MIELCOMBE: Fusion of Art, Fashion And Music.

Art and Fashion Review

"A Creative Night of Professional Collaboration"

On Saturday, May 26th the Peridot Resto Lounge in Toronto was transformed into a creative night of professional collaboration with the event "Mielcombe: a fusion of art, fashion, and music." The night highlighted a live fashion photo shoot, stimulating music and a shared artistic exhibition to bring in the 10th anniversary of Mudshark Street Wear. "We were able to bring together Canadian designers, artists, and photographers for an interactive professional evening of entertainment and casual fun." - (Jen Hilsden, Mudshark CEO)

Scandal House Designs


Mudshark Street Wear is an online retail experience which is geared towards a fashion forward clientele bringing in Canadian and Toronto based designers such as Scandal House Designs, Biokat and their most recent summer addition, Miel's Bikini's. The night featured photographers Dave Wilder and Eleanor Bathe who worked with fashion photo professionalism to provide the live production and spectacle.

Eleanor Bathe (Photographer)

Emerging Arts meets Professional
The Peridot Resto Lounge also features a monthly exhibition including a wide range of visual mediums such as painting, photography and drawing. Many of the pieces are from new emerging artists in the GTA that have been given the opportunity to have their work coincide and complimented by other established arts professionals. “The purpose of the shows at Peridot is to show the learning stages of different artists. Many get showcased monthly allowing the public to see their progress as emerging artists. Others are slightly more established. We've had Angel Di Zhang, Andrew Sookrah and Tina Newlove all showcase and each from The Arts and Letters Club.” - (Janine Jones, Event organizer and Artist)

Artists Links:
Angel Di Zhang (http://www.VividArtist.com)
Hanna Kunysz (http://Hananska.Deviantart.com)
Jacob Senko (http://Defkreationz.Deviantart.com)

Swagg International NewsMag- April Issue

Swagg International Newsmag contacted me to do a third review on a Toronto DJ Marco Polo who moved to New York to pursue his dream. Instead he woke up to his career exploding with success moving from DJ to producer. He climbed his way up to the top of the music industry to work with some of the most credible emcees that East Coast Hip Hop has to offer. This is a mixtape that preludes Marco Polo's first LP and production debut. In this album he collaborates with a fellow Toronto artist and pioneer MC Kardinal, joining forces to expose more Canadian music to the Big Apple while taking a bigger bite into the core of hip-hop.

Swagg International NewsMag- March Issue

In March 2007, I was given my first assignment by managing editor Chris Cromie of Swagg International Newmag and recognized as a contributing writer for their 7th issue. I was published for two mixtape reviews in the March edition, and given credit in a list of writers on the inside cover. Ironically enough my challenge was to come out with an appropriate review for a well recognized and respected DJ who was just recently apprehended and charged with bootlegging mixtapes. Mixtape production and distribution provides the basis for new rap artists to gain credibility and exposure. The controversy sent shock into hip-hop's underground culture and the story was therefore covered in the following issue of the magazine.