CHRISMUKKAH

BJB 2009

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Photography by Cara Stricker
Art Directed by Kevina Jo Smith

Whats on this month
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Image by Cara Stricker
BRIDEZILLA ALBUM LAUNCH 'THE FIRST DANCE'

On Thursday the 10th of December we will be launcing our debut album 'The First Dance' at The Spanish club.
Join us for some olives, a bit of sangria and a night of sweet serenades and symphonies.
Kirin J Callinan will also be gracing us with his musical presence
....other guest(s) to be announced!
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CASTING COUCH @ THE DARLO BAR
OFFICIAL DVD RELEASE FROM PETER SCARFS FILM DEBUT
FORTUNE
STARING KEIR DULLEA - 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey / The Good
Shepard),
SCOTT COHEN - Kissing Jessica Stein, Gilmore Girls
&
JASON SHAW
+ SYDNEY PREMIER OF SHORT FILM NONO
DIRECTED BY JEFF TRENT (NYC)
FEATURING ADAM DRAGE (AUS)
TUESDAY DECEMBER 15
more info here

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FLEETWOOD MAC

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STUDIO 1

Kevina-Jo Smith

I have been away from the studio alot!! in the past 2 months.
I have been re-visiting the world of advertising and music videos..... but mostly working with Helen, so very fun times!

Amongst other things, we had a trip to Bilpin, the land of delicious apples to make a promo ad for Music Max and Strongbow Cider. (can you spot Helen?) We bought home apple pies and fresh apple juice for all....

We worked on a Ministry of Sound commercial, directed by Studio 8's Lucinda Shreiber. Which was shot in Studio 9 at BJB.

We worked on a short film as an advertising agency's party invite... which included shooting a 'passed out Marie Antoinette' in the Botanical Gardens... very funny day.

Also I baked this pie to welcome my boy home from a trip....

See you next year with news of a very exciting and entertaining project.

STUDIO 2

Cara Stricker

Bringing upon New Years.. and with that.. my PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE... a new beginning beginning beginning

WWW.CARASTRICKER.COM

There have been some sneaky stories happening.. which will surface as the year unfolds..

Off to Tokyo to get 'lost' for a while over chrissy.. and fall into the powder


And to be revealed this week:
'The Projects' studio photographic gallery, curated by Cara Stricker.
A collection of Jack Bendwani and the Projects events over the past years. An array of lush images amongst corporate collaborations.
A sneak peak of some of the images mounted this Friday.


2010 words - inspiration, nude, music, listening, collaborate,
and ellen von unwerth


STUDIO 5
Yeah Yeah

The boys in studio 5 have this month a new addition.. Studio 4.. Yes, were expanding and taking on the world.
We have been flat out the last month in our studios working on a a massive dirty secret that will be unveiled at the start of 2010.... Be sure to keep your eyes open and ears to the ground come 01/01/10...

We've also printed fashion photographer Harold Davids Uniform World Exhibition, which opened at Penrith Regional Gallery. Another exhibition that was running hot off our printer was from BJB's own Cara Stricker, Dancing On My Bed.

Grants been busily working on a retouching site, due to launch early next year, stay tuned, this will be big! Mr Keats has also been busy retouching for one of Sydneys up and coming fashion photographers, Tanja Bruckner.

Tuffy's been kicking ass making mags, zines, flyers, posters, brands, the works..

Last week saw Chris shooting The Brunettes for Groupie Magazine. Check out the February issue for pics and interviews. After jet setting about the place, hes back in sydney undergoing the film development, scanning and editing process from his recent stint in Vietnam & Hong Kong. His 'Memory' project is also gathering momentum, look out for more info in the new year!

From all of us in Studio 4 & 5, have a good Xmas & make sure you own the dance floor this New Years!


www.grantkeats.com
www.christophersamuel.com.au
www.benjamintuffy.com
www.harolddavid.com
www.tanjabruckner.com
www.groupie.it


STUDIO 6
Greedy Hen

At Greedy Hen we've been busy making a paper diorama for a Josh Pyke music dvd cover.
Nice one!
The diorama was made completely from paper, stick glue, sticky tape, and water colour paint. And the photograph was lit with Katherine's desk lamp.
After the shoot the diorama didn't hold together so well. It now lives smashed to smithereens on our bookshelf, the lighthouse has drooped backwards so that it now rests on the hill side, and the boat has sunk beneath the waves.
This month we've also been arranging a kaleidoscope of budgies and ladies for Domino Records for Animal Collective's Australian tour. Budgies in any context will always be hilarious and awesome.

Greedy Hen also directed, produced, and made some artwork for a film clip for the Washington song 'How To Tame Lions'
Our super talented bestie, photographer Christopher Morris, was the D.O.P.
you can have a look at it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBSqgCZWavc


Elke Kramer

For the last 2 months down at E L K E H Q we have been working hard on:

d e l i v e r i n g !
we have finished LOOK TWICE ORIENT SS 09/10 across australia and new zealand.
look out for it in all the best boutiques (listed at www.elkekramer.com)
and of course you can always buy mail order direct! buy@elkekramer.com

s a m p l i n g / s e l l i n g !
LOOK TWICE ATLANTIC, south hemisphere AW10, nth hemisphere SS10, is a new oceanic colourway of new and renewed favourite styles.
we have locked in a line up of fine and far-off international stores including Opening Ceremony (US & Japan), Shop & Trade (Greece), Hervia Bazaar (UK), Noi (Netherlands), Opera APC (Kazakstan!), FEISPACE (China), Siralexanderjohn (US), Henri Bendel (US) and Asos.com
the collection will also be in store in Australia/New Zealand in early 2010.

s h o w c a s i n g!
thanks to the PR wizardry of Golightly PR, we have been blessed with phenomenal editorial of late, from the best magazines across Australia.
we would also like to wish anne a tearful (yet exciting) good bye, as she leaves Golightly, after many years of the best PR we could dream of.

b l o g g i n g!
we have been invited to be part of a brilliant artist streaming / blogging site, the adam&eve projects.
squished between a line-up of wonderful artists and designers such as the kingpins, tracy emin, nick cave, david shrigley and more, its an opportunity to put together glimpses of our world.
http://www.theadamandeveprojects.com/artist/elke_kramer

c o l l a b o r a t i n g!
we were invited by adam&eve projects to collaborate with our pal Rene Vaile on a project with no brief.
the results was 'Friendly Geometries'... a spontaneous and playful shoot, on the dining table of in my new sun-drenched apartment.
check it out at http://www.theadamandeveprojects.com/project/friendly-geometries

s p o t t i n g!
its always fun spotting our jewellery on unexpected people in unexpected places.

we spied singer lisa mitchell, on the red carpet at the arias, looking hot to trot in our coral coloured oversized bracelets, along with some shit hot sexy shoes.

p u b l i s h i n g!
we were approached by Forlaget Vandkunsten K/S, a danish publishing house, requesting to use one of our campaign images on the cover of a new russian novel.
perhaps it was a steamy sordid romantic russki tale.... who knows??!
http://www.forlagetvandkunsten.dk/109155/

c o n t r i b u t i n g!
we were invited to contribute to concrete playgrounds new book, showcasing new local talent, which launches next week.
BJBs very own dashing and rather tall mikie has been laying it out next to us for the last few weeks and its looking pretty great.

* * * * * X M A S P R E S E N T S R U S * * * * *
IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT FOR A SPECIAL SOMEONE THEN LOOK NO MORE!!
HERE AT ELKE HQ WE HAVE A HUGE VARIETY OF PERFECT PRESENTS, IN A SPECTRUM OF SIZES, COLOURS, SHAPES AND PRICES.
STARTING AS LOW AS $35!
EMAIL US FOR MAIL ORDER CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS.
buy@elkekramer.com


or visit us here, at the BJB fun-house, and pick out some goodies!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY CHANUKAH FABULOUS NEW YEARS

Wild

Whats on this month
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STUDIO 2
Cara Stricker

Weeks of blurry eyes, taking photos to fill stories of dreams, sleeping through my days and living walking through my sleeps...

I've put together an exhibition on this Thursday the 5th November, for others to join me in this state of dancing through the dots. A big photography exhibition (as tall as me on tippi toes) at Sugarmill Stairwell Gallery (more info on invite above) in conjunction with Abosolute Vodka. A music inspired collection, with Murals by Numskull and Roach, and for THE LAUNCH NIGHT ONLY, the whole top floor will also be decked out in prints, with music by Nicky Night Time, Strickmachine, Strace and Holiday Sidewinder.
Come eat, drink, look, listen, as the images walk off the screen.


STUDIO 3
Trischelle Roberts
Vivian Huynh

This month jumped off for us with This Is Not Art. We bathed in the sights and sounds, and returned with new knowledge, field recordings and bikes. Thank you, TINA, for being amazing once more.

Best performance of October, however, goes to Kirin J. Callinan. His live album recording at the Russian Coachmen was an incredible night. Truly, truly beautiful music. (The food was also good, and much easier to photograph.) Kirin has a zillion dates coming up over the next month, so I'd advise that you see him as many times as humanly possible.
Aside from this excitement, the last month has meant lots of mixing (for the secret recording project previewed last month) and making a couple of aesthetic adjustments to our instruments.

November: a quick welcome home to Vivian before No Art hit the garage for some real, serious recording with Frey Lindsay and Ivan Vizintin, of Ghoul fame. We're also playing a show or two in between, details here.


STUDIO 8
Lucinda Schreiber

No update from me last month as I was over in the US... LA, New York, Portland... dream holiday! This month I've been kept busy directing a TVC for 'Ministry of Sound'. The shoot was a whole lot of fun and incorporated dancing, animation and UV lights and was shot on site in Studio 9. Kevina took some great behind the scenes photos which will be posted next blog update. In the meanwhile, here are some random snaps from my travels...


STUDIO 9
The Twelfth Letter SS09

The Twelfth Letter SS09 from michael Tyson

DICTIONARY

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