Acrylic & House Paint on interior wall. Brandy Flower of the Notorious H+R Crew  invited me to molest a  a well sized wall in their new digs appropriately located in Downtown LA. Restitution Press & ABSNT will also be contributing to the surrounding wall space.

Friday July 18 - Hours: 7 pm - 12 midnight, $5 at door w/ RSVP to studio1636@gmail.com 

Friday JULY 18th 2008, LOS ANGELES – Hollywood’s newest independent art gallery, STUDIO 1636, in alliance with L.A.’s leading guerilla film militia Bizzurke Army U.F.M is proud to present”Engineering Cinémathèque,” a multi-media movie theater designed by renowned graffiti artist Kofie’One/Draftsman, installation artist Sonik Mercury and internationally acclaimed renegade filmmaker Burke Roberts. 

“Engineering Cinémathèque” showcases Burke Roberts revolutionary project, THE ENGINE.Beginning Friday July 18th, for one month Studio 1636 will transform into a unique screening venue that examines the ways in which the presentation of space and environment dictate the cinema experience. ”Engineering Cinémathèque” marks the first extended showroom for THE ENGINE — a transportable, kinetic, sculpture/projection hybrid that redefines the art of presentation and introduces a new era of independent screening venues. Designed to be equal in form and function, the 1000 pound steel sculpture houses a rotating 17-foot screen and features a high-end, audio-visual system.For each subsequent weekend after the July 18 opening until the August 17th closing, the artists behind “Engineering Cinémathèque” will offer select filmmakers and programmers the opportunity to curate their own screening presentations on Fridays and Saturdays for the duration of the run. Screening presentations have already been booked by the Slamdance Film Festival, the creators of Showtime’s groundbreaking animated series “Queer Duck,” and the DVD release viewing of “The Legend of God’s Gun,” a psychedelic spaghetti western film from the band Spindrift, featuring songs from the forthcoming Quentin Tarantino production “Hellride.”Freeing filmmakers from the restrictions and politics of traditional corporate venues, THE ENGINE indulges a myriad of interesting and forward thinking motion picture presentations. From hard-hitting documentaries to avant-garde short narratives, street-wise skate videos to refined art exposes, up and coming animators to those at the top of their field with a soft spot for the unexpected, THE ENGINE welcomes a wide spectrum of motion picture possibilities.

For press inquiries, an opportunity to program an event in this revolutionary venue, or for more information, please contact:Erin Broadley at STUDIO 1636 at 866-808-9260 or email studio1636@gmail.com, ATTN: Engineering Cinémathèque.Please note a limit to available dates, as the space is booking quickly.

STUDIO 1636: 1636 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, Ca. 90028 one block south of Hollywood Blvd. 

Friday, August 15, 2008 Opening night -  Space Gallery - San Francisco, Ca. 

After the success & the widened notice of his Mix CD I spit on your grave, on Obey Records,  THE MOTHER FUCKING GASLAMP KILLER has blessed his friends & family with a free download of his original mix CD from earlier this decade. HERE is the link. 

Circles- 306˚- rare digital capture by Puede - China Town - Post Soul Sessions

 If only I had the storage space.

Chicken Scratch @ Radio Recorder June 14, 2008 - 7000 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles, CA 90028

. Live Painting: Asylm, Mear, Mandoe, Hex-LOD, Xpres & Myself. Music: The Pain, Toper, Candys 22, Ex-Vandals, LA Jae. This was a family affair. It was good to see some old friends and crew members this night. Axis’s band The Pain Crushed their set. Cant Be Stopped represented. 

Friday, June 13. Painted live at California Soul, an event thrown by the good people at Soul Sessions in the Chinatown District of Los Angeles. Good times. 

DUMBO is an incense company based in Kobe, Japan. All of the incense sticks are all hand crafted & come in a high quality package with 25 sticks. In late spring of 2008 I collaborated with DUMBO on this design based on one of my mix media collages of found paper with pencil and ball point pen. So far they are only available in Japan for 1,500 yen pack. I may be selling a few on the sight in the near future. 

I was invited to paint & discuss my work for the 40+ graphic design students of Vantan School in Ebisu Minami, Tokyo.  I painted & answered questions for about 2 hours. At the end of the event the faculty blessed me with a beautiful navy apron that read “only the highest of quality” in Kanji. The school kept the piece to display in it’s hallways. All of the students took to me very well & were very appreciative I could be there and share. Many thanks to Maru of Colors International with whom this would not have been possible.