Introduction
DR.ME
Originally Manchester based Collaborative creatives, dj's, workshopmakers Mark Christian Edwards and Ryan Doyle are currently in New York working with Mike Perry , who because and despite of Warren G and brooklyn beer hired them during a trip in his Volvo 9 months ago. During their placement in NY they will be blogging about their work and experiences there, here.
Also if you have any kind of work that requires placing 105030 tiny triangles together to create an image, they'd probably love to. Just to clarify things:
TOURIST magazine: Who is DR.ME?
DR.ME: DR.ME ARE A DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION / CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP BASED IN MANCHESTER, WE ARE AN EXCLUSIVELY INCLUSIVE COLLECTIVE, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION AND INTERACTION WITH CLIENTS AND FELLOW CREATIVES ALIKE.
What is it that you do?
WE WORK IN A CREATIVE WAY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND MAKE THINGS BEAUTIFUL.
How does a working process look between two collaborators?
ARGUE, ARGUE, ARGUE, ARGUE, AGREE.
What does living in manchester do to the mind of an artist?
INSPIRES, AMAZES, OPENS, FRUSTRATES, INVIGORATES, PUSHES, EXCITES.
What does visiting NY do?
INSPIRES, AMAZES, OPENS, FRUSTRATES, INVIGORATES, PUSHES, EXCITES.
Who is your fantasy 3rd collaborator, live or dead and what would the piece you would be working on involve?
WE WANT MORE!
HERE IS A WEEK LONG LISTING OF 3RD COLLABORATORS JUST SO WE WOULDN'T GET BORED:
MONDAY: ALAN FLETCHER
TUESDAY: ED RUSCHA
WEDNESDAY, ANDY WARHOL
THURSDAY: JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT
FRIDAY: GERHARD RICHTER
SATURDAY: MIKE PERRY
SUNDAY: BRUNO MUNARI
Can you draw?
COMING TO NEW YORK AND WORKING FOR MIKE PERRY HAS MADE US PICK UP A PEN AGAIN AFTER TOO LONG AND PUSH OUR ILLUSTRATIVE STYLES, YES.
What do you listen to in the studio?
BELLE & SEBASTIAN, WILD BEASTS, THE xx, DMX, BIGGIE SMALLS, WU TANG, WU LYF, THE JUAN MACLEAN, PANTHA DU PRICE, TALKING HEADS, TV ON THE RADIO, SNOOP DOGG, WHATEVER WE HEARD THOSE STOP MAKING SENSE PLEBS PLAYING THE NIGHT BEFORE
Have you ever destroyed a piece of work in anger?
DON'T THINK SO, SHIT ENDS UP IN THE BIN A LOT BUT THATS JUST THE PROCESS.
THESE ANSWERS WERE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CAPS LOCK, MAKING TYPE ANGRY.
Photograph by Hannah Mort
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