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AdBeats | 2008 | Episode 4: A King Rides the Train feat. Gerry Graf
Posted on 2008-Jul-21 at 08:45 in Episodes

Episode 4: A King Rides the Train feat. Gerry Graf

Gerry Graf joins Tommy Zee for his most revealing interview ever - 25 minutes of uncut, uncensored insights from one of ad industry's giants.

Answering usparing questions like:

:: How did you get in the business?

:: What makes you laugh?

:: How can a junior become a Gerry?

and more importantly:

:: Do you own a fishing tackle company?

Gerry drops knowledge in one of our most entertaining interviews of 2008.

After the interview - we drop a part of Tommy "Zer0" Zee's dj set recorded live @ Lennox Gallery for the Sellout Show.

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AdBeats | 2008 | Episode 3: DooDaaa feat. Ralph Steadman
Posted on 2008-May-29 at 12:58 in Episodes

Season 2 | Episode 3: DooDaaa feat. Ralph Steadman

and....

2008 Clios Coverage

Miami Beach is a nice place.

A place where everything is bigger and shinier.

It's a wonderful setting for an advertising award show.

And the last place you'd expect to run into Ralph Steadman - the legendary illustrator/artist/author and the longtime collaborator/friend of Gonzo aka Hunter S Thompson.

In this episode - we talk to Ralph and find out what he thinks about advertising.

And a free bonus this week - a collection of sound bites from the 2008 Clios in Miami.

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AdBeats | 2008 | Episode 2: Human After All feat. Jeff Goodby
Posted on 2008-Apr-21 at 08:41 in Episodes

Season 2 | Episode 2: Human After All

Tommy Zee welcomes advertising legend: Jeff Goodby from Goodby + Silverstein + Partners in San Francisco.

Before their chat, we get down to a mix of brand new tunes from: MSTRKRFT, Santogold, Hercules + Love Affair, MIA, MGMT and many more.

If you haven't left the house (or your shop) to see what's poppin on the music scene - don't sweat it - Adbeats will get you up to speed.

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AdBeats | 2008 | Episode 1
Posted on 2008-Feb-10 at 07:43 in Episodes

AdBeats | Season 2 | Episode 1: Sky Blue Sky

In the first AdBeats episode of 2008 season, Tommy Zee welcomes Bill Meadows - the Executive Integrated Music Producer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky.

Bill was responsible for bringing Wilco to Volkswagen as well as credited with the music in the Ikea - Lamp spot which won top honors at Cannes.

Prior to their conversation, Tommy Zee throws down some of 2007's biggest tunes.

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AdBeats | Vol 16 | Shine Shine
Posted on 2007-Nov-2 at 04:55 in Episodes

VOLUME 16 | shine shine

Tommy Zee returns from a maddening production and dj schedule to hit you with that mix of new music that you've missing from your life.

Brand new tunes from a number of artists that are buzzing hard right now: Breakbot, Gui Borratto, Boyz Noise, and others.

A devastating remix of Staying Alive by the darlings of ad music: the Teddybears.

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AdBeats | Vol 15 | Chasing Chickens
Posted on 2007-Sep-7 at 05:29 in Episodes

VOLUME 15 | chasing chickens

Ibraheem Youssef (Art Director, BOS) joins us for an in-depth discussion on unconventional brainstorming methods that will propel you into the upper echelon of cutting edge creativity. Originating in Egypt, these ancient practices are reportedly the key to unconventional thinking - but they require great sacrifice and commitment on the part of the creative.

Music from The Mack, Electrons, Dimlite, Mark E, Balkan Beat Box and many others.

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AdBeats | Vol 14 | People Press Play
Posted on 2007-Aug-10 at 01:49 in Episodes

VOLUME 14 | people press play

Tommy Zee interviews with Thomas Knak, a well known Danish producer who heads a popular group called People Press Play. The album is happy times and we feature a track called "These Days".

Other than that...the usual schizo serving of every possible genre including cuts from: Benny Sings, Stateless, Hexstatic and many more.

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AdBeats | Vol 13 | Papercut
Posted on 2007-Jul-10 at 07:21 in Episodes

VOLUME 13 | papercut

Tommy Zee transforms into Optimus Rhyme.

Then he takes over the turntables to bang out a devastating manic mix that doesn't spare any genre.

Once the dust settles, we welcome Roz Bell, whose forthcoming album "The First Sunbeams" is about to make a whole lotta noise.

We chat, we drink and then Roz breaks into an acoustic rendition of some of the material from the upcoming album.

(We also feature his upcoming single, Papercut , that noone is supposed to play yet...in fact, Universal will probably sue us. Hmmmm. Not bad...we can use more publicity)

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AdBeats | Vol 12 | WTF?!
Posted on 2007-Jun-26 at 09:28 in Episodes

VOLUME 12 | WTF?!

AdBeats is back after a brief holiday.

Vol 12 opens with a short story from the chief rocka at BBDO Canada: Jack Neary. A little later, we hear from the rest of the BBDO crew: Jamie Marcovitch, Craig McIntosh and Todd Cornelius.

In the meantime, Tommy Zee paints a rather reflective sonic landscape, by seamlessly blending new music from Matthew Dear, Flow Dynamics, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Orgone, People Press Play and many others.

Vol 12 concludes with a round table discussion on mind provoking topics like: orange juice, coffee, canoes and believing in what you advertise - with creatives from BOS agency in Toronto.

Here's a link to the WTF virals mentioned in our discussion.

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AdBeats | Vol 11 | Good Vibrations
Posted on 2007-Jun-5 at 05:44 in Episodes

VOLUME 11 | Good Vibrations

Volume 11 begins with a rather rare and curious sonic specimen: a theme song from a 1969 film named: Le Cerveau (The Brain). Performed by American Breed who split up later that year.

You may know American Breed from their one and only hit: "Bend Me, Shape Me" which hit #5 on the Billboard charts in '68.

For more on American Breed, click here.

For more on the film - Le Cerveau, click here.

Incidentally, there's also a DJ crew that spins rare, bizarre and "freaky music" (as they themselves proclaim) that goes by the monicker, The Brain. It's fairly obvious they were inspired by the movie.

You can checkout their page and mixes...intriguing stuff.....right here.

Once we get that out of the way...Vol 11 spirals out of control as agency folk invade the studio, drink all the alcohol and begin to request oldies but goodies.

Good times. Good vibrations. Literally.

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AdBeats | Vol 10 - The Hangover Mix
Posted on 2007-May-28 at 11:41 in Episodes

VOLUME 10 | The Hangover Mix

There's no medically proven cure for a hangover.

But researchers are now experimenting with a combination of: water, Vitamin B12 and AdBeats Vol 10 as a possible remedy for creatives and industry types, recovering from award show bedlams.

Early test subjects showed promising results such as: improved motor skills, increased happiness and an immediate desire to drink again.

Vol 10 features live blues, beautiful chill grooves and a rare, limited edition, goosebump giving, running man inducing, headbang causing, office trashing remix of Rage Against The Machine from Sebastien.

Here's a link to "Lighting in a Bottle" documentary, mentioned by Tommy Zee in the intro segment.

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AdBeats | Vol 9 | Live from Miami
Posted on 2007-May-17 at 03:43 in Episodes

VOLUME 9 | LIVE FROM MIAMI!

When Will Smith speaks, we listen.

So when the Former Fresh Prince advised us to:

"Party in the city where the heat is on...."

We did.

AdBeats Vol 9 is a Live transmission from the Clios in Miami, featuring insightful discussions by the hotel poolside and cameos from: Ignacio Oreamuno (President, Ihaveanidea), Johnny Vulcan (Anomaly, NYC), Ibraheem Youssef (Future Gold Finalist and AD at BOS in Toronto), Krystal Plomatos (Write What U Know on AdBlogs), Guillermo Fernandez (homeless AD from Diego Haymann & Partners in Miami) and many less.

We endured on this exhausting business trip, so you don't have to...

You should be thankful.

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AdBeats | Vol 8
Posted on 2007-May-8 at 01:55 in Episodes

VOLUME 8

AdBeats Volume 8 features a guest appearance by Genelle Williams, the superstar actress who generously agreed to appear on the show.

Why?

Because Tommy Zee is drunk.

In Miami.

At the Clios.

If you're an AdBeats listener in Miami, send Tommy an email.

Maybe you can hook up and get drunk together.

Watch out for a special episode "Live from Miami", coming as soon as Tommy Zee is fished out of the pool.

In the meantime, Vol 8 is an upbeat, body moving, speaker damaging mixdown of new music from: Modeselektor, Parov Stelar, Aquasky, Instituto Mexicano del Sonido and more....

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AdBeats | Vol 7
Posted on 2007-Apr-28 at 12:26 in Episodes

VOLUME 7

Vol 7 features a revealing interview with the headliners of Portfolio Night 5: Burnback.

With their world wide tour less than a week away, the members of Burnback shed light on:

* how they will conquer multiple continents in one night
* why someone is on the run from Ari Merkin
* Rupert's frightening obsession with Fernanda Romano
* why Burnback loves bottled water

Rupert Stannick also breaks out in a passionate, impromptu acapella that is sure to inspire junior creatives eagerly awaiting the showdown with the biggest creative directors in the world.

On the music tip...a scrumptious and sensible mix of upbeat, midtempo grooves balanced with a sultry, sensous blend of succulent chill cuts.

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AdBeats | Vol 6
Posted on 2007-Apr-22 at 11:39 in Episodes

VOLUME 6

The most stupefying episode of Adbeats ever recorded.

(Until the next one, that is.)

Adbeats Vol 6 features a telephone conversation between Luke Sullivan, the author of "Hey Whipple, Squeeze This!" and Rupert Stannick, the frontman of the legendary 70's band: Burnback.

Sex, Lies and Good Times is the only way to describe this phonecall.

Oh yes...and there's 30 minutes of non stop adbeats for your feets including a cut from Will.I.Am's new album and Burnback's latest single: "Squeeze My Whipple".

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AdBeats | Vol 5
Posted on 2007-Apr-12 at 02:43 in Episodes

VOLUME 5

Volume 5 features an in-depth interview with last year's Future Gold finalist: Veronica Johnson from
TracyLocke in Dallas, Texas. We also teach you about the anatomy of a proper dancefloor drop and build as well as an introduction to one of the hottest sounds in the streets: the Baltimore club.

To be down with the cool kids, read about the Baltimore club sound.

If AdBeats has changed your life, tell others about this special gift. If it hasn't...do it anyway, m'kay?

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AdBeats | Vol 4
Posted on 2007-Apr-7 at 08:40 in Episodes

VOLUME 4

Jay Thompson (VP of Stuff, Ihaveanidea) returns from London and joins Tommy Zee in co-host capacity. We call Chuck Porter from Crispin, Porter & Bogusky to ask questions no one dares to ask.

More cameos from cool cats at Draft FCB (Toronto and London), DDB, Taxi, Gaeton and Sebastien from bleu blanc rouge in Montreal (big winners @ Marketing Awards in Toronto) , and many more...

Don't sleep....tell your crew. Adbeats. In your ear like wax.

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AdBeats | Vol 3
Posted on 2007-Apr-7 at 08:39 in Episodes

VOLUME 3

Volume 3 features a very rare and "special" track from a disco record released in 1979 by hockey legend: Guy Lafleur. Not exactly a record that should be in advertising, but most definitely a record that will take you through a gammet of emotions: laughter, sobbing and proof that hard drugs impair your judgement.

As an extra bonus, here's a link to a news report that covered the record release party:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6SiIUDBXR0

Shouts to Ian Kiar from Downtown Partners in Toronto for heads up on this one.

Once we get the silliness out of the way...another crazy mix full of new, international releases that belong in jaw dropping ads. Plus...more cameos from the industry.

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AdBeats | Vol 2
Posted on 2007-Apr-7 at 08:38 in Episodes

VOLUME 2

Volume 2 features folks from Cossette, Bensimon Byrne, BOS, Leo Burnett, Y&R, Rethink and a phone call with a top creative from Publicis, Toronto. Jay Thompson (VP, Ihaveanidea) on the call once again...asking questions that no one dares to ask.

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AdBeats | Vol 1
Posted on 2007-Apr-7 at 08:37 in Episodes

VOLUME 1

We kick off the first ever episode with Jay Thompson (VP of Stuff, Ihaveanidea) and welcome folks from Taxi, Taxi 2, Cossette, Bensimon Byrne as well as a special phone call with one of Toronto's top creatives. (well...before taking the call anyway) (:

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