Humber Street Sesh Video

http://www.theseshhull.co.uk/news/humber-street-sesh-2015-official-video/

The Sesh is a live music night that's been going for 10+ years in Hull. With its tenth anniversary, the genius man Mak Page, who started it, set up a little festival putting on local musicians, artists and creatives of all kinds. It had over 40,000 people in attendance in its first year, and has since been capped at around 32,000 for health and safety, with wristbands available to buy both before hand and on the gates each year. This summer just passed I was lucky enough to play a small part in this wonderful festival. I did a lot of flyering before the event and on the day did some live painting. The atmosphere and community spirit is really something I relish, and working with people that really champion creative industries is fantastic.

Around January the official HSS2015 video was released and I can be seen drawing in it for a few seconds (top screen at around 0:44 seconds in)! During the day I was allowed to sell my own merchandise where I was painting, and made sure to tag my work with my social media @jazzisdrawing, and though the video isn't a lot in terms of publicity, it's so wonderful to feel involved in a project like this!

EDIT:

 Since this post I've also had it confirmed that I'll be involved with live painting again at the festival this year (Summer 2016) as well as doing some other live painting in Hull on the 27th May. It's funny how live painting // drawing isn't something I'd ever thought about doing before, but since doing last summer is something I would (and have agreed to) do again. Though I wasn't necessarily happy with my final image last Summer, I got a lot from it in how to better prepare this year, and the atmosphere around you as you're painting is great. Getting that immediate reaction to your artwork is great, and being able to talk to people about it is even better. This whole experience has reaffirmed my love for networking. Talking to people face to face is invaluable and the results as so much more positive and worthwhile than purely internet based communication.