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    Short Takes for January 2021

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    AARDMAN FITS WALLACE & GROMIT ON A SOFA
    London ad agency krow, part of the MISSION Group, has rolled out its latest animated campaign for DFS, created in collaboration with independent studio Aardman. Once again, much loved inventor Wallace and his long suffering dog Gromit get into a tangle in the brand new ad, but all is saved with the arrival of a DFS seating solution that is big enough for the both of them, and a handful of wary sheep. 

    Directed by Aardman’s Will Becher, the spot sees Wallace proudly revealing his extendable sofa, a contraption that increases in length to accommodate everyone and even makes tea. But as with many of his inventions, something is amiss. It’s Gromit to the rescue as he sees the neighbors across the way getting a calm and simple delivery of a much more suitable piece of furniture from DFS. This is DFS’ third campaign featuring Wallace & Gromit where the characters’ natural charm and bonkers adventures use humor to tell an engaging story. In this case the message is clear–you don’t have to put up with a sofa that is not right for you, even if you made it yourself.  

    THINKLA NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
    ThinkLA, a nonprofit media, marketing and advertising community which helps businesses thrive by fostering connectivity and producing educational and networking events, has named its 2021 board of directors. 

    ThinkLA co-presidents are Aaron Walton of Walter Isaacson and Jean Freeman of Zambezi. VPs are Kirsten Atkinson of NBCUniversal Media, and Kevin Mayer of BJ’s Restaurant. Treasurer is Steve Orenstein of Battery.

    The 2021 directors are Pete Imwall of RPA and Eric Johnson of Ignited who are both advisors. Other directors serving on the board are Alexis Boerger of Orion Consulting, Luis Camano of Key Activations, Andrew Derr of Amazon, Carol Terakawa of Shopkick, Greg Castonovo of St@rt LLC, Latasha Gillespie of Amazon Studios, Jenna Lauer of Hall & Partners, Kim Lewis of ET, Wanda Kato of Horizon Media, Mikaela Liboro of TBWAChiatDay, Stuart McLean of MUXIP, Samantha Perlich of MiQ, Zach rosenberg of Zach Rosenberg consulting, Frank Scherma of RadicalMedia, and Karin Shaer of The Firm. 

    New directors on the board are Juan Suarez of The 4A’s, Joe Shields of iHeartRadio/Connections, and Mac Hagel, EP/managing director West for Spark Foundry.

    PEOPLE ON THE MOVE….
    Lauren Boyle has joined HARBOR’s NYC headquarters as sr. producer, commercial sound post. With more than 15 years experience, Boyle will spearhead the operations and sales for HARBOR’s expanding commercial sound post division, joining sound mixers Steve Perski, Walter Bianco and Mark Turrigiano. Boyle began her career working sound in promos for network television studios, including Viacom (Nickelodeon), Discovery (Animal Planet, Food Network), NBCUniversal (USA, Syfy), Cartoon Network and Disney TV Animation. On the advertising side, she has delivered sound for assorted national campaigns created by agencies such as Ogilvy, FCB Health, 21 Grams, and Johannes Leonardo. Prior to joining HARBOR, Boyle was sr. producer at Digital Arts where she led the sound team. Previous to that, she served as director of operations at Nutmeg where she worked with Perski. She now reunites with him at HARBOR …..

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    Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76

    Monday, August 17, 2026

    Dave Marsh, a longtime music critic who wrote several influential books about Bruce Springsteen, including the early biography "Born to Run" has died. He was 76.

    Marsh died Friday in Connecticut, his friend Jeffrey St. Clair, a co-editor of the online magazine Counterpunch, told The Associated Press. St. Clair said Marsh had been suffering from a degenerative brain disease for several years. Jim Rotolo, the SiriusXM radio host, announced Marsh's death on his social media accounts.

    Springsteen paid tribute to Marsh in an Instagram post, writing that the loss had left the band "heartbroken."

    "My great friend Dave, with his straight out of Detroit attitude, was a true Rock 'n' Roll lifer. He was soulful, intelligent, heartfelt, opinionated, bruising and often fantastically argumentative," Springsteen wrote. "He deeply believed in what I was trying to accomplish and his lifetime of support meant the world to me."

    Steven Van Zandt also wrote a remembrance on Instagram, writing "he was fearless, relentless, arrogant, everything you'd want in a RocknRoll troublemaker. And by the way, a tremendous writer."

    Marsh was an early champion of Springsteen, writing about him for Creem magazine and penning his first Rolling Stone cover story in 1978. In 1979 his biography "Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story" was released and became a best seller. He followed it in 1986 with "Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s." Legend has it that he was the one responsible for getting Jon Landau, Springsteen's longtime manager and record producer, to his first Springsteen concert.

    Born in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1950, Marsh dropped out of Detroit's Wayne State University in 1969 to write for the new rock magazine "Creem," where Lester Bangs was... Read More

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