Visual and audio art go hand in hand with Brooklyn's Ten Minute Turns. Songwriting principals Alan Foreman and Roger Mason
met while at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) "where there were no other musicians," according to Mason. They made music together at house parties and eventually made their way to New York. Foreman started work at a cartoon company
while Mason became roomates with multi-instrumentalist Jacquee Novak, who later
became his girlfriend and joined the band. ("Though we can't remember in what order
that all happened," she says with a laugh).
Mason's boss at Animation Collective caught on to the group's buoyant music-which blends Foreman and Mason's dueling lead vocals, guitars and quirky noise samples-and matched them with a new project, the kung fu Nickelodeon cartoon "Three Delivery." Ten Minute Turns is now charged to compose the show's score and
wrote the theme song. The show has been picked up for syndication in the
United States, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Canada and beyond.
In another visual endeavor, the band (which also includes drummer Jason Schultheis and guitarist Peter Forcucci) can be seen in naked-seeming suits in the dazzling music video for it's song "Long Night Drone." Directed by RISD cohort Neil Forman, the video was recently accepted into the Los Angeles and New York International Independent Film & Video festivals.
- Billboard Magazine April 5, 2008
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I am very upset that I could not come to your (apparently last... for a while) show at becket the other night. I had work. :( Hrumph. Until we meet again, infinite hugs.
I love what I have heard of ya'lls music. You guys don't sound like many other musicians -- it's quirky, comfortable 'foot tapping, head nodding' sort of sound. And I can sing along, it's really fun.
The 7th Annual INDIE MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL Amazing,creative and wildly entertaining independent music videos from around the world!
THE AVEONICS "Perfect" Dir: Luke Eve (Indie)AUSTRALIA BEANGROWERS "Not In a Million Lovers" Dir; Duncan Bone (Minty Fresh)MALTA THE FEMINISTS "21st Century Ghosts" Dir: Marcus Rogers (Indie)CANADA GOOD CITY LIE STILL"Unruly Man" Dir: Jonathan Pidgeon (Indie)USA THE HERMIT "Better Time" Dir: Stu McKay Smith (Indie)CANADA MALAJUBE "Ton Plat Favori" Dir:Davide Disaro' & Mihai Wilson(Dare to Care)CANADA MASFALDAS"Quiero Saber"Dir: Rocio Rique (Indie) MEXICO MATES OF STATE" Fraud in the 80's" Dir: Arno Salters (Barsuk Records)USA SCREAM CLUB"Toi Et Moi"Dir: Ali Cotterhill( Crunks Not Dead) USA STATIC OF THE GODS"Peluche" Dir:Albert Cerriteno(Recordhead)USA STRANGEFATES'" Two Minute Tornado"Dir: Didier Soyuz (Indie)U.K. SERJ TANKIAN" Lie,Lie,Lie" Dir: Martha Colburn (SerjicalStrike ) USA TEN MINUTE TURNS'"Long Night Drone" Dir: Neil Forman (Indie)USA TRICOT MACHINE"Les Peaux De Lievres" Dir: Simon Laganire (Grosse Bote)CANADA WE ARE WOLVES"Fight & Kiss" Dir: Jeremie Saindon (Dare to Care)CANADA THE WETSPOTS"Labia Limbo"Dir: Marcus Rogers (Indie) CANADA
Roger+Jax= RAD! Thank you for the awesome pics Jax....you should consider changing careers! THank you Roger for the garnishes you put into the song and being in the music video..i am forever grateful for you both! Have a beautiful and blessed day!
aww that comment was the best thing to come home to! for real! i miss get-fired-from-work day and everything--working at a coffee shop just aint fun without you there! and yeah, you will definitely see me on the 31st!!! and i'll definitely after party with you guys and get crunk with jax! ha
