Inspirational Modern Folk Artist to collaborate on a music video for Acidfolk/Hip-Hop remix of "The Power To Be Alive" in the NY area.

New York, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/14/2013 -- Jason Garriotte aka Chords of Truth released his debut album in the year 2012. It consists of 7 acoustic folk songs that pretty much came out of nowhere, and is not something Jason ever really thought he would be able to do.

There are just so many great songwriters out there and Jason has always felt like it would be near impossible for him to come up with anything original. However, after playing his own versions of classic cover songs for over 10 years, he finally decided to see what he could come up with.

Then through a series of events starting last spring, Jason's original album of 7 songs has been transformed into a collection of 65 versions that span multiple genres and 10 albums. One of these new albums was with Cas Weinbren (aka The Chameleon). Cas took Jason's original tracks and completely recomposed his songs into something they're calling Acidfolk. For the track "The Power To Be Alive", they have also teamed up with the rapper Man-u-iLL to deliver something really different. The team wants to share this song with everybody.

Cas and Jason have connected with a couple of video producers that are excited about working with this song, but right now they just don't have the budget to get it done right. The biggest hurdle at this point is the funding. They are appealing to all to help them share their music with everyone through a powerful, professional video by supporting this project.

Kickstarter Page: http://kck.st/13LPJZm

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POTHRA™ combines passion for recycling with design – coffee grounds are transformed into a unique material with these beautiful pots.

New York, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/09/2013 -- Like most design professionals, Matthew Waldman and his team are obsessed with good coffee. Like many designers, they view every process in life as an opportunity to re-invent. There are few options for dealing with organic garbage in a big city like New York. Pulling all these streams together, they spent several weekends experimenting with materials and processes to find a use for the copious used coffee grounds that are otherwise discarded.

The result of Matthew and his team's hard work is POTHRA™ made from resin and leftover coffee grounds. This unique flower pot brings a new use of an otherwise wasted material, turning an everyday cup of coffee into a functional item that challenges this consumption-oriented world with the idea that eco-friendly need not be ugly. Each piece is unique - different roasts of coffee interact with the resin in surprising and beautiful ways, creating a collection of hand cast individual pieces - where no two look the same.

This project will only be funded if at least $25,000 is pledged by Wednesday May 22, 10:26am EDT.

Money raised will go towards:
Multipart compression mold development and fabrication,
Overhead for dedicated workshop space and tools,
Resin for casting 500~1000 pots,
Purchase of packaging materials,
Staff of 2 for fabrication and finishing,
PR and marketing.

As the team has already hand-produced 85 of these pieces for a project for the design destinations New York pop-up launching may 2013, they are uniquely positioned to bring this project to fruition.

Ideally, they want to use a corn-based or a biodegradable resin for this project. They have found that securing a reliable supplier for these materials in the USA is challenging, and hope to create a business partnership to accomplish this.

Kickstarter Page: http://kck.st/13yDrmw

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