Formed in 2005, the pair has been collaborating, on and off, since 1998. Though they went separate routes – Jesse taking a brief break from music, and Al moving to New York where he worked at studios like Sound on Sound and Chung King recording artists as diverse as Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, and David Clayton Thomas – the friends remained in contact, trading tapes of their individual, unreleased forays into dance music. This studio success naturally led to Al’s being at the helm early in 2002 when Jesse was looking for fresh production ideas to compliment his band, Death From Above 1979. Jesse and Al worked 15 hours a day in the studio together to complete DFA 79’s “You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine”, a red-hot masterpiece that fuses the energy of rock and roll with the oomph of disco that received rave reviews and spawned hit singles like “Romantic Rights,” and “Black History Month.” It also gave rise to Jesse and Al’s resolve to start their own project.
Kavinsky, also known as Vincent Belorgey, is a French electro house artist, and has released two EPs on the Record Makers label : Teddy Boy in 2006 and 1986 in 2007. In 2008, he has released his newest EP, Blazer, on fool’s gold label. He has been remixed by SebastiAn and other prominent electro artists. Kavinsky has also toured alongside Daft Punk, The Rapture, Justice, and SebastiAn in 2007.
Alexander Ridha (Alex Ridha / Kid Alex) began producing electro tracks as Boys Noize in 2003. Shortly after, he came into contact with DJ Hell, who signed the first Boys Noize single to International Gigolo Records. The second Boys Noize single came out on Datapunk Records (courtesy of Anthony Rother - producer of Sven Väth & DJ Hell). Since then, Boys Noize has remixed the works of bands like Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, The Living Things, Marilyn Manson, Tiga or The Kreeps, Feist, and many more.
Boys Noize’s debut album ‘Oi Oi Oi’ was released in September 2007 on his own Boys Noize Records. The album contains singles “Don’t Believe the Hype” and “Lava Lava”. Select tracks from this album were remixed and released as an EP, Oi Oi Oi Remixed, in 2008.
Lil bit of Swedish goodness for you from Familjen (“The Family”) --the name used for the solo electronic music projects of Johan T Karlsson. Hailing from Hässleholm, now living in Stockholm, Sweden. This video won a Grammy award for best video in Sweden in 2007.
umm... Awesome! The new Diana Instant Back makes me very, very excited. Did you know about this? Would it even work? It's a $100...
Description: Diana Instant Back+: With the Diana Instant Back+ create all Diana+'s looks in an instant photo! Easily attach it to the back of any Diana+ camera and load with Fujifilm Instax Mini. Works with all Diana+ lenses and accessories and develops in about 90 seconds!
Tierney Gearon had an opening of her solo show, Explosure, last month at ACE Gallery in Beverly Hills. The photographs are double exposures, and everything is done within the camera, no retouching or external manipulation involved. cooL!
Hey let's take the opportunity, since we're in Los Angeles, to see her work!? It's being showcased till the end of the month, free admission and parking. I read her photos are amazing in person... Here is more of her work.
ACE GALLERY BEVERLY HILLS Institute of Contemporary Art 9430 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90212