SOAP BOX : MEDIA PACK

This is the Soap Box Media Pack. We are giving this to businesses that want to be

involved with Soap Box so that they can see how our brand will look on paper

and how the business works.

If you are interested in advertising with Soap Box or working with us in the

future, then please feel free to contact us on:

advertise@thesoapboxcommunity.com

Tom Grimsey - Northam Shoal

This is the first in a series that we are running on the blog that celebrates art for the community in public places, commissioned by the City Council. Any of you who have been near Saint Mary's Football stadium will have no doubt seen this eye catching sculpture by Southampton artist Tom Grimsey, erected in 2002.

Northam Shoal is a major light sculpture commissioned by Southampton City Council, in association with Southampton Regeneration Partnership. It acts as a landmark for Old Northam Road; an area associated with antiques, speciality collectibles, pubs, cafes and St. Mary’s Stadium.

If you have any information or would like us to feature a council arts initiative that you have seen - the please feel free to let us know on studio@thesoapboxcommunity.com

MUSIC - The 2 Bit Thugs

To show you all that we're all about all forms of creative exploits, we have been lucky enough to score the latest mix-tape from breaks and house pioneers - the 2 Bit Thugs. The Thugs are a producing and DJing duo that know how to party.. If you've not heard their sounds before, then think hip-hop crossed with big bass!

The thugs are two familiar faces in Southampton after having played at Mono Bar under the Say Whoa Party Programme. Here is a link to their latest set called "All Basses Covered":

http://www.zshare.net/audio/57272316da099fda/

2 Bit Thugs – Let The Story Begin...

Western Roots - Sub General

Kid Rock Vs Jackal & Hyde - Pimp Of The Nation

Chrome Kids Vs Elbow - Grounds For Divorce (Chrome Plated Elbow)

MC Gringo & DJ Beware - Tamborzao Con Scratchy

Jack Beats – What (Vocal Mix)

Dillinja - Twist Em Out - (Proper Villains Remix)

Second Protocol - Basslick

Rob Le Pitch - Sticky Fingers - (Baobinga & ID Remix)

Scam – I Feel It

Rossi B & Luca - Music Money (2 Bit Bmore Edit)

DJ Zinc & Dave Spoon- Ghost Train

Dizzee Rascal - Stand Up - Accapella

Reflex - Put Your Hands Up

Dynamite MC - There They Go - Accapella

Ripgroove - Double 99 - (Twisted Bitz & Ant Brooks Remix)

Rico Tubbs - Gangsters - (2 Bit Thugs ReRub)

Warboy - London's Getting Dirty - (Jackinori Remix) - A New Hope Records

Affie Yusuf & Trevor Loveys - B Boy Tradition

Screama Vs Ian Round - Don't Hold Back The Rave

Stupid Fresh - Grip Yourself

Micky Slim - Hit The Club - (Heavyfeet Remix)

Stagga Feat. Skamma - Sick As Sin

Black Rob - Woah - Accapella

Blackjack - Dead Prez

Machines Dont Care - Soundboy Massive - (Herve & Detboi Remix)

Heavyfeet - One Last Time

Blowfelt - Shake To This

Baobinga & ID - Jump Up Get Hype - (Gella Remix)

DBX - Doing Our Thing

B Rich - Everyday Hustle - (2 Bit Thugs Remix) - A New Hope Records

2 Live Crew - Party - (2 Bit Thugs ReRub)

Fake Blood - Mars - (Player Player's 95 Jump Mix)

Tipper - Pins & Needles

Rex The Dog - Itchy Scratchy

Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotise - (Cold Blank Remix)

EZ Rollers - Walk This Land - (2 Bit Thugs ‘EZ Roland’ Edit)

Freestylers - B Boy Stance - (Mulder Remix)

Rico Tubbs - Gangsters - (Muffler Remix)

2 Bit Thugs – Drama

2 Bit Thugs – Infommercial Outro

You can find out more information on the 2 Bit Thugs by visiting www.myspace.com/2bitthugs

Gemma Barrett - Illustrator and Designer

Gemma Barret, based in Southampton, graduated with a BA Hons in Illustration from Southampton Solent University in 2007. Since then Gemma has been working to build her portfolio as a freelance illustrator.

Although digital seems to be the chosen tool for many artists at the moment - Gemma still favors the lure of a good old fashioned pencil and paper set up. Unless called for, Gemma's work isn’t about being edgy or subversive rather, Gemma hopes to evoke a bit of nostalgia or to capture an element of fun in my imagery, she's try to combine originally observed forms and settings with a more fluid line and imaginative approach.

Gemma has started producing and selling activities books that will be available for sale at 'Art House Craft & Zine Fayre' on Sunday 22nd November 2009.

Will Brown - Southampton based Illustrator

We've been lucky enough to receive some work from gifted young illustrator, Will Brown!

Will regularly contributes to Southampton's toilet reading creative writing publication'Pop Cult'

Check back to see more information and works from Will in the very near future!

Very Important Pixels by Kristopf Saelen

We love this series! Kristof Saelen serves up on www.veryimportantpixels.com a regular dose of the finest pixel art around! VIPs (Very Important Pixels) are mature version of your favorite (in)famous people - represented as tiny pixelated characters. See how many you can name...

Here's a little information on the creator of the VIPs series:

Kristof resides in Veerle, a tiny village in the province of Antwerp, Belgium and started as a freelance web designer in 2001 to work on small sites and logo design jobs. In 2003, Kristof has written 'The process of redesigning a logo', an article forDigital Web Magazine that explains how their new logo has evolved from an early concept to a finished logotype. Later that year, he joined Nascom, a web agency in Limburg, Belgium, and has been working for them ever since in the roles of web designer, art director and information architect. Nowadays he leads the Design team. Kristof Saelen has also remixedDeLaVega's hit single 'Little Clouds'. He won the remix contest on Studio Brusselin 2007 and has been active as a music producer since then. As from 2009 Kristof went by the alias of Kistov and in May of that year he was selected for vi.be On Air, a talent hunt organized by Studio Brussel and Poppunt. Listen and find out more on www.kistov.com