Crazy Birds

Crazy Birds

A 21st century guide to new music, art, media and lifestyle. In a digital world where so many new things can be discovered, this is the place where the good things in life collide.

Digital Playground

Crazy Birds started out as a digital business card for Amsterdam based entrepreneur Gijs van der Togt, trained as an urban sociologist and experienced in media, concept development and (copy) writing. After working for several media companies, the urge to develop something new emerged. Crazy Birds, a daily updated digital playground for a savvy audience was born. Nowadays fuelled with help from contributors in media, music, fashion and art.

Partnerships

There’s no good content without smart partnerships. For us, collaboration is crucial. Therefore, we are always on the look out for promising artists creating new, exciting things. Crazy Birds is a platform for advertising agencies, media companies, record companies and ofcourse brands to highlight their products. Do mind we only curate good things. Check the projects section for more information.

Meet Mayer Hawthorne

When we found out promising soul artist Mayer Hawthorne was in town, we got excited and decided to do a short film about him with help from our friends at Mamamess and Rush Hour.

Viral

We strongly believe in content-driven short films, made from the heart. Because we discovered this artist in an early stage, the amount of attention from various print magazines and internet-media was overwhelming.

Back to home

Dame Dash x Creative Control

02.02

Posted in Archive

Hiphop-entrepreneur Damon Dash is zo iemand die gewoon doet wat die leuk vindt, no matter what. Ik hou van die man. Gewoon gaan, en als het niets wordt - dan ga je gewoon weer wat anders doen. Zo heeft hij recent het filmproductie bedrijf Creative Control opgezet. Met daarop veel behind-the-scenes materiaal (check Blakroc, Erykah Badu) en zo nu en dan een clip, zoals de laatste Gil Scott-Heron.

“This is the time to gamble all of it. You get rich now, you stay rich for the next 30 years” (Damon Dash, 2010)

Verder realiseerde hij de creatieve hotspot 24 Hour Karate School, waar regelmatig exposities plaatsvinden. Damon lijkt zich te realiseren dat in deze tijd van recessie, creativiteit de doorslag gaat geven. Goed, lees even het interview dat Dazed Digital met deze excentrieke hiphop mogul had. Alleen al om die geniale quotes onmisbaar.

Interview: Damon Dash.

Comments

Jonathan writes on 3 Feb 2010:
Misschien was het voor je stukje wel een goed idee geweest om even te verwijzen naar Roc-a-Fela. Toch wel een van de grondleggers van het label.
Gijs writes on 3 Feb 2010:
Bij deze dan... ;-)