Malibu First Day of Summer

Malibu recently went to the SXSW Festival and asked a few folk whether or not June 21 (first day of summer) should be an international holiday - check out the Shout Out Outs, Diplo, The Antlers and other artists' answers here:

The Return Of Arthur's Day

Last September saw the birth of what has now been confirmed as an annual event: Arthur Guinness Day. This is the newest annual 'holiday' in the Irish calendar and a celebration of one of Ireland's most famous people, Arthur Guinness. To celebrate the man responsible for creating the world's most famous stout last September saw Dublin transformed into an epicentre of music, celebration and excitement. Literally thousands of people all came together to enjoy live music in over 33 venues across Dublin; including a special concert at St. James’s Gate brewery. Judging by yesterday's launch event at Bruxelles Bar on Grafton Street, this September 23rd will be no different.

Not only have Guinness confirmed that Arthur's Day is back this year but they also announced an expansion of the events to include Cork and Galway, as well as other festivities happening throughout the country. This year there will be one-off performances in unique locations from some of the world's biggest recording artists, with over 40 amazing bands to be announced during the summer months. To top this off, Arthur's Day will also be looking for 100 up and coming Irish acts to be part of the Arthur's Day line up in other Irish cities. So for every Thursday from mid July through to early August, Guinness will be running music events, called 'Our Thursdays', in pubs across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, giving emerging Irish music acts the opportunity to showcase their talents. Full information on the selection process is available on the Guinness site.

As before all proceeds from Arthur's Day ticket sales will be donated to the Arthur Guinness Fund. Full ticket information will be announced in mid July and I'll have all details here as soon as I hear them.

Previous Arthur's Day and Guinness 250 Celebration posts:

• Guinness 250: New Year's Eve
• Guinness 250 & An Age Of Reciprocity
• Guinness 250: A Final Cheers For Arthur
• Applications Open For The Arthur Guinness Fund
• To Arthur!
• The Arthur's Day Petition
• Countdown to Arthur's Day
• Guinness 250 Years Celebrations: Update 2
• Guinness 250 Years Celebrations: Update
• Guinness 250 Years Celebrations

Samsung 3D Projection

On Thursday 20th of May Samsung was the first company to introduce a large-scale commercial Outdoor 3D-projection. At the Beurs van Berlage, in Amsterdam, the public was able to view the addition of a new dimension to this historic building. The projection interacts with the historic architecture of the Beurs van Berlage, creating a spectacular 3D visual and audio experience for those present. The new dimension takes the viewers into an alternate reality in which the building exposes some of its mysteries inside.

The event was promoted through 3 Social Media channels:

• Foursquare
• YouTube
• Twitter

Starcom (part of Starcom/Publicis Group) was responsible for the strategy, concept and implementation of the campaign. While MUSE Amsterdam was responsible for the concept, design and production of the 3D event.

Director - Play Pretend

Last year I had the opportunity to work with the insanely talented Eoghan Kidney on the shoot for Director's newest release, Play Pretend. This is the video...

Directed by Eoghan Kidney.
Edited by Conor Ryan, Eoghan Kidney and FlordeOro Tejada.
Taken from the album I'll Wait For Sound.

Portfolio Night Comes to Dublin

Tonight sees the first Portfolio Night in Dublin giving any and all emerging creatives an opportunity to showcase their portfolios to twenty of Ireland's top Creative Directors. The event is taking place in Ogilvy's Dublin office and kicks off at 5.30pm. It costs just €20 to participate but you must register online at http://portfolionight.com/

JP Donnelly, CEO Ogilvy Group in Ireland, said: "We are delighted to support such a worthy event which is a clear demonstration of our commitment to putting creativity at the heart of our industry and providing a thriving environment to nurture the best and brightest young talent available. Ireland has a great reputation for creative talent and Portfolio Night is an important step towards building for the future and attracting the best creative minds into the advertising industry. If we are to genuinely develop a smart economy, we need to invest in Ireland’s creative talents."

Background on the event:
The concept, which was devised by Toronto-based ihaveanidea.org, is the world's largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review event. Portfolio Night sees advertising's top creative talents come together to review the portfolios of students, emerging creatives and freelancers in a 'speed-dating' setting. Each participant will receive three 15-minute portfolio review sessions with three of the country's most prominent Creative Directors, who will offer them advice on improving their portfolios. Portfolio Night will be held simultaneously in almost 40 cities around the world.