Prior to the start of the 2010 motor racing season, ThomasrDotOrg is offering a media training workshop for interested riders, drivers, team members and principals.

This event presents all attendees with training in the following areas:

• Television presenting. How to professionally present your team, sport, sponsors and self. What to avoid (did someone say “wearing sunglasses?”)
• Radio interviews. Whether in studio or in person, you’ll learn how to hit your key points and make it appear you think on your feet like a seasoned pro.
• Press conferences. Pre or post race, it doesn’t matter. You’ll learn how to get your message across, how to prepare and how to react in this pressure filled environment. If you can get a reaction (preferably a laugh) out of a room of tired, jaded journos, you’ll soon be a star.
• Social media. Website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and beyond. How a professional racer can make the most of this exciting, but occasionally problematic environment. Watch out for the YouTube Video Of Embarassment For Life.

All attendees will also have the opportunity to have professional portrait photos taken of them in their team uniforms included in the price.

Team/vehicle photos by prior arrangement at additional cost.

Our media trainers are being announced as we get closer to the event (see bottom). All are currently working at the highest level in their chosen media stream, or at least in a field that they’ve found themselves stuck in.

Total cost $135 includes digital copies of your portrait shoot plus a short HD video interview with **you**.

Bookings essential and numbers will be limited email: training@thomasr.org to secure your spot!

Presenters (more to be announced in due course):

Tom Reynolds is the principal of ThomasrDotOrg Media Services and will lead the media workshop training day. Tom has worked in marketing, PR, advertising, web technology and the media for over ten years. He has worked for (or continues to ply his trade with): Australian Superbike Championship, Australian Rally Championship, Radio 3AW , Radio SEN, Holden Race Team, Grand Prix Corporation as well as hosting many events and media calls.

Jay Mueller. Radio MMM Melbourne Breakfast Senior Producer.
Long time producer of top rating breakfast show on 3AW, last year Jay made the jump to MMM to take the senior producer role on Eddie McGuire’s new brekky show “The Hot Breakfast“.
Jay will be going through what he finds works on radio. He will explain how to prepare for your interview with people who know nothing about you or your sport.
He will also address how to get yourself on radio and what producers (the gate keepers!) are looking for when they decide to put someone to air.

Today I’m announcing that I am joining the renowned and revitalised Australian Rally Championship (ARC) as their PR/media manager.

I’ll be responsible for the key areas of ARC media relations and PR. I will be writing press releases across many aspects of ARC activity- from pre thru post event as well as stories on the teams, characters and places the ARC visits.

As well as the written word, I will also be hosting press conferences across all event weekends and interviewing drivers for web and TV. Some of these will be available live on the ARC website. Between rounds I will be writing press releases for teams and drivers and augmenting the written word with HD video interviews, podcasts and photos.

I’m genuinely excited to be involved with the peak rally series in Australia. I’ve already had some involvement in the past with Neal Bates, Coral Taylor, Simon & Sue Evans as well as Scott Pedder. So far all have been very welcoming and it’s clear this is a tight knit and professional paddock. It’s my job to ensure the public get to see and feel just how exciting rallying is.

My first event with the ARC will be round one in Tasmania from the 26th – 28th February.

Many thanks to Paul Mullan from Black Magic and ARC Director Scott Pedder for helping make this possible.

You’ll hear from me soon! In the meantime check out http://www.rally.com.au/

—ENDS–

For more information, contact: Tom Reynolds. ph 0409 964 549 email: thomasr@thomasr.org twitter: thomasrdotorg

It’s the end/start of the year and that can only mean mashup season. I’ve been listening to the following almost exclusivley and I honestly cannot think of a better “mash of mashups” (if that’s the collective noun?)

• The Kleptones: Uptime/Downtime.
  Here I was thinking that “24 Hours” would be known as The Kleptones high water mark! At the time of the release,  24 Hours was unique- a concept mashup album. While I’ve only had one full listen to Uptime Downtime, I can honestly say I have never enjoyed a mashup album this much. While jogging with headphones on, I found myself yelling “Oh shit yeah!”at some of the mixes. “Eric Kleptone” is an absolute master of the mashup.
• Best of Bootie 2009.
  At any other time, this would be the highlight of my summer- but it’s been shaded slghtly by The Kleptones (who appear on this anyway!).  If you don’t like Lady Gaga, I suggest you steer clear. (Though the whole nature of a mashp is to turn two so-so songs into a new diamond)
• Team 9 vs Stereogum- Mysplice 4.
  “Australia’s own”, Team 9 from Perth was responsible in part for the classic “American Edit” remixing Green Day’s “American Idiot” (Google it!). This fourth in the Mysplice era continues a fine tradition of excellent mashup work.
• Culture Bully Presents: 2009 Mashed.
  Though he’s just announced a hiatus, Chris De Line‘s Culture Bully site has still taken time out to release a 2009 retrospective of the best mashups. Go check it!

So there you go- some hours of mashup delights await you.

YouTube Doubler allows you to play two YouTube videos together to make…erm… magic.

Here’s one I made. DJ Thomasr presents Guy v Goat:. Go to Youtube Doubler to hear it as it should be