrow Hall on Twitter
3/26/2009
Sparrow Hall to read on The Good Things About America book tour
Sparrow Hall will be reading his short story "Winter Bunker" with co-author Paul G. Maziar at Bowery Poetry Club in New York City on April 8. The publisher writes:
"The Good Things About America: Book Tour will commence with a traveling road show of some of America's greatest modern authors and illustrators. Each show will feature music from local bands, up to eight patriot authors from this beautiful book as well as various artist contributors. Please visit www.ISMcommunity.org and www.WriteBloody.com for updates.
3/20/2009
A Crowd Electric releases Battlestar Gallactica song "I Am A Cylon"
The song "I Am A Cylon" was released today on www.acrowdelectric.com. Written by David Crabb and remixed by A Crowd Electric (Sparrow Hall/David Crabb), the track was created as a swan song to the series finale of Battlestar Gallactica.
Download the song for free at www.acrowdelectric.com.
10/30/2008
Sparrow Hall & Paul G. Maziar featured in The Good Things About America
"Winter Bunker" a short story by Sparrow Hall and Paul G. Maziar will be featured in the 2009 anthology The Good Things About America, published by Write Bloody. An editorial review reads: "This book serves as a historical document that uses poetry and prose to explore some of the visions for change, the modern glory, albeit broken or majestic, of this unbeatable rising landscape."
