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Alex, artist & designer

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About Me

Even though I wrote script for years and made Indie films with classes I taught, I never took my own work seriously. I'm doing a bit of that these days - taking myself seriously. I love the movie world - not just the end product, but the creative processes and the problem solving, too. I am one of those fans that studies commentaries. Though I haven't made a film in 2 years, reading a script can still inspire me in other artistic endeavors.

I like to listen to music while I work. Since I put many hours into whatever I am doing, often digital art (some call it graphic design), I need a lot of music. So, thank you, musicians and music appreciators for the tunes and bands I find through MySpace friends.

BTW, one of my current ventures involves book covers for e-authors and am a Covey Awards judge for trailer and cover art. Come see what we're doing! (Link below)

"Covey Judges are an elite group of people who have been invited to judge for The New Covey Awards." Thank you, Covey!

I went to California Institute of the Arts and got spoiled. Synthesizers. Plastics. T'ai Chi Chuan. Film and Lithography. I got moshed in dance classes and owned several pianos (at the same time). But that was then.

I have always done some kind of artistic thing every day - from painting, photoshopping or sculpting to cooking, gardening or writing. I need artists around me more than ever. The exotic. The extreme. The esoteric. I need more creative design influences around me and to that end, I want to reconnect. I need to draw again. I need to cut and drill and project. I need to do more. I need to be in touch - with you.

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Remember, the world is not everywhere the same: ..
Mind The Gap- The Bangkok Train - More amazing videos are a click away

WANT MUSIC? Checkout my Noisehead playlist: http://www.noisehead.com/alex.html

I like to listen to Eddie with electronic music in the background:

Try it: choose a tune you like from Beat Port below, then start Eddie. (You might want to turn off the background music, first;)

My Interests

Nature of existence, consciousness and possibilities

Michio Kaku

Someone who sees things as I do. The Hour: Eddie Izzard

For those of you that really like giraffe jokes... a surprise!

There is music to this next video, so turn off my background tune & enjoy!

Oh, yeah...and my music store: www.burnlounge.com/dropkickcat

I'd like to meet:

Musicians. Artists. Film makers. Script writers. You.

Oh, and I like cats and cat lovers.

I wouldn't mind meeting Nelly Furtado, either.

Music:

Electronic, House, etc.: Kamisshake, Cyberpunkers, Kraftwerk, Eiffel 65, Ettiene de Crecy

Alternative: Captain Beefheart, Cibo Matto , Nina Hagen, Erik Satie , Brian Eno, Dadawa, Xenakis , Mort Sobotnik , Robert Frip, John Cale , Chris Spedding .

Mainstream examples: Linkin Park , Sting , Joe Satriani .

Soundtracks examples: Ocean's Eleven , Fifth Element .

Foreign: Galop

I'm investigating this cool list by Ms Adrienne (www.myspace.com/msadrienne): Not all but some, like 'Run' and 'Alone in Kyoto' by Air , Adam Ant Alban Berg, Alfred Schnittke, 'Ignore the Machine' by Alien Sex Fiend , Andre Cormier, Arnold Schoenberg, Arvo Part, Auf Der Maur, Aumandul, Autolux, Bauhaus, Bela Bartok, Benjamin Britten, Benny Benassi, Bjork, Black flag, Black Heart Procession, Blonde redhead, Blondie, Blue Period, Blur, Book of love, Brian Eno, Bright eyes, Carlo Gesualdo, Acumen Nation, Chameleons, Charles Ives, Chemical Brothers, Chemlab, Chris Connelly, Clan of Xymox, Claude Debussy, Cocteau twins, Coldplay, Concrete Blonde, Darling Kandie, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Devo, Dirty Sanchez, Dmitri Shostakovich, Duran Duran, Echo and the Bunnymen, Edgard Varese, Endochine, Erik Satie, Esthero, Evil Mothers, Faster Pussycat, Fischerspooner, Foo Fighters, Francis Poulenc, Franz Ferdinand, Fuzzbox, Gang of Four, Garbage, Gary Numan, Generation X, Goldfrapp, Gustav Mahler, Gyorgy Ligeti, Hanoi Rocks, Harry Partch, Henryk Gorecki, Hole, Hot Hot Heat, Hugo Wolf, Iannis Xennakis, Igor Stravinsky, Interpol, James Tenney, Jet, John Adams, John Cage, John Corigliano, Joy Division, Karlheinz Stockhausen, KMFDM, Krzyzstov Penderecki, Kurt Schwitters, Ladytron, Legendary Pink Dots, Leos Janacek, Linkin Park, London After Midnight, Lords of Acid, Lou Harrison, Louis XIV, Love and Rockets, Low, Luciano Berio, Luigi Nono, Madelia, March Violets, Maurice Ravel, Mono, Morrisey, Morton Feldman, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, Nina Hagen, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, OMD, Paul Hindesmith, Peaches, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Murphy, Pigface, Placebo, Portishead, Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd, Pulp, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Rasputina, Redhot Chili Peppers, Rosetta Stone, Roxy Music, Scissor Sisters, Shadow Project, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Smashing Pumpkins, Sofia Gubaidulina, Specimen, Stellastarr, Steve Reich, Suede, Sunny Day Real Estate, Thanatos, The Breeders, The cars, The Cramps, The Creatures, The Cure, The Deep Eynde, The Distortions, The Faint, The Glove, The Holy Kiss, The Killers, The Kinks, The Mars Volta, The pixies, The Postal Service, The Ramones, The Raveonettes, The Rolling Stones, The Sixteens, The Smiths, The Stills, The Tear Garden, The Vanishing, The Velvet Underground, Three Mile Pilot, Toru Takemitsu, Uuntil December, VHS or Beta, Violent Femmes, Violet Indiana, Virgin Prunes, White Stripes, Wings, X, Xmal Deutschland

Movies:

Fifth Element , Serenity (& Firefly), the Arrival (I & II), Robert Rodriguez Mexico Trilogy & everything else he makes, Abyss, Harry Potter series, anything with Bruce Willis in it especially The Jackel, The Whole 9 Yards, & Hudson Hawk, Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremecy, Transporter I & II, Ocean's 11 & 12, Hackers, Pirates of the Caribbean I, II & III, the Mummy, the Mummy Returns, Vin Diesel's XXX, Full Metal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell, Samurai Champloo, Totoro, Bandits, Galaxy Quest, Evolution, MIB I & II, Kung Pow, Shrek, Invincibles...to name a few.

Television:

Dead Like Me , Lost , House, Monk, CSI (Las Vegas) and educational programs like on Nova and Discovery. Examples? Below find my current favourite:

The Elegant Universe, Part 1:

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Books:

"Sunninghill Snow" by Christine London was written by my friend (we go waaay back) and it's a steamy novella (woo-woo!).

"Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku is for readers that either have a lot of scientific reading under their belt or are very interested in the subject.

"The Man in the Ice" by Konrad Spindler might be boring to many readers, however if you like archaeological detail like I do, this is the quintessential book on the subject.

The Lost Tomb" by Kent Weeks is a riveting journal of the realization that the land of the dead (the east bank of the Nile in ancient times) was not mapped in any way, how this became a new and unexpected career and discusses many of his finds.

"The Parasite Rex" by carl Zimmer is a terrifying yet facinating explanation of what makes things 'tick'.

"The Giza Power Plant" by has plenty of food for thought. Wow! What a cool idea!

"The Tomb of Tutankhamen" by Howard Carter is the once-in-a-lifetime account of the findings Howard Carter found in the only unpillaged tomb of the ancient Egyptians, to date.

Also, anything by Jules Verne, Harry Potter series, and The Adventures of Tintin. Yeah, I know, but come on...we all have things we love from our childhood.

Resonance: Sound=Form

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Heroes:

Eddie Izzard, Akhenaten, Einstein, Michio Kaku, Carl Sagan, Keith Kent and Zen.

Now, for those of you that made it all the way to the bottom of my site, a treat! Cool artist, Eddie Izzard!

My Blog

Eddie Izzard and me!

Tonight a group of my family, friends and I saw Eddie Izzard at the Coronet Theatre in LA. This was the first time live for me, and I'm here to tell you he is thoroughly huggable! Funny as ever and...
Posted by Alex, artist & designer on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:50:00 PST

The Science of Happiness

I ran across a Time Magazine article about happiness http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9 171,1015902-1,00.html and was pleasantly surprised. It seems that the main 2 things that make and...
Posted by Alex, artist & designer on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:15:00 PST

MTV Awards and Gerard Butler

I was just thinking about the MTV awards 2007. I was hoping to blog about it the night of, but I found the hostess so crude I couldn't get into it. There was one thing, however, that hung on my mind....
Posted by Alex, artist & designer on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:35:00 PST

Gerry Butler, televised Taurus Stunt Awards

So, I just watched the televised version of the Taurus World Stunt Awards with my friend Christine London. Since we were both at the awards presentation at Paramount Studios we were cur...
Posted by Alex, artist & designer on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:55:00 PST

Taurus World Stunt Awards

The evening began innocently enough - with Champagne! Then we were escorted to Hollywood by the very sexy chauffeur, Lorenzo. Upon arrival, under a sky of circling helicopters, we walked into a sea o...
Posted by Alex, artist & designer on Fri, 25 May 2007 11:59:00 PST

I'm looking for a few good musicians...like these guys:

 Visit My Store:        DropKickCat  Etienne de Crecy     Music for Robots    whomadewho   Alex Gop...
Posted by Alex, artist & designer on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:44:00 PST