It was pretty incredible being in the same room with the legendary Jimmy Cliff. First, an interview followed by an intimate, acoustic session at Sonos Studio. He talked about his days of rebellion, hanging out with Joe Strummer, playing with Jimi Hendrix, and making music before it was dubbed reggae. When asked how he was able to hold on to his moving voice over the years, Jimmy answered, “just staying positive”.

Our friend and writer Julie Wolfson invited us out to this event. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to see this first show at Sonos Studio. The space will hold events, lectures, listening parties, sound installations, and music performances. First Jimmy Cliff, up next is music by Bleached and a dj set with Questlove. I have a feeling there is going to be some great stuff happening at Sonos.

Also coming up is an opening for Luke Fischbeck’s interactive, sound installation. Below are images of the installation. Each of the ropes trigger sound when you touch or move through them.

My favorite show of the year so far. Transmission LA ends May 6th, today! If you’ve slept on this, catch it if you can, it’s worth it. At the least, here is a glimpse… I posted some of my favorite installations below by Peter Coffin, Ben Jones, Jim Drain, Ara Peterson, Tom Sachs, and Takeshi Murata.

Peter Coffin neon installation (above)… I want this room.

Ben Jones fully immersive video installation. Blown… Away. Here is a tour of the Cartoon Network Studios I got with Ben Jones, John Pham, and the Problem Solverz crew last year.

Jim Drain and Ara Peterson. Probably the most photographed in the entire show.

Tom Sachs soundsystem.

Takeshi Murata

The show was sponsored by Mercedes Benz… the installation was the advertisement of the show… but, seriously, amazing. You put on the headphones, music plays and lights pulsate to the beat on the MBZ concept car. Loved it.

I like to think half full…

Looking forward to what’s to come in this new year. We are just getting back into the swing of things from this holiday break and just wanted to wish everyone the best! Big love, from Ted, Ang, and the Poketo crew…