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this site will soon be decommissioned and lost in the depths of the internet. here’s the new site: http://news.shutterback.com/ Happy new year to everyone!

this site will soon retire and all archives lost to the world… well not really, just wanted to have a better home for my material as the new year approaches.

Been working on an community social event coming up this December called Project Winterfood. Please check it out here.

Yesterday the world of ambient music lost one of the most influential people on my life as a musician and visual artist. Dani was one of the most beautiful people that I have ever known and she will be missed greatly. I have been doing artwork with Dani and her husband Will for over a year, and will always treasure the valuable moments that Dani and I shared.

you can find her sounds here:

http://www.myspace.com/chubbywolfsounds

her gorgeous collaboration with Will:

http://www.myspace.com/celersite

Here is a letter from Will, her husband:

Dear friends,

With great sadness I have to announce to you, our friends, that Dani passed away yesterday, July 8. On Tuesday morning I woke to find her unconscious, and not breathing. The medics were called, and she was revived, but fell directly into a coma and didn’t wake up. She passed away yesterday at 3pm, with her family by her. All that is known to say why is that her heart stopped, for no foreseeable reason. The only relation is that her father died in the same way, of a cardiac arrest at the age of 29. She was 26.

Right now I don’t know how to express the loss and sadness I feel, knowing that someone so ultimately close to me, and such an inspiration and friend to so many other people in the world is gone. All I can say is that she won’t be forgotten, or pushed aside only because she’s gone. She’ll always be with me, as my inspiration, my love, my everything. All I can say is I miss her, every second.

Right now I won’t be able to answer many emails, as there’s only so much I can talk about this. Time will heal this, but I know the sadness will never go away. This, I’m ok with, as I never want to forget every way she changed my life, and touched my heart.

I appreciate all your support and love, and even though many of you only knew her through her poetry, or her music, I hope they are good memories. Enclosed is a favorite photo of her, taken at her beach, at home.

Also, here was her favorite quote:

‘The Meaning is in the Wonder”
- Kenneth Patchen

Sincerely,
Will

summer 09 has finally started for me. summer school starting soon, moving into new place, only working nights at the job. new cameras, light meter for all of the arsenal, so expect some medium format and vintage action in full force. Arsenal will be updated soon, gotten some new cameras that I have been playing with. Design-wise, work for Celer, Chubby Wolf, and Archaic Horizon. Real updates coming soon. Audio-wise, 4 releases on the way, finding labels now for them.

Life has been busy indeed. finished off another year of school, one more to go! Right after school went on a backpacking adventure of 42 miles over 7 days in Michigan’s upper peninsula with my roomate and 4 others. Quite a gorgeous adventure. You may see more of the pictures below by clicking on the photo. Not much planned for the summer, a lot of music writing, and hopefully a lot of free lance. I will be sure to keep you all updated on all of that as it comes. I plan to also upload some of my work that I have done over the year that I did not have a chance to post!

This is the new home for all of the stirrings in the world of Johnny Utterback. Links are on the right to friends, my other creations and projects, and ramblings. enjoy!

Many new things going on, a lot of freelance… expect another photo in the April issue of Richmond Magazine. Once school lets up, and I get these things knocked out, you will be able to see whats up. Chubby Wolf, Orange Crush, and possible Aeron artwork are in the works, and as well as an identity system for a friend that is going to be pretty cool. As always, flickr updates, regular tweets, other random things in the links to keep you occupied. Blog moving will occur soon to wordpress and legit domain name, once I figure out some nifty html for the site to make it look up to par with this one. hope you all are well and all that jazz with spring right around the corner.

picked up a freelance job with richmond mag, this was in the march issue. keep an eye out in the coming issues for more possible photos!