Rob's song "Reflections" won for Best Music at The Shoot Out Boulder Filmmaking Festival. Rob's music was featured with the film Foot Soldier, which also won for Best Director. Watch
The Dream is Valid - Kiva Benefit
Rob has been a part of the first Zaadz Visionary Music project, "The Dream Is Valid." This project is a compilation CD benefit for Kiva.org - an organization that arranges microloans for entrepreneurs in developing nations. There are 16 tracks from various artists and YOU name the price. All artists and Omstream.com (the project host) are foregoing their profit from the sales of this album so it can go directly to Kiva. Check it out!
"Woods of Chaos" Selected for Compilation
Rock River Music and Conrad Hotels have released Relax: Vol. 2. They selected Rob's song "Woods of Chaos" to be on the album. Conrad is Hilton's high-end luxury hotel chain. A big THANKS to Treavor and Jeff at INgrooves for helping make this happen.
"Meant to Be" Video
Thanks to Norman at MusicPodVision (from Germany) for showcasing Rob's first music video. An artist from Brazil (Henrique Roscoe) created the video. It's very interesting to see how Rob's music is interpreted in this region of the world. View the MPEG-4 video (go to ~ 5:30 mark)
Condor Films has licensed Rob's song "Meant to Be" to be used in an upcoming documentary about #1 tennis player Roger Federer. The piece will be used to accompany a segment about the Roger Federer Foundation.
Rob Part of IPac Project
IPac, a nonpartisan group dedicated to preserving individual freedom through balanced information policy, is using Woods of Chaos on their Your Senator Needs an iPod campaign. The mission of the project is to educate US Senators (who work on legislation affecting technology) on open content and the importance of balanced copyright policy. Several Senators were given iPods last week with a specific selection of content chosen by IPac. Rob is thrilled to be a part of the project.
New Downtempo EP Arrives!
Rob partnered up with allMeadow to create a downtempo EP sampling from three of Rob's songs. The EP is titled Return (Rob Costlow Remixed) and is now available on digital music networks. Check it out on iTunes!
Finalist in 5th IMAs!
Woods of Chaos and Sophomore Jinx snagged two of the five New Age - Album of the Year finalist spots in the 5th Independent Music Awards. We congratulate Suzanne Ciani on winning the category.
"Friend" Used for New Serenity Prayer Site
Check out this new screensaver and inspirational site: The Serenity Prayer. The Serenity Project licensed Rob's song "Friend," which is used in the screensaver. View the presentation by clicking here. Be sure to sign up for the daily meditation.
Back on iTunes!
Rob's albums are finally back up on iTunes. So, for those of you who've been waiting patiently, you can go get the music. Thank you!
We'd like to thank PodShow.com for featuring Rob's music in the four episode podcast from Director Spike Lee. The podcast takes you behind the scenes and making of his movie Inside Man. Subscribe on iTunes, or click here to get the feed.
Orange Music Releases Woods of Chaos
Rob's Asian label, Orange Music, has just released his second album, Woods of Chaos, to six territories in Asia. Rob's looking forward to getting over there in the near future to perform and meet his fans on the other side of the world.
Rob Signs with INgrooves
Rob has signed a distribution and marketing deal with INgrooves, the world's largest digital record label. Rob's music will be distributed to all the major digital networks, including ring tone services, as well as TV and film licensing opportunities.
Check Out Rob's Blog
Rob created a blog. Be sure to visit Rob's blog often to see what he's thinking or up to. Click the XML link to add your RSS feeder. This is a much better and more reliable method than email newsletters to check out news and updates.
Rob's Music Featured at Gnomedex
Rob's music and story of success from podcasting was featured today at Gnomedex as a portion of Adam Curry's 200th Daily Source Code. Adam was the closing keynote speaker.
