Experience media from Spinifex Group

I’m very proud to be working with the phenomenal Sydney-based creative communications company Spinifex Group, which is made up of authentic leaders in creating and delivering experience media.

With recent projects ranging from immersive interactive experiences to global broadcast events and epic big screen corporate communications extravaganzas, they have resolved some of the most ambitious and complex storytelling challenges of our times, with historical results. Below, I’ve organized summary notes on some of their latest projects, which as you’ll see, include numerous mesmerizing ceremonies and pavilions at the Shanghai World Expo, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Ceremonies, the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Ceremonies, and many others.

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Creative collaborations: ATTIK and Shilo for Scion

Over the past several years, global creative agency ATTIK has teamed up many times with creative production company Shilo on behalf of Scion. It’s my sincere pleasure to share some of their best collaborative efforts here.

“Free Realms” Earns Outstanding Marketing Campaign Honors at MI6 2010

Global creative agency ATTIK is proud to announce that its collaboration with marketing executives from videogame powerhouse Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) promoting the family-friendly hit online game “Free Realms”(R) has earned the Gold Award in the Casual Game category for Outstanding Overall Marketing Campaign at the MI6 Conference. The fifth annual conference for MI6, … Read more“Free Realms” Earns Outstanding Marketing Campaign Honors at MI6 2010

Shilo goes theatrical in new film for “FELA!”

Live entertainment advertising agency Serino Coyne (previously Art Meets Commerce) recently commissioned the filmmakers at creative production company Shilo to produce a broadcast spot for the landmark Broadway musical “FELA!” as part of show’s integrated campaign.

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Scion debuts online reality series “Reinvent The Wheels”

It’s my sincere pleasure to announce global creative agency ATTIK’s new online episodic reality series from Scion entitled “Reinvent The Wheels” and the agency’s innovative cross-platform campaign behind it. The series debuted online this week. Scion’s project press release from Rogers & Cowan is available here. I look forward to hearing from you if I … Read moreScion debuts online reality series “Reinvent The Wheels”

Inside Ralph’s “Kick-Ass” promotion for Lionsgate…

The principals of award-winning digital creative agency Ralph (www.ralphandco.com) recently detailed their latest project, the website www.iwillkickass.com, which makes deep and innovative use of Facebook® Connect. Launched last month, the site continues to attract and entertain thousands of visitors daily in anticipation of the April 16 release of “Kick-Ass” from Lionsgate.

Designing characters, stories and more with Jose Sebastian Gomez

WeMakeItGoodIf you haven’t seen the book “We Make It Good” from the filmmakers at creative production company Shilo, you are hereby enthusiastially encouraged to check it out.

As you’ll see there, much of the company’s extraordinary content leverages the character design talents of Co-Founder, Creative Director and Director Jose Sebastian Gomez.

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Lucky Guy: The Musical… and My Life

In honor of all my friends.

From the original website for the musical comedy Lucky Guy, this quote leapt right out: “It’s not what you got in life, it’s who you got to share it with that counts.” I find that to be a wonderful observation on life, and it literally connects me to the project, which is written by my multi-talented friend Willard Beckham, whom I met with Beth last year in New York through my larger-than-life pal, Lisa Cleff Kurtz.

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Southern California welcomes A Nice Set

Inhouse Creative in Venice, California, is the creative agency for S.L.A.T.E., the progressive streetwear section of the famous MAGIC fashion tradeshow held twice yearly (next one is Feb. 16-18) in Las Vegas. On behalf of my clients at creative studio We Are Plus, it’s my sincere pleasure to thank the Inhouse team for organizing the Pop-Up Shop @ AK1511 and hosting A Nice Set for its U.S. debut. Since 2008, this acclaimed DJ slipmat art exhibition has attracted taste-making crowds in Tokyo, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Madrid, Melbourne, Singapore, and Shanghai. The exhibition will now run through Jan. 17 at AK11 in Venice, featuring unique retail pop-up stores for Orisue, Aerial7 and 9Five open every day (Mon-Sat 11AM-7PM, Sun 11AM-4PM).

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Expanding Artistry from LA Design Studio Elastic

I expect that most of my Facebook and creative industry friends who have seen all the amazing project work I’ve been sharing from LA-based full-service design studio Elastic will agree that the company’s phenomenal artists have hit every project they’ve touched out of the park. From the recent Honda Accord Crosstour “Instruments” and “Boxes” spots for ad agency RPA, to the Verizon “iDon’t,” “Surfer” and “Homing Device” Droid spots for mcgarrybowen, the adidas “It’s On Me For We” spots for 180/LA, the Lexus HS Pods spots for Team One, and more cool work for FUEL TV, Nike and others, sharing the company’s artistry over the past year has been an amazing adventure for yours truly. At this point, I’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank anyone who has shared the company’s work; your interest in Elastic is appreciated immensely!

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