tag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:/blogs/the-company-newsletter?p=2The Company Newsletter2019-04-01T14:41:10-04:00Shadow Companyfalsetag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/57027182019-04-01T14:40:20-04:002023-12-10T11:33:01-05:00Documentary Film Project [Top Secret] <p>Our very own Andrew Wallerstein and team have begun production on his first feature-length documentary film! And while the subject must remain a secret (at least for now), more details will trickle in as they are allowed! An unflinching examination of one of the darkest episodes in American history, its lessons are eveb more pertinent today than they were half a century ago!</p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/57025202019-04-01T12:53:26-04:002023-12-10T11:33:16-05:002019 Reading List<p>OMG they read?!? YES WE DO! Aside from critical research for an upcoming film project, there's SO MUCH OUT THERE! Giving any of these a miss means missing out ;)</p>
<ul> <li>The Hound of the Baskervilles (Conan Doyle, Arthur) </li> <li>The Filmmakers Handbook (Ascher, Steve and Pincus, Edward) </li> <li>The Search for the Manchurian Candidate (Marks, John D) </li> <li>A Short Course in the Secret War (Felix, Christopher) </li> <li>The CIA and the Cult of American Intelligence (Marchetti, Victor) </li> <li>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Aszkaban (Rowling, JK) </li> <li>Count Zero (Gibson, William) </li> <li>Declare (Powers, Timothy) </li> <li>The Manchurian candidate (Condon, Richard) </li> <li>Heart of Darkness (Conrad, Joseph) </li> <li>The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception (Melton, H. Keith)</li>
</ul>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/57025182019-04-01T12:49:42-04:002023-12-10T11:33:01-05:00Cyberpunk Classics<p>Anyone remember the heyday of the Cyberpunk genre in literature, circa 1990-2000? <em>Count Zero</em>, <em>Neuromancer</em>, <em>Burning Chrome.</em>..? Well I do. Dark, pre-industrial, magnificent tales (most of them anyway), of which a surprising few have been made. But a recent research project, along with a mini Blade Runner binge, prompted the following list... Enjoy, my fellow Netizens!</p>
<p>Johnny Mnemonic </p>
<p>Total Recall (original and remake) </p>
<p>Blade Runner </p>
<p>Blade Runner 2049 </p>
<p>Altered Carbon (series) </p>
<p>Paycheck </p>
<p>Ghost in the Shell </p>
<p>Love and Roots </p>
<p>Virtuosity </p>
<p>The Matrix (trilogy) </p>
<p>Caprica (series)</p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/53710972018-08-01T17:02:34-04:002023-12-10T11:33:01-05:00Psychonaut Has Landed!<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store" target="_self"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/280747/aedb39da145a53e41e5854536248356f55119384/original/psychonaut.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a>Here at Shadow Company we don't "drop" albums. (That sounds so much better coming from Snoop, anyway.) Besides, we think a bit more cosmically, baby. Like the industrial hip-ship of your dreams making landfall... Which is exactly what our hero <a contents="Psychonaut" data-link-label="Music" data-link-type="page" href="/music" target="_self">Psychonaut</a> has just done!</p>
<p>Born in the dark recesses of some strange minds and finely matured in our secret NYC studio, Dub Reggae, Industrial and Funk flavors mix feely and occasionally jarringly on this little platter, creating a study in contrast between these disparate yet fundamentally intertwined genres. </p>
<p>This one has really been a pleasure, folks. Making the kind of music that we want to hear is always a privilege, but even more so is having you along for the ride!</p>
<p>Sample tracks on-screen right now (simply click the PLAY button atop your screen), and download a sample track today by <a contents="signing up for our newsletter" data-link-label="Contact" data-link-type="page" href="/contact" target="_self">signing up for our newsletter</a>!</p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/53694282018-07-31T16:07:33-04:002023-12-10T12:01:52-05:00Shadow Company: 20 Years of Art and Design<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/280747/80596adf3888905507087335ed10ead49ff1f170/original/shadowcompanydesign.png/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
<p>Yeah, we were definitely in a publishing kind of mood in recent weeks. Designed specifically for iBooks, Shadow Company: 20 Years of Art and Design presents a digital coffee table book loaded with our best work from the past two decades. From digital painting to documentary photo-illustration, theres something in here for all digital art lovers. Search the iBooks store for Andrew Wallerstein, or follow the link below...</p>
<p><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/shadow-company-20-years-of-art-and-design/id1419899784?mt=11" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(https://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com/assets/shared/badges/en-us/ibooks-lrg.svg) no-repeat;width:112px;height:40px;background-size:contain;"></a></p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/53579022018-07-22T23:16:58-04:002023-12-10T11:47:42-05:00A Wilderness Of Smoke And Mirrors<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cgidezine.com/shadowcompany/A_WIlderness_of_Smoke_and_Mirrors.epub" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/280747/aeee5754d1e07ed82ac7dcbb815e7519b1331d4c/original/wsm-cover.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" style="margin-right: 20px;" /></a>One of our wordsmiths, a worldly chap for whom the title of "former international contraband smuggler" is the least interesting line item on his curriculum vitae, has decided to put down some of his compatriots tall tales on paper. Or ePub, as the case may be. Drawn from anecdotal reporting and first-hand experience, it's protagonists inhabit a world of smuggling, information brokerages, and industrial espionage where only the gutter is the limit</p>
<p>It's available on the iTunes store, but our loyal fans can download an ePub version simply by clicking the cover art (left), loading her up into your favorite reader. Enjoy ;)</p>
<p><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-wilderness-of-smoke-and-mirrors/id1418851041?mt=11" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(https://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com/assets/shared/badges/en-us/ibooks-lrg.svg) no-repeat;width:112px;height:40px;background-size:contain;"></a></p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/51330312018-03-16T22:14:39-04:002022-05-19T18:08:55-04:00Coming Soon: Private Studio Tour<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/280747/7e45452cc47e86b91212827d4b179ef62baf72c9/large/studio-pano.jpg" class="size_xl justify_left border_" />Also coming this Spring/Summer from Shadow Company... A private tour of our Princeton, NJ studio, including a guest appearance by our slot-machine-and-booze-addled mascot, Ethyl (visible at left)! Why isn't it in NYC, you ask, like the rest of our operation? Have you seen Manhattan and Brooklyn rents lately? Besides, even the most hard-boiled New Yorkers need to get out of town every once in a while ;)</p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/51328592018-03-16T19:47:33-04:002022-04-24T13:50:13-04:00Countdown to Psychonaut!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/280747/aedb39da145a53e41e5854536248356f55119384/medium/psychonaut.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />Right around the corner... Maybe not <em>right </em>around the corner, but definitely coming this Spring... Or maybe this Summer... <strong>PSYCHONAUT</strong>!</p>
<p>Though our dispositions have not matured, our musical collective most definitely has. Dub Reggae, Post-Punk, and Funk flavors mix feely and occasionally jarringly on this platter, a study in contrast as much as it is an exploration of these fundamentally intertwined genres.</p>
<p>This one has really been a pleasure so far, folks, so much so that we're a little loathe to complete it! The digital release will contain a bonus track not available on CD, as if you needed another excuse to shed your brick-and-mortar existence ;)</p>
<p>Download a sample track today by <a contents="signing up" data-link-label="Contact" data-link-type="page" href="/contact">signing up</a> for our newsletter!</p>Shadow Companytag:www.andrewwallerstein.com,2005:Post/50493062018-01-29T02:46:43-05:002022-05-11T08:10:31-04:00Binge Watching Plans for Background/Inspiration/Study<p>I'm not talking about a single film the consumes you with its artifice; but at least in my studio a full-on binge (provided the privilege is not overused), and clearly improves productivity across the board! Just to show you I'm not all best, what follows is my very favorite series, in the appropriate order. This may be background noise to some, but it's still art and can be very soothing with the right content in the right frame of mind! We'll start with a fairly simple one:</p>
<p><strong>The Blade Runner Binge</strong></p>
<ol> <li><strong>Blade Runner</strong></li> <li><strong>Supplementary Material (BR2049 bonus material)</strong></li> <li><strong>Blade Runner 2049</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>A great little saga, hopefully soon. But "Blade Runner" and "Blade Runner 2049" are distinct movies that nonetheless for a cohesive whole. The environments are as lush as ever, and haven't skipped a step in all the years they've been around. But now for something a bit more complicated... From a most comlicated and enviable of directors, Ridley Scott! Ok let's try for a little more time consuming. Even if it means you have to sleep in the next day, don't miss the ultimate timeline:</p>
<p><strong>The Preadator/AVP/Predator Binge</strong></p>
<ol> <li><strong>Predator</strong></li> <li><strong>Predator 2</strong></li> <li><strong>Alien v. Predator</strong></li> <li><strong>Predators</strong></li> <li><strong>Alien</strong></li> <li><strong>Aiens</strong></li> <li><strong>Alien3</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>Not that I leave out the second AVP. This is for good reason: not only is it terrible, it breaks the whole actipn-packed flow! </p>Shadow Company