a few of my favorite things..
Shout Out To Neal Creque
by creque on Jan.15, 2010, under Cool Stuff, Life, a few of my favorite things..
Was on YouTube (searching for the documentary I still haven’t finished) when I arrived at a link to my relative Neal Creque, jazz performer. Here’s what the wikipedia article on Neal Creque has to say:
Neal Creque (1940-2000) whose real name is Earl Neal Creque was an American jazz composer, born April 13, 1940 and originally from the Virgin Islands; he was based in the Cleveland area up until his death. [1]
He also composed music with Mongo Santamaria including the grammy nominated song Sofrito which was sampled by Jennifer Lopez on the album J.Lo.
He was a sought after session musician and his credits include Stanley Turrentine, Theresa Brewer, Leon Thomas, Grant Green, Harold Ousley, Bernard Purdie, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson.
I met him once when I was little, according to my mother, but unfortunately I don’t remember. I really enjoy his music though, it has this funk, jazz and latin fusion that I’m really digging. Here’s the video/song I was listening to on YouTube!
DJ AM Serato Demonstration
by creque on Jan.06, 2010, under Cool Stuff, CrequeVision Entertainment, a few of my favorite things..
DJ AM (R.I.P.) doing a brief Serato demonstration. Mix is pretty tight. Still have fantasies of buying Serato and having a set-up in my future house just for my own enjoyment. Until then I will be using Djay, which is still a pretty impressive program that works without external hardware (digital vinyls, turntables, etc).
DJ AM passed away in 2009, but I was re-introduced to him actually while playing DJ Hero. Wish I knew more about him (and even had a chance to see him before) before his sudden death.
Strictly Business (1991)
by creque on Jan.05, 2010, under Cool Stuff, a few of my favorite things..
One of my favorite movies growing up. Trailer is kind of cool too.
Just recently re-watched Strictly Business because it was on my NetFlix Instant. Not only is Samuel L. Jackson in this movie, but almost 20 years later, I can watch it with a more adult eye and see that the film still holds up.
The movie is entertaining and has something to say about being an African-American in the corporate sphere. I also liked the way the film dealt with expectations and stereotypes present in the interpersonal relationships of the African-American in the film.
I can honestly say that I want to make movies like this.
Winter Break
by creque on Jan.02, 2010, under CrequeVision Entertainment, Life, a few of my favorite things..
I’ve been spending this winter break finishing up projects from 2009 (I have a handful that need to be closed out), watching movies (for research), and writing scripts that I’m going to shoot in 2010.
Finally got the website close to where I want it: You can check out an early version at www.crequevision.com/index-4.html (not much there now, but it’s taking some time – I’m slower at getting to this then I thought).
Stay tuned.
I don’t believe in resolutions (Happy New Years) so I’m not going to say that I will post here more for the New Year, but I will say that it is a part of the plan to post more to the blog in general (2010 and beyond)…
Talk soon,
Neil
Butterscotch Update
by creque on Sep.20, 2009, under CrequeVision Entertainment, Music Videos, a few of my favorite things..
Since school started on August 24th, it’s been grinding to complete Butterscotch. Â Butterscotch is a short film in which a bum gets over his recent break-up with a materialistic girlfriend.
We are expected to picture lock on Thursday – Sept. 24th and then we are required to have a completed picture by Oct. 5th.
It’s exciting times… check for updates.