We do

Visual artist RRZA's take on J Dilla's Donuts artwork LP is refreshing. The typography and the composition tie in really well.

Cope it here

The talented Miss Lichiban

Brooklyn based visual artist, blogger,'every woman' Lichiban recently launched her brand new website, much to our delight. On lichiban.net, you can find out about her latest work and so much more.
This site is definitely worth checking it out!

Jolly sound

Christmas Album, The Jackson 5

Spectrum, 1994

Traditions, Bobby Woomack

Capital-1999

Merry Christmas, The Supremes

Motown-1965

The Best of The Temptations Christmas

Motown- 2001

The Christmas Song , Nat King Cole

Capital- 1963

Christmas is 4 Ever, Bootsy Collins

Shout Factory- 2006

Good Hair

Visual artist+blogger extraordinaire Andrea Pippins of Fly has just opened I Love my hair an online store featuring some of her works including a series of prints created as part of Pippins' thesis project last year.

Lomo your way

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the LOMO LC-A + , LOMOGRAPHY.COM invites you to design your very version of the camera.

To our fellow designers, camera lovers and other visualists , here is perfect opportunity to get some exposure in the field... and you could even win a trip to the LomoHQ in Vienna.

More info here!

# 39

Clark Magazine #39 - On Stands November 10
Cover by Sanghon Kim

Happy Birthday

One of our fav' Parisian boutique, bookstore, art gallery The Lazy Dog is celebrating is 6th anniversary.

To mark the celebration, The Lazy Dog is hosting "The quick brow fox jumps over the Lazy Dog" an exhibit featuring works by Parra, Will Sweeney, So-Me, Akroe [... +many more].

What? The quick brown fox jumps over the Lazy Dog" opening

When? Wednesday, November 4 at 6pm

Where? The Lazy Dog, 2 passage Thiéré . 75011 Paris



Congrats to The Lazy Dog team, for bringing some of the most events / artists to Paris.

A year later (Part2)

More images from Design for Obama. Posters for change. A Grassroots Anthology

He really makes my day

Artist: Common feat. Cee-Lo
Song: Make my day
Director: Josh Millow (APLUSFILMZ )

Judge an album by its cover

By now, most of you already are aware that DJ Mehdi's Red Black Blue is out next month.
He just released, Black, Black, Black a prelude to this upcoming compilation.
Get it here



Buy now,

Parabéns

Most of us already know where we going to spend the Summer of 2016...

Rio, definitely had one of the best logo.

More info here

Fox Shop

Kitsuné (2nd) Pop-up store, now at Colette.

Illustrator

Those who of us who are addicted to SO ME's blog remember this sketch he posted a few weeks ago on his collaboration with Complex Magazine feat miss Keri (Baby)...


Here's the final result.

PS: Congrats to So Me on his MTV Video Awards Nomination for Kid Cudi's Day'n' Nite

Judge an album by its cover

Album cover for Jay Z's highly anticipated Blueprint 3

Judge an album by its cover

Artiskate

Don't miss this exhibit featuring a series of skateboards customized by more than 50 visual artists

What? Artiskate
Where? OFF THE HOOK / 1021 Ste Catherine W. - Montreal
When? Saturday, July 11 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm

Muneza's Canvas

Montreal based painter / photographer Muneza uses objects and light in a way to tell a story, her story. Her choices of -bright- hues and her meticulous attention to details gives her work this too true-to-life touch that makes it even more captivating.

Life is a great big canvas and you should throw all the paint on it, if you can.

More info here

CoverGirl

Trace Magazine's ever so popular, Black Girls Rule issue.
available in July

Easy Conversation... Levi Maestro

We thought we'd do things a little different this times.

All I can say is Levi Maestro, is mos-definitely a name you should remember


Briefly introduce yourself, who is Levi Maestro?
I am a child of God and I'm a creator.

What inspires you?
God, day dreaming, GOD, magazines, photography, food and beautiful girls -they definitely inspire me.

Name 3 things you'd like to achieve before you turn 25?
Be known by 25 million people.
Travel to 25 different countries.
Enjoy my 25th birthday that's on the 25th of the month

What's playing on you ipod these days?
Lots of instrumentals and BJ The Chicago kid, a dope artist I'm working with him.

more

It's good being Levi Maestro these days, for this 22 year-old wunderkind, every door seem to be opening - wide. After moving to LA, 3 years to pursue his dream, this down-to-earth fella has been keep himself busy, shooting, editing, and skating. In the last little He's teamed up with clients such Nike and he's slowly but surely mastering the craft of story telling. After graduating from high school, Levi took a year off, during which he dedicated himself to skateboard, but "I knew there was always something more..." he adds. He always knew he would never to go to college and wanted to prepare a future for himself, so he packed up his stuff and moved to California to learn film making. A DIY type of guy, with no formal training in film or video, he decided to jump in to learn the ins and outs of the moving images business. He got himself an internship with Grammy winner David Meyers, "an amazing video director" whose ability "to tell a story in such a short time" is what had seduced Maestro.

"My first is love music- with a preference for classic R'n'B, . Al Green is probably my all -time favorite musician, but I also like The Killers, Kanye*, Kid Cudi, and BJ."he says. His passion for music is at the core of his interest in directing music videos. Aside from Meyers some of the other directors whose work he admires include Paul Hunter, Diane Martel . Films? "I don't really watch movies but there are a few directors that I really like because, I feel that are able to tell stories. He really admires the work of Gabriel Muccino (The Pursuit of Happiness + Seven Pounds) and Peter Whitman (The Darjeeling Unlimited); also he loved Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.

Maestro knows, his online show, is his newest and most successful project to date; each episode takes you on a new adventure with yours truly, his guests - and his partner in crime MJ.
So far the guests have included legendary photographer Estevan Oriol and singer Anthony Hamilton, and some of his less-famous friends. " These are all people that I know and I worked hard to build each of this relationship". He met Hamilton at a Sushi spot he used to work at the first year he moved here; two years later their path crossed again and the two eventually hit the road together last year during Hamilton's 6 weeks tour.
With this particular project his goal is to start building his own platform and establish his voice, his style as a director, Mission accomplished, ever since the show was launched a few months ago, it's been the talk-of- the blogosphere. And what does he have to say about people's response? "I'm amazed by the positive support" he says enthusiastically.

What's next for the Maestro ? "There are a lot of things opening up, I have a lot of ideas, and I'm just gonna see which ones are gonna work.
"I want to travel around the whole country and abroad. The UK, France and, Canada are on my list. I'm totally about discovering things I don't know...
I'm definitely interested in commercials and maybe turn the show into a TV show.
I wanna keep growing, everyday! "

*Mr West music is kinda like the unofficial soundtrack to Maestro Knows!

For more info check out the his website+ show + blog

ps: Kudos to Levi, for granting us one of your first Canadian interviews...

SE

The return of the Musze

Song: Pretty wings
Artist: Maxwell
Director:Philip Andelman

This was definitely worth the wait !