Man, it’s been a long time. Been caught up in this wine venture but I’m back on my creative shit. I promise! With that being said, I had to push back Issue 003 due to scheduling but here is the official promo video for it! I have 2 more in the chamber but this will hold you over for now. Issue 003 focuses on the rise of Sample Surplus and it is a MUST READ! Enjoy the visual below. Shouts out to How for signing off on the track 👀
This next issue has taken a lifetime to create. I sit down with my good brother of over 25 years, Brett Pierce, owner of the one and only and often imitated, Sample Surplus. We talk about the many failures and the evolution of what has now become Sample Surplus. Beyond proud of the drive my brother has shown to get to this point. A truly inspirational story that is STILL in the making. Stay tuned for March 2021.
I’ve been playing around with the cover designs. Here is a first look below.
Issue 002 hard copies is STILL in production. Just need a little bit more time for it to arrive in my hands.
Last night I released the digital issue of my magazine to the world! It’s up for grabs for $1. Next week I’ll be making hard copies available as well as the official merch. You can catch a preview of the merch in the digital issue of the magazine. The hard copies will have some additional pages and bonus behind the scenes photos. Special thanks to Brian for sitting down me and doing the interview for this magazine. It was awesome to just be able to chop it up with you, catch up and just talk nerd shit—haha.
Click here to purchase your copy today and pass it along to your friends and family. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting this journey, I appreciate you!
Ah man, it’s cram time! In about 24 hours I’ll be releasing the second issue of my magazine. It’s been a helluva week as I put together the finishing touches. Am I over doing it with last minute adjustments? Shit, who knows. Or as I like to say, we shall see!
I just submitted the final copy for print today (as in Wednesday). So it should be here within a week or 2. 100 copies! I’m super excited to get that into your hands.
I was able to put together this promo video for the release (see below). The song is by a good friend of mine, Your Ex. I saw him post this awhile back and I already knew this was meant to be for Issue 002. I made a mental note to reach out to him for the record. Safe to say I did it some justice. It describes the tone of Issue 002 perfectly. Enjoy and stay tuned on release details. I have some gems dropping with the magazine.
Store update! You can now purchase a hardcopy of issue 001, BLM Series Volume 001 (for free) in the web store at this very moment. I know quite a few people reached out to me asking for a hard copy when it became available but it’s been hard to keep track. I limited the copies to 50 so grab them while you can and share it amongst your friends and family! Click here to purchase your free copy!
In less than a month I will be releasing the second issue of my magazine, Stories by Six. If you haven’t read the first issue, check it out here. I will be reaching out to people at the end of the week and get these in your hands soon!
Issue 002 will be entitled Serenity and features an in depth conversation with my good friend and fellow creative, Brian Dunn. He dropped some major gems as we discussed industry politics and inspiration. Stay tuned to the rollout as I begin to preview a few snippets from our discussion and more!
Issue 002 cover photo is by Brian as well. One of my favorite photos from his catalog. Forever grateful to have Brian be part of this release and share this monumental moment with me. Thank you again Brian! As you can see below, it was difficult to choose between the final three images for the cover photo. I think I made the right choice that fits the theme.
All in all. I’m not sure where this magazine thing is going but I’m in it for the long haul. The fact that I’m able to use my voice and inspire others means a lot. Plus I’m just having fun piecing this together. I have a plan and I’m confident on the execution. See below for the cover of, Issue 002 - Stories by Six Magazine.
