Freelance Creatives: Glug Brighton, networking event

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GlugINVITECrush and Agency Rush have joined forces with Studio Output to host the first Glug Brighton. Based in a great venue bang in the centre of the Brighton’s North Laines The Basement and has space for guest speakers, live art and DJs.

Billed as ‘More Notworking than networking’ this non-profit event is aimed at bringing all the creative types of Brighton together for a few drinks and a natter – they expect some of the London creative bods there too!

“This will not be some dry business card swapping networking event oh no! This is about like minded people hooking up, listening and seeing something really interesting and having a drink or two.”

£3.00 entry fee (register through Meetup) you need to register to guarantee your name on the door – and it’s one of those “if your names not down you’re not coming in” events so please make register first.
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What to expect:

Talks, Performances, Animation and Art

  • Anthony Burrill will talk about what he’s been up to this year, including exhibitions in London, Paris, Los Angeles and Lisbon, work with fashion designer Jenny Packham and French electro band Acid Washed.
  • Peter James Field will be speaking about his current personal project, Numbers, “which ranks hundreds of famous and/or notorious people into a series of idiosyncratic, often quite nutty, numerical lists….” you need to see this it’s fascinating!
  • Colin Jenkinson from Cog App. Switch it off & Turn me On: The simple pencil is now an endangered species, so what happens when we turn off Google and start with a doodle? In an informal exploration of analogue design, Colin discusses the process of cutting back and how falling in love with pencils could help us play with pixels again.
  • Jason Hocking CC-Lab will talk about an emerging model of creating content for the music industry, with examples of an ongoing series of work for the Prodigy, including music videos and viral snapshots chronicling the eye popping live performances, promotional duties and backstage antics as the band tour their hit album around the world.

Performances

  • Studio Tonne, Paul talks us through some of his recent digital creations and will be performing using his graphic sound toys.
  • Paul Burgess, on the wheels of steel dropping everything from The Slits to Crystal Castles.

Animations

Brighton Based Digital Production Agency Kanoti has collated a selection of kick-ass animations, with shorts made by loads of talented folk including… Crush, Kanoti, bellemellor, Cyriak and loads more.

Drawing & Painting

Live art taking place and the theme of course will be Friday the 13th.

The talented artists confirmed so far are:

  • Pinky
  • Pomme Chan and Jirayu Koo
  • Holly Wales
  • David Callow
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