Posts Tagged ‘Korea

I should have mentioned this before now, but better late than never! I’m in the ensemble cast of the Seoul Players’ first musical production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. We opened last weekend to two sold out shows on May 29th and 30th. It was great fun, and we’ve gotten some great reviews [...]

Adam has long held an interest in playing with film to create engaging atmospheres. He’s been able to dig into that interest a little with our film nights in Seoul, 8mm: Owl Bus Vintage Cinema. Last month, a couple of guys wandered into 8mm and struck up a conversation with Adam about blending film with [...]

Dear Kid

20, May 2010

If you had a chance to meet your childhood self, what would you say? Our friend Hannah Shin created this lovely documentary. Music by Leslie Early. Dear Kid from Hannah Shin on Vimeo. What would you say? -Jessica

Our lovely friend Hye Sook Jung is a Korean singer/songwriter who has just started recording some of her music. Check out her first track “Haji” on her brand new myspace page and become a fan! I am helping Hye Sook record at our home studio and am really enjoying trying on the role of engineer. [...]

Our friend Mike Stewart is a really talented print maker and artist who lives in Seoul. Some of his work can be seen April 7-17 in Insadong at the Creatures of Habit group exhibition. Mike also teaches fine art classes in English in Myeong-dong in Seoul… interested? -Jessica

Check out our friend Leslie Early’s new music on Myspace. Leslie is an American friend of ours that also lives in Seoul. She’s writing some really nice music, recording at home and sharing the songs for free online. You can download her songs “Your Car” and “Snowflakes” for free on her ilike page. The animation [...]

I just created a Facebook group for 8mm since it’s a weekly event. If you’re in Seoul and are ever interested in coming to 8mm: Vintage Cinema, join the group so you’ll get news and updates. Thanks! For more info about 8mm, the weekly vintage film night that we host in the Hongdae neighborhood of [...]

Last weekend we got a nice group of art-loving friends together and headed down to Seoul’s Museum of Contemporary Art, which is located in the Seoul Grand Park complex. Another friend had been raving about the Peppermint Candy exhibit she had seen there, and we wanted to be sure to see it before it closes [...]

The Apple Tree

17, Dec 2009

I love Christmas carols, often starting into my Christmas playlist in early October. Maybe it’s because I was born so close to Christmas, but I find these songs so rich and moving. When I recorded my first album, Tonic, I opened it with a carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Then we moved to Korea, [...]

Focus to infinity

28, Sep 2009

We just got a message from our friend Amber Hill who we met in Seoul. She left Seoul a little before us, but she ‘s back in Asia now, she’s taking gorgeous photos, and she’s posting them on her new photo blog. I love how Amber sees things. I think her eye is distinctly feminine. [...]


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