Celebrate!
I have to try and collect my thoughts from the events from the last time I blogged until now.
Line has been a great success! Everyone’s responses and purchases have been amazing. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE like to over exaggerate, but I can tell you this is 100% appreciation and fact.
Usually everyone goes crazy for the design that I hire out for people to do, and it feels amazing to have a ton of my work be the top sellers (sorry guys!). I feel like as of late I have created some of my best work. Designs for Mayday Parade and Unearth that haven’t seen the light of day yet. As well as a few Norma Jean and We Came As Romans stuff that I’m excited about. I have a ton of stuff lined up. I have 3 cd layouts due this month (actually like 3 weeks) and about 12 shirt designs (freelance) to do before the new year. YIKES! I will be taking some time off again from freelance to get ready for EZ summer. I can’t believe that the time snuck on me that fast, all this stuff goes to print in less than 2 months and I haven’t seen 1 design yet! ohhhh nooo
but rest assured greatness is on the way. I have a pile of ideas and designs being worked on as we speak and the entire month of January is going to be dedicated to getting my stuff done. I’m already excited to go back to San Diego and hang with Adam Elmakias.
I think i’m going to be helping him with his own little photography mini line he wants to do. I think together we could come up with some great ideas. ALREADY A FEW IN THE WORKS! dun dun dunnnnnn.
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock and you don’t know who Adam is you should check out his stufffff at www.adamelmakias.com he writes some of the best blogs. Massively informative and entertaining, LOVE THAT DUDE!
I’ve been getting tons of XMAS presents in the mail for people and I am officially done with shopping. Already started wrapping and got the tree up. I recently got the best piece of mail yesterday. James Groman sent me a signed 18x18 print of one of his madball characters. I have been dying to get these. I hope he gets my email and sends the rest.
speaking of prints. I ordered 4 prints for myself for my office today. I think I’m going to release them to the public once I get them in and framed and some shots taken and gather everyone’s opinions. It will more than likely be a summer item. AHHHH AGAIN WITH THE SUMMER!
I’ve been gathering my lists for the top 10 albums of the year and after long deliberation and numerous nights waking up in a cold sweat just thinking about it, here is my list of the top 10 of 09 (In order)
1. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
2. A Day To Remember - Homesick
3. Weezer - Raditude
4. Oceana - Birtheater
5. Dead and Divine - The Machines We are
6. Silverstein - A Shipwreck in the Sand
7. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
8. Vanna - A New Hope
9. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
10. Mayday Parade - Anywhere But here
Honorable Mentions
Set Your Goals (too many guests for me), This Time Next Year (I FUCKING HATE NEW FLORENCE, I WANT TO PUNCH THAT SONG IN THE FACE!!!!! sorry brad), The Swellers, Life on Repeat (Just came out today, and only 4 songs, but so good!) Thrice (I miss the old old old thrice)
I got to do some work for the Ultimate Warrior and I couldn’t have been more stoked about that! I hear he’s making a come back and/or being inducted into the WWE hall of fame this year. WRESSSSSTTTTLLLEEMANNIAA! I got ringside again, I actually got 2 pairs and sold the other pair on stub hub and turned around a 300 dollar profit, BOOYAH! I can’t wait to go this year. Excited for the Rumble too. Hopeful I get to watch it with dobi again, in our underoos. No Mercy Action. and i bet he’s super embarrassed right now!
Speaking of dobi, he did a character for me for my book (sorry it’s not done or even begun yet! ahhhh) check it outttttt
you should do yourself a favor and get a portrait done by him. The man is a legendary machine. do it! www.pleasedraw.me
Let’s see…quick stuff…
HEY XMAS WRAPPING PAPER MAKERS! YOU CAN’T WRAP PRESENTS IF THE TAPE DOESN’T STICK TO GLITTER! JESUS FUCK! GOD!
Regardless I still have a ton under the tree. I wish you could see how green this thing is, MEGA GREEN! This pic doesn’t do it justice
speaking xmas, do yourself a favor and snag the new wallet from the black axe
http://theblackaxe.bigcartel.com/product/the-black-axe-embossed-leather-slim-wallet
this
+
this
= pure magic
Stuff I can’t wait to get in the mail….
- My Gremlins Alamo Drafthouse Poster
- My EZ prints
- My Johnny cupcakes from Black Friday
- My Mishka From Black Friday
I’m planning on adding a ton to the site soon seeing how I won’t be working much jan-feb (I’m sure I’ll sneak projects in ha!)
in case you didnt get to see the new site
see it here
Like I said new work will be going up in phases
Be sure to check out the new ap that comes/came out today. There might be a little something in thereeeee
Tuffy’s Birthday is tomorrrrrowww!
She’s the big 2
you know who else’s Birthday is tomorrow?
ELECTRIC ZOMBIE’S!
I can’t believe that 2 years ago I started this brand and how well it’s done and how big it’s become. It’s seriously an overwhelming feeling. I’ve tried my best to give you the best quality, most affordable prices and great ideas and something special and as much freebies as I could. I couldn’t and wouldn’t be where i was if it wasn’t for so many people.
I’d like to thank
Horse Bites and Derek Deal, the two most amazing and inspiring dudes making all my whackiness, Rockett Clothing for helping me develop the style I’m known for. Rob Dobi, Thomas Bailey for all your incredible web work and dedication and huge ideas. Adam Elmakias for all the glorious pictures and being like a little brother i never had, ha. Phill M, Dan Mumford, Felix Laflamme, Keaton Henson, Brandon Heart, Big Daddy Lenjer, Justin Ryan, CHRISTIAN HANSON and Brady Clark for making all my biggest ideas a reality. Nicolo Nimor, Sam Cockman, anyone who has ever said hi to me at Bamboozle. Anyone who watches my chats, loves me, hates me, who reads this, and buys a shirt, a poster or even takes the time to look at my line or my artwork. I wouldn’t be anywhere without these people and I owe a massive part of all this to you and I hope that we can and will continue this success for as long as the road will go. Words and keystrokes can’t express how much this means.
That being said, I decided to make a limited edition Crew Neck Sweater shirt with a seal design commemorate 2 years of gloriousness. It’s limted to 122 pieces (12.2 birthday for those of you who aren’t witty) each Sweatshirt comes with a 4x4 gold ink screen printed poster as well as a signed and numbered 12x12 screen printed poster. This design will not be available in this form once it runs out. This is a super rare item and will hopefully be one of many for the on going years.
On top of the limited garment/print combo I will be putting ALL ITEMS on sale for 12 hours and 2 mins, starting from 12:02 pm EST and ending at 12:02 am EST on thursday. during that time I will be doing 12 give aways every hour via twitter. Shirts and goodies and hoodies and posters are to be given out, so be sure you add me on twitter (www.twitter.com/kyleisez)
EVERYTHING is on sale, new items old items, jeans, polos, posters EVERYTHING
all shirts and remaining static hoodies and silk screen posters will be $12.02 and jeans and polos will be $24.04
(12.02 doubled, duhhhh)
for ONLYYYYY 12 hours and 2 Mins.
you better act fast and if you were wanting or asking for any EZ for xmas, better get it while you can, because I guarantee at the stroke of midnight there won’t be anything left and what’s left is left until the new year.
Thanks so much for your support and being amazing fans!
-Kyle
