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Commercials
Tekserve Film Noir Television Commercial
Check out our new TV commercial, airing now on MSNBC, CNN, Discovery, and NY1 in Manhattan. In keeping with fine Tekserve tradition, we took the old and made it new (and high-tech) again. This is our take on classic Film Noir movies of the '40s. We hope you enjoy it!
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Tekserve iPod Domino Television Commercial
This ad was featured on Time Warner and RCN cable in Manhattan from 6/26/06 through 7/15/06 on such shows as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Law & Order, Rescue Me, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, NY1 Morning News and MSNBC News.
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Recent Events
Thursday September 27th - Merlin Mann and the New OmniFocus Event
On Thursday, September 27th at 8:30pm, Merlin Mann from 43folders.com came to host an event about personal productivity. He introduced us to OmniFocus, a task management program that was inspired by David Allen's book "Getting Things Done." Merlin humorously explained to us how he uses the program while Omni Group's Head of Marketing Ethan Schoonover and CEO Ken Case demonstrated how simply the program works. This event was inspiring to us all as we saw how easy it is to organize your to-do list as well as get all of the clutter out of your head and into a program that divides your big lists into smaller, more manageable tasks.
Wednesday September 26th - Future of Music 2 Event
On Wednesday, September 26th at 8:30pm, Tekserve hosted an exciting events - The Future of Music 2. It was a panel discussion focused on the future direction of the music and recording industry. Hip-Hop activist Harry Allen moderated and asked our panelists - Nile Rodgers, Ron Saint Germain, Kevin Killen and Jim Anderson - a variety of thought provoking questions about how music will be sold, produced, and performed in the future.
The panelists shared great stories about their experiences, and gave us insight into how the music industry worked in the past and the changes that are occurring now. Some highlights of this lively discussion included a debate between Nile Rodgers and Ron Saint Germain about the importance of having an experienced producer as opposed to DIY recording. So what did we learn? It seems that the majority of the audience and the panelists feel that the music industry is constantly improving and evolving with no end in sight, and that, instead of fighting against it, we need to embrace and adapt to it.
Saturday, September 15th: Tekserve Doodles Away at the Cut & Paste Design Competition
Tekserve participated in the NYC leg of the 3rd annual Cut & Paste Design Competition on September 15th, 2007. Located at the Angel Orensanz Foundation located in the Lower East Side at 172 Norfolk Street, the event was packed with over 1200 attendees. A total of 8 contestants designed right before our eyes while we all eagerly waited to see who was going to win the live graphic design competition and walk away with the grand prize including the Adobe Master Collection and a Wacom Cintiq. After a fierce battle, the winner of the contest, Mate (or Jan Mathias Steinforth), was chosen by a collection of design professionals from top design firms in NYC. Tekserve was at the event, hosting a smaller scale design competition of our own on the side, pitting event attendees against each other using Magna-Doodle boards. The winners of each 30-second mini-contest were chosen by a panel of Tekservians and awarded a variety of prizes.
Take a look at photos from the event:
Future of Music Event June 20th, 2007
On June 20th at 8:30pm, Tekserve hosted a discussion panel of music industry professionals who talked about the future of the music industry. The panel was made up of the following professionals:
Bob Power, Award-winning, multi-platinum record producer, mixer, engineer, musician. Credits Include: A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, Erykah Badu.
Hank Shocklee, Long Island based hip-hop producer. Credits include: Public Enemy, EPMD, Ice Cube.
Nick Sansano, New York-based engineer/producer. Credits include: Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Galactic.
Harry Allen, famed hip-hop intellectual and journalist.
Steve Gordon, New York based entertainment attorney, author and lecturer.
The event offered a strong insight into the music industry, answering a number of questions that are relevant to audio professionals and enthusiasts. Now you can see the event simply by clicking on the video link above. Note that some language may be inappropriate for youngsters.
Movies
The Fixer Upper
A Very Special Message on Do-It-Yourself Projects
The Teflon iMac
Come One! Come All! See the Teflon iMac!
Music
Baked to a Crisp
Running time: 2:50. Arthur and Lin ©2003
My Sweet Lova
Running time: 2:06. I love you ©2003
The Outside World
Running time: 3:44. Jason K. ©2003
Mission Blues
Running time: 4:02. Matt Walsh and Brother ©2003
Projects
The Great Seal
A World Trade Center Concept by Dick Demenus