Smell that? Yes, it is in fact the savory smell of soft, powdered sugar being snowed ever so gently onto a deep-fried disc of webbed dough, crunchy on the outside, but moist on the inside. It’s still hot enough to burn the tip of your tongue!

Your troubles are over! Coming Spring 2011 will be the grand opening of Data’s Funnel Cakes, a mobilized army of funnel cake stands located right around the corner from anywhere you are.

Turtlist Media can’t wait!

Director’s Statement: Strangers in a Park is a post-modern psychological thriller that questions who is actually the victim and if the ambiguous line between sanity and insanity can really decipher judgement of morality and justice. This short pays homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), where insanity and self-seeking evil are questioned even in the so-called “normal” protagonist when two strangers meet in happenstance and talk about murder.

Cast: Robert Ryu Jennie Hong  Crew: Jason Lee Director Jon Lee 1st Assistant Director Kevin Yau Camera Operator Jon Shen Assistant Audrey Kim Assistant  Produced by Jason Lee, Jon Lee, Kevin Yau

A few days ago, we uploaded a ridiculously amazing and entertaining collaboration with Arthur Nakane, a street performer from LA who calls himself the One-Man-Band. Needless to say, we were jumping for joy when we finally saw Arthur Nakane on TV.

As you may or may not know, our newest direction is now to become a production group of creative content that encourages Asian Americans in the arts. However we still strongly believe in the need to highlight Asian Americans doing big things and making statements, but we are doing so through new, high quality collaborative projects that will allow artists of all kinds to showcase their talents without the limitations of equipment or unfamiliar mediums. Because of these shared goals, ChannelAPA and Turtlist Media have decided to collaborate and you should soon be seeing some of our stuff on ChannelAPA.com on a regular basis. It doesn’t mean there won’t be anything to see here, of course. Check back often to the latest projects and news happening with TurtlistMedia.com! Thank you for all the support throughout the last two years!

Best,

Jason Lee

Founder

and the Turtlist Media staff

DanAKADan of afterschoolspecial, musician Kevin Lien, and Smashhitta (producer of Michelle Martinez’s newest album, “Adrenaline”, talk about the latest and greatest from the APA music industry.

After an exciting year of shows, news coverage, and even a feature on a Dayquil commercial, PaperDoll, an indie band with an electro pop rock sound, has recently won Kollaboration NY.

Last summer we covered PaperDoll, a talented pop rock band from New York City. Unfortunately the footage of the interview and performances was lost somewhere in the midst, but we have nonetheless been an avid follower of this band who will most definitely be blowing up our radio stations in no time.

PaperDoll was named somewhat frantically after a song they performed when they first got together. After that, the name stuck and a regular performers at the Crash Mansion venue in NYC.

The band is a collaboration of four individuals who meet up regularly in between their day jobs. They love their art and they love what they are doing. PaperDoll exemplifies a group who are about the music and the rush of performing before any kind of political or social commentary.

The band practices often at the Music Room on 8th Avenue, a dark building graffitied on every wall, lit ever so dim, and hallways filled with the sounds of New York’s finest independent rockers.

Their latest album, “Ballad Nerd Pop”, is appropriately named. Their catchy electro pop rock sound invokes the carefree, no responsibilities attitude of summer while its lyrics are also full of an emotional depth that balances their upbeat melodies.

Check them out on

Amazon
Youtube
Myspace
www.Paperdollband.com

You can watch the whole thing free at http://www.charter.net/tv/tvonline/play?vid=277730&vendor=hbo

It’s only up till May 31! So watch, be inspired, and spread the word!

A small peak at the photos I have been taking over the past year.

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Inquire at JasonLee@turtlistmedia.com

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The Mikado Project to premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

WHO: The Mikado Project, a feature film directed by Chil Kong starring Tamlyn Tomita, Allen C. Liu, Erin Quill, David Lee McInnis, Gerald McCullouch, Yuri Tag, Raymond J. Lee with Rizwan Manji, Freda Foh Shen, and Ryun Yu. Executive produced by John Carrozza and Quan Phung.

WHAT: The Mikado Project is a musical comedy feature film based on the play written by Ken Narasaki and Doris Baizley and adapted for film by Chil Kong. The Mikado Project has officially been selected and will world premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film festival organized by Visual Communications.

WHEN:  Saturday, May 1^st at 9:30PM

WHERE:

Director’s Guild of America Theater #1

7920 W Sunset Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90046

WHY: Life imitates art imitates life. Featuring hip-hop music and dance numbers choreographed by members of dance troupes Kaba Modern and Jabbawockeez, The Mikado Project is a modern reconstruction of The Mikado, a beloved comedy operetta by legendary collaborators Gilbert and Sullivan, that challenges the concept of the caricaturized Asians and captures the struggles that Asian Americans face today.

HOW: Visit http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/program-guide/program-26/. Tickets are $12. Visit http://www.themikadoproject.com for more information about the film.