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OOOM MUSIC VIDEO

OUT OF OUR MINDS MUSIC VIDEO from MAdM OOOM on Vimeo.

revealing the woods, the collision, the water and the sound of OOOM.
the doors between you and i are opening, slowly but surely.
along the way, from this song to you, came a week of hard labour in the rain and a man named stone dove into those woods with the song, to bring it to life. linking car crashes to fireballs.

as i type this in my friends los angeles guest room, a band of coyotes are howling outside.
i take that as a good sign. they are with us, but didn’t hunt me down in the woods of OOOM.

thanks for tuning in, looking forward to sharing more.
2010
xMAdMx

Posted on February 7th, 2010 in News | 4 Comments »

I LOVE LIFE COMMUNAL CHANT – IN FULL

I LOVE LIFE
EU AMO A VIDA
AMAMOS LA VIDA
ICH LIEBE LEBEN
J’AIME LA VIE

SUCCESS! WE LOVE LIFE and SHARED THE PROOF WITH EACH OTHER via PRIMITIVE LO-FI ON LINE COMMUNICATION! I had a fantastic long night of friends, music and celebration. it makes me so happy to compile the effort to spread the word, to spread the LOVE and communal determination to walk into this new and ominous decade together in LOVE. global makes me happy and this is the impressive list of countries that participated with us in our LOVE CHANT:
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ARGENTINA UK ITALY MEXICO SWEDEN HOLLAND CANADA EL SALVADOR TRINIDAD SPAIN USA FRANCE BRAZIL GERMANY PORTUGAL & SOUTH AFRICA

Now for a compilation of the sentiments captured and shared on that midnight 2010 BLUE MOON:

MARIANO

THE GALS!

RAY

I Love Life – Happy New Year 2010 Blue Full Moon

rayson d’etre | MySpace Video

CATARINA

MIKE NOURSE

SUNFLOWERDAGGER

MISSFITZ

CECILSEASKULL

QUEENFAIRYPANTS

THE CHILDREN OF STUDIODOG

you who participated (sorry if you are left out, my consolidating skills are not up there but i tried!)

missfitzpd sunflowerdagger chaotic_color kheir kcinkcity keatonxkeaton axestatic kalaroy hhhancock antonioreyx360 mccpazz welshie84 stublab systris miss_mmm themarknews tinkyvinky glamourpuss15 vacantsea hada_verde stacenator aproizeaparnan vermicidefrosti betyoucantseeit speilbilde loversdiscourse thecarpathian Catarina daniel raine Mi4U Jaqueline Andy camilla thatsscottie jasonkadlec davehealy starryxnitez riotness kheir, patty&christina!…..

and here are some photos you passed on to declare your ILOVELIFE-ness

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and a shipwreck diary entry:
http://shipwreck-free.livejournal.com/6663.html

and a FB video i couldn’t figure out how to embed!
http://www.facebook.com/v/106493722701189

i feel that’s an impressive testimony to good LIFE LOVERS all around the world.
i am on the hunt for you via song, show, blog, twit, thought, dream and hope. we are in this together, and a collective good attitude will only improve our future x
we are not alone x

xMAdMx

P.S. This Mysterious Clan was not part of our MIDNIGHT 2010 Chant Plan, as this video was posted in April… but seems they are right there with us … BLACKIEATTITUDE

Posted on February 7th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

#ILOVELIFE TWITTER…

…WAVE OF INSPIRATION!
this is officially my first true connection to “it”!
my friend jason was offering me inspiration and guidance into the land of 21st century social media today, and i just had a TRUE FELT CREATIVE TWITTER BREAK THROUGH! it unfolded into my idea of a communal 2010 “I LOVE LIFE” UNISON CHANT PLAN! it all started while i was having a causal dialogue with some strangers about their new years eve plans, while i was day dreaming of mine. then this idea came out of my eager finger tips:

xMAdMx on TWITTER: DEC 29TH 2009 8:19 – 8:33 PM

wait! while i have your new years attention! let’s make a #ILOVELIFE unison chant plan! at midnight, we will chant it, together wherever …
#ILOVELIFE i am planning this as i type, but i can feel it’s right… if we spread the word, and make a pack to do it alone or with masses..
#ILOVELIFE or with dogs in snow, monkeys in huts, snowboarders in lodges, drunks in bars, costumes and lady gaga, USA or Turkey, up or down
#ILOVELIFE we will chant it together at the top of our lungs, and MEAN IT! SCREAM IT TIL IT HURTS!!!!!! join together in POSITIVE CHANTING
#ILOVELIFE you can scream it in your language or whisper it with an accent, let’s please do this together on thursday dec 31st midnight
#ILOVELIFE we can ALSO DOCUMENT IT! photo or video or audio or write a report. i am already giddy for my friends and i to do it together
#ILOVELIFE it would be an honor to collect the documentation for US and post it on my blog in the early days of 2010… we will be witnesses
#ILOVELIFE to our commitment to MEAN IT AND SCREAM IT AND BELIEVE IT AND SHARE IT ! proof to ourselves and to each other. no FAKING
#ILOVELIFE hunters, healers, team ooom, lovers, screamers, cryers, runners, bummers, scaredy cats, dirty dogs, jokesters, believers, do you
#ILOVELIFE read me? i am serious. i am picking out my outfit and charging my mode of documentation as soon as i step away from this tweet xo
#ILOVELIFE UNISON CHANT PLAN – MIDNIGHT 2010 – PASS IT ON. WE WILL SCREAM IT AND FEEL IT! i am serious! more on this coming soon …

already THREE on board:
MISSFITZPDX: @xMAdMx team OOOM is in your pocket on this one, MAdM–we await the midnight toll!!
SATANERS: @xMAdMx Sure! Have a great new years party! Listen out for my call!
AXESTATIC: ASP call to arms! Join @xMAdMx at 12am on NYE to scream chant yell rejoice #ILOVELIFE ! Snap a pic, take a vid, Tweet it out loud! You in?!

join this TRINITY and me!
i am going to document my midnight, with my people, where i am, to prove the LOVE WE MERE HUMANS HAVE for this great LIFE. IF you can do the same, wherever you are, then post a link to prove it. be sure to tag or mark it with #ILOVELIFE so i can find it, and post it either here as a comment on this blog entry, or on my facebook group page:

MAdM Facebook Fan Page

then i will take on the pleasure filled task to compile them all for us to see in the early days of 2010.

#ILOVELIFE PASS IT ON
2010 will hear US COMING LOUD AND PROUD !!!!!!

xMAdMx

Posted on December 29th, 2009 in News | 17 Comments »

NEW SITE and SHOP

as you can see the new xMAdMx site is aLIVE and MAdM SHOP has first official OOOM limited edition goods for sale! it’s been a long time coming and i actually experienced growing pains in my expansion beyond my simple BLOG format i’ve had for so long…. but have no fear, my blog will always be near. so REACH FOR THE OOOM!

..:: MAdM :: OOOm ::.. Comic

Site Map break down for you:
-the NEWS section, is so you can cut to the chase, and see what is happening in my music “reality” and not say, in the lunar cycle (no offence to the MOON!)
-the VISUAL VAULT is where lots of photos and videos will live and breed- both official and a public selections
-the COMMUNITY section will host an ever growing list of inspirations and web alliances
-the OOOM section, is for those who still can’t figure out if this is an album, a film or a comic (and for my own sanity and clarity) …. but come 2010, this section will lead you into the hidden mysteries and content of OOOM. so stay tuned.
-the new MAdM SHOP is where i can distribute my music and goods directly from ME to YOU VISIT NEW SHOP!

please note all the media Players and Sign up Widgets on my site are embed-able and share-able, thanks to the magic of intelligent programmers who work hard for us to connect! so share ‘em! use ‘em!

beyond the web world, all is fantastical on my side of the autumn season- the short run of east coast canadian show dates with STP and M for Montreal went by wonderfully and way too fast and i am knee deep in planning the next waves of all things OOOM.

Also wanted to thank everyone helping spread the word of the OOOM Free download on Twitter- as promised the OOOM Lucky Three will be rewarded with a package of OOOM goods coming to them soon. Not sure how, but the blind Witch chose folks from the Americas for this round- but next time she will reach across the Ocean to the rest of you x

OOOM Lucky Three aka TWITTER CLAN
Thiago aka fernn, from Porto Alegre, Brazil
Kirsten aka Unkownbinaries, from Stone Mountain, USA
Haydee aka Hada_Verde, from Mexicali, Mexico

(honorable mention: Sarah Fitzgerald aka Misfitzpdx, from S.F. USA)

Long live international LIFE, LOVE AND MUSIC
thanks for following and see you soon
xMAdMx

p.s. there was a delay with the OOOM video premiere, it’s a long story involving a Tower and harmless curse, but i will notify you when it’s ready to be seen. in the meantime keep your senses tickled and please check out my backwards TOUR VIDEO BLOG

Posted on December 7th, 2009 in News, Posts | 8 Comments »

OOOM SONG FREE HERE NOW…

FIRST SONG TO TAKE HOME AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB VIDEO PREMIERE IS COMING! HERE IS A TASTE AND I ASK YOU TO PASS IT ON….

GET OOOM HERE NOW
Did you download the song yet? if you are listening and you want to commune with OOOM further, please share and embed this video teaser above with your loved ones. the music video version, depicts the eternal journey into the woods, and will be unveiled on this player and it’s satellites. it was shot on solar power with real fireballs and bleeding trees.
(meanwhile in “real” world, we are most Thankful for the HEALTH Reform Bill that was just passed in D.C.!)

OOOM song and video foreshadow the OUT OF OUR MINDS ALBUM-FILM-COMIC-WEB experience to be released in 2010. i give you the heart of the project….
xMAdMx

Posted on November 9th, 2009 in News, Posts | 25 Comments »

Canadian Screenings and Shows!

Please visit the “Shows” section to see if any of your fellow Canadians are near any of the OOOM previews this season. This week there are screenings of the film in montreal (also on perma display at the Montreal Fine Art Museum) and next month brings the MAdM live show to Ontario, Montreal and a couple Maritime places opening for Stone Temple Pilots… huh! last minute invite, very pleased.
In December the live show will be out West with AFI…. another nice invitation! will keep you all posted, AND FYI, we are working on a serious revamp of this here “blog” turn website, to facilitate information seekers…. Thanks for visiting!

Posted on October 27th, 2009 in News | 5 Comments »

MAdM ~ WORLDCON ~ OOOM!

THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH – MONTREAL
“THE NEW MEDIA PANEL” – 12.30PM
“CONSTRUCTION OF THE FANTASTIC IN MUSIC” – 3.30PM
“OUT OF OUR MINDS” – 7PM
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it is an honor and a pleasure to be invited to present portions of my new project at the 67th annual (yes, that’s right since 1939!) world science fiction convention, that happens to be taking place in my hometown of montreal, canada this week.
the event happens in a different city every year (last year it was in denver, next year it’s in melbourne, australia), and attracts sci-fi enthusiasts from all over the world.
although i am a virgin to this community, i have always sensed a deep sisterhood between the sci-fi / fantasy world and the alt / metal / goth music world.
people who believe in the unusual and fantastical,
who long to be challenged and “escape” into other worlds,
who believe in the magic of story, sound and imagination…
i will be presenting OUT OF OUR MINDS, the film,
as well as making a general presentation of my
“21st century concept album” -
how a song turned into an album,
album turned into a film, which then turned into a comic,
nurturing endless potential for web portals along the way,
and then will finds it’s way to in live, in flesh venues:
film festival, sci-fi / fantasy festivals, rock clubs,
art galleries, bass player festivals, red head festivals,
full moon festivals, etc…
give us a space, and OOOM will fill it.
the aim is to commune with the fellow humans,
and OOOM is the magic carpet ride that will help me do it.

hope to see you there,
or at another in the flesh venue near you!

xMAdMx
p.s. ooom, is basically opening up for neil gaiman’s coraline,
i am humbled and grateful!
see SHOWS section for full schedule details.

Posted on August 4th, 2009 in News | 6 Comments »

MAdM at NXNE this week!

please note, all TORONTO FOLKS, that MAdM / OOOM will be near you soon!
see shows for more info.

Posted on June 11th, 2009 in News | 1 Comment »