East Northport Independent Video Creator Adam Schleichkorn Wins Prestigious Webby Award

May 18, 2015 ;East Northport, NY – Independent video creator Adam Schleichkorn of East Northport, known as “Mylo the Cat” to his thousands of Web fans, recently received the prestigious Webby Award at The 21st Annual Webby Awards hosted by acclaimed comedian Joel McHale, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Established in 1996, The Webbys is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)—a 2000+ member judging body. The organization’s Executive Academy is comprised of industry luminaries such as actor Kevin Spacey, musicians Grimes and Questlove, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, Instagram’s Head of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen and comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

For over 10 years, Schleichkorn, who has created YouTube and social media videos that have been viewed over 300 million times, won the Webby Award in the Video Remixes/Mashups Category for his inspiration in creating the Kendrick Lamar Swimming Pools (Drank) / Rick and Morty Mashup after hearing the song’s lyrics and wondering what it would be like if the song was “performed” by Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty. With exceptional editing skills and creativity Schleichkorn “mashed up” the song and video to create a viral sensation viewed close to a million times on YouTube alone and is estimated to have been by over 25 million people on Facebook and Instagram as well. Video in the Remixes/Mashups category utilize re-purposed or re-imagined use of previously created video content. Videos can include unauthorized music videos, re-edited film trailers, and other creatively produced material that incorporates pre-existing footage.

“The competition to win a Webby is intense. Going up against large media companies like YouTube, DEFY Media, and my personal favorite, Super Deluxe, was extremely intimidating. However, I knew when I saw the response to the video online that I had a strong shot at winning. When I was notified that I won, I was overwhelmed. This is an important victory for me as well as for all of the other freelancer and independents who have been in the trenches over the past decade,” said Schleichkorn.

“The Webby Awards in New York was an amazing experience. I have been working in the industry for over 10 years so to be in a room with so many leaders and people that I admire and respect is a great achievement for me and my career,” he added.

Schleichkorn has a Masters in Interactive Multimedia from CW Post Long Island University, where he specialized in video editing/production and social media. To date his videos have been viewed over 300 Million times across the web, (95 Million on YouTube) with a combined total of over 70,000 subscribers. He has also created and currently runs a Facebook page with over 19,000 followers, as well as pages on all major social platforms.

He has been creating mashup format videos since 2008, and started to gain recognition in 2014. While working in the industry he wanted to explore his creative side and began to create funny videos that quickly started gaining attention. After two years his videos started taking off giving him motivating him to do more.

Schleichkorn has worked with Adult Swim, New York Magazine, DIGG, and several leading media companies and national brands. He has been interviewed by major media outlets including TIME Magazine, People Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Vice, iHeart Radio, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, FOX NEWS, Daily News, The New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, MTV.com and Tosh.0, about his creative approach and videos, 15 of which have gone viral.

Link to video of Schleichkorn holding his award followed by his award speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3e9yRO89OM

For more of Schleichkorn’s videos go to his YouTube Channels and these links:

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/isthis...

Mylo The Cat: www.Facebook.com/mylothecat

Webby Award: http://webbyawards.com/winners...

Webby Category Page: http://webbyawards.com/winners...

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PHOTO CAPTIONS:
Photo 1: Pictured is Webby Award winner Adam Schleichkorn of East Northport with his award at the 21st Annual Webby Awards hosted by acclaimed comedian Joel McHale at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Photo 2: Pictured is Adam Schleichkorn of East Northport with his former CW Post Long Island University Interactive Multimedia Professor Patrick Aievoli, who was Schleichkorn's mentor while he was studying in school and who he invited as his guest to the Webby Awards.