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INSIGHT ON THE LIMITED EDITION RED ROCKS POSTER

6/8/2022

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The four runes in the corners stand for Courage, Energy, Grace, and Love
"We went with the idea of overlaying the band's energy source over the location's energy source, by painting the rocks as ice and filling the amphitheater with flowing lava. That's how [the poster design] happened!"
James A. Willis is the artist behind the traveling Kaleo guitar case, several of their custom-painted guitars, and also of the exclusive limited edition poster handed out to premium ticket holders at their Red Rocks concert on May 16, 2022. Only 350 total posters were printed, using offset lithography.
"When J.J. and I first talked about doing this poster, we knew it needed to be a special one. There are so many epic Red Rocks posters and I really wanted this one to be different, so right out of the gate I decided to hand paint the entire poster (including the fonts)."
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James is a classically trained painter, and also the inaugural artist in residence at Gibson custom. His Instagram @jamesawillisartist features more of his original designs for various artists, and his handle reads: 'Artist. Hired Gun. Drifter. Time Traveller. Nashville/NYC. I make most of this stuff.'
You can also go to his website jamesawillis.com or visit him on his social media pages as follows:

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ROKA ROCKS!

12/9/2020

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Illustrator and Draw-tographer Diane Roka now has Merch!

OG followers of this site will know that she saw Kaleo back in September of 2015 and drew them each individually while playing live! She's put them together on both a sweatshirt and pillowcase so you can have the whole band together -- but if you want to see them on any other merch, just let her know! If you’d like Diane Roka to create a personalized drawing for your merchandise design, you can contact her through her website: dianeroka.com or DM on Instagram: 
@dianeroka
For the month of December, Customized Girl is offering 15% off of your entire order, plus free shipping for all orders over $70. Time for holiday shopping! VISIT --> https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/rokarocks
Diane Roka's signature artwork and original portraits are now available on clothing and specialty items, with an emphasis on the bands and musicians she captures during live shows. If you don't see your favorite @DianeRoka illustration, special orders can be made. Contact her through her website: dianeroka.com or DM on Instagram: @dianeroka
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Meet Algerian band NOMADIX

5/8/2020

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Vocalist Sidali Zaid reached out to me on Instagram about featuring his band Nomadix covering Kaleo's new song "Break My Baby" -- which we of course said yes to! We love a good #KaleoCover. Meet the band members from Amizour in Kabylia, Algeria:

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SIDALI ZAIDI (ace) @sidali_zd_: vocals / guitar
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MOHAMMED SAID MERZEG @aya_berka: bass guitar

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ADEL ABDELLI @adel_abd75: solo guitar 

SIDALI WRITES: Alors on est un groupe de musiciens originaires de kabylie, Amizour plus exactement, constitué de : Sidali Zaïdi (moi même) (voix principale et guitare) Adel Abdelli (guitare solo et voix) Mohammed Saïd Merzeg (guitare basse et voix) pour l'instant nous sommes 3  (nous cherchons encore un batteur à l'heure actuelle), on partage un réel amour pour la musique, le rock le blues, le reggae et pleins d'autres styles, nous nous considérons avant tout comme étant des artistes, avant d'être musiciens

Car nous aimons réellement cela, je suis moi même un grand fan de kaleo, à mon avis c'est l'un des meilleurs groupes de l'histoire, et ma chanson préférée du groupe est "I can't go on without you", mais j'aime aussi une chanson qui n'est pas très connue, " that's all how it feels". On espère avoir un jour l'opportunité de les rencontrer et peut être même de travailler avec eux

Nous avons créé notre page sur facebook NOMADIX aussi si vous voulez voir !
Alors on est un groupe de musiciens originaires de kabylie, Amizour plus exactement, constitué de : Sidali Zaïdi (moi même) (voix principale et guitare) Adel Abdelli (guitare solo et voix) Mohammed Saïd Merzeg (guitare basse et voix) pour l'instant nous sommes 3  (nous cherchons encore un batteur à l'heure actuelle), on partage un réel amour pour la musique, le rock le blues, le reggae et pleins d'autres styles, nous nous considérons avant tout comme étant des artistes, avant d'être musiciensCar nous aimons réellement cela, je suis moi même un grand fan de kaleo, à mon avis c'est l'un des meilleurs groupes de l'histoire, et ma chanson préférée du groupe est "I can't go on without you", mais j'aime aussi une chanson qui n'est pas très connue, " that's all how it feels". On espère avoir un jour l'opportunité de les rencontrer et peut être même de travailler avec euxNous avons créé notre page sur facebook NOMADIX aussi si vous voulez voir !
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BEHIND THE SCENES AT RED ROCKS!!!

10/25/2018

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If you were there that night (20 June 2018), you would know that Red Rock String Quartet really added an extra oomph to the Kaleo concert at Red Rocks. When I saw that they had posted a little behind-the-scenes rehearsal clip on Twitter, I reached out to them to see if they had any more -- and they did! Below you'll find a few thoughts and some extra BTS photos from the quartet's co-artistic director, Lauren Spaulding.
"They were super awesome, friendly, and very respectful of us joining them!!" 
"Kaleo was made up of true artists! The lead was amazingly consistent with his vocal work, which is very difficult to do on tour!! He expected perfection from himself and the musicians, but he was respectful and reverent of our quartet! "
"Many bands ignore us or think of us as "back up singers", but the whole band was warm and welcomed us into their songs, dressing room, and rehearsals! Thor was especially awesome helping us get all the cues and with some final edits to our music — as we only had one rehearsal before the performance!"

I'm feel so lucky to be able to share these with you, as I was at this concert as well and immediately was struck by the incredible impact the addition of a string section added to the whole experience.  Absolutely one of a kind and completely mesmerizing to be a part of. 

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Becky on cello, Lauren on viola, Yerim on second violin, and Yuanmiao on first violin
My hope for the fandom is that this gets released as a Red Rocks live concert taping...but in the meanwhile, here's my recording of their DOUBLE encore performance from the end of their concert ;)
"We had a complete blast and look forward to working with them again!"
​Discover more about Red Rock String Quartet here
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New drawing by artist Camille Mialon

3/28/2017

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Artist Camille Mialon of Roche-la-Molière, France just posted her newest drawing of JJ on Instagram! Here she shares a few thoughts about it with us, including the supplies she used and a behind-the-scenes look at her workspace!

After two long days, I've finally done that drawing and to be completely honest, I'm pretty proud of the result. I choose that picture of JJ because I liked the way he stands on it and his facial expression really inspired me (that pensive and melancholic look makes him look 100 times more attractive ) .
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I also picked this one because it is an Ultra HD pic so it allowed me to zoom in on every little details of his face and hands, which are making  the drawing looks more realistic.
For the drawing material, I use a lot of different pencils (Brand: H&B, bought on Amazon) from 5H to 8B for the sketch, the details and a little part of the shadows, 3 types of Charcoal (from Soft to Hard) for the rest of the shadows and a drawing fader/stump (<-- not sure of that :/).

For the paper, it depends on the drawing : for this one, I used regular sketch paper. 
​I hope you'll like it and don't hesitate to click here to leave a comment,
​your opinions are always welcome ! xoxo
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2nd Pete Turner Guitars Q & A is now online!

1/1/2017

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After both Pete and Kaleo started posting pics back in November of JJ with his new custom resonator, I knew the second Q&A was going to have to include more info about it.  I was hoping it would get played at one of the concerts sometime after he got it so that someone in the fandom could capture it, but alas, only those lucky audience members on French TV got to hear it.

In the meanwhile, Pete and his wife, Heidi, were so gracious in sharing their knowledge, design research, and experiences with us!

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earn more about both the Runes and general guitar construction so that we can be doubly appreciative when it starts making its concert appearances...
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Read the second Q&A interview with Pete Turner Guitars here
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Want a piece of custom designer Jenny Dayco's jewelry?

12/14/2016

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I noticed Jenny Dayco early on in my fandom explorations because she kept posting all these photos of her jewelry on the boys as they were beginning to make various U.S. television appearances. I reached out in the beginning of my fansite construction and hoped that she would be down to share some of her work -- and totally surprised me by sending a bunch of pictures from their first meeting
(which you can see all of here!)


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Read the Q&A with Jenny Dayco here
I was very excited to learn that she was open to sharing more about her process and how she came to be one of JJ's go-to custom jewelry designers. Not only that, but she's begun re-creating some of those custom pieces for her online store!  

From now until December 20, you can get any or all of JJ's stuff plus 20% off your entire order with code TIMETOSHINE

Her tagline is "Want a piece?" Um, yes please.



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Pete Turner and the MARRAKECH RESONATOR

11/20/2016

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I had originally only planned on this to be a one-time interview, not thinking that there could be much I would be able to cover about one band's single resonator guitar.  
​But then Pete shared this little sneak preview tidbit with me:
JJ commissioned a new Marrakech when we met in July, and I will be presenting it to him at the Koko gig in London on 23 November. I can’t tell you too much about it now as even JJ has not seen the finished instrument, although he did give me ideas for the design.

Here are some photos of it being built:

Sneak peek of my newest baby □□ 3 days until I give it to #kaleo I will be sad to see her go #sneakpeek #guitar #guitarist #resonator #artist #marrakech

A photo posted by Pete Turner (@peteturnerguitars) on Nov 20, 2016 at 4:56am PST

So I can definitively tell you then, that is just a first Q&A with Pete Turner, as we'll be following up later after JJ has had a chance to try out his custom resonator! Fandom, if you get a glimpse of it during its early appearances, tag either Pete or myself on Instagram or send us images of it in concert! We'd love to see it onstage!


Go to the Q & A with Pete Turner of Pete Turner Guitars
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Introducing the Q & A Interviews section!

11/10/2016

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I am very excited to start up this section because I love research and details, and this kind of background information is personally very interesting to me. I know a lot of you will probably think that this is going to be a Q & A section for Kaleo themselves and maybe one day, I'll actually get to do a little interview with each one of them.

But honestly, they do a pretty good job of doing interviews with other people (and you can read as many as I can possibly find here) that I'm actually pretty stoked to bring some light to the other people involved that make Kaleo so awesome for us.  And what's even more mind-blowing to me is that the first one I'll get to share is with EYK STUDIO.


It's hard to be a fan of Kaleo and not be a fan of Eyk Studio as well.
Eyk Studio is the production company who have created most of Kaleo's emotionally captivating music videos, and have played a key role in bringing their songs to visual life.

​Many of those "WOW!" and "OMG!" moments have come after watching one of these music videos -- especially their live recorded sessions (in a volcano, on an iceberg, inside a cold, snowy church). There's no denying the cinematographic power Eyk Studio brings to the lyrics, and those images become deeply associated in our mind for everytime we hear that song again and again. 


I am totally humbled, honored, and quite frankly in awe, to be able to bring you a two part Q+A session with Hörður Freyr Brynjarsson and Pétur Már Pétursson of Eyk Studio to answer some questions about the video production side of Kaleo's music, including some in-depth info about their latest release, "Save Yourself".


Click here to go to part 1 of Q&A with EYK STUDIO

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I recently created this logo animation for Eyk Studio. - Our website is finally live @ www.eykstudio.com "We stretch in all directions, have different roots but grow as one." #eykstudio #reykjavik #kobenhavn #oaktree #logoanimation #titlesequence #studiologo #logodesign #filmmaking #filmproduction #videoart #motiongraphics #aftereffects #c4d #trapcode

A video posted by ❌❎❌ (@bachmotion) on Sep 22, 2016 at 9:00am PDT

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"All the Pretty Girls" cover by @taylor_music21

10/30/2016

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​When we first heard this cover a couple of months ago on Instagram by


@taylor_music21

we couldn't help but listen to it
over and over again.

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We ended up loving it so much that we reached out and asked her to do a full-length version for us.

​SHE SAID YES!

A video posted by Jordan (@taylor_music21) on Sep 5, 2016 at 4:38pm PDT


​Well, here it is! Exclusively shot and recorded at the end of Oct 2016 for us to debut on our fansite, we are super stoked to bring you the world premiere of Jordan's cover of "All the Pretty Girls" below:
​(You can request other songs for Jordan to cover on her
​Instagram account @taylor_music21)
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