Our friend Blaze has released his Debut Mixtape titled: "Room & Board". I met Blaze while I was in Oregon for the NW Sneaker EXPO. I've got to say I was surprised when he told me he was only 19, First thought was DAMN young yet mature, has admirable drive and work ethic! I wouldn't be surprise he'll be going far in his career. GOOD LUCK TO YOU MY GUY. DOWNLOAD HIS TAPE HERE. For more information and bookings email: info@LivewireForever.com @thatkidblaze
When pinning up sketches, every so often we get little bloody pricks from digging our hands into pin-full cups.
One solution is to have bandages next to your cup of pins... OR THIS!!!
Our good friend A-1 from the bay showing some love rocking CS GEAR!!!! A-1 makes some hot music! Check em out:
A-1 rocking CS "Earn Your Stripes" Photo credits to Roshan P.
I didn't intend to make a video of the event. I brought Anh's Lumix GF1 to take photos because his Micro 4/3 takes good photos in low lighting. Turns out Paul Vu of PaulVu Photography brought his equipment, so I used Anh's camera to take 720p footage of the Cut&Paste event to put together a quick video to remember the night. Here is the video with the limited data I have! ENJOY.
This was our first time attending a Cut&Paste event. The last time C&P was in town, we didn"t get a chance to come and spectate. It took an invitation for Anh Nguyen to compete for the whole team to come witness AN AMAZING EVENT.
Cut&Paste is a live design battle where selected designers face one another in a deathmatch freestyle battle. Winner holds bragging rights in their city and moves onto a final battle in New York. This years Cut&Paste battle held three different categories to compete in: 3D Design, Motion/Animation & 2D Design.
Cut & Paste @ Mezzanine on Febuary 16, 2012
Anh Nguyen of the C.S. crew was one of the selected few to compete in this year"s 1vs1vs1vs1 3D Design Battle, the topic was "Alternative Transportation". Each designer had 20 minutes to design, render and layout a clear and concise image that visually portrays the idea of an alternative transportation in front of an LIVE audience.
Our short recap video of the night:
The competition was tough, Anh competed against:
Jana Johnson: a 3D artist at Zynga. Website
Nambi Gardner: an architect formerly working for Gensler and now owns her own firm called GardnerDesignLab
Ray Sena: conceptual 3D artist. Website
It was definitely a nerve-wracking battle, considering the amount of talent of the competition. We all felt nervous as spectators, but imagine how Anh felt in the hot seat. In the end, Anh took 1st place with the design of the MAGIC CARPET.
I was sent this photo from my brother today while working.! (LOOK VERY CLOSELY!)
Last night was awesome! Thanks Cut&Paste for putting on such a good show. This was our first time attending a C&P event. The last few times C&P was in town, we never got to come and spectate. It took an invitation for Anh Nguyen to come and compete for the whole team to come witness AN AMAZING EVENT. Don't sleep on this event; its wildly fun, and if you haven't been before, the next design battle will be in LA (TBD) and London on April 26th.
Check out the Cut&Paste website for more info : www.cutandpaste.com
Last night, Anh Nguyen competed in the 3D Design battle. The design challenge was to design an alternative form of transportation in 20 minutes, which includes modeling, rendering and any post-production graphics. At the end of the 20 minutes, he needed to have two final renderings of your design. It should visually communicate that it's an alternative vehicle on its own.
It was definitely a nerve wrecking battle, considering the amount of talented people under one roof. We all felt nervous as spectators imagining how Anh felt in the hot seat. In the end, Anh took 1st place with the design of the MAGIC CARPET.
Now He's moving onto the semifinals in NEW YORK, with the date still to be determined. Mini roadtrip!
Anh T Nguyen of Creative Session has been asked to participate in the 2012 San Francisco Cut & Paste Design Show. Come hang out with us, check out other designers and watch live freestyle design battles! Dance, Drink and Go wild. For more info check out. CUT & PASTE
What's It Like Onstage? from Cut&Paste on Vimeo.
A mix put together for TWBE by Sixpack France
Sound Advice 95 : Sixpack France
01. Au pays des merveilles de Juliette by Yves Simon 02. Hard Coming Love by United States of America 03. It’s All Over Your Face by Ronnie Dyson 04. Operation by Yuck 05. Slow Jabroni by Surfer Blood 06. No Car No Blow Job by The Chinese Stars 07. Monk Time by The Monks 08. Concorde Square by Crispy Ambulance 09. Open the Wormhole in Your Heart by Warm Ghost 10. Shut Down by L.F.O 11. I by Labradford 12. Sporting Life by The Sea and Cake 13. I’m a Wonderful Thing by Kid Creole and The Coconuts 14. Kate by Ben Folds Five 15. No More Hot Dogs by Hasil Adkins 16. Deerfield Village by Rangers 17. Killin’ The Vibe by Ducktails 18. Get Around to It by Arthur Russell 19. End of time by The Black Dog 20. Endonesia by Above the Law
These came out last month but we've finally got our hands on them. Sorta slipped on reminding our selves to pre-order a pair of the Jordan 10's Chicago edition. But since we had an inside hook up. Went ahead and picked up a pair for our future baby.
The oldest living Industrial Designer- Eva Zeisel passed away the eve of 2012 but has left behind a legacy. She's inspiring the least to say.
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So you've seen this Mayo colored beanie with the custom leather patch. Do you want it? Well CS is giving one away. We've finalize the design of the leather patch and have a sample beanie with the original patch design sitting around! So we're giving this beanie out to our followers. -- (this will be the one and only beanie with this patch design.) Rules are simple- 1.LIKE us on facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/CREATIVEsession 2.Find this same photo and hit SHARE. Have your friends like the photo on your page. 3.The person with the most LIKES by sunday night. We will be sending them a beanie Monday Morning when we announce the winner.
So nearly a month from today I flew to Portland Oregon to see family and to attend the 2nd Annual NW SNEAKER EXPO at the Roseland Theater. We were invited to sell some CS gear and to shoot a feature video. A day ago I finally finished editing the feature and wrote a recap - summarizing our experience. Here is the video I made-- I'm literally done filming and editing for at least a month! HA!
Bro and I went sneaker shopping this weekend. Its too bad we didn't get a hold of those "CHI Jordan X" Wanted them so bad. So Sad. If anyone knows how I can still get a hold of a pair let me know. Anyway, the benefit of hooking folks up with our sticker is that it's refreshing to randomly spot it on the streets. Someone that knows about CS was here once. THANKS ANONYMOUS STICKER, STICKER.
So we've been sampling beanies from a few different resources. Working hard to really get what we like. I think we're getting close to something we are proud of and can sell to the general public! stay tune.
Ever since we"ve been toying with the idea of making custom leather patches to place on the back of our sweaters. We have gone a bit mad in designing new variations for upcoming beanies and hats that are yet to come.
I am really drawn to the last version with the bear integrated into the slots online cross. Something about that bridges the space for me. Our fans all voted for option 2.
Met TJ at the NW Sneaker Expo. He has some pretty awesome mixes. $25 MAG by BEATROX RECORDS
"Shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderella!"
--Anonymous
RECAP:
This past December, we spent some time in Portland, Oregon with friends and family for the holidays and to bring in the New Year by releasing our new "Homeward Bound" Collection.
We were invited to the 2nd Annual Sneaker Expo hosted by Ibeth Hernandez, Adam Illa Lewis, Blaze' Lamar & Jacob Robinson at the Roseland Theater. The team was definitely excited to attend the event and our expectations were high cause we know our friend Ibeth throws a mean party.
In addition to filming the event as a part of our "3 Minute" interview series, we also sold Creative Session gear. It was dope to be apart of the expo and to meet everybody who attended and/or was apart of the event.
The exposure in Portland was awesome; we had a ton of fun networking and filming. It was quite hectic, and our anxiety level went through the roof trying to capture everything at the event. I must admit I'm quite satisfied with the footage taken and the result of the final edit. We captured the essence of the show and hope this will excite viewers enough to attend the next NW Sneaker expo in 2012.
[SPECIAL THANKS] for taking the time to sit down with us. DjTj of BEATROX : http://thedjtj.com/ AyeLogics : http://ayelogics.com J Kin : http://jaykinlive.com Blaze' : http://whothatkid.com Sir Michael Rocks : http://sirmichaelrocks.com/
Here is the video:
Another element under the Creative Session umbrella was a photo booth area. Here are some photos taken of our fans, supporters, and new acquaintances – they sure had some fun with them. It was such a great opportunity to meet so many folks in the industry. If you took photos of the event, please Email us we will be happy to post them on our site!
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Ever since Hova & Yeezy's "Watch The Throne" Album has been released I've been hearing a little too much of watching your throne this, watch your throne that. This is an homage to the departure of the symbol of highness and keeping us grounded. We wanted to capture the idea that the throne is a temporary seat. Its a piece of furniture something you own and could discard at a certain point in your life. Now I do not want to disregard the emotions and the psychological attachment a throne has to a kings, queen or a kingdom in history but we can only fight one battle and I choose to stand firmly that its merely just a seat. Sneak peek:
we are also bringing back the "I CS SF" in this HEART OF GOLD version:
