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Enter the world of fan-subbing, where small communities work together in an assembly-line of sorts, to produce videos that have English, Portuguese, Arabic or any other kind of subtitle for movies and TV shows that we – the fans – could not otherwise watch. These small pockets of society have their own interests, their own language, their own rules and…
“I really want to rap these days,” Mike Isberto jokes. Under the rapper name Michael Ray. The singer-songwriter might not be rapping any time soon, but Isberto and his band have been working on multiple EPs since the summertime, including “Fly” released this past October. “This is my true passion,” says the Loma Linda-raised Isberto, now based in Fullerton, California.…
May 31, 2010: a shocking event stunned YouTube fans everywhere. On the day that most people were celebrating Memorial Day with sunny picnics and family barbeques, David Choi found out that his YouTube account, “DavidChoiMusic,” was suspended for copyright violations. “I was touched by the support from different YouTubers vouching for me on Twitter,” says Choi, whose covers of Jason…
What do you get when you combine cartoons, popular YouTube artists and “random artistic designs”? The answer: RADisRAD, a graphic t-shirt company founded by Randy Andre De Jesus in 2007. The Southern California-based business is dedicated to appealing to their customers’ random likes and unique personalities. Whether that means secretly nerdy elephants, zombie pandas or skating turtles – they have…
Korean American artist Megan Lee is a 15-year-old singer/songwriter, actress and dancer from Southern California. But even though you might see her performing on a popular YouTube or in a TV commercial, she’s just a normal teenage girl (she’s got a huge crush on Justin Bieber) chasing after her dreams. DROKU: How did you get your start as an artist?…
Scott Yoshimoto first gained interest in filmmaking as a high school student, inspired by the three filmmakers of Wong Fu Productions: Ted Fu, Philip Wang and Wesley Chen. A friend of Yoshimoto’s spotted Wong Fu at Life Plaza in Diamond Plaza and immediately called him. “I asked my friend to tell them I really wanted to meet them and to…
Seriously the Band created their name on the spot, signing up in 2006 for Asian American talent competition Kollaboration. One friend’s constant use – or abuse – of the word “seriously” in every sentence and every phrase permanently implanted the word in their heads and was subsequently scribbled onto the registration sheet and into perpetuity. The band’s four members –Chris…
Ready, Set, GO! to the 27th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) hosted by Visual Communications from April 28th to May 7th, 2011. Kick off Asian Pacific Heritage Month by celebrating the work of Asian Pacific American and Asian International directors from over 20 countries. LAAPFF will showcase 32 feature films and 148 shorts at the Director’s Guild…
“When I first saw Eddie Murphy do his thing, I knew that was what I wanted to do,” says comedian Paul Kim, who goes by PK. “In 10 years I expect — I’m dreaming big — I want to make my living off stand up comedy. That’s every stand up comic’s dream,” says Kim, who currently works as the emcee…
When Jane Lui released her third album “Goodnight Company” in October of 2010 – produced with the support of fans, who raised enough money to fund the record, and distributed digitally for free online – she made a statement about the person that she wanted to be, the artist she had become. “The reason why I decided to make a…