Archives January 2012

Filter Foundry caught up with Silicon Valley veteran Brett Lovelady, Founder/CEO of Astro Studios in San Francisco, and picked the juicy parts of his brain. Pull up a chair and lets start with his title: “Chief Instigator.”

Brett: I’ve been a classic fire starter, someone who gets big ideas quickly, rallies a lot of people, gets them all talking, cross connecting, gets all the big ideas out, formulates it, and gets out of the way. I’m not really into tending fires, I’m better at starting them …just sort of felt like the right title compared to ...

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I met Bogaert many summers ago in Hollywood while visiting a friend. At the time Bogie was working on his Music Series. His flat was a bare bones bohemian art loft with only the essentials: every color imaginable in tube form, canvases, brushes, cigarettes, an amazing coffee maker that looked like it came from outer-space, and a 'fridge made for one. With The New Latinaires in the background I got to see how "the magic" happened. Bogie is no longer in Los Angeles, once the wind changed he blew with it but he continues to paint and shares some of ...

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Our team went to Vegas and met with top electronics companies on the CES trade show floor with one purpose…to find the best products for a Creative Professional to explore. We handpicked our Top 10 list for you know about.

Check 'em out and NJoy!

Samsung: Galaxy Note (video)
The NEW Galaxy Note combines an HD display & supreme portability with advanced S Pen, creating a new type of smartphone. Great for the traveling artist.

Samsung: Series 9 laptop (15-inch display in a 14-inch chassis)
Weighing as light as 2.5 pounds and measuring just a half inch thin, the ...

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