Play: Myles Nakouzi
PLAY isn't as much 'playing' as it is 'ass-kicking'—Myles Nakouzi's debut book burns white hot onto the scene with his complex, unique, and highly stylized approach. We get a full glimpse into the mind and hands of Myles. PLAY provides a strong cross-section of his repertoire, from sleights and flourishes to the multitude of diverse effects—all characterized with the complexity and ethereal flourish of his signature style.
From the introductions we get a feel for how in-tune Myles is with his art, and before I even reached the first effect I knew I was holding material that wasn't just challenging, but consumptive by nature. I spent four hours just developing a general knowledge of the material herein, and to me, that's exciting—as well as refreshing—to find material that is not only new, but more importantly, that can be realistically used in one's performance.
Design/Layout/Set-up/Presentation:
PLAY looks amazing. This is definitely not a bare-bones product, its design and layout really add something to it and you can tell that a lot of effort and work went into it. Each effect has it's own full-page HQ Photo Cover with a description, it really adds something nice and a sense of professionalism to it. Overall the photography is phenomenal throughout. Each photo, whether it be a cover or the figure photos for each effect walkthrough is high quality. There are multiple instructional figure photos for each effect, and each photo is perfectly angled to supplement the text and give the reader a clear and concise visual aid to guide them along.
Play is 49 pages long, it includes a forwards from Dan Buck & Daniel Madison, an introduction by Myles himself, there are 12 different effects/sleights, each require 3-4 pages of walkthrough. As I said above, the material included is diverse, but it all fits together so nicely. I know I haven't provided a review of each particular item, more information will be released soon.
Format: There will be a 1st edition printing that will be limited to 100 or less and if I'm not mistaken these will surface at Blackpool. The PDF version is set to go on sale Feb24th from both dananddave.com as well as devilsadvocateproductions.com
I was honoured to have the privilege to do an advance review for this product, I hope it provided some insight and piqued your curiosity for what lies ahead.
-Chris Alexander
[Trailer] http://vimeo.com/3168621
PLAY isn't as much 'playing' as it is 'ass-kicking'—Myles Nakouzi's debut book burns white hot onto the scene with his complex, unique, and highly stylized approach. We get a full glimpse into the mind and hands of Myles. PLAY provides a strong cross-section of his repertoire, from sleights and flourishes to the multitude of diverse effects—all characterized with the complexity and ethereal flourish of his signature style.
From the introductions we get a feel for how in-tune Myles is with his art, and before I even reached the first effect I knew I was holding material that wasn't just challenging, but consumptive by nature. I spent four hours just developing a general knowledge of the material herein, and to me, that's exciting—as well as refreshing—to find material that is not only new, but more importantly, that can be realistically used in one's performance.
Design/Layout/Set-up/Presentation:
PLAY looks amazing. This is definitely not a bare-bones product, its design and layout really add something to it and you can tell that a lot of effort and work went into it. Each effect has it's own full-page HQ Photo Cover with a description, it really adds something nice and a sense of professionalism to it. Overall the photography is phenomenal throughout. Each photo, whether it be a cover or the figure photos for each effect walkthrough is high quality. There are multiple instructional figure photos for each effect, and each photo is perfectly angled to supplement the text and give the reader a clear and concise visual aid to guide them along.
Play is 49 pages long, it includes a forwards from Dan Buck & Daniel Madison, an introduction by Myles himself, there are 12 different effects/sleights, each require 3-4 pages of walkthrough. As I said above, the material included is diverse, but it all fits together so nicely. I know I haven't provided a review of each particular item, more information will be released soon.
Format: There will be a 1st edition printing that will be limited to 100 or less and if I'm not mistaken these will surface at Blackpool. The PDF version is set to go on sale Feb24th from both dananddave.com as well as devilsadvocateproductions.com
I was honoured to have the privilege to do an advance review for this product, I hope it provided some insight and piqued your curiosity for what lies ahead.
-Chris Alexander
[Trailer] http://vimeo.com/3168621