Do you get defensive when your creative vision is criticized after days of painstaking work? So did Mike Shinoda, who isn’t just a super-successful musician but also an exciting artist. He was kind enough to talk exclusively to SUBvert about his own personal and sometimes painful experiences in the early days of Linkin Park. Read on to discover how you can use Mike’s hard-learned lessons to boost YOUR career…

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Photo by Guillaume Kayacan

Do you ever wonder why other people have more luck than you? Maybe it’s because of what they’re doing behind the scenes. Come back stage and learn about luck from a man whose experienced success in music and art. Discover how role models can help you cut through the crap and what to do to create your own luck.

Goldie has worked with David Bowie, Noel Gallagher and KRS1 plus he has his own record label called “Metalheadz” which has released numerous pioneering tracks. He also starred in the James bond film “The World Is Not Enough” and Guy Ritchie’s “Snatch”. As well as being a much sought after graffiti artist whose artwork is coveted by top DJs.

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Tim Tsui in front of Bling canvas

Interview by Angel Greenham:
Tim Tsui is one of the top players in the designer toy industry (a term used to describe toys and other collectibles that are produced in limited editions), his figures decked out in cool street wear and influenced by Hip-Hop, are extremely popular with collectors all around the world.

Tim has worked with huge clients like Coca Cola, Adidas, Nike and Royal Elastics and is a prominent attraction at all the leading toy fairs. Read on to find out how his experimental attitude has led to his success and what helps him boost his energy.

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That’s exactly what Magda Sayeg did when she tied a piece of knitting around a parking meter. A crew of knitters, bombing the inner city with vibrant, stitched works of art was born. We caught up with Magda the founder of “Knittaplease” a graffiti knitting crew, to find out all about her latest project in Mexico.

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I first saw photographs of Knitta’s yarn graffiti in an exhibition at Urbis, Manchester and I was excited and inspired, they had made knitting cool and interesting and anyone can do. (more…)

Sket One is an artist with an old school graffiti background, he is also a successful urban vinyl designer and frequently exhibits his work all over the world, the man has it all! (more…)