money....makes you think...

Graff workshops on the way! Hoorah!

Yo yo yo!!
Ok, so "Teem180" is expanding soon - as well as the Beatbox workshops (which continue to grow), there will be 'Graffiti workshops' and also 'Workshop' workshops on offer!

The graff workshops are quite exciting for me, because i am really looking forward to developing the whole 'artistic' side of stuff. As well as offering large mural pieces, i will aim to push the canvass side of things - which makes sense as i make my own canvasses, so hopefully it should be fun to start right at the start of a project, as well as the portability aspect being really good!

So....that means lots more 'black book' stuff starting - ill post a few ideas as we go along to keep y'all posted!

The 'How to Workshop' workshops are also exciting as the scope for theory is huge. The main theory and inspirations come from TED that has fantastic talks and presentations from all sorts of people - check it out peeps!

So, surely i can find lots to blog about - the only question is do you wanna hear it! Ha ha ha!

Performing...

Its mad recently....i have been getting the opportunity to beatbox and perform to some really cool people - loads of 'key people' as well. That is in terms of people for getting the work of the Inspire Arts trust, where i am currently in a role as "Team Lead".

I do get to work with some great people, and they are really game to use their artforms (dance, singing, DJing etc...) to reach people.
And i of course get to beatbox!

Actually, last night, i was hosting a 'Black Tie' charity event in Bristol. Kind of funny i suppose, cause i wouldn't say i was posh enough for it! Ha ha!!
Anyway, the night carried on, people networked, talked, ate, drank, drank some more and watched the guys and gals do their dancing and singing. Beatbox was in full effect, and i managed to get the whole room trying it as well - brilliant!

I have been seeking more opportunities to perform recently, and i really feel like when i get the chance, its God who opens the doors up! I just rock up and spit - but hey....I'm sure God uses it!

So, ill let you know when the new stuff gets up on the web, but till then....

Keep on keepin on x

Talent Vs Judges

OK...so i sound like an old whining bloke - maybe i am, but i think i share this opinion with many - a pure hatred for "X-factor".

I think the thing that gets me is not the fact that the 'Talent' has gone down, or that too many people are now deliberately doing rubbish acts so that they get fame for nothing ("DJ Talent", etc..etc...), but the fact that the "Judges" hold SO much power over the general public.

Now, sure...the 'Judges' have experience etc...but the thing is, its the fact that whatever they say, THATS what the public then believe about life. So i guess that my hate of the XFactor show isn't necessarily about the 'Talent' but rather that these 'judges' get to play god about things.

The bottom line is, "Who cares wot you think!"
I thought that the original concept was quite good - rebel against the Industry....let the public have their say...find an 'everyday' hero.
But actually, i realise that the 'Industry' now use the Xfactor as their puppet.

Man...cynical or what? I just want the public to start making up their own mind and do their own searching, rather than waiting to be spoonfed this 'who knows what' from "experts".

Really...who cares. Talent is thin on the ground - its only a matter of time till it gets axed.

I hope.

off again...

Hey!
Its Luv Esther time again - Bolton here we come.
Its gonna be a long day, but fun I think (especially once we hit the Over tired stage!).
Being on stage is always fun so ill tell U about things when i get back!
x

good advice to succeed...

Ok, so i was surfin the ol' internet (well...stumbling actually) and i came across a great site with the top 7 tips for success, as quoted by a guy who was giving the advice to new starters in business.

Before we go any further though, here is a nice picture of 2 penguins.
Nothing to do with this post, its just that 'blog posts' with images get more attention.
Ok?

Right....lets get on with it.

Some tips were common sense, and some were really good.
When i find the link, ill post it, but otherwise search out some stuff y'aself (go on...don't be a lazy ass!)

So - wot was the best tip?


This one:
Don't listen to the bad comments or advice (i knew this - obvious!!) and don't listen to the good comments (didn't realise this one...) - just get on with what your passion is.

Hmmm....controversial eh!? I guess that we can spend so much time 'filtering' out the good from the bad, or trying to censor the comments that we end up worrying what people think of us. Stuff it...just get on with it....

I like that.

Want another tip?...try this punk -
"be yourself coz life is short".

Later x

Paint tips #1

So....graffiti - love it.
The good stuff, that is!

Here's a tip.

In this picture, you can see various brands of paint


Krylon, Montana, Belton to name some well know brands, and they all have their own ways of showing what colour the paint is. The most common way is to have the lid the same colour as the paint (like the Krylon Black). Or more modern tins have a collar on the top - again, the same colour as the paint.

So?........well its OK if you are looking at the tins in daylight. The lids look EXACTLY the same as the paint.
But....if you are painting at night, then things get weird.
The lids change colour due to the orange street lights in our streets, and then it gets hard to figure out what you are painting with, so this is what you do:

1. Get rid of the lids - pretty much a waste of time anyway.
2. keep the caps (or nozzles) seperate - you dont have a lid to protect it anyway, and you want to be using the most appropriate cap for the job anyway (thin (skinny) or wide (fat)).
3. Get out your marker and write on the bottom like this:

That way, even in the dark you know what the colour is that you are using!
NICE!

Now, you just gotta remember to fetch your sketch along with ya (not your black book, coz if you lose that!.....)
Thats pretty much it for this 1st tip.

But remember kids....keep it real...keep it legal!
(my mum would want me to say that....)
Soon...a video for ya! I'll show ya how to mix the paint in style and all Ninja like!
Laters x