MAG gets personal with Tokyo Love-In!

Last month we had the AWESOME privilege of meeting Michael Chin (Tokyo Love-In) and Pete Longworth. They are from Australia and met MAG at the recent New York Film Festival in NYC.

Mike and Pete are two of the most talented photographers I ever met. They came over to our apartment and took over 2,000 photos, as well as video footage of MAG and his studio! Check out one of the videos below!

Keep an eye on these guys. Their photos are so beautiful. I don't know how they do it. Mike is also a talented composer (he composes the music on his videos and I have to confess I play it over and over just to hear that beat!).

Be sure to check out their websites to see more of their work (Mike's site and Pete's site). You will be impressed!

Oh, and don't let me forget about Kerry Payne. Another gifted photographer. We hung out with her, Mike and Pete on her rooftop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Now those who know me know I'm deathly afraid of heights. But I have to tell you, it was a gorgeous view! And Kerry was so warm and friendly. You feel like you know her instantly.

MAG Paints Sneakers for Noah Tepperberg

MAG just finished a pair of really cool custom sneakers for Noah Tepperberg.

Noah Tepperberg is the co-founder of the Strategic Group and the Strategic Hospitality Group. He is also co-owner and operator of Avenue and Marquee in New York City, LAVO in Las Vegas, and part owner of Tao Las Vegas.

Noah's assistant Ashlee ordered this pair as a birthday present for him. He loved them.

MAG went downtown to meet Noah today and was very impressed!

MAG with Noah Tepperberg
MAG with Ashlee

MAG Paints Sneakers for Toby Rand of Juke Kartel

Remember that show called Rockstar Supernova? It was Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke (Guns & Roses) and Jason Newsted (Metallica).

Well if you did watch the show you no doubt remember Toby Rand. He didn't win, but left a lasting impression on everyone.

Toby has a new band called Juke Kartel and MAG was so excited to paint a custom pair of sneakers for him.

Check out the photos...MAG personally handed the sneakers to Toby in California last month. And MAG says Toby is one of the best performers he's ever seen on stage. So if you ever have a chance to see them, be sure to check them out. Right now they are on tour with none other than Slash!

MAG Paints Sneakers for Living Dead Lights

It's been a crazy year! There are lots of things to catch up on. So this will be the first post of many...

First, MAG painted sneakers for an awesome band called Living Dead Lights.

CHECK OUT THIS NEWS ABOUT THEM...

August 3, 2010 Living Dead Lights released their self-titled CD. It's the Hot Topic edition and will be available in Hot Topic (Southern California) and http://hottopic.com

Punk Your Chucks is proud to be part of their "DEAD EDITION" giveaway for all fans who purchase their CD. All you have to do is email a copy of your receipt for buying their CD to: info@livingdeadlights.com. Make sure you include your name, address, email and telephone number.

Photos of Jackson Rathbone with our sneakers!

Jackson Rathbone (Jasper from Twilight movies)

I know a lot of you have been waiting for the photos of Jackson Rathbone with our sneakers. Well we finally have them!

Jackson Rathbone (Jasper from the Twilight movies) asked us to paint a unique custom pair of Converse for him. They came out awesome and he will be wearing them on his current tour with his band 100 Monkeys.

Ben G from 100 Monkeys

Consequently, we also painted pairs for his bandmates Ben G and Jerad. Jerad got Vans and Ben G got custom high top Converse. All have a 100 Monkeys theme. Enjoy the photos!

Jerad from 100 Monkeys

The Twilight Lexicon

We just finished this pair of chucks for Laura Byrne-Cristiano (A.K.A. Pelirroja or Pel) ~ Co-Owner, News Writer, & On Air Personality of the longest running Twilight site on the web: http://www.twilightlexicon.com/.

Laura is the chief content writer for much of the Lexicon’s daily news. She notably debunked the Vanessa Hudgens casting, and Stephenie Meyer lawsuit rumors ahead of major media. She evaluates items of interest to the fans of the Twilight world on a daily basis. She routinely connects with representatives from EW, Access Hollywood, and EXTRA to name a few.

Back in 2003 Laura “met” Lori on a Harry Potter site devoted to the character of Remus Lupin. Lori, with whom shares her Remus Lupin and Jane Austin obsessions, got her into Twilight by nagging, begging, and pleading for someone else to read it. Lori, in case no one has noticed, is persistent. Laura is still stunned that she bought the book, since she has been terrified by vampires as long as she can remember.

Twilight Custom Converse

The Twilight Saga is the biggest deal since Lord of the Rings, and I have to admit, I am a Twifan!

How did Punk Your Chucks get involved with this phenomenon?

Well, I first heard about Twilight from my oldest daughter. I would call her and she would not have time to talk because she was reading this unbelievable book called Twilight. She read every book (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse first), one after another, sometimes staying up all night. Then she raced to Barnes & Noble when Breaking Dawn came out.

I had no interest at first. That was until we received a request to paint custom sneakers for the producers of the movies, Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.

MAG was hired to paint two pairs of Twilight Converse for Marty and Wyck so they could wear them to the New Moon premiere. It was then that I started to think that we should probably buy the movie. I thought it would be embarrassing if we have this deal and yet don't know anything about the stories or movie.

So we went out and bought the Twilight dvd movie, as well as all four Twilight Saga books.

First we watched the movie together. Then we watched it a second time, then a third...

Both MAG and I fell in love with the movie. I would never have imagined that MAG would love such a story, but he does. He has since watched it more than I have!

About a week or so after first seeing the movie I started to read the books. Needless to say I couldn't put them down. I read all four books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn) within a few days.

After Mary Bowen and Wyck Godfrey became clients, many others followed.

We have since painted custom Converse sneakers for Peter Facinelli (who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen), Jackson Rathbone (he plays Jasper Hale), as well as Jackson's bandmates from his group 100 Monkeys.

We have also painted Twilight Converse for:

• Heidi, co-founder of the official Twilight facebook fanpage.
• Amanda Bell, Twilight columnist with examiner.com. She also wrote a wonderful article about us.
• Chris, Administrator with Twilighters.org.

And we are currently painting chucks for:

• Laura Byrne-Cristiano (A.K. A. Pelirroja or Pel)~ Co-Owner, News Writer, & On Air Personality for the Twilight Lexicon website.
• Several administrators for the Twilighters Anonymous website.