We Like

MEET: AG ROJAS

agrojas

AG Rojas is a young director on the rise. He believes that we’re at the beginning of a new time in music videos where directors will be given more control and allowed to take more risks. And he’s more than willing to be the one taking them. Labels aren’t paying his rent so why should they [...]

, , ,

SPOTTED: CARS FROM MICHEL GOND...

gondry_thumb

Check out these retro-futuristic cars we spotted on the streets of Paris from Michel Gondry’s new film ‘L’Écume des jours‘ (Mood Indigo)! We especially like the see-through stretch limousine!  

, ,

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE PART. VII

Friday-7-thumb

Here it is ! Check out our studio’s “Friday I’m In Love VII” playlist. If you are in Paris join us for drinks at S2A store around 7:30pm.

, ,

THE ROSANNA SHUFFLE

rosannarosanna

We’re looking back at one of our favourite drummers of all-time, Jeff Porcaro (R.I.P), and his Rosanna Shuffle.

EQUIPMENT: YAMAHA CS-80

cs-80-

The CS-80. We thought that we’d give you a look at some of the gear that we love. First up is the Yamaha CS-80; the beautiful beast of modern music!   The CS-80 was used by everyone from Michael Jackson to Toto. Released in 1977 (with only 2000 units produced); it was first championed by [...]

, ,

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE PART. VI

fridayiminloveVI-vignette

Hey yo! we are back with a new playlist from our studio. For this sixth playlist we have featured some classics such as Joe Dassin, the Fab Four aka The Beatles or the lovely Vanessa Paradis and new talents like the french lover Breakbot or next big thing Kindness.

,

MEET: ROMAN SIGNER

RS-article

Roman Signer is an artist. And for us, at Surface to Air studio, he is a genius. His staged events may make you laugh; but that is not their express intention. Roman himself says that he will find things funny afterwards, but not at the time. And therein lies their beauty. His work, often involving [...]

, , , ,

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE PART. V

FRIDAY-V-THUMB

After the success of “Friday I’m In Love Part. IV” (check it out here) we are back with a new playlist from our studio.

, ,

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE PART. IV

Love-4

Right on time, here is our new mix “Friday I’m In Love Part. IV”. A great selection to enjoy during this first spring weekend.

,

RADIO SOULWAX: UNDER THE COVER...

Capture d’écran 2012-03-20 à 16.45.17

Check out what Stef and Dave from Soulwax made with our Justice “On’n’On” cover at 11 minutes. Soulwax Bros before hoes.

, ,

MAGIC CARPETS AND THE RICK JAM...

Gordon-exhib

Our dear friend, Artist, Creative Director, S2A Collaborateur and Blog contributor Gordon Hull has a brand new exhibit currently going on. “War against Gravity” or as Hull puts it ” Magic Carpets and the Rick James Rickshaw” is being held at the Anthropologie gallery at Rockefeller Center. See details below. More information here.       [...]

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE PART. III

Friday-Love-III

It’s friday, spring is coming and here is our last mix from the studio. A new selection with the lovely Marianne Faithfull, The Bangles, Led Zeppelin, Alan Braxe & Fred Falke and a very exclusive track, “Nightcall” from Kavinsky featuring Sébastien Tellier.. Go on – click and play ! If you missed it, check out [...]

,

MEET: KIM GORDON

S2A-KIM-ITW-THUMB

Kim Gordon is anything but the cliché Rock Star; and trying to put a label on her would be like trying to understand a foreign film without the subtitles.  Besides the fact of being the power front woman/bass player for cult band Sonic Youth, she’s a modern day renaissance woman. She’s a producer, has worked with [...]

,

SAMUEL FULLER : A THIRD FACE

Samuel-Fuller-thumb

If you love life, smoking and filmmaking, read this.

ODD FUTURE "RELLA"

OddFuture-Rella-Thumb

Back to the Odd Future! Tyler the Creator and his collective just released a new video clip for the track “Rella” and it’s completely crazy! It’s the best hip hop vids since Busta Rhymes “Old Times”. Directed by Wolf Haley aka Tyler The Creator. Their new mixtape called “Of Tape Vol.2″ will release on March 20.

,

DVNO "Moonlighting Mixtape"

DVNO-Moonlighting-thumb

After his great bootleg with 50 Cent and his remix for Singtank (you can check it out here & here), DVNO just released his new mixtape “Moonlighting Mixtape”. For this, he teamed up with his old friend DJ Pone (from Birdy Nam Nam) and they compiled 27 unreleased tracks, mixed live on decks. It sounds really [...]

,

OBAMA VS SURFACE TO AIR

Obama-win-thumb

Barack Obama got it, his new slogan for 2012 is : “Winning The Future” ! Now, he uses our tote bag “The Future Is Winning” all the time..              

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE PART II

FRIDAYII_THUMB

After the success of “Friday I’m In Love Part I” our studio is happy to deliver “Friday I’m In Love part II”!

,

JUSTICE @ OLYMPIA RECAP

Justice_thumb

Last saturday night Justice was back in town. They performed on the famous Olympia’s Stage in Paris. An amazing show where they played some old tracks of “Cross” album with new recent classics of  ”Audio, Video, Disco” released in october (cover album made by S2A Studio). Definitely, one of the best shows of the year. Check [...]

, ,

MEET: JONATHAN ZAWADA

jz

  We think Jonathan Zawada has a pretty good thing going on. He seems calm and at ease having recently relocated from Sydney to Los Angeles. And while he is no newcomer to the world of design, he is eager to see what he can shake up in the more established art world over there. [...]

, , , , , ,