Multi artist Tomas Johansson opens a art gallery/music shop in ICYou's Rockshop
Although Tomas already have an international following due to his musical project zzzzzz he is also a very well renowned artist with paintings hanging on walls all over the world.
“When I heard of the rockshop I instantly thought would it not be cool to be able to open up a virtual art gallery and sell my art through a completely new media, I am so enthusiastic about the possibility to meet the supporters to my music and the customers to my art and talk to them in my own rockshop. I was first in the world to introduce "stand up art" so it makes sence that I am the first painter in ICYou. To have a virtual 3D gallery makes 100% sense for all that have followed my career, thank you ICYou for making this possible for me.” says Tomas Johansson
“We want Rockshop to be open for all sorts of creative people that want to meet up with their audiences. It is with great enthusiasm that we partake in Tomas’s dreams in making the first 3D artgallery store available in mobilephones.” says Lars Erik Ottenvall, CEO, ICYou AB
About Tomas Johansson:
ZZZZZZ [bzzz without a b] is a musical project by the band's only member. The music had existed for a few years but solely as tangible ideas and thoughts in the head of ZZZZZZ. The band decided that the rest of the world should have the opportunity to experience the music.
How the album got the name "Holeigans" is based on the following:At Liljevalchs (Sweden's most reknowned gallery) 2000 Spring Exhibition, Tomas Johansson was exhibiting three paintings - "Which hole is the way out?", "Holeigan Spiral" and "The Bump" - which depicted holeigans sitting in their holes. They are large, clinical monotoned paintings with an alien chap as central figure. The whole concept is built on a simple "expressionlessness", which, in its simplicity, becomes extremely expressive. With the creation of the music, so too was the holeigan spirit was woven into its creation. These figures also got to decorate the CD cover. The music is not about the holeigans, but a creation in the same spirit.; minimilistic, clinical with a pinch of humour carried forward by a calming desolate feeling.
ZZZZZZ's only member has his musical background as a bassisit in heavy and death/trash metal bands, but the influences span over a much broader spectrum. On the album "Holeigans" you can't help but see there is a certain love for the German "krautrockers", Kraftwerk.
About ICYou AB:
ICYou AB is a Sweden-based company. It was formed during the summer of 2007 by entrepreneur Fredrik Nilsson. The business idea is essentially a global media and marketing concept that is conceived out of the growing need for individuals to meet and socialize with others in so-called virtual communities, coupled with businesses’ needs to find novel, effective marketing channels in order to reach this new and fast-growing market segment. ICYou’s virtual world, Interactive City, is based on advanced computer game technology and will through its unique interactivity and high-grade pictorial details offer opportunities to build trademarks, advertise, sell products and offer services - in a way that has never been done before! It will be a mirror of reality with its citizens, communications, educational institutions, rules and laws, entertainment, means of socializing, businesses, authorities and free market economy.