FRIENDS IN MUSIC
This Heat - British post-punk group '76-'82
Scott Walker - vocal mastery
Ken Butler - hybrid instrument builder
Randy Niles
The Telluric Currents
Car Music Project - music on car parts
E.A.R. UNIT - contemporary chamber ensemble
A Big Name Act - "Really good stuff!"
Stefan Swanson - film composer
Sean Heim - composer
Gabe Coia
The Collingwood - gives up the funk
Ed Young - every-day Eddie
Jason Paul Elder - bringing the light
MUSIC MISC.
Oddmusic
FirstSounds
ARSC - sound collections
KRVS - Sounds Unusual Mon. @ 11pm CST
ultimate jazz resource
Sibelius Music - find, share, publish music scores
EarMaster - ear training software
VISUAL ARTS
David Macomber - graphic art, photo, & more...
J. Day - ever-evolving skillz
DirtandFire - face and robot pottery
my brother's etsy page
Diner State - graphic design
oobject - visual digest of gadget news
Kurt Schwitters - one of my favorite artists
Peter Doig - Scottish artist, another fave
what my father does for a living
what my grandfather did for a living
VIDEO
STOIC PICTURES
Fred's Suburban Nightmare
behind the scenes for FSN
The Ninja Always Rings Once clips: (1) (2) (3)
Personal Private Moment
helped write music for...
Ladies' Night 2008 Philly 48HFP
Unappreciated Holidays 2009 Philly 48HFP
music store myspace page with great videos
about guitar related thangs (if you're into that)
page on the store's main site with other videos
and
great advice on buying a guitar
VENUES
places VESAN has 'entertained'
(all venues in Philadelphia, PA unless otherwise noted)
Barrington Coffee House (Barrington, NJ)
Dawson St. Pub
Dr. Watson's Pub
The El Bar
Fergie's Pub
The Fire
Lickety Split
Studio LuLoo (Oaklyn, NJ)
Tritone
with Sweat N Sequins
ECO-MINDED
D'Addario strings - eco-packed
recycling CDs and DVDs - free of charge
recycling #5 plastic items
freecycle - trading/giving away free stuff
RecycleBank - reedemable recycling
Philly recycling rewards
energy saving ideas, tax credits, and rebates
state incentives for renewables & efficiency
Vauban, Freiberg, Germany - sustainable district
RANDOM
Scribd - original writing publishing
hero of mine - amazing story
same story, more detailed
some advice for staying focused
great advice for self-promotion (while at a conference)
Vonnegut and drama
ignore everybody - advice for creators
Slice - pizza blog, I swear
Fully Informed Jury Association