Potato Thins: Handsfree

Latest and greatest spot that we worked on with the talented team at Union Creative!

Vinyl you can listen to with your cell phone?!

Kontor Records creates digital vinyl hybrid that plays through your mobiel phone to promote Boris Dlugosch's new record.

Samsung Teams up with Jay-Z for Album Download Offer

An A-List team of producers Rick Rubin, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and Pharell Williams discuss his vision for his new project. 

The Beck's Edison Bottle - The First Playable Beer Bottle

The Beck's Edison Bottle from Shine Limited on Vimeo.
Hats off to the team at Beck's! What an innovative and environmentally sound idea. 

60 Years of Cannes Lions Inforgraphics: The 60s

Well done Sapient Nitro! For more Cannes coverage follow Cannes Lions on Pinterest.

Naama Tsabar - Exploring the Relationship Between Art and Sound

Myspace Resurected

Myspace announced today that it's back with a $20 million dollar ad campaign to help relaunch the once defunct social network. What are your thoughts? We'd love to hear from you.

The 2013 Polaris Long List Announced

Head on over to the Polaris site to see the complete long list!

PUP (Formerly Topanga) Plays FREE Shows at NXNE Tonight!

We are stoked to announce that Nestor's (a previous assistant engineer at the studio) band PUP are rockin' two free shows tonight for NXNE!

9pm: Arts & Crafts Pop-Up at 1093 Queen St. West
12:30am: Grossman's Tavern with Young Rival (who we just licensed for VIRGIN MOBILE!) , Wildlife + special guests

BlogTO approves!

Get "Ready" for some Hilarious Radio Droppin' Soon!

Always a pleasure having Christian Potenza, Justin Landry, Jamie Watson & Kathryn Greenwood in the studio! Thanks for the fun today guys.  So many laughs!

Our Wonderful Lise at the Studio Nails Leading Role at Fringe!

We are elated to announce that our lovely Lise who greets you every day at the studio has landed the leading role in "Squat" that premieres at the Fringe Festival!

The alleyway behind 401 Richmond houses Cince Cyle where this super-secret back alley musical will be showing.   As part of the Toronto Fringe Festival we hope all of you will come out and see our talented songstress rock the stage!

Showtimes are listed above and run From July 4th - July 13th.

Check out the Toronto Fringe Festival here for more details!

Ad Bands 9 - Tonight!

It's that time on year again and tonight kicks off the ninth year of Ad Bands!  Doors open at 7pm.  $20 cover at the door and is a cash only bar.

What better way to get your rock on, have a cocktail and help support a great cause!  All proceeds go to the Tennyson Quance Foundation for Autism and Autism Ontario.

Big shout out to all the sponsors who make this great event possible!

See you tonight. 

Young Rival's Documentary World Premiere

Unless you've been hiding in a cave lately than you've seen the most recent Virgin Mobile TV ad "Underground" where we licensed Young Rival, an absolutely stellar band hailing from Hamilton, Ontario.

Next Thursday, June 13th at 6:30pm The Bloor Cinema hosts their documentary's world premiere during NXNE!  Come on out to see what all the fuss is about! 

Samsung GALAXY S4 - Show Us Your Talent Contest

Are you a infinitely talented person? Do you sing, dance, skateboard, paint or have a talent that you'd like to share with the world? If so, Samsung wants to hear from you! 

All you have to do is upload a video of your talent and describe how the Galaxy S4 can help you succeed.

For more information and a chance to win click the link here.

Good luck! 

The Art of Repurposing Old Vinyl Records

 

 Credit to: One Man's Trash is Another's Treasure

The 2013 Marketing Awards Celebrate a 91st Anniversary Tonight!

Over 1000 Facebook Likes!

We've reached over 1000 Facebook likes! Thanks so much to everyone. We couldn't have done it without all of your love and support!

Thumbs up! 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Abandoned Airplane Art

We all want to do our part helping save the planet right? Right and I'm sure the creator of the Boneyard Project, Eric Firestone would agree.  The Boneyard Project is an exhibit curated by Eric Firestone, Carlo McCormick and Medvin Sobio that lies in ...you got it...the infamous "Boneyard" of abandoned military aircrafts in the Arizona desert.  The point of the exhibit is to repurpose old aircraft scraps as canvasses for various contemporary artists.

What great way to use found objects! Head on over to their website here  to find out more. 

Fundraiser - Blain Harper

On March 15, 2013 a dear friend and colleague Blain Harper passed away.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 29th @ 6:30pm at the Great Hall for a silent auction to share your fondest memories of Blain, and raise a glass to help support his wife and daughter.

In true advertising style, we'll begin with a few cocktails at the cash bar while a DJ spins the night away.  A kick ass band will grace the stage and all the money raised will go directly to Blain's family.   As Blain had a passion for magic there will also be some wandering illusionists present. 

There is a $20 admission fee which is payable at the door.

For more information and event updates please visit the facebook event here.  (Blain's Bash)

Virgin Mobile - "Underground"

 

Check out this new spot for Virgin Mobile "Underground" that we just wrapped with our friends at Juniper Park!  It showcases a great up and coming band from Hamilton, ON called Young Rival.  

We think you'll agree that licensing their tune "Authentic" works perfectly for the Virgin brand.

Get the best concert access and seats with Virgin Mobile. "It's better to be a member!" 

Mike's Hard Lemonade - Shandy

 

Newest spot that we worked on with the talented folks over at Extreme Toronto. 

Kick back and enjoy the sunshine with a frosty Mike's Hard Lemonade Shandy!

Michelle Wright Showcase - May 22nd, 2013

What a fantastic evening!  Last night we had the pleasure of having Casablanca Media Publishing come to the studio to do a private showcase with legendary country singer Michelle Wright.   Michelle performed songs from her new album with one of her producers Jason Barry.

Her expressive voice and stripped down acoustic set filled the studio with beautiful harmonies and emotive moments of times gone by.  

A big shout out to Red Brick Songs / Casablanca Media Publishing for making the evening a huge success!

Be sure to check out her new single "Strong" from her new release here.

We wish her all the best at CMT and CBC today.

Kraft Canada - Bull's-Eye BBQ Sauce

Summer is in the air and what better way to kick off the BBQ season than with Bull's-eye BBQ sauce!

Above is the latest and greatest spot that we've worked on for Kraft Canada.   I think you'll agree it will make your taste buds tingle!

Showcasing the Talented Rea Kelly

Toronto boasts some of the most talented visual artists Ontario has to offer.  Now that the weather is getting sunny what better way to spend an evening or afternoon than walking around and seeing the wonderful sights of our lovely city.

That said, one of our talented local artists Rea Kelly has a handful of different exhibits that she is a part of this year and I encourage you to go and see what all the fuss is about. 

Rea's upcoming shows inlcude;  Riverdale Art Walk (June 1,2), Art 2555 (June 8), Sidestreet Gallery (August), Cabbagetown show (Sept), Queen West Art Crawl (Sept 21/22).

She's been working on a lot of great new pieces like the one posted above that I'm sure you'll enjoy! 

International Publication Welcomes Clive Desmond!

I caught up with the international Editorial Manager at Source E Creative and was thrilled when her interest was peaked about our newest addition to the TA2 family, Clive Desmond!  

Check out the article published this morning under the "signings" sections here. 

There's a special photo that accompanies the article that I think you'll find most captivating.

Happy Monday!