Who's Wearing DF?

Keep It G

2012-02-21T07:16:00.000-08:00

thought i'd share some pics of my beautiful customers & v. extended family on the blog, these are all 2012 fresh, big up everyone who supports! i started dream factory 5 years ago next week, when i was 15, and the support i've had year after year has been immense, so happy to have met so many wonderful people along the way :) check out the new look website if you haven't already, it's got a bit that has all the limited edition designs i've ever printed :') and don't forget you can get the new t by clicking right here!

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My boy Blizz reppin' the new Mission T in his latest tune, check it!

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Big up my bredrin Sam Pyatt, he's an absoloutely sick photographer go check him out! Keepin' it bright!

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My anti gun/knife/violence/crime campaign 'Someone's Everything' is coming this week, can't wait to get cracking with it, watch this space.

Do what you love

2012-02-04T17:28:00.000-08:00

Hello family!

A month into the new year, and i hope it's been a bright one for you guys so far and that you've been working towards the things you wanna achieve, remember, the future belongs to those who take hold of the present!

Just need to let you guys know officially that i'm not doing any more custom orders for the public in the near future, as i'm focusing on Keep It Bright things that i need to get done asap! However, i will be printing alot more of the limited edition t's & jumpers, already had 2 out since new year, the Trust Your Struggle stuff, and the new MISSION t-shirt, but more about that in a bit..

A big thankyou to everyone who shows love for the stuff i do, but deffo need time to focus on the important things i really wanna be doing this year; Keep It Bright and what it represents is my passion and what i live to do. You're all helping me spread such important messages, and it means everything.

Get to www.keepitbright.co.uk if you haven't already; check out my pocketbook, check out the amazing things people have been doing for the competitions, find a platform to share on (now on twitter & tumblr too!) and please keep sharing! whether it's a quote that hits home, or just a link to the site, every little really does help, and i promise you that! SO much exciting stuff to come in the very near future, look forward to sharing it with you.

OKAY :')

so now that's said, lets get back to the usual updates & news!..

First up, m'lady Jenna G was caught reppin' her custom jacket out at the PS Vita Launch party in Manchester, always so much love for this beautiful woman!

Big up the talent that is Slay, if you don't know, get to know! Manchester has so much talent, anyone who knows me knows i've had infinite love for his & Shifty's track 'Don't Get Involved' for yearsss, it fully goes to show how music can carry really important messages. Anyway, back to present day, Slay has alot of new material out, AND he's keepin' it bright in a big way, check out his latest..

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So i started the year by launching the first lot of Trust Your Struggle stuff, and you guys bought all of it :') big up ! Incase you didn't catch them, check out the pics the brilliant photographer & longtime df customer Erin Jessica Priddey took, you can see more at her website. Modelled by the beautiful & talented Eva Valentino.

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Also had a shoot with the awesome Tibyan Sanoh, who's only 16! So much young talent in Manchester, it's unreal. She got some pics of the brand new MISSION T's, got some wicked feedback from you guys from all over the world about them, they're just £10 and you can get hold of one by clicking here!

My bro T-Man has been reppin' his new mission T out & about, check out his fb page to hear his latest projects, amazing pic by Paddy Gomulski.

Also, my boy Blizzard's Don't Flop battle against Mark Grist, has over 900,000 views right now, big tings a gwan! He's wearing a custom collab T by me and Aaron De Barra, you can still get your own on the online shop!

more soon!

Takeover time!

2011-12-31T01:00:00.000-08:00

Hello family! It's New Years Eve 2011, and i need to rapid fit in who's been repping in the past month.. Firstly though, hope everyone had a lovely time over the festive period, has their sights set high for the coming year, and just wanna thank everyone who's shown Dream Factory & Keep It Bright so much love and support in '11, been my favourite year so far!

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First up big up my homeboy SBD, his new single Don't Stop Dreaming is hittin' the world tonight, i made him this T for the occasion ;)

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You gotta check out Harkz' beats if you're into your experimental stuff, alot of fresh talent coming from someone so young! He's been reppin' DF for tiiime now, massive big up!

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Dwayne Scantlebury has been modelling some of the custom garms i made for him recently, in his shoot with the brilliant Rochelle Blake. Gotta say this is one of my fave things i've made, let me know what you guys think !

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Big up Blizzard everytime, and especially in his latest Don't Flop battle where he repped me and Aaron De Barra's collab T to the fullest :D (you can still get your hands on one by clicking here!) The talent keeps on supersizing, my boy has smashedddd it this year, so proud! Check out all his battles & SBTV bizniz on youtube and catch the new battle belowww

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Met one of my actual heroes this month, AKALA ! Still can't quite believe it, he is just incredible. If you don't know why, then check it:

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Last but not by any means least, check out Stanza from the massive True Tiger reppin' a custom tiger T i made for him :') big tings!

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The Trust Your Struggle jumpers and t's are finally here, sorry for the delay guys! The full colour range etc will be dropping soon, keep your eyes heeere.

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This years been amazing, hope everyone has a sick new year, dream big, aim higher, keep it bright, you know how we do ! :D

Dynamite

2011-11-23T14:45:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone's had a great month, it's a buuusy time of the year, so much has been happening! Firstly just wanna big up everyone who's been keeping it bright, so much light has been spread recently it's incredible.. if you haven't checked out my book yet, click the link above, check it out and keep passing it on! Okay, lets see who's been reppin' this month...

The wonderful Miss Lemon Cakes has been reppin' DF to the fullest, look out for her beautiful cake company relaunching in the new year :)

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Mr Pete Obsolete has been keeping it really bright, massive big up :D check out his awesome art and clothing here.

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Made a custom jacket for the brilliant DJ that is Madam X, and she wore it to a 1Xtra party !

Also, hooked her and the BPM family up with custom garms, if you haven't been to a BPM event, get to know! (L - R: PhazeOne, Madam X, Darka, T.Dot)

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Had the pleasure of meeting the amazing, incredible, beautiful Ms. Dynamite this week, she is such a positive performer was awesome to catch her live at Basementality in Liverpool :)

Made her a custom DF jacket (watch this space for pics) and she said the Keep It Bright movement was beautiful :') surreal times! Big up her & her amazing bro Akala all day.

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Right, if you don't know about Miss Courtney Askey, you're about to find out! I've known this talented young lady for a while now, and she's been reppin' DF from the start! Besides making films and being generally wonderful, this starlet from Leicester has such a beautiful voice, she does covers that you'll fall in love with, and is writing her own music too! Check it out here.

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Another surreal moment this week has to be Bez (Happy Mondays) coming over to me at the Armani party and telling me he loved my jacket (toy trucks on shoulders) and that it was 'like being on an acid trip for 2 minutes' :') absolute don.

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Ooh and the awesome projectAURA opened up the Manchester Christmas Lights Switch On ceremony this year (also featuring Tynchy Stryder & a crowd of 30,000) , and two of them were wearing my custom Manchester t's :D (not the best pics cos they're off the telly, but if i find any better ones they'll be here!)

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Need a favour guys, if you could take a few minutes out to vote for me in this, that'd be amazing! Just click here, hopefully we can keep it bright nationwide! Also, please check out the wonderful entires from the last Keep It Bright Competition :D

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More soon!

Fly

2011-10-23T02:23:00.000-07:00

The incredible Miss Misha B has been killing it on X Factor, can't say i didn't warn ya ;) some more of my custom garms popped up on screen this week in her intro video, check out the hoodie from 0:27 - 0:37 ! Big up everyone who spotted it and got onto me :)

Also, found these pics of her reppin' some custom stuff at bootcamp, that i hadn't seen before! :)

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Massive big up to the musical giant that is Fallacy who's been reppin' DF for time now! Recently he's been caught on camera hosting Total Garage in Manchester, and Basementality in Liverpool wearing one of his dream factory tops, totally keeping it bright!

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Talking to the songbird yesterday..

2011-10-14T02:28:00.000-07:00

Wonderful songbird Ruby-Ann Patterson has been family since the start, look out for massive things coming from her very soon, and check out the single, it's beautiful!

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Lead singer of the band projectAURA, Jonathan Henstock has been reppin' dream factory lately, check out their awesome new music video.

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Given the Keep It Bright site a bit of a makeover, so check it out, and keep spreading the word, it's what DF's all about; positive vibes, bringing people together and a brighter future. There's time to enter the competition too, so get involved! :)

Miaow

2011-09-29T11:40:00.000-07:00

Caught the badman that is Skittles wearing his DF 'playground' T-shirt :) if you don't know about Skittles, get to www.oneguycalledskittles.com and check out his music, guys brilliant.

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Beautiful songbird Eva Valentino wearing her 'blessed' t, look out for her soulful sounds coming your way soon!

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D'lyfa Reilly rocked his custom Aero vs. Dream collab T when performing at the Don't Flop rap battle event this month. Big up!

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Unanymous wore the custom T i made for him in his latest Don't Flop battle against Joker Starr, it was a siiiick battle and i'll be posting it on here soon as it comes out !

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Another battler who's been reppin' Dream Factory this month is H-bomb! She is madness, youtube that shit!

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Onto some big things now, don't know if you've been watching X factor so far this year, but i think it's been brillliant and is deffo worth a watch ! So much exciting talent, i'm really looking forward to the live shows :)

Miss Misha Bryan & Kendro were indeed reppin' garms i custom made for them at bootcamp, big up everyone who got onto me saying they'd spotted them & keep your eyes peeled for more !

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big love to my ever-growing df fam, keep on keepin' it bright!

2011-09-11T07:25:00.000-07:00

It's here! Check the extremely massive new Virus Syndicate vid, styled by me and featuring some of my garms, see who you can spot wearing DF >:) Big up the Virus guys and everyone involved, awesome vid!

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You might have seen Kendro on X Factor last night (if you didn't, youtube it, there aren't really words :') ), look out for the glamorous duo sporting their custom DF hoodies at bootcamp soon!

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Check out my boy Blizz smashing his latest battle against H-bomb, wearing his custom R.I.P J DILLA t-shirt :)

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Check Meeting Martin's T Man smashing his latest freestyle in a classic Aerodynamics T :D

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Still some collab t's left if you one, head to the online shop, and also check out Aaron de Barra's blog cos he's back and better than ever, one of my fave artists, look out for more collabs in the future.

and as always, KEEP IT BRIGHT :D

Give me the sign

2011-08-28T04:13:00.000-07:00

Styled my first ever music video for the brilliant Virus Syndicate and it featured over 60 of Manchester's dons ! Amongst those who repped Dream Factory in the vid were JSD, Slay, Sappo, Chimpo, Longman, Hoodman, The Steppahs, Fox, Pippa Rankin and loads more... ! Was absolute big things, 11 hours of madness to make this sick vid, so check out the Making Of below, big up Virus and dLo productions. The video and more pics will be released soon :D Nothin' but love !

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Most of you would've seen the incredible Misha Bryans X factor audition last night, told you she was gonna be smashing it ;) If you missed it you can watch it by clicking here, look out for her wearing custom pieces I've been making for her at bootcamp! So proud of this massive star!

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Manny In The Buildin'

2011-08-08T05:05:00.000-07:00

You all know about Broke'n'₤nglish, (& if you don't, musical dons and they run my favouritest night in Manchester, Ballin' On a Budget - df sponsored since '09!). Well, Strats & DRS both have some wicked fresh material out atm, that you can check out right now!

Love this track from Strategy, theres 2 more vids out now aswell, check them in the related links, and also you can download his new 10 track mixtape for absolutely
F R E E right now by clicking here.

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Massive tune from DRS & Chimpo that dropped last month aswell, proper sick video !

Proud that all 3 of these dons have been reppin' DF for time !

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If you haven't already, check out Life Of Rhyme which was on Channel 4, hosted by the amazing Akala, which featured our boy Shotty Horroh :D check it out by clicking here, masssssive big ups!

Mojo so dope

2011-08-05T09:37:00.000-07:00

Aloha beautiful people, not updated this in a while because i've been mega busy working on some great projects (: one of them being the Manchester based youth project RECLAIM, everyone on the project is amazing, so if you know anyone looking to donate to something real, get them to send their £££ their way!

Also been doing some exciting stuff with Virus Syndicate and some other amazing artists, so look out for that news very soon :D

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The beautiful Lady Luck (amazing stylist, photographer, blogger and she runs the epic night that is Problem Child) has been seen wearing her custom DF hoodie :D check her wicked blog at http://prblmchild.blogspot.com/.

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If you don't know about Manchester's own Miss Misha Bryan, you're about to find out as the talented singer hits X Factor by storm this year, she's out of this world ;) so watch out for her reppin' more dream factory garms on your tv screens soon!

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The awesome Mr. E was reppin' his Aero Vs. Dream Collab T at a boat party at Soundwave Festival in Croatia :)) he's been wearing Dream Factory garms for years now, click the pic below to hear his mixes & tunes for free!

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The StereoSistaz / Hope & Millie Katana (you might know know them better as the twins off Waterloo Rd!) are brilliant, hope to see them making more music soon!

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Wobz has been making some sweet music, check it out at http://soundcloud.com/wobblynobbly, some really nice remixes on there, proud to have him as family! Lookout for his clothing brand coming soon!

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Now for 2 tracks from 2 of Manchester's amazing young talents, they're both 17, and both absolutely brilliant, don't even need to say anymore just listen.
Big up Blizzard & SBD all day.

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That's all for now folks ;) There are still some aero vs. dream collab t's & 'forever' pocketbooks left, so if you want one, click here to get yours.

KEEP IT BRIGHT !

Beast Mode

2011-06-20T05:06:00.000-07:00

Right, a few absolute sickkk events coming up in the next month!;

First up, the first Hit&Run of the summer, with the dons that are Chimpo & Phaze One is on 20th June at Mint Lounge, Manchester, so get down for what is sure to be a killller ! click here to check out the event page on fb.
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Then on Thursday 30th June is the best party in Manchester, if not the world.. Broke'n'English's Ballin' on A Budget,

click here for all info, my favourite night out, free DF giveaways and all sorts, check it out!
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Then on the 15th July, Shotty Horroh is gonna be live at Sound Control in manny, with support from Flexplicit, Hoodman, Broke'n'English, Meany, XP, Viollet and many more, what a line up ! Click the flyer above to get hold of tickets and that, it is truly gonna go off, can't wait, don't miss it!

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On 24th July, the next LAB Battle event is on, every one i've been to so far has been so much fun not gonna lie, so click the pic to see the event, and get to www.youtube.com/thebattlelab to see some of the battles so far and SUBSCRIBE.

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Big up all my DF family spreading the word of KEEP IT BRIGHT for me, as most of you know, my clothing is what i love to do but trying to help people to help themselves to make their lives better etc is my passion! So have a look at my new pocketbook and pass the link on to someone, status/tweet/email/text it, never know who you might reach when they need it, trust me ! :) www.keepitbright.co.uk

In love

2011-06-15T04:22:00.000-07:00

The amazing Jenna G rocking her aero vs. dream vest! Just finished this custom piece for her aswell, click the pic to see my other recent work! :)

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Big n Bashy

2011-06-11T13:33:00.000-07:00

These awesome shots of the all-round legend that is Fallacy were taken by the legend that is Gary Brown :) Our shoot at Antwerp Mansion, Manchester was one of all of Falz' own DF garms.. Massssive big up to him, as he also repped his new aero vs. dream collab T on the mainstage at Eurocultured Festival, when performing with Rodney P & Zed Bias (Sleeping Giants) !

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Big up to my fam at LAB battles alll day, click the link and subscribe to their youtube channel, their 2 events so far have been 2 of the most fun battle events i've ever been to :')

shout outs to Seano Mac, Shotty & Blizzard!

catch the DF advert in sponsorship of this mad battle between some battle legends!
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that's all for now folks, KEEP IT BRIGHT

i'm a star how could i not shine?

2011-05-25T05:20:00.000-07:00

Big up one of the original DF family members and brilliant singer-songwriter Ruby-Ann Patterson, reppin' some custom pieces at Liverpool Sound City Festival & Friends Of Mine Festival last weekend! She is absolutely amazing and if you've never seen her perform live, put it on your to do list, she is a starrr. youtube her for a sample of her skills. big love!

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Big up everyone who's told me they've seen my bear out and about in Manchester in the past couple of weeks, having a chill on the recent Hit & Run flyers/posters (: If you haven't been H&R before, thought chances are you have, get dowwwwn, it's every monday night, the best dubstep & d'n'b line-ups for bargain prices, join the group on facebook to keep up to date with the latest events !

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In other news, my 'forever' pocketbooks sold out, and the new batch will be with you on 1st June, thankyou so much everyone for the support, love and spreading the positive vibes! also, get on the website and check out all the entries from the first keep it bright competition!

www.keepitbright.co.uk

..cos win is what a winner does!

2011-05-10T16:51:00.000-07:00

Sukh Knight // Hit&Run Manchester

The massive True Tiger have been reppin' dream factory since 2009, if you don't already know who they are, youtube them now!

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A few pics from the new DF photoshoot with the amazing Gary Brown ! His photography style is amazing; don't know how to put it into words but he's the perfect combo of innovative, professional, easy to work with and just bare cool. :') if you need some proper perfect photography, this is your man, so get onto him.

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Blizzard // killin' it during a casual park chill ;) check it, follow him on twitter @iamblizzard , standardly amazing.

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KEEP IT BRIGHT COMPETITION

also, my new forever pocketbook is available to buy now; click here to purchase

www.keepitbright.co.uk all day, pass it on!

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Shotty Horroh // Photography by the awesome Eyesquared Photography

Right, if you still don't know about Shotty, then get to knowww, add him on fb for all the latest tunes & news, mans on a win ting.

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Big up the wicked Dave Monoghan, who's currently on a skate tour of Europe reppin' the new df&aero baby T, get yours

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Big up ACS Manchester and their beautiful models for featuring dream factory in their Culture Rush event at the academy last month, it was a brilliant event, packed full of talent !

...Into the light

2011-04-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

epic, m9 reppin' his custom df sweatshirt aswell, crazyyy.

family

2011-04-12T14:33:00.000-07:00

The almighty Skittles has released his long awaited first single off his upcoming album 'Poor with £100 trainers' and it is goin' off! If you haven't heard this massive track, play it now, then get onto itunes and buy it, theres 3 beautiful remixes, (the Chimpo one is still my fave). The vid is brilliant and features one of my custom hoodies ! Ah and if you haven't already, get onto www.oneguycalledskittles.com and download his amazing pre-EP for freee, it is amazing.

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Strategy (broke'n'£nglish) // Hit&Run // April '11

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Big up to the brilliant LAB battles, which df sponsors, click the pic and SUBSCRIBE for brilliant battles and absolute joke, if you've been down to either of the events so far then you know what i'm talking about! Literally 2 of the best events i've been to this year, get on it!

Seano Mac reppin' DF in his ridiculous battle against Elz :D

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Blizzard, Slay & Geko killing it with the freestyles // March '11

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& out, ☮ + ♥

ooh baby baby

2011-04-06T04:42:00.000-07:00

Chimpo // April 2011 // df fashion show @ Antwerp Mansion

Introducing the brand spanking new Aero vs. Dream collaboration t-shirt, £15, so get yours now while the sun is shining, shout me on facebook or email me to get your hands on one!

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The Dream Factory fashion show full of new stuff also went off this week, big up everyone who came down and everyone who helped out, was fun! Big thanks to the brilliant Gary Brown for his awesome photography, you can check all the pics here.


MC Blizzard performed tracks off his new album 'Distorted Eyes' check it on youtube or download it for FREE here!

Check out UrbanVibe UK's trailer for the show, the full feature coming soon, big up !

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Seano Mac + Sprungy // Ballin' On a Budget // March '11


Seano Mac, Shotty Horroh, Strategy, Chimpo // Ballin' Winners Party

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Shotty Horroh reppin' his custom jumper, get his sickkk new album 'The Beast vol.2' at Eastern Bloc in Manchester now !

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Ridiculously buzzin' that the amazing M9 now owns some DF, if you haven't listened to his music yet get on it for some much needed real talk.

Spring is looking pretty huge so far, so get onboard ;) also, have a stall on Thursday 7th April at Manchester Club Academy, at Culture Rush which'll be featuring some of my new garms in their fashion show too, so get down!

peace & love, keep it bright.

b i g

2011-03-15T09:02:00.000-07:00

2 huge dream factory sponsored events going off this month, the second LAB Battles event, and one of the best nights out ever; Ballin' On a Budget in manchester, will be going off as usual! click the flyers to go to the event page and i'll see you down there!


Fabz killin' it on the mic at Cataclysm in Manny this month reppin' a fresh Keep It Bright T !

photos by Jay Wellings

DJ Fusion reppin' his custom jumper & Wretch 32 // Boutique // March '11

No rest for the wicked..

2011-03-03T05:20:00.000-08:00

Hello beautiful people! okay first up, an invite to my birthday event next month ^, featuring my faves: CHIMPO + BLIZZARD, and loads of my new garms! click the pic to go to the event page :)

Okay back to some hard reppin', if you haven't already, check out Blizzard's 2 new am-az-ing freestles, 16 years old and nothin' but talent;

Someone else whose been killing it with their bars while reppin' df is Seano Mac, can't wait til his battle against Elz is posted, is was so joke !

Seano Mac // LAB battles // The Attic, Manchester // Feb 2011

Also, the legendary ILLMACULATE won the df sponsored battle, vid will be up soon as!

You can catch Slay reppin' a custom DF Jumper in his new vid ! BIG !

An unusual rep' so far in 2011 is my girl Yasmin Lily Cooper's df cast appearing on Jeremy Kyle ahah!

amazing.

One of my absolute favourite artists Aaron De Barra also touched down in Manny from Ireland last month, reppin' a few shades of fresh df, check out his work NOW at http://ariesmovement.blogspot.com and look out for an exclusive Aries Movement vs Dream Factory collaboration T coming very soon, i'm excited!

From one talented redhead to another, Bricks was spotted reppin' a Keep It Bright Jumper at Ex:2 which went absolutely offffff, as predicted! Big up Example Magazine for a sick night.

Pick&Mix took place at the academy in Manchester last night, where some of my work was featured on the catwalk and i had a df sale stall! Big up all the new customers + everyone who showed nuff love. Was sweet :)

..that's all for now folks, back with more soon!
Keep It Bright ;)

Spring into action

2011-02-09T05:51:00.000-08:00

Alright people! Spring is most definitely on it's way, and with that i've released 2 new t-shirt designs, 'Keep It Bright' & 'Blessed', only a couple of each colour way so get onto facebook and shout me if you want one before they go, gonna be stocking in a new shop in Manchester soon, so news on that when i've got it!

'Keep It Bright'

'Blessed'

So that's that (: hopefully gonna be getting alot more limited edition designs out this year, in addition to all my custom work, the latest which you can check out here !

Big up Blizzard!

also, check him out in his latest Don't Flop battle reppin' his custom hat + a df t !

Speaking of rap battles, Dream Factory is going to be sponsoring the brand new LAB battles, which is set to be absolutely sick, so get down on the 20th of this month and check it out!

It's gonna go off! Just like Pangaea did if you managed to get down to it, it was a mad night, with dancing robots, Jenna G, a ridiculous number of rooms and an 'out of this world' fancy dress theme! I caught DJ's Rich Reason & Wobbie reppin' Dream Factory !

Rich Reason//Pangaea 2011//Manchester Academy

Wobbie//Pangaea 2011// photo by Hayley Louise Scholes

Something you have to get down to this month is Example Magazine's 2nd birthday bash, which is set to be extraordinary! The best line-up you will EVER see for £2, it's ridiculous! Get down to The Roadhouse in Manchester on 17th Feb to see big df reppers, including Chimpo, Skittles, Fallacy, Chunky, MernyWernz and more.. if you're not heading to this night then there's not really much point in ever going out tbh, this night is what it's all about! Ahem, anyway, see you there!

peace & love!

Fireworks

2010-12-27T07:09:00.000-08:00

Blizzard// Don't Flop // The Attic, Manchester Dec '10

Fabz & T-Man // NOHO // Oct '10

Yesi // In Motion, Dry Bar Live // Dec '10

Slay // 2010

Fallacy // Summer '10

Darka // Murkage // Nov '10

Black Russian // Winter '10

Rich Reason // Metropolis, Warehouse Project // Dec '10

Summer rush

2010-08-05T04:04:00.000-07:00

New website for my book, deffo check it out when you've got 5 mins :

www.keepitbright.co.uk

Had so much amazing support and love for this, and just wanna thank everyone, it really means the world, i've been working on it for the best part of 2 years and it's the direction i wanna take in general.. so more of that stuff coming up soon!

also, big up this review from James Mernagh at [Ex]:ample Magazine ; http://examplemagazine.com/features/post/384/Keep-It-Bright

and while you're admiring his writing skills, take some time to appreciate his amazing photography at http://mernywernz.tumblr.com/

Mindstate reppin' // Saki Bar // Summer '10

Sliced bread

2010-05-31T05:30:00.000-07:00

Blizzard reppin' a DF t whilst interviewing SugarHill Gang for MURtv !

Blizz has a great approach to interviewing, just as he does with his music and writing, youtube him !

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Got some new colourways in the Playground design in, they're making their way around at the moment, get onto me if you fancy one. P.s, much love to the amazing Vickie Reilly for one fresh photoshoot.

I hit up the first day of Eurocultured yesterday, which is an amazing street festival in Manchester once a year, jam packed with art, music and a vibe like no other. This is the 3rd year that i've been, and i'm very much looking forward to the second installment today, Broke'n'English and breakdance competition style! Joyfully bumped into some fam reppin' yesterday, which made the day a whole brighter;

the world is your playground :)

In other news, my book 'Forever' is almost finished, more about that very soon.
keep it bright,
♡

Set fire to my heart

2010-05-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

The incredible Alis Pelleschi reppin' // Birmingham, UK

MC Fabz // DJ Wobbies birthday // Mint Lounge

Wobbie, T-Man & Fabz all reppin' up in the place at this night!

Meeting Martin, that's who i rep ;)

Big up MC Blizzard, guys been representing for tiiime, young talent at it's actual finest!

more soon, KEEP IT BRIGHT

Who you know fresher than

2010-02-25T05:27:00.000-08:00

First up, the bigman that is CHIMPO!

My favourite DJ makes amazing tracks, always makes us laugh and smashes every set. Oh and he reps dream factory. Youtube him or get yourself to getdarker.com and download his mixes

Speaking of Chimpo smashing it, were you at [EX:]AMPLE Magazine's 1st birthday?! Make sure you check out [Ex:]ample Magazine's website for sick articles, free mixes and all that jazz..

Another sweet new collab in 2010 has been with Uberwang!, one of manchester's most refreshing nights, for their fundraiser for Haiti, a special batch of Dream Factory vs. Uberwang! t-shirts were auctioned off ! The DJ's behind Uberwang (Benicio & Merry) raised over £500 for the charity on the night, nice one guys !

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In other news, the first ever dream factory tattoo has been inked !

Gorgeous model, photographer and longtime family memba Isabel Hamed is repping a custom piece of permanent artwork featuring the df bear.. i can't believe it aha :) completely honoured!

This month, my talented artist, friend and musician Morgan Edwards came to Manchester from Cardiff; this resulted in a magic couple of days, including an awesome night out courtesy of the boys at B.P.M . Check out Morgans electro baby Comanches, really loving their beats! Also, if you like your bands then check out Black Russian, in which Edwards plays guitar.

Lights out

2009-11-30T12:36:00.000-08:00

THE BEST NIGHT IN MANCHESTER;

Ballin' On A Budget has got to have some of the best beats around, especially if you're sick of hearing only dubstep on a night out! team this with awesome live performances, lots of free giveaways (including dream factory gear!) and a live atmosphere, it's the night to be at! £2 in, it's at Mint Lounge on Oldham st, on the last thursday of every month.

MC Fabz of Meeting Martin// Sub-Woofah, Manchester

Keep it bright

2009-11-03T04:25:00.000-08:00

Picnic // The Attic // October '09

Flying

2009-10-18T05:21:00.000-07:00

Multi talented star Zavia Hill // modelling DF

One of my fave artists Aaron De Barra// Galway, Ireland

MC Stratz of Broke'n'£nglish reppin' a custom neckpiece.

New Era

2009-09-22T03:49:00.000-07:00

Strategy of Broke'n'English// the first Ballin' on a Budget party! // Manchester, Sept '09

DJ Lah, DJ Joe Cagliostro and Max Mameli // Bergamo, ITALY// September '09

STraTS of Broke'n'English// Outlook Festival, CROATIA// Sept '09

DJ Tay Steppah // Croatia // Sept '09

Live wire

2009-08-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

Check out Chunky reppin' his limited edition Aerodynamics T live, in Dublin at the Smithfield Festival '09 and at the Hoya:Hoya Soundwave Boat Party in Croatia!

Boat Party looks amazing, gotta hit that up next year!

Let the beat drop...!

2009-08-29T05:23:00.000-07:00

Jonny Dub, MC Chunky, Illum Sphere // Hoya:Hoya Boat Party - Croatia // July '09

Lucien Fever // Hit & Run - Manchester // May '09

The Steppahs // Belly Of The Beast - Manchester // May '09

MC Chunky // Hoya:Hoya w/ Rustie // November '08

B.B Manik // London // January '09

Rich Reason // APE - Manchester // February '09

Charlie/Fresco // Picnic - Manchester // May '09

Rich Reason // Hit & Run w/ Skream // March '09

The Oldboy & Lucien Fever // Hit & Run - Manchester // May '09

Angie Steppah // Hit & Run - Manchester // June '09

Tay Steppah & Karmic Evolution // August '09

To all my skillaz..

2009-08-28T16:12:00.000-07:00

Aaron De Barra // Aberyswyth // July '09

James Lamond // Manchester // January '08

Jes Anarchi // August '09

Karl Slater // London // December '07

Rich Breeze AKA Curtis Khan // July '09

James Mernagh of ExampleMag // Creamfields '09

Tyrone O'Hanrahan // Manchester // '08

Rustie, Chunky & Jonny Dub // Croatia // Summer '09

MC Blizzard // Manchester // '09