“An idea is just that until you have a team to help you manifest and help you bring it to fruition” – P

*Pardon the bits of feedback during the video*

Pharrell Keynote at MIDEM 2010 from thecashmerethinker on Vimeo.

MidemNet is a conference that meets in Paris to discuss the music business in the digital age. This year Pharrell Williams, Billboard Magazine’s Producer of the Decade gave the keynote speech. In the above video, Rob Stone of Cornerstone interviews the music mogul.

via Hip Hop Wired and @miles_k

This past Sunday I had the distinct pleasure to co-host episode 6 of the Drum. The episode focused on the influence of Japanese culture in the U.S. and predicted which countries around the world will be next in terms of cultural influence. We spoke about Pharrell, Nigo, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol, Levis, Nike, Woolrich, J. Press, Kanye West, just to name a few. Co-hosted by @madmanralph with special guest @janicemomoko You can listen here.

It is 2am EST and I’m on my lap top looking at logos for a Centennial, washing clothes, playing a computer game and not sleeping. The ‘Seeing Sounds’ game on the new NERD website has me addicted–for the time being. However, I wanted to briefly let everyone know who reads this blog that the 8-bit graphics are a great retro touch in an age where websites and games are pushing the limits of reality. It is good to know that games are still games. Oh snap, time is running out.

Mr. Williams takes some time out at Art Basel to speak with Ute Thorn about his collaboration with Takashi Murakami titled The Simple Things. At this point of Pharrell’s personal development, he can do and say whatever he wants. That is freedom.

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I apologize for sleeping on this press release–6 days late. However, Pharrell and Rob have begun the search for creative strategists for their new shop. Recently, I mentioned Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business feature that lists Pharrell as #36. On June 10th I attended Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business event located at a space in NYC. Have you connected the dots, yet? 

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Fast Company recently released their 2009 list of the top 100 creative people in business. I agree with over 50% of the list.

Somebody you know: #36 Pharrell Williams

Somebody you should know: #1 Jonathan Ive

Somebody I should know: #32 Lee Clow

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Pharrell’s BBC blog posted a cool pic of a customized Snow White MacBook. How PC of him. However, I thought I’d show you how Grumpy and the Apple felt toward the other. Looks to me from the picture that the Mac Apple is winning.

Source: http://bbcicecream.com/blog/2009/03/30/so-clever/ via http://www.likecool.com/

This is the kind of evangelist every brand should want!

“C’mon baby let’s eat let’s eat let’s eat!”

Singer, musician, college graduate, Harvard alum, and iconoclast.

Name: D.A. Wallach
Passion(s): Music
Age: 23

Top 3 trend setters across all industries:

1. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
2. T-Pain (Top 40)
3. Carlo Brandelli (Fashion)

Fashion trend to look for in 2009:

Greater simplicity.

Social media trend to look for in 2009:

Stream of syndication coming together in more modular ways.

What will become of the traditional record industry model?:

Direct to consumer with yet-to-be-determined finance and marketing models.

2 books, 2 magazines, and 2 blogs every tastemaker should read:

BOOKS
1) Common Wealth by Jeff Sachs
2) The Theory of The Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen

MAGAZINES
1) The New Yorker
2) BLAG

BLOGS
1) The Chester French Blog (soon to be at www.chesterfrench.com now at
myspace.com/chesterfrench)
2) The Obama Change.gov Blog

What projects are up next for you?:

We’re getting ready to release our debut album, Love The Future, which
has been in progress for over three years. We can’t wait to put it
out. Then we’ll be touring extensively for many months.

What should we have asked you?:

These were good!

Want to know more about D.A. and Chester French?
www.chesterfrench.com