Think Different - The Power of Changing the Way You Think

Very interesting clip about not only doing things differently but most importantly thinking different. "Instead of changing what you do, try changing how you think about it" - Roger Martin, a strategic advisor to global businesses and Dean of the Rotman School of Management.

Kanye West & Jay-Z 'Watch The Throne' Tour

Episodes: The Chi & Church.

See the clips below.

The Tanning Effect: Lady Gaga

Steve Stoute interviewing Lady Gaga for his "The Tanning Effect" series. In this webisode they discuss her impact on culture and her influences.

Kanye West & Jay-Z ‘Watch The Throne’ Tour

BTS: Episode #2

Check below to watch the Episode.

Pensado’s Place: Music Producer Alex Da Kid

Grammy winning Music Producer Alex Da Kid is being interviewed by the guys of Pensado’s Place. Alex has produced for artists and groups such as Nicki Minaj, T.I. Eminem, Rihanna, B.o.B., Dr. Dre and many others. He is behind such hits as B.o.B. and Hayley William’s hit single “Airplanes”, Rihanna and Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie”, and Dr. Dre and Eminem’s “I Need a Doctor”. Alex shares incredible insights to his production techniques that you simply can’t miss.

 

Part 2 is below.

The Tanning Effect: Gwyneth Paltrow

For 'The Tanning Effect' Series, Steve Stoute interviews Gwyneth Paltrow.

Classic: Eddie Murphy iView on The Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson

Hans Zimmer Scoring The Dark Knight

This awesome mini documentary shows how Hans Zimmer composed for arguably one of the greatest movies ever made.

Preview: Inside The Private Life Of Steve Jobs

by 60 Minutes.
This seems to be very interesting. Looking forward to seeing/ hearing the rest of this documentary.

Ken Lewis Interview

Ken Lewis: Grammy Award Winning Mix Engineer, Songwriter, Producer, Arranger; has worked with Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Usher, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, etc. HipHopDx recently interviewed Ken Lewis. The interview came out really out nice and very detailed. Here are some of what we thought were the most interesting parts.

DX: Your site said you had over 20 years of experience. How did you get into music before you got to where you are now?

Ken Lewis: At eight years old, I started begging my parents for a guitar. Two years later, when I was still begging, I think they realized I was serious. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 10, I went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduated there and came to New York City and started assisting in a studio. I worked my way up to engineer, and a couple years later I went freelance. I’ve been freelance ever since. Just putting one foot in front of the other. Building my career day by day and credit by credit, and here I am.

 
DX: Who have you looked up to, as far as producers and mixers?

Ken Lewis: Producers, I’ve learned a ton from Just Blaze and Kanye West. Those are the first two that come to mind, as guys I’ve done a ton with over the last couple of years. I wouldn’t call them mentors, but when you work with someone that many times for that long, who’s that good at what they do, a lot of that rubs off on you. Mixers, I think Manny Marroquin is definitely one of the top of my list. Tony Mazarati and Dave Pensato, they’re three of the best serving. 

DX: What are some pros and cons of working with Kanye West? What’s the most fun to do with him, and what’s the worst to deal with?

OWN Visionaries: Tom Ford Documentary

Evolution of Music

"Warner Even Paid $28 Million For The Rights To 'Happy Birthday'.."

The Tanning of America

Due to the Release of Steve Stoute's book "The Tanning of America", Steve Stoute *Entrepreneur, Advertising Executive, former Record Executive & Artist Manager* gave a couple of interviews that I find very interesting and important to today's pop cuture. Interviews captured by theLifeFiles and Power105.1

TheLifeFiles iView









iView w/ Power 105.1Fm's Breakfast Club


The Tanning of America is available here.

Tokyo Rising

starring Pharrell Williams

Tom Ford’s Five Easy Lessons to be a Modern Gentleman

1. You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.

2. A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored. You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.

3. Manners are very important and actually knowing when things are appropriate. I always open doors for women, I carry their coat, I make sure that they’re walking on the inside of the street. Stand up when people arrive at and leave the dinner table.

4. Don’t be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background.

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

W Magazine: Thirty Minutes with Karl Lagerfeld Interview

Well, let’s start with this ad campaign you’ve done for Magnum Ice Cream.
I’ve done many ads because that’s my new career. It’s an inspiring extension for my mind. I always loved advertising. If I hadn’t been in fashion, I’d have been in advertising. I like everything about it. I think it’s an interesting expression of the culture of the moment. I just put out a huge book about the history of German advertising from 1900-1920, because it was the best period. It’s not very well known, but there were great artists. And those posters—when they show up, there are hardly any left—sell for fortunes. It’s a very interesting book, I must say. In fact it’s a box with 12 books.

So why ice cream?
Don’t forget my father was a milkman. He produced Carnation milk in Europe under different names, so I like to say he was a milkman. And ice cream is made with milk, no?

Do you eat it?
I would love to if I was allowed to eat sugar, but my doctor told me that sugar wasn’t needed for me so I haven’t touched it in ten years. I also did the ad for Dom Pérignon and I don’t drink alcohol, but I think it’s a very civilized drink.

You’re a busy man.
I’m always busy. You know, the more I do, the more ideas I have—that’s the funny thing. The brain is a muscle, and I’m a kind of body-builder.

Do you ever take vacations?
I’m not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed. I’m like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road. I’m here for two days in New York; I leave in the morning early. I come back for Anna Wintour’s party at the Met, then again at the end of May for a prize I get from the Gordon Parks Foundation. I’m lucky that I can do all these things in the best conditions. I don’t have to struggle for that. I don’t have to discuss budgets. I don’t do meetings. At Chanel, there are no meetings. At Chanel, we do what we want, whenever we want and it works. And Fendi is the same.

Do you ever think about cutting your hair?
No, because I’m afraid it won’t grow again. And I’m not very gifted for hairdos. This is the quickest thing in the world. It takes less than five seconds.

Do you do it yourself?
No, I have someone who comes to the house and washes it, puts in the dry shampoo, and takes care if it because I have no time. I don’t even have time to go to the dentist. I’m busy but in a pleasant way. I’m the one who wanted to do all of it, so I can’t complain.

What are your thoughts on Dior? Who should take over?
Well I’m not a consultant there, but I think Riccardo Tisci would be good, and then Haider Ackermann at Givenchy—not because they are friends of mine, but because they are good.

So we’ll be seeing more ads from you.
I saw newspapers saying that maybe I do too much because I work with big companies—Coca-Cola, Sky TV, Magnum, Schwarzkopf, which is like L’Oreal in Europe. I’m not going to calm down, because that’s not my nature. But I don’t have to think about what’s next. I think that’s a very healthy thing. The Ivory Tower in the end will kill you.

You’ve famously worn Dior Homme, Tom Ford. What menswear designers do you like now?
Tom Ford is not as good on me as younger men. And you know why? Because I wore the same kind of clothes thirty years ago—Italian-made by Caraceni. I love the way Tom Ford suits are made. They’re chic; they’re elegant. But on my younger entourage, they look better than on me. I wear Dior Homme—my old Hedi Slimane suits. The ones they do today, too, as long as they don’t get too flou. And a little Lanvin. I used to love Margiela, but it’s not him anymore and it shows a little. I used to buy quite a lot of Japanese labels, too, like Undercover and Number (N)ine, but that one disappeared. Mister Hollywood does well-made clothes. You know, I hate made-by-order clothes. It’s up to me to fit into them, not to buy some orthopedic stuff to get the body into. I never had one button touched on a Dior suit. Size 48 is my perfect size. In the past you had to do fittings because there was nothing really good. But when I went to Caraceni thirty years ago, there was one fitter for waistcoat, one for jacket, one for pants—it took hours. You needed three months to get the clothes. No, no, no. I like things immediately.

Is there one thing that you don’t like a woman to wear?
I’m not mad for thongs.

When was the last time you cried?
I’m trying to think of the last time I had onions.

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Allindstrom.com Presents: Business Never Personal with Steve Rifkind

interesting music biz talk.

INFLUENCERS: Steve Stoute

Last year saw the release of a short documentary titled INFLUENCERS: How Trends & Creativity Become Contagious. The work highlighted the whole notion of trends and how they gain traction, and eventually come to integrate themselves into the very fabric of everyday society. The movement has gone more in-depth as Steve Stoute becomes the first to speak in a greater light. As CEO and founder of brand management firm Translation, he has provided guidance for many icons such as Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, LeBron James and Justin Timberlake among others. The concept of artists and brands as successful collaborators is a central theme to his video.



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Diddy speaks on his way to Success

Undercity Film NYC by Andrew Wonder

pretty cool


Between breaking into New York City’s subway system, Andrew Wonder has worked with directors like Antoine Fuqua, Harris Savides, ASC, Paul Schrader and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Turnley and is known for his ingenuity and unique style. Recently, Andrew completed a project that lasted four days deep under the streets of NYC and has released a short film documenting the whole thing. Using footage shot last summer, check out the film below!

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