300 post later and this blog is still going and getting better all the time. I want to thank each and everyone of you that comes to my blog and reads, shares and enjoys what I'm doing. I appreciate your support and also don't be afraid to leave a comment or two. I'm always interested in what you have to say as a reader.

So now that I'm done being sappy let get into the new release of Playlist-17. I decided to mix together a short mix of some ambient style tracks this time around. I haven't done a mixed playlist in a minute so I thought it was appropriate.

In this mix I used Shigeto's sample of "Grandmas Words Rise Out of the Stone" in the beginning and end of this mix. Shigeto, I have to give you props on this sample and the track. So with that said, if you want to hear more Shigeto then head over to his site where you can download his NEW EP What We Held On To for FREE. If you also get a chance check out some of the other artist like Aether, Solvent, Flying Lotus and
Gold Panda. All great artist. So go ahead and have listen or download or if you want share this mix.


Cover art by: Damion Schweizer

Tracklist

1. Grandmas Words Rise Out of the Stone by Shigeto
2. Intro/A Cosmic Drama by Flying Lotus
3. Dajame Dormir by Aether
4. Solar Fields by Sky Trees
5. Ketto by Bonobo
6. After the Smoke by Shigeto
7. Built in Microphones by Solvent
8. How to Dress Well by Ready for the World
9. Dances and strategies by Solvent
10. You by Gold Panda
11. Cremona Memories by Keep Shelly in Athens

I have finally generated a new website which showcases my photography and graphic design works. To build it I used WIX.com which is a Webtop publishing platform that lets users create any kind of web content (web sites, widgets, blogs, myspace layouts) and publish that content anywhere they want. WIX provides all that you require to create adequate exposure. It offers a simpler, faster and better ways for you to build Flash web content. Another great thing about this platform is that you can have an amazing flash website without needing to know any code. Wix does this without the need to use complex publishing systems and without being constrained by the limitations of template based solutions. It also provides a simple SEO friendly solution to make sure you're getting found online. You get all this absolutely free although if you're looking for more perks then maybe upgrading to a monthly plan might be your deal.

This will be my second site that I have built using this publishing platform and I couldn't be happier with the outcomes of both sites. If your an entrepreneur and your looking for a way to build a site for your business with ease then give WIX.com a try. If your interested in checking out my portfolio website then click the image below or click the portfolio button in the main menu.



via: Graphic Design Blog, Crunchbase

My birthday was last month and I wanted to do something fun and different. So I decided to head over to Daytona, FL to hang with some friends and go surfing. Now I don't get to do a lot of surfing here on the Tampa side due to the lack of waves. So Daytona was an upgrade for me.

While on my trip I wanted to capture some of the moments but I wanted to try something different. I wanted to get a underwater camera and see what kind of effects that I could capture with this camera. So below are some of the pictures that were taken from the surfing trip. Although I do want to mention that the first two pictures were taken on Clearwater Beach, FL after my surfing trip. Hope you enjoy. If you want to see more of my photography you can check out my Flickr account. I will also have a new photography/design website coming soon!

Recently I have become interested in taking photography pictures with a manual camera. I didn't have one so I was in the market of purchasing a film camera. I was telling a friend of mine about the interest I had in using a manual camera. She advised me that she had a manual camera that she would let me borrow to see if it was something that really interested me. I was excited because I would have something to test out and work with. So she let me borrow her Olympus OM10 Film Camera.

Once I had read the whole entire manual online a couple of times I was ready to give it a try. So on a really hot Sunday I went to Philippe Park in Safety Harbor, Florida to find some shoots of awesomeness. It was quite fun to say the least. I also did not alter them in Photoshop so they are all raw images. So below are some of the shoots that I took from my little photography journey of Philippe Park.

On a Side Note

After today I start my Vacation and will be heading to Tennessee for Bonnaroo and I won't be able to write a post while I'm gone. Unfortunately, I'm the only person at this point that writes the posts. I am however working on having some ghost writers assist in helping bring good quality posts and different viewpoints to this blog. The next post will be on 06/15/2010.

Today I decided to finally start my Flickr account to share some of the photography shoots that I have taken over the last couple of months. I personally enjoy taking photos of nature and adding a little bit of a vintage look feel to them. There is something nostalgic when being in nature and that is what I try and capture. In my mind when I'm taking a picture I can already visually see it in a different light and layer context. I don't only just take nature shoots but that seems to be what I enjoy taking the most at this point. I'm still in my infant stage of photography and I look forward to learning more techniques and getting inspiration from others. In the meantime enjoy some of shoots. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. If you want to add me to your Flickr account click here to add me.

Last Thursday when I was in Ohio I played at a Sushi Spot called: Kasai. Nice place. I had an amazing time eating good sushi and playing with my DJ friends from back up north. Dom and Diddle both played some good tunes to keep me listening while delighting in my decadent sushi. If you didn't get a chance to listen to the live stream of my set then don't you worry your little self's because I recorded a mix the night before. So have a listen to Thoroughly Raw or download the set here.



Cover Art by: Damion Schweizer