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Episode 006 – Tommy Organ Special

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Links
Tommy Organ’s official website and his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
The official website for Michael Jackson’s This Is It

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Episode 005 – Kerry Anderson Special

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Episode 005 - Kerry Anderson Special YouTube ArtAs a surprise for listeners of The MJCast, we are releasing this special episode in addition to our fortnightly release schedule! Recently, we were lucky enough to secure an interview with Kerry Anderson, Michael Jackson’s Director of Security during one of the most tumultuous times of his life. Topics of discussion include Kerry’s upcoming book, his experiences in originally coming to work for Michael, life as an Executive Protection Specialist, protecting Michael during his mid 2000’s trial against child molestation allegations and spending time with MJ and his family in the Middle East.

The MJCast would also like to apologise for the nature of the audio in this interview. There were some technical difficulties during the recording process and in post production which has resulted in excessive background noise and also an echo on the vocal. Hopefully you will still be able to enjoy this fascinating interview with Kerry Anderson.

Links
Agape Love, the Facebook page for Kerry Anderson’s upcoming book on Michael Jackson
Kerry Anderson’s personal Facebook profile page

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Episode 004 – That’s Enough Plugging!

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Episode 004 - That's Enough Plugging! YouTube ArtAuthor Damien Shields of damienshields.com joins us to discuss the Detroit Mosaic Youth Centre Michael Jackson tribute concerts, his new book called Xscape Origins which can be found at xscapeorigins.com, 3T returning to the stage on June 26th and 27th in the Netherlands and a Swedish film director creating a documentary feature film on MJ choreographer ‘Vincent Paterson’. We also discuss new MJ vocals from the Human Nature sessions, a new video of Michael performing Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough ‘live’ and Cirque Du Soleil’s documentary on the Immortal World Tour.

News
The Detroit Mosaic Youth Theatre MJ tribute show called ‘Make That Change’ has been a massive success!
Author Damien Shields has released his new book ‘Xscape Origins’ at xscapeorigins.com. Use offer code FriendOfMine before the 7th of April for a 15% discount!
3T will be performing on June 26th and 27th in the Netherlands.
A Swedish film director is doing a crowd funding campaign to make a documentary about one of Michael Jackson’s choreographers, Vincent Paterson. Pledge $1000 or more to see a private screening of never before seen MJ rehearsal footage!
Kon on SoundCloud has released a Human Nature remix with never before heard studio vocals from the Thriller sessions.
YouTube user 1710barton has uploaded footage of MJ performing Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough in full at a bay area nightclub in 1979.

Discussion Topic
Cirque Du Soleil and the Michael Jackson Estate have released a documentary feature film on the Immortal World Tour.

Finds of the Week
Jamon – Detroit Mosaic Youth Theatre’s ‘Human Nature’ rehearsal footage
Damien – MJ101

Additional Links
Damien Shields’ ‘Hold My Hand’ article
Charles Thomson’s Huffington Post review of Xscape Origins
Chris Cadman’s ‘The Maestro‘ book
Warren Eagles ‘Grading Michael Jackson’ article on the International Colorist Academy website
The Piano Guys’ ‘I Want You Bach’

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Episode 003 – Syl Mortilla Special

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On The MJCast’s first special, Jamon and Q interview acclaimed author Syl Mortilla on his book ‘The First Book of Michael’. Topics include Syl’s writing process, the book itself, discussion around Michael’s art and legacy and how his art has been handled post June 2009.

Links
Syl Mortilla’s official website/blog
Syl Mortilla’s Facebook and Twitter pages
‘The First Book of Michael’ on Amazon and Smashwords
Warren Eagles’ ‘Grading Michael Jackson’ article on the International Colorist Academy’s website
Michael Jackson’s Legacy – a charitable organisation dedicated to continuing Michael Jackson’s humanitarian legacy.

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Episode 002 – They Turned it Into a Glee Episode

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Episode 002 - They Turned it Into a Glee Episode YouTube ArtMusic Journalist Charles Thomson joins us to discuss Detroit paying homage to the King of Pop, Thriller Live extending its booking period into 2016, Michael’s wrongful death lawsuit and its journey to the California Supreme Court, a new MJ music video leaking online and PBS re-airing Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever.

News
The MJCast is now on Apple iTunes. Subscribe and write us a review please!
Michael Jackson’s Music to be Celebrated at Detroit Mosaic Youth Theatre Concerts
Thriller Live extends its booking period into April 2016
Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson is taking her wrongful death suit to the California Supreme Court
New music video for Michael Jackson & Freddie Mercury‘s duet ‘There Must be More to Life Than This’ directed by Dave LaChapelle leaks online. Check out Damien Shields’ story on the topic here.

Discussion
PBS has re-aired Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever. Check out the DVD set here!

Finds of the Week
Jamon – Moonwalk Talks (Another great Michael Jackson podcast)
Q – Uptown Jam (A must listen mash-up of Bruno Mars‘ Uptown Funk and Michael Jackson’s Jam)

Additional Links
Charles Thomson’s ‘One of the Most Shameful Episodes in Journalistic History‘
The Making of the Michael album video by Sony Music
Damien Shields’ article on The MJCast
Janet Jackson’s ‘True You‘ book
Jermaine Jackson’s ‘You Are Not Alone: Michael – Through a Brother’s Eyes‘ book
An interview by Charles Thomson with Jermaine Jackson

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Episode 001 – I Love to Tour!

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Episode 001 - I Love to Tour! YouTube ArtNew Michael Jackson books, a new Spike Lee MJ documentary, Prince Jackson’s 18th birthday and what 2015 may hold for Michael Jackson fans!

News
New book coming out from Frank Dileo?
Kerry Anderson to release new Michael Jackson book.
Prince Jackson turns 18 and posts a heartfelt letter about his father on Twitter.
Dieter Weisner’s marketing campaign. A new book coming?
New footage released of Michael Jackson reading to Prince and Paris.
Chris Cadman releases a new Michael Jackson book.
Spike Lee is doing another documentary on Michael Jackson.

Discussion
2015….the year of HIStory or Off the Wall? It’s certainly looking like Off the Wall. Is Spike Lee a good choice for the documentary after Bad 25?

Finds of the Week
Jamon – Syl Mortilla’s ‘Certain Powers’ article.
Q – Fadly Jackson’s HIStory Statue and the Michael Jackson Memorial Place in Best, The Netherlands.

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Episode 000 – Testing, Testing, Testing!

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Why there’s a need for a Michael Jackson podcast, how to connect with us online and how I became a Michael Jackson fan!

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Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary Special

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Here’s to the Crazy Ones

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Yesterday morning I sat down in my home office to do a mic test for the upcoming Michael Jackson podcast ‘The MJCast’. I wanted to use some meaningful words rather than something random, so I went with some dialogue once spoken by Steve Jobs. What I didn’t know then was that the vocal dialogue I chose to record would eventually evolve into a tribute of sorts. When I listened back to the audio file, I found myself inspired to create a Michael Jackson version of ‘The Crazy Ones’. This video is a compilation of some of my favourite Michael Jackson footage with music and words from the brilliant Apple ad campaign ‘Think Different’, from the late 90’s. Michael and Steve are both people I admire for their positive and monumental influence on humanity. I hope you enjoy watching this video as much as I had fun making it. It sums up how I feel about Michael and hopefully that shines through in The MJCast as well.