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[2010-03-04 06:38:49 +0000 UTC]
"Johnny"
(Japan)
# Statistics
Favourites: 57; Deviations: 121; Watchers: 16
Watching: 47; Pageviews: 6908; Comments Made: 401; Friends: 47
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Glenn BarrFavorite movies: Goodfellas
Favorite bands / musical artists: What do you got?
Favorite writers: Donald Goines
Favorite games: GTA
Favorite gaming platform: any
Tools of the Trade: Fude pen and dark ink
Other Interests: art, music and drinking
# About me
I was born and raised in the greater Detroit area. Spent most of my time absorbing techno and going to raves.Eventually I got serious and went to San Francisco to take my chances as a fashion photographer.
The dream changed when I discovered the beauty of Photoshop, and god I love her. I soon decided to keep photography as a lifelong hobby and then I became an art director. Jesus, I sold my soul to the Advertising world.
The whole time as I was whoring I was also DJing and organizing events. I think that the beauty and aggression of Drum and Bass saved my mental state as I worked in the restrictions of advertising, I mean, I never went postal or anything.
You've got to realize how much advertising sucks. First you come up with a kick ass idea and then everyone in your department waters it down. If you're lucky you can present whats left of your idea to the client and then the client waters it down even more. It's kind of like getting kicked in the nuts over and over again, but at the end of the month you get paid.
Well sure enough the bitter bite of the ad world forced me out of the game and I decided to come to Tokyo to see what life had for me. I wasn't that adventurous or anything though, I had a lot of Japanese friends who were already living here so I had a lot of hook ups.
As soon as I hit the green tea soaked concrete of Tokyo I was DJing again and soon after that I was organizing events at such clubs as YELLOW, Milk, The Ruby Room, Amate Raxi, etc.
I love organizing events, making people dance to good music is such and important thing. I think that everyone needs to forget about their shitty jobs and to hit the dance floor. It is such a positive way to feel life and to be alive.
Well, seven years later I'm still organizing events and DJing here in Tokyo. To be honest, I can't stop it. It is like a vicious addiction that I can't shake. It is just like my art. I've been making these images for years and years and years and I can't stop.
I get a story in my head and I choose and image to represent the story, kind of like a poster represents a movie. Then I make the image and I ask the world to decide what the story is.
To each person, they decide a different story with a different ending. Everyone is the story teller. Now if I could make them dance while they look at my images I'd be a happy boy.
Current Residence: Tokyo
deviantWEAR sizing preference: Large
Print preference: finger
Favourite genre of music: Anything that's fast and hard
Favourite photographer: Me
Favourite style of art: Dark
Operating System: I'm not a surgen
MP3 player of choice: One that plays music
Shell of choice: Shell?
Wallpaper of choice: Black
Skin of choice: That's a racist question.
Favourite cartoon character: Fred Flinstone
Personal Quote: No rest for the wicked
# Comments
Comments: 31
Hey dude...just heard you in the latest Bagged and Boarded podcast. You have some very cool stuff here in your gallery.
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Thanks a million! You guys ROCK like Spinal Tap!
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youre gallery is so good
[link]
I have to look up just to see hell...
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Thank you soo much for the watch! you have an amazing gallery here
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i tried to do it completely black (i mean frank white - background black) but it became awful, so i did it in another way if you prefer this variant you could see it here: [link]
^_^
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Yeah, you're totally right, the white background is so much better. Thanks for showing me the alternate image, YOU ROCK!!!
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your unique, dark style seriously made me go 
i hope your stuff gets more notice soon, cause DAMN
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You totally had it coming, you rock star!
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tell me about it ^_^ i feel much better when my desk is messy
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Very nice your gallery 
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"creativity without limit for a work of art" [link] ~fjartgrafis
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I'm still new to DA. Can I just click on people and then they become "friends"?
Is that how it works??
That's kind of creepy, isn't it?
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I finally have a friend on DA, time to celebrate like it's 1999!
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