Monday, March 12, 2012

Chip Tha Ripper, 12th Planet to light up OU's big 9 Fest

Written for The Athens NEWS.

The biggest party at the biggest party school has a new lineup: Ohio University's "9 Fest" is bringing Chip Tha Ripper, 12th Planet, Timeflies and more to Athens this May. 
Part of a chronological tradition, 9 Fest is the follow-up to last year's 8 Fest, which was headlined by Cleveland's Machine Gun Kelly. This year boasts a more expansive lineup with a few more Ohio-born acts. 9 Fest takes place on Saturday, May 19.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

OU alum hits big time with info-age documentary

Written for The Athens NEWS.

Filmmaker Jeremy Zerechak — an Ohio University School of Film MFA candidate — will be heading to the 2012 Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, Calif., with "CODE 2600," his new documentary about the Information Technology era. 
Zerechak jump-started a career in film in 2008, when his film "Land of Confusion" won awards at the Atlanta Jury Film Festival and the Florida Film Festival.

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