join our mailing list * indicates required Email Address * Close var fnames = new Array();var ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text'; try { var jqueryLoaded=jQuery; jqueryLoaded=true; } catch(err) { var jqueryLoaded=false; } var head= document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; if (!jqueryLoaded) { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js'; head.appendChild(script); if (script.readyState && script.onload!==null){ script.onreadystatechange= function () { if (this.readyState == 'complete') mce_preload_check(); } } } var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'http://downloads.mailchimp.com/js/jquery.form-n-validate.js'; head.appendChild(script); var err_style = ''; try{ err_style = mc_custom_error_style; } catch(e){ err_style = 'margin: 1em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em; background: FFEEEE none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-weight: bold; float: left; z-index: 1; width: 80%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: FF0000;'; } var head= document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; var style= document.createElement('style'); style.type= 'text/css'; if (style.styleSheet) { style.styleSheet.cssText = '.mce_inline_error {' + err_style + '}'; } else { style.appendChild(document.createTextNode('.mce_inline_error {' + err_style + '}')); } head.appendChild(style); setTimeout('mce_preload_check();', 250); var mce_preload_checks = 0; function mce_preload_check(){ if (mce_preload_checks>40) return; mce_preload_checks++; try { var jqueryLoaded=jQuery; } catch(err) { setTimeout('mce_preload_check();', 250); return; } try { var validatorLoaded=jQuery("#fake-form").validate({}); } catch(err) { setTimeout('mce_preload_check();', 250); return; } mce_init_form(); } function mce_init_form(){ jQuery(document).ready( function($) { var options = { errorClass: 'mce_inline_error', errorElement: 'div', onkeyup: function(){}, onfocusout:function(){}, onblur:function(){} }; var mce_validator = $("#mc-embedded-subscribe-form").validate(options); options = { url: 'http://suspiciouspackage.us2.list-manage1.com/subscribe/post-json?u=9162d492495355025e8395b69&id=8902654a8d&c=?', type: 'GET', dataType: 'json', contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", beforeSubmit: function(){ $('#mce_tmp_error_msg').remove(); $('.datefield','#mc_embed_signup').each( function(){ var txt = 'filled'; var fields = new Array(); var i = 0; $(':text', this).each( function(){ fields[i] = this; i++; }); $(':hidden', this).each( function(){ if ( fields[0].value=='MM' && fields[1].value=='DD' && fields[2].value=='YYYY' ){ this.value = ''; } else if ( fields[0].value=='' && fields[1].value=='' && fields[2].value=='' ){ this.value = ''; } else { this.value = fields[0].value+'/'+fields[1].value+'/'+fields[2].value; } }); }); return mce_validator.form(); }, success: mce_success_cb }; $('#mc-embedded-subscribe-form').ajaxForm(options); }); } function mce_success_cb(resp){ $('#mce-success-response').hide(); $('#mce-error-response').hide(); if (resp.result=="success"){ $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').show(); $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').html(resp.msg); $('#mc-embedded-subscribe-form').each(function(){ this.reset(); }); } else { var index = -1; var msg; try { var parts = resp.msg.split(' - ',2); if (parts[1]==undefined){ msg = resp.msg; } else { i = parseInt(parts[0]); if (i.toString() == parts[0]){ index = parts[0]; msg = parts[1]; } else { index = -1; msg = resp.msg; } } } catch(e){ index = -1; msg = resp.msg; } try{ if (index== -1){ $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').show(); $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').html(msg); } else { err_id = 'mce_tmp_error_msg'; html = ' '+msg+''; var input_id = '#mc_embed_signup'; var f = $(input_id); if (ftypes[index]=='address'){ input_id = '#mce-'+fnames[index]+'-addr1'; f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0); } else if (ftypes[index]=='date'){ input_id = '#mce-'+fnames[index]+'-month'; f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0); } else { input_id = '#mce-'+fnames[index]; f = $().parent(input_id).get(0); } if (f){ $(f).append(html); $(input_id).focus(); } else { $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').show(); $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').html(msg); } } } catch(e){ $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').show(); $('#mce-'+resp.result+'-response').html(msg); } } } Tumblr (3.0; @suspiciousintheair)http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/11149397?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Suspicious Package presents “Hummingbird” - the first in their series of Bio-Pop. The mission of Bio-Pop is to create pop music and entertainment that features the magic of biodiversity and nature!</span></p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/16173991767http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/16173991767Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:01:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CJpK3i-ZoDk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Bird of Prey” music video is released!</p> <p>Suspicious Package presents the second video in their Bio-Pop series. The mission of Bio-Pop is to create pop music and entertainment that features the magic of biodiversity and nature!</p> <p><span>Credits</span></p> <p><span>“Bird of Prey” written and produced by: Suspicious Package & Jordan B<br/>Samples a beat by: Taan Newjam<br/>Directed/ co-edited by: Andrew Strasser<br/>Edited by: Tessa Greenberg<br/>Filmed by: Andrew Strasser and Kevin Hayden at Brooklyn Fire Proof Studios<br/>Prod Mngr: Sydney Buchan<br/>Grip: Isaac Ravishankara<br/><br/>Harris Hawks and Saker Falcon appear courtesy of Mike Dupuy Falconry<a title="http://mikedupuyfalconry.com/" target="_blank" href="http://mikedupuyfalconry.com/"><a href="http://mikedupuyfalconry.com/" target="_blank">http://mikedupuyfalconry.com/</a></a><br/><br/>Special Thanks to Brooklyn Fire Proof, Mike Dupuy Falconry, our Kickstarter backers, and on-set assistants- weloveyou.<br/><br/>Contact: thegirlz@suspiciouspackage.info<br/><a title="http://soundcloud.com/jordanbla" target="_blank" href="http://soundcloud.com/jordanbla"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/jordanbla" target="_blank">http://soundcloud.com/jordanbla</a></a><br/></span></p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/12086140963http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/12086140963Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:26:19 -0400<p>Our new song is ready for you to download & enjoy - listen to it <a href="http://soundcloud.com/suspicious-package/bird-of-prey-by-suspicious-package" target="_blank">here: http://soundcloud.com/suspicious-package/bird-of-prey-by-suspicious-package</a></p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/4098190891http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/4098190891Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:35:00 -0400<p><span> </span></p> <p>Ashlynn posted a new <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ashlynnmanning" target="_blank">myspace music page</a> to showcase just a drop of the brilliant vocal and musical artistry that is Ashlynn Manning! It’s filled with in-progress Suspicious Package glimmers and unpolished gems, like this improv that she recorded! There’s even a FIRST DRAFT of Hummingbird (unmixed)! Now that’s ballsy!</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/10909321997http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/10909321997Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:18:00 -0500<iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1993544318/bird-of-prey-a-bio-pop-music-video/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe><br/><br/><p>We have a launched a Kickstarter campaign: we have 30 days to raise funding for our new music video that honors birds of prey and the majesty of dance! Won’t you please support us? Any pledge amount counts! We made this video to explain the project and created all sorts of exclusive prizes you can get if you <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1993544318/bird-of-prey-a-bio-pop-music-video" target="_blank">make a pledge</a>. </p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3363878927http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3363878927Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:15:00 -0500<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1993544318/bird-of-prey-a-bio-pop-music-video">Please have a look at our new Kickstarter campaign!</a>: <p>With your help we can make a music video for “Bird of Prey” worthy of the incredible birds who inspired it!</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3356837317http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3356837317Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:57:46 -0500<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7nLlyvhINJQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>NEW BIO-POP SONG “Bird of Prey” with a teaser video of random test footage! Enjoy! :)</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3103061668http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3103061668Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:40:00 -0500<p> <object width="800" height="600"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F59091736%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157625848051173%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F59091736%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157625848051173%2F&set_id=72157625848051173&jump_to="><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F59091736%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157625848051173%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F59091736%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157625848051173%2F&set_id=72157625848051173&jump_to=" width="800" height="600"></embed></object> </p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3102932959http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/3102932959Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:21:00 -0500<a href="http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/bird-photography/">Daily Dose of Beauty: </a>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/2600791915http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/2600791915Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:59:25 -0500suspicious packagebio-pop<a href="http://page4music.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/podcast-with-suspicious-package/">Podcast with Suspicious Package</a>: <p><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" data-ft='{"type":"name"}'> </span><span class="UIStory_Message">We were featured recently on Page4Music, a forum for discourse within the modern music industry. Thank you Leighanne and Anthony for the honor! </span></h3></p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/2088389099http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/2088389099Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:01:51 -0500suspicious packagebio-pop<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcliyjmUtm1qztpnco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New <a href="http://magblog.audubon.org/music-meaning-suspicious-packages-bio-pop-hit" target="_blank">interview</a> with Emily about Bio-Pop - reported from one of our favorite wildlife appreciators!</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1713963217http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1713963217Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:03:00 -0500suspicious packagebio-pop<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lby4009SRV1qztpnco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come to Utopia, in our very own backyard of Williamsburg, Brooklyn! Here you can experience the work of many amazing artists - from the BOOTY-CRISIS-SOLVING hometown heros <a href="http://planetrump.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Planet Rump</a> to our own bio-pop inspired that will be presented by Bad Brilliance and Flashpants (aka ya girrrl Ashlynn).</p> <p>There will be drinks in <a href="http://sustainableparty.com/cups" target="_blank"><strong>biodegradable corn-based cups</strong></a> provided by Emily’s own <a target="_blank" href="http://sustainableparty.com">Sustainable Party</a>! And yes, Bad Brilliance directed Emily in a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhfyHYKSliE" target="_blank">Sustainable Party mockumentary video commercial</a> - and Utopia will witness the special screening preview of that video as well!</p> <p>The fun starts at 8pm and our screenings will be at 10:30pm - it’s free for all!</p> <p>Here’s what the funky curators of the event write:</p> <p>Come explore the limits of our collective imagination for one special night as New York artists and musicians share with us ideas inspired by their visions of <span>Utopia</span>. For centuries, humans have dreamed and worked for their own versions of Utopia, a theme that still holds many of our dreams and aspirations today. The concept of Utopia is a jumping off point for every individual’s imagination, and holds no boundaries other than the limits of one’s own creativity. Please join us for one night of Utopia, and feel the experience of our collective dreams.</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1591054894http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1591054894Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:21:06 -0500suspicious packagebio-pop<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbxp4rVr1G1qztpnco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>As we <a href="http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1232686766/shes-still-got-it-dolly-knows-the-importance-of" target="_blank">mentioned</a>, our Bird of Prey bio-pop song & video is on it’s way!!</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1581834291http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1581834291Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:14:51 -0500suspicious packagebio-pop<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16326005" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Full info here: <a href="http://www.vanishingbees.com/" target="_blank">http://www.vanishingbees.com/</a></p> <p>If we notice, we can start to change what is wrong. Our use of life for profit needs to be examined and our systems reconsidered. This looks to be a very informative and thoughtful doc on the recent depletion of the US honey bee population.</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1437245894http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1437245894Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:54:17 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop<a href="http://livingthedream.org/2010/10/05/suspicious-package-at-the-explorers-club/">"Living the Dream" explores our night at the Explorer's Club </a>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1258522697http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1258522697Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:26:00 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop<a href="http://bit.ly/djk6NL">Click for Reservations to our Hummingbird screening & event at the legendary Explorer's Club in NYC, Monday October 4th!</a>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1236895423http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1236895423Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:53:06 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop<iframe width="400" height="320" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tKpLneF0qR0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>SHE’S STILL GOT IT!</p> <p>Dolly knows the importance of conserving our USA BIRDS OF PREY…</p> <p>Suspicious Package’s “Bird of Prey” Bio-Pop original song and video on it’s way…</p> <p><3,</p> <p>Emily  & Ashlynn</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1232686766http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1232686766Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:48:00 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7v5y8Usya1qztpnco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Well, we haven’t officially announced it, but you may have guessed it from our absence around the usual Brooklyn haunts… We’ve been working creatively at a residency this summer in Europe - Berlin and Normandie specifically - thanks to a very special gift in support of our art from the <a href="http://www.explorers.org/index.php/about/explorers_club_president" target="_blank">President of the Explorer’s Club</a>!</p> <p>But soon we’ll be back, and are set to screen Hummingbird and introduce the NY world further to bio-pop at these events: The Vartali Salon on September 15th, and at The <a href="http://www.explorers.org/index.php/events/detail/anne_fr02_and_emily_doubilet_corals_penguins_and_hummingbirds_biodiversity" target="_blank">Explorer’s Club on October 4th.</a></p> <p>And as this cute article from the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame says, we will join Emily’s mom the <a href="http://www.vogue.com/feature/2009/07/anne-doubilet/" target="_blank">famous explorer Anne Doubilet</a> at these biodiversity-focused events.</p> <p>See you soon!</p> <p><3,</p> <p>Ashlynn & Emily</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1025126911http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1025126911Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:10:00 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7592397?portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Another clear statement from the UN for its 2010 Year of Biodiversity. Honor our resources, make them last.</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1018074917http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1018074917Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:42:00 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop<iframe width="400" height="240" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_-agl0pOQfs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Do you notice and recognize miracles?”  Oh you preach it boys! This vid has us considering converting to Juggalette-ism.</p>http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1000426724http://www.suspiciouspackage.info/post/1000426724Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:44:00 -0400suspicious packagebio-pop