User:RickRichieRich/Motion Picture Mayhem

Motion Picture Mayhem is a 5 part movie based hip hop series put out by Universal Recording musician, Michael Barber. The first installment of the series landed Michael a deal with Universal Records after the album was downloaded over 100,000 times on torrent sites like Frostwire.com. The second part of the series hit the internet on Halloween in 2009 after being recording at Big Shot Studios in Orlando Florida. . The internet quickly picked up the buzz on the album and it went on to gain close to 50,000 download in just a two week period. . That tape was released in January of 2010 on such outlets as Itunes and Amazon has sold 10,000 units via singles according to Billboard Magazine.

Part One
Motion Picture Mayhem was a mix tape or album put out by Michael Barber in 2008 that grew online over the year. Barber has stated that album was originally idea came from his high school classmate, but that he put his own spin on it. The album dropped in 2008 mostly online. Although since the release it has sold about 12,000 units as hard copies. The torrent began growing and the buzz from the movie based album picked up by early 2009, and it was shutting sites down as the demand was extremely high. By the middle of 2009 the album had been downloaded over 100,000 times online, and Michael was being requested by all the top labels. After a failed joint venture with Block Enterprises Bad Boy Records, Michael wanted to keep his publishing, and Bad Boy didn't want to let him have it, Michael was signed to Universal Records.

He toured the South mostly Texas and Florida promoting the album and opening for The Roots beat box legend, Rahzel. After a stint in rehab for prescription drug medications, Michael was signed to Universal and with their help and funding he prepared to release the 2nd edition.

Part Two
On Halloween of 2009, the 2nd installment of Motion Picture Mayhem was released. After touring the country and promoting online with videos like "Sweet Dreams", a graphic look into the world of a cutter and 5 drug users, MPM 2 launched online. The release made torrent websites fail, and was a huge hit as a free download. The album was recorded at Big Shot Studios with the likes of members of the 1970s rock group, The Doors, and Akon and his production team. The success of the free downloads led people to buy the album. It was released in 2010 with the release of a mix tape with Dj Fade, The Truth, on outlets such as Itunes and Amazon and since has been bought over 10,000 times according to Billboard Magazine.

Part 3-5
Michael has stated in a recent interview with 1 on 1 Fashion Magazine that he plans to release the final three chapters of the series over the next two years, and he has also stated that he will change the sounds, the drums, and the beats on each album. Part 3 is due out October 10th 2010 and Barber is rumored to be in the studio with ICP and Devin the Dude creating the project.