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Pepperland | Woodstock West

THE UNTOLD STORY OF INFAMOUS CALIFORNIA MUSIC VENUE

IN-DEPTH FEATURE ARTICLE AVAILABLE NOW via OUR BLOG

 "Pepperland: Woodstock West" chronicles the rise of Pepperland Ballroom (1970-1973) from its humble beginnings as a construction Quonset in the 1940s to its brief status as a mecca for counterculture and musical performances during the cultural transition following the Summer of Love. The article is based on interviews with renowned artists, local musicians, employees, promoters, owners, and passionate patrons who witnessed firsthand the magic that unfolded within Pepperland's doors.

Watch the Short Doc HERE

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💜🖤 #laceskull now on all audio streaming 💜🖤

December 

Dec. 1 - “The Untold Story of Infamous California Rock Hall Pepperland : Woodstock West” Feature Article Official Release READ IT HERE /music-history-news-blog 

Dec. 5 - Add ‘Silent Night’ to your #HolidayPlaylist HERE:  https://open.spotify.com/track/6tHAAgq81BaKjn3JJL2y9h?si=c94f89a9c43741fd

November 

Nov. 1 & 2 - Day of the Dead WATCH OUR MICRO-SHORT TRIBUTE HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hNVnaq4_pI 

Nov. Our Wars (Official Trailer) - OFFICIAL SELECTION Short To The Point Film Festival - Best Trailer November 

Nov. Thanksgiving meets Halloween: Turkey Dash parody of Monster Mash LISTEN HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC2dvSfzd7o

Nov. 19 - Scoody Doo Chinese Frosted Cupcakes 1980s COMMERCIAL PARODY Release 

Nov. 21 - PEPPERLAND | WOODSTOCK WEST - The Untold History of Infamous California Rock Ballroom Available 

Nov. 23 - Thanksgiving Day

Nov. 24 - Black Friday SHOP OUR ARCHIVES at the Thelen Creative EBAY Store

Nov. 25 - PUT TOGETHER YOUR HOLIDAY PLAYLIST!! https://open.spotify.com/track/6tHAAgq81BaKjn3JJL2y9h?si=8076ab532d1f4e53

October

Oct. 1 -🏅BEST COMMERCIAL "Our Wars" - Gothamite Film Awards New York, Oct. 2023

Oct. 2 -"The History of Popular Halloween-Vibed Vinyl Records"

NOW - Add "Spooky" To Your Halloween Music Playlist

FRIDAY THE 13TH!!  "Day of the Dead" Available ALL STREAMING Listen Here

 Oct. 26-28th Ravenwood Film Festival "A Tale of the Tell Tale Heart" Best Short Film

Oct. 27 - Halloween Meets Thanksgiving with The Turkey Dash SEE it Here: 

Oct. 31 - Halloween

Day of the Dead

💀 #MicroFilm honoring day of the dead

   A vintage animation inspired micro-film paying homage to the celebration popular around Halloween and early November (1&2) in honor of ancestors lost. The short follows a poor man's lament to walk once more with his love now departed. Backed by original music & Spanish lyrics written by Geo Thelen and wailed by Luchito Munoz, this one-minute short film was prompt engineered by Thelen using Pika Labs text-to-video generator and sequenced & edited by Thelen Creative using ProTools and Final Cut Pro. 

🏅 FINALIST BEST MICRO FILM - The Strange Days Horror Fest - September, 2023

⏱ OFFICIAL SELECTION Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival - September, 2023

SEE "Day of the Dead" @Youtube #ThelenCreative
Audio available via SoundCloud #ThelenCreative

AUDIO All Streaming OCTOBER - FRIDAY THE 13TH 🥀

Available NOW! @ THELEN CREATIVE Youtube Channel

A tale of the Tell-Tale heart

A short animated 1920s French silent film inspired adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s 1843 short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

“-tear up the planks! here, here! -it is the beating of his hideous heart!” - E.A. Poe

🏅 OFFICIAL SELECTION Ravenwood Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM - OCTOBER, 2023

Visual Produced by Geo Thelen as part of Pika Labs A.I. text-to-video beta test group. READ REVIEW

Visuals

prompt engineered 
& edited by
Geo Thelen

generated by 
Pika Labs

based on story by
Edgar Allan Poe (1843)

Audio
“Piano Sonata No. 14” aka “Moonlight Sonata”
written by 
Ludwig van Beethoven (1802)

Watch It Here

🩸ADD #SilentNight to your Holiday Playlist

Sly and the Family Stone Woodstock Music History King of Funk

Sly's Last Epic Album

Three Grammy-nominated artists reflect back on the making of sly & the family stone's last album on epic records.

   Thelen Creative reached out to three Grammy-nominated recording artists who worked on the last Sly & The Family Stone album with Epic Records, (Heard Ya Missed Me... Well I'm Back, 1976) to get their thoughts on making a record with the funk legend during one of the most tumultuous periods of his life.

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