Stay One Up

Most people see the name “1up Entertainment” and think it’s just another independent record label.  Others see the articles, and figure I’m just another individual letting out his frustrations, and scripted opinions with the pen.  This is so far from the truth.  So what is 1up Entertainment, and what is the purpose of all these articles you continue to see being circulated across the web?  For starters, 1up Entertainment/Consulting is only one aspect of the 1up Movement.  When I use the phrase, “stay 1up”, it means to stay focused on making positive self-elevation and social change.  It means to avoid the evils and traps of the world, and to think more critically, to make good decisions.  Staying 1up means avoiding the drama, confusion, deceptions, and daily pitfalls.  It does not mean to 1up someone in a malice way, or to out do someone to belittle them, or to brag and boast in success.  The idea of the 1up movement is for individuals, and organizations, to collaborate, to enhance economic and social conditions, using a process of social entrepreneurship, while maximizing critical thinking techniques.  We do not promote any religious organization or theology, but we accept those who promote non-divisive values and morals, while acknowledging their creator.  Our codes and values are the guidelines we expect all individuals involved in our movement to always uphold, promote, and follow.  For example, we believe people can say whatever they want, but we just monitor the moves they make.  We put them on the spot by offering to give them a hand, then they have no choice but to show if they are serious or not.  Strategically, we like to reach out to start up nonprofit organizations that have great missions and ideas for problem solving, but limited manpower and resources.  Instead of waiting for financial resources from the government (or the establishment), we figure out ways to work together to create revenue, awareness, and to obtain resources.  We are anti capital greed, and pro social collaboration and wealth building and sharing.  We encourage positive social change, and we denounce anything that has proven to be harmful and destructive, to enhancing the minds and lives of young men and women.  The articles I send out daily reflect a new wave of effective media coverage, which highlights problems, but counters with solutions.  We avoid hate mongering and verbal attacks, while addressing real serious issues.  We allow debates, or perspectives, from both sides of the argument, to be presented side by side, for the readers to evaluate both sides of the coin, without using vulgar dialog and hateful rhetoric.  When interviewing musicians and entertainers, we go beyond the music, and we deal with issues about their family, and their codes and philosophies in life.  For those who may not be on board with the movement, we ask that they to try to be more conscious in the content of the work that they create, and to try to be involved in some of the activities that we create for social awareness.  1up Entertainment/Consulting is the organizational, and business part of the 1up movement.  Five links you should read to really understand more about the movement are below:  Thank you for reading this document, and please contact us if you would like to build together.