Urban Streetbike Warriors Press Release
#1
Urban Streetbike Warriors Press Release
“URBAN STREET BIKE WARRIORS” CAPTURES TOP MOTORCYCLE CREWS RISKING THEIR
LIVES TO ACHIEVE MOST EXTREME STUNT ACTION EVER FILMED
- ACTION-PACKED DVD RELEASED BY MELEE ENTERTAINMENT -
LOS ANGELES, September 4, 2003 — “Urban Street Bike Warriors”, produced by
the infamous Stone Brothers directorial/production team and distributed by
Melee Entertainment (in conjunction with DreamWorks Records), captures the
extraordinary feats of what are widely considered the Top 10 street bike
crews in the world. Scheduled for release September 16, “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” showcases street bike crews such as 1096, Driving to Endanger and
Triple Extreme as members of these stunt bike crews vie with each other to
execute ever more elaborate ways to ride a motorcycle.
“What you’re going to see are guys on motorcycles doing things you think are
impossible. They’re taking this sport to a whole new level,” promises Drew
Stone of the DVD “Urban Street Bike Warriors”.
With Kottonmouth Kings and Garth Vader providing music, “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” offers viewers an inside look at the lifestyle behind the sport.
“My goal was to show it exactly as it is,” Stone attests. “Some of these
guys are really hard; there’s a scene with drugs and guns – we didn’t want
to shy away from any of it.”
Stone, who is partnered with brother Evan in their Stone Brothers operation,
acknowledges that they have a lot to live up to; “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” is their second foray into tracking extreme motorcycle sportsmen
across the freeways and back roads of America to document their
death-defying stunts. It follows the film “12 O’Clock,” also a winner of
multiple Xtremey Awards.
“’12 O’Clock’ broke a lot of ground. It’s considered a landmark film in
this genre,” Stone notes. “I’d heard about these crews going crazy on their
bikes, this wild scene where some of the riders were urban black guys and
some of them were suburban white kids, and I thought, ‘I have to film this.’
I knew it would be cool, but I had no idea the film would have the impact it
did.”
In fact, the success of “12 O’Clock” paved the way for “Urban Street Bike
Warriors.” Stone affirms: “After that, I had guys – the very best out
there – contacting me saying they wanted to be in the next film. I hooked
up with some of the crews on the Net, and then it was a matter of
coordinating it so we could catch them in action.” And these aspiring
extreme motorcycle champions did not disappoint. “It got to the point where
we’d show up somewhere and it was mayhem. It was bedlam,” Stone says.
“Everyone wanted to be in the film and show what they could do.”
Asked how he gained access to the inner circle of this dangerous and often
illegal sport, Stone explains: “The Stone brothers have a reputation for
keeping it in the street. For one thing, we come from a street background
ourselves. I’m basically one of these guys; I hang out with the crews and
consider them good friends. We respect each other. Plus, I had some
lunatic teenage years, and a lot of these people knew me from that. So they
trusted me, and trust is very important to these guys – if the situation
were different, there’s no way they’d let me film them.”
Despite his devotion to the sport, Stone feels no temptation to join a crew.
“I am not a stunt rider. It’s just too hazardous,” he says. Of course,
this through-the-roof danger level is exactly what makes “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” so compelling to watch. “You can’t even believe what these guys
can do. It’s unreal,” Stone insists. “And you definitely cannot take your
eyes off it.”
* * *
Drew Stone has produced music videos for the likes of Run-DMC, Type O
Negative, ONYX and Hazard. Evan Stone is an award-winning director whose
credits include MTV’s “Senseless Acts Of Video,” “MTV Sports Unlimited
Axxess,” “FM Nation,” NBC’s “Amazing Race,” Comedy Central’s “I’m With
Busey” and VH1’s “Born To Diva.” Evan has also been nominated as MTV’s
editor of the year.
* * *
MELEE Entertainment, LLC, is a Los Angeles-based multimedia production and
distribution company that is partnered with DreamWorks Records. MELEE
Entertainment has positioned itself to be a market leader in developing,
producing and releasing specialty DVD’s, films and music for members of
Generations “X” and “Y,” who purchase the majority of movie tickets, DVD’s
and CD’s.
# # #
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
SNL Communications
Staci Levine/Ryan Snyder
310.996.0239 or rsnyder@snlc.net
www.snlc.net
MELEE ENTERTAINMENT: www.melee.com
DREAMWORKS RECORDS: www.dreamworksrecords.com
LIVES TO ACHIEVE MOST EXTREME STUNT ACTION EVER FILMED
- ACTION-PACKED DVD RELEASED BY MELEE ENTERTAINMENT -
LOS ANGELES, September 4, 2003 — “Urban Street Bike Warriors”, produced by
the infamous Stone Brothers directorial/production team and distributed by
Melee Entertainment (in conjunction with DreamWorks Records), captures the
extraordinary feats of what are widely considered the Top 10 street bike
crews in the world. Scheduled for release September 16, “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” showcases street bike crews such as 1096, Driving to Endanger and
Triple Extreme as members of these stunt bike crews vie with each other to
execute ever more elaborate ways to ride a motorcycle.
“What you’re going to see are guys on motorcycles doing things you think are
impossible. They’re taking this sport to a whole new level,” promises Drew
Stone of the DVD “Urban Street Bike Warriors”.
With Kottonmouth Kings and Garth Vader providing music, “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” offers viewers an inside look at the lifestyle behind the sport.
“My goal was to show it exactly as it is,” Stone attests. “Some of these
guys are really hard; there’s a scene with drugs and guns – we didn’t want
to shy away from any of it.”
Stone, who is partnered with brother Evan in their Stone Brothers operation,
acknowledges that they have a lot to live up to; “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” is their second foray into tracking extreme motorcycle sportsmen
across the freeways and back roads of America to document their
death-defying stunts. It follows the film “12 O’Clock,” also a winner of
multiple Xtremey Awards.
“’12 O’Clock’ broke a lot of ground. It’s considered a landmark film in
this genre,” Stone notes. “I’d heard about these crews going crazy on their
bikes, this wild scene where some of the riders were urban black guys and
some of them were suburban white kids, and I thought, ‘I have to film this.’
I knew it would be cool, but I had no idea the film would have the impact it
did.”
In fact, the success of “12 O’Clock” paved the way for “Urban Street Bike
Warriors.” Stone affirms: “After that, I had guys – the very best out
there – contacting me saying they wanted to be in the next film. I hooked
up with some of the crews on the Net, and then it was a matter of
coordinating it so we could catch them in action.” And these aspiring
extreme motorcycle champions did not disappoint. “It got to the point where
we’d show up somewhere and it was mayhem. It was bedlam,” Stone says.
“Everyone wanted to be in the film and show what they could do.”
Asked how he gained access to the inner circle of this dangerous and often
illegal sport, Stone explains: “The Stone brothers have a reputation for
keeping it in the street. For one thing, we come from a street background
ourselves. I’m basically one of these guys; I hang out with the crews and
consider them good friends. We respect each other. Plus, I had some
lunatic teenage years, and a lot of these people knew me from that. So they
trusted me, and trust is very important to these guys – if the situation
were different, there’s no way they’d let me film them.”
Despite his devotion to the sport, Stone feels no temptation to join a crew.
“I am not a stunt rider. It’s just too hazardous,” he says. Of course,
this through-the-roof danger level is exactly what makes “Urban Street Bike
Warriors” so compelling to watch. “You can’t even believe what these guys
can do. It’s unreal,” Stone insists. “And you definitely cannot take your
eyes off it.”
* * *
Drew Stone has produced music videos for the likes of Run-DMC, Type O
Negative, ONYX and Hazard. Evan Stone is an award-winning director whose
credits include MTV’s “Senseless Acts Of Video,” “MTV Sports Unlimited
Axxess,” “FM Nation,” NBC’s “Amazing Race,” Comedy Central’s “I’m With
Busey” and VH1’s “Born To Diva.” Evan has also been nominated as MTV’s
editor of the year.
* * *
MELEE Entertainment, LLC, is a Los Angeles-based multimedia production and
distribution company that is partnered with DreamWorks Records. MELEE
Entertainment has positioned itself to be a market leader in developing,
producing and releasing specialty DVD’s, films and music for members of
Generations “X” and “Y,” who purchase the majority of movie tickets, DVD’s
and CD’s.
# # #
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
SNL Communications
Staci Levine/Ryan Snyder
310.996.0239 or rsnyder@snlc.net
www.snlc.net
MELEE ENTERTAINMENT: www.melee.com
DREAMWORKS RECORDS: www.dreamworksrecords.com
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I'm glad this finally came to surface, you'd be surprised how long this has been in the works
EVERYONE NEEDS TO GOTO BESTBUY WHEN THIS DROPS, AND BUY 2 COPIES SO THESE GUYS KNOW THAT THERE'S A MARKET FOR THIS KIND OF VIDEO AND THIS SPORT!
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
EVERYONE NEEDS TO GOTO BESTBUY WHEN THIS DROPS, AND BUY 2 COPIES SO THESE GUYS KNOW THAT THERE'S A MARKET FOR THIS KIND OF VIDEO AND THIS SPORT!
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
#4
Drew was telling me about this a while ago.. Nice to see it actually happening
#6
well it 's good to see hard work finally pay off. this is the kind of exposure & backing we need to get to help the sport become more mainstream. this is a verry good thing, with this it will be easier to sell our video's to major distributors, get noticed & soon to put more money into the pockets of the riders from sponsors.
looks like drew was badly quoted but you get the point on what he was saying. hollywood "dont believe the hype" get it!!!
the bottom line is "ONE SMALL STEP FOR STONE FILMS, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR STREETBIKE FREESTYLE".
THANKS KYLE WOODS
looks like drew was badly quoted but you get the point on what he was saying. hollywood "dont believe the hype" get it!!!
the bottom line is "ONE SMALL STEP FOR STONE FILMS, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR STREETBIKE FREESTYLE".
THANKS KYLE WOODS
#9
cant emphasize enough how important it is to go out and pick up this vid even if you already have it. everyone always talks about bringing stuntriding to another level so do something when you can. could never say enough about how cool the stone brothers are or how much they have contributed to this sport. Spread the word.
#12
this has been in the works since november of last year...unfortunately biker boyz being a flop didnt encourage the corporate types any. (i realize biker boyz has nothing to do with freestyle streetbike, but to them they think its basically the same thing )
anyways, i'm really excited with what this is gonna mean for everyone!
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
anyways, i'm really excited with what this is gonna mean for everyone!
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
#13
Originally posted by miked
could never say enough about how cool the stone brothers are or how much they have contributed to this sport. Spread the word.
could never say enough about how cool the stone brothers are or how much they have contributed to this sport. Spread the word.
lata,
mike"zannmann"tzanetakos
#14
Lemme say it just one more time....
Go Out and Buy a Copy of Urban Streetbike Warriors at Best Buy....even if you already own it, buy it again....hell, buy 2 or 3 copies and send them as early xmas presents.
Check it http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....7&type=product
Remember, the better this vid sells, the more seriously major distributors will take our videos...more distributors involved = more exposure....more exposure = better sponsors....better sponsors = happy 's
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
Go Out and Buy a Copy of Urban Streetbike Warriors at Best Buy....even if you already own it, buy it again....hell, buy 2 or 3 copies and send them as early xmas presents.
Check it http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....7&type=product
Remember, the better this vid sells, the more seriously major distributors will take our videos...more distributors involved = more exposure....more exposure = better sponsors....better sponsors = happy 's
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
#19
thats weird....maybe they sold out already
actually, i just checked the best buy website, and they're showing that they're taking orders, and that it will ship in 5-7 days....maybe they had some sort of delay getting the vids in stock?
But, on the brighter side of mainstream, check out all the places carrying the vid now...
Blockbuster
Circuit City
Barnes & Noble
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com
actually, i just checked the best buy website, and they're showing that they're taking orders, and that it will ship in 5-7 days....maybe they had some sort of delay getting the vids in stock?
But, on the brighter side of mainstream, check out all the places carrying the vid now...
Blockbuster
Circuit City
Barnes & Noble
-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks
InsaneVideos.com