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Hello there!

I’m back, and I’m pumped with excitement and influential-motivational power to help all of you. We recently moved in to the new studios; we, being Alex Trebor and I. That being said, back to: I’m here to help you.

I’m an artist, and I know what a lot of artists go through. Most artists start with their cash in their pockets and are barely able to pay off the expenses of their hobby, but sooner than later that money will be gone, and there will be other priorities put before art for survival. I’m here to tell you that giving up on art shouldn’t be your choice. No, this is not another “don’t give up” motivational speech/post, this is about helping each other out.

I’m a photographer and filmmaker, maybe a psychiatrist on the side (nope), and I do know what artists suffer from and what they enjoy, so I’m here offering you help.

What can I help you with? Well, I can’t walk around giving scholarships to every artist around, but I sure know where you can get them from, and I sure can give advice about art it self. If you do need to ask about anything, email me through the contact link at the top of this website. The studio is my cave. I do spend a lot of time there, and if you feel comfortable enough you may even email/facebook me and after talking we can have a little meeting set up. I do need to know that you’re serious and you are ready to do work.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? NO ONE DOES ANYTHING FOR FREE!

Well, I do. Believe it or not, your only option is to try it your self. I’m working on getting my work out, so might as well help you, and if I win, you win. Let’s call it carpooling.

I do have the perfect mind set about getting a community of artists, and let’s be realistic here, what’s better than a group like that? Together we might make art, and some might even get a chance to add work on their resume. This isn’t a collaboration project, but individual work and advice, but if you need a collaboration happening, why not find a local and work with him or her to reach the outcome you’ve always pictured in your head. Let’s work that perfectionist in you as well.

There isn’t much time, and not everyday is a time I can work a meeting, so think about what you need, and shoot me an email if you need any help in the art industry. There are millions of dollars in the industry sitting waiting for somebody to deserve and grab it, so let’s work at it and shoot for those together.

Much love, let’s all support each other. Local artists get to visit not only email. That’s the only difference, so use your chance and work for it. I can show you how to.

Apo Avedissian

Dear high school students,
Freshies, sophomores, and juniors generally, seniors specifically,
I have a word I need to share with you.

I used to be the kid that planned his next project out with details to the point of perfectionism. I sat down during lunch and wrote down my ideas, and the next day I made the ideas more specific, then got into details, and sooner than later, I realized the year was over, and I had done nothing in that school but plan projects. During my senior year, I decided to work on all of these projects, and put them together. I did. I built a fan base of 35,000 myspace fan list. With that being said, I got two directors (Hollywood) to work with. [Names cannot be mentioned due to legal papers insisting so]. The last two lines were not brought up for bragging, for if it was, I would’ve told you a long time ago already. I want you to know how big one can be without the need to be working under somebody or the feel to be signed under a specific record label for all these musicians out there looking to get signed.

During my senior year, I became active in the Art Academy I was referred to by my Photography teacher, Ms. Alison Stewart. I joined the Art Academy during the last two months of my senior year, and through out the work I put in, I gathered two different $500 awards and a medal for outstanding achievements.

The point here is that you need to get your act together before you look into all of these companies you want to work with, or the classes you want to take in college. I want you to take all of these alternative classes and join these clubs. You might find your real passion. Not everyone is great at what they do, but some people turn out to be amazing because of loving that path they’ve taken.

If you enjoy taking care of the sick, then go ahead and major in any medical related field. You’ll enjoy life. However, if you be a doctor because dad or mom wanted you to, there’s a problem. Dad and mom will destroy your future life without knowing it. If you want to become an artist, do your thing. Realize that you need your connections around you. A degree will take you no where if you don’t have skill nor determination. Yes, both at the same time. Find your passion and stick to it. People have made millions off of selling the most little, stupid ideas I’ve ever heard of, but hey, with enough passion, they make more than you and I and our families make, combined.

Take an early step. Do your work but stay social. You need your people. Don’t get signed too early. Don’t get hooked to a company too early. Start your own path and if someone decides to pick you up, that’s when you know you made it for your self not for impressing anybody else.

Enjoy life, and let your self enjoy it as well. Your brain needs its fun too, not only your body.
Go do your fun projects and make money while you’re at it. You’re gonna be bigger than ever, independently.

Go join these groups, have a fun class in your schedule, and aim towards success. It’s never too early. Never too early.

Apo Avedissian

Have you ever wondered “What in the world am I ever gonna use this math equation for in my life” ? Good. You’re at the right place. Hi, I’m a realist, and you are ?
Welcome back to my blog, after some time, I decided to talk about public schools and the way these schools work and how effective they are to real life. I’m not a doctorate graduate, nor a Master’s degree owner, I’m simply a college student and a member of a society. This society we all live in governs our thoughts and tends to judge us by that evil thing schools tend to call a GPA.
Why do we bother and go to school ? Why do we wake up every morning, or have somebody wake us up, in my case, and drag our selves to school ?
We’re products and slaves of this society. I’m not against education, now, don’t get me wrong on this. I’m just against the way subjects are taught to us.

Teachers who take them selves too seriously need to understand how it just gives free loads of anxiety to the kids in their classrooms. Remember that one old grumpy teacher you had in Elementary or Middle School ? Of course you do. In fact, she might be the only one you remember. Now, all I’m saying here is that teachers need to teach us what we need to know instead of what the government tells them to teach us. The gov’t does tests to analyze how good a school is doing by the way. It’s a national test we refer to as F.S.Ts .. the Full of Shit Tests. Or was it the CSTs ?

I miss the teachers who taught us real stories. Teachers who brought memories, or made them, always make a child’s mind open up and be ready to learn more. Our attention span is very limited, [thank you, T.V.], and in order to teach high school or college students something, it needs to be interesting. If the topic is not interesting, the teacher/professor needs to try to make it interesting. We’re still kids at heart after all. Any little joke above the norm can make us laugh.

Don’t you think it’s unfair how this entire grading system works ? The whole As, Bs and my favorite, Fs (joke. Hi Mom!). These grades are labels stuck on us. These grade should be abolished. We need a “pass” or “not pass” terms going on. I have to credit Seza Baghdadlian for this one. At that time, people who learn enough can pass just like you would when you get anything between an A or a C, except this time, no one can judge you. Woohoo !

Seriously now, I think there are a lot of flaws in our school systems and they need to be fixed for a better generation. We have to study all of these “basic” requirements. No they’re NOT basic, first of all. Second, why would we study biology if we’re not interested ? Have you ever asked a doctor where a certain country is located ? 0% geography knowledge. No shit ! I’d actually be surprised if he could locate Hawaii on the map. Let’s just hope he doesn’t point at the U.S. map [I know what it's a part of, but we're talking maps here], if he found the U.S. on the map, at least.
I’m not going against doctors here, but the irony of this schooling system. We have to learn so much in so little time that by the end of the 4 years of high school you don’t know, let’s be nice, crap !
People I know who aren’t interested in Art are forced to take art classes, while on the other hand, the budget cuts don’t allow many students to get in classes, and in return, you have 75% of an Art class full of non-art majors just finishing their general education, while we, standing in line, hoping to study art, don’t get in.
Again, this is nothing against anyone else, it’s just about the way this system works. Good teachers do exist. You need to find them and be lucky enough to have a class with them to be enlightened.
Talk to your friends, talk to your teachers. Have a conversation with your parents. If society doesn’t act, nothing will change.

I’ll stop here, and wish you a couple of good days until another blog is up to stretch out your mind.
Much love =)
Apo Avedissian