Time Goes On (Video)

Found footage in the public domain adapted by Atlanta artist Carlton Mackey. Music by Joshua Watkins. Beat by Bobby James. 


Watkins, James, and Mackey together make up Mackey's indie music label, Vision Music.

www.carltonmackey.com

Modifiy Watches Releases 2.0

Two Purnt Oh!

What are
Modify Watches?

Modify Watches are super-dope, interchangeable watches. You can mix-and-match faces and straps to create the "Mod" that allows you to make your statement, whether (quiet) or LOUD.

...We made a loud one.  (in case you haven't seen it yet)

Though the folks in this Vision Philms Video are rocking 1.0, you still gotta love our love for this DOPE brand.

 

GO GET ONE SOME!

ONLY YOU - New Music Single and Video

The latest from VISION Music

ONLY YOU by Joshua Watkins
Produced by Bobby James
Executive Producer: Carlton Mackey






Shout out to Bobby James for his Video Directorial Debut!

VISION MUSIC!!

New Atlanta Music Video - Behind the Scenes

It started with an email from Jaclyn Kress from InnerTUBE TV a new YouTUBE news magazine show featuring the rising new artists of YouTUBE. She wanted to feature VISION Music Artist Joshua Watkins on the site and set up an interview with him. When we went to the site to check it out, we were pleasantly surprised to see that a link for Joshua had already been set up in The Buzz Section. The cover art for his latest project, I HOPE YOU LOVE ME, was there, but we noticed there was a link to one of his older videos, THE REBEL. The song is off of his first album on the VISION Music Label called Chasing Dreams. It highlights his underground hip-hop roots and showcases his uncanny word play and flow, but doesn't really reflect the style and energy of his new music. If we wanted his presentation to be consistent, we were going to have to change that. We talked about shooting a NEW video, but nothing had materialized...until now.

Right then and there, I started coming up with some ideas for a video treatment. Before long it was time to execute. Josh showed up on the set eager and energetic as always. He LOVED the idea for the video and jumped into character immediately. We only had a couple of hours to shoot the first day so we had to make it count. We also elicited the help of some four-legged friends who are always eager to help out when needed.

The second day was even better. Josh and I had already set up a shooting time and location. Before I headed out of the door, I got an email from John Roberson who had just returned from California asking if I had any photo shoots coming up. Perfect timing! I hit him up and let him know that I could do even better than that! He arrived on the scene grabbed the still camera and provided us with these amazing behind the scenes still shots.

Shout out to ATL and all the extras for showing up. Shout out to Maribel Velasquez for the awesome cameo. Big Thanks to Richard the Flower Man! All Day! Shout out to VISION Music's very own Bobby James on the beat. Sorry you couldn't be here, dude!






Check out the music video for GoodLuckLove and Great Day by Joshua Watkins from his latest project I HOPE YOU LOVE ME. Download 16 Track Album for free at www.joshuawatkins.net Beat by Bobby James. Executive Producer: Carlton Mackey
Video Directed and Edited by Carlton Mackey

I HOPE YOU LOVE ME

I hope you can forgive me.
I hope you missed me while I was gone.
I hope you love me.

...if I had three wishes, this is what they would be. I've been away from this blog for far too long. I hope you can forgive me. I said I'd be gone till November. Now I'm back.

I hope you missed me while I was gone. We've put prayers, heart, and years into this project. We hope absence made your hearts grow fonder.

I Hope You Love Me. The new project from Joshua Watkins, an emerging Atlanta indie artist blending elements of hip hop, indie rock, alternative, and electronic music to create an all new sound. DOWNLOAD ALBUM FREE at www.joshuawatkins.net

Executive Producer: Carlton Mackey

TAKE ME AWAY

I'm so pleased to introduce this latest philm. You've heard me talk about him plenty. His name is Joshua Watkins. This philm is for the debut single for his newest project DETOUR AHEAD set to the music of RATATAT. You are going to love it.

RATATAT Remixes Vol 2.5 - DETOUR AHEAD

Video produced by Carlton Mackey
Music by RATATAT
Song written and performed by Joshua Watkins.

WE...the Definition of FRESH

VISION Philms in Conjunction with Female Hip Hop Photographer Loni Schick and JOSHUA WATKINS -ATL's Best New Unsigned Hip Hop Artist is Proud to Present: THE DEFINITION OF FRESH
This project was such a joy to work on. It is amazing to watch the process of an idea turning into a reality. It is also amazing to experience the burgeoning development of friendship. It's no mystery, that I have a personal investment in the life and career of JOSHUA WATKINS. Whether or not he will garner the attention of a large commercial audience is yet to be determined. The fact that he has already succeeded as a human being and as an example for young men ANYWHERE to live lives with passion and pursure their dreams is beyond dispute.
Enter Loni Schick...
A young woman whose creative work caught my attention several months ago. Through a series of exchanges, mutual respect for each other's grind, and Kairos timing Loni found herself flying from LA to ATL on a plane with Cookie Johnson. What happened next, she summed up best when she said, "I arrived a stranger and departed as family".

The DEFINITION OF FRESH grew out of a creative concept proposed by Loni. Building on the concept, JOSHUA wrote and recorded a song by the same name. Keeping it local, Joshua employed the beat of Atlanta producer Alex Goose. Taking all three elements I, directed, edited, and produced this philm bearing the same name (of course).

Like JOSHUA, I now see Loni Schick as an official partner of VISION Philms...there it is...it's OFFICIAL. I hope to collaborate, grow with, learn from, promote, each of their work as we collectively and individually CHASE OUR DREAMS. Loni will certainly be back in Atlanta soon and we are already making plans for our trip up to Toronto (Loni's new takeover). And yall have no idea what we are going to come up with next.

WE ARE THE DEFINITION OF FRESH...Yes...SPEAK!


The Official Photo Gallery for The DEFINITION OF FRESH by Loni Schick HERE

FREE DOWNLOAD of Exclusive track The DEFINITION OF FRESH by Joshua Watkins HERE
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LONI SCHICK

Remember the name. And remember you heard it here first. Hailing from T Dot (that's Toronto in case you haven't had your coffee yet), Loni is quickly earning her stripes as one of the best female hip hop culture and lifestyle photographers in the game.

I had the pleasure of watching her creative mind at work recently as she swung through Atlanta on the third leg of her cross country photo-documentary titled I...I'm SKY HIGH. This project will profile the spectrum of hip-hop fans across North America and Canada and highlight the power positive hip hip lyrics have on our lives.

While she was here, she also executed an exclusive photo shoot with my "Partner in Grind" (i'm sure that will be stolen by the end of the day) and ATL's Best Unsigned Hip-Hop Artist JOSHUA.

The title of the shoot was the Definition of Fresh. Loni came up with the concept for the shoot and much to her surprise JOSHUA wrote and recorded a song based on that concept the day before she arrived!

Read Loni and JOSHUA's take of the day.

The Song, The Photo Gallery, and the Behind the Scenes Video for the DEFINITION OF FRESH will be released Thursday March 18, 2010.

Until then.....

Photography by: Loni Schick
Hip Hop by: Joshua Watkins
Beat by: Alex Goose
Video by: Carlton Mackey

New DRAKE SO FAR GONE RETAKES (EP) - Free Download

Well everyone I told you guys that I had somethings brewing up...and finally here it is.
The Drake So Far Gone Retakes (EP)!!!!!

What started out as one song I just wanted to rap on has evolved into this whole body of work.

Shout out to Drake and the whole October's Very Own Crew, Carlton Mackey (You know We Major), and my new good friend Elle Aye. Their Music, Photography, and Friendship has been truly inspiring to me.

Click to get a FREE DOWNLOAD!!!!!
or listen and download below

Enjoy!!!
Stay Tuned
...ay, yo Drake....get at me!

Download the entire album and get bonus track featuring Alicia Keys!

DRAKE RETAKES - So Far Gone - Drake Feat. Joshua (Part One)

Retakes from the award winning Debut Album So Far Gone by Drake Featuring Atlanta's Best New Underground Hip Hop Artist - JOSHUA.
*Cover art graphic design remastered by Carlton Mackey.
*Original Video footage from Forever and Successful remixed and chopped by Carlton Mackey for Vision Philms - http://www.visionphilms.blogspot.com
*Retakes of Unstoppable and The Calm from So Far Gone performed by Joshua.
*Girl with Balloon image adapted from the original work of the world famous inspiring graffiti artist Banksy - http://www.banksy.co.uk/

***Don't Miss THE RETAKE OF THE CALM (Coming Up Next)

Chasing Dreams Part TWO

TODAY'S GUEST BLOGGER: SOMEONE I BELIEVE IN

As I approach the end of the recording of the Chasing Dreams EP, I came across this great beat produced by Dot Rotten out of the UK. When I first started listening to this beat it made me feel like I was at a extreme pinnacle in my life.
There is no looking back. Everything you have dreamed is right on the other side. You can let others and your self stop you or you can just keep pushing because it's there waiting for you.
I am so excited, and so scared at the same time. I know things won't be the same. To be honest things haven't been the same for a while now. As always I sent this song to my partner in crime Carlton Mackey of VISION PHILMS and he flipped out after one listen. He began to conceptualize a video for this song and completed it today. I love it.

This is for all of us as we chase our dreams. We're in this together!!!!

...but there will be obstacles on this road to success.

...to be continued

Introducing: JOSHUA

I am Joshua. I am chasing a dream.

My music is very much a reflection of me. After two years of off and on recording, I found myself stuck as an artist and also stuck as a person. I went through ups and downs the last couple years: from me and my mom were alienated by our family to my mom going to jail and me having to bail her out to having nowhere to stay and sleeping on my best friends floor for two months to me and my mom being homeless.

The content of my music started to change. When I wrote, I was angry. It became less about the music and more about me being selfish. I cursed excessively and used many vulgar and derogatory words. I saw myself falling into that hole as an artist… trying to find a hot beat to get the song played on the radio. My music went from creative to just being simple and plain.

Recently I took a good independent approach and purchased my first computer and keyboard. Now I can record myself. But still, when I wrote my music I was constantly trying to find my niche as an artist. I recorded a mixtape which was an elevator of self I can say. I found myself being a provocateur on one song, a street cat on another, and a misogynistic male on others. I was pleased with the mixtape and displeased at the same time.

My main goal was to let my good friend Carlton Mackey hear my new mixtape because I knew he would hold no bars and elaborate in depth about my music. Carlton did like several songs, but in our conversation he reminded me what I stood for and how much of an “Artist” I was on my previous work -not just a rapper. I sat there and thought after our conversation and how I was really tripping. I thought about how much I wanted to touch people through my music. I thought about how much I wanted to be a leader like a Tupac Shakur or be as lyrically creative as a Nas or AZ or become Innovative as a Andre 3000 of Outkast. Me literaly waking up as a artist and a person began with that conversation. I wanted to be an ARTIST.

I thanked God for everyone in my life that I’m close to and told him my plans. I closed my eyes and said: “LET’S GET IT!!”

Watch Pavement Dreams: Music Written and Performed by Joshua, Video by visionphilms

PAVEMENT DREAMS (Music Video)

music written and performed by Joshua






music written and performed by Joshua
beat produced by Natural Disaster
Video photographed, directed, and produced by Carlton Mackey

Un-Used Photos from the Making of Pavement Dreams