 Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Rogers & Cowan) - System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian is set to direct the first music video off the much-anticipated Bad Brains comeback CD - Build A Nation, which was produced by the Beastie Boy's Adam Yauch (MCA) and is set for release June 26 on Megaforce Records. Odadjian has created a highly conceptual and interactive theme to roll-out the new Bad Brains track "Give Thanks And Praises" with production beginning in Portland this month, and continuing at the Sasquatch Festival, where Bad Brains and The Beastie Boys are scheduled to perform. The video shoot will also be documented for a "Making of the Video" short film to accompany the Build A Nation campaign. Odadjian comments: "I've been a fan of Bad Brains ever since I can remember. They are iconic pioneers of punk, not just the music but the attitude…I am going to rock this video for the Brains and will try to capture their intense energy. It's a big responsibility and I'm honored." Build A Nation is the first proper Bad Brains studio album to be released in more than a decade and features all the original members of the group, including HR, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know and Earl Hudson. Odadjian has been busy. He is also collaborating with RZA (Wu Tang) on a new super group called Achozen, also featuring Kinetic 9, along with special guests' DJ Muggs and Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm) among others. The hybrid group, which blends unique, contemporary beats with a hip-hop, soul and rock fusion is being produced by Odadjian along with Power 106's King Tech (The Wake-Up Show) on board as engineer. Additionally, Odadjian is also gearing up to launch urSession, a new digital community offering independent and unsigned acts a revolutionary promotional platform that can lead to a record deal. UrSession is the first online record label to audition and sign acts based solely on uploaded audio and/or video performance and urSession user ratings. Both urSession artists and registered community users will benefit from sharing in advertising revenue. urSession artists can also monetize their art on the site with no back-end fee. The site plans to launch this summer at www.ursession.com.
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