Scion Audio/Visual
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Scion Audio/Visual | |
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Founder | Scion, Toyota |
Defunct | August 15, 2016 |
Genre | Hip hop, rock, electronic, reggae |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Official website | scionav |
Scion Audio/Visual, also known as Scion AV, Scion A/V or SA/V, was an in-house
Along with the rest of the Scion brand, Scion A/V was absorbed into Toyota in August 2016.[1]
Marketing
Scion Audio/Visual sought to market the
Music
Scion AV produced records, music videos, and events in several genres of music including
Scion AV Streaming Radio (formerly Scion Radio 17) was a collection of 17
Beginning in 2009, Scion AV produced an annual heavy metal music festival called
Scion AV also produced an annual conference in Los Angeles called the Scion Music(less) Music Conference with panels that discussed issues facing the music industry.[2]
Film
Scion AV produced several films and web series. Notable film projects include a garage rock documentary produced in 2010 in collaboration with Vice titled New Garage Explosion: In Love With These Times[11][12][13] and an eight-part web series released in December 2012 titled Young Americans directed by Lance Bangs.[14] Past projects also include the Scion Route project, which gathered 10 independent filmmakers to produce short films screened in Los Angeles in November 2007,[11][15] and the Scion Easy 10 project—another curation of 10 short films screened in New York and Los Angeles in January and February 2009.[16][17]
References
- ^ "Scion Brand to Transition to Toyota" (Press release). US: Toyota. February 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Scion brand enters the music business". autonews.com. December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon".
- ^ "Your New Car Radio: Auto Manufacturers Enter The Internet Radio Race". Billboard. August 25, 2007. p. 18.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (June 3, 2012). "26 Metal Bands at Scion Rock Fest in Tampa, Fla". New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (March 14, 2010). "Metal Variety: Death, Doom, Black and Cars". New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Scion Rock Fest 2011 to Be Held in Pomona, Metal Legends Morbid Angel (Featuring "the Greatest Death Metal Guitarist Ever") to Headline". LA Weekly. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "Jay Reatard, Black Lips, King Khan, Roky Erickson Play Scion Garage Fest". Pitchfork Media. September 2, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ^ "CoS Giveaway: Scion Garage Fest 2010". Consequence of Sound. August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "Scion Music Film Goes Beyond Sponsorship". MediaPost Marketing Daily. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "New Garage Explosion -- Full Length Documentary". Current TV. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ "New Garage Explosion: In Love with These Times (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ^ "Watch First Episode of Scion AV's "Young Americans"". Artist Direct. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "Scion Launches Film Series". XLR8R Magazine. November 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- ^ "Film Makers to debut New Cinema at 2009 Scion Easy 10 Filmmaker Series". Automotive.com. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "Theme at Scion Easy 10 in NY & LA". Theme Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013.