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Last Year Recap

2009-01-07T08:21:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd put up some details of the projects I was involved with recently.

1. Rising Styles
Formerly known as 'The Brighton Hip Hop Festival', Rising Styles was rebranded for it's fifth year.
I had been involved with the festival as a volunteer the previous year and was asked to handle the re-branding and build of a new website.

The festival organisers needed a site that they would be able to update on a regular basis with information on coming events and details of events that had taken place. I chose to use the popular blogging software 'Wordpress' to power the site which I set about cutomising to fit the needs of the festival and its new branding.
Click the image above to visit the site.

2. The Elements Video

Liquid Light hired me to provide some motion graphics for a promotional video they were creating for a Land Securities mixed use £90m development ( 'The Elements') in Livingstone, Scotland. Supplied with the raw footage and motion tracking data I created multiple animated graphics which were composited over the HD footage. You can see the result here.

3. Powerhouse to Poorhouse

When English Heritage via Atacama commissioned animator and illustrator Belle Mellor to make a short film of the history of Framlingham Castle, she in turn came to me to help with the compositing side of the production. Over a number of weeks Belle wore her fingers to the bone drawing and inking frames for the animation while I composited the piece, filling in the gaps where neccessary. There were some long stressfull days and nights working on this but it all worked out well in the end and it was fun working with someone who's approach to animation is so different from mine. The film even got a screening on ITV1. You can watch it here.

4. South Coast
Fractured Films hired me to create some animated title and caption graphics for their feature length music documentary 'South Coast' which tells the story of Hip Hop finding a truly British identity in seaside England. Watch the trailer here.

5. MI21 - Mother India 21st Century Remix

MI21 is a contemporary re-presentation of the 1957 Oscar nominated Indian cinema classic 'Mother India'. Kala Phool in association with former DMC world champion DJ Tigerstyle have re-cut the 3 hour film down to 45 minutes and written a new score for it. The film is presented as a silent movie with Dj Tigerstyle and his band play the new score live in front of the projection.

I was brought in to do the video editing and branding for the project. The process has been long and arduous but the result has suprised us all as has the response to the project from the luck few who witness the few performances we have done so far.
Dj Tigerstyle and his fellow musicians would pick a story thread from the film and write a piece of music for it then send it to me to pick out the visual story line for that thread. This process work back and forth until we had a piece that while it cut out more than two thirds of the footage managed to maintain the core elements and emotions of the story. From the feedback we've recieved so far the audiences has been very positive and we're very excited about its potential. We're hoping to do a national tour with it in 2009.
You can watch a promo of the project we have made here.

6. FreeStyle Games

Over the summer I worked with FreeStyle Games to design and build a new website for them. They needed a site that they could update themselves as and when they needed to with news, announcements and job vacancies, they also wanted a site that they can easily expand when new products and projects are released. Again I used a customised wordpress theme to achieve the flexibility that was required. Being graphic heavy the site was fun to work on, requiring me to spend alot of time drawing. Click here to view the site.

7. Sri McKinnon
SRI is an artist/illustrator of Eurasian heritage who draws upon her interest in subjects of cultural diversity and mixed ethnicity. Drawing inspiration from a rich and diverse spectrum of visual and cultural influences and references, she produces artwork with an organic and distinctive feminine style. She's also a good friend. I created a simple wordpress theme for her to promote her work. Click here to visit the site.

8. Dan Lish

Dan Lish is an artist who approached me to rebuild his website. Needing something he could easily maintain, update and manage himself I chose to create a cutomised wordpress site for him. With galleries, news section and a shop it serves his needs in a simple and minimal way. We're just making final tweaks to the site before it goes live later this month so check back soon for a link to the goodness.

With any luck I'll get round to building myself a proper website one of these days, but client work comes first - obviously.

The Guerilla Art Market

2008-11-21T10:47:00.000-08:00

If your in Brighton on the weekend of 6th&7th December, get yourself down to The Brighton Media Centre on Middle Street and pick up some original artwork at the Guerilla Art Market.

A Christmas market bringing together Brighton's best with East London's brightest artists; selling their wares at wholesale prices.
December 6th and 7th, the Brighton Media Centre, 15-17 Middle St, next door to the Hop poles.

Featuring: PinkyVision, Lula Mai, MujuWorld, Call Of The Wild, Gassius, Req One, Sinna1, Bella Clarke, The Osh, Sri, Lonny, La Dilly, Cloudy, Snub23, Anna Kyriacou, Belle Star, Cameron Watt, Hazel Welch, Hizze Fletcher, Jaguar Shoes,Jasmine & Corduroy, Mark Hooley, Russel Maurice, Vanessa Jones.

Visit www.theguerrillaartmarket.blogspot.com/ for full details.

MI21 - Mother India 21st Century Remix

2008-11-20T07:53:00.000-08:00

Here's a little video I put together to promote the MI21 project. Enjoy

Rising Styles Hip Hop Festival - July 4th - 13th 2008

2008-06-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

2008-04-26T06:49:00.000-07:00

RISING STYLES & AFROLUTION HIP HOP SHOWCASE @ CARGO

Live performances from: Emmanuel Jal, Enlish, Koaste K, Scizzahz, Skilf & live band, Southern Suspects, Witchdoctor Wise
DJs: DJ Catch, DJ Downlow, Excalibah, Tyni
Hosted by: DJ 279, Freecy D
Also: Breakdancing, Fashion Lounge feat. Avit Clothing, Illegirl & Love Apparel (bring some extra dosh in case you see something you like)
When: Thursday 29th May 2008 7pm - 1am
Where: Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AY.
Damage: £8/£7 concessions(on the door) or £5 in advance.
Outlets: www.cargo-london.com/shop & www.ticketweb.co.uk

Links:
kalaphool.com
cargo-london.com
risingstyles.com
myspace.com/risingstyles
afrolution.com

Rising Styles & Blunted 9th May 2008

2008-04-25T02:58:00.000-07:00

Blunted & Rising Styles present a night of Hip Hop and the music that influenced a generation. Expect straight up Hip Hop mixed with Funk, Breaks, and plenty of Soul.

Feat. Para & Baila (Breakin Bread), Unia (Blunted), Dutch Courage, Simpson (Zebra Traffic).

Friday 9th May
8pm -2am
Free entry - Donations welcomed.
Star & Sailor, corner of Temple Street & Western Road, Brighton.

Check bluntedpresents.co.uk and risingstyles.com

Portishead Live

2008-04-13T16:40:00.001-07:00

Just got back from Wolverhampton after witnessing the massiveness of Portishead live.
They performed tracks from the new album interspersed with all the old favourites. Truly awesome. Big thanks to KDC for getting me the ticket.

Kid Koala - Moon River

2008-03-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

Just been checking out some turntablism vids on YouTube and came across this.
Genius!

MOTHER INDIA - 21st CENTURY REMIX

2008-03-25T17:16:00.001-07:00

In an exciting partnership with KALA PHOOL, The Drum have co-commissioned MOTHER INDIA 21st CENTURY REMIX (MI21).

MI21 is a dynamic live audio/visual project to re-score and re-visualize the groundbreaking 'tour-de-force' of Indian cinematic history 'Mother India'.

Winner of the Oscar for best Foreign Film in 1957, the film came to symbolise the post-colonial Indian psyche interpreted through the ambitions, struggles, compassion and sheer will to survive of the central 'Mother' character Radha.

Profoundly influential, Mother India was lauded for its stunning cinematography, indelible soundtrack and powerfully dramatic storyline.

KALA PHOOL has brought the film together with one of the world's leading Turntablists and electronic composers; British Asian DJ Tigerstyle (former World DMC and ITF champion) to reinterpret the score through a unique live electronic performance to commemorate India and Pakistan's Independence.

Tigerstyle uses turntables and electronics, accompanied by the prodigious talents of Cellist, Matt Constantine and Drummer David Shaw, to present the film for a contemporary audience.

Experimental, yet true to the source, the film has been specially recut and remixed exclusively for this performance.

An extroadinary film and an extraordinary reimagining.

So you can experience this amazing work, we are presenting MI21 during its developmental stages at a club night in Birmingham, and in a theatre space in London.

Later in the year MI21 will return home to The Drum in all its splendor for a prestigious launch before embarking on a national tour.

Film re-edit by The Renderghost.

DROP BEATS NOT BOMBS
FRIDAY 2 MAY 2008
9.00PM - 6.00AM
@ RAINBOW WAREHOUSE, ADDERLEY STREET, DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0LD
£10 - 1 NIGHT TICKETS (only available on the door, not through any other source or outlets)
£20 - 3 DAY TICKETS (WWW.THETICKETSELLERS.CO.UK)

AS PART OF 3 DAY FESTIVAL, FRIDAYS LINEUP INCLUDES:
BOBBY FRICTION
RIZ MC
SHAANTA ALLSTARS
DJ SHORTY

WWW.DROPBEATSNOTBOMBS.CO.UK

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OVAL HOUSE THEATRE
SATURDAY 10 MAY 2008
7.30PM
52-54 KENNINGTON OVAL, LONDON, SE11 5SW
BOX OFFICE - 0207 5827680
£6.00
+ AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

WWW.OVALHOUSE.COM

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THE DRUM
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2008
TIME
144 POTTERS LANE, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 4UU
BOX OFFICE - 0121 333 2444

WWW.THE-DRUM.ORG.UK

Andreya Triana & Sri @ Cargo

2008-03-21T19:03:00.001-07:00

Andreya Triana & Sri @ Cargo
Originally uploaded by renderghost

Went up to Cargo the other night to show support for two very talented artists, the amazing Sri McKinnon painting live while Andreya Triana blew us all away with her incredible voice. They'll no doubt be coming to a venue near you one of these days so keep'em peeled.

Animation & motion graphics showreel

2008-03-21T19:01:00.001-07:00

Showreel
Video sent by renderghost

In desperate need of an update this. When I get time....

Sri v Osh

2008-03-21T18:58:00.001-07:00

Sri v Osh
Video sent by renderghost

Painting on a cold winters afternoon

Refix

2008-03-21T18:47:00.001-07:00

While I get the new site sorted, I'm gonna be making use of this blogger blog to keep things rolling along. Keep'em peeled.

Current TV ident

2008-03-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

An ident I created and submitted to Current TV.
Made in After Effects using just type, on a rainy afternoon when I had little else to do. Audio created in Logic Pro. You can vote for it to be broadcast here if you like.

Mother India

2008-03-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

I recently completed some editing and design work on a project managed by KALA PHOOL as part of the Decibel Performing Arts Showcase 2007. The project aims to re-score the classic 1957 Bollywood film 'Mother India' in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of India and Pakistan's independence. A fifteen minute preview with live music by DJ Tigerstyle was presented to an audience of 85 potential sponsors. By all accounts it went down very well and there are many interested parties waiting to get involved and show their support.

Frieze Box

2008-03-21T18:44:00.001-07:00

Throughout this year I've been working in various capacities with Brighton Hip Hop Festival. One of the projects was 'Frieze Box', a mobile public art installation designed to bring the work of emerging visual artists into the public arena. We built a huge canvas wrapped box which the invited artists came and painted in rotation over a 2 week period. Positioned outside the public library in Jubilee Square, Brighton it benefited from the vast amount of foot traffic passing through the area on a daily basis. Although stressfull at times and realised with next to no budget, the project was a considerable success and has inspired lots of ideas for future endeavours.

Frieze Box would not have been possible without the support of Indy Hunjan - KALA PHOOL, Kevin DaCosta, Richard Nutbourne - Coolflight, Flint Hire & Supply, Brighton & Hove City Council, Jubilee Library, the BHHF07 volunteer squad, all the artists who participated for free in often adverse weather conditions and most of all, my partner in crime for this project the omnipresent Sri McKinnon.

You can check out some pics of the project at the Frieze Box Flickr site.

BHHF Ident

2008-03-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

Brighton Hip Hop Festival ident
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