Nabovarsel is kicking the scene in gear once again in Bergen, hot in the heels of the Ekko festival. I would say that anyone in Bergen should make sure to come, but anyone living there reading this are already going. What do you guys think about the poster?
I often get requests to do stuff for free, like most people in the creative business. Usually I would love to help them, but resources are limited, so referring to this chart helps. Feel free to share it.
The wonderful girls at Fin magazine just launched their newest edition, with moi in it.
The interview was super funny, and they managed to boil down my batshit theories to an actually coherent article. Way to go, girls.
I just finished up an edit slash remix I did of “Iko iko“, an old folk tune usually sung during Mardi Gras, later made into a pop song, and thus covered by artists throughout the 20th century. My version is based on the 90’s version by the Belle stars(used in the soundtrack for Rain man), I took out an awful saxophone from it, put in some modern synths and played around with the arrangement, making it more DJ-friendly. Have a listen to those drums!
It’s a free download, so get’em while you can.
Untz Untz, a record label run by two friends of mine in Bergen, are about to release a single for Njaal, which is a guy you may have heard about before around here. The cover art was done by Uniforms and Dropouts, and label boss Eirik asked me to help out with the typography treatment. And I am happy to oblige, of course.
It’s worth to note that this is my all-time favourite track from Njaal, so I’m very happy to be part of it in any way. I’ve used early pre-released versions of this track as secret Dj weapons, and watched the audience go nuts to these beautiful arpeggio lines. I mean, just listen to it!
This is the first version I did, taking the dirty cover around for a spin with some glitter. The idea of fake gold I thought had a good connection with the rest of the cover. The typeface is Airship. 
In the end, I would up going at it from a different approach, to try to match the grittiness of it instead of contrasting it. Typeface is Tondu, here goes. 
In other, more personal news, things are going just dandy here in Copenhagen. I’ve made lots of new friends, and the hunt for clients and friendly agencies is going good. I just had a great meeting with Nille from Goodmorning Technology, and I’m meeting lots of cool folks over at Likemind.
I’m also keeping pretty busy with several projects that you will hear about soon on this very blog, so stay tuned and you’ll hear all about it!
Hey, I just finished my new mixtape, called The Audit. I’ll let the music speak for itself on this one, so have a listen, and holler out in the comments if you can dig (or cannot).
The tape will be available on Soundcloud for a limited time though, but I’ll keep the download link active for as long as I can. So yeah, click here to download, y’all.
Hey, I just got my new print portfolio back from the printers! Being the new kid in town in Copenhagen means I need something to show I can walk the walk, whenever someone wants to talk shop.
I’ve chosen a pretty unconventional format, A5. It’s way easier to handle than a bulky A3 folder, and the way it will be used, it will work way better in a lookbook format. I’ve also printed six copies, so VIP’s can have one to keep. Each project gets a title page on colored 80gram paper, and the pieces themselves gets a whopping 200 grams. It’s practically a stack of postcards.
I’ve also glue-bound them myself, a surprisingly simple method of getting a very professional finish.
Our fancy camera is outta town, so the documentation is all with my smaller camera. But the pieces should speak for themselves, I guess.
The rest of the weekend were spent the real street finals, with these darlings:
By the way, you can download the whole rag to watch on your computer right here.
This is an illustration I did for my recent print portfolio update. Did not end up using it, however.
In other news, I got interviewed by the girls from Fin mag a few days ago, in addition to the one I did together with Kiyoshy for the Raff week in Bergen. Neither are published yet, so keep your pants on. (EDIT: the Fin mag interview is live, at fin-mag.no) Also, you might have gotten the memo earlier about me and my missus packing up and moving to Copenhagen. We’ll be hanging around being so damn danish you wouldn’t see the difference between us and a slice of salami.
Speaking for myself, I’ll go into overly social mode, attending everything and shooting business cards around with a cannon. If you know any decent design offices in the big C, let me know!
Expect lots of updates with pastry based photography in the coming weeks. No, I’m kidding. Although probably not.
Here is a quick shot of the street level of our new apartement. Peace.
There has been a lot of writing about what happened in Oslo and at Utøya last friday. I feel I am unable to write very much about it, but suffice to say, this has been a defining day for Norway. The people have shown their compassion, our leaders their strength and maturity.
I remember fondly going to summer camp at Utøya when I was fifteen. It was the greatest summer I can remember, I even had a summer fling with a girl from up north at that island. My hope is that the kids will come back, to resist the hate, and show everyone that we won’t be bucked down by this crap, our love will grow even stronger, not just for each other up here, but for everyone in the global community.
I found this quote from a german newspaper article floating around:
“Even in their deepest sorrow the Norwegians don’t get hysterical. They resist the hate. It is amazing to see how politicians and the whole country reacts. They are sad to the deepest thread of their souls. They cry in dignity. But nobody swears to take revenge. Instead they want even more humanity and democracy. That is one of the most remarkable strengths of that little country.” (source)
Let’s dedicate our lives to show this pathetic terrorist he was wrong all the time. Let’s make a world that doesen’t build walls between “us” and “them”, but one that heads over for a cup of tea.
Man dreper ikke folk man er glad i. Så la oss lage en verden som innbyr til å være glad i hverandre.
I just finished implementing the new website for Nabovarsel, a music culture collective (I’d call it an institution) that I myself am also a part of here in Bergen. The old one used a slightly edited version of the default twenty ten theme for wordpress, so it’s safe to say it was ripe for picking down. The new one is a ever so slightly altered version of Sight, from WPShower. It fits us perfectly, as it has a smarter layout, better focus above the fold, and lots of small neat things.
But whatever, dudes. Just go check it out, that’s all I’m saying.Oh and by the way, the Fanzine I made for them is still available in the store, you know.
