Category: Tokyo Boy
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The Party that Was
I just got back from the cafe after the Canadian Style party, and already Yuki has a bunch of pics up on Flickr of me. I am so happy with the turnout — I think we even beat the turnout for the Mamma Gun party, and we also sold out of beer! Huge thanks to…
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Canadian Style Opening Party
Last post before the opening party at Cafe Pause for Canadian Style (from 19:00). I just added a few pics to the Canadian Style photoset, including the one you see here, of the “Red + White/Read + Write” installation (where you are invited to leave your markings with white chalk on the wall). Hope to…
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This Week at Gridskipper
Omotesando Hills Opening Party Canadian Style You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here.
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Canadian Style Mixes
As mentioned in the previous post, Marc Xavier LeBlanc compiled 8 great mixes of Canadian artists for the event, all under various themes. It’s basically an amazing collection of the Canadian independent scene, and here are the mix titles: CANADA… ELECTRO POP, CANADA… FRANCO POP ROCK, CANADA GOES INSTRUMENTAL, CANADA JAZZ… READY OR NOT, CANADA……
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Marc Xavier LeBlanc
The other main participant of Canadian Style is photographer/DJ Marc Xavier LeBlanc. Marc Xavier LeBlanc is a photographer, artist, graphic designer, music promoter, musician, DJ and radio show host. He’s been nominated for the third year in a row as “photographer of the year†at the East Coast Music Awards, and has won numourous competitions…
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Sonia Chow
One of the main participants of Canadian Style is Tokyo-based Canadian designer Sonia Chow. Sonia Chow is a multi-disciplinary designer based in Tokyo. Her achievements include 19 professional awards for graphic design and furniture, and a poster in the collection at the National Gallery of Canada. Her work has been shown in numerous publications, including…
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Canadian Style Flickr Photoset
I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of 35 pictures taken earlier today of the Canadian Style event. Still missing are pictures of Marc Xavier LeBlanc’s “The Minimalism Series” and Sonia Chow’s “Red + White/Read + Write” interactive installation (I’ll add those tomorrow).
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Canadian Style Opening Day
Canadian Style is officially on at Cafe Pause! I just have time to post one quick pic, but I’ll be updating tonight with plenty more, including lots of info on the various installations. For readers who are a bit tired of my Canadian Style promotion, skip reading tonight and come back tomorrow.