douglas price

mass processor @ Supreme Trading

Leap Year 2/29 @ midnight - mass_processor (demon doc | spase1)
tra(it)der controllers and plankwalk
Klash City, Supreme Trading, Billiamsburg, BrooklyNYC

MASS_PROCESSOR_DOCUMENTARY_DESEDO

Nippon Processing

1.Nippon here I come...Inter BEE....Haaaaado....Mainichi Husuru....

2. download MASS_PROCESSOR vol.1 & peep the video doc @ massprocessor.com

cryptic update

uh, I'm at Popkomm in Berlin right now. It has been a while since I've posted an update on my current activities. In any event, in short cryptic form:
-  just finished mass_processor album - will be up shortly and will be throwing discs around like the ninja stars of my youth

-massprocesssor.com - video documentary will be posted shortly

-blastwavefx.com (more to come)

-BBC (more to come)

-CND (more to come)

- etc.

advanced apologies and thank you to all of you inquiring via my piece in the Four Hour Work Week - (NR bi@t$h! ;-)).I will get back to you once I get back to the other side of the pond.

Cheers,
d

latest

been building up the new sound system www.massprocessor.com
short video doc by desedo.com to come
biggups spase1, raafi rivero, bradmon, mhb

PSE case study - The 4 Hour Workweek (NY Times Best Seller)

Tim Ferris's book, The 4 Hour Workweek, came out out on April 27th and is now a NY Times Best Seller - Tim wrote a section on my company Pro Sound Effects, highlighting the business processes automation, financial workings, and the mobile "artrepreneurial" (my terms) lifestyle it has afforded me.

Random House's Crown Imprint is the publisher - Click here to check it out on Amazon.

Jack Canfield, of Chicken Soup for the Soul fame, endorses with a front cover quote! Well done Timothy, sehr gut gemacht.

 

updating undertakings (February 2006)

I haven't updated my current undertakings in over 6 months, so here it goes:

Pro Sound Effects continues to grow with minimal effort. Over the past few months, new developments have included sizeable deals with European broadcasters such as Canal Plus (the "French HBO") and Bayerischer Rundfunk (the "German BBC"). That said, the money is nice but I feel I've reached a bit of a ceiling as far as learning - there are always things i can do but the time input and my level of interest don't warrant the potential rewards in my opinion. So I'm starting to explore new opportunities - not sure exactly what but definitely a situation where I feel I am learning, being challenged, and working with intelligent creatives in some capacity. That is why I've updated my résumé, summary profile and put together a creative portfolio of my work over the years - check it out here .

We're restructuring Last Bamboo to reflect the fact that we've defined a new business direction (cannot discuss yet) and the bulk of the work to do is prtty much all technical development. is still in development-heavy early phases. Adam and Jerry will continue to work full time on this while Yusuke, Brendan and I take a step back and let them run wih the development. I'll continue to advise and help where I can but it will be minimal. On another note, after bootstrapping for the last few years, Last Bamboo is completing a seed investment round right now. There has been great reception in the NY tech and venture capital community. In retrospect I think think the time it has taken to get to this point is all for the best and I am confident the company will do extremely will as a result of new strategy/restructuring.

As for Creative Network Design, Markus is cautiously approaching the roll-out of production music/sound library aggregation and delivery. In the meantime our partnership (PSE and CND) continues to be beneficial to us both as well as clients who need Turnkey NetMix Systems.

onliness and new music: We've uploaded the performance (onliness v1.0.2)from our November show at Samson Projects. I haven't put a whole lot of effort into marketing the album as of yet because I just keep making new material. I'm working on a dancehall reggae vs. minimal techno project (read: "trancehall") right now which should be ready in March.

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As always I continue to brainstorm new product ideas, businesses, useless contraptions and general nonsense with people like design/engineer wizard Sherwood Forlee. I also would like to find the time to getting back to my visual work, melting poloroids and graff, but over the years I believe I've learned to focus my mania and prioritize my  involvements. Right now that means exploring new opportunities, maintaining PSE, and making beats.

Samson Projects performance

Spase One's live interprative performance (v1.0.2) of my first album (onliness v1.0.1) is now available for free download @ onliness.org. You can also check out the press release to get some background on the performance and Samson Projects, Boston's hottest new contemporary art gallery.

social infrastructure

Some of my friends who work for medium to large-sized companies. Over time, and through hanging out,  I've really grown appreciate the dynamics of some of their workplaces - especially those in inherently creative fields. There is a built-in social infrastructure - not only do people work together daily, they also hang out with each other after hours and collaborate on artistic endeavors.

There is a larger feedback system in place for work/ideas and a real community that inspires unity and teamwork. My friends are motivated because they are working with intelligent, creative, and diverse people. At least that is how it appears to me.

When I tell my friends that I admire their work situation, they sometimes look at me as if I were crazy. They tell me the independence I have established, the automation, and the freedom of time and space are all luxuries that they ultimately hope to have themselves - as if this was American Dream 2.0. I  don't know...There is a downside to working mostly by oneself and/or in small groups mostly - it can be isolative, requires intense self-discipline and self-motivation. There are not as developed social infrastructures, feedback mechanisms and sense of belonging to a larger community/culture. Double-edged swords. That said, art, music and good parties all make up for the social infrastructure I lack by working for myself and largely by myself.

About Me

I am Douglas Price. This is my professional blog. It is meant to underscore my business interests and keep those interested up to date with what I am working on.

I am a self-described artrepreneur - to date I have worked in small organizations and entrepreneurial settings where I have managed entire business lifecycles from concepts to products to profits. I am creatively driven, passionate about conceiving ideas and transforming them into reality.  I\My skillset ranges from branding, design, and communications to marketing, sales, business development and management. I should also throw in contract negotiation, working with lawyers, presentation and finance.

Basically, I create businesses (preferably automated). I also make music and visual art.

Check out my portfolio.

 

To contact me, please email thedouglas.price@gmail.com

Self-review: themes in pursuit

Some overriding observations/themes in my entrepreneurial pursuits:

1. I have been drawn to the concept of using technology to decrease the barrier between a thought/inspiration and its manifestation. I am interested in ways to faciliate and improve the creative process/experience and enhance productivity along the way.

2. I am always interested in my own production efficiency when it comes to business - e.g. setting up a business so it runs itself with minimal time expenditure- minimizing inputs while maximizing out puts - the 80/20 Principle - business processes automation and freedom of time/space/place. I've managed to get Pro Sound Effects there.A big theme with me and my bro/consigliere Tim Ferriss.

3. I am passionate about open source culture and technology that enables open information creation and exchange, between anyone, anywhere and on any Internet connected device. This is primarily influenced by my experience at Last Bamboo and working with Adam Fisk. Perhaps it also has to do with the inexpensive, easy-to-use tools I use to make make media, build websites/blogs, and disseminate. Then again, on a more practical level, there is just the shear amount of cool media I have discovered through a combination of friends and technology (and free/cheap phone calls through services like Gizmo Project).