Once upon a time (last March) my New Orleans family threw a party called Buku Music and Art Project. We had enlisted the help of the talented and experienced minds of MCP Presents to help us promote and run the … Continue reading
Istanbul (Photos, Reflections and Brief City Guide)
I have made the firm decision that the most interesting places in the world are those those that have been influenced or controlled by multiple different civilizations. Istanbul is no exception, and in fact may be be the strongest existing … Continue reading
Iacono and Stay by Mar Trunk Show
What can be better than awesome apparel? Awesome apparel with awesome people behind it, that’s what. I recently had the pleasure of hanging out with the creators of the debut Iacono clothing line and Stay jewelry by Mar while documenting … Continue reading
BASSIK 4.20.2011 | BORGORE x SHANOOK x FORCE FEED RADIO x PARTY MONSTER (Photoset)
Borgore, dubstep kingpin and “A young man following big dreams, a private beach and the olsen twins” recently stomped through New Orleans to play BASSIK’s 4.20 installment. The crowd without a doubt “felt” his set both literally and figuratively; it … Continue reading
The Graffiti Bat-Mitzvah
DPA recently worked with a long-time client and friend to create an awesome space to celebrate her daughter’s 13th birthday and Bat Mitzvah. The two of them ended up perusing this blog and the coverage of the Bomb Threat parties … Continue reading
A Look Back: Buku Music and Art Project (Art Programming Reflections and Photoset)
… Where to begin… This festival slowly permeated every layer of my life since I was first told it was happening about 4 and a half months ago. Having worked with Winter Circle Productions for about 2 years, I had … Continue reading
The Brickyard Boxes (Photoset)
The affectionately dubbed “Brickyard Boxes” are a set of large shipping containers that sit in a mostly empty lot in the Bywater, New Orleans and run up against the parking lot of the newly developed Ricemill Condos. Friend and nationally … Continue reading
Garfield Park Conservatory (Photoset)
I had the chance to visit the wonderful Garfield Park Conservatory while in Chicago for the holidays. Such a beautiful place to spend some time, especially while braving the cold, gray Chicago winter… Best part is, it’s free to the … Continue reading
A DPA Christmas Present
This is a painting I gave my dad for his christmas present. While working on the VMX Mural Sculpture I met Australian stencilist Damien Mitchell. After the project, he left the stencil he used on the sculpture with me, and … Continue reading
Bomb Threat Closing (Photoset)
A few months ago in October, Regional and National street artists descended upon a warehouse in Central City New Orleans to create a colorful atmosphere for a graffiti art show/party called Bomb Threat (see my initial post here). Late this … Continue reading
BASSIK 12.15.2011 | PANTYRAID x SHANOOK x REKANIZE (Photoset)
DPA Universe was there to document the bass tornado that hit the ground at last thursday’s edition of BASSIK. The roster included PantyRaid (half of which is New Orleans native Ooah), and New Orleans’ native crushers Shanook and Rekanize. Araab … Continue reading
Lykke Li | 11.21.2011 @ Tipitina’s New Orleans (Photoset)
Lykke Li is damn cool. The Swedish born singer-songwriter has been experiencing notable success recently, selling out shows on her U.S. tour, and being remixed heavily by premium producers and DJs. I was lucky enough to attend the last show … Continue reading