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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006
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Giant Artists welcomes F. Scott Schafer to our roster! Check out
his work at www.fscottschafer.com.
We're so happy to have him on board.
Autumn de Wilde shot Geek Squad for Crispin, Porter & Bogusky,
and director Joseph Kahn for Cisco Systems (Ogilvy & Mather). She also
photographed Modest Mouse for BLENDER and Money Mark for Brushfire Records.
Autumn directed a music video for Blue Note artists The Bird & The Bee.
She continued documenting Rodarte, shooting them for a feature in W Magazine,
and went on tour with Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins. She'll be working
with new Sony BMG artist Sara Bareilles, and she shot Fall Out Boy lead
singer Pete Wentz for TEEN VOGUE. She's also busy doing several projects
with British fashion/art magazine, LULA. Death Cab For Cutie's DVD "Directions,"
which features Autumn's music video for "Different Names for the Same
Thing," is nominated for a Grammy for Best Long-Form Music Video.
Jeremy & Claire Weiss shot Fall Out Boy for the Honda Civic Tour
2007, which will be used in promotion and advertising worldwide. They
also photographed new band The Actual for Soft Drive Records (including
label owner Scott Weiland), and did an 8 page fashion spread for BPM Magazine.
Their photos were on the cover and back of SWINDLE's "Icon Issue" in November,
and they shot Tenacious D for MySpace. Their Slayer photo was featured
over two full pages in the most recent issue of SPIN, and they're shooting
for the first time for DOMINO Magazine. Check out the Day 19/Blake E.
Marquis limited edition poster for sale on www.day19.com/text/.
A great holiday gift idea!
Shirley Kurata spent November in New Zealand styling for an Aaron
Ruell-directed Quaker commercial. She also styled the band The Bird &
The Bee for their new video.
Blake E. Marquis is designing the new album cover for Relient K
(Capitol Records). He's also busy working on a collection of original
paintings & illustrations for a gallery show in January.
Tina Tyrell shot two fashion spreads this month for SOMA Magazine
and NYLON. She also shot the band Jet for INTERSECTION. Tina also began
her first foray into cinematography, filming a documentary titled "Caesar's
Soldier" about a soldier named Samuel Provence, one of the key whistle
blowers of the Abu Ghraib scandal.
Laura Hughes and her dog, Billy, were photographed for a Japanese
magazine called Crea for their January 2007 issue.
Eden Batki's photo of Joanna Newsom is on the cover of the current
issue of ARTHUR. She also photographed Jolie Holland for Anti-Records,
and is doing a personal documentary project about female skaters. She
continues to travel to faraway places...and we continue to be jealous.
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Autumn de Wilde photographed director Mike Mills for ZOO magazine
and actor Christian Slater for NYLON. She also shot Laura Veirs and her
band for their upcoming album on Nonesuch Records, and will be on tour
documenting Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins at the end of the month.
She continues to contribute to SPIN magazine, and her black and white
photos of Panic! at the Disco can be seen in their current issue. ROCKSTAR
magazine in Italy will be publishing a feature about Autumn in their next
issue.
Tina Tyrell shot Franz Ferdinand singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos
for BLACK BOOK. She also covered the Westminster Cat Show, which will
be featured in V magazine.
Blake E. Marquis is working with Lucky Strike on a new logo interpretation
that will be featured in stores, advertising, and on merchandise.
Shirley Kurata styled Laura Veirs and her band for their recent
photo shoot, and has been working with director Aaron Ruell on various
shoots for Munn2, Nissan, and Kellogg's. She also styled The Bird & The
Bee for INTERVIEW magazine and Mike Mills for ZOO.
Jeremy & Claire Weiss photographed Robbers on High Street for New
Line Records. Jeremy & Claire's biggest ever photo 'zine is here www.day19.com/text/!
Get them while they last.
Eden Batki photographed the artist Joanna Newsom for the cover
of ARTHUR magazine.
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SEPTEMBER 2006
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Giant Artists is presenting the Eagle Rock Music Festival
on Sat, Oct. 7th in Los Angeles. The festival is free to the public, and
donations will sponsor area school arts & music programs. Little Radio
(www.littleradio.com)
will co-present. Artists performing include: Monsters Are Waiting, Great
Northern, The Movies, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Bodies of Water, Music
Express, The Parson Red Heads, Future Pigeon, Jesca Hoop, The Living Sisters,
The Finches, and Eleni Mandell & Inara George. www.myspace.com/eaglerockmusicfestival
Autumn de Wilde's video, "Rise Up With Fists," for Jenny Lewis
and the Watson Twins, was nominated for an MTVu Woodie Award, airing on
MTV Nov. 2nd. Place your votes here www.mtvu.com/music/woodie_awards/2006/.
Autumn spent Sept. documenting Beck on his European tour, and photographed
him for Interscope for his upcoming release "The Information." She shot
Trail of Dead for Interscope, as well. She also documented the couture
design house Rodarte during Spring Fashion Week in New York.
Autumn de Wilde's photo of Beck graced the cover of the LA WEEKLY the
week of Sept. 28. She directed three videos for Beck, which can be seen
on his website www.beck.com.
Autumn also shot The Bird & The Bee for Blue Note, and will be directing
their new video in October. You can check out her photos of Panic! at
the Disco in the current issue of SPIN. Autumn would also like to thank
RES Magazine for supporting her work over the past few years. We will
miss them.
Eden Batki photographed a Starbucks campaign for Wieden + Kennedy.
She also shot Ethan Miller (Comets on Fire, Howlin' Rain) and Bright Black
Morning Light for the cover of ARTHUR magazine, Joanna Newsom, and she
continues to take fabulous trips for BUDGET TRAVEL. She also shot for
GLU and BUST magazines this month. Her recent photos from her trip to
China can be seen on her website.
Jeremy & Claire Weiss shot everyone from Pharrell and Snoop Dogg
to Slayer, The Rapture, and Kasabian for MySpace.com's Secret Shows. One
of their Slayer photos will be featured as a two page spread in the next
issue of SPIN. They also documented the Reading Festival in the UK , including
their friends Giant Drag. Listen to Jeremy's radio show on www.littleradio.com
every Monday night from 8-11pm PST. www.gtfuradio.com
Tina Tyrell shot Poppy King for "T" THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE Magazine.
Tina also worked with TEEN VOGUE and XXL, and she did a personal still
life project with Kater Crafts in Whittier , CA , which can be seen on
her website.
Shirley Kurata styled Capitol artist, Annie Stela, for her music
video (Dir: Aaron Stewart) and worked with director Aaron Ruell on his
ad for the US Postal Service. She continues to work with Under the Influence
of Giants. Shirley also styled Beck for his new album and videos, and
she worked with the fashion director of FRENCH VOGUE to help cast & style
for the Rodarte Spring 2007 runway show during NY Fashion Week.
Blake E. Marquis designed the album packaging for Capitol band
Hedley, and he's doing package & logo design for the artist Robyn. He
also worked with Crispin Porter & Bogusky on an illustrated booklet for
Method.
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AUGUST 2006
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Jeremy & Claire Weiss are on JANE magazine's blog 8/31 www.janemag.com/fashion/blogs/fashion
under "Photographers Worth Checking Out"
Claire Weiss is curating "I Do Adore," an exhibition of emerging
and well established women photographers from across the world, at The
Renowned Gallery in Portland, Oregon, throughout September. www.day19.com/idoadore/
Jeremy & Claire Weiss covered the Steps Across America event for
U.S. Concepts in Santa Monica, CA, on July 18th. They recently shot Pharrell
and Slayer for MySpace.com, and their portrait of SA-RA is in the current
issue of RES. They will be traveling to England in August.
Autumn de Wilde directed two music videos for Beck's soon-to-be-released
album. She also shot Rodarte for VISIONAIRE magazine. That's her portrait
of Michel Gondry on the cover of RES magazine this month. She and Gondry
are collaborating on a gallery exhibit in September at the Deitch Gallery
in NYC.
Tina Tyrell shot the designer, Robert Rodriguez, for ELLE magazine
in July.
Blake E. Marquis is touring the U.S. this month with artists Random
Von Nothaus (Buffmonster) and Alvaro llizarbe (Free Gums). On exhibit
will be a collaborative installation of all three artists' work. Stops
along the way include Trafik in Miami, Pool in Las Vegas, and Agenda in
San Diego. The Soft Serve Tour is co-sponsored by Rockstar Games (www.softservetour.com).
Blake also designed a limited edition gallery print which will be available
at Monterrey, CA, gallery, Outer Edge Studio (www.outeredgestudio.com).
He continues to do large-scale designs having recently been commissioned
to design the wallscapes for Virgin Megastores retail spaces in L.A. and
NYC, and that is his mural on the corner of LaBrea and Melrose in Los
Angeles. His illustration can be seen in SWINDLE #7. Blake did a custom
shoe design for New Balance, which will be on exhibit at the X-Games.
Eden Batki shot a portrait of artist Julian Bleeker for RES magazine
in the current issue, and she also has the cover of ARTHUR magazine featuring
the band Brightblack Morning Light.
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JULY 2006
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Autumn de Wilde will be shooting Beck for Interscope for his as-yet-untitled
new album this month. She documented Panic! At The Disco for a cover story
for SPIN while the band was on tour in the mid-west, and shot Hilary Duff
for TEEN VOGUE.
Blake E. Marquis is working with Capitol Records on a logo and
album package for Hedley, who have been touring with Yellowcard.
Jeremy & Claire Weiss' photos of The Bronx (Island Def Jam) and
The City Drive (Sony BMG) are out, along with the bands' new albums.
Eden Batki will be traveling and working in China in late July
and early August. She will be shooting for several publications while
there.
Shirley Kurata styled Under the Influence of Giants for their music
video which was directed by Brett Simon (DNA), and will be styling Beck
for his upcoming photo shoot with Autumn de Wilde.
Colette experiences love at first sight from time to time and for this
Autumn-Winter season its with Rodarte, a brand created by two young designers
from Pasadena in U.S.A., Kate and Laura Mulleavy. We invite you to discover
their collection via our window displays during Haute Couture week from
July 3rd - 8th, with a photo installation by Autumn de Wilde.
Inspired by the Persephone myth and by the established names of couture
(naturally), the talented sister-duo design team have selected a collection
of exquisite pieces for the exclusive unveiling in France at Colette July
3-8 during Paris Couture Week. www.colette.fr
Laura Hughes' work can be seen in a group show in Caracas Venezuela
at Fernando Zubillaga Galeria de Arte.
Blake E. Marquis' illustration will be seen in the New York Times
Magazine "Safire" column this month, and he is working with AR New York
to design a new product for Banana Republic.
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Jeremy & Claire Weiss recently shot an international Nokia campaign
for Lowe New York. You can view the final layouts on their site. They
also shot the artist G Love for Brushfire Records last month, and their
portrait of Ryan Trecartin is in this month's RES. Jeremy & Claire stay
busy shooting regularly for MySpace.com's secret shows, and are regularly
featured in SWINDLE magazine.
Autumn de Wilde recently shot Under the Influence of Giants for
Island Def Jam Records, The Raconteurs and Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
for V2, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins for Team Love, Annie Stela for
Capitol, and Greg Laswell for Vanguard Records - you can check out these
album covers on her site. She's also working with The Long Winters and
Jesse Sykes for Barsuk Records, Landon Pigg for RCA, New Found Glory for
Geffen, The Decemberists for their Capitol debut, and our friends The
Bird & The Bee for Blue Note. You can also see her work in ROLLING STONE
magazine, where she shot special ads for Nikon featuring the All-American
Rejects and The Wreckers for State Farm.
Autumn shot Sonic Youth for the cover of FILTER, and you can see her work
in every issue of RES, opposite their editor's page (see her new photos
of Hot Chip in the current issue, too). Other editorial shoots include
TEEN VOGUE, COMPLEX, ELLE, and LULA magazines. Her portrait of Jason Lee
is also in the June issue of PLAYBOY...check it out. She is currently
working on her first book of photos with Chronicle Books which will be
out next year.
Eden Batki's travel photos from her March trip to Iceland are featured
in the current issue of RES. She most recently shot the artist Peaches
and has worked with artists like Calexico and Lavender Diamond this year.
She also shot an ad for Savannah College of Art & Design. That's her cover
photo of the band Growing on the new issue of ARTHUR magazine.
Tina Tyrell has been staying busy in the world of fashion and editorial,
shooting stories for magazines like NYLON, VISIONAIRE, COSMO GIRL, TEEN
VOGUE, and NEW YORK. Check out her photos at the Westminster Dog Show
under "Other Work" on her website, which can also be seen in the current
issue of V magazine.
Ask Shirley Kurata what it's like to dress 40 mannequins, 4 band
members, and an owl. she did it for Under the Influence of Giants (Island
Def Jam). Check out the album cover on her site. She's also recently styled
new ads for Christopher Blue, Nokia, and Nikon, and has worked with artists
like New Found Glory, Inara George, Jenny Lewis, Miranda July, and the
fashion couture house, Rodarte. Shirley is currently working on the music
video for UTIOG directed by Artificial Army.
Laura Hughes has received an artist support grant from the Polaroid
Corporation for her flower project, some of which is featured on her site.
She is also going to be published in the Powerhouse Portfolio Volume II
which will be out next year.
Blake E. Marquis recently designed a line of merchandise for the
artist, Peaches, for her summer tour with NIN. Check out his illustration
and type treatment for Swindle Magazine issue No. 7 www.swindlemagazine.com.
He also did a series of portraits for Fame & Misfortune, the forthcoming
book from PSNCTRL - www.poison-control.com.
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