Making-of/Hot Rod Shooting: Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau shooting Dano´s 1932 Ford Hot Rod (guitar player of legendary surfband The Dynotones) in California/USA.

Filmed by: Jesper Bram
Edited by: Dirk Behlau
Soundtrack by: The Dynotones, http://www.dynotones.com
Shot with: Canon 7D

Info:
“The world famous Kool Lifestyle Photographer Dirk “The Pixeleye” Behlau and the acclaimed Pinstriper and Artist, Jesper Bram join forces on an astonishing adventure to make a documentary Film about the Kustom Kulture movement around the globe.”

Dirk and Jesper will spend a year going from California through Europe and end in Japan in search of the coolest Kustom Kulture people and events on the planet. Picking the brains of living legends, up and coming artists and builders within the culture.

The guys seek out some of the hottest Kustom Kulture spots and get some of the worlds best car and motorcycle builders, tattoo artists, pinstripers, custom painters and pin-up models to share their tricks and experience.

Who are these two morons?

Dirk Behlau, aka „The Pixeleye“, born in 1971, is an internationally acclaimed designer and photographer from Cologne/Germany. Since 1999, he has created individual high-class solutions for international customers in his design-studio „Pixeleye Interactive“.
http://www.pixeleye.de

Dirk Behlau has previously directed the DVD “Drag Racing – Turtman Switzerland 2007”, as well as shot several trailers and teasers for the legendary finnish rockband Leningrad Cowboys and other bands.

Jesper Bram, born 1973 is a renowned Danish pinstriper and artist. He has a strong background in advertising and holds multiple awards and nominations in graphic design. As an entrepreneur, Jesper has been involved in several large scale international projects since the mid nineties.

Jesper has been into custom cars and motorcycles since childhood and has been drawing just as long. In 2009 he founded his automotive pinstriping and design studio J.Bram Kustom Graphics.
http://www.pinstriping.dk

Second teaser of the upcoming Kustom Kulture movie "Flake & Flames" with international artists like Dirty Donny, COOP, The Pizz, Dan Collins, Bob Spina, Robert Kruse, Big P... out on DVD in 2012! http://www.flakeandflames.com

Producer: Jesper Bram
Director of Photography: Dirk Behlau
Directors: Jesper Bram & Dirk Behlau
Filmed by: Jesper Bram & Dirk Behlau
Edited by: Dirk Behlau
Soundtrack by: The Dynotones
Shot with: Canon 5D Mark II & Canon 7D

Info:
“The world famous Kool Lifestyle Photographer Dirk “The Pixeleye” Behlau and the acclaimed Pinstriper and Artist, Jesper Bram join forces on an astonishing adventure to make a documentary Film about the Kustom Kulture movement around the globe.”

Dirk and Jesper will spend a year going from California through Europe and end in Japan in search of the coolest Kustom Kulture people and events on the planet. Picking the brains of living legends, up and coming artists and builders within the culture.

The guys seek out some of the hottest Kustom Kulture spots and get some of the worlds best car and motorcycle builders, tattoo artists, pinstripers, custom painters and pin-up models to share their tricks and experience.

Who are these two morons?

Dirk Behlau, aka „The Pixeleye“, born in 1971, is an internationally acclaimed designer and photographer from Cologne/Germany. Since 1999, he has created individual high-class solutions for international customers in his design-studio „Pixeleye Interactive“.
http://www.pixeleye.de

Dirk Behlau has previously directed the DVD “Drag Racing – Turtman Switzerland 2007”, as well as shot several trailers and teasers for the legendary finnish rockband Leningrad Cowboys and other bands.

Jesper Bram, born 1973 is a renowned Danish pinstriper and artist. He has a strong background in advertising and holds multiple awards and nominations in graphic design. As an entrepreneur, Jesper has been involved in several large scale international projects since the mid nineties.

Jesper has been into custom cars and motorcycles since childhood and has been drawing just as long. In 2009 he founded his automotive pinstriping and design studio J.Bram Kustom Graphics.
http://www.pinstriping.dk

www.dirkbehlau.de
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Still shot from Flake & Flames - The Kustom Kulture Adventure Film, www.flakeandflames.com



Kutty was born in Northern California but grew up and has lived most of his life in Southern California, where he currently resides. Some people might say he was born into Hotrod royalty, being the son of a famous car builder Jim "bones" Noteboom. Bones has been building cars since the 50's. Not only has his face been all over magazines for his cars and motorcycles but he was also inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame. He also a part of the drag boat racing in the 60's & 70's. Yet in the end Bones specialty all along was building bad ass Hot Rods and tricked out choppers.

So with that in mind let’s just say Kutty had gotten a head start in the chopper world. When Kutty was a young teenager he began to take notice of the artistry, creativity and thought that goes into a custom car or motorcycle. Before he became serious about building custom bikes he was busy listening to punk rock music and trying to get sponsored in Skate boarding. Needless to say when that didn't happen he received his driver’s license. Kutty then picked up two magazines one called Car Craft from the late 50's & 60's, the other Street Choppers from the 70's. Looking at these magazines he had realized it was about keeping it traditional.

Kutty's first bike was a 1970 Honda Chopper which he road the hell out of. After a few speeding tickets and ready for something new he sold it and was geared up to start a new project.

Kutty says there’s a lot of bike builders out there these days but he would not call himself one. He says it's more of a hobby, but when a bike is eventually finished it’s always for sale! ”That's what his wife say's any ways.” Other than working on bikesKutty has a Monday thru Friday job as a General Contractor. As much as he love's working on bikes, with all the time and effort that goes into a bike to be complete you shouldn't quit your day job.

Over the year's Kutty's cars and motorcycles have been featured in many magazines as well as a documentary with his fellow Sinners called Choppertown.

Today you can find Kutty sitting next to his collection of early 60's and 70's magazines and still rocking out to Punk Rock music for inspiration into the view of his next timeless design.

Back from the shooting in US for our documentary Flake & Flames with so much awesome footage. Great big fat thanks to: Rob Kruze, and the Dynotones, Bob Spina, The Pizzz, Von Franco and family, Dan Collins, Arie and Mark from Hot Rod Havoc, Doug Dorr, Coop, Kutty Noteboom, Cole Foster, DirtyDonny Gillies, Frank Kozik, Monolith print, Zack and Scott from Choppertown.



Check out the galleries on Facebook here and here.

Check out the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/flakeandflames

Paul Ansell Cover of the new album "Money and Lies" - photography & artwork by Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau for I Sold My Soul Media

‎Jim Jeffries Cover of the new album "Coming to get you" - photography & artwork by Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau for I Sold My Soul Media

Yesterday evening my girlfriend Jessie and my son Quentin appeared on german TV (Prosieben "taff") interviewed at Frankfurt Tattoo Convention 2011... check it out, starting at minute 1.25! :)





Link:
http://www.prosieben.de/tv/taff/video/clip/175370-portrait-tattoos-1.2597053/

www.dirkbehlau.de
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Geboren wurde Jim Jeffries 1971 an der Südküste Englands, er spielt Gitarre und singt, seit er sich erinnern kann. Außerdem wuchs er damit auf, seinem Vater Tony Jeffries zuzuhören, der ständig Volks- und Bluesmusik von Künstlern wie Leadbelly und auch Countrysongs von Johnny Cash sowie die gefühlvollen Stücke von Elvis sang und spielte. Er kann sich lebhaft daran erinnern, mit seinem Vater als Kind gesungen zu haben, besonders nach dem 16. August 1977 als Elvis starb, spielte sein Vater Wochen lang non stop Elvis Songs! Darüber hinaus entdeckte er in dieser Zeit auch die härteren Rockabilly und Rock 'n' Roll-Platten auf dem Dachboden des Hauses und dann den Punkrock im Radio. Seine ersten Gehversuche machte Jim Jeffries auf der alten Gibson Akustikgitarre seines Vaters - 1981 hatte er sich als Zehnjähiger 29 GBP zusammengespart und kaufte sich davon seine erste E-Gitarre. Bereits mit elf Jahren schrieb er seinen ersten Song und gründete drei Jahre später seine erste Band.

In den 80ern und 90ern spielte Jim nicht nur in seinen eigenen Bands, sondern stand auch für zahlreiche weitere Bands als Gitarist auf der Bühne. Er sicherte sich mit seiner Band „Rancho Deluxe“ 1996 einen Plattenvertrag für drei Alben bei dem Label Crazy Love. Es entstand eine Formation, deren Musik wie folgt beschrieben wurde: "Das einsames Gefühl eines Cowboys, welches mit dunklen Sounds gemischt ist!". Dies führte Jim 1997 auf eine Tournee durch ganz Deutschland und Österreich. Jim sagt, dass er sich bei diesem ersten Deutschlandbesuch sofort in Land und Leute verliebte, weil diese gute Musik wertschätzen und Spaß am Feiern haben.

In den späten 90er Jahren bis Mitte der 2000er spielte Jim bei „Rancho Deluxe“ und gründete zudem auch die Punkband „XX Cortez“. Darüber hinaus spielte er Gitarre bei der Rockabilly-Band „Mark Lee Allen & The Driver Brothers“ und stand für größere Bands wie“ The Caravans“, „Dead Kings“, „Levi Dexter“ und viele andere auf der Bühne. Jim rief zudem eine neue Band „Mad Dog Cole“, mit dem ehemaligen Sänger von „Krewmen“, ins Leben und schrieb die Musik zum Comeback-Album des legendären MDC. Außerdem widmete er sich dem Karrierestart von Viktoria Modesta, indem er an ihrem Album mitarbeitete und sie bei Live- Auftritten unterstützte. Dies ermöglichte es Jim, ausgiebig durch Deutschland, das übrige Europa und Skandinavien zu reisen und auch in LA und Russland aufzutreten.

Nach einigen Besetzungswechseln entschied sich Jim im Jahre 2005, sich auf zwei musikalische Hauptprojekte zu konzentrieren. Zum einen „The Dark Angels“, die sich später zu „Wretched Souls“ umbenannten, für ihre düstere Country-Musik, Folk und Blues bekannt waren und mit dem legendären Smutty Smiff am Bass aufwarteten. Zum anderen „Whip Crackin' Daddies“ – hier steht Jim mit seinem guten Freund Choppy – Bassist bei „Demented Are Go“, „Nigel Lewis“ und „Guana Batz“-Berühmtheit und Lee Barnett („Caravans“, „Pharaohs“ und viele mehr) auf der Bühne. „Whip Crackin’ Daddies“ wurde nicht nur in der Rock 'n' Roll- und Psychobilly-Szene, sondern auch darüber hinaus gut angenommen und vor allem durch ihren harten, durchschlägigen Sound, den dunklen und bösartigen Gesang und die mörderischen Texte berühmt.

Jetzt konzentriert sich Jim auf seine Arbeit mit Frank Dickau von I Sold My Soul Media als Solokünstler "Jim Jeffries" und arbeitet am seinem Debüt-Album, dessen Stil er als „cooler Neo-Rockabilly, düstere Balladen und Rockin' Blues“ beschreibt. Als aktuelle Einflüsse nennt Jim Johnny Cash, Hot Boogie Chillun, Depeche Mode, Chris Isaak … und natürlich Elvis.

Haltet Ausschau nach Jims Debüt-Album oder kommt bei einem seiner berühmten und unvergesslichen Live-Auftritten in eurer Nähe vorbei....

He is Comin' To Get You soon!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Jeffries/159545097404438

Met the fabulous The Go Getters from Sweden at the Satanic Stomp Psychobilly Festival last weekend and gave them my latest book Kool Fellas, Ltd. - they love it! There are actually two shots with the Go Getters inside the book... great guys, always a pleasure to meet and party with them!

"This week we are excited to share with you these dynamic photographs from designer/photographer, Dirk Behlau from Bonn, Germany. His images bring to life a raw, bold sense of power and drive. You feel as though each image is about to come to life and they leave you thinking of what may have happened next. With a strong influence of American hot rods and Pin-Up fashion, Dirk captures a new generation adding his own staple to a past era of car culture."

http://www.53deluxe.com/everything-else/3990/dirk-behlau-aka-the-pixeleye/

Great epic video with great music! I love it!



Iron EP on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/iron-ep/id423849905
First EP "IRON" available on Itunes.