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DJI Phantom Quadcopter for GoPro Cameras
December 31, 2012
The latest buzz (no pun intended) for Flying GoPro cameras is the new DJI Phantom Quadcopter designed specifically to mount the GoPro Hero cameras. Unlike the more complicated copter systems out there, the DJI Phantom comes in a fully assembled complete kit (found here) where you just need to mount your GoPro (or other light cameras) and you are literally ready to start flying.
DJI Phantom GoPro Quadcopter Kit GPS + NAZA-M – Ready to Fly
Even though it looks like a toy, it's a pretty advanced little copter. Check out a few highlights about the new DJI Phantom GoPro QuadCopter:
Phantom has an integrated flight dynamics system, the Naza-M + GPS multi-rotor autopilot system, as well as the dedicated remote controller and receiver. The proven stability of the Naza-M autopilot system allows you to easily achieve great flight performance.
With the built-in Naza-M autopilot system plus a GPS module, the Phantom has GPS Attitude and Attitude Control Mode. Pilots can switch between the two modes to achieve a particular flight experience.
Phantom also has the Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) function of the Naza-M autopilot system.
Phantom also has the failsafe function of the Naza-M autopilot system. This means when the communication between the Main Controller and the transmitter is disconnected, the outputs of all command sticks from controller will go to the center position. If the GPS signal is good enough, the system will automatically trigger Return To Home and landing safely.
DJI Phantom GoPro Hero3 Flight
The DJI Phantom Quadcopter was announced several weeks ago, but only on a Pre-Order status. They are now showing In Stock status ready to ship. You can find additional photos, videos, and specifications following the link via eBay (click here).
DJI Phantom GoPro Quadcopter Kit GPS + NAZA-M – eBay
The DJI Phantom Quadcopter Ready-to-Fly kits are also available via Amazon (click here)
DJI Phantom QuadCopter for GoPro Video Cameras – Amazon
Don't forget that the latest GoPro Hero3 (white, silver, and black editions) are smaller, lighter, offers more features, and higher video quality than previous GoPro cameras. Should be a killer match up with the DJI Phantom. You can get more information about GoPro's latest Hero3 from the official Official GoPro® Store.
GoPro Hero3 Black, Silver, and White Editions
58 Comments
December 31st, 2012 at 10:22 am
I would not waist my money on this since all the footage is going to look like crap. Look at how unstable and shaky the footage is. Totally unusable so you could not do anything on the professional side with this at all. So it really is a toy.
December 31st, 2012 at 11:24 am
you're not literally ready to fly, you need to learn how to safelu operate copters first. These toy can kill, don't forget.
December 31st, 2012 at 11:34 am
I think that's a pretty amazing little copter for the price. It certainly has me looking at my wallet… Thanks for posting.
December 31st, 2012 at 11:43 am
@Emm – I was not really referring to the jello effect. I was speaking about the wobbling back and forth from the choppers movements. It needs some sort of stabilization. If you want a a great chopper for aerial work then I would recommend the DJI S800 found here.
I am planning on getting this one for my Sony NEX7 camera. After watching footage from the S800 I was really impressed. This is what I would recommend for professional workload.
December 31st, 2012 at 11:46 am
Funny how their whole promo doesn't actually show any real footage of how it looks like in flight… hmm
Skeptical. Seems like a toy to me.
December 31st, 2012 at 11:52 am
I wonder if this could fly the rx100?
December 31st, 2012 at 11:58 am
I forgot to mention you will also need to add the DJI Zenmuse Z15n to the S800 for an amazing result it control and stability. Will probably cost about 8G once you have all the parts you need though so kinda pricy but will pay itself off after a few jobs.
December 31st, 2012 at 12:07 pm
It's a little alarming when their own promo video doesn't feature more than a couple of seconds video (and that was from outside the unit, everything else was stills), and even the second video only showed a couple of seconds from onboard (which clearly showed the jello effect). Hero3 may help, but if the vibration is there, shaking that sensor, that can never change…
arturo sanchez
December 31st, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Hello Steve,
Such an amazing system the s800+ dji zenmuse z15!
How much would cost a complete package?
December 31st, 2012 at 1:30 pm
I have been eyeing on this unit for a while but dare not take the risk of the shaky footage. The S800 and Zenmuse catch my eye long time ago but it is USD 7k for complete set and fine-tuned for Ready-To-Fly package from most sellers. It is again, as @Emm mentioned, too expensive for my blood right now.
December 31st, 2012 at 2:18 pm
@Emm & Steve – Doesn't the new gopro (back) have the ability to shoot 2.7k video? Can't you just fly the thing and then crop to 1080? If the hero3 Black has less jello effect, would that be usable? Just thinking out loud here.
December 31st, 2012 at 2:39 pm
the sony actioncam stabilization is only offered in the narrow field of view option (120 degrees, not 170) & the image is a little degraded, so sounds like it's just like using the smoothcam filter in finalcut…. i'm thinking a hero w/ protune & stabilized in post would look better than the sony w/ stabilization on….
December 31st, 2012 at 2:41 pm
@ arturo sanchez – To get everything you need you would be looking at around 7 to 8 G. That is not a bad investment if your looking into offering this as a service to people. You can make that back just from a few jobs so it would be well worth the investment. Do what I am doing and go half with a friend then it wont be that expensive. Insurance and permits are another expense you would have to look at as well.
December 31st, 2012 at 2:44 pm
@ steven – If you are going to crop in to 1080 then not only are you loosing pixels but loosing a lot of your shot. Most of the time when shooting Ariel's you want to be on a wide lens. Your not going to make the video look any smoother by just cropping in on it either. I would never use a GoPro for this anyhow. I would shoot it with the Sony NEX-7 camera.
December 31st, 2012 at 2:45 pm
would only be ideal if there isn't any wind.
step up and get an S800
December 31st, 2012 at 3:12 pm
@Steve – Would you lose pixels? At 2.7k don't you have some wiggle room to crop and apply some post warp stabilizer?
December 31st, 2012 at 4:19 pm
@Steven – Well, you wont be getting 2.7K anymore since your cropping it in. seriously though who wants to apply post stabilization to footage. I know I don't have the time to wait around for long renders. If you really want to save some money then take your route but time is money so you would actually be wasting it. The S800 is the best way to go hands down and if you want to put a GoPro Hero3 on there then that would be fine as well. Even though the GoPro has high specs it still is limited with your dynamic range, sensor size, lens quality, etc…
December 31st, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I think I just watched the worst PR video ever created.
December 31st, 2012 at 5:21 pm
"GoPro…is limited with dynamic range, sensor size, lens quality"
The most common assumption most image gear consumers make: comparing irrelevant specs such as resolution –while not understanding the ones that truly make a piece of gear superior.
That said, the GoPro is decent for certain things under certain conditions. One only need to see their PR video to understand that it can make a good picture. Problem is, you gotta know how to do that, (and have editing skills) otherwise your experience with it is only going to yield great shots as successfully as a broken clock during 24 hours…
December 31st, 2012 at 5:40 pm
For the price I have seen better ones, usually regular quadacopters that have been slightly modified for DSLRs and they give amazing footage but thats because the pilot has hours of practice. I really love the arial shots and while I want to buy one I know I wont get much good footage without tons of practice.
On the other hand if you have a specific project you might be able to find some local flyers and maybe they would be willing to fly one for you?
December 31st, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Anyone interested in shooting aerial video footage via a remote control quad, hex-copter or multirotor should research openpilot.org …if you are good with electronics, mechanical and have good pilot skills. Build your own for your own desired payload. Parts and kits are available, but an individual is going to have to put in the money & time to build his/her own.
BELOW = links to small copter video clips …pretty interesting.
Here's a demo video of the SF Bay area: click here
Demo video in Dresden: click here
At the beach: click here
Nice demo of the agility of a quad copter: click here ..not sure openpilot was used for the build.
Bikini girls and multirotor: click here
Bikini girls & multirotor (this clip starts with the copter underwater): click here
flying beer: click here
surfing: click here
December 31st, 2012 at 11:08 pm
I have always wanted to play with one of these copters, but 'too rich for my blood' will keep it just a dream for now. The CineStar 6 – Ready to Fly looks impressive but just too expensive for me.
January 1st, 2013 at 2:13 am
@Steve (and anyone else how knows) I preordered the Phantom for some quick shots…been practicing on a cheap quad for control in the meantime. I am wanting to get some extra rotors and read that the Graupner Electro ones would be great to replace to stock ones with, how do I size them for the 350 chassis? 8×50? and batteries? don't quite understand the way it works, am I after more capacity for longer flights so the mAH go up or am I looking for a higher than 35C 3 cell? thnx for the help. I'm sure with the Naza the Phantom will be easier to control than this cheapy quad I am practicing on (though I can do figure 8's now lol)
January 1st, 2013 at 10:29 am
DJI makes some high end stuff and some entry level stuff, this looks like somewhere in between. The price actually looks ok for a complete kit, though for the same amount of money you could get at least as good if not a better quad with a much better transmitter / receiver that would also work with any future copters (or planes) that you might want to build / buy. The transmitter included with this kit looks pretty limited, and the receiver probably won't work with any other transmitters, so if you ever buy / build another copter or plane you will probably have to buy another transmitter and receiver as well.
As for it's aerial video abilities I would consider it a fun flyer that lets you record your flights, not really for use for doing high quality work. I'm sure you could get some usable video out of it but as the preview videos seem to (inadvertently) highlight, it will probably be very short clips that look good with a lot of not so good footage. If you just want to record your wild flying adventures, or if you are going to just shoot aerial photos then this would work fine since that doesn't require a really smooth flying copter. But for for really nice video footage you will need a smooth flying, stable copter and while not exactly required, a 2 axis stabilized gimbal is highly recommended.
Emm (or anyone else for that matter), if you are seriously considering getting into aerial video with a multi rotor, skip this kit and build your own large quad or hexa copter (I recommend a hexa). I tried doing it the cheap route, starting with a small ready to fly quad that cost me $450 (not including transmitter & receiver, which I already had) and like this one it could also only handle a GoPro. It flew fine but just couldn't deliver the aerial video I wanted. I then went through too much time and money trying to buy or build an inexpensive copter and gimbal that would work but still couldn't get the results I wanted. After a year of that I finally found a couple of good quality kits from one place that worked very well, and while not exactly cheap, I wish I had bought this setup from the start and saved myself a year of utter frustration (and all the money I spent on the other stuff!). I haven't added up everything (I really don't want to know!) but figure I have spent over $4000 on copter and gimbal parts since I started, and just today I created a parts / price list for my current setup which came out to $1915 (before tax / shipping). So if I had just spent the money up front and done it right, I would have saved over $2000 compared to trying to do it the cheap "RTF" route that I took initially. That parts / price list and my build log can be viewed at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1765407#post23198860.
There is still some effort involved in putting everything together since everything I bought came as unassembled kits, but the advantage to that is that you also really get to know your copter and how it works, making adjustments and repairs easier to do. Plus now I know how to build my own small inexpensive quads for fun flying, capable of carrying a GoPro, and many of the components I have can be shared across different copters.
January 1st, 2013 at 10:42 am
Wow that @steve is quite the moron. Long renders? No post stabilization? Are you posting from 2009?
Anyway, I will be ordering this product TODAY for my G3. I only need copter shots about once a month, and here in LA wind is not often a major issue. I've worked with a ton of different copter products and have been looking for a decent cheap quad.
Cheers Emm.
January 1st, 2013 at 10:57 am
@kaz, I can't find exactly what size the Phantom props are but would guess for a 350mm quad they are either 8×5 or 9×5.
In regards to batteries, that can get complicated! Basically a higher Mah rating will give you a longer flight time (but with diminishing returns, as a higher Mah rating means a larger & heavier battery), and in the case of the Phantom you might be limited on how large a battery will fit inside of it. The C rating for a battery basically tells you how much current it can deliver during use (I think in more technical terms it is a measure of how much the voltage will drop under a given load, but I'm not that technically inclined). For a quad with smaller motors 35C should be plenty, I've flown with as low as a 20c battery on my smaller quad and it worked ok, though my low battery alarm would go off if I give it a large burst of throttle. I generally try to stick with no less than 30c batteries, and prefer 40c for my large hexa.
I would suggest waiting until you have the Phantom before buying larger batteries, there might not be a lot of extra room for them…or there might be plenty. It's impossible to tell from the photos I've seen of it.
January 1st, 2013 at 12:33 pm
@emm seems like this camera is more then usable for shots specailly with the hero 3 @60fps for aerial shots using protune even this night shot doesn't seem bad http://youtu.be/hTrZRAwB7IA they were just testing it but seem like with some prep better camera and slow motion it could be perfect and good or travel too u could pretty much shoot any where in and out in a flash. Yes i am looking into one to carry a red epic but this will be first im sure and u could use the wifi and a video monitor right…
January 1st, 2013 at 12:54 pm
This is a good AP starter copter. The DJI Flamewheel 550 with a decent gimbal would be the next logical step. After the F550 then there are a bunch of options and the price jumps exponentially. The camera gimbal is always the weakest link in AP. Without a good gimbal AND gimbal controller, images suffer regardless of the AP platform you are flying.
D.B. Cooper
January 1st, 2013 at 2:20 pm
>you're not literally ready to fly, you need to learn how to safelu operate copters first. These toy can kill, don't forget.
I do not recommend the add-on napalm or cluster bomb packages. They are a bit dangerous, but moreover the extra payload reduces fly-time.
Derrick (formerly Diesel)
January 1st, 2013 at 3:15 pm
I'm pretty into the multicopters. Still learning and getting my skills up.
The S800 is one of the "top shelf" ones out there right now but there's also the Cinestar 6 & 8, Droidworx and more. The S800 is specifcally designed for the NEX series and Pana GH2 cams when using the Zenmuse but other gimbals can be attached…you're getting into DIY'ing a bit at that point since it's "made for" the Zenmuse and above mentioned cams but I've seen it with Photohigher and other high end gimbals attached.
I've seen really good footage come from all sorts of builds and from the GoPro to the Red Epic and even Sony FS series cams (sick slo mo stuff! http://vimeo.com/45762381). It's about careful planning and most importantly having the skillset and, last but not least, using whichever camera in the environment that it shines best in. The GoPro can produce acceptable results even indoors in something like a well lit car dealership (http://vimeo.com/18716510)…but again, skillset.
It can take an immense amount of practice and cash (for rebuilds/repairs, because you WILL crash during the learning process and perhaps even once you're competent at flying). The latter brings about the whole issue of insurance and legality which an entire blog could be devoted to the latter. Right now…it is illegal on ANY LEVEL to operate a multi for commercial purposes (in the US) for all but the select few who obtained the certification before this hobby turned commercial opportunity started to unfold. Some countries are more open and some employ tight restrictions. In the very near future the FAA will be finalizing requirements to commercial exist and share US airspace. I'm really interested in seeing what the criteria will be as many in the hobby are who want to take it into a profession. I have a feeling…just a feeling that it will take a certain "class" of multi to fly professionally. I don't think the "off the kitchen table diy build" is gonna "fly", pardon the pun, with the FAA regs….but who knows, maybe?
A good and safe to start is right in the box, literally. If you have a transmitter you can INITIALLY train in your computer with http://www.aerosimrc.com/j/. It's a great way to familiarize yourself with the feel without jeopardizing money or safety. The software even has training sims to test your reflexes and get you accustomed to reacting to small circumstances…it's usually by telling you to throttle within a certain "space" designated by arrows, or by telling you to fly in one direction or the other with the copter pointing away and toward you which reverses your stick inputs. As you progress there are obstacle courses you can fly through. It's the best way to see if you have the chops to do aerial flying because everyone isn't cut out for it quite frankly.
@kaz…try this…http://www.ecalc.ch/xcoptercalc_e.htm. As you're aware, there are equations that define what motors, batteries, props combinations are best for ideal flying situations and flight time lengths, payload/copter weights etc. I'm still figuring much of that out as well, lol. It's an electronics thing. The Graupners are great props…a bit more expensive but the quality is why. Some peeps fly with XOAR wooden props also which take flexing out of the equation and are thus more consistent with proving thrust.
January 1st, 2013 at 4:50 pm
here is the phantom with the GoPro 3. Shot without any stabilization:
I'm wondering if this quad could lift the SOny RX100?
January 1st, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Phantom with GoPro 2 but youtube stabilized:
January 1st, 2013 at 5:11 pm
btw I got this cheap quad from Amazon to learn flight controls and it's pretty amazing for the price of a dinner. It doesn't have Naza or GPS or anything so it's been good for me to learn on – after getting past hovering nose in and all directions banking and turning has been fun to learn. Highly suggest anyone new getting the Phantom or 450/550 to get one of these to learn control with. $35!
January 1st, 2013 at 5:11 pm
Looks like Chris is better at PR than Phantom's own folks.
Regardless, I could see employing this device (on a calm day) to do a quick overhead sweep for a commercial or sports promo. A shot that only had to last a second or two rather than a minute.
It would be a nice tool for a specific task.
January 1st, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Those videos do look very good Chris, probably about as good as can be expected from any copter without a stabilized gimbal.
January 1st, 2013 at 8:13 pm
@Emm oh and…like it's almost indestructible. I've crashed in spectacular fashion over and over and it just keeps on ticking, again great way to learn control. It has hit lights stands, cement walls, fell from 30 feet up, etc. Also one thing I didn't figure out until later, once you throw the battery in the unit place it on a level surface as it synchronizes (lights will flash quickly), otherwise it will fly off balance. Bought some extra batteries on eBay –
January 1st, 2013 at 9:34 pm
@ marklondon – you make me laugh, I am probably running the fastest computer in this blog and yes I still hate rendering footage that is nonsense footage that you would not have to render if you do it right in the first place. Why try to post fix a problem on crap footage when you can get the right tools for the job and do it right the first time. I guess if your only having to render out a 5 second clip then your fine but when you have tons of footage that your going to use for a project then that takes time. Stop being so cheap and get the real deal.
January 2nd, 2013 at 4:39 am
Isn't this too expensive? For $700, I can get a Gaui 330X + Futaba remote, but of course, the 330X is not assembled, more difficult to fly… Still?
arturo sanchez
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:04 am
@ Steve – Thanks!
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:44 am
FAA banned commercial use of RC rigs
January 2nd, 2013 at 2:32 pm
@sKiZZiT – you are correct. I like many have been looking for a flyer for a while. I tried the first generation AR Drone and found it to be very unrealistic to use outdoors. Gen 2 I'm sure is much better. However, It left such a bad taste in my mouth I swore off dealing with parrot. Anyway, when building your own it really is a process imo.
If this is anything close to what's marketed… it will be a winner. I simply don't have the time or patience to evaluate what parts, modules, controllers etc. If this thing will carry a gopro and be remotely stable I'm sold. Since I will use it for very basic aerial footage. It will just be another tool in the tool kit.
January 2nd, 2013 at 2:50 pm
We just got our Phantom's today. Below is a link for the unbox and test video.
No post stabilization was added and we didn't spend a lot of time tuning the GoPro mount but with a little dampening for the low frequency vibs, the GoPro HD3 should be able to get decent image acquisition. http://youtu.be/wAdLYCOLzYE
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:17 am
Matt, what did you use to stabilise the footage in your video? thanks
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:19 am
also does anyone have any experience in resolving jello shots in post?
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:32 pm
@AR – There are a number of factors to that, most important is a fairly smooth flying copter (I balanced all the prop blades and hubs which helped a ton). I also have a floating isolation plate between the copter and gimbal, the gimbal stabilizes on 2 axis (pitch and roll) which helps keep the camera level when flying around, and the camera itself has a fairly decent stabilized lens – though all of that was defeated slight on that day due to 30mph – 40mph winds. So finally on a number of the clips I also used Mercalli in post to smooth things out a little more.
I'm assuming you mean jello that is throughout the frame, caused by vibrations. From my experience that kind of jello is pretty much a done deal, I haven't seen any stabilization or other software that can remove it. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but if it does I haven't found it.
If you mean the less intrusive rolling shutter effect caused by quickly panning (which causes things to sway / not look straight), there are some filters that will help reduce (sometimes remove) that effect. Mercalli actually does this, I think other video stabilization programs do too. How well it works depends on how bad the rolling shutter effects are.
January 5th, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Just writing to confirm with everyone that the Phantom can carry the Sony RX100. Flew great today, just the props work pretty hard and battery life is less than flying the GoPro. I think I got about 4 minutes of flight time with the RX100.
Looking at footage right now…
Derrick (formerly Diesel)
January 6th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@AR…The Foundry makes a pretty good Rolling Shutter remover aptly named…ROLLING SHUTTER.
January 7th, 2013 at 8:16 am
@Kaz – I would love to see the footage. Have you balance the props or any other kind of tweak prior to flying?
January 7th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
@pops I just got my Graupner props but I need to bore them out and balance them – I haven't done anything to my Phantom except add a vibration mount for my camera and added some foam tubing on the bottom legs to get more vertical height since the RX100 is a bit tall for the unit. The Phantom is tiny, when you take off the props the thing can fit in a backpack. I'll take some video tonight with the stock props and the RX100. I'd echo what was said earlier in the thread it's great for getting some shots – it's nothing though like what the huge spider drones with 3axis gimbals can do. But for what I need it's perfect, will be looking to get a larger unit but I like this one too for just taking hiking or something.
January 7th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
@Kaz – Thanks for the response. I know you're right… it's a case of you pay for what you get. With that said, I'm not shooting motion pictures. If I can get a 10-20 second clip here and there then I'll be content "I think".
Please post a link of yours in flight with the RX100. I'm very interested to see how you've rigged it etc. Vibration mount?
January 8th, 2013 at 11:19 pm
very short test footage with the RX100 I just put up, it works…for longer shots I think the best solution is a gimbal using a Hero3 Black and there are several people working on solutions for it
January 11th, 2013 at 4:39 am
@emm @steve my S800/Zenmuse combo said and done has run me well over $20k… $3000 won't even buy the gimbal. The phantom is great for novice flyers to get enough experience to step up later. It runs the dji naza controller for stabilization, the same I run on my F550 and it's pretty stable. Again I think the phantom is a great starter as anything else would likely run over $2000 with radio gear and accessories.
Tony Lee
March 8th, 2014 at 10:31 am
Great video Kaz! It seems the RX100 camera was really well stabilized during flight. Didn't see any jello effects either, I wonder if it's because the Rx100 isnt as wide angle as the gopro is
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A dragon golem... DRAGOLEM! *crowd dies*
I love this
Dang, this is sick, cuz!
My gosh!!! Waw!!!
Haha, I guess that's a good thing?
That is extremely badass! That dark and cold looking rocky dragon and those very hot looking glowy flames make an awesome combination. One more thing I love about this, is it looks so detailed yet still clean.
Thank ya! I kinda got lazy in the end, but I still liked the results, so I'm happy this one got a good reception (WAAAAY better than I expected actually!)
Nice... Just out of curiosity... Are you changing the description every day to say how long ago you drew this... cause tomorrow it could be misleading
Oooh so cool excellen,t work as always with the lighting. I want one for a pet!
I love the eyes *o*
Looks like the warrior from Borderlands 2. Really kick ass, very well done sir!
I'll have to play Borderlands 2 sometime soon to see that myself then.
And thanks for the comment!
And thanks for the comment!
Ain't he a cute lil' rock dragon.
Nice. I can tell that took some time.
Kind of, yeah. I got lazy on the whole right side of the drawing though, I wasn't planning on spending too much time on this actually
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"Lots of Tampa Bay Rays fans are familiar with Writt's work even if they don't know the name Infinite Skillz. Two years ago, he recorded a song and for the team called Rays Up that has been played in the stadium and used as a team slogan. "It's an honor to have your music played in an MLB stadium," Infinite said. "There are established rappers that can't say that." Hustling is all he knows, which is why Rays Up spurred him to take classes for a certification in marketing he'll finish this spring."
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""Black Burban" might be my new anthem, but I've been vibing since the intro without hesitation."
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"Local emcee and hip hop artist Infinite Skillz has a thing for cider and beer. He loves it so much, he wrote a song about it. The new video "Started Sipping Cider" from Infinite Skillz chronicles his journey beginning with Woodchuck Amber cider and Strongbow to a full on crush with craft brews."
"CL Best of the Bay-winning "Hardest-Working Man in Tampa Bay Hip Hop," clever word player and headband gamer himself, Infinite Skillz, stages this party to promote the release of his new You're All Invited mixtape; $5 admission includes a copy and performances by other quality names in the local indie hip hop scene."
"Everyone's path from their first drink as a teen to the alcohol connoisseur they are today is different. Most of us aren't capable of detailing that journey with a rap song like Infinite Skillz though. "Started Sipping Cider" tells Infinite Skillz' tale of growth from a baby drinking Woodchuck to a guy who spurns macros breweries like Coors for delicious craft beer."
"We've known about this for months, but mum was the word. However, Wednesday night, cat was let out of bag. Or maybe that should be two of the coolest cats I know got let out of the bag. Infinite Skillz, who has been doing our Friday Night Rewind theme song since the show's inception back in 2006 as well as a host of other terrific stuff, and Armwood All-American safety Leon McQuay teamed up for a song that Under Armour and ESPN are using to promote the upcoming UA All-Star game at Tropicana Field Jan. 4. That's the unmistakable vocal stylings of Skillz in this video clip from ESPN last night, over a beat laid down by McQuay III. And props to ESPN's Corey Long for putting the two together."
"Infinite Skillz -- a.k.a. Jeremy Writt -- lives in St. Pete, but he also heads up the Northern Virginia crew B.A.S.E. Inc. His solo stuff is deeply funky with a serious old-school influence. And he cares about the scene -- in the past, he's blogged about hip-hop for Creative Loafing, and last year he organized a "Homegrown Hip-Hop" show at the State Theatre with artists like Laws. This year, Homegrown Hip-Hop is back. Artists like BC, Waystid Talent, Unstoppable Force, Hard White, Miss Maggie and of course Infinite Skillz will be on hand for the show, scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday at the State Theatre in St. Pete."
"The AntiWarpt Festival went off without a hitch, featuring the best in locally and regionally grown indie music that ranged from Hip Hop to Experimental Noise. Antiwarpt had the feel of a giant block party or big jam session, given the small-town flavor of St. Petersburg's downtown. Bands such as Jane Jane Pollock and Tampa-Bay based MC Infinite Skillz held equal weight with listeners regardless of genre."
"Every so often there comes an artist who projects a very sociable personality that is both authoritative and friendly. Infinite Skillz is one of those types of artists, and he accurately titled his mixtape, "You're All Invited." From the beginning of the mixtape, the energy is unmistakable. "Break It Down" is the perfect wake up track and his delivery definitely fits the mold of the production. "
"You can't go three blocks in St. Pete without being handed a flyer for the next Homegrown Hip Hop show (the annual showcase that Infinite Skillz promotes and organizes). If you're a fan on Facebook, you will be asked for your opinion about his new demo or mixtape. Don't want to go to the ticket outlet? Too lazy to order online? Not to worry, Skillz will come to your home or place of work to deliver tickets to the show — simply hit him up on Twitter when he's making his "rounds." He does jingles, theme songs and parties, and is a staple at festivals like Antiwarpt or on the sidewalk at Record Store Day. There is no person on the scene who grinds harder or more often than Infinite Skillz. We're still trying to figure out what makes him tick, because watching him is making us really tired."
"Though this album is several years old, it still sounds fresh and vibrant."
"And if you dig the intro music, it's from Paper Chase, an original by Infinite Skillz (aka Times Correspondent Jeremy Writt, who you might have seen at this game last night.) and Slimer. Click his link to find more of his sweet stylings."
"One of the most difficult things about going to music festivals is trying to figure out which bands you want to go see. A quick glance at lineup sheets presents nothing but good (and not so good) band names that may or may not be attached to reputations for putting on an awesome live show. Sometimes you wish there was some kind of mixtape that would allow you to preview tracks from many of the artists well before the actual fest happened. Well today you're in some kind of luck since the good boys and girls that are putting on the 2nd annual Antiwarpt Music Festival have slapped together a nice little compilation of cuts from a few Antiwarpt artists. The comp doesn't include songs from all of the nearly 50 announced acts, but there are cuts from The Semis, Infinite Skillz, Kaleigh Baker, Florida Night Heat, Alias Punch, Sleepy Vikings, Jane Jane Pollock, and Set and Setting."
"Infinite Skillz believes the fifth element of hip hop is the "entrepreneurial spirit," but as an artist, he quickly learned there's a catch-22 when it comes to booking gigs. "You can't prove to a bar or club or coffeehouse that you can bring people there until they give you an opportunity, but they won't give you an opportunity until you show them you'll bring people in," he said. So with that in mind, the St. Pete resident conceived Homegrown Hip Hop. The annual concert featuring a jammed lineup of Tampa Bay rappers went off for the third time this past summer at The Local 662 in St. Pete. With attendance steadily rising each year, Skillz sees it as a way for local talent to pool their smaller fan bases and lay the foundations for a Bay area hip hop culture. "Hip hop is about connecting with people, and the best way to connect is a live show," he said. "So I'm proud that we're giving that opportunity to these artists.""
"The Tampa Bay Dream Team will hold the second annual Homegrown Hip Hop show at the State Theatre on June 18, 2010. TBDT continues to make good on its pledge to help support the local music scene. Homegrown Hip Hop 2 comes just one month after the Dream Team's involvement in Jannus Live's multi-genre Marmalade Music Series. "I'm an emcee so Hip Hop is my main focus and first love when it comes to music," said Infinite Skillz. "This show is like my first born and I just want to do whatever I can to make it successful." Part of that effort includes an increased focus on showcasing artists from both sides of the bay. In addition to St. Pete heavyweights like Hard White and Infinite's B.A.S.E. Inc group, BC, Presto, and Waystid Talent will ensure that Tampa will be well represented."
"Daddy Kool Records will host an event celebrating National Record Store day on Saturday. The event at 538 Central Ave. will kick off at noon and will feature live performances from hip-hop act Infinite Skillz and an autograph signing at 3 p.m. with rock band Twiztid."
"Infinite Skillz (a.k.a. Jeremy Writt) lives in St. Pete, but heads up the Northern Virginia crew Base Inc. His solo stuff is deeply funky with a serious old-school influence."
"...The first installment...will be curated by the Southeast Music Alliance & feature performances by Magadog, The Semis, Daylight District, Tailgunner Joe & the Earls of Slander & newcomers Muphin Chuckrs. The event will be MC'd by Infinite Skillz."
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"Infinite Skillz, by the way, was voted Creative Loafing's Best Of The Bay choice (picked by readers) for Best Local Hip Hop Act this year, and will play a 8 p.m. show at The Orpheum the night of the UA game, so get over there after watching the football game, which kicks off at 5."


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The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin
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FOR 15 YEARS now, Oklahoma City's Flaming Lips have cultivated a garden all their own. Cross-pollinating Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, Love, and the psychedelic Beatles with a kind of postpunk, small-town isolationism, they're the missing link between Southwestern contemporaries the Meat Puppets and today's Elephant 6 bands. Of course, when their footnote in rock history is written, it could read something like that, or it could mention their complicity in one of '90s rock's lowest points: Performing the fluke hit "She Don't Use Jelly" at the Peach Pit on Beverly Hills 90210. (And inspiring Ian Ziering's überblond, Steve Sanders: "I don't usually like alternative, but those guys rocked the house!") The irony, of course, was that "She Don't Use Jelly" was the weakest moment on their best record, 1993's Transmissions from the Satellite Heart.
Thankfully, after their 15 minutes came and went, the band took their Warner Bros. contract and hightailed it back down the same path of willful obscurity from which they came. In 1995 they put out another fine astral-pop record, Clouds Taste Metallic, and proceeded to get even wiggier, composing live symphonies for car tape decks and a collection of four CDs all meant to be played at the same time.
The Soft Bulletin is a return to relative normalcy, and the title is apt: This missive is the mellowest thing they've ever concocted, with the big drums toned down a bit and the distorted guitars sharing room with a smoother bed of bass and piano. The stoner gem "I stood up and I said, 'Yeah'" is a pretty typical lyric, but perhaps this line from "The Spiderbite Song" gets a little closer to the band's true charm: "Love is the greatest thing our heart can know." That syrupy sentiment might be unbearable in most hands, but when sung with a true-believer quaver by head Lip Wayne Coyne--a direct descendent of Moe Tucker and Neil Young--it seems kind of, er, sweet.
The rest of The Soft Bulletin is similarly endearing: It's spacy, dopey, and childlike but with an undercurrent of '70s schmaltz that's new to the Lips' music. At points it sounds like the soundtrack to an acid-trip episode of Scooby Doo, and "Race for the Prize" suggests a lost theme song to that high school biology class staple, The Race for the Double Helix. Yet the moments that matter are so personal and idiosyncratic they almost defy commentary.
On "Buggin'," they deftly deploy Big Star harmonies in the service of unanswerable lines such as, "Does love buzz because that's what it does?" This is a band that contemplates things that are "too heavy for Superman," that has sudden epiphanies while putting away the groceries, that writes a song called "Feeling Yourself Disintegrate," which repeats the title phrase for three minutes straight. Put plainly, this is the most convincing hippie band of the '90s.
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August. Gideon's Law is "No man's life, liberty or property are safe
while the Legislature is in session." (It's named after the lawyer, politico,
and newspaperman who coined it, Gideon J. Tucker.) This law still is
at least as true as it originally was in 1866. August, and with it a
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When next September Congress returns, refreshed, all Hell will (appear to) break loose. There are only 9 legislative days in September, with the end of the fiscal year looming. So … expect it to begin with a portentous swell and staccato rhythm. Cue the 1812 Overture. Forewarned is forearmed so…. consider this column your Secret Decoder Ring for what's actually going to happen.
Politics, that's what. There are two political theaters (theaters in both senses of the word) slated for this Fall. One is the debt ceiling fight. The other is repealing Obamacare. The debt ceiling fight will be front and center.
Except… the debt ceiling fight is not really about the debt ceiling.
It's about the Democrats' attempt to make the Republicans look bad enough that the Democrats can regain control of the House in 2014. (Statistically, there is little chance of this. But the dreamers at the top of the Democratic Party have a special relationship with reality.)
And the fight over repealing Obamacare is only secondarily about repealing Obamacare.
It's about the Republicans attempt to wrap that albatross around the Democrats' necks, making them look bad enough that the Republicans can take control of the Senate in 2014. (The GOP actually has a pretty good chance at this…better even then appeared earlier. Unless, that is, it fumbles the opportunity by failing to execute the elegant strategy mapped out by the shrewd Mitch McConnell. With the GOP's chronic ineptitude a fumble cannot be ruled out.)
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My will be 20 months on the 18th. I'm having a little issue with him. Or maybe a big one. But I thought I would share with you guys to see if I'm the only, or not. My son is the sweetest baby ever. But when he does something he's not supposed to do he throws a big fit. You know like normal kids do. But he likes to throw things either away from you or at you. I tell him "NO" and he gets even more mad and throws something else. If I tell him no in the living room; he gets mad and wants to pick up the couch and "throw it" at you. If were in the hallway or actually anywhere, I tell him no and he throws himself back.. like falls to the ground and it doesn't matter if there is a wall behind him or not. He'll hurt his head and get even more mad. He doesn't hang out with other kids much. Except for his 4 day old cousin that probably comes over every other week. But my nephew is nothing compared to my son. He's home all day with his stay at home dad. We never fight or yell in our relationship. And I'm just wondering how the heck is he developing this anger or attitude or whatever you wanna call it. He also like to "throw" chairs. I tell him no and he still does it. This is my first child but I basically raised my little brother from birth and my little brother is nothing compared to my son. I don't know if I'm over reacting with the situation but can I get some feedback with your children and their habits? Please! I just don't know what to do. I do wanna mention that my husband was an angry person before my son was born.. but now he's changed. Maybe its something that runs in the family? If this is happening now I'm scared for the "terrible two's" Or maybe I'm getting them ahead of time? I do wanna mention I haven't spanked him until recently. But that's not working.. he's learned how to just sit on his but as soon as I say his name when he's doing something he's not supposed to do. I don't spank him hard. Just a love tap and I explain to him why he shouldn't do those things but obviously he doesn't understand. Also, I have given up spanking cause its not helping any!
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Sorry I cant offer that much help...but I can say, regardless of how you raise your son he might pick up behavioral things in other ways. My DS is also a sweet little boy, doesnt through many tantrums or anything..but whne he does BOY is he mad. And we have a very mellow household....I chalk it up to DH...he's a very easy going person but can have snappy temper (never usually TOWARDS anyone..just when he gets mad he gets really mad very quickly..and then poof...he's fine and even jokes about how he over reacted) DS is JUST like that. If something gets him mad its this burst of anger and tanturm that within 30seconds is GONE..and he's fine. I think certain things can be genetic. I tell DH all the time "hes got your snappy anger, and your determination to get what you want" Both DH and DS are the same that way...if they want something they'll focus on it like a laser beam and will do ANYTHING to get it. DS has figured out so many things a typical 19M old shouldnt just out of trying to get to things. So if your DH has a temper even not currently...its a mental thing that could be inherited.MIL and SIL are VERY angry people and both have anxiety, depression and SIL is bipolar...DH didnt inherit those thigns but since he was raised around his mom being mad one min and fine the next I think its just how he grew up..but also I'm sure a little of it came from genetics since I find it hard to believe that all MIL's issues happen to be passed on to SIL (apparently those issue all run in MIL's family but only in the women..her 2 brother are totally nromal mellow guys). I've found that expalining things to DS works best..not all the time. They're at a tricky age where they dont understand everyting. But my DS is pretty easy to reason with and I'll say "why are you so mad?" and he'll say things like "stuck" and point to a toy that is stuck somewhere...he mainly gets frustrated if he cant figure something out or get to something. If I tell him n and he throws a little fit he doesnt get angry...just frustrated. He mainly gets angry when we take something from him and I'll tell him why he cant have it and let him throw his fit and when he's done I always follow it up with "now...did that solve anyting?" I know hes not old enough to get that but I want him to grow up hearing that...that in life, throwing fits doesnt fix anything or make you feel any better. Sorry you're having a rough time when this happens....hope you find something that works for your LO to help him calm down and start seeing he doesnt need to get so upset as he gets older. GL!
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I have a June 18 kiddo too. While we do not have these types of expressions of frustration, we do have the beginnings of tantrums over here. So as far as age, it is normal. Even the type of action is normal, thought it needs to be curbed before someone or something gets damaged. This is the beginning of autonomy and power struggle. My DD was the worst. She wanted to be in charge, and make her own choices, even at this age. She once chucked a full sippy at my head and I was a few inches from a shiner. Your guy is mad, he is small, and he does not know how to express himself well yet. He does not have power over you, but by golly he has power over that couch! He'll show you! First thing I would do is help him assign a feeling to his actions so that as he gets older he can express himself first without resorting to getting aggressive. "You must be mad because xyz." etc. Sometimes that is enough, but if it persists, find him a safe place to take him out of circulation away from attention. Basically good ol' time out. Kids feed on all kind of attention, good or bad, so if it becomes a battle of wills, your frustration just fuels the fire. We used a pack and play in a boring part of the house away from the action. When our 3rd child would throw inappropriately, he went in there for a few minutes. Every. Single. Time. They get the idea.
When he starts to act out, do you see a pattern? Like bordom, jealously, tired, hungry, etc.? Or even just wanting someone's attention. If there is one, you may be able to nip it in the bud. I believe that temper can be inherited, so he could have gotten that from his dad, but that does not mean he is doomed to aggression. You are trying to straighten it out now, and that is great.
Ahhh thanks ladies!
I can probably say my sons tantrums are about 1 min MAX. until he finds something else to get into.. for example something he's not supposed to touch. Your remedy does help.. as far as explaining the situation to him.. even if he doesn't understand like you said. I'm glad I'm not the only one. My dad just says "I'm paying back" which I guess in some cases he's right.. But geez I don't even remember being that bad.. I mean I do remember but I was 7! Ugh well I guess I can say this will make me stronger and unbreakable! But thanks for the reply!!!
Honestly, this is normal, classic toddler behavior! Sure, some kids don't really go through it to this extent...but A LOT of them do. So far, both of my girls have been like this at this age. Perhaps because I lived through it with my ODD 2 years ago, I am approaching it this time around in a more relaxed, laid-back manner. Where is the anger coming from, you ask? From within! Haha! Really, though. Anger is an emotion, and toddlers have very little control over emotions. They get frustrated easily. Currently, my June Bug is a happy little lady, until something - ANYTHING - doesn't go her way. She goes crazy in a matter of 2 seconds flat. She runs into the hallway (her favorite tantrum spot), throws herself onto the floor, and kicks and screams. I've found the best way for me to handle it is to do so with patience, compassion, and a sense of humor. Give her a few seconds to let loose, and then I scoop her up, tickle her, hold her from her toes, anything to get a giggle out of her! Once I've done that, I normally just try to distract her with something new.
Your son sounds completely normal! Don't drive yourself crazy trying to find the root of the "problem" or place blame on something/someone. Most likely, there is no culprit or reason for your son's unpleasant attitude...just normal toddler stuff. Try to roll with the punches and relax. It will get better...eventually! :)
My LO has been throwing himself back forEVER it seems. He's always done it...and now that he's a stronger/more 'able' toddler...when he does it it's more fierce and scary, but like you said about your LO, mine is super sweet and happy when he's not pissed off...so like other pp's have said - I think it's just the norm!
I'm pretty slick with my foot action though when I see him about to throw himself back - I reach my leg out and place my foot under where his head is about to slam into the hardwood floor. Don't know how many times I've caught him like that...silly kid.
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I believe it runs in families... At least general tendencies like how intensely they perceive emotions. Having said that, imo coping mechanisms are learned. But it's probably a little early for coping mechanisms at this point.
Being patient is my goal when LO throw a tantrum. I tend to get angry myself but often feel guilty later because I realise that LO threw a tantrum because she was in pain or tired or hungry or frustrated. I also try not to show reaction so it doesn't reinforce this behavior. I just try to understand why and deal with it in a mature way but if I feel overwhelmed, I find myself having to step away (still keeping her in my field of vision unless there is anyone else is present) and ignore it.
I don't know if my strategies are right or wrong but this is how I cope because at times tantrums can be emotionally draining.
This is all normal at this age. They are struggling to find their independence, they lack communications skills, they also lack reasoning skills. That being said! There are things u can do to encourage good behavior.
We have really started limiting how much we use the word 'no' and have seen a pretty big improvement. We talk to him like a big person and explain things when he gets frustrated. Calmly ask him what he is trying to do.. It is NOT always easy to do.. But he usually calms down when we do this. Redirection is another route .. Instead of saying not to do something, I suggest something else for him to do instead. If something is dangerous i do make it a point that it is dangerous/ouchie/etc to help him learn that whatever it is will hurt him.
Then when the inevitable tantrum happens, as long as he hasn't thrown his head and hurt himself, I tell him to let me know when he's done, and ignore him. They don't last long! As for the throwing, I have to tell him we only throw balls, and then either let him throw a fit Or get him a ball to throw, or I just grab blocks, a book, a car, my ipad or whatever and ask him to play w me. All depending on how much attitude he has at the moment, or how much patience I have ;)
One more way Ive found helps alleviate frustration and tantrums is sign language. It really is helping us communicate. I'm learning as I go, but I love this site: www.signingsavvy.com
And PBS has a show called signing time mon-fri at 1230.
Maybe try it out if h haven't already. Some babies r super quick learners w it.
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Larry Correia has already made a name for himself in the sci-fi/fantasy world with his Monster Hunter books, but now he's written the first in new series that takes place in New York in the 1930s, filled with dubious federal agents, hardboiled detectives, and dames with a whole lotta chutzpah. Except this isn't quite the New York you might expect, but an alternate universe where zeppelins moor at the top of the Empire State Building, the Titanic never sank and mad scientist Nikola Tesla has created a devastating weapon called the Geo-Tel. Oh, and people have magical powers. They are known as Actives. It's become commonplace for some people to defy gravity, teleport, manipulate animals, and heal by touch. The hero here is Jake Sullivan, a detective and ex-con who is set free by the FBI to track criminal Actives, which J. Edgar Hoover (yeah, he's still around) would like to eradicate.
Actor Bronson Pinchot has become a regular go-to for audiobooks and the reason is obvious – the guy knows how to bring a story to life. Far from his manic days as Balki on Perfect Strangers, Pinchot is a warm, imminently listenable narrator. He's obviously having a ball with Hard Magic, gruffing up his voice for the hardboiled Jake and the various G-men and employing a countrified voice for Faye, a young farm girl who can teleport across great distances and becomes vital to saving the world from destruction by the Geo-Tel. Pinchot gives each character a different voice, so it's easy to keep up with the big cast. Correia writes long, colorful descriptions of his characters and their situations, but those passages never become boring and never get in the way of the action, thanks to Pinchot.
Steampunk lovers will find much to love about Hard Magic, but listners who love big guns and explosions will be in hog heaven. There are epic, cinematic battles including one over-the-top of a dirigible that is audaciously impossible. Hard Magic almost defies categorization, because Correia has no problem blending science fiction with more fanciful fantasy, even managing to slip in double-headed dragons and imps. The second book in the Grimnoir Chronicles, Spellbound, is coming and let's hope Pinchot has signed on for the audio version. Collin Kelley
Jake Sullivan is a licensed private eye with a seriously hardboiled attitude. He also possesses raw magical talent and the ability to make objects in his vicinity light as a feather or as heavy as depleted uranium, all with a magical thought. It's no wonder the G-men turn to Jake when they need someone to go after a suspected killer who has been knocking off banks in a magic-enhanced crime spree.
Problems arise when Jake discovers the bad girl behind the robberies is an old friend, and he happens to know her magic is just as powerful as his. And the Feds have plunged Jake into a secret battle between powerful cartels of magic-users - a cartel whose ruthless leaders have decided that Jake is far too dangerous to live.
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"Not what I thought it was going to be."
After reading the summary I thought it was going to be a detective type novel and even the first few hours of the book made it seem like it was going to take that path but as the story unfolds it becomes so much more. Unlike his other story (Monster Hunters International) this one is more focused on magic and goes into more detail on how the magic system works. In the end I ended up liking it a lot more then I did Monster Hunters International and I purchased all 3 books from that series.
The preview made me hesitate to purchase the book because I didn't like the narrator at first due to most of the characters sounding like dim witted oafs but I decided to take a chance and purchased it. I was gladly mistaken about the narrator and as the story went on and introduced more characters Bronson really began to shine. He gives each character a unique and easily recognizable voice except for a lot of the hired muscle that you run into at the beginning of the story. So if you are still on the fence about purchasing this book due to the narration in the preview give it a chance and you should be happily surprised.
Molecular biologist. Musician. Lover of science. Lover of music. Dreamer of magic. Thinker of thoughts. ||| "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke ||| As a scientist, science fiction and fantasy inspire me to push the line of discovery forward, beyond conventional imagination, beyond conventional wisdom.
"Simply, the best audiobook I've ever encountered"
WWI was fought, in part, with magic. Hydrogen powered dirigibles dominate the skies because wielders of fire can prevent Hindenburg-like incidents. Genius supplemented with magic creates supergeniuses (Cogs) that advance technology far beyond what was imaginable. Nikola Tesla provides an (extremely deadly) alternative to nuclear weapons... and I'm not even giving away the story!
This book is packed full of ideas and historical figures and characters that bring to life a parallel universe that you'll be convinced must exist. Every chapter begins with an in-universe quote, often from a real-life political or scientific heavyweight of the time, that provides a peak inside the heads of those native to the that universe, allowing us to understand how living in a world where magic exists might actually impact society, ethics, and science.
Bronson Pinchot absolutely dominates as narrator. His accents, articulation, tone, and pacing are so perfect for all of the major characters, and there are many. James Marsters of the Dresden Files has become my favorite narrator due to his ability to perfectly become the voice of whatever character he's reading for, but in this book Pinchot provides a depth of character that is unsurpassed. There are quite a few difficult characters to read for in this book, and Pinchot shines through all of them. He absolutely gets the subtle and well-deserved haughtiness of Japanese soldiers and officers, enhanced with magic, who are arguably the deadliest the world has ever known.
Hard Magic has historical fiction, urban fantasy, and science fiction absolutely covered. If you like the Dresden Files or other urban fantasy-type novels, you will definitely enjoy this book and the sequel. There are strong, capable female and male protagonists alike.
I will say that a few moments felt a lot like some superhero movies I've seen, and around the half point of the book, I felt like I was listening to a story based on the X-men Universe. But, don't fret. While perhaps inspiration and genre sampling from such sources may impact this story, it really is so much more than simple power flinging and devastation. Though, there is quite a bit of that.
Even after the sequel, I still want more. I can't wait for the 3rd book, and I really really hope that they're able to get Bronson Pinchot for the part.
"not just a dresden knockoff"
I was worried (based on the description) that this would just be a weak dresden files knock off, but after listening to the Monster Hunter books I decided to give this book a shot. It's nothing like the description says, and much bigger and better than it sounds.
"So Good I Bought the Book and the Audiobook"
If you like intricate and well-planned magic systems, brilliant plots, exciting pacing, well-developed characters, and a perfect dose of stuff blowing up, Larry Correia's Hard Magic is for you. I love this story. It is mentally and emotionally completely satisfying, yet maintains a quick, light feel. It's fun to listen to. And even better: it's narrated by Bronson Pinchot, who is, without doubt, the best narrator I've encountered thus far. He does all the voices, not just distinctly, but vividly. The life that he breathes into each and every one is, well, just plain delicious. It's so good that I'm buying every book in this series both in hardback and as an audiobook--as long as Pinchot continues as narrator!
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"Better than Monster Hunters"
I loved the monster hunter books, so I figured this had to be good. It surpassed the monster hunter series for me. The characters are more developed, there is less time wasted on elaborate descriptions of firearms, and there's a whole lot of action. I can't wait to see what the next one has to offer!
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"Yes, it's as good as they say."
Thoroughly enjoyable and complete engaging. Correia's pacing is perfect, not breakneck but never sagging. His plotting is sufficiently complex to keep surprising you but it never becomes ponderous convoluted or overloaded with back story.
I am more than a little zombie averse, and I am a pretty hard sell for modern urban fantasy so it took a lot of convincing raves from excellent reviewers for me to take a chance on this one. I'm very glad I did. This is a fantasy genre writer at the top of his game read by a superb narrator who never missed an inflection, mangled a pronunciation or botched a meaning with a misread sentence. It is rare that genre writing breaks through and transcends its genre to become deeply satisfying literature (Ray Bradbury, would be a prime example). That does not happen here, so four and a half stars, but I had such a great time listening to Hard Magic, that I feel a little miserly withholding that final half star.
So unless you are unalterably opposed to very high quality cheap thrills, this is a ride you might want to get on.
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"Manfredi meets Merlin."
I picked this up on a 4.95 sale, and was happily surprised. It's a unique hard boiled alternate history 1920's crime fiction. Bootlegging, bank robbery, Model T's, the Great Depression, Okies, Portuguese pride, helium derigibles. Larry Correia really covers his bases. It's like getting a window into the past, with magic. Famous quotes by Einstein, Tesla, Hoover, and many other notables are altered to make them appear to be Actives. The main character is an Active which reminds me of Marv from Frank Miller's Sin City, or Shadow from Neil Gaiman's American Gods. I would gladly have paid the regular price to hear this book.
Bronson Pinchot has a very VERY masterful range of character voices. I mean this is a guy that can convincingly manage an Okie country drawl, and an aged Portuguese rancher, and make it sound easy.
The only thing I could possibly dislike, is that his version of a certain slow speaking character is so convincingly hypnotic I have trouble staying awake, and catch myself holding my breath for the next word. He was probably intending that response. It's like listening to my history teacher on a warm day.
Audible is my key to fitting my science fiction and fantasy pleasure reading into my schedule, so that's what you'll see me review here!
"Delightful mix of hardboiled fiction and magic"
I'm a big fan of Butcher's The Dresden Files, which mixes the noir detective genre with contemporary magic/urban fantasy. I was looking for something similar when I came across Correia's Grimnoir series. My first impression of this book from looking at the cover and from the first chapter or so was that it looked like a really hammy alternative fiction with superpowers, but as I listened it opened up into an exciting, imaginative, highly-engaging adventure. In Correia's world, magical powers manifest themselves within individuals as superpowers around 1860, and Correia opens his chapters with fictionalized excerpts from famous people from Lincoln to Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson as they comment on the influence of these powers on history. Each of these powers have specific uses and limitations that made me think of magic in Sanderson's Mistborn saga in that they are well defined and have their limitations, which allows Correia to show how the characters are being clever with their abilities.
The book follows two central characters in the early 1930s. Faye is an "Okie," part of a poor family from Oklahoma who was traveling west in the hopes of finding work and food. Her family ostracized her for being different, for having the power to "travel" in the blink of an eye, and sold her for $10 to a Portuguese farmer with a similar talent. Her new "grandfather," Joe, taught her how to harness her ability and taught her the value of hard work, but when his past catches up to him she finds herself on the road looking for revenge. Sullivan was a WWI hero and now is an ex-con working off his parole by helping J. Edgar Hoover and the new FBI track down dangerous "Actives" (people with powers). Sullivan may look like a big, brutish idiot, but he's sharper than he looks, and it's that intelligence that helped him discover the depth and breadth of his gravity-altering abilities while quarrying rock in the government's special prison for Actives. Faye and Sullivan become unwillingly embroiled in a conspiracy involving the battle between the menacing Japanese Imperium and a secret society of Actives all clamoring for a mysterious device of immense power.
The plot was very well paced with plenty of action AND character development. The story is told form a third-person limited point of view but Correia added enough voice to the prose and Pinchot's narration added enough flavor to keep Faye's and Sullivan's sections distinct and interesting, reflecting the inferiority of each character. Correia might have expanded on how individual magical superpowers are linked (or not) to the kind of magic in spells and writing a bit earlier as early on in the book I was wondering why we are calling it "magic" and why we wouldn't just treat it like superpowers a la X-Men. It was developed later on, but if you find yourself wondering the same thing, just wait a while and it'll be dealt with. I enjoyed the inventiveness applied in the alternate history of the late 19th, early 20th century as it didn't throw things too out of whack and played with the historical tensions that were already there including the growing concern of Japanese imperialism and the general relaxing of tension in America following World War I. I did, however, feel that the characterization Japanese was flat overall. While the only Japanese we see are soldiers of the Imperium and their terrifyingly powerful Chairman Tokugawa, as a people they did feel very "Othered" in this story: they come across as just part of a big, bad, conquering war machine and not much else. While this may be how they would have been seen by contemporary Americans since there was not a lot of cross-cultural understanding between those two cultures at the time, still it irked me a bit.
Overall, however, the characters feel vibrant and interesting, even the Japanese Chairman. I very much enjoyed this audiobook as it was a fun ride with inventive use of magic, thrilling action and adventure, and very affective characters. The book sets up the challenges and mysteries awaiting the characters in future installments well and left me hungry for more, so I look forward to downloading Spellbound soon. Pinchot's narration was very engaging and he has a good range for different voices. I would describe his narration as somewhere between James Marsters and Scott Brick (but maybe a Scott Brick who spoke in a quicker, more animated fashion).
"A blissful reading"
I sure can't wait for book 2. Characters are well defined and it's very easy to love the good guys.
It all starts as a noir novel that takes place in an alternative history where Magic exists but rapidly the noir side of the novel subsides to make place for a thrilling and suspensful magical, adventure story with emblematic characters.
I grew to like the way the book was narrated. Characters' voice is well-defined which makes the identification of each of them very easy.
Unlike a previous reviewer, I love the quotes at the begining of each chapter. They are, of course, all invented and through them you can understand how diferent his world is from ours (Hitler was executed in 1929 in Munich for example).
An awesome book, very highly recommended.
On Audible since the late 1990s, mostly science fiction, fantasy, history & science. I rarely review 1-2 star books that I can't get through
"An original book with ninjas, pirates and zombies"
First, ignore the hideous cover, which is one of the few downsides to the audiobook.
Second, you should note that by the end of the novel there are epic fights which seamlessly includes sky pirates, magic ninjas, and zombies along with death rays, sword fights, and wizards - all without invoking a single cliche or seeming at all corny. If that works for you, you should get this book.
Larry Correia knows how to write action scenes, and Bronson Pinchot knows how to read them, making this one of the more cinematic (in a summer-blockbuster-sort-of-way) audiobooks I have listened to. The setting is also better than expected, going beyond the expected magic-meets-Bogart to a much more sophisticated, and interesting world, which is helped immensely by a wonderful reading. The characters are generally interesting with great back stories, though they are a bit cartoonish in their abilities and motives; though that suits the fast-paced plot. Correia is a gun nut, and obviously is into military history, and he puts his talents to work in the story, including one of the most epic (and well-described) fight scenes on Audible - though you should note the descriptions are often quite bloody.
Overall, this entertaining, well plotted, and occasionally genuinely funny - a great "beach listen". And the reading is amazing. It can almost make you overlook the ugliest book cover in the universe.
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