mr X needs help

Hello all.Mr X needs your help badly right now.If you have bought the book,please help Mr X needs you to snap a photo of yourself with the book.You canm ake it a sexy,dull,kinky or punkrock shot;doesn't really matter.Okay book-buyers,its up to you now.Fish out that camera and go do some myspace shots of yourself alongside the book!

Thank you.

On behalf of ATC, I'd like to thank the following people for the truly amazing things they've done to help us out for the show, for the release of the single and every thing else.

The most important person would definitely be my good mate Djohan who worked so hard designing the artwork for the cd. He really did a brilliant job coming up with the concept of the packaging and everything. Not only that, he went further by designing our t-shirts, stickers, buttons and what have you and going through all the trouble to make sure everything is done well. It's definitely an honour to work with such an inspiring person and this show wouldn't have been as good as it was if it weren't for Djohan.

I'd also like to thank Speakcryptic for the works he contributed and for the motivation, Heider for your contribution as well and congrats on releasing of the book man. I am definitely proud of you having known you for so long. Thanks also go to friends like Razi, John Ling, Bong, Avery, Saf, Zach, Cheryl, Angie, Melsteph, Stace, Bob, Naz, Yam, Siti, Dex, Nick Chan, Gerald, Kenneth, Qian Wei, Sonia, Cheyenne, Ili , Din from straits for the tees, Burningcelluloid for the photography (many more people for that too), Bella Luna for the drumset and to other who have helped with things like folding the covers. Thank you all. This show wouldn't have been awesome without you guys.

In all, we'd like to say thanks for coming to the show and you all have made it so worth it. We're glad you loved it cause all we wanted to do was to share with you our passion, love and music. More good things to come your way, we promise.

ps: Will work on the remaining cds and pass it to the people who were at the show but don't have it.

Adel,
Amateur Takes Control

yo

last night was epic.props to everyone who came down and to the people who helped out with the cds and merch table;melsteph,ange,qianwei and cheryl!awesome awesome night.it was nice to see old friends popping by to support us.oh yeah,if you have photos of the show,please please please, email me cause i pretty much need them for my portfolio.and yes to the person who accidentally bought the book package itself,I AM SO SORRY.do contact me to get your book.

heypowerpopstar@gmail.com
91899505

THANK YOU ALL.

shaking hands

hey y'all.

here are some pictures i took from the show.









and thanks to the lovely peeps who bought the works!


shannon and friend with "oh bother"


yazid with "downhill"

there are a couple more but i didn't have the chance to take their pictures, unfortunately.

but once again, thank YOU.

much love,
speakcryptic

throw your butter out the window.

a lil update from the crypt.

eight brand new A3 size works will be up for sale together with a couple of A4 size works. due to technical difficulties, i won't be able to post up any pictures so do come on down to check it out for yourself. remember, that your hard earned money is all going for a good cause. :)

see you all in a couple of hours!

peace out.
louder, prouder,
cryptic-er.

ps: all works are in pen and ink.

24

Hello all.Apologies for the lack of updates by me.School has been really hard on me and I recently had a pretty bad injury.Yes!The books are in the midst of packaging right now.I'm pretty stoked for tomorrow.

Everyday we hope for something better but we can only get it if we work twice harder.Maybe more.

I stumbled upon this blog a few days ago and it's filled with heaps of information on rastafarian life.If you're up for a vegan life with a positive look on life itself,do check this blog out. Click on image to jump to rascats!

Ciao,
Hides

good news and bad news.

Good news: 35 cd covers cut in a span of 2 and a half hours.

Bad news: I cut my left index finger. BAD.

how am i gonna cut the other 165 pieces? and let alone, play guitar?

i have to heal soon, or else.

ps: not intended to disgust or scare any of you.

Adel,
Amateur (should) Take Caution

Different cloaks for different folks.

Paste these smackers on your blogs, or pass the love around online. Click to get the actual size.

Drop shadows, not bombs.
Djohan

Amateur Apparel.

This ought to be the final update of the night. It has been intense. But it's all good :)
We had friends over at Straits Records, so we had them model the t-shirts. And yup, we're happy with the looks of it. Click image to enlarge.


Be aggresive..B..E.. aggresive.. Yamomo!
Red on 'Brasil' yellow


Feet fewwww
Black on solid gray


Zwan + Yam = Zwam!
Yam is rocking out in a black on heather gray ringer.



Dr. J fancies some nancies.
Black on brown heather T-shirt.
Click on sample image for a better idea of the colour.


All shirts were printed on AAA shirts. They would be sold on the night of the show.
S$18 for normal T-shirts.
S$24 for ringer tees.
We are open to orders, leave a comment if you're interested.
Proceeds of the merchandise will be used to fund ATC's upcoming full length.

Dinslife Takes Control.

We spent the late afternoon at Straits Records yesterday, getting sample t-shirts screened, before we finalised on colour combinations. The frame was done at Straits too, and the shirts were screened by our mate Dinslife. We're pretty stoked with the results, and the actual production would probably start tomorrow or Wednesday. Here are pictures taken during the screen.

Safety bricks.

Yup here are the printed flyers!



Djohan

busy days ahead.

We're on an updating rampage! So, a few more days till the single launch. We're just getting the things ready for the launch so that everything will be sweet. Everything has more or less been settled. I am really glad that we are meeting deadlines. Many thanks go to Djohan for looking out for us and helping us out with everything. and i mean everything. To our other friends like Speakcryptic, Heypowerpopstar and those who have gathered as many of their friends as possible to come for the show, many thanks go to you guys too for being part of this!

Will be having the final practice on Thursday to prepare ourselves for Friday. It's gonna be some intimate, clean fun. I really hope to see everyone there and to give you guys the greatest time. It's great to see that our friends care about our well being and wants the best for us. In return, we will be giving our best to everyone at the show.

That should be it for tonight.

God bless.

Adel,
Amateur Takes Control

Taking control at The Esplanade.

The folks at Straits Records did a show at The Esplanade a few weeks back. ATC was amongst some of our friends who took the stage during the 3 day show span. Here are some shots of the Amateurs on stage.



Ok, seriously.






Drop it.
Djohan

I will wait around for one more day

Hello, y'all.

just to let you know that 10 or 20 (depending on how much i can get done in time) of my original works, instead of prints as initially planned, will be up for sale this friday together with other awesome ATC merchandise. all proceeds will be made towards the ATC fund. i will try to post up some of the newer stuff by tomorrow or wednesday so do check back.

in the meantime, you guys can check my shit out here or here. if you like what you see and would like to purchase any of the works (depending on the availability) or prints, do e-mail me at speakcryptic@gmail.com or the band by midnight,17th april 2008 so i can get them ready for collection by friday.

ps: prices of all works will range between $15 to $30/.

loud,proud
cryptic
crypticvisuals.vox.com
speakcryptic.livejournal.com

Half awake in a fake empire.

Some more updates. Below are shots of the prototype we made for the single. Different paper will be used for the actual one, but i figured it'd be cool to let you know how things look like and you could see what you're getting for your 10 bux this Friday. We look forward to seeing you there. Merchandise pictures coming up.




Drop shadows, not bombs.
Djohan
http://www.dropshadows.org

Almost there!

Day in, Day out.

It has been a productive weekend, minus my constant inability to be punctual. We've gotten the first batch of flyers printed, and we're happy with the outcome. We also sampled some t-shirt screenings, and they look swell as well. Tomorrow we're gonna try different coloured shirts with different inks before we settle on anything. I've taken some shots of the flyers and shirts, but I realised that i don't have the necessary cable to hook the camera up with my comp nor do i have a memory card reader. Will update the shots soon. However, I have some rough graphic examples of how the shirts look like. (Note that the ones we used were heathered, and not as 'solid' coloured as the ones shown here).

Updates and more updates.

So, we've got the final mixes for the 3 songs which will be featured in the single. It was some intense mixing happening especially for the single highlight "Built on Miles of Hope". Will be sending the master CD tomorrow for replication. Everything is on track and we are ready to go all out for this one.

Buttons are also being made as we speak!

If you've not bought your tickets, please contact me for tickets. As you all know, we're raising funds for our upcoming full-length which we promise will be something to look forward to.

Thank you, good night!

Adel,
Amateur Takes control

Dre puttin it down for Californ-i-a

Was doing some stuff on the computer, when they played California Love by Dre + Tupac. Anyways. Below are rough takeson the flyer designs we have to push the Amateur Takes Control release. Will update more images.. probably ones with the t-shirt once we get a sample done. No promises though.



Drop shadows, not bombs.
Djohan

And such is progress.

We've finally sent the CD cover for printing today. Some merchandise bits have been settled too. We're going to head down to Straits Records today to see a sample of the ATC t-shirt. That's going to be exciting. If the printers are open today and if these eyes are willing to work for a few more hours, we should be able to distribute ATC promo flyers. Images below are sneak peaks of the CD.






Drop shadows, not bombs.
Djohan

Fund raiser!

Hello all, some updates on the show!

As the title suggests, 'Built on Miles of Hope' aspires on financially supporting the band's upcoming full-length. Ticket sales, proceeds from the CD and merchandise sold on 18th April 2008 will fund recording and release expenses. It would be really generous of you if you could gather as many friends as you can to come to the show because it would really help us in our cause. We hope you could be part of this experience. We look forward to your support and we promise you great tidings.

Merchandise sold on that day include, sticker/button packs, posters, limited ATC t-shirts and limited prints by our friend Speak Cryptic

Do let me know the number of tickets you need!

Thanks!

ps: if i've taken your order, it's totally cool. but do let me know if you need more tickets!

pps: looking forward to giving you an awesome show!

Adel,
Amateur Takes Control

Order your tickets from us now! Limited number of tickets and copies of the single.

Call/Text me at 90173972 or email e_minorscale@hotmail.com for tickets.

The book that Heypowerpopstar will be releasing will also be available.

More details coming up!

Adel,
Amateur Takes Control

under construction

in the meantime do check us out over at myspace.

here.

cut your hair,folks.