The AVAX at Ingenuity...

It was an awesome weeked, and the AVAX was a highlight of the event! Want to see what I am talking about? Check out this link... http://www.autumnline.com/avax and prepare to be amazed!!! Below are samples of the works created at this event.

Art Deco AVAX

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Yes, the above image may stray from the iconography of what AVAX may represent. But in a sense of totality, it is relevent. For since the SumpPump monkeys imploded, surviving members have been brainstorming on the new era. Broad ranges of experimentation have taken place and in a future instance the above imagery will nestle neatly into place with the long awaited forthcoming catalogue.

Relating to AVAX, the new musical ventures will be predominantly featured to an audience through the vehicle of that which is the AudioVisualArtXperience. No longer will be the days of aloof concert club management & thick smoky eye-stinging air. The new projects were planned to dwell under the veil of anonymity and will continue to do so marginally. Except of course for those attending an AVAX performance in the near future.

The drawing could also perhaps be the fact that I had a neat idea that fell into my Deco stylings and wanted to illustrate it. (made with AutoCAD, MS paint [ewww, I know] & Google's Picasa.)

It was a glorious DAY!

The AVAX arrived and threw down! We had fun at our first event the Bow Wow Luau. If you made it out, I hope you did too.

It was also great to put this concept to the test and see what worked and what didn't. I promise our next show will be even better and much more exciting. I plan on working on a much larger canvas or three, and playing off of Bretts hyper sonic sounds even more. So stay tuned and be ready...

... all I want to say for now is - High Velocity Paint... (evil laugh begins here) Muhhahahahaha-haw!

(oh yeah, I almost forgot, stay tuned because we will be working on a video to show you all how this thing works!)

AVAX - the very first live performance!

We have our first appearance coming up! If you are in the Cleveland area be sure to come down and check out the show at the Bow Wow Luau! This event is a benefit for the Friends of the City of Cleveland Kennel. I will be donating the proceeds of my tiki sales that day to this fine charity.

Plus I will be selling my signature tikis at a super low fund raiser rate, only avialable at AVAX performances. So, if you love tikis by todd, Saturday June 4th is the time to pick one up!

For more details keep reading!

"Bow Wow Luau" & 1st Annual Cleveland Kennel Reunion

Where: Mall C, Lakeside Ave., Downtown Cleveland

When: Saturday, June 4 • Noon-4 pm

Details: Top Dog Fashion Show hosted by Eileen McShea-w/ judges & prizes!(categories include:best formal wear, best casual wear, best lingerie/pajamas, best swimwear & best master/pet look-alike.)

Pooch Picture Booth

Awesome Raffle Prizes

Live musical Entertainment from "Rhythm City Groove"

Jungle Bob w/ his resue snake!

Food & Beverages from our very own Tiki Bar!

Dog Games Animal-related Vendor Booths & more!

See You There!!!

dazed and confuzed...

Well, we got the call today... but it wasn't the call we were expecting... so, I guess we won't be sponsored by sparx this summer. But fret not! AVAX is still coming to a street corner near you!

Be on the watch for AVAX...

Stay tuned for details.

Wicked cool round logo for t-shirts, and stickers! 

New and MUCH cooler logo 

What is AVAX?

Well, its an idea thats been flying around in my head for a while now... Mixing music and visual art into a singular experience... and now it looks like it may actually become a reality!Here's the short version of the story...So Sparx in the City has been putting out a call for street performers. I really didn't react to the call, as I am primarily a painter. I didn't figure that people would be that interested in seeing me live on the street painting, you know the expression 'about as fun as watching paint dry'. But then I get this call from a talent agency in Boston who is doing the talent recruiting for Sparx. They wanted to know if I would be interested, so I thought about it some and said SURE!

The next step was this, I wanted it to be a wild experience, full of energy, and interactive with my audience. So I thought why not add some funky music, and learn some new ways to do my paintings REALLY FAST! REALLY FAST! Like painting a tiki in 7 minutes or less to the reverberated tones of my buddy Brett Everett. I gave Brett a call, and he was down, so I started putting the concept together.

Today was our official tryout for Sparx. There were many more judges than I was expecting. Brett layed down a sweet surf track while I flew through a tiki painting in 5 minutes!!! I am guessing it was a success as I sold the painting right there on the spot! Not only that, but there were others who wanted to buy it too!We will know the final results by next week, but I feel like we nailed it!

Stay tuned for the results. And be looking for AVAX soon! I think that even if we don't get this gig, we will be doing it anyway, just on account'a it was F-U-N! If we get the gig, remember this address http://avax.blogspot.com Once we have done a couple of gigs, we will have video and pics up on our site.

working logo design 

Welcome to the home of AVAX!

We were just born today, in an upper room in Playhouse Square...

Stay tuned for updates, pictures, music, and streaming video...