Room 28 Exclusive WORLD PREMIERE Red Carpet Event!!

Byron lookin fly on the red carpet!

This Friday, we premiered our music video, “Room 28 (That’s How We Roll),” to the friends and family of the students of Room 28. I have video of the event, it's being edited so stay tuned. So in the meantime, here's a recap. It was a festive gala held in the school auditorium, the Room 28 music video and its behind-the-scenes counterpart premiered on the school’s giant projection screen. One of the parents even contributed by letting us use their “red carpet” and “velvet ropes” for the event. The kids were dressed to impress, as if attending the Grammy’s. Mr. Valdez, the kids teacher and star of “Room 28,” was the host of the event. He called their names out one by one as they stepped out along the red carpet, the kids waving to the crowd, some throwing up a peace sign as parents and family were taking pictures like paparazzi.

Isabelle with speech in hand.

A handful of the children presented speeches about their experience making the video, which was quite touching to say the least. And when we presented the 2 videos to the classroom, man o man....2 of the proudest moments of my life, I must say! The kids hadn't seen the final version of the music video. Definitely a thrill to see their reaction at the new additions! With the exception of Ava Flava's mom, Jenna, NO ONE of the 150 plus attendees in the auditorium including Mr. Valdez had seen the 13 minute long Behind the Scenes video. This was the highlight of the night for me! It explains the meaning behind much of the wordplay of the song and the idiosyncrasies of Mr. Valdez's classroom. One of the best parts about it for me was some of the candid interviews I conducted with the kids, their interactions and their genuine love for their classroom and teacher, Mr. Valdez. Pretty awesome to show Mr. Valdez and the students that stuff, I tell ya. Bittersweet, tears and laughter. I love it. Prettyyyy aweeessooommmeee!!

Room 28, throwin their V's up for Mr. Valdez!

Stay tuned...midnight tonight we will release the official video and behind the scenes video online!!

"Room 28 (That's How We Roll)" Music Video Online Premiere

June 1st at Midnight is the WHEN. That's west coast time! But then it'll be up all day that Wednesday til, like forever homie. Here's the flyer, click on it to see it BIG. You can also listen to the song, download, and read the details on the event below. THROW YOUR V's UP!

Time	Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00am - June 30 at 12:00am
Location	Youtube, Facebook, MistaCookieJar.com, EVERYWHERE!!! Introducing Mr. Valdez & the Kids of Room 28--Ava Flava's 4th grade class!!! LA teacher, Mr. Valdez, & his 4th grade class, Room 28, present their year-long music video project, “Room 28 (That’s How We Roll).” With the assistance of musician and classroom parent, Mista Cookie Jar, Mr. Valdez & Room 28 have created themselves an anthem and a music video that will live on forever! Check out the video on Youtube, Facebook &http://MistaCookieJar.com/ all day, Wednesday June 1st! For lyrics and free song download go to http://mistacookiejar.bandcamp.com/

Love Bubble Review on Kid Independent!

Check out the PSYCHEDELIC review Australia's Kid Independent wrote for our album, the Love Bubble!!

(click here or read below)

"Welcome to day four of music week. Today I have the pleasure of introducing the funkadelic folks from Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips. The first time I laid eyes on C J Pizarro {aka Mista Cookie Jar}, I had this immediate feeling of fondness. I think it’s partly due to his eccentric charm and partly because his psychedelic style reminds me of deee-lite’s album World Clique. Rad!

Mista Cookie Jar’s debut album is called The Love Bubble and it features a collection of songs that fuse styles from hip hop to synth-pop, with a hint of reggae on the side. According to Mista Cookie Jar “Each song is a bubble full of heart – musically and lyrically rooted in wonder and wisdom so as to connect to all bubbles, respecting all cultures, past, present and future”… an inspiring and uplifting concept.

I must say that I’ve become a little bit addicted to title track ‘The Love Bubble’ which is just as enjoyable for adults as it is for kidlets. Other cool tracks on the album that Mums and Dads will love include ‘Magic World’ and ‘Supertalents’. As far as the little people review goes, favourites include ‘Joey the Dogg’ and ‘Problemz’ which are both super fun for busting out some road trip sing-a-longs or Friday afternoon dance-a-thons. Take a listen on theMista Cookie Jar website.

Ava Flava & Mista Cookie Jar perform Room 28 LIVE with TNP

Mista Cookie Jar & Ava Flava - Room 28 LIVE in Little Tokyo with Tuesday Night Project!

Room 28 (That's How We Roll) was written for Ava Flava's 4th Grade Class. Stay tuned for the official music video release due out in mid May featuring the kids of Room 28 and their teacher Mr. Valdez. STAY TUNED!

Here are a few stills from the yet to be released music video!

New Shows this Spring 2011!

TN Project & Saturday Morning Cartoons at the Crest!

2011 Spring, continuing Star's W.I.M. program, Mista Cookie Jar will tour a different LA school weekly!

LoVeBuBbLeMaNiA!!!

LoVeBuBbLeMaNiA is the 2011 promotional video for the family band Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips. It showcases the past, present, & future of their musical world, the Love Bubble!

Joey on Zooglobble, Kid Independent, & Channel APA...arffff!

Joey the Dogg was featured on a number of blogs since its release 5 days ago. Click the following links to read the articles:

Zooglobble.com- a hub for all that is kindie music.

KidIndependent.com - daily does for indy style for mums, babies and kids.

and Channel APA - site for independent Asian American entertainers.

Peep it and check out what they're about. We're almost at 1000 hits for Joey. That's our biggest release to date = ) Thanks for supporting folks! If u haven't seen the Joey video click here to watch.