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Create a mockumentary multi-media performance with Kid Koala.

just finished the last page of the Space Cadet book. phew… here’s a pic of some of the originals on the studio floor. Now I just have to scan everything and finish the music. In other news… I’ve recorded a track for the Ninja Tune 20th Anniversary compilation… As well as doing some cuts for the upcoming score for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. coolio.

Limited edition picture disc from the Space Cadet graphic novel and soundtrack.

Turntable sludge blues produced by Kid Koala and Dynomite D. Mixed by Vid Cousins and Mario Caldato Jr. (of Beastie Boys fame). Somewhere between Black Sabbath and Public Enemy.

‘It’s All Over’ from The Slew’s album 100% this video was shot on a PXL pixelvision camera using Maxell XLIIs cassettes. directed by Paul Labonte. It’s All Over (VIDEO) Australia May 2010 Sonar Festival (Spain) June 2010 North America June/July 2010 6 turntables meets the Ex-Wolfmother rhythm section. (please see tour section for more details)

We just finished DAY 1 and DAY 2 of shooting for the Nufonia live action series… much fun was had… haven’t laughed this hard in ages… Here are some stills from the rushes.  enjoy.   Director Lori Chodos and Robot (Paul Labonte) at the sandwich shop. Nufonia Must Fall reference page, 25. Robot/sandwich artist. eric’s final blueprints… 6 days, 3 sheets of aluminum and 8 rolls of duct tape later… + baby. scene from the park. at the lake.

So it’s one day after our first Music to Draw to… event in Montreal.  It was such a wonderful night for all of us here at kid koala HQ.  I was so proud of them Montreal kids.  Absolutely everyone brought something to work on… and they pretty much got right to it once they got in.  So many creative people, such focus, it was completely inspiring to see.    Here are some pics from the evening…   Rockin’ out… (in that quiet creative time kind of way).   Cori’s bake shop was a hit.  There was only one cupcake left at the end of the night.  She’s already scheming up some new recipes for next week.   … everybody just hanging out, doing their thing…   such skills… Yarn and charcoal, classic sketchbooks to z-brush.  I am so in love with this town.   Krista, sometimes known as Lederhosen Lucil, serving up the hot chocolate.   I must also take this oppurtunity to thank Eric Amber and the crew at Theatre Ste. Catherine for letting us use their wonderful venue for these events.  That room has so much cozy mojo.  I wonder why I don’t play there all the time.…

page 35 pencil. page 36 etch board. robot buys cereal.

This month I have also been working on the soundtrack to the Mosquito Book. I stumbled upon this article about our favorite parasite. woah. I had no idea… http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99133147 There will be a quiz about it at the next gig.

in the studio this month… recording the quiet soundtrack to Space Cadet… baby says: practicing is boring. Nobody puts baby in a snowsuit.

For some reason or other, I’ve recently decided to pursue an education in the almost extinct craft of cutting vinyl. I found a record cutting machine at vinylrecorder.com and phoned the company. The designer of the vinylrecorder, Mr. Ulrich Sourisseau, politely told me, “I cannot sell you this machine unless you come to Germany for training.” “Oh.” Fast forward 4 months… it turned out I had 3 days off between gigs on my last tour in Europe so I made arrangements to visit vinylrecorder HQ which is somewhere in the middle of the German countryside. Mr. Sourisseau has been cutting vinyl records for over 40 years. The vinylrecorder is his life’s work. The machine looks simple enough but is in fact quite a complicated beast… and I don’t know how he could have possibly explained how to use this thing over the phone. So… yes… the training session is recommended. here is a pic of the cutting head. this is Mr. Sourisseau looking through the microscope to make sure the grooves are good. Mr. Sourisseau and his vinylrecorder. Some pages from a notebook that I filled with record cutting jargon during my 18 hour crash course in vinyl cutting. I…