shapeshifters tag feed: losangeles

Band seeks exposure abroad

pstap — thu, 10 may 2007 10:31:33 -0700

Greetings all, my name is Patrick and I play in an indie/electronica band called Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Based out of Los Angeles, we have recieved quite a bit of positive attention in our relatively short career, with songs being featured on national radio and television. Some bands we are often compared to are The Notwist, Lali Puna and the Postal Service. We are trying to gain more recognition overseas, ultimately hoping to tour, and I was hoping that the shapeshifters community could help me get in touch with any appropriate organizations or people that would be interested in helping us out. i.e. European festivals, magazines, websites, labels, or any sort of individuals who would be interested in supporting our music. You can read more about us at our website, http://www.lettingup.com, or listen to our tunes at http://www.lettingup.com
Thank you very much!

Goulash, Disco and Space Cowboys

storytracker — thu, 03 may 2007 13:26:04 -0700

Here are some impressions of May 5: Shapeshifters at Cecile´s Compound.

Pecha kucha -- an inspiring experience!

Nicola — thu, 19 apr 2007 18:46:55 -0700

Looking for a little architectural/design/photographic/artistic inspiration or interaction?

I recommend a visit to a pecha kucha night -- I had my first taste when one was held in Auckland recently and found a packed room of various creative worlds happily colliding, sharing and mixing.

The pre-arranged participants in pecha kucha were given the chance to tell the crowd about their design, new building, piece of furniture, photographs or thoughts they wished to share.

They did this with twenty images, and each image was shown for 20 seconds. People talked along with their slides, one guy played some music.

Presenters (and much of the audience) were from the design, architecture, photography, art and creative fields.

It was a fantastic way to see what was happening Auckland, and meet other creative people.

These events, orginally started in Tokyo by a British architect, are run around the world, and participation is encouraged by anyone who has something to show or say.

I'm sure there would be plenty of shapeshifters who would enjoy an outing to one of these!

Check out their international homepage : http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

Seeding Shapeshifters: send your favourites

ericpoe — sun, 11 feb 2007 11:19:45 -0800

Shapeshifters will soon be going on a seeding tour again which allows us to meet creatives face-to-face and introduce them to the world of shapeshifters. As always we plan to hold briefings in a number of places:

Boston
New York City
New Orleans
Boulder
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Portland
Vancouver
Toronto
The Carribean (no specific destination specified yet)

Any suggestions whom we should invite to a shapeshifter briefing in these places?
Your hints are highly appreciated (and will help to shape the community based on your expectations).

China Town & Culver City

motmot — thu, 25 jan 2007 14:26:00 -0800

If you visit Los Angeles and would like to see what is going on in the young art world, go to Chinatown in downtown L.A. and find out for yourself. Mixed in with souvenir shops you'll find different galleries that show young artists. Check out Trudi, a gallery in a closet space, that currently features artist's book publishing company http://www.2ndcannons.com

There is also 2642 La Cienega in Culver City and all the galleries along this strip. My favorite piece of art I saw was a Hummer made out of vinyl cloth and thread by Margarita Cabrera, a young Texas artist at http://www.2ndcannons.com

Business Matters

motmot — thu, 25 jan 2007 13:52:30 -0800

While visiting Los Angeles in January, I thought, "why not connect with the grahic design community of the city?"
I've signed up for a business lecture for graphic designers organized by the AIGA (American Institute of Grapic Arts) and it was a great experience. This series of lectures is geared towards the creative worker, who studied art, but not business. Not did I only learn a lot, Errol Gerson was a great speaker and offered to answer all remaining or future questions via email. He continues his lectures in February and March. Don't miss them if you are in town!
http://www.aigalosangeles.org/events/archives/001951.php