1) Hidden beneath the bows of the Northwest evergreens is found Flowmotion, one of Seattle’s most distinctly diverse rock bands. This is an act that fails to fall into an easily packaged genre, succeeds in defying stereotypes, and throws one hell of a party no matter what city, town or festival the five-piece band happens to land in. Flowmotion is a name well known in the Seattle live music scene and becoming increasingly familiar up and down the West Coast, yet largely unheard of throughout much of the country. The band has managed to remain in the “best-kept-secret” vault of the live music scene, all the while honing a live show that often exceeds the size of the stage they might find themselves performing on. A Flowmotion show is a swooping ride through the fingers of rock fueled by the expert musicianship of its five parts, producing a sound that’s unmistakably huge. It’s nearly impossible to mention the name Flowmotion in the Pacific Northwest without bringing forth a mention of Summer Meltdown, the annual music and camping festival the band has hosted for nearly a decade. As the years have slipped by, the band has watched the annual gathering grow from a backyard bash to one of the region’s most well-attended summer festivals – a celebration that’s expected to bring as many as 4,000 revelers to the foothills of the Cascade Mountains this summer. While Flowmotion has always been the headliner at the festival, they’ve also shared the stage with national artists including Steve Kimock, Michael Kang, Jackie Greene, Bill Frisell, Vince Herman, Garaj Mahal, Zilla, Bassnectar, Yard Dogs Road Show and Buckethead. There are many music fans in the Northwest and beyond who will remember Flowmotion from their years of touring and festival appearances and expect the same band as they heard in the early part of this decade. While the spirit around which Clauson built the band is very much alive, the sound has evolved with Flowmotion incorporating more rock edginess without forgetting the dance floor grooves that have brought them this far. Whereas Clauson previously authored most of the Flowmotion repertoire, songwriting duties have since been delegated amongst the band resulting in set lists that skip across the spectrum reminding listeners of Zeppelin at some moments and Parliament at others. t’s been a steady climb for Flowmotion over the past decade, but it seems like the Northwest is going to have to give up its secret and let everyone in on what Flowmotion brings to the table – and the dance floor. 2) FlowMotion/Strava Škola je kolektiv sacinjen od šest osoba, konkretnije cetiri mc-a/repera, jednog producenta, te šestog covjeka, zaduženog za podršku i menadžment. Imena ovih ljudi ce biti navedena u sljedecoj rubrici. Kao sastav/grupa/ekipa mc-eva, FlowMotion postoji tri godine, a prvobitnu postavu su cinili Melody (Doktrina), Fire, Gaggo (Gaggotiva) i Malcho (koji više nije clan grupe). Grupa nastaje iz potrebe cetiri mlada mc-a, da se udruže i zapocnu rad na svim segmentima onoga što Hip-Hop kao muzika, umjetnost propagira, nudi i dozovoljava, te tako usavrše svoje vještine i oforme sebi svojstven zvuk i unikatnu ideju i filozofiju. Nedugo zatim pridružio im se Chane, koji je još uvijek pripadnik kolektiva. 2008. je zapocet, a 2009. objavljen naš prvi "ulicni" (demo) album - "Bili Smo Drukciji", te su se ekipi nakon toga pridružili Fantom, mladi producent iz Kalesije, koji više nije dio tima i Kolatera, beatmaker iz Sarajeva, koje je tu i doprinosi ideji cetvorke. Ime "Strava Škola" ima dualnu funkciju, kao i znacenje, a pod jedan, radi se o projektu niza koncertnih aktivnosti u Sarajevu i šire, u cilju doprinošenja razvoja i napretka kulture i umjetnosti na ovim prostorima, te promocije mladih umjetnika u Sarajevu. Drugi termin oznacava organizaciju koja se bavi istim, a u bližoj buducnosti to ce postati primarni naziv ovog kolektiva, kojem pripada Emin Canovic, kao podrška, menadžer i bitan clan na organizacijskom nivou. Zvuk i ideja koju razvijamo može se konkretizirati, ali ne i definisati sa nekoliko termina, a to su: Bunt, Društvena kritika, Satira te sve ovo sažeto u umjetnicku Sociološku filozofsku misao i ideju. Kolektiv trenutno radi na novom projektu, mixtape-u "Stvar Je U Masnoci", koji izlazi na ulice u Januaru 2010.