Rockin' The Stage @ Toca Me 2009, München
Greetings, my friends! I've just returned from an incredible, whirlwind kind of day! The Toca Me Design Conference was held at the Reithalle in Munich, catering to over 1100 designers from all across Europe. Their theme this year was 'Hit By Inspiration'...a rather fitting tagline, especially considering my recent blogpost on a similar topic. ;)
In any event, I woke @ 6:30am, left @ 8:30, flew by 11:00 (delayed), set-up at 1:30, on-stage @ 4:15, and out the door by 5:00pm, heading back to the Munich Airport (where I was delayed again) and then back to Hannover. Phew!
Unlike *other* conferences, this was not about 'demoing', and more about 'demo reel'. Instead, I presented a whole series of materials that I'd created (including some of the Johnny Encore videos that we did, along with some music and scores that I've composed) to really emphasize the 'inspiration' concept through being a sound designer, as well as the creative freedoms of being someone deeply involved with 'cross-media'. I even whistled, live, the original melody from the Evangelist Theme (telling the story of how it was created). Most importantly, however, it was showcasing cool stuff in front of some of Europe's most hip designers...and that's what made the show literally 'rock' (I was in full-kick, full-scream, full-on mode today! ;)
A big thanks to everyone at Toca Me who hosted the event; it was truly a pleasure to be a part of it. I hope to receive some pics taken by a few Twitter friends from the show, so stay tuned for those. In the meantime, here's a few that I took with the iPhone, before presenting...
The crowd enters before the start of my session
A view from the very back of the Reithalle, stitched from 3 pics in PSCS4
And such is the life of a traveling Adobe evangelist! Tomorrow, it's back to business for the last day of CeBIT with Rufus, and then back to the US on Monday morning.
Until next time,
Blog on.
Comments
Having presented there last year, I totally agree that Tocame is a blessing as far as inspiration goes. I mean a hall full of a thousand+ top notch designer, what more can you wish for? I am sure you rocked the house Jase! See you tomorrow for breakfast as we prepare for our last day of CeBIT in Hannover.
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Absolutely, brother. It was really something...and you were indeed missed. I even joked that I l needed your 'devine design sense' a few times :) See you tomorrow, Ruf. --JL
Posted by: Rufus Deuchler | March 7, 2009 2:07 PM
Hallo Jason,
I saw you yesterday in Munich and you were great! I don't know much about music, but I understand the inspirational powers it can have on graphic design.
You, your energy and your music have definitely inspired me ;)
I hope you'll come back to Munich.
Liebe Grüße,
Hanna
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Hi Hanna! Well, thanks for the very nice comments. ;) I've been telling people about the event today, and it was equally 'inspirational' for me too. Such an incredible group of designers, and a seriously slick vibe at the Reithalle! I sincerely wish I could have stayed longer. All the best. ---JL
Posted by: Hanna | March 8, 2009 2:08 PM