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Spring 2008 Hit Me On My iPhone: Thanks for making your way to PeteMiser.com. Due to overwhelming requests, I'm making "Hit Me On My iPhone" available for download right here, right now! As you may know, other people have taken it upon themselves to "liberate" my music from it's YouTube video and the chains of the capitalist system. Viva la revolucion! Just keep in mind that I make a living off of my music. Here's your big chance to encourage me to continue to make the kind of music you apparently want to download. Below are links to high quality audio files of Hit Me On My iPhone. Click on "BUY NOW" to purchase the song for 99¢ (roughly .000002 Euros for our friends overseas). Click on "STEAL" to get it for free. "Hit Me On My iPhone" MP3: Below are links to an iPhone compatible ringtone. Click "BUY NOW" to purchase the ringtone for 99¢. Click "STEAL" to get it for free. "Hit Me On My iPhone" Ringtone: Either way, I'm flattered that you're responding to my music! NOTE: proceeds from the sale of this song and ringtone go to the "Buy Merritt Duff An iPhone Foundation." Merritt generously edited the video and doesn't even own an iPhone! Help this deprived video editor realize his dream. Help him to enjoy the very same touch screen that you and I take for granted! Pete Miser...out
Winter 2008 The Main Scoop: - Hit Me On My iPhone Hit Me On My iPhone: The long story is this, I got an iPhone about two weeks after they came out. I'm not the type to get all mushy about a piece of technology but it done changed my life. (If you don't know, then you better borrow your cousin's and check it out. I'm not gonna go on a whole tangent but messing around with an iPhone is like reaching into the future and hanging out with super attractive aliens at a hot party...or something.) About a month after I got it, I was asked to fly to L.A. to actually be in an iPhone commercial. You know, the ones with the "regular" person standing in front of the black background? Right! Well, I was getting all excited to go out there and this real stupid song popped into my head. As you may know, I'm a hip hop artist so of course I think, "why not record the thing?" about a day later it's recorded. Then I think, "why not recut the iPhone guy lipsyncing my song?" That's where Arrow and Merritt hooked me up. Arrow's like the Wolf from Pulp Fiction. If George Bush knew Arrow, this whole Iraq business would be sewn up by now. Anyway, Arrow made some calls, tracked down Merritt and Merritt worked his delicate fingers to the bone crafting this exquisite piece of art. We're pretty sure we have about two weeks before Apple threatens to break our kneecaps so enjoy it while it lasts: Planet Bboy: I don't know when it will hit theaters. I don't know where it will be showing. All I know is I spent most of December making music for a new documentary film called Planet Bboy and it's hot hot hot! My music is not in this trailer but here's a sneak peek: Bacardi: Ah, yes, Bacardi! For those of you who still remember the Bacardi commercial that featured my music, the full length song is still on the way (see below if you don't know what I'm talking about). The good folks at Bacardi have to iron out some legal stuff before we can drop the full length song. Sorry for the LONG wait. You'll be able to take a breath again soon! Pete Miser...out
Summer, 2007 The Main Scoop: - Pete Miser, Jin and Barack Obama have a posse! PETE/JIN/BARACK: If you haven't already heard the word, I'm working with the most accomplished battle mc of all time, Jin! He also happens to be one of the most down to earth and creative people I've met in the hip hop game, period. We're chipping away at his new album, "The Voice" which is slated for release later this year. I'm producing and engineering most of the album as well as guest mcing on a song or two. The first song that we completed for the album is called "Open Letter 2 Obama." Jin came to me early in the recording process and told me how much he was feeling U.S. Senator Barack Obama. We talked about writing a song TO Barack Obama to express our support. The result is "Open Letter 2 Obama." It should be stated that Jin has never voted before. He's new to caring about politics. We did massive amounts of research to learn about Obama, his policies and approach to politics. We are genuine supporters of Barack Obama for president. We hope he wins the Democratic primary and helps lead the country out of the divisive place we now find ourselves in. For that reason, when the Obama campaign asked if they could use our song for their campaign purposes, we agreed! In the very near future, you will be able to download "Open Letter 2 Obama" as a cell phone ring tone and hear it in Obama in '08 campaign videos! Visit www.barackobama.com to sign up for updates and information. And don't forget to register to vote!! DOUBLETIME: I'm a little late in posting this but I'm very proud of my involvement with a new documentary film called Doubletime. It was directed by first time director, Stephanie Johnes and will be distributed by Discovery Films. The movie follows two championship double dutch jump rope teams as they make their way to the world famous Apollo Theater for the international double dutch competition. The film is inspiring and the sport of double dutch is mind blowing for it's grace and acrobatics. Doubletime is currently making it's rounds of the film festivals. Check it out if you get a chance. (And stay for the credits so you can hear the jammin' double dutch anthem "Pick 'Em Up" by Pete Miser! BACARDI: The third wave of my three-pronged pop-culture attack comes in the form of three commercials for Bacardi Flavors that feature new Pete Miser music! Check out Bacarid Peach Red, the first of the three. Who knows, it may have entered your consciousness through broadcast television already! Pete Miser...out
December, 2006 The Main Scoop: We're in the final stretch of 2006. The holidays are upon us and winter is trying to sneak up on New Yorkers like a hungry car jacker! I remain buried in the studio experimenting with new sounds for my next record. Hopefully it will surface in early 2007. You might be checking out this site because you heard me on WNYC discussing sampling with John Schaefer and Jon Price. If so, welcome! I've always hoped that I would one day be interviewed on WNYC. Now it has finally come to pass. You may be thinking it's strange that a hip hop artist would be so into WNYC. All I can say is, have you listened to hip hop radio recently? Somehow, commercial hip hop has become a creative wasteland over the past few years and the radio stations that play it are pure, unadulterated hype. I can't tell the difference between the music, the commentary or the advertisements. And these aren't the complaints of some old man who doesn't get what the kids are doing these days. Hip hop is alive and strong. It's hip hop radio that's dying an ugly death. So with that, I'm excited to get down with WNYC where listeners actually learn something from the broadcasts and where the hosts don't assume that their audience is ignorant and shallow. Maybe if more people turned their dials to public radio, commercial radio stations would be forced to offer a little more depth and diversity. Holla back! Pete Miser...out
October, 2006 The Main Scoop: People are wondering what's up with Pete Miser. A young fan in Oklahoma writes, "Pete hasn't posted anything on his website since April. Is he still alive?" A ladies volleyball team from San Diego declares, "Pete Miser is our favorite rapper. We need a hug! Where is he?" A meth-head in Oregon wonders aloud, "has Pete retired?" The answer to everyone is simple, I'm recording a new album, yo! This summer has been all about travel, living life and processing it all in song form. For a slow-typing cat like me, that means not so much time spent in front of a computer screen. My apologies to the four people out there who daily check PeteMiser.com for news (especially you, Mom.) That said, I have no idea when this new album will be done and released. All I can say for now is it's gonna be heat! Check here and myspace for the sneak previews as they develop. With that said, here is some interesting news: Thursday, October 19th 6:00 PM The video for Scent Of A Robot will be showing at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. Thursday's showing will include a discussion with UVPH, the makers of the video. For more information, go here: MOMA.org
April/May, 2006 The Main Scoop: - Pete Miser on Imaginasian Radio Comrades... Thanks for checking PeteMiser.com. I've been busy in the studio working on new tracks and hustling in the grimy underbelly of the bi-coastal hip hop scene. Currently in my headphones? Boom Bap Project from Seattle/Portland. Check their album if you haven't already. Can you say SKILLZ? For a good Pete Miser fix, listen to Imaginasian Radio this Sunday night at 9:00 PM EST. I will be in the "iaList" show playing some of my new music and answering probing questions like, "where'd you get that drum machine?" and "do I look fat in these pants?" Details are in the dates section of this very website. If you need visual with your audio, check out MTVChi in May. I'll be a featured artist on thier profile show and hosting their video countdown early in the month. Check back here for more information or go to www.mtvchi.com to check their schedule. And finally, what do you think about MySpace.com? Everyone is talking about Myspace and artists are getting tons of exposure on it. I like the fact that it's easy to post new songs there but it feels strange to post new material there before I post it here. If you have an opinion, leave it on my guestbook, I'm curious. And, unless I hear otherwise, check out the latest Pete Miser music (including a free download) at www.myspace.com/petemiser. Holler at your boy! Pete Miser...out February, 2006 The Main Scoop: - Vicious online negligence Comrades... I know, I know, I haven't updated my site since, like, early December! What's my problem? Well, to start out with, I moved. Goodbye, Greenpoint. Hello Fort Greene. Still Brooklyn. Still Green(e) but no internet access yet. Thanks for stopping by. Let's get you all caught up! First of all, MASSIVE THANKS to everyone who showed support, love and votes for our MTV2 performance. I know it's old news at this point but for those who didn't get to check us, we came in 3rd out of 170 independent bands in the Dew Circuit Breakout. Playing live on national television was crazy fun as was seeing our pretty faces on the big screen in Times Square. We got tons of exposure and made a bunch of new connections. Thanks to our new friends, Tub Ring, Hello Goodbye and everyone at MTV2! From small screen to big screen... Last year I teamed up with Duncan Sheik to score a documentary film called "Through The Fire" about Brooklyn basketball player, Sebastian Telfair. The film follows him through his tumultuous senior year in high school before he was drafted to the Portland Trailblazers. It was one of the most gratifying projects I worked on last year and it is a beautiful and inspiring film. If you are in L.A., Portland, Boston or New York, please make it a point to support this amazing movie as it debuts this week. You will be happy you saw it, I promise! Listings can be found here: On that note, if you'd like to hear the original theme I wrote for Through The Fire, check out my MySpace music profile. MySpace.com enjoys so much web traffic among music fans that I'm posting new songs there first: Sit tight for more music as I go back into hibernation and start working on my next album. Thanks for being on the team! Pete Miser...out December, 2005 THE MAIN SCOOP: - We won the Dew Circuit Breakout! Calling all comrades... It is on for real! For those who don't know, me and the fellas competed in a battle of the bands called the Dew Circuit Breakout on MTV2 last week. It was us and a band from New Jersey called Hidden In Plain View. Check it out, the home team won! We're goin' to the finals! That means that three bands remain. All three bands will play live on MTV2 on Saturday Dec 10th. One band will be chosen as the winner by a combination of your votes and judges' decision. The winner will go on a national tour sponsored by MTV2, appear in a nationally promoted festival and make more MTV2 appearances. In other words, for an artist like me, this is the big break I've been hearing about since, like 1992! I NEED YOUR VOTES! www.mtv2.com/#series/13894/dewcircuitbreakout VOTE NOW! VOTE HARD! VOTE OFTEN! * * * * * * * For those of you who won't be at the show, watch it live on MTV2: WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: WHY: Thanks for being on the team, y'all. We can't (and wouldn't) do it without you. Pete Miser...out Nov/Dec, 2005 Comrades... Here it is. Your homeboy, Pete Miser on national television! I know you're wondering what I did to suddenly get so much love from the corporate music behemoth. To be honest, I wonder too. Nevertheless, if they wanna shine some light on the little guy, I'm down! Here's what it's all about: WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: WHY: Look, I've been an independent artist for more than a decade now. It suddenly dawned on me that this MTV2 show will be more exposure than nearly everything else I've ever done combined. You aren't on my website because you heard my music on commercial radio. Thanks for being one of those rare people who genuinely seeks out and supports independent music. I wouldn't be able to rock a mic on camera if I hadn't rocked a mic in front of you first. Thanks for being on the team! Pete Miser...out August/October, 2005 The Main Scoop: - Live show Sunday October 16 for MTV2 Comrades... I've heard it a million times, "dude, your music is way better than Jay-Z, Eminem, U2, etc. How come you aren't on MTV?" ...OK no one has actually said that but that's their subtext. Nonetheless, here's my chance to prove it! In a last minute "Rocky meets Apollo Creed" type of move, MTV2 is staging an independent band challenge. I don't know all the details yet, (neither does MTV2) but I do know that the fellas and I will be performing live at the Delancey on Sunday and MTV2 will be filming it. It's open to the public so come down and throw your hands in the air while we blow up the spot and offend America with our untamable realness! WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: WHY: * * * * * Also, I'm proud to say that Everything Is Illuminated has finally hit theaters. Check out the club scene to hear the Ukrainian remix of "So Sensitive." The soundtrack is on TVT records and is in stores now! * * * * * Finally, I'm still trying to move to a cozy new corner of Brooklyn and purge myself of material possessions. Purchase any item from the PeteMiser.com store and I will include a complimentary copy of "What It Be..." my 1996 debut solo cd! Get at me! Pete Miser...out August/September, 2005 PETE MISER MOVING SALE! It's either lose it or move it and I'm trying to lighten my load! Announcing a special deal for August and September only: Make any purchase from PeteMiser.com and you will receive a complimentary copy of "What It Be..." my debut solo album! "What It Be..." is a Northwest hip hop sleeper classic with nineteen tracks of early Pete heat! "What It Be..." features classic performances by DJ Chill, Cool Nutz, X-Kid and more. Also, while supplies last, include your t-shirt size in your order and I'll rustle up a T from what I have left in stock. That's up to $35 worth of FREE STUFF for a purchase as small as $8! Can you tell I'm trying to travel light? CLICK HERE to start cleaning up now! Pete Miser...out August, 2005 The Overview: - Pete gets busy in the studio! Comrades... It's summer in city and (to quote an obscure Digable Planets song) "New York is red hot!" After my show in Portland I've been taking a break from live performances in favor of studio work and traveling. I'm currently finishing up tracks for reggae legend, Half Pint and I've thrown myself into several film projects. Listen up for Pete Miser tracks in the upcoming films, "Night Listeners" starring Robin Williams and Liev Schreiber's directorial debut, "Everything Is Illuminated." For you graffiti heads, Pete Miser tracks can be heard in an upcoming documentary about TATS Cru called "The Mural Kings." Saturday, August 13, I will be returning to Air America Radio for a round table discussion about the effects of Payola on commercial radio. Kyle Jason is the host of the show and I will be joined by guests, Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy) and publicist, Jackie O. Go to the dates section of my site for more information. Thanks for stopping by my site! Pete Miser...out June, 2005 The Overview: - Portland Rocks! Comrades... Portland Rocks! Yeah, that's right, Portland is where it's at. For those who don't know, I'm from Portland, Oregon but I haven't done a Pete Miser show there since I moved to New York in '98. Behold, my first Portland show in more than six years! This is gonna be the show of the year for me! This is the one where you pack the kids into the hippy van, drive for six hours and camp out in front of the venue until tickets go on sale! It's the return of Pete Miser! June 18th at Berbati's. Mark your calendar. In addition to the full show, me and the fellas are scheduled for an in-store performance at Music Millennium on 23rd street the same day as the show. Also, I'll be broadcasting live from KBOO FM on Wednesday June 15th. It's the Pete Miser hometown invasion. Come get down with me! Check the dates section of my page for details. Also of interest: Aside from preparing for Portland, I've spent the bulk of my time working on a new album of remixes for reggae legend, Half Pint. This project has been a joy and it has allowed me to work with the incredibly talented likes of Maya Azucena, Coral, Miki Howard and the one and only Chuck D. Look for the album in early fall and check out your boy on the roots rock reggae flow! And finally, robots dont die! The video for Scent Of A Robot is still showing up at HBO. It's also on the DVD that accompanies the current issue of Res Magazine and the DVD that accompanies Paste Magazine as well! I'm a robotŠ Come holler at me in Portland! Pete Miser...out April/May, 2005 Comrades... Here in New York, the sun is shining and the city is acting all Spring-like. Trees are in bloom, fresh pedicures are making their debuts on Manhattan streets and snares are crackin' out of my studio speakers! In the spirit of rebirth, I am reemerging from my puffy coat as a film composer! Check out the latest: WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: WHY: * * * * * OTHER NEWS: Friday May 6, I will be opening up for my friends, Maktub at the Mercury Lounge. This is going to be a HOT show! Maktub is currently on tour supporting their new album, "Say What You Mean." Check them out at: www.Maktub.com Later in May I'll be be performing at a new spot called Seventeen. There are also shows in Portland and Philadelphia in the works. Keep your ear to the streets and an eye on your e-mail! Oh yeah, and the "Scent Of A Robot" video has been spotted in department stores and on HBO. If you see it in an unexpected place, drop me a line on my guestbook. Thanks for checking me out! Pete Miser...out * * * * * March, 2005 (still) News flash, y'all! This Wednesday I will be performing with a new project called "Pimp Squad" at Suite 16 in Manhattan. Pimp Squad is a hip hop rhythm section comprised of Felipe Hollywood on drums, Goldxilla on bass and yours truly, Pedro Fresh on turntables and on the microphone. This is a purely improvisational party where I will be spinning hot beats with low end and rhythmic augmentation by my cohorts. Don't come if you don't like to move. This is not a spectator sport! Participation is required! Here are the details: WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: WHY: SCENT OF A ROBOT NEWS: Scent Of A Robot has been approved for MTVU and MTV2! That means that college students across the nation will soon be seeing my weird robot video between videos by 50 Cent and Jessica Simpson! I'm planning on holding the fertile minds of our country's future hostage as soon as I have enough influence. If you have any brainwashing you've been dying to get taken care of, e-mail me at SpinCycle@PeteMiser.com and I'll put in a good word for you. Scent Of A Robot has also been getting love on ifilm.com. So far 3220 people have downloaded it. Who will be the 3221st? Scent Of A Robot blowing up on all of the Hebrew blogs. Let me know what they're talking about if you've got skills like that. And finally, go here to read a long rambling interview I did recently: Thanks for getting down with me! Hope to see you at a show soon. Pete Miser...out March, 2005 It's on and poppin'! The Pete Miser multi-media takeover has begun! The Overview: - Live Show Takeover, MAKOR, Saturday, March 12 The Show: WHAT: 8:00 Zoned Out WHEN: WHERE: Makor WHY: THE REST OF THE TAKEOVER: OK, so I'm finally accepting the fact that I'll never be a household name and have teenagers dressing like me unless I embrace the machine. For that reason, I'm turning over a new leaf and hitting you from all angles. My first published piece of writing in years will be hitting news stands this month in the pages of the debut issue of THEME Magazine. Sure, it's an interview so I didn't even have to come up with most of the words but it's an interview with DJ Qbert so it's worth the read. THEME magazine is the brainchild of John Lee who designed the Camouflage Is Relative cover and his design-hero wife, Jiae. Please check it out and tell all your friends about it! As if that wasn't enough, my first published illustration in years can be found in the current issue of Mass Appeal magazine. Take a look at the "Duck Hunt" section where you can read about a relationship so horrible it'll even make yours look good! The illustration is in the same watercolor pen and ink style as those in the Camouflage Is Relative album cover. Oh, so you thought I was done with my multi-media takeover? The update on the video includes my website being shut down for enjoying too much download traffic, Scent Of A Robot's inclusion in Paste Magazine's DVD sampler and approval for MTV 2 and MTVU! Maybe them teenagers are gonna start dressing like me after all! As usual, thanks for being supportive of the nearsighted half-Asian North Brooklyn Hip Hop community. On behalf of, well...um, me, I extend my gratitude. Pete Miser...out February, 2005 The Overview: - “Scent Of A Robot” video premiere party Wed. Feb. 2 Alright, alright, it’s officially ON! The video for Scent Of A Robot is finished and now, magically, people are e-mailing me from places that we haven’t even sent it yet. (How did it get on TV in England? Oh, I mean, on “the telly” in England?) If you haven’t seen it, go to the Show&Tell/Video of this site, click and go make some toast while it downloads! Again, I have to give props to UV Phactory for hooking it up. Brilliant To kick off the promotion of this video, I am throwing a video premiere party at Sugar in Tribeca. Coincidence number one: Sugar is the first place I did a solo show in New York. Coincidence number two: The party is on my birthday, February 2. Here are the reasons you are dropping everything to go: - It’s free. You’re not broke but you’re almost broke! What else are you gonna do in NY for the same price as air? Here are the details: Sugar (www.sugarnyc.com) Other news: The B.B. King’s show with Del was dope. EMC and Bukue1 found themselves with at least one new fan! I’ve been bumpin’ their Esoteks, Escape Routes mixtape ever since. West Coast, y’all! Go to www.bukueone.com to hear what I’m talking about Look for your favorite half-Asian near-sighted independent m.c. at Southpaw in February. The date is still pending but, when it comes together it’ll be in the dates section of my site. And, finally, Remix Magazine gave Camouflage Is Relative four and a half out of five stars in the January issue!! What do you know about that? You can read what they had to say here: remixmag.com/transmissions/pete-miser-012005/index.html 2005 is shaping up to be a good year around here. Thanks for being on the team! Pete Miser... out January, 2005 The overview: - Scent Of A Robot video completed! Happy New Year! January is starting off with heat for me. I hope you’re ready to get down! Number one: A massive congratulations to UV Phactory for the completion of the video for Scent Of A Robot! The video is AMAZING! These guys really out-did themselves. You can see the video here on my site in the Show And Tell section or go to: www.uvphactory.com/Portfolio/robot/ to see a high-resolution version. This video is the result of months of effort on the parts of more than a dozen geniuses! I can’t thank them enough for their creative energy! In celebration of the video, I’m having a video premiere party. The event will take place at Sugar in Tribeca. Coincidence number one: it’s the first place I did a solo show in New York. Coincidence number two: It’ll be on my birthday, February 2. We’ll be showing videos from several independent New York artists including, Maya Azucena, the Roughstars and others. It is meant to be an informal fun hang and admission is free. Check the dates section of PeteMiser.com for details. For your live hip hop fix, check out B.B. King’s on Wednesday January 19 where I’ll be opening up for Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. Four out of five hip hop heads agree that Hieroglyphics is one of the dopest crews of all time. Their ring leader, Del has been putting it down for more than a decade now. From Mistadobalina to Deltron 30/30 to the Gorillaz, Del has consistently been on the cutting edge of lyrical creativity. I’m excited to get to rock the same stage as him. Again, details are in the dates section of this site. And, finally, look for positive reviews of Camouflage Is Relative in URB, XLR8R and CMJ monthly. The album is in the top twenty on the college radio hip hop charts. With your love, it’ll make it’s way into the consciousness of the rest of the country. Thanks for checking out PeteMiser.com! Pete Miser... out - - - - - Oct. 2004 The overview: - PeteMiser.com Redesign What up? Welcome and thanks for checking out the newly redesigned PeteMiser.com. RPM and I have been steady pushin’ pixels to bring you a more robust site. Please take a minute to poke around. Features of the new PeteMiser.com include the Photo Gallery, Guestbook, and that radio on the right that plays beats made by yours truly! You can check out my latest video, “For You” in the Show & Tell Section and you can buy Pete Miser music and apparel in the store section. The site is brand new and probably still has some kinks to work out so, forgive me for the rough spots. If you find one, send an e-mail to bugs@petemiser.com so I can fix it! Oh my god, oh my GAWD! The record, Camouflage Is Relative! It's done! And if I could quit squealing with the glee of an eight year old girl, I would be able to tell you that it's available right now on this very site. I'd tell you all about the crazy stuff I'm rappin' about on the album and the beats that make your grandma want to get her groove on (and she died in '87!) And in between giggles and joyful snorts, I'd tell you all of this so you can be the first one on your block to cop it! Genuine Pete Miser. Accept no substitutes! Sooooooo, in celebration of the new album, me and the band are playing a long set of new music at the Mercury Lounge. Here are the details (or click here to see the flyer): WHAT: Camouflage Is Relative CD Release Party 7:45 Roughstars WHEN: WHERE: Mercury Lounge WHY: Join us! Also of interest, Your homie, Pete Miser is sneaking into your tv box! My Toothbrush video appeared on BET last month, Radio Free Brooklyn showed up in "The Family Bonds" on HBO and more television takeovers are in the works! Keep an ear out for familiar sounds from Ho-Made Media. I wouldn't be doing this if you weren't listening. Thank you! Pete Miser... out
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