CONTACT: Group Art Show! @JalaniMorgan x @Shingo_Shimizu

I paired up with Toronto Photographer Jalani Morgan to develop an innovative installation that blurs the distinction between 2 and 3-Dimensional art. Bringing my 'usual' sensibility fused with Morgan’s fashion portraiture, we manipulated our complimentary elements into intricate puzzle-like layers of fine acrylic cuts.

Check out our exhibit as part of Scotiabank’s CONTACT Photography Festival at 99 Sudbury, May 6, 7-11pm.

The exhibit also features the works of Photographers/Artists – Steve Carty, Che Kothari, Javier Lovera, Scott McIntyre, Simon Rojas, Cory Vanderploeg, Elicser and Skam.

*COME EARLY to avoid disappointment at the door. Hope to see you there!

Follow me @Shingo_Shimizu and Shingo FB Page for updates!

Lots of Goodies Coming Soon!

I will have news on the upcoming Scion Canada magazine - issue #2, later this week.

For now, I'll say that I'm really really really pleased with the finished product. Magazine photos and more to come, so check back soon!

ELECTRIC FEAST is Coming!

Almost forgot. My next event is coming soon! Biggest one yet We will be joining a whole slew of talented DJs and producers at a new venue (Perla - 783 Queen St. W). You may have heard of them (or us), and if you haven't heard of them (or us), definitely check us out. More info below.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

StudioFeed & Hot Sauce present
\\\ELECTRIC FEAST///

featuring:
GUSHEE SOUNDSYSTEM [pursuit grooves & pro ef] 

ALICIA HUSH [hushlamb]

HOT SAUCE [dj shingo & missruckus & urbansteve]
(become a fan!)

CHRIS LARSEN [ym]

 Location:
LA PERLA - 783 Queen St West (upstairs) Toronto, ON

Time: 10:00pm - 3:00am

Cover: $5 b4 midnight/ $10 after

RSVP HERE!

Artists Help Japan!

It's nice to see artists and DJs, of all types of nationalities coming together to raise funds for Japan for its recovery of its recent tragic events. This Sunday I will be DJing at Revival bar (783 College St) from 1pm (party starts at 12 noon!) alongside many DJs, for the cause. All proceeds from the event are going to the Canadian Red Cross. If you're in the area, please come by! More info here.

Update on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 3:40PM by Shingo

Thanks to all those who were able to make the event! Also thanks to all those (THE BEGUILING EVENTS GROUP!, Peter Chan, Jim Zubkavich, Christopher Butcher, Bobby Chiu, Alvin Lee) who organized this event for such a great cause.

It was really refreshing to see a club space during the day, standing behind DJ booth, and see people trickling in. The room was lined with super talented comic artists (including Michael Cho, Alvin Lee, Marcio Takara, and Eddie Vedder to name a few) on one side, with eager fans lining up for autographs and art. I ended up getting an awesome Bat Girl, drawn by Michael Cho for $5. A steal! Hopefully there will be more art and music events like this in the future.

HOT SAUCE: Assembly featuring Knowing Looks (musique-risquée)

Currently wrapping things up with art direction duties on Issue #2 of Scion magazine. Very exciting stuff. Don't want to say anything yet, until it's gone to press. So for now, I'll say it's been very exciting so far, and we've definitely outdid Issue #1. Very much looking forward to the final product. Should be out in a few weeks' time, so definitely check back to see where you can pick it up!

Also working on a collaboration piece with photographer Jalani Morgan, for the upcoming Contact festival.

Almost forgot, I'm also DJing this Saturday March 12 at Tequila Bookworm (512 Queen St. W, upstairs). If you're in the area, come by and say hello!.

HOT SAUCE heats up the dancefloor with another ASSEMBLY party!

+ live PA by special guest:
(http://www.knowinglooks.com/)
KNOWING LOOKS (Musique Risquee, Grain Records)
...
+ alongside your resident purveyors of fine electronic music:
(http://www.morehotsauce.com/mixes/)
DJ Shingo
MissRuckus
urbansteve

+ visuals by guest VJs:
Turbographix

+ tech.house.dubstep.bass.deep.detroit.disco.electronic.leftfield
+ no cover before 11:00pm / $5 after


This time, we feature Knowing Looks, the moniker of one Jason Hopfner, a singular, outlandish laptop artist. Originally from the wilds of the Canadian prairies, he now resides in Toronto after stints in Europe and the Middle East. Knowing Looks is a tribute to all the music that plays incessantly and simultaneously in Jason's head, and finding a way to refine that into something the rest of the world can move to. If you could mix the mids and treble of Lite FM and 70's fusion with the lows of detroit/german minimalism, filter it through a case of ADD and present it without irony, it would either sound like shit, or like Knowing Looks. In addition to co-running the Grain Records label and releasing vinyl through Montreal's Musique Risquee (home of Akufen, The Mole, Bruno Pronsanto, Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts, etc.), Knowing Looks is currently preparing a brand new live laptop set to unleash on the public. His new 10” single on WNCL Recordings is already turning heads in the UK and receiving support from the likes of Pariah (R&S), Blawan (Hessle Audio), Martin Kemp (Blunted Robots), and 2562 (Tectonic).


+ for a sampling of our latest music obsessions, DJ mixes, interviews and more, check out our music blog:
http://www.morehotsauce.com/

+ follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/morehotsauce

+ follow us on FaceBook:
 http://www.facebook.com/morehotsauce

Infographics for Fast Company magazine

Just completed a bunch of infographics for the march issue of Fast Company. The article is about some really new innovative inventions: National Gypsum Thermalcore heat-absorbing walls, Arnold Glas bird-friendly glass, and Nanopool spray-on glass. I know I could use me some of that spray-on glass, on my Ikea desk!

HOT SAUCE: Assembly featuring DJ Jason Ulrich

HOT SAUCE: Assembly 

(w/ DJ Shingo, urbansteve, Jason Ulrich)

Friday, January 14 at 10:00pm

BLOC TWENTY TWO
587 College St. Toronto, ON

HOT SAUCE returns to throw down another Assembly party..
still served with warm vibes and extra bass!

Featuring your resident purveyors of fine electronic music:

DJ SHINGO
urbansteve
LISTEN: http://www.morehotsauce.com/mixes

+ special guest DJ:

JASON ULRICH
(Lab.our Union)
LISTEN: http://www.morehotsauce.com/djing/hot-sauce-exclusive-mix-by-jason-ulrich/


SECRET SAUCE SPECIALS:
Flash your HOT SAUCE button at the bar for $4 select shots all night. Get your free special button from one of us in advance, or from our friends at Slinky Music (442 Queen St. West: http://slinkymusic.com/). New design for each party. Quantities are limited.

For a sampling of our latest music obsessions, DJ mixes, interviews and more, check out our music blog: http://www.morehotsauce.com/

or LIKE us
facebook: http://facebook.com/morehotsauce

Cover Art For New Puzzle EP

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a great holiday. :)

I know I did over on the west coast, finally getting into snowboarding. Now where to go boarding after Whistler, when you live in Toronto? hmmm.

Being fully relaxed over the holidays, it's nice hit the grind again. Is it me, or is 2011 moving VERY FAST? That being said, there are lots of interesting projects on the horizon. Almost finishing a series off with my photographer friend, Jalani Morgan. So check back soon!

The illustration above was slightly reappropriated from "Full Circle" for Puzzle's new EP, "Polysnacks". You can listen and purchase the EP here.

Hot Sauce presents: Assembly

This is a small flyer I did for my DJ crew 'HOT SAUCE', for our next party this Friday December 17, at Bloc Twenty Two (587 College St.). For a sampling of the music we play, follow the link here. We've been doing it a while now, but switching the format a little by featuring it as a monthly, with occasional guest DJs and VJs.

Also we give out a limited number of buttons specific to each party. If you're lucky enough to grab one, wear it, and you'll receive the special treatment of $4 shots all night! Not pushing the alchohol but, it's the end of a hard pre-holiday work week. You deserve it. The Toronto weather is very cold, but why not celebrate your efforts by celebrating, affordably? You can bug us for buttons here.

Don't forget to RSVP!

HOT SAUCE presents: ASSEMBLY

FRIDAY DECEMBER 17, 2010

with special guest DJ:
BASIC SOUL UNIT (Ostgut Ton, Mule Electronic)

and:
DJ Shingo
MissRuckus
urbansteve

Location: Bloc Twenty Two - 587 College St.

More info & RSVP here!

Listen to mixes here!

Colour Practice and Herman Miller

 

Yes, I want a Herman Miller chair for Christmas (hint hint). Pretty cool video presented by Dwell (from 'Color Theory: The Full Spectrum - Part 3). Susan Lyons from Herman Miller talks to Aaron Britt from Dwell talks to Susan Lyons, about how color plays into their designs.

From Gary Nadeau on Vimeo.