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WK Siders

When 4 become 1

About Me

Every year 4 people from outside of the traditional advertising world are chosen by Wieden & Kennedy to take part in a unique experiment. Selected for their varied yet compatible skills, each group works together for 3 months on agency projects, pitch preparations and most uniquely - live briefs.The experiment is constantly evolving as it reflects the different working methods, ideas, thoughts and experiences of the different groups. The project brings the most talented designers, artists, writers, directors, digital crafters and web-based creatives together to create amazing collaborative work in an incredibly inspiring creative environment.The agency learns just as much from them as they do from the agency.This is WKSide.

My Interests

Parsnips, skateboarding, sausages, free yakults, pies, sushi, embroidery, taxis, curry, squid, high fives, almonds, getting tables at pubs, thin slicing, bake offs,

I'd like to meet:

The next WKSide project commences in January 2007. Over the following weeks we are looking for the next four siders to take the wheel and drive into the future. The focus for the next team is going to be digital. We need artists, designers, web creators and tech-savvy creatives to work as a mini-agency within Wieden & Kennedy, to create the advertising of tommorrow...

Music:

Myz Ell Brothers, Super Bruce Springsteen, Mad Lib, The Jam, Talking Heads, Stevie Wonder, Gary Bartz, Graham Coxon been here all the way, Al Green, Donald Byrd, The Smiths, MF Doom, Infallibles Foundation, The Shins, Primal Scream, The Clash, Dire Straits, The Beatles, APC

Movies:

E.T, Bill and Ted the excellent one, A Room for Romeo Brass, La Haine, Full Metal Jacket, Coffee and Cigarettes, Battle Royale, Revenge of the Nerds, Any Rocky, Amelie, Napoleon Dynamite, Pirates of the Carrib, Dr Strangelove, American Beauty, Lord Of The Flies, OngBak! - WATCH THIS EVO!, Dead Mans Shoes

Television:

Neighbours, Easties, the Mighty Boosh, Office, Hollyoaks(booo), Planet Earth, Peep Show, ER(booo), Spaced, Channel 4 News, Shameless, Lost, Me or the Dog, Curb your Enthusiasm, 3 minute wonder, The Apprentice, Green Wing, Peter Kay programs, Time Team, Extras, the Simpsons, Nathan Barley

Books:

Blink, His Dark Materials Triology, Catcher In the Rye, Catch 22, The Curious Incident Of The Night time, The Book we're making, Middlesex, Rice, 1984, Animal Farm

Heroes:

John Snow, The dog with no arms, Matt LeTiss, Madlib, Tony Jaa, Fabian and Ida,