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on October 9, 2010 -
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Understanding Shan Parker & Just Cookies

When I first heard about this story, I didn’t know what to think. A good friend of mine came to me asking if I knew anything about Just Cookies located downtown Indianapolis. I actually had never heard of the place, but later learned it is located inside City Market. Long story short, Just Cookies refused to make a batch of cupcakes for one of their customers. There are several stories floating around on the Internet as to what actually happened, but I wanted to cut [...]

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on September 22, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with The Colourful

A good friend of mine from work introduced me to these guys. We were sitting around the office just chatting about new bands and he was listening to these guys on his laptop. I asked him who they were, and immediately fell in love with their sound. Imagine taking spotless lead vocals, adding industry instrumentals, and tossing in some of the best lyrics you have heard. That is what you get when you put these guys in your ears. They hail from [...]

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on September 8, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with The Glitch Mob

Now that Electric Zoo is over, it’s time to sit back and reflect on all the hard work that has gone into such a great event. This event brought thousands of people from all over the world to see some seventy artists perform over two days in New York City at Randall’s Island Park. The festival featured some of the biggest names in electronic dance music playing host to guys like Pretty Lights, Kaskade, The Chemical Brothers, Moby, and more. Even the [...]

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on August 28, 2010 -
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Tiger’s Divorce According to the Onion

Another story on the front page read, “Desperate Pandora Employees Scrambling to Find Song Area Man Likes.” This made me laugh, as I am an avid Pandora Radio user and sometimes find it hard to find a song I like. But the one story that got me excited was a few pages in and was titled, “Tiger Woods Hits Rock Bottom, Aside from Being Worth over $600 Million.” This is also a true statement, as he has hit rock bottom on the golf course, and in his [...]

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on August 17, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Pretty Lights

No matter how hard I try, I just can’t explain what I hear when I listen to a Pretty Lights album. From a full-length to an EP I am just overcome by beats and by an almost forced hip-hop sound. (Did you know that you can download all of his work on his website.) But it works. It works on so many levels that I just can’t turn it off. There are not a ton of vocals in his work, but that’s okay. You don’t need a lot of vocals with beats this good. I had the chance to sit and [...]

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on August 11, 2010 -
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Sipping on a Glass of Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Ale

Let’s just get started with the Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Ale. This beer comes in a 550 ML bottle and is quite affordable considering it is a seasonal brew. Also considering this stuff comes from across the pond. This, among others, is produced out of the Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery located in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. The Old Brewery at Tadcaster was actually founded way back in1758 and is Yorkshire’s oldest brewery. Samuel Smith is one of the [...]

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on June 15, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with The Will Woodrow Project

I am a big fan of live music. I enjoy the whole atmosphere of going out, paying a cover to get in, picking your seat, ordering drinks; you name it. And there are so many great live music venues here in the Circle City that it is hard to pick where to go on any given night. But regardless of which venue I find myself in on any given night, I can almost bet this band has played there. These guys tour all over the Indianapolis area and are playing somewhere almost [...]

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on June 11, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Treaty of Paris

A good friend of mine first introduced me to this band. We were sitting on my couch if I remember correctly and he asked me to check out some random band from Chicago. I listened, I liked, and the rest is history. Thanks to Chris Nanney I discovered a band that I would later learn every word to every song and desire to see live even to this day. But that didn’t stop me from introducing myself to the band and setting up an interview. These [...]

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on June 5, 2010 -
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Gallery 7 Exhibition Artist Statement

When preparing for an art exhibit, part of the process includes developing an artist statement. This one page document will be on display at the art exhibit and will be treated as a way for you to introduce your friends and fans to your work and to your show. Every show is different and things change for an artist from one show to another. That is why each artist statement is different. I had, in 2008, seven different gallery exhibits but I only developed [...]

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on June 1, 2010 -
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iStockphoto Pay as you Go Credits Privacy Policy

Being a graphic designer, there comes a time in almost every project where you have to go out and find imagery to enhance your design. Whether working with a poster to support an upcoming event or a website for any random client images can make or break the final design. So the first place I go is Google. I begin looking for stock images that fit the design such as golf courses or banquet facilities. I am usually looking for something generic, not an [...]

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