work with me!
… a wonderful marriage of music, design and marketing. Clients include: Wintersleep, Hey Rosetta!, Postdata, Matt Mays, The Novaks, and many more. Plus, be a part of the concert promotion team – Bloc Party, Queens of the Stone Age, Feist and countless others. Live the dream.
Graphic Design / Web Marketing position available.
Sonic Entertainment Group is a collection of companies encompassing the following: Sonic Records (record label), Sonic Concerts (concert promotion), Quay Entertainment (artist management), The Sonic Temple (recording studio) and Phillips Public Relations.
http://www.sonicentertainmentgroup.com
Skills required:
* Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
* Comfortable in Adobe inDesign or Quark.
* Proficient in front-end website development (HTML, CSS, etc.) and current best-practices.
* Ability to deploy simple content management solutions, or manipulate existing CMS strategies, i.e.: Wordpress.
* Understanding of web marketing and social media with its practical use in the realm of artist and concert promotion.
* Ability to execute simple Flash designs an asset.
* Ability to innovate or think creatively in planning campaigns to reach audiences.
* Ability to adapt and upgrade your skill set.
* Knowledge of the music industry an asset, as well as the importance of the web in the current landscape of music promotion.
Duties include:
Plan and execute marketing campaigns in support of our artists, be it album releases or tours, etc. Design advertisements for both print and web campaigns. Design and manage company and artist websites. Design album artwork and promotional material for artists. Work amongst team to manage online sales, digital distribution and direct-to-fan relationships.
Atmosphere:
Some projects are deadline oriented, while others will require you to be self-motivated. You will work in collaboration with or under the guidance of a small team. Being passionate about music is a definite asset.
Please submit portfolio and resume electronically, and electronically ONLY, to job.at.sonic@gmail.com. Walk-ins are not appreciated. This is an entry-level position at 40 hours per week. Professional freelancers who can commit to being in-house (downtown Halifax) for approximately 20 hours per week will also be considered.
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the dudes!
vote for it at this year’s Bucky Awards.
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analog / basement style. excuse the phone-quality photos.

isolating guitar amp:


3D draw-rings
Bonus points for the Neil.
Some of the scrawls and sketches remind me of older Buck 65 records:


Lil’ Willy, Hurrilame
I just got in from a run with (Hurricane) Bill. Moderately heavy rain at best. Underwhelming.
But look at this surf forecast! 35.5 foot swells in Lawrencetown!

Unfortunately I saw none of this action from my downtown locale. Last night I made jean short cut-offs while listening to Hall & Oates, and I still feel tougher than Hurricane Bill.
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An 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. What would the jazz masters sound like on a Nintendo Entertainment System? Coltrane on a C-64? Mingus on Amiga?
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