David: The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at New York University!

Last Friday on my way down to NYC I heard back from my dream school and top choice, NYU! I was accepted into the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music with 30 or so other students. In the fall I will be going in as a freshmen in the Producer Entrepreneur program. This really is everything that I've hoped for over the past few months and I'm extremely excited to be in. For those that don't know much about the program it is a professional business and artistic training toward a BFA degree for aspiring creative entrepreneurs in the music industry. People like Lady Gaga have been in this program and producers like Swizz Beatz come to teach and mentor students at the school. So glad this is all becoming true. I've already been talking to my future classmates and the range of musical influences, favorite artists, and personal musical talent is across the board. Being able to create with talented people who make and perform music in a different genre than my own is going to be amazing. I definitely can't wait for this year to start... So if there are any high school teachers of mine reading this post... I'm sorry in advance if I drift off a little bit. My mind is elsewhere at the moment.

Below are some pictures of the studios at Clive:

I'M IN COLLEGE!!!

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David: Frendy Lemorin x The Yellow Brick Road: Vladimir Calixte

Above is the 5th episode of Frendy Lemorin's documentary series, "The Yellow Brick Road," featuring Haitian-American Comedian/Actor Vladimir Calixte. Known for his comedic skits featuring his alter-ego 'Haitian V,' Vlad wants the world to see that his talents surpass one character. In this episode we take a sneak peak into his personal life. He discusses growing up as a Haitian American, as well as the difficulties that are faced in the entertainment industry.

I was very impressed with how this video turned out. I enjoyed the last four (which you can find on Frendy's vimeo page or personal website), but I thought this one was a major step up. I look forward to the next few episodes to come and definitely give a huge shout out to everything he is doing right now. From first meeting him at the Bape Store in New York City, to working with him over at his first blog, *General-Made, and seeing the creative work and mind of such a great individual continue to expand has truly been an inspiration to me. Frendy is like family to me and without him many of the things I am doing today probably would not be true if he did not introduce me and teach me so many things.

http://thisisfrendylemorin.net/

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David: Sarah Kjelleren Photo of the Week!

Sarah Kjelleren

It's been a long time since the last "Photo of the Week" post, but a lot has happened since then. Sarah Kjelleren, TKFV's favorite photographer, has just started her freshman year across the lake at SUNY Plattsburgh in New York. We've been wishing her well while she's been over there, but we're extremely happy to keep this post going once again.

Before I start I'd like to say that this weeks photo is probably one of my all time favorites taken by Sarah Kjelleren. The leaves from the tree, shown in the picture, outline Catherine Feliz (one of Sarah's friends at SUNY Plattsburgh) face in the photo perfectly. It looks almost as if the leaves make up her hair. The use of a film camera and focus on dark colors makes this picture amazing as well. Sarah has never failed to impress me, and I doubt she ever will, but this picture continues to prove how much talent this girl has.

Check it out below:

Catherine Feliz

To view more of her work check out her blog, Tumblr, or her Flickr!
Also to get in touch with Sarah Kjelleren her email is: sarahkjelleren@yahoo.com
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