TSM Timeline 2002
January
"Younglord"
returns to LA and send Stu into the studio for a week, songs "No One
Else" and "Live Your Life" are recorded. Stu and engineer Bob
Horn stumble across "Stone Movement" while messing around between
sessions. The song becomes TSM's anthem..
February
02/08
- TSM has its first ever "fans only" listening party to debut the
recorded material to the public. 50 members of the fan club sit and listen and
fill out questionnaires as to their favorites and least favorites. Tracks
"One Crazy Bitch" , "No One Else", "White Boy" and
"Live Your Life" all score the same top number!! The night is a
success!! ....Tommy and Stu begin performing halftime shows for the
"Hollywood Knights" celebrity basketball games. A weekly charity event
held at various venues across Southern California in front of 1500 screaming teens! TSM is a hit! Becoming a crowd favorite and earning them a
permanent spot
on the HK roster!
March
Stu
Stone begins production on the Indy film "5a" (a story in which he
co-wrote) where he plays "Rocky Sloan", smart assed leader of the
"Sloan Movement". TSM songs are featured throughout the hilarious film,
as are TSM members Tommy, Jeff, Ali and Ab Normal...The film is due out in
2003...
April
Soul
Puppet is courted by several record companies who are interested in the alt rock
trios sound. After discussions with Stu, the SP guys decide to take a break from
the TSM schedule to record a demo of their own. As a result, Stu spends April
auditioning and jamming with musicians he hopes to use in future TSM shows...TSM
does a photo shoot with acclaimed photographer Brandon Menchin....
May
TSM
promotions opens shop, and at the helm is the man who booked TSM's first ever
show - Josh Grey Emmer. Josh books TSM to play at the Hard Rock Cafe in Beverly
hills and undertakes the most aggresive marketing scheme for TSM to date!
Promotions for the show include a Limousine spectacle that had 20 Dancers a
stretch SUV limo and stops along the sunset strip! The promotion was sponsored by Hustler Hollywood and saw the Limo Pull up in front of various clubs on
Sunset at the peak hours of a Friday night, speakers then came out of the Limo's
roof playing TSM track "Mystery Girl" as the 20 dancers, dressed in
Hustler gear, exit the limo and perform a choreographed dance number in the
middle of traffic!! All the while, flyers for the TSM hard rock show are being
passed out. A HUUUGE success!
05/30
- TSM takes the stage with its "original" line up for what could be
the last time before a SELL OUT crowd at the Hard Rock Cafe! A 60 minute set is
capped off by a 2 song encore!! Also available at the show is the Stone
Movement's first ever T-shirt, which sells very well...
June
The new TSM
lineup is made official after a final call back. New Drummer - Eric C , Guitar -
Tim Kane and on Brass/Keys former "Hippos" (interscope) band member
Danny Rukasin!! The band begins rehearsing in the North Hollywood area and a NEW
TSM sound is born. More Funk, less rock....Stu hits the Studio with producer
Chris Rosa and comes out with the very fun "Family Tree"...
July
TSM
is fully sponsored by clothing company Mindless Reaction (popular surf-wear
company out of Orange County) who dresses the band head to toe and shoots the
band in Hollywood for a Catalogue and Promotional photo shoot. The shoot is a
success, all parties involved are happy with the outcome....TSM plans a one year
anniversary Fans ONLY event to take place at "the AMP" in Hollywood.
Fans must donate a children's book/novel to get in the doors....
07/27
- marks the ONE YEAR anniversary of The Stone Movement!! With almost 50, 000
visitors to the web site, a fan club with 6000 plus registered members, 18
recorded tracks, a years worth of live shows and footage, the Movement is in
great shape! "We are exactly where we need to be.." says
Stu.. "the pins are set up, now in year 2, we knock them down!! The movement
is spreading fast...I can't wait to see what comes next!"
AUG
TSM
headlines an event at upscale Hollywood nightclub "Vinyl". This would
be the first "club" show to be played by new members, drummer Eric C,
Guitarist Tim Kane and now full time member (and former group member of
Interscope ska-act "the Hippos") Horns/Keys player Danny Rukasin!! The
show is a success and was covered by MTV news, including a pre-show backstage
interview with the group, the first ever by any major news media outlet!!
SEPT
After
6 months working as the promoter for The Stone Movement, Josh Gray-Emmer calls
it quits, announcing plans to launch an exclusive jet service-party to the
Sundance Film Festival...In his 6 months with TSM Josh pioneered a Limo
promotion that included Stretch SUV limo, 20 choreographed dancers and full sponsorship
from Hustler Hollywood for a TSM show at the Hard Rock Cafe!! Josh also was the
first to introduce TSM to the world of "high-end" flyering, a system
TSM has used to promote every show since!! Stu wishes Josh all the best in his
new business venture and is hopeful that their paths will cross again in the
near future....TSM front man Stu Stone also ends a one year business relationship
with New York based hip hop label "Youngworld" and CEO Richard
"Younglord" Frierson, who produced most of the Stone Movement LP. The
split would be amicable as Younglord continues to produce tracks for TSM and
maintain a solid friendship with Stu. Thus - TSM become "Free agents"
once again...A photo of Stu Stone and Josh Keaton appears in POPSTARS
magazine...
OCT
The
guys of TSM announce plans to have a LIVE ONLINE FEED internet concert to be
held from a venue in Los Angeles, CA. The show goes on as scheduled, however,
after an unforeseen technical glitch, the server crashes after a reported 182
viewers attempt to log on to watch the show at once. "This was defiantly a
learning experience, and I am sure that when we do this again, and we WILL do
this again, we will be ready for the high volume of traffic.." says Stu of
the blunder...TSM members Stu Stone & Kendra Jade hold a first ever TSM east
coast "meet & greet" in New York City's Times Square at the WWE
"World" restaurant....
NOV
On
November the 13th, The Stone Movement headline an event dubbed "Stu's Bday
Bash" and made a VERY successful return to the stage of the Hard Rock Cafe
in Beverly Hills..6 year old Drummer Kallum Harrison performs a memorable bit
during the set and is inducted into the "TSM hall of Fame"....Clothing
company Mindless Reaction submits designs for what will be the NEW TSM
t-shirts....www.Tommymccarthy.com , a TSM spin-off site launched by Stu,
gets its 2000th hit and offers fans all new merchandise including a line of TSM
lunchboxes, Hoodies, Mugs and a variety of other fun stuff!!...SPIN magazine
features an article on TSM member Kendra Jade and makes reference to her involvement
in The Stone Movement....
DEC
Stu Stone reaches an agreement with WB's Jamie Kennedy for TSM songs to appear in a future Kennedy project, a film due out in 2003. Rumblings within TSM insist that there is more to the agreement involving Kennedy and TSM, but Stu's official take on it "I will elaborate more on any agreement between me and Jamie when the time is right.. I am very excited about working with him, and I think TSM and its fans will benefit in the long run.." We shall see what comes of this in 2003....Power 106 and Hollywood Knights DJ - Joey Nixx is announced as the NEW member of the Stone Movement and joins the group on stage as TSM headlines an event at Hollywood hot spot "The Knitting Factory"!! The performance is perhaps the best ever by any version of TSM thus far, and Nixx joining the act should prove to be a key move in taking TSM to the next level....TSM's first ever T-shirt is SOLD OUT...CableGuyJeff produces the first ever TSM Enhanced CD which signals a new direction in Stone Movement multimedia! The CD is met with great response and features exclusive photo's, videos and songs available only on this disk...The 3rd installment of the TSM fan Party takes place at AMP. "TSM holiday toy-drive 2" is a success and is a great cap off to a productive year...."2002 was supposed to be "the year of the Movement", and in a way it was. We matured this year, we leaner a ton about ourselves and what it takes to succeed. We added key pieces to the puzzle in Danny Rukasin, Joey Nixx, Eric C and Tim Kane, and got a terrific year out of Tommy McCarthy and Kendra Jade! I am extremely confident that the alarm has sounded, people are starting to wake up and realize that we are here! A lot of people expected us to go away, but we are just getting started! I believe in us, our supporters believe in us and with a few more key moves, the movement will spread...I would like to be optimistic about 2003 and hope that by this time next year we will be in a very different place. We have a great website, a great album, great performers and a new fan club and promo team ready to get started!! It will take a lot of hard work, a lot of patience and a lot of help from all of our dedicated fans and supporters. But I speak for all of us when I say, TSM is ready!!
2003
: TSM takeover