happy birthday me!

Crappy weather in Boston, had my final presentation weighing me down and got shut down by the girl of my dreams, but these paintings (and some spirits) kept my spirits up on my birthday.

NYC

I ventured up to NYC to visit good ol' Matthew this past weekend. Needless to say, we had a blast.

















This is the $15 bus I took down there... pretty good deal and leaves every hour until 2:30 AM.

















Almost there, hitting the NYC traffic.

















Subways in NYC = hell, hence Matt's expression.






















Evian was a nice trade off from Boston tap water.

















Patsies on 117th, I did some research and this is supposed to be the best in NYC... it was delicious.






































We hung out and sipped on some 18 YO single malt one night.






















1/2 of the lost boys






















Introducing NYC to DOPE.

the Salmon Dance

A cool music video for Chemical Brothers // Fatlip (of Pharcyde) directed by Dom & Nic.

Crazy Music Video

This is the most ADD thing I have ever seen. It reminds me of my imagination as a child and is just as nonsensical.

Boston by night

With the iPhone 2.0 software, I can blog on the go... anytime you see the "Posted by ShoZu" that means I posted it from my phone...

Picture update

Yesterday, I ventured out to Nantasket Beach on my bike (21 miles). Here are some pictures... I got there and jumped in the ocean in by cycling bibs, hung out for a while and came back. I'm gonna go back next week with a book and a towel, and maybe even a bathing suit.


































































A sign I found, personally welcoming me.





I was walking around downtown the week and stumbled upon this. It was the end of a really big farmers market, and there was just shit everywhere and there were a bunch of foreigners running around like it was a drug raid. Very strange.






































I worked at 451 again Thursday and Friday, I wrapped up a few smaller projects and got back to work on the ROSE piece. This is one of the desks I have been at (I switch around following vacationer's desks).

















This is the view right outside the office. The conference room windows also look out here.






















Right next door is the Old City Hall.






















The 2.0 iPhone software came out the other day. I am addicted to Pandora on my phone... unfortunately I always lose it when I am on the T. I just realized that the top bar spells out "geT$", I should start an iPhone poetry blog using applications to say something. The other pictures are of the Boston Apple Store... There has been a ridiculous line outside there and every other at&t and Apple Store in Boston and the surrounding area since the day before the release (as of 5 on Sunday). I imagine sales are doing well.












































Random picture of Jamaica Pond.

4th

A few pics from the fourth in Boston

Tour de France

The next best thing to going to France to see the Tour:

CLICK HERE to "travel" the entire Tour.

Google X Seth MacFarlane

(The song is Give Me the Simple Life by Julie London, more, in 1959, and is featured on this CAFE DE PARIS 2cd set)

In September, Seth MacFarlane (the creator or Family Guy) will unveil Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy in joint effort with Google's AdSense. AdSense's advertising system will distribute the programming to thousands of Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering spots for Mr. MacFarlane’s target audience, typically young men. Instead of placing a static ad on a Web page, Google will place a “Cavalcade” video clip.

The Cavalcade is made up of 50 two minute episodes that MacFarlane described as “animated versions of the one-frame cartoons you might see in The New Yorker, only edgier.”

This is a stepping stone into the future of distribution and by far the largest amount ever invested in online programming, and some Hollywood film financiers are betting millions that the company will succeed.

Air Jelly

Here is another of the videos. Of course, I added the Fred Falke remix of Hot Chip's Colours. The company that makes these flying objects are attempting to break through the clutter of advertising by going airborne and attracting attention through these ultra-light helium blimps with true shape technology using CAD. They are indoor // outdoor and remote controlled. I believe that Street Attack is now offering these custom made flying devices to their clients.

Flying Car

I helped make this as freelance for Street Attack today. It was one of four videos that I cropped down and changed the audio. The company that makes the flying car also custom builds any sort of flying object... I will post the other videos as soon as my Internet is back to normal.



I started my new Italian class on Monday. The class is a lot more intimate (only four students, including myself). We came into the class knowing all the grammar so we are reviewing everything as well as learning new vocabulary.

I am working on an experimental mixtape with IInd Hand right now (hopefully getting Limelight involved soon), having him rap over things like 70's dub and disco and some electronica along with a lot of my own productions. We are aiming to make around 40 songs and cut the list down to 16-20 and putting out an amazing tape for the Holiday season.

Nitro:licious X Dope Couture

First Day at Work

I started at 451 Marketing today, actually had a pretty good time. The first project I had was to pick color ways for an awning that went along with a total branding package for a trendy little strip mall // grocery center in Rhode Island. Kind of boring, but I was expecting worse, and knew I had to prove my talent in battle. Next I helped design a new online application forum mock up for a local engineering school.

Next I updated a flyer for a local restaurant event, as the original "get some in the sun" event was rained out. I then started working on a new piece for the R.O.S.E. Fund (Regaining One's Self-Esteem) which is an non-profit organization that helps domestic abuse victims regain their self-esteem. I am designing a flyer for their annual awards celebration. They are giving me complete freedom on the design, so it is pretty exciting... not the tedious work I was expecting.

They also get pizza every Friday so at least I'm not working for nothing. Today they got some beer to celebrate a big sale. Needless to say, everyone their is very laid back (especially on Friday's). The co-founders are two huge ex rugby players who are very roudy and keep a lively atmosphere. The art-director, Glen, who I work under, is a very nice introverted guy in his early thirties. There are three other creative people that work with Glen as well. There were 2 other interns there today as well and I think they have more part-time interns on other days.

Anyway, that's the run down for this time, should be a good experience though.

Eric Gordon X UNDRCRWN X adidas

In a joint effort, UNDRCRWN and adidas put together a promotion package to the anticipated top 5 draft picks for this year’s NBA 2008 draft. Included in the series was Indiana University's // North Central's Eric Gordon. He was also given a package including UNDRCRWN x adidas track jackets and tees.

So Far So Good

Sorry for the wait, I've just been trying to take over the world, and so far so good. The Street Attack internship fell through so I am going in to 451 Marketing on Friday. Also as part of my senior project I am doing a freelance creative boutique and am available to do creative work including advertising work, graphic design, logo design and branding, promo material, audio and video production. Right now I am doing work with Dope Couture, DJ Limelight, IInd Hand, DJ Jay-O and soon RenoSys. I will be putting up a selection of my work soon.

The fall 2008 Dope line is nearly finished and we are going to hit the boutiques hard this Friday, I plan on focusing my sales and promotions in Europe especially in France, I think they are going to eat it up. There are also several boutiques here in Boston that we are a perfect fit for.

Tomorrow is my last day of Italian 200 and next Monday I move on to 250. On that not, I have to get to studying now.

Here is a good video I recently came across, Skillz ft. Talib Kweli So Far So Good

Earth-like exoplanet discovered

The smallest and most earth-like planet was discovered recently, orbiting the faint star Gliese 581 every 13 days. For more, click here.

Dave Brubeck

The Dave Brubeck Quartet was nothing short of amazing. "A brisk pace" doesn't even begin to explain how exuberant he performed, not to mention the fact that he is nearly 90 years old.

He would occasionally get up from the piano to say a few things to the audience. After nailing one of the tunes, he got up and said, "I just hope somebody has a tape machine- because you ain't gonna hear anything like that again."... or another time when he was introducing his youngest son who came out for the last few songs, he claimed, "I used to be a cowboy... you can tell by the way I play the piano."

Oh, and the drum solo in Take Five was easily the most incredible thing I have ever seen.

Get Ready...

(I would watch the whole song)

Water Music Presents

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Saturday, June 14, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center

The legendary pianist, who celebrated his 87th birthday last December, came to national attention in the 1950s with his adventurous use of uncommon time signatures and his incorporation of classical approaches in jazz. Observers wonder why he continues to perform at such a brisk pace, when he could be taking in the view from his studio window in Connecticut. His son, Darius Brubeck, explains, "In jazz, if you don't have a working group, you can't improvise. So that's a stark choice for him. Not going on the road means you don't play jazz, and he doesn't want to give that up." Brubeck continues to opt for a smaller venue in Boston, instead of the larger ones he could play, because he enjoys the intimacy, and he thinks his audience does, too. Reedman Bobby Militello, bassist Michael Moore, and drummer Randy Jones round out the group. Click Here for more

Goodbye to the Normals

A funny short, click here for more info.

Gorilla x Phil Collins

Gorilla x Phil Collins from chris mart on Vimeo.

Karmaloop

DOPE is finally up on Karmaloop!

Click here to see it.

Typography

This is a typography piece I did for our Wale collaboration, unfortunately it didn't get the go ahead, but I don't think it's half bad.

The Fall

Tonight I went to Cambridge to see the movie The Fall. The T was running way behind and I ended up missing my show time, but as I had seen a brewery / pizzeria on the way, I decided to wait around for the next showing. And I am glad I did, although the film got mixed reviews (rotten on RT) I highly recommend it to anyone with an ounce of imagination. The director put millions of dollars of his own money into it, and spent four years filming it in 28 different countries.

Radiohead x Microcosmos

Thanks Cullen for the video...

I need this in my life...

Very often coming back home or in our room, clothes are abandoned where they are taken off, infesting chairs, beds, sofas or anything useful for the object of heaping...

WORDROM is an object that invites at throwing clothes as if it were a natural and instinctual act; wordrom is a vertical wardrobe for young and/or disordinate people of the new millennium, a modular flat wall accessory, made of semirigid PU macro-pils made to randomicly home any type of clothes.

Talib Kweli and Gata rockin' DOPE

Talib showing some love wearing our old logo tee that was produced for friends and family.






























Gata out of LA wearing Donald Trump DOPE tee from summer line.