Yet another exciting episode of BPM Media, courtesy of Mikel OD and Most People are DJs. This week, the skinny on WHY the hell I decided to do "BPM" and what elements came together to make it all gel as a story.

If you'd like to download the show, the link is HERE

Check out the rest of Mike's great work at his main site: MOST PEOPLE ARE DJs

If you're here to see the first 50 pages of the BPM graphic novel, you can click the "First" button below and go to the beginning of the preview pages!

Here's this week's installment of BPM MEDIA from Mikel OD and Most People Are DJs podcast. This week, I blab about the evolution of my musical influences, and how I bought too many damn records in college!

Here's the link to download the podcast directly: BPM MEDIA #4

HERE TO READ THE FREE PREVIEW OF "B.P.M."? Just click here to go to the first page: BPM PREVIEW

Last email of the day before leaving work:
"Hello Paul,
Robin Brenner here -- I know we've spoken a few tiles at ALA, and I'm very happy to be emailing you today with good news.
I am writing to you today with my official hat on as the Chair of the Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee to let you know one of your title's has been nominated for consideration by our committee.
Your book, B.P.M.,has been nominated for the Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection list which will come out in January of 2009."

Well, HOT DAMN! THAT'S news I can take to the bank! I love librarians; they support books like crazy, and this list is gold for someone like me. MOPED ARMY made the list in 2007, so here's hoping BPM does as well for 2009!

Also, a cool photo of me and a young fan from my BPM Author Talk at the Kalamazoo Public Library last month! Note: she's the cool one, I'm the dorky one in the Utilikilt!

HERE TO READ THE FREE PREVIEW OF "B.P.M."? Just click here to go to the first page: BPM PREVIEW

Part 3 of 8 for the Most People Are DJs podcast "BPM Media" series:

Come back next week for "BPM MEDIA" Episode 4!
If you'd like to download the podcast, you can do so with this link:
BPM MEDIA #3

Check out the rest of Mike's great work at his main site: MOST PEOPLE ARE DJs

If you're here to see the first 50 pages of the BPM graphic novel, you can click the "First" button below and go to the beginning of the preview pages!

All righty,here's the video proof of me either making an artistic statement or making a colossal fool of myself for the sake of B.P.M.: my beatmixing demo of finding the common ground between Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Something" and Nitzer Ebb's "Murderous (Instrumental Version)" during my author talk at the Kalamazoo Public Library on September 30. Luckily, I was playing for the easiest audience on Earth, most of whom were just impressed I knew what a record was.

NOTE TO REAL DJ'S: My beatmixing skills are laughable to actual DJs, so please do not assume I am passing myself off as a turntable master; I'm just a cat who digs the dance music. Thanks for not throwing beer bottles at me.

There is also a FLICKR slideset of images from the above mentioned author talk:BPM AUTHOR TALK @ KPL

If you're here to see the first 50 pages of the BPM graphic novel, you can click the "First" button below and go to the beginning of the preview pages!

Most People Are DJ's "BPM MEDIA" podcast #2 is now up and ready to see!
If you want to download the video, you can do so at this link: BPM MEDIA #2

Check out the rest of Mike's great work at his main site: MOST PEOPLE ARE DJs

If you're here to see the first 50 pages of the BPM graphic novel, you can click the "First" button below and go to the beginning of the preview pages!

And if THAT weren't enough, a really swell interview with me by good friend and supporter Tim O'Shea at his "Talking With Tim" blog: LINK

Thanks so much to both Tim and Mike for all their support for BPM. Next week: episode 3 of BPM Media!

This is the first installment of an 8 part podcast series hosted by Mike Pfieffer, also known as Mikel OD, the brains behind "Most People Are DJs" an excellent music podcast from the Detroit area. Mike has been a long time supporter of my work, and when Mike heard that my new graphic novel was about electronic music, he came up with the brilliant idea of the two of us collaborating on a multi-part project to have me talk in depth about "BPM" and all the art. What started out as a simple podcast interview grew into a audio-visual videocast, allowing people to SEE what I was talking about. I'm really happy with how this turned out, and it gives me a chance to nerd out about all kinds of details about "BPM" and its creation.

Come back next week for "BPM MEDIA" Episode 2!
If you'd like to download the podcast, you can do so with this link: BPM MEDIA #1
Check out the rest of Mike's great work at his main site: MOST PEOPLE ARE DJs

If you're here to see the first 50 pages of the BPM graphic novel, you can click the "First" button below and go to the beginning of the preview pages!