The Graphyte

HIP-HOP+E

The Graphyte — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:22:50 +0000

We ended October on a great note at Akai Lounge. TKMG (The Kinetic Music Group) hosted a powerful event featuring great artists in a movement to revitalize good Hip-Hop as well as good music provided by DJ Mr. Famous. The night was hosted by Comedian Marcus Jonson, and followed by a energetic performance by Golden Child & The Chosen. Julia Ligregni brought some powerful soul sounds to the stage, and the night continued on with the Intellect of Marxman.

We capped off the night with Mike Check, and between the black lights, glowing paint, and the intense message of the song selections, it was a night to remember. We strive to be the best at what we do and appreciate all of our supporters. Photos & Video will be posted on www.mikecheck1212.com, photos are available now for anyone who attended and would like to see images of the event, it was a great atmosphere and great group of individuals that came to show support & love for good music and we thank all of you.

Crash Mansion

The Graphyte — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:09:15 +0000

Last months performance was nuts, great feedback for musician Mike Check, with great commentary from a panel of esteemed judges in the field of music. The show will follow up with a semi-final round coming up wed August 11th at Crash Mansion. Please show your support by attending the next show or visiting the www.mikecheck1212.com and listening to the latest mixtape. Audio commentary, performance video and photograpy taken at the show are available here.

Macking

The Graphyte — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:25:53 +0000

Use File System Check

Your Mac seems stable and healthy, and you figure you’ve got it made. Because of this, you’re probably thinking you don’t need to check the file system for errors. Don’t do that though, because there may be problems lurking in the background that you can’t see. Just as it’s a good idea to go to the doctor once a year even if you feel great, you need to give your Mac the once-over every once in a while too.

Although you could purchase expensive third-party utilities

to search your hard disk for errors and repair them, your Mac OS X machine comes with a built-in utility called File System Check that you can use to do the same thing. File system checks are run using Single-User mode by typing in a simple command. You should perform these checks monthly. To run a file system check now, follow these steps:

1. From the Apple menu, choose Restart.

2. As your Mac boots, hold down the Command+S key combination to start the computer in Single-User mode. (Make sure to press this key combination right after the chime; otherwise, you won’t get in.)

3. At the command prompt, type /sbin/fsck –fy. There’s a space before the –fy. This command tells your Mac to run File System Check, force the check (f) and answer yes (y) to any and all questions regarding fixing, repairing, or salvaging information. Apple says this is the optimal approach because answering no to any question causes fsck to stop running.

4. If the File System Check finds errors, run it again until no more errors are found. You’ll know errors were found if you receive the message “FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED.” You’ll know when all errors have been repaired when you see the message “The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK.”

5. Type reboot once all of the errors have been found and repaired.

Thanks to Jolie at Bright Hub for this article: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/mac-platform/articles/2308.aspx

Whats new in Photoshop CS5

The Graphyte — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:35:14 +0000

Since the merge between Macromedia and Adobe, Photoshop remains one of the most powerful tools in any digital designers tool shed, and they continue to impress. Now on version CS5, they continue to astound designers with powerful rendering solutions. I recently installed my copy of Photoshop CS5, and I can confirm it is a great leap from CS4. There are an array of new tools and techniques to add to your batman belt. One of the most impressive new features is the algorithm for refining edges when using the quick select tool. It allows you to sculpt the selection of the subject in your project and remove unwanted areas in the way you would use a mask.

This feature alone is worth its weight in gold, for those who have spent obsessive hours trying to create a seamless mask for a subject in a photo or design. In addition to the refine edges technique, a new brilliant solution for cropping a subject out and filling its place with whatever should of been behind the subject. This option is called "content aware", which will make a close guess to fill in the cropped subject's background. Its not perfect, but its still amazing to see Photoshop use such a powerful tool. Below is a snippet of what the new Photoshop can do, and rest assured I will be posting new features of this must have update.

Crash Ahead

The Graphyte — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:33:05 +0000

This month's show is not be to missed, A great lineup of performers and a great band to perform along with Mike Check. Book tickets in advance in order to reserve a spot for you and your loved one.

Faces in the crowd

The Graphyte — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:19:22 +0000

This week I am happy to have helped promote and assist my good friend and musician Mike Check prepare for his upcoming showcase on June 1st at the time square location for faces in the crowd.

All Is One is a promotional based company that successfully bridges the gap between the unsigned artist community and the music industry in efforts to platform tomorrows stars in a positive atmosphere where they will compete for the industry’s attention and competitive prize packages that will enhance their exposure to the masses.

Since the launch of the signature showcase series, Faces In The Crowd, over 5 years ago its been nothing but success. Hundreds of talented artists in various urban genres, such as Hip Hop, R&B, Reggaeton, Reggae and Pop have been showcased to high level label execs in both music and media, producers, artist managers, attorneys, consultants and music lovers alike.

They are proud to announce that the Faces In The Crowd Showcase series has helped 4 artists secure major recording deals with labels such as Universal, Island Def Jam, Atlantic and Interscope. Come see Mike Check perform on June 1st for the next showcase for faces in the crowd.

Performing at Faces in the Crowd
Times Square Arts Center
669 8th ave (btw 42nd and 43rd)

June 1st - Doors open at 8pm
Tickets must be bought in advance $10
347-262-5377
info@thekineticmusicgroup.com

Get there early to secure a table/booth!!
Come help me take 1st place!!

Control This Mind

The Graphyte — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:56:15 +0000

Once again another photo manipulation for good friend, as well as great musician Mike Check who has upcoming shows that cannot be missed. The latest promotional graphic is to help promote one of the tracks off of the latest mixtape "Check Me Out". Control this mind can be heard on Mike Checks website here.

Creating Social Symphony

The Graphyte — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:43:44 +0000

Social Symphony is small micro-site geared towards creating harmonic social marketing, take a click here for more info.

The Kinetic Music Group

The Graphyte — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:38:34 +0000

The Kinetic Music Group is a company dedicated to the creation and development of musical artists. This micro site is phase one of the digital movement that is to follow in the next year. Here's a little about the group.

Weaving your way through today’s music industry can be more complex and costly than one can imagine. Through the use of creative and inexpensive recording, marketing and promotion techniques, The Kinetic Music Group has just made it a bit easier. With extensive use of the Internet and utilization of the vast amount of worldwide resources, TKMG is positioning itself in a class of their own.

TKMG has built a team of experienced professionals that specialize in all facets of the music industry. This enables us to guide you, the artist, from the basement to the Big Stage. Every TKMG consultant takes a personal interest in the needs of each individual client and develops a unique relationship. With this, we formulate a specific strategy for each client, which will result in maximum industry exposure. Whether your genre be R&B, Rock, Hip-Hop, or Pop, we find the tools necessary to advancing your career to the next step. We look forward to showcasing your talents to the world!

Avatar

The Graphyte — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:51:24 +0000

Avatar is easily going to be the years best Sci-Phi movie, considering they give up the plot within the first 5 seconds of the trailer. Expectations are still high, and it definitely looks like a great film, pushing the scope and the depth using 3D. The story might touch many hearts as its something we've seen before in our own history, An outside force (the government) set off a campaign to exile or commit genocide of indigenous people off their own land just to be able to harvest there natural resources, sound familiar?? The movie wil surely inspire, and looks great so far here's the story so far.

The story's protagonist, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is a former Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. Jake is selected to participate in the Avatar program, which will enable him to walk. Jake travels to Pandora, a lush jungle-covered extraterrestrial moon filled with incredible life forms, some beautiful, many terrifying. Pandora is also home to the Navi, a sentient humanoid race that are more physically capable than humans, although considered primitive. Standing three meters tall, with tails and sparkling blue skin, the Navi live in harmony with their unspoiled world. As humans encroach deeper into Pandora's forests in search of valuable minerals, the Navi unleash their formidable warrior abilities to defend their threatened existence.

Jake has unwittingly been recruited to become part of this encroachment. Since humans are unable to breathe the air on Pandora, they have created genetically-bred human-Navi hybrids known as Avatars. The Avatars are living, breathing bodies that are controlled by a human "driver" through a technology that links the driver's mind to their Avatar body. On Pandora, through his Avatar body, Jake can be whole once again. Sent deep into Pandora's jungles as a scout for the soldiers that will follow, Jake encounters many of Pandora's beauties and dangers. There he meets a young Navi female, Neytiri, whose beauty is only matched by her ferocity in battle. Over time, Jake integrates himself into Neytiri's clan, and begins to fall in love with her. As a result, Jake finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth, and the Navi, forcing him to choose sides in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world.

Avatar is set during the 22nd century on a small moon called Pandora, which orbits a gas giant, and is inhabited by the tribal Na'vi, ten foot blue humanoids that are peaceful unless attacked. Humans cannot breathe Pandoran air, so they genetically engineer human/Na'vi hybrids known as Avatars that can be controlled via a mental link. A paralyzed Marine named Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) volunteers to exist as an Avatar on Pandora, falling in love with a Na'vi princess and becoming caught up in the conflict between her people and the human military that is consuming their world.