Giving Thanks

The other night I caught a screening of Tim O'Donnell's documentary, George, at the Dinner and a Movie Haven, Chunky's in Pelham NH. The place was completely packed, and the film was well received. A few words from the website: "You don’t play wrestling, you wrestle. George learned how to wrestle, but he also learned how to use hard work and discipline to overcome life’s oppositions. This film is more than a documentary on an athlete; it parallels the demands of wrestling with the adversities facing our inner city youth." The doc is available here on DVD, and part of the proceeds go towards George Hargrove's college tuition.

Tim contributed the above piece to the CP book, and you can check out a bunch more of his work at All That is Art. He has a great eye for color, and creates trippy compositions with his unique style. Big up to Bimby, our God-cousin, more things with him in the future.

Pirate Booty

Right before the CP book went to print, I asked my non-eskimo brother Matt Doughty if there was anything else the book needs. His reply? Booty. He delivered the goods with this space-swashbuckling beaut.

Matt has been a big influence on all of my design work, and over the past few years we went from collaborating on Beantown Toys to partners in Onell Design. Moreover, these day/night jobs are also spilling over into the MADD world, and we're finalizing a few toy designs. Somehow, out of the hundreds of characters and figures we've produced together (yes, hundreds!), we still have not officially released a DB figure. That is about to change.

We're Coming For You

The piece above is another collab between Boris Savic and myself, aka Destroy Banimon. Boris created all the vectors from his twisted mind, and I simply tweaked the colors and added to the subliminal messages. Look for the long-awaited third book of his amazing Bānimon comic to hit the streets soon! For those that were there, Boris did an insane live painting last weekend at our Halloween show in Cambridge (pics to come). The remaining tees we made together will also be available in the MADD shop shorty.

DBDL on the horizon.
In the coming weeks, we will be launching a brand new download store, dubbed the DBDL. The site will feature exclusive tracks including "They're Coming For You," a Pirated-rework by Gejius. Keep it here for more details!

Pirate Oil

A piece from Alvan Long's Oil War series, this was donated to the project after an afternoon session while mastering [something] with Nick Z. Alvan has a very distinct, genuine style to his mixed media pieces. Chaotic cutouts and globs of color, his work blends material with meaning. (I have to personally thank but also apologize to Alvan, whose name was misspelled Alvin on one page of the book.) The great look and feel to New Alliance Studios is hugely in part of Alvan's artistic eye.

DB and New Alliance actually have a few things in the works- can't say much now, but one involves a performance in the EMF, and the other a remix by a certain Campaign For Real-Timer. More soon!