Updates, videos and blog posts from H.P. Mendoza
So, today is my birthday and I was looking forward to doing my “go to” karaoke song, “Mister Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra at my birthday party here in Tokyo!
Alas, I had to cancel the party because I got sick and had to quarantine myself and it looks like a lot of you are quarantining yourselves, too. So if you want something to do where we can all collaborate on something, help…[more]
For February's vlog post (and ONLY for February!) I'm giving you an hour-long Valentine Mix of almost every love song I've written/performed between 2004 and 2020.
There are some songs from my own albums and films as well as songs I’ve written and performed for other directors’ films. There’s even the full “Crazy Like Me” from Colma: The … [more]
The next online sing-along is “Everything is Broken”, my holiday song for the displaced that I wrote on Thanksgiving back in 2010 - the last Thanksgiving I spent with my nuclear family. WOMP WOMP! And now, here’s a video of me…[more]
Hey everybody, a lot of you are going through it, and I get it. The time change, elections, breakups, smoky air, power outages, general darkness...I go through it, too. I'm glad you're all being open about your depression; I wouldn't have known otherwise. If you feel…[more]
October is Filipino American History Month AND Domestic Violence Awareness Month! This month's vlog post is a little more of a quick rundown of what's to come, and here are the links to each…[more]
After helping my mother move back to the Philippines, she has a few words to say. So this month's vlog post belongs to her - and for that extra personal touch, she and HER mother (my 96 year old lola) would like to…[more]
Hey everybody!
Wow, the last vlog post got me in contact with a lot of people I haven’t seen in a WHILE! Here’s the latest vlog, this time created in split-screen using Acapella, an app by PicPlayPost. And the song I’m performing is “The First of the Month” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. :) Please do…[more]
It’s been 10 years since the last vlog post, and that was mainly because social media had become “a thing”, after that. But with so many people dropping off of social media (myself, included), I thought it would be nice to…[more]
First, a Saturn party (and thanks to all who came!) and now a live NOMAD at the Roxie? What could this all mean?!? Find out by getting your tickets HERE.
What does SATURN mean to you? Come decked out in Saturnian gear and dance to our newest Outdoor Chiptune Continuous Dance Karaoke set while various tourneys happen indoors (Smash Bros Ultimate, MarioKart 8 Deluxe, and more!)
Thanks to everyone who came to Mission Arcade on March 11! Unfortunately, I didn't get any footage of the awesome VR reactions in the front room, nor did we get footage of the MarioKart battles in the Ersatz room, but here is our "continuousdancekaraoke" concept in 2 minutes!
(We'll probably figure out a catchier name than "continuousdancekaraoke" at some point.)
And here is the Bay Area Flash Mob with the full performance of the "Evolution of Hip-Hop" routine!
If anyone took pictures of the 50lb pig or the Golden Record cake made by Mark Del Lima, please let us know!
We're celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Voyager launch! Come decked out in space gear and dance to our first hybrid Chiptune Karaoke Danceparty! You should know the location by the time you read this. Call one of us if you don't know.
Kicking off March with the sing-along video of "Colma Stays". Did you miss your chance to sing along online? You can do it with H.P. and L.A. in person on March 13! Click HERE to buy tickets!
Colma: The Musical comes back to the big screen for its 10th Anniversary in the form of a Roadshow Sing-Along, with deleted scenes, live performances by H.P. Mendoza with L.A. Renigen, and director Richard Wong in attendance. Everybody f**king sing! http://caamfest.com/2016/films/colma-the-musical/
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the video! Hope to see you at the Alamo Drafthouse on March 13!
Mission Arcade has happened at some unexpected places, but the San Francisco Asian Art Museum was the last place we expected to throw our scrappy little nerd party. Check out the video below!
Mission Arcade took place at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum as part of TAKEOVER: H.P. Mendoza
This blog post is about four months late, but that's because two thirds of Digital Crafts Night and ALL of Ersatz Film went to New York to work with IDEO.org right after the museum event happened. And we hit the ground running. (ed: And the hard drive with all the Mission Arcade footage shot by Jericho Saria and Hadrian Santos was in California) For the sake of not destroying any originally expressed sentiments, it's probably best to post the Facebook statuses from the actual night:
L.A. Renigen came up for the 10 year Anniversary of Colma: The Musical, so I figured it was the right time to have a Fruit Fly reunion with Mike Curtis. Here's a capture of our a capella ending (that we probably should have done in the actual film...oh well...:-)
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And to close off the second set, Digital Crafts Night performed as part of their CD release. Here's a FULL video of "Blowhards", the new song from DCN.
And finally, an album of pictures taken from the night:
Thank you Marc Mayer and Masashi Niwano for giving me a Takeover at the museum. We had a blast. Looking forward to seeing the other Takeovers very soon!
Sooo...
WHERE AND WHEN'S THE NEXT MISSION ARCADE? :)
Mission Arcade is happening at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum as part of TAKEOVER: H.P. Mendoza's "Indoor Block Party"!
H.P. Mendoza's Indoor Block Party happens on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2016
