tek-know? article in scene magazine

Click the title link to read the article. I missed the photo shoot, and they spelled my dj name incorrectly, but it's Scene Magazine, which also misquoted me last Summer, so what do you expect, really?
They should have used a shot from the bathroom photo shoot, in my opinion. Too freaking funny.


Pictured from left: Dan Moore, Andy James, Random(seed), 1_Auxy (blocking Halfadder's face), and Chad Dolis.

a new pheek ableton mix

Check out the entire series of mixes available for free at a blog called Modyfier.

how to make a pop tart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irk3_p15RJY

part of Before the Music Dies:
http://www.bside.com/films/beforethemusicdies

Never have so few companies controlled so much of the music played on the radio and for sale at retail stores. At the same time, there are more bands and more ways to discover their music than ever. Music seems to have split in two - the homogenous corporate product that is spoonfed to consumers and the diverse independent music that finds devoted fans online and at clubs across the country.

BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey - ultimately, the promise that the future holds - are what makes BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES both riveting and exhilarating.

summer party | parish hall | sat 8.25.07

"THE SUMMER PARTY"
Benefiting the LGBT Community Center
Saturday 8.25.07

$30 per person to attend the function, and all proceeds are contributions to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans-gendered Community Center of Greater Cleveland. Cookout food will be available as well as a cash bar.

Parish Hall
6205 Detroit Rd.
Cleveland, OH
(next to Cleveland Public Theater)

This event is taking place the night before "Dancin' in the Streets '07."

Music and dancing from 7pm to 1am:

7:00 - 7:30pm Andre Leone (downtempo set)

7:30 - 8:15pm drag kings performance

8:15 - 9:15pm StoutXTC (downtempo)

9:15 -10:00pm drag queens performance

10 - 11pm Doug Burkhart (house)

11 - Midnight Andre Leone (house set)

Midnight - 1am Chris Arthur (electronic dance)

Anne DeChant will be performing at 8pm in the church adjacent to Parish Hall.

Plus, the Electrik Tuna flaggers will be performing throughout the evening (10pm to 1am)
with video mixing by Wallpaper Visuals. SAFMOD members Sora Sol will be fan dancing and Soneboy will be stiltwalking, as well.

dancin' in the streets 07 | twist/clifton | sunday

DANCIN' IN THE STREETS 2007

SUNDAY AUGUST 26th
12 Noon - 10pm.

Clifton Blvd. between W117th and W116th.

Thanks to the efforts of community members, Dancin’ in the Streets will return for its 23rd year. Recognizing that the spread of AIDS continues to impact our region, this group of volunteers has stepped up to continue this day of fun and fundraising.

Though not an official AIDS Taskforce event, all proceeds from Dancin’ in the Streets still benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, Northeast Ohio’s largest provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, education, treatment and advocacy.

The street will be blocked off, there will be plenty of dancing, and there will be VENDORS, INFORMATION, DRINKS & MORE. (Yes, beer trucks and liquor are allowed in the streets for this). This features a tight sound system, it's outdoors, and a lot of fun.

Advance admission is $20, and the day of the event it is $25.

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT THE AIDS TASK FORCE OF GREATER CLEVELAND.

Advance Sale Tickets now on sale at Twist, Club Cleveland, Body Language and AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. Also available at Kitsch City now open located at 6511 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland.

MAINSTAGE
12:30: Doug Burkhart
2:30: Rob Black
4:30: Robin Harris
6:30 - 10:00: Bob Ganem

TWIST
Twist will be hosting djs all day and into the night after the event, but while Dancin' is going on the only access to Twist will be through the event.
12:30-2:30 - Jason Alias
2:30-4:30 - Dwreck
4:30-6:30 - Mike Metz
6:30-8:30 - Jason Soditch
8:30-10:30 - Graph
10:30-12:30 - Stout XTC
12:30-2:30 - Doug Burkhart

This event originated in Downtown Cleveland (I believe on w9th outside Detour) many many years ago. As it was explained to me, this was an event started in response to a popular community member's need for financial support in his struggle with "this new thing" called AIDS. 2004 was the last year that Aids Task Force hosted the event, and it was to be the last year for it, but for the past three years, community members got together to revive the event and raise money for the AIDS Task force and take it back to its roots.

heroes dvd: available 8.28.07

Heroes: Season 1 DVD to be released on August 28th, 2007. It reveals some of the show’s hidden secrets with interviews, mini documentaries and extensive profiles, including:

• Never Before Aired 73-minute Premiere Episode – A full 73 uninterrupted minutes of the original, unaired, extended pilot episode, as Heroes’ creator Tim Kring first envisioned it, with a character never seen.
• The Making of Heroes – From concept to pop culture phenomenon, a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest new series on television.
• Special Effects – The secrets behind the eye-popping visuals that give the Heroes their amazing powers.
• The Stunts – A back stage look at the show’s hair-raising stunts.
• Mind Reader Game – Matt Parkman’s mind reading abilities reveal your inner Hero with a series of simple tests.
• Profile of Artist Tim Sale - A look at the Eisner Award-winning comic book artist (Spiderman, Batman, Daredevil) behind much of the Manga-influenced artwork used in the show.
• The Score - Go behind the scenes with Wendy Melvin and Lisa Coleman (of Prince’s The Revolution) as they create their ASCAP Award-winning musical score.
• 50 Exclusive Deleted Scenes
• Audio Commentary

The Heroes site has removed the season one episodes from internet streaming. If you haven't been watching here's your chance to catch up on Heroes.

re(vision) | lime spider | wednesday weekly

Tek-Know? presents Re(Vision)
Wed Aug 22nd, 2007

Where:
Lime Spider
207 S Main St
Akron, OH 44308
(330) 762-2350

When:
Every Wednesday

Price:
$2 cover charge

Tek-Know? Infoline:
216.539.7485


This week's linup:

9pm-12:30am
--- Yes No DJs --- Halfadder --- Jeremy Bible --- Spec.Dev ---
3.5 hours of DJing and Live Performance spanning techno, electro, experimental, braindance, dubstep, noise, abstract breaks, glitch, illbient, and more obscuro bizarro sounds, genres, sub-genres, and sub-sub-genres from Experimedia frontmen Jason Henry & Jeremy Bible.
CAK experimedia.net
halfadder.experimedia.net
jeremybible.com
spec.dev.experimedia.net

12:30am - 1:15am
Chad Dolis (Tek-Know?, Restrukture)

1:15 - 2:30am
1 Auxy (Tek-Know?)

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Re(Decorate)
Re(Align)
Re(Vise)
and create the
Re(Vision)

ravenclaw ftw!

Dionne took this Harry Potter sorting hat test and posted her house on her blog, and it just so happens that I'm in the same one.

The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!

Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest."

Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable.

Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron's affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine's editor).

Take the most scientific Harry Potter
Quiz ever created.

Get Sorted Now!

ice campaign: in case of emergency

From: Sora Sol
Date: 13 Aug 2007, 12:37


Check this out


ICE Campaign - 'In Case of Emergency'

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?

Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign

The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during
emergency under the name 'ICE' (In Case Of Emergency).

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as 'ICE.'

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.
A great idea that will make a difference!
Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!

Please forward this. It won't take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this.

eat me johnny!

My buddy Chris' film (which I helped on a little bit)
Eat Me Johnny! will be screening at the Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo Friday October 5th, 2007. The movie should start sometime around 9:00pm

Check out these sites for more info.

concert behavior

1) Don't wear sandals or flip-flops. Are you a complete idiot? You're at a concert where big, sweaty, 'roided, meatheads are gonna start moshing and smashing into each other with no concern for your poor choice in unprotective footwear. After the Matisyahu/311 Unity Tour concert on Friday night, I counted at least 15 lonely flips, or flops... you know, one half of a pair of flip-flops.
I had to laugh at all the stupid kids hopping around on one foot after the show searching desperately for their lost shoes. If you do choose to be a complete idiot and wear sandals or flip-flops, then by all means DO NOT crowd surf. That's the best way to lose your shoes. Duh.

2) If you have a sprained or broken foot or arm or other injury, most venues have a special area for you to sit/stand safely. I saw this one girl crowd surf to the front and then she was hobbling away. I helped her get safely to the side and she was like, my foot is sprained. And sure enough, I looked down and her leg was wrapped with lots of gauze. WHY in the world would you be out in the middle of a sea of moshers with a wrapped leg and then crowd surf on top of that?!?!

3) Do not bring sharp objects or things that can poke people in the eye. This Asian guy was waving around a small Canadian flag with "311" written in marker all over it. He kept asking all the security guys if we would give it to the band. Hello? How did you manage to get that in here, in the first place? No, we won't hand it to the band. Do you really think they want a Canadian flag? I'm sure they can afford a stadium full of flags if they so desired to purchase them. I'm sure they've toured Canada many times. They're from Omaha, Nebraska... and likely they're not feeling any Canadian pride. Stupid Canadian.

4) Do not smoke pot in front of the security guys. Are you really that stupid? I caught at least 10 people smoking large glass "bowls" aka pipes and marijuana joints in the front row a few feet away from me. When I went to take one of the joints away from one girl, she later called me to her and admonished me for taking her joint. She said, "Why'd you take my joint? Fuck man, I thought you were gonna hit it and pass it back." Yeah, I'm gonna smoke pot in front of all of my co-workers and in front of 4,000 people at a concert while I'm working security. Ummmm, are you stupid?

5) If you're underage, do not drink before or at the concert. There's a reason that you're not allowed to legally drink. It's because you can't handle yourself, especially in public and you look like a complete fool stumbling around and tripping over anything and everything in your path.

6) People who start mosh pits are stupid. If you have all that pent up aggression inside you, maybe you should consider joining a wrestling team or start amateur boxing or mixed martial arts, because you're likely surrounded by a bunch of girls and older people who do not want to get hit 50 times by your sweaty meathead body while they are trying to listen to music.

7) People who crowd surf are even more stupid. You are an idiot. Crowd surfing is SO 1990's. Get over it. You are putting yourself in danger. You are putting all the people in the front 10 to 20 rows in danger. You could break their necks, kick them in the face, etc. etc. Crowd surfer, you have no respect for anyone, including yourself. The worst was the big, fat, shirtless, hairy guy who weighed well over 250 pounds. Dude, no one wants you crawling all over their heads, necks, and backs. Yuck.

8) Do not ask if we can get you backstage. No, we cannot. Security is here for your safety. The band doesn't talk to us. No one does. We cannot go backstage and neither can you. So, don't ask.

ten things you probably don't know about me

Meme premise: I am to list ten (somewhat) interesting and (relatively) unknown facts about me/opinions of mine/habits/etc. Tagged by Jim 'Vitruvius' Eastman.

1. I've had more jobs than anyone I know. I have a short attention span for jobs. I've worked at McDonald's, Kay Bee Toy & Hobby, Banana Republic, The Disney Store, J. Crew, The Gap Outlet, Eagle Landscaping, Biolawn & Landscaping, Beechmont Country Club, a Tupperware Factory, That Place on Bellflower, Club Isabella's, Denny's, as the night auditor for Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, as a Parking Solutions valet company manager, manager of General Nutrition Centers, construction and maintenance helper, manager of Brudno Art Supply, warehouse worker for Lighthouse Pools, video editor, nightclub Disc Jockey and event promoter, marketing co-ordinator for Trent Graphics, emergency medical courier for Premiere Courier, freelance graphic designer, video mixer, I volunteered at the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, usher at Hilarities Comedy Club when they were on W. 6th street, Top Dawg Delivery driver, as an electrician's assistant, as an assistant to a commercial food photographer, as a teaching assistant and research assistant at Cleveland State University, as a production assistant for a television episode of Unsung Stories for Country Music Television, as a camera operator for RISP.TV (an internet pay per view sports network covering Mixed Martial Arts, Kickboxing, and Boxing), as a production assistant for a few different documentary films, a production assistant for CBS News, and currently I'm an usher/security for various events and concerts. I think there's a bunch I forgot as well.

2. I regularly wet my bed until I was 12. I occasionally used to sleep walk. Sometimes I did a combination of both: I'd sleepwalk to the bathroom, dream that I was peeing in the toilet, but
actually I was standing in front of the toilet wetting my pajama pants. Other times, I'd sleepwalk to the back door and just stand there, and then when my dad would get home, he'd open the door and not expect me to be standing there, and he'd get startled.

3. I do all kinds of art. I've printed my own color and black and white photography, done digital photography, printmaking, silk screening, published poetry, calligraphy, drawing, painting, sculpture, sewing, graffiti, music, and film and video. I even made a pair of 12" wooden platform musical shoes.

4. I can roll my tongue both ways... sideways and longways.

5. I went to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama for a week in 7th grade.

6. I played thumb war with Frankie Bones at a party in Long Island in 1994.

7. I've gone to the movies with drum and bass DJ Dieselboy, and also professional skateboarder Rodney Mullen.

8. I can say the A, B, C's backwards very rapidly.

9. I went on a date with one of the dancers from Riverdance when they were performing in Chicago.

10. I like jelly on my scrambled eggs and I hate orange juice pulp, but it doesn't bother me to drink orange juice right before or after I brush my teeth.

warped: pitting your mosh

Today was eventful. Yeah, that's a good word for it... eventful. Stout and I worked security for the Van's Warped Tour. Yes, you read that correctly: mosh pit security. Well, actually, the first half of the day (before the Amazon-rainforest-like flood waters dropped from the heavens along with hail the size of Jupiter's largest freaking moons) I got to play VIP doorman for a bunch of snot-nosed teenaged skateboarders and pass out some new energy drink that was good until I had 12 or 13 and then noticed that my urine was nuclear-toxic-waste-florescent yellow (and I just answered you if you were wondering why I'm still awake and typing this at 4am after twelve hours of Warped madness). When the mini-flash-flood-bordering-on-Florida-scale-hurricane hit, about 15 people ducked for cover under the tent I was in charge of and we managed to collect random stuff like 40-gallon-drums used for garbage cans and large hinged wood pieces and utilized them as barricades to attempt to keep us dry (Ha! Yeah, right...my brain is still waterlogged and my Kenneth Cole shoes are now ruined... unless it's safe to put leather shoes in the clothes dryer, but I doubt it is). Anyhow, the rains went away, and the bands started back up again, just in time for my re-assignment to mosh pit security for one of the secondary stages. There were three memorable bands that I kind of heard while standing in front of a giant stack of speakers with one ear plug saving my right ear from complete, unrepairable damage and my finger constantly plugging my other ear to likewise save myself from a lifetime of repeating, "Wait, What?" These would be Evaline, mxpx, and the most hardcore shit I've ever heard live, Throwdown. It's odd because, I spoke with Ben the drummer for Throwdown before their show and he was the most polite and kind person I met all day. Wow, did that throw me off. I'm almost sure that he's the kind of guy that holds the door for women, saves kittens stuck in trees, and starts programs for the homeless... but then they played what I'll loosely call "music." Actually, I'm almost positive that their whole performance was some kind of purely-channeled evil, like some kind of electrically-conducted Satanic experiment that called upon ALL of the evil that ever existed everywhere and anywhere throughout all time and space and funneled it through that big stack of speakers behind me just to hurt my ears and make a bunch of teenage emo kids who wished they were really hardcore run around like idiots and smash into each other swinging their arms and kicking their legs like blind Tai Chi masters on lots of bad cocaine, but also hoping to God that no one actually hits them, because, like, that would hurt really bad and stuff. After Throwdown was finished playing, Ben asked me what I thought of their set, and I told him that it made me want to curl up in the corner, crying my eyes out harder than I ever have before, and repeating, "Mommy, make it stop!" Ben's reply, was, "That good, huh?!" Working the 311 concert tomorrow night will be a piece of cake after my day today. That's for damn sure.

get simpsonized

Thanks for the link, Dionne! I had heard about this a few days ago, but thanks to you I found the site to actually get it done. Super. Get your own image simpsonized by clicking the title link.

brushes with greatness: cheryl crow

Two rock n roll divas in one week. I'm not worthy! So, today Stout and I started our new part-time jobs as ushers/security for various events and concerts, and tonight's was the Cheryl Crow concert at the Plain Dealer Pavilion down in the Flats. So we walk around to the back entrance to find out what we're to do in our new position, and as we're walking by the tour buses, we notice these two cute puppies, and so I go over and talk doggy talk to them and pet them and then I look up and notice Cheryl Crow with her entourage approaching. She's a lot shorter than I had previously thought from seeing her on TV. For some reason I thought she was a tall gal, but nope... she's like Prince short. So, yeah... I got to pet Cheryl Crow's puppies. She didn't say anything to us, she just kind of looked over and smiled, but I had to share that. She's got a great singing voice live... as many of today's performers are so modified by special effects that it often doesn't even take any actual talent anymore to be a superstar... but, refreshingly, Cheryl has some pipes. She even rocked out with a Led Zeppelin cover for an encore, and she did it justice. I also never realized that she has such a huge lesbian following. She's quite popular with the lesbians.