#ThankfulThursday - Edition #5: Lauren Johnston

#ThankfulThursday: Giving thanks for the past, present and future in a  series of weekly shout outs to those who have and continue to support VoliteINC.

DISCLAIMER: These #ThankfulThursday posts are in no way, shape or form ranked or prioritized, so if you're not featured here right away, that doesn't mean that you're not important. I've got a lot of gratitude to give, so please stay patient and your time to shine will come :) If there's something special you'd like to say about VoliteINC and/or if you'd specifically like to be featured, please let me know! 

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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #5: Lauren Johnston aka Johnsteez

Lauren is hands down my most loyal friend, who is always up for a good time and will never let you down. She comes from a great family and her Mom, Dad and Sisters are some of the most genuine, good natured and caring people I've met. She is reliable, dependable, organized, spontaneous, creative and an all around down ass chick! She and I have a lot of great memories from our time together at Chico State and she helped create the first business cards I ever had for my company as a school project, back when it was originally called Truestar. She is always there to lend a helping hand or a shoulder to lean on and I am so grateful for our many years of friendship. Lauren is the unofficial, official photographer everywhere we go and she is always capturing candid and posed photos of everyone's good times! Thank you for always being you, Lauren and for showing me what true friendship is all about! <3

Original business cards that Lauren designed for Truestar:

#MusicMonday: Go-go from Washington D.C. c/o James Moran

#MusicMonday this week is dedicated to Go-go, which is a popular music subgenre associated with funk that originated in the Washington, D.C., area during the mid-1960s to late-1970s.

For more information, check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-go

Video c/o James Moran. Thank you for sharing, James!

SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC!

#ThankfulThursday - Edition #4: James Philipps

#ThankfulThursday: Giving thanks for the past, present and future in a  series of weekly shout outs to those who have and continue to support VoliteINC.

DISCLAIMER: These #ThankfulThursday posts are in no way, shape or form ranked or prioritized, so if you're not featured here right away, that doesn't mean that you're not important. I've got a lot of gratitude to give, so please stay patient and your time to shine will come :) If there's something special you'd like to say about VoliteINC and/or if you'd specifically like to be featured, please let me know! 

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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #4: James Philipps

James is an amazingly talented Graphic Designer and family friend who helped develop and create all of the original Volite, INC. logos. He is very patient and spent many hours meeting with me to turn my visual ideas, concepts and drawings into classic, cleanly outlined formal designs. He truly understands the vision for Volite, INC. and was able to run with many ideas completely on his own. He was integral in creating the standard Volite logo, which has been used for all of the official branding and is both simple and sleek. He was also responsible for building all of the visual concepts and graphic designs for the original website launch back in 2007. This included all product images, banners, fonts, logos and visuals. One of the logos that he created appears on the back of each of the plain black and white leather belts that were originally purchased for the company and are customizable to specific pick color patterns and designs. 

Thank you SO much for helping these visions come to life, James!

ORIGINAL LOGO DRAWINGS (by me):




OFFICIAL LOGO DESIGNS (by James):

ORIGINAL WEBSITE DRAWING (by me):

OFFICIAL GRAPHIC DESIGNS FOR WEBSITE (by James):

#MusicMonday - G-Eazy

#MusicMonday this week is dedicated to G-Eazy an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Oakland, California.

He performed at the VMAs yesterday with Britney Spears:

For more information about him, check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Eazy
Articles written about him:

• Forbes
• Rolling Stone

To find and support him online, go here:

• g-eazy.com
• Facebook
• Instagram
• iTunes
• SoundCloud
• Spotify
• Twitter
• YouTube

SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC. 

Thank you for your support! 

#MusicMonday was created and is supported by Volite, INC. 

If you'd like to make a #MusicMonday recommendation, please email me.

#ThankfulThursday - Edition #3: Mari Barron

#ThankfulThursday: Giving thanks for the past, present and future in a  series of weekly shout outs to those who have and continue to support VoliteINC.

DISCLAIMER: These #ThankfulThursday posts are in no way, shape or form ranked or prioritized, so if you're not featured here right away, that doesn't mean that you're not important. I've got a lot of gratitude to give, so please stay patient and your time to shine will come :) If there's something special you'd like to say about VoliteINC and/or if you'd specifically like to be featured, please let me know! 

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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #3: Mari Barron

Mari has been one of my best friends since we were in middle school and is someone that I know I can truly trust. We love a lot of the same music and whenever we are together we are always cracking jokes, laughing and having a good time! When Mari gets in the zone, her one of a kind artistic style truly shines and she is especially great with stencil work. She is so focused and has such a high attention to detail, sprinkled with an amazingly laid back, fun, unique and creative vibe. Mari is an amazing artist and I have really enjoyed seeing the many different projects that she has created over the years. She drew all of the original VoliteINC. t-shirt designs, which are classic to the official branding of this company. Thank you, MariB!

Here's an original drawing that Mari made especially for Volite, INC.:

#MusicMonday - Michael Franti & Spearhead

I had the honor of seeing Michael Franti & Spearhead play live yesterday at the Mountain Winery Amphitheater in Saratoga, CA. The opening act was a talented singer named Zella Day.

Here are some pictures that I took:

Here are some pictures that my Mom took:

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Support Michael Franti & Spearhead:

#GoodToBeAliveToday

+Michael Franti 

Tour Dates

#SOULROCKER is dedicated to everyone who lives from their heart with compassion for all and who has a tenacious enthusiasm for music life and the planet. We are beyond honored to make music that stands up for people and the planet --- and makes you dance!

AVAILABLE NOW: 
iTunes ▶ http://smarturl.it/SOULROCKERitunes
Amazon ▶ http://smarturl.it/SOULROCKERamazon
Deluxe Bundles ▶ bit.ly/SOULROCKERBUNDLES

Information above c/o: https://www.facebook.com/michaelfranti

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Support Zella Day:

+Zella Day 

Tour Dates

Album: KICKER

iTunes -- http://smarturl.it/zda1
Amazon.com -- http://smarturl.it/zdama1

Information above c/o: https://www.facebook.com/ZellaDay

Thank you for your support! 

#MusicMonday was created and is supported by Volite, INC. 

If you'd like to make a #MusicMonday recommendation, please email me.

#ThankfulThursday - Edition #2: Kristen Carranza

#ThankfulThursday: Giving thanks for the past, present and future in a  series of weekly shout outs to those who have and continue to support VoliteINC.

DISCLAIMER: These #ThankfulThursday posts are in no way, shape or form ranked or prioritized, so if you're not featured here right away, that doesn't mean that you're not important. I've got a lot of gratitude to give, so please stay patient and your time to shine will come :) If there's something special you'd like to say about VoliteINC and/or if you'd specifically like to be featured, please let me know! 

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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #2: Kristen Carranza

Kristen is my Bestie and we have been best friends since middle school. She's always had back and I've got hers! We have a weird way of always making each other laugh with inside jokes that could go on for years. She introduced me to live rock music at BFD in Mountain View many many years ago and I am so grateful for that. We have been going to shows together ever since and both have a true passion and respect for music and musicianship. She is a true musician who can sing, write and read music with a strong drive to support the music industry through her innate instinct and backed by a degree from SF State in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts. She currently lives in San Diego so we don't get to see each other as much as we used to, but we talk every week on Wednesdays to chat about our business ideas. She and I have so many sandboxes full of ideas that we want to launch through VoliteINC. and share with you! Stay tuned...we're dangerously awesome when we're together... 

 

For you Bestie: "Always remember, never forget... the past, it's behind you..." ;)