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Cashmere Event Announcement: Ableton Live Workshop

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:33:49 +0000

FREE EVENT TONIGHT! Come see a Cashmere fave, Thavius Beck for Production 101 at the Downtown Independent!

Look, Learn, and Listen at one of the most unique events in Los Angeles tonight from 7pm-Midnight.

Thavius Beck (Photo courtesy of Azul 213 Amaral)

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about the most creative piece of music software available, and to see three incredibly talented electronic musicians apply what they’ve learned right before your very eyes.

The Production 101 workshop event returns in full form tonight at the Downtown Independent theatre. For those of you who attended last month’s hit event, you have a good idea of what to expect, for those of you who missed it, this is the breakdown:

7pm-9pm: Thavius Beck, certified Ableton Live trainer and Dubspot Instructor will host a workshop on production tips and techniques using Ableton Live. He’ll cover whatever topics that are most relevant to those in attendance, he’ll get to as much as he can in the time provided, and answer questions briefly afterwards.

9pm-10pm: DJ HERU, the resident DJ, will be spinning and pushing the limits of the Independent’s brand new sound system.

10pm-Midnight: Performances from a trio of artists.

K-the-I??? will be doing an instrumental set with the Launchpad, while Jeremy Ellis will be showing off his MPC skills along with Free The Robots.

Live visuals for the entire night will be provided by OICHO Video. The entire night is FREE, thanks to Dubspot, Ableton, and Novation.

Check out the video below of Ableton Live Video Tutorial ‘Chopping Samples’ with Thavius Beck and we hope to see you there tonight!!!

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Arthur Verocai Blesses Los Angeles with Live Performance

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:39:40 +0000

This past Friday at the historic Los Angeles Theatre Center, Cashmere Agency was on hand to experience the famed Brazilian composer, Arthur Verocai, bless LA with a very rare live performance!

Presented by the good folks at VTech Phones and close friends at Mochilla, Verocai and vocalist Diana Booker, serenaded the 200+ individuals who were in attendance with 10 tracks from his 1972 self-titled album, including “Caboclo,” “Sylvia,” and the ever so popular “Seriado.” And if that wasn’t enough, the very talented musician/composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, started off the night with several songs with his violin quartet, Quartetto Fantastico.

Check out the exclusive photos courtesy of the wonderful Azul “213″ Amaral!

If you are unfamiliar with VTech and Mochilla’s Timeless series please make sure you go to Mochilla’s website to check it out!

All photos courtesy of Azul "213" Amaral!

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Murs Creates Online Comic: MerchGirl

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:59:39 +0000

Hip-Hop artist Murs has hooked up with comic publisher Josh Blaylock (founder Devil’s Due Publishing) to create the online comic book series, MerchGirl: The Curse of Yumiko Morales.

Officially launched in April, MerchGirl tells the story of a young girl, Yumiko Morales, encountering strange and mysterious events while on tour with her boyfriend’s band, “Murder Acts.” Fans can follow the story-arc of the 10-chapter series online with streaming music via Merch-Girl.com. To enhance this groundbreaking effort, Murs and producer Foundation are creating 10 original songs to coincide with each chapter.

You can download the MerchGirl with popular comic book reader Graphic.ly and soon on iTunes with the ComiXology application. A print version of MerchGirl: The Curse of Yumiko Morales will be available in the future along with the soundtrack.

Check out some pages from MerchGirl below and head over to Merch-Girl.com to purchase the latest chapters.

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Mister Cartoon Tags NYC MetroPCS Stores

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:08:51 +0000

Celebrity tattoo artist Mister Cartoon and graffiti artists Cope2 and Sen2 partnered up with MetroPCS to bomb the windows of three of their New York City store locations. The communications provider hooked up with the three titans of street art to leave their mark on retail stores in Harlem and the Bronx.

For you Big Apple residents, you should head over to 115th & Lexington in Harlem, or E. Fordham & E. Kingsbridge Road or 3rd & E.151st in the Bronx to get an up close look at their work while you still can. The rest of you should definitely check out the footage from their covert graffiti mission below courtesy of OnSmash.com.

Mister Cartoon and crew's handiwork at the E. 151st St MetroPCS Bronx store

Cartoon leaving his mark at the Fordham St. MetroPCS store

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The Book of Eli Art Event!

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:45:08 +0000

“The Book of Eli” art event was held at Crewest Gallery on Thursday, January 14th during Downtown Los Angeles’ monthly art walk. It was a huge success with over 1,400 attendees and garnering coverage from top Hispanic outlets such as MTV3, LATV, NEWS2AIR, Purocine.com, NOTIMEX, Terra.com, CineMovie.tv, Channel 62’s “Estrellas Hoy” and NEW2AIR, just to name a few. Celebrity guest and Spanish rockstar, Beto Cueva, was in attendance and interviewed with the aforementioned media. Entertainment included live art provided by Spanish artists Unification Theory (Man One, Ritzy Perlwinkle, and Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca) painting on canvases and wood panels of images inspired by the movie, looped trailer of the movie projected throughout the event, and a DJ playing live music. Complimentary beverages were provided by Jarritos and various “The Book of Eli” promotional items were distributed throughout the night.

The event was very interactive for attendees with the live art and music. It also successfully engaged bystanders to walk into Crewest Gallery to check out the event because of the interactivity within the event. Fans of Cueva were ecstatic to be able to catch a glimpse of the star. In addition, multiple conversations were sparked throughout the event talking about the art in connection with the movie along with the music. Check out some of the photos from the night!

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DJ Quik Says “Don’t Criticize…Hyperize!”

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:09:19 +0000

Check out the latest Nike commercial featuring music from Cashmere’s homie DJ Quik and NBA stars Kevin Durant, Mo Williams, Rashard Lewis and Andre Iguodala. The commercial supports Nike’s campaign for the Hyperize shoe. Check out the video below…It’s a guaranteed upper for those Monday blues!

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We Love Gatorade!!!

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:03:24 +0000

Last night Cashmere got to attend one of the dopest parties!! Hosted by Gatorade, the party was in honor of famed BMX rider Nigel Sylvester and a handful of friends and tastemakers in Hermosa Beach, CA. Spit Studio, owned by action sports photographer Bo Bridges, was the spot to celebrate the finale of Nigel’s Because I Grind Tour. The party also served as a kick-off for his upcoming collaboration with notable hip-hop producer The Alchemist. Special guest DJ Biz Markie manned the turntables with treats provided by Green Truck and Coolhause.

If you missed out on this epic night, check out the photos below!

Courtesy of Transworld.com

Courtesy of Azul “213″ Amaral

Watch Biz Get Busy

Special guest DJ Biz Markie holds down the 1s and 2s at the Because I Grind event at Spit Studio in Hermosa Beach, CA

23 Now. Then. Forever

In honor of renowned basketball player Michael Jordan’s induction to the Hall of Fame, Gatorade released a Limited Edition Jordan series package. The package is dedicated to MJ’s soar to greatness and is titled “23 Then. Now. Forever.” Only 23 tastemaker packages were created. The package includes a Gatorade “G” sports towel, six limited edition Gatorade bottles signed by Michael Jordan and an exclusive Sony portable reader system with a special message from MJ himself.

Get an inside glimpse of the “23 Now. Then. Forever” Tastemaker Package! Ted Chung, President of Doggystyle Records was one of only 23 lucky people to receive this exclusive package. Watch Ted and producer Terrace Martin in the studio previewing Kurupt’s new Street Lights album as the package is delivered. Big up to Nekeda for hookin’ it up!

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We All Love “The Simple Things”

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:45:01 +0000

Recently at the Switzerland Art Basel, world renowned art icon Takashi Murakami displayed his latest art installation. As a collaboration with Pharrell, Murakami centered this piece “The Simple Things,” around Pharrell’s everyday essentials (Pepsi, Doritos, Ice Cream Sneakers and more — If you as me, those brands need to pay for ad placement!!). Since P-Man had a hand in this installation, you know one part or another had to be dripping with diamonds…Check out the photos below!

Spotted @ Hypebeast

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Google Wave

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:44:35 +0000

Never fails…leave it up to Google to create somethign so genius!! Since everyone is on this Twiiter, Facebook and social networking hype, Google decided to create a program that fuses e-mail, instant messaging, and content sharing into something resembling a cross between Twitter, Facebook, and your standard email platform.

Google Wave, which is expected to release later on this year, “combines conversation-type communication and collaboration-type communication,” Lars Rasmussen, a software engineering manager at Google and the project’s co-founder. What is great about the Wave is it can be shared and it streams live! Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then the playback option lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.

For more information on Google Wave click (here)

Spotted at MediaPost.com

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Os Gemeos “Vertigem” Exhibition

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:27:14 +0000

The famous brotherly duo, Os Gemeos of Brasil have opened their newest exhibition, “Vertigem.” Premiering last month, the brothers showcased their amazing work at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro. Primarily known for their urban/street art murals, the brothers decided to take it to another level by displaying a variety of 3D installments. But don’t let me tell you how amazing their works are…you be the judge. The show ends on May 17th, 2009. Check out the photos below.

Spotted @ Hypebeast

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