Ive made short videos of some of my exploits while at university. I also have just started attemptiing to make music with a few like minded mates. Its early stages but you can listen to the bits and pieces i put up on www.purevolume.com/farewellforever1985.
Music
My music tastes are varied:
Nine_Inch_Nails [My favourite band],Martin Grec,Mogwai,Explosions In The Sky,Tweaker,My Vitriol,Porcupine Tree,Deftones,Massive Attack,Sneaker Pimps,Placebo,Vast,Amusement Parks On Fire,Brian Eno,Jon Brion,Godspeed You Black Emperor,65 Days Of Static,Denali,LCD Soundsystem, Atmosphere, Booka Shade, Maps, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Black Light Burns, Ambulette/Bella Lea,Air, Jeff Buckley,AC/DC,Barenaked Ladies ,Editors ,Faust/Faust Vs Dalek,Team Sleep,Radiohead,Simlpe Minds,U2,Lou Reed,Vangelis,The Herbaliser,Dr Dre,Bob Marley,Moby,James Brown,Wu-Tang Clan,Stevie Wonder,Blink-182,Greenday,The Transplants,Damian Marley,Lou Reed,The Beach Boys,The Verve,Muse,Rockapella ,Kiss ,Bob Dylan,The Zutons,The Doves,Foo Fighters,Jet,RHCP's,The Clash,Jimi Hendrix,Blur,New Order,Radiohead,Kaiser Chiefs,Weezer,Easy E,T-Rex,Pink Floyd,Armour for Angels,Kid Rock,Everlast,Decibel Devils,Primal Scream ,APC ,Led Zepplin,ZZ Top,Mono,Iggy Pop & The Stooges,The Stranglers,Public Enemy,NWA,Busta Rhymes,Far,The Pixies,David Bowie,Kanye West,Saul Williams,The Cure,Oasis,Nirvana,Eyedea and Abilities,Eminem,Obie Trice,Cypress Hill,Transplants,PLus 44,Box Car Racer,2Pac,The Killers,John Williams,Alice In Chains,Nathaniel Mechaly,Styles of Beyond,Amon Tobin, Bonobo, Mountain Men Anonymous, Thom York, Jamie T, Lunatic Calm, Coldcut, Quantic, Clint Mansell, The Arcade Fire, DJ Krush, Dr Octagon, Jurassic 5, Cut Chemist.
Anything trip hoppy is awesome. Need more time to write this stuff down cus as you can probably guess i listen to alot of music. If i didnt do graphics, i'd probably try to find a notch somewhere in the music industry. I love my music!
SOUNDTRACKS :
Pulp Fiction ,Lord Of The Rings ,28 Days Later ,Blade Runner [Vangelis] ,The Animatrix ,Resevoir Dogs.
Movies
This list is endless. Im a movie buff. Bladerunner,Lotr's,Akira,The French connection 1&2,Pulp Fiction,American pie series,Animatrix,Old japnese Godzilla movies from 1960's onwards,and also Anime like blood [the last vampire] Fear and loathing in las vegas,My life without me, Band of brothers, Thankyou for smoking, Where the buffalo roam,Revolver,snatch,lock stock & two smoking barrels,2001 space odyssey,fight club,war of the worlds [original & new] 28 days later,trainspotting,american history x, american pie,twelve monkeys,gladiator,kingdom of heaven,king kong,the butterfly affect,indiana jones,bond [sean connery 1's]cable guy,last of the mohicans,american beauty,house of 1000 corpses,Lost in Translation, Magnolia,Requiem for a dream,Trapeze,House of flying daggers,Hero,Zombie flesh eaters,oldboy,phonebooth,waynes world,bill and ted,monty python films,braveheart,the godfather trilogy,scarface,close encounters,jaws,ET,jurassic park 1,seven,beverly hills cop trilogy,resevoir dogs,lethal weapon films,die hard,the nightmare before xmas,blair witch,hellraiser films,sin city,eternal sunshine of the spotless mind,star wars,tremors,kill bill 1 & 2,the goonies,tremors,terminator 1 & 2. [Loads more but i cant be arsed write them down] Feels like ive seen pretty much everything in the last few years.If you've got it i'll watch it without hesitation.
Television
Any Tv as long as it helps to avoid doing work. but here are my favs:
Tom & jerry,
Roadrunner,
Looney Tunes,
Phoenix Nights,
The Office (Favourite Episode S1E6),
Family Guy,
The Mighty Boosh, (fav episode "the nightmare of milky joe")
Fawlty Towers,
Black Adder (favourite Episode S4E6)
Red Dwarf,
Father Ted,
Trigger Happy Tv (Favourite Episode Xmas Special),
That Peter Kay Thing (Favourite Episode Mr Softee),
Curb Your Enthusiasm,
Any Good Property Programs,
Wildest Police Chases,
OC,
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross,
The Legendary Simpsons,
American Dad,
Extras,
The News (is always a good watch)
Books
I dont tend to read much of late. Mostly glance design literature. Im not much of a reader. I tend to prefer news papers and magazines and the internet. I literally have been sitting up lately just reading news articles on the internet till the early hours.
Heroes
To be honest not many come to mind other than major scientists and contributors to politics and the arts. Prob Albert Einstein, Leornardo De Vinci, Martin Luther King, Muhammed Ali, Isaac Newton, Thom York, Trent Rezonor, Dali, Rothko, Steve Jobs & Bill Gates [not for commercial success and because of wealth, prob down to their vision and forsight] JF Kennedy, Churchill, Saul Bass, My Ancestors.
The University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Creative Imaging (graphic design) BA(hon)s
2005 to 2008
Newcastle-under-Lyme College
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Graduated: 2005
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Clubs: COURSE : BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design
2003 to 2005
Newcastle-under-Lyme College
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Clubs: COURSE : GNVQ Intermediate Art&Design
2001 to 2002
Wolstanton High School
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
My names Ben.I like all that stuff down on the left.I do Graphic design & advertising.I absolutely love Graph, photography, anything remotely dodgy that reminds me off my childhood, you know like cartoons and old kids programs.I like to surf, i definatley want to start doing more obscene sports, dangerous ones like bunji jumping, sky diving and snow boarding, well the latter isnt really dangerous.I bought sum blades a few months back, but aint really gave them the time of day recently.Soon im learning how to drive cus ive been against the whole idea for a while.Ask me and i'll explain! Im currently trying my best to get to know old friends and good old stoke.Its not actually as bad as i made it out to be.Aslong as the people are good, which they are, then it really is all that matters.Thanks for been there guys, and thanks for been individual and inspirational.For the last couple of years ive studied at Huddersfield university, but now ive decided to complete my final year at staffs uni instead. Ive done a lot of work in the past year alone and most of it can be found in my pics section.I had been uploading each design as i had been completing them.so you can check out a lot of my work in the pics section.If you like what you see and are looking for me to work with you on anything design related or marketing or just conceptual ideas for any kind of product, then drop me a message on here or add me on msn: we_the_electronic@hotmail.com
That also goes for anyone i do know or would like to get to know me if i dont already have you down as a contact. I dont really wana spill every little good and bad thing about me on here. I guess all this about me section is just a taster of who i am, and i dont wana sway you, cus theres alot more to me than just a few paragraphs on a webpage.
[Things about me i dislike]
I am a creative person, but i sometimes lack motivation. I normally excel when i have someone to support me.That annoys me. The fact that i cant seem to push myself in the same way as someone else would be able to push me.Im currently looking for a job back in stoke, but again my lazyiness has taken precendence over my motivation and ambition. You know, i look back and i dont know how i got to be like this.
Anyway if you really wana get to know me, add me and lets talk life, philosophy and the best concepts for getting rat arsed and making a tit of yourself in public.
Who I'd like to meet:
Who ever really. Just more people, you can never meet enough people.The mighty Boosh crew ,Ricky Gervais ,Bob Marley ,Trent Reznor ,The Fast Show crew, more stoners, and like minded ,easy going people.
fuck me, that looks awsome mate!!!!! I cant wait to get a PS3 with Warhawk. Cant wait till funtimes tuesday (the 18th) either. Old skule crew, in session!! Baaawwnnggg!
ay up man. Hows shnizzle. im just in uni at the mo. they av been changing the rooms again n no ones told me so ive missed ANOTHER lecture. takes the piss man. anyways, good laugh the other day. cant wait to get a PS3. some online carnage will be had.
If you'd be so kind as to pass this comment on to everyone in your friends list (including this bit!!!) that would be muchos appreciatos!
This gig means a lot to us - if we win, it's probably going to be our big break! So we need all the audience we can get. Come along! There might even be some interesting surprises, but you won't find out unless you come.
my collar bone aint attached to my shoulder, ive torn all the ligaments. it will need to be operated on dude, ill probably be taken off my course at some point.dont think ill be in the right mind set to out with a fucked shoulder dude.i did it on my mountain bike was jumping some fucking gnarly jumps fucked up on one and crashed into the last one head first i thought i broke my neck!!!! couldnt breathe or see for a few minutes but im ok now though i had purple dots in my vision for ages lol. but dont worry im still alive.laters
I'd say I'm into everything im kinda just going with the flow no one direction just whatever opens my mind or alleviates my mood. If i can menatally picture whats going on then i know its for me, so on my behalf i just need to listen and experiment man, I'ts like another world ive just found haha, Now i know how you felt! I reckon the gorrilaz started itall for me, and my dvds! :) :) I like.
Cool man ive listened to a lot of the stuff you recomended, i like it a lot. One composers blurb made me want to try this out for myself. I know that sounds a bit bandwaggony but I've always wanted to try and express myself through music. It'd be cool to meet more northeners man!I realy like Boards of canadas' roygbiv.love it.goosepimples everytime.
There pretty spaced out tunes really good on the lobes.i like that tune youve got playing on your profile'fly me into the ocean' nice does sconjure up images of the sea!!
Ha ha sounds like a right mish, well i hope its legendaary nxt weekend. Whats that roof bar like then must be pretty sweet to get breather, even though thats probably there designated smoking area?
this crazy site is giving away 100 unlreased ringers check it out.
SlickerTones. net
rip mike :*(
http://profile.myspace.com.index.cfm.fuseaction.user.viewprofile.friendid.1187328.cn
RIP JENNY
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fuck me, that looks awsome mate!!!!! I cant wait to get a PS3 with Warhawk. Cant wait till funtimes tuesday (the 18th) either. Old skule crew, in session!! Baaawwnnggg!
hey ben!! how are ya buddy? havent seen u in ages!!
amz xx
hey man loving the helloween pics they are well good XXXXXX
hey dude,
hows tircks?
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ay up man. Hows shnizzle. im just in uni at the mo. they av been changing the rooms again n no ones told me so ive missed ANOTHER lecture. takes the piss man. anyways, good laugh the other day. cant wait to get a PS3. some online carnage will be had.
If you'd be so kind as to pass this comment on to everyone in your friends list (including this bit!!!) that would be muchos appreciatos!
This gig means a lot to us - if we win, it's probably going to be our big break! So we need all the audience we can get. Come along! There might even be some interesting surprises, but you won't find out unless you come.
Love WOBBLY BOB
xxx
my collar bone aint attached to my shoulder, ive torn all the ligaments. it will need to be operated on dude, ill probably be taken off my course at some point.dont think ill be in the right mind set to out with a fucked shoulder dude.i did it on my mountain bike was jumping some fucking gnarly jumps fucked up on one and crashed into the last one head first i thought i broke my neck!!!! couldnt breathe or see for a few minutes but im ok now though i had purple dots in my vision for ages lol. but dont worry im still alive.laters
sorry about your bike sweetie
thought id help you find a new one
CCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK out me pics!!
OI OI, YOU'RE A RALLY DRIVER AREN'T YOU TYRONE?
oh cool, il let u kno il talk 2 amz wot the plan is!! xx
Hey ben!! u out this fri?? think bex mentioned shes goin out last week xx
I'd say I'm into everything im kinda just going with the flow no one direction just whatever opens my mind or alleviates my mood. If i can menatally picture whats going on then i know its for me, so on my behalf i just need to listen and experiment man, I'ts like another world ive just found haha, Now i know how you felt! I reckon the gorrilaz started itall for me, and my dvds! :) :) I like.
Cool man ive listened to a lot of the stuff you recomended, i like it a lot. One composers blurb made me want to try this out for myself. I know that sounds a bit bandwaggony but I've always wanted to try and express myself through music. It'd be cool to meet more northeners man!I realy like Boards of canadas' roygbiv.love it.goosepimples everytime.
DUDE!!!!!!!!
IM CROWD-SURFING THIS WEEKEND!
ITS AMIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
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Yeh i added that captain planet vid to my profile, ill listen to your stuff later dude, im being kicked off my sis's laptop.in abit!
There pretty spaced out tunes really good on the lobes.i like that tune youve got playing on your profile'fly me into the ocean' nice does sconjure up images of the sea!!
Your designs would look sweet on a t-shirt!! very cool!
Ha ha sounds like a right mish, well i hope its legendaary nxt weekend. Whats that roof bar like then must be pretty sweet to get breather, even though thats probably there designated smoking area?
ALLLLRRRREEET mofo!