Born in Russia some few years prior to the dissolution of the USSR, he now compensates for the time with a healthy stock of Levis and toilet paper. Enjoys breakfast for dinner, collecting Soviet memorabilia, the ocean, photography, and science fiction.
Nicole Reece, Winner of SIGG Bottle Design, Stays Inspired by Her Travels
SIGG is an eco-conscious company known internationally for its innovative bottle designs, powerful images and hundred year history. After launching the “Design for SIGG” Creative Invite with Talenthouse, their team selected 3 winning graphics for their .4, .6, and 1 liter bottles. … Continue Reading
The Wilhelm Scream Keeps Hollywood Howling
A specter is haunting Hollywood. You may have used stock sound effects of shattered windows or even canned laughter in your own videos for that extra dimension of camp. Many sound effects in movies and TV are recycled and placed … Continue Reading
PETA Chip Wins for His Remix of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s Track “Simple Girl”
The ever-collected duo of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. gave a call out for submissions, asking the Talenthouse community for quality remixes of their single “Simple Girl.” After sampling the wide variety of mixage
Moebius Inspires with His Contributions
On Saturday, March 10th, the legendary illustrator Moebius passed away at the age of 73. Jean Giraud, who went by the creative moniker Moebius, was a renowned and sometimes controversial French comic book artist and illustrator. For Moebius science fiction, … Continue Reading
The Abstract World of Ryan O’Neill, Winner of U2′s “Achtung Baby” Creative Invite
After seeing an announcement for a Talenthouse Creative Invite hosted by the legendary group U2, Ryan O’Neill submitted this amazing piece of abstract art. The painting received the highest votes from all of you, and was chosen by U2 to be … Continue Reading
Coloring Outside the Lines: Shivani Raithatha, Winner of Thievery Corporation Invite
The lounge superduo Thievery Corporation is known for progressively blending cultural flavors in their musical tracks. The recent Talenthouse Creative Invite hosted by the group generated a great amount of terrific submissions from participating artists. But it was Shivani Raithatha’s … Continue Reading
Playing with Chance: Musical Inspiration from a Legendary Composer
John Cage was an eccentric genius and avant-gardist who conceived music and sound like no other composer before him. Cited as a major influence to musicians of all stripes–popularly, like Frank Zappa, Sonic Youth, The Magnetic Fields, Aphex Twin, and Brian … Continue Reading
Out on a Limb and Winning: Brigette Sullivan, Photography Winner for the Rod Stewart Creative Invite
Chicago-based photographer and Talenthouse member Brigette Sullivan goes, above all, with her gut instincts. The photo Sullivan submitted for Talenthouse’s “Photograph Rod Stewart” Creative Invite was “not technically one of [her] strongest images” but one that, nevertheless, evokes “a powerful, … Continue Reading
Singin’ with Stewart: Vicky Jackson’s Winner Experience
The Rod Stewart Creative Invite from Talenthouse wrapped up to a great success, and the chosen winners for photography, poster design, film and music have returned from their all-expenses-paid, two day trip to Las Vegas, expressing their gratitude and sharing … Continue Reading
100 Years of Fashion in 100 Seconds
A media group called The Viral Factory concocted a terrific video that seamlessly combines dance, fashion, and music. The concept is not only simple and exceptionally executed, but presents an inspirational history lesson as well. Two dancers move to music … Continue Reading
Ali G With an MFA: Hennessy Youngman and the New Face of Art Criticism
It goes without saying that, unless you went to art school, you probably shy away from the complicated theories of art criticism in your perusal of a museum. However, diverse schools of thought and fields wrapped up in byzantine academic … Continue Reading
How to Capture a Scottish Lion on Film
Have you encountered a creative stumbling block searching for a great idea, a hook, that “something” for your next film or project? Why not take inspiration from the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, whose ideas came from “nothing” at all? I’m … Continue Reading
Using the Bulb Setting to Draw with Light in Photographs
If you like taking pictures, some great photography fun can be had by using a standard feature that comes with pretty much any decent point-and-shoot camera—the “bulb” setting. What the bulb does is simple; as long as it’s engaged, the … Continue Reading
Andy Myers, Queen CI Winner and DJ, Talks Music
After getting a tip from a co-worker about remixing Queen’s legendary track “Don’t Stop Me Now” for Talenthouse, Andy Myers submitted an original club-house mix that earned him top prize. Andy, or DJ Kenneth A, will receive a handsome package … Continue Reading
Don’t Feed Trolls, Nurture Daemons: Tom Waits and Creativity
Living a creative life often means waging battle with oneself. Moments of struggle are inevitable as creativity is festered and frustrated, when the individual takes upon himself that heavy weight of possible humiliation from failure. Many artists have come to … Continue Reading
