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Writer To Bring San Diego to SXSW

Writer is heading back to Austin's South By Southwest festival this week and they're bringing a bunch of San Diego talent with them.  For starters, they booked shows to Austin and back with Tape Deck Mountain using the above press photo, shot by Andrew Burns.  They will be selling a new EP on the tour that features a remix by Jamuel Saxon and artwork by Lindsay Preston, screen-printed in the Sezio garage.

Secondly, we are proud to announce that Brad Kester's music video for Four Letters was accepted into the Film Festival portion of SXSW and will premiere in a program of other music videos for random bands like Grizzly Bear and Passion Pit.  Destin Daniel Cretton has cinematography credits on the video as well as San Diego's finest barefoot skiier, Mike Gerstein.  The program will play three times during the festival and more information can be found here.

Good job San Diego.  Turns out we're gonna be okay even without LaDainian Tomlinson.

Writer & Tape Deck Mountain play Tin Can Ale House tomorrow, Thursday March 11th to start their venture east. Come see them off and pick up the new EP, then check back for updates from their travels over the next two weeks.  You can also find tour dates and the new songs on Writer's MySpace.

Cranbrook Accepts Three of San Diego's Finest

We at Sezio are very proud and pleased (or ploud or preased) to annouce San Diego's own Cara Heslip, Lindsay Preston, and John Zappas' recent acceptance to the prestigious Cranbrook Academy of Art. Each will be pursuing their individual department work (Heslip in sculpture, Preston in fibers, and Zappas in print media) beginning the fall of 2010. The three will soon be among the ranks of some of the word's most renowned designers and artists--a roll call that includes the likes of Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, Daniel Libeskind, Michael and Katherine McCoy, and Jun Kaneko to name a few.  While Cranbrook's campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is a far cry from sunny San Diego, it's been a stronghold for changing the way people live, and understand art and design throughout the 20th century. So, knit 'em sweater, blow 'em a kiss, and wish them well!

Cara Heslip

Lindsay Preston

John Zappas

David Adey Installs New Piece at Athenaeum

In August we interviewed David Adey about the process-heavy craft punch pieces he has been fine-tuning for the last few years, but the bulk of his summer was spent developing a completely different process for a new commission.  Like much of his sculpture, Adey started with a goal in mind and locked himself away to study and become an expert in the methods and materials required to reach it.  The ambitious work represents time spent, not in the traditional process of building a body of pieces and detailing them, but in setting out to learn how to manifest and idea with no guarantees that it is even possible.

This weekend, David Adey will introduce "John Henry" at the La Jolla Athenaeum this weekend.  It spans the entire gallery and, although installed in a matter of weeks, embodies months of exhaustive work that continually presented Adey with the question, "will I have anything to show for?"  Sezio will showcase more about the piece and process behind it following the exhibition opening but for now, you'll have to come meet Mr. Henry yourself.

Friday, February 26 /1008 Wall Street, La Jolla / 6:30-8:30 PM

Gallery a.k.a. : Tocayo, Exist 1981 & Neko

Fresh off thier collaboration at The Boat House, Tocayo, Exist and Neko take their show down 30th street to Gallery a.k.a. at Disconnected Salon.  While the trio was layering a huge mural at the salon/art gallery, we popped in and snapped a few preview shots. Sneak Attack opens Saturday night, details here. 

I Swear To Good You Are God At This

I've always tried to surround myself with creative, motivated individuals.  It's amazing how their talent and optimism effect everyone they come in contact with.  Dave Brown exemplifies this theory.  For the past decade plus Dave's left his mark all over San Diego's creative scene, and in the past two years, his blog and new book are making the rest of the world take notice.  Check out the video trailer for Holiday Matinee's first book, I Swear To Good You Are God At This.  Sezio is beyond honored to be featured in the book, and at the Launch Party this Thursday at Bar Basic.

What made you create this book and spend your life savings to do it?

Eleven years ago, I started my company (Holiday Matinee) with a laptop, a landline and a shit-ton of motivation. I came up with a two-part business philosophy. The first part was inspired by Wes Anderson: find what you love and do it for the rest of your life. The second part was inspired by my gut: that giving is viral, and it tends to boomerang. Never under-give. Always over-give. That day I dedicated my life to promoting creativity, invest in mission-driven projects and only work with people I truly believed in—and give ‘em everything I had.

For over a decade, I found creative people with cool dreams and helped make them happen. From music and film to non-profits and startups, my focus was set on injecting more creativity, social responsibility and good design into this world.

Thousands of sharpies, diet cokes and frequent-flier miles later, I locked myself in a Palm Springs hotel during the summer of '09 and wrote my first book. It features 25 people from around the world and their mind-blowing, creative projects. I felt so tired of hearing about how terrible our economy was, and all the bullshit that Fox News shoves down our throats. I wanted to combat this negativity by letting people know there’s an army of us using creativity to push things forward. So I wrote a book and I really want it to be seen not only a super sweet design book but more of an inspiration guide for anyone who might need a push to go after whatever it is they're passionate about. From CEOs to guys with guitars to people laid-off during the recession, I really believe this book has a message for everyone. And if there's more of us pushing creativity and awesomeness, well, I have no doubt we'll be living in a better, more kick-ass world.

Can we expect Volume 2 next year?

Most definitely. Already working on volume two along with a documentary web-series to accompany it.

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Grab a free preview of the book here.

If you live in San Diego, you can pick up a copy of I Swear To Good You Are God At This at the launch party on Thursday as well as Citizen Video, Subtext and Igloo.