the blog of makemassair

Ahead of Friday’s Tate Britain screening of the AV project sevenzero (feedback from the screening coming up in a bit), I decided I needed some business cards to promote myself. Despite having been operating as a full time freelancer since February 2009 all my work has been in the digital/online domain and I’d not needed a business card. Having them now makes me feel that little bit more business like. Not that I didn’t feel that way before, but there is something satisfying in saying:

Please, have one of my business cards. I look forward to hearing from you soon…

So these are my business cards. Printed locally on 350gsm card. I think they came out brilliantly. I have been promising on Twitter that I would put them up for people to see. So true to my word here you go:

And the artwork, designed by yours truly of course:

If you would like one of these highly collectible, and limited edition cards (hahaha), get in contact.

offshoot

As any of you who follow me on Twitter, or are friends with me on Facebook know, I like sharing a lot of the awesome stuff I come across. Previously I’ve either shared 140 characters worth of Twitter or otherwise have got together a post on this blog. However, I want to keep this blog devoted and dedicated to makemassair specific bits. Be they updates on projects, working methods for myself or related to my freelance work and so on. For the other “offshoot” stuff I am now using the great service Posterous provide.

I’ve also, as of last week, started a sort of mini, yet ongoing project “daily inspiration”

I’m going to post a new blog entry every week day comprising of something inspiration to me. This could be, well I dunno if I’m honest. Obvious examples would be particular music releases, films, events, artists, film makers, animals… who knows. I very much welcome your comments be they in agreement or otherwise and I encourage you to hit me back in the comments with your similar or other wise inspirations.

So far we have the following.

• daily inspiration 005 “Creativity vs Education”
• daily inspiration 004 “Flightpattern”
• daily inspiration 003 “A Novel Reason”
• daily inspiration 002 / Bridget Riley
• daily inspiration 001 / Richie Hawtin – Decks, EFX & 909

UPDATE. I have since decided to do the daily inspiration posts, on this blog as “inspiring”. Nearly all of the inspiration posts are likely to be visual in nature, so it makes sense to have them on this, my visual design blog.

As for makemassair the freelancing creative, what am I currently up to?

Well in a few weeks I’ll have my first label specific DJ mix available. It’s going to be bundled as part of the new Militant Science Records release (on  December 24th I am reliably informed). It’s going to be a Juno exclusive but we are also looking to release it as a limited edition CD.

I kick off 2010 with the première of an AV ambient inspired video “sevenzero” at Tate Britain as part of the Late at Tate events. (some more info here). Really excited by that.

I’m also continuing work with Sample Remix, midnightminustwo and most recently Subslayers and developing the sevenzero concept into a performable project.

2010 is going to be a good year. Can’t wait.

Hi.

Over (hopefully) the next week or two, makemassair and this blog will be changing design. Recently I split up the MANTIS radio from the makemassair site and gave it it’s own home, with the intention of stripping down makemassair and pushing it into a better site for my portfolio.

This would be the first post on the brand new (3rd time lucky) makemassair blog. On here you will find posts highlighting things I find of interest or updates on relating to my visual activity; my DJing, radio show and audio explorations; projects; or just general rambing.

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Peace.