The Michael Jackson Plans

05Jul09

So… as everyone in the world now knows; the king of pop is dead. Long live the memory of Michael Jackson! No one will ever replace him.

The loss of the worlds greatest popstar is doubly painful for us as we were in the process of beginning a documentary on his London shows, having been granted access by AEG – the company who’d previously hired Dza and Phil to cover the Prince shows last year.

Footage of his press launch had already been filmed and we were just about to begin full time work on it when news of his death broke; equipment had been bought, subjects confirmed, contracts signed and I was even moving to London for the duration of his residency.

Now, of course, none of this will ever come to pass. We had grandiose plans to cut a feature out of our material and, whether or not that would ever have been seen, it would have provided a terrific calling card for Medlo and enabled us to work on bigger and better projects.

No doubt it would have won us 4 Oscars and we’d be millionaires by now.

It’s still hard to come to terms with the loss – of a man, of a legend and of an opportunity that will never – ever – come to pass again. We spent much of the week following his death in shock, just blinking into the midday sun and uttering half finished sentences that amounted to the same statement – “I can’t believe he died.”

Our thoughts are with his family, and his fans. And with ourselves too.

RIP

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Ditto

04May09

Medlo have created and contributed a brand new exclusive video mash-up to Ditto, a sparkling and fresh arts event in the London Roundhouse, and will be screening it live for the first (and only) time on Saturday 16th May.

Ditto is a one-off performance of music, film, visual art and dance from some of the country’s most talented creatives, and will be broadcast live across the net as well as being a physical and actual event that is real and totally attendable.

Head to ditto.tv for all the information you’ll ever need, and click here for the e-flyer.

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Tags: bootleg, damien wasylkiw, ditto, mash-up, media lounge, medlo, mike wilson

Reigns – Everything Beyond These Walls Has Been Razed

17Mar09

Reigns – ‘Everything Beyond These Walls Has Been Razed’

From the album ‘The House on the Causeway’ – out now on Monotreme Records.

Produced by Medlo and illustrated by Phlegm Comics.

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In Memory of Aaron Stout

01Mar09

We at Medlo towers would just like to take this opportunity to mark the very sad passing of the musician Aaron Stout, and to offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family. We’re all saddened and shocked by his untimely departure and hope that his legacy of beautiful music may go some small way to easing the pain of his death.

We had the pleasure of working with Aaron when we produced the music video for his single ‘Spacestation‘ and although we only ever talked by email I remember being struck by the fluidity of his ideas and being flattered by the trust he placed in us to do his work justice.

He was a wonderfully talented musician and a lovely human being. He will be missed greatly and our thoughts are with those closest to him.

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Tags: aaron stout, medlo, monotreme records, phlegm