Bill Text: TX HR543 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Ariel Santschi for his contributions to the Texas music entertainment industry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-20 - Referred to Resolutions Calendars [HR543 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR543-Introduced.html
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By: Plesa | H.R. No. 543 |
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WHEREAS, Ariel Santschi has benefited the music | ||
entertainment industry in Texas through his work as a filmmaker; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A 2001 graduate of the radio-television-film | ||
department at The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Santschi | ||
became involved in the entertainment business while producing a | ||
weekly music television series, "Pitch Control," for the UT | ||
channel; he recognized the dynamism of the state's independent | ||
hip-hop scene and began working with the Geto Boys, Devin the Dude, | ||
the 5th Ward Boyz, Yungstar, Lil' Flip, Big Moe, and other rising | ||
stars; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Santschi sought to give greater exposure to such | ||
artists as DJ Screw and his Screwed Up Click collective, still | ||
underground sensations at the time; forming his own company, REL | ||
Entertainment, he produced music videos and full-length | ||
documentaries, among them "Soldiers United for Cash," a feature on | ||
DJ Screw filmed prior to his untimely death in 2000; and | ||
WHEREAS, After graduating, Mr. Santschi moved to Houston, | ||
where he was involved in the production of commercials, electronic | ||
press kits, videos, and documentaries for independent record labels | ||
in the city's ascendant hip-hop industry; his career eventually | ||
expanded into a wide range of areas, including corporate and | ||
commercial projects as well as television; over the years, he has | ||
created visual content for many educational and nonprofit clients, | ||
from Texas A&M and Rice Universities to NASA and the Holocaust | ||
Museum Houston; in addition, he has volunteered his services to a | ||
number of worthy causes; and | ||
WHEREAS, The preservation of popular music history is an | ||
endeavor that highlights the continued vibrancy of our state's | ||
entertainment industry, and Ariel Santschi has played an important | ||
role in helping to document the Texas hip-hop scene at a pivotal | ||
juncture; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Ariel Santschi for his contributions to | ||
the Texas music entertainment industry and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Santschi as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |