View From The Top [Screenshots from Video] Directed by Puma
Hit the break for some more screenshots from the video, shot half in LA, half in NYC (more…)
“View From The Top” LA Shoot [Photos]
Woody & I shot the LA scenes from the “View From The Top” video yesterday in Downtown LA at a couple different rooftop locations. This video is gonna be ABSOLUTELY RETARDED. Half shot in NYC, half shot in LA, completely Off The Wall!!! Whatup Woody?! Llisa, Smarty & Jen thanks for everthing while I been out here
ESSO – View From The Top (Produced by Woody) [MP3/CDQ]
This is one of my favorite songs from Off The Wall because it speaks to just how ambitious I really am. The first line by itself should tell you everything you need to know about my attitude: “Why aim and not aim for Greatness?” Woody laced the track incredibly as always and being that its the last song on the project I thought it was a great way to end it off. We’re shooting the video for this today as well, so look out for that coming real soon! Shouts to Puma behind the lens as always!
LINK: http://usershare.net/70lvohjvmswe
Oh yea, and if you haven’t already, make sure you download Off The Wall
ESSO x DealWithNoDeal.com @ ESSO’s “Off The Wall” Listening Party
Check out the footage Knotti caught at the “Off The Wall” listening party and “Don’t Stop” video premiere at Pop Burger on August 5th. Shouts to Woody, Yung Nate, Nottin, Show TuFli and everyone else that came out to the event
Photos from “Off The Wall” Release Party @ Aspen 8/11
CLICK PHOTO TO VIEW THE GALLERY
Thanks to ThatGuyPuma.com, Rule4080.com, EddyShades.com & MikeyISO for the images
ESSO x DealWithNoDeal.com @ Off The Wall Release Party
Shouts to the homie Saint Vil and Yung Nate and everyone that fucks with them over at DealWithNoDeal.com. It’s a pretty ill concept that they’ve created over there supporting a lot of upcoming artists and getting them some exposure that they might not otherwise get. They came out to my party and put together a video piece, check it out.
E
Photos from “Off The Wall” Listening Party & “Don’t Stop” video premiere 8/5/09
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO VISIT THE GALLERY
Shouts to MikeyISO on the Lens!!!
ESSO – Off The Wall E009 [Free Album]
So the time has finally come for the rest of the world to hear the project that Woody and I have been working so hard on since April. I can’t lie it’s kinda bittersweet for it to be gaining the attention that is has over the past weeks since Mike’s untimely passing. Honestly we set out to create an incredible project that would pay homage to Michael Jackson’s musical legacy not his life as a whole. No one song or project could ever acheive that lofty goal.
Woody and I set out months ago to rework one of the most important transitional albums in the history of popular music as we know it. The album that catapaulted Michael Jackson to Thriller proportions and left us unforgettable songs like Rock With You, Off The Wall, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Girlfriend and She’s Outta My Life. We turned those songs into Just Feel It, Life Like This, Don’t Stop and Girlfriend (but with a different spin). Michael has inspired countless entertainers across genres and Woody and I are no different that than many other members of our generation that grew up with one glove trying to moonwalk across our livingrooms.
I sincerely hope hat no one takes our project as an attempt to capitalize off of the death of a King. This project means way too much to me for it to ever be misunderstood. In the wake of the 30th Anniversary of Off The Wall it is with the utmost respect and reverence that we proudly present you the product of our labor for the past months. We hope that you enjoy the experience of listening to it as much as we enjoyed the experience of creating it.
-E
Tracklist & Download Link:
1. Don’t Stop
2. Just Feel It
3. Pole Class
4. Damn
5. Life Like This
6. Girlfriend
7. Logged In
8. Can’t Help It
9. Cry
10. View From The Top
MEDIAFIRE: http://www.mediafire.com/?z1yhomfjn21
ESSO x Woody – MusicAddicts Only Interview [video]
Woody and I caught up with MADonly.com outside of XV’s party last week at Glass lounge to talk about Off the Wall and a bunch of other things, check it out:
Emilio Sparks x ESSO Interview
Sat down with Emilio Sparks last month after shooting the “Don’t Stop” video with Puma to talk about Lifestyles of the Young & Ignorant and the upcoming Off The Wall project. Check it out
Off The Wall E009…The Announcement. RIP MJ 1958-2009
This is one of the hardest things that I’ve ever had to do in my career. I was scheduled to announce this project on Wednesday of this week, but in light of Michael’s passing on Thursday Woody & I feel like the world needs to know what we’ve been working on for the last few months and why this has been so hard for me to deal with. I’ve been recording my own version of MJ’s Off The Wall album for the last few months now in honor of it’s 30th Anniversary which is on August 10th, and will release it 30 years to the day his original album came out.
We actually completed the project before his passing, and will not change the date to even 1 day earlier given the signifigance of August 10th as the 30th Anniversary of the release of the original Off The Wall album in 1979.
The First Single off the Project is “Dont Stop” which samples “Dont Stop Til You Get Enough” which is actually the first song on the album. Here’s the link:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62009300c2583375/
Please see the video as we have included snippets of a few of the songs also and if you have any questions please feel free to let me know.
I also made a statement regarding Mike’s passing on Thursday if you’d like to refer back to that here’s the link: http://theessoexperience.com/2009/06/25/rest-in-peace-michael-jackson-long-live-the-king-of-pop/
Thanks,
ESSO
