blown glass christmas presents

Here are a few presents I made for lucky relatives and friends. some glass flowers, jars, paperweights, and a coffee stirrer kitchen utensil thing.

Union Street Preservation Society Crest

Logo for Union Street Singers work in progress. I think at our best we could be better than Fleet Foxes, Though I respect these folk singing hipsters

Freestyle iPhone App

Music Sales Group, has launched an iPhone application targetted at established and aspiring hip-hop artists...the Freestyle App. I used the app myself on an iPad and it was a lot of fun, though it has been years since I was kicking freestyles off the dome back in the schoolyard with my friends, it started all coming back to me, there are pre-built beats and you can program in your own as well, you simply press play to start the instrumental and rap on top of it while the application records your verse. You can then save it and upload it to various social media outlets, or even your Bandcamp or Myspace. The application combines a note pad, a microphone, a rhyming dictionary, and a sound bank of 10 original beats to write and record to. Tanya Morgan and Che Grand have both allready endorsed the app. Growing up in the NYC area I have an ear for hip hop and though the marketing is a little corny this could definitely come in handy. They may have a similar version of the app in the works for blues and rock musicians which could potentially be even cooler...

office yoga

I wanted to buy this domain from some keyword research, then found out it was already taken by these progressive thinking german folks, http://www.officeyoga.com/

best of 2009 list

Albums

1. Gov't Mule - By a Thread
2. Garage a Trois - Power Patriot
3. Math Head - Stab City
4. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
5. Greensky Bluegrass - Five Interstates

Shows

1. Lettuce and Derek Trucks - Bear Creek Music Festival, Live Oak, FL - 11.14.09
2. The Roots - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY - 07.08.09
3. Krasno/Russo/Hess/Deutsch– Sullivan Hall, New York, NY - 02.28.09

the story of stuff

but you knew this already, bleeding heart.
http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/
http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/20/have-yourself-a-merry-anti-consumer-christmas/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

Soundbombing One

little do many know before Soundbombing II there was Soundbombing I

Soundbombing is a 1997 compilation album from independent Hip Hop label Rawkus Records. This was the first in a long line of acclaimed compilations from Rawkus, followed by two installments of the Lyricist Lounge series and two more Soundbombing albums. The compilation is hosted by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz and Black Moon, and features tracks from Rawkus roster members like Company Flow, Sir Menelik, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek and Mos Def, as well as appearances from Kool Keith, R.A. The Rugged Man, Mr. Man, and L-Fudge. This is more of a mixtapes of singles put out by the Rawkus label while the other Soundbombing albums were not all singles. Soundbombing is possibly most well-known for putting future Hip Hop stars Mos Def and Talib Kweli on the map.

Union Street Preservation Society

This is my band, we will be playing shows starting January, we have tons of soul, are all strong where the others are week and I'm a marketing genius so we are sure to gain fame in NYC. Book us now don't hesitate!