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Jul 21

Man on the Street- What are you listening to Chicago?


Marketing Intern Mike Hyzy interviews people on the street to find out.

Neil Pavela: Passion Pit “Little Secrets” – ALO “Girl I Wanna Lay You Down” – Alcoholic Faith Mission “My Eyes To See”

Bob Engel: Passion Pit “Little Secrets” – Taio Cruz “Heartbreaker” – Enrique Iglesias “I Like It”

Bridget Kearns: Passion Pit “Kingdom Come” – Passion Pit “Little Secrets” – Wolf Parade “Shine a Light”

Britney Schrimple: Robert Randolph “Shake Your Hips” – Adel “Crazy For You” – Phish “Character Zero”

Jim Miller: The Who “The Seeker” – Phish “Gotta Jibbo” – Passion Pit “Little Secrets”

Aubrey Martinez: Jimmy Burns – Black Eyed Peas – Bradley Carlyle

Tom LaJeone: Modest Mouse – Peal Jam’s Madison Square Garden Concert – White Rabbit “Percussion Gun”

J.P. Youpel: Dirty Heads “Lay Me Down” – (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley – The Crystal Method “Trip Like I Do”

Sean Murphy: Drake “Over” – Mickey Avalon “My Dick” – Beach Boys “Surfin USA”

Casey Dunn: LaRoux “Bulletproof” – David Guetta “Memories” – Passion Pit “Memories”

John Wagner and John Kearney were in from Denver. They gave me their list of what music set the tone on their trip to Chicago for the weekend.

Tom Petty “Last Dance with Mary Jane” – Nas “Hate Me Now” – Men at Work “Down Under” – Toto “Africa” – Electric Light Orehestra “Evil Women”

I looked up the few songs I didn’t know and ALO was my favorite hands down. If you like this type of music, Jack Johnson will be at Alpine Valley with G Love and ALO this Saturday.

Good music, great people.

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Jul 09

by Mike Hyzy, fig intern blog journalist

Robert Randolph opened for Passion Pit at the Taste of Chicago, and even if your not the biggest fan, it was something that anyone could enjoy. The music that is. The heat was intense and the sun was beating down for most of the show. The crowd was huge, but not large enough to make it uncomfortable. Robert Randolph knows how to light up a crowd. His music was upbeat and keep the crowd grooving throughout his set. He kind of lost the crowd at the end for a minute and then…bam! “Is that poker face?” says the guy next to next to me. Oh it was.

This guy:

Covering a song by this girl:

Was unexpected.

I didn’t know whether to laugh or start cheering, so I did a little bit of both. He got the crowd back and it was a cool way to close out his set. Now it was time to see what everyone was waiting for. Passion Pit was closing out their tour right here on the 4th of July. Ive been asking people what three songs they were in love with over the weekend. Half of them named Passion Pit. Their album has been out for more than a year now and it doesn’t look like they’re slowing down at all. They come on stage and play an insane set. I’ve seen them twice before and this was the best by far. The crowd was going nuts. Security keeps coming around because people are jumping up on the chairs. They came back on for the encore and played “Dream” by The Cranberries. They pull it off pretty well. To close out the show they played “Sleepyhead” and the crowd went insane and rushed up to the stage. The energy at the concert was ecstatic. Here’s a recap of the concert.

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Jun 10

Fig clients Chad and Lorien gave up their 4th row tickets for game one- to get married. The wedding had already been planned. Not to fear, fig photogs (Brian Carey and James Gustin) had the bright idea to take the wedding party to United Center to take some photos. Even if they could not go to the game- why not take advantage of the timing?

What happened next was unexpected. The couple has been interviewed by several news stations and today a story ran on them in the Chicago Sun-Times. Quoted all over Chicago as the couple that just “wants the Blackhawks to win The Stanely cup, as a wedding gift.” And they got it! Congrats to the Hawks and to our couple.

Suntimes Article BY MONIFA THOMAS Staff Reporter

Diehard Blackhawks fans Chad and Lorien Yonker had to give up their fourth-row tickets to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals because of a slightly more important commitment: The game fell on the same day as their wedding. But that didn’t stop the South Loop couple from showing up at the United Center right after the wedding to pose for pictures with amused fans.”All we want for a wedding present is the Stanley Cup,” said Lorien Yonker, whose lace strapless gown stood out among the red Blackhawks jerseys and caps.

Check out our priceless photos and read the full article here.

Images by figphoto.net

photographers: Brian Carey and James Gustin

©fig media 2010 all rights reserved.

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May 25

Fig Media writer and Second City instructor Joe Janes embarked on an ambitious project to write an original comedy sketch every single day for an entire year. Now, the full collection is being produced live in Chicago. 26 shows over the course of 11 days featuring over 200 actors and directors. Congratulations, Joe!

A full Performink article about the event is on-line here: http://online.performink.com/features/theatre/251-365-sketches

You can read more about Joe and the 365 Sketches project at the 365 blog : http://365sketchesbyjoejanes.blogspot.com

Tickets for any of the shows can be purchased here :https://secure2.sellingticket.com/design22/clien/list/index_byUserListAll.aspx?OrganizationID=26

A book of all 365 Sketches is available in print or download at lulu.com.

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May 02

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Apr 07

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Mar 26

Partnering with Dean Delisle, fig filmmaker Melissa Martens came up with this concept for forward progress.

A quick scripting and idea session with Melissa and James, Dean came in one afternoon we filmed it in 2 hours. Melissa directed Dean to get the energy and tone. Then the editing began:

Many moons of editing and rendertime later- the video is completed and posted to youtube.

Its fast, cost effective and efficient not to mention a ton of fun. Ask us how you can get one for your own for your site: info@figgy.net

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Feb 26

2009 Best of the Industry Awards, Illinois Meetings and Events

copy by Lauren Hurley
Whether they’re snapping photos, shooting video or mastering turntables, the team behind Fig Media love showing off its many talents. The boutique agency offers an interesting mix of creative services including event photography/videography, DJ’s and even Web and graphic design services. Many of the team members are multi-talented and can be found behind the lens or the DJ booth at any given event. Fig also boasts an impressive client roster from ISES and NACE to Lookingglass Theatre and the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau.
(Chicago/773.338.1334/www.figgy.net)

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Feb 12

fig media’s long standing internship program attracts some of the hottest young talent in Chicago media, we are honored to have these young leaders working hard and training with us. Now we are going to brag about them. Starting with Justin Jach.

Justin is a talented young filmmaker that impressed us with is hard work, ability to take tough feedback and passion for the work he does. He has been working on a very cool documentary project on graffiti. A project that just won a grant from Fullbright to turn it into a feature length documentary. Winning the U.S. Panel, Justin advances to the next round in Brazil.

A Series of Exchanges from Justin Jach on Vimeo.

“I like analyzing graffiti as a mode of social communication.  I’m interested in the ways people communicate with other people in a society, and the way that culture defines language and vice versa.  The goal of my Fulbright is to make a full length documentary film on graffiti and how it functions within a society.  Especially looking at it as a way for a part of society that is denied a social voice to re-establish communication with the rest of the population. ” Justin Jach.

Congratulations Justin, can’t wait to collaberate! Good Luck in Brazil, we are crossing our fingers for you.

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Feb 10

fig studios is churning out some amazing work this month.

The first to hit the web in our partnership with FACTIO Magazine is an online designer preview. In partnership with Frost Lighting (Dennis Remer), Factio Magazine (Melissa Maynard and Henrique Kerch), and five up and coming designers. The fig team, lead by photographer Billy Rood, created the films below in relationship with the designers.

Billy has been hard at work the past year developing his fashion photography. An effort that fig media owners James Gustin and Michele Gustin have supported, fostered and encouraged. Through Billy’s hard work/passion, the teams dedication and our amazing interns we are proud to show off this first round of work and have so many surprises a long the way- you will not want to miss what we have coming up next!

Check out the online edition here: http://www.factio-magazine.com/photos_shoot/index.cfm

These videos are all different designers, shot on the Canon 5d Markll , Enjoy.





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