Dan Miracle as "Diablo Montana", Need for Speed: Shift. The pics.

Photos from my shoot for EA's "Need For Speed: Shift" on Sony PSP (released last month) alongside The Fuel Girls Lora (left), Teta (middle) and the fire-breathing Helen (right)

These shots are part of in-game loading screen footage for the character of "Diablo Montana"

Full of cheese? Yes.
Full of cringe? Most definitely.
Giving the impression that I'm a racing driving being idolised by hot women?
WELL THAT CANCELS OUT THE CRINGE SON!

Ok, so it doesn't but it was great fun all the same.

EA's Need for Speed: Shift out now on Sony PSP

Out now for the Sony PSP, EA's Need for Speed: Shift arcade racing gaming (nothing like the simulation game on the home consoles, unfortunately)

So why am I mentioning this? Because this is game in which my photos have been used for the character of Diablo Montana (lol)

So yeah, there you go. Check it if you have a PSP, innit.

Need for Speed: Shift photo shoot with The Fuel Girls

Well that was the most random day at work ever!

Arriving on set at an amazing London studio first thing in the morning, I was promptly given my driving uniform and props for the shoot.

I had to undergo approxiamately 30 seconds of make up (by the talented Lucy Darkness; unfortunately I was unable to get her horror special fx treatment) before being ready for the role of

The atmosphere was great, full of laughter and ridiculous requests such as: use a pretend mobile phone for Booty Call pose (seriously, wtf?!)


Later we all had lunch at the awesome in-house canteen (great food) and listened some crazy adventures from the everyday life of a Fuel Girl (they really do have some fascinating stories)


Overall it was a good experience and nice working with them all (especially Lora and Helen).
Now I just await seeing myself in the no-doubt-cringeworthy pics later in the year!

EA Modelling Audition?! Me in a video game?

It was a normal busy day in the EA office with a big batch of emails to sort through.

I noticed one mentioning a modelling audition to be a character in a forthcoming Need for Speed game.
I dismissed it initially, but after seeing other colleagues attempt it I decided to follow suit (starting to feel left out, lol)

Anyway to my surprise I actually fit the criteria and they want me to be a part of the shoot (alongside The Fuel Girls) early next year.

The criteria being: a smug, mid-30s confident Cuban ladies man who's good looking and knows it.

WTF? lol! I'm not sure whether to happy or offended!
I'm in my mid-20s, I'm not Cuban, with nothing to be smug about, not exactly confident and my looks are debatable (debate over: I fail)

But hey if I fit that bill and it means I get a day out of the office to be immortalised in a videogame alongside other models, well I'd even pose as Granny if I had to!

Probably.

Now working at EA, Guildford

So my day job has now relocated (meh!) and I now work in Guildford.

The office desks seem a bit more crammed (and the building lacks the style of Chertsey) but other than that everything is very much the same.

The perks haven't changed, there are still arcade machines and consoles to play in lunch breaks and fruit + gym are still free (major perk!)

Also the added benefit of working in Guildford means that there are actually shops nearby at lunchtime (something which EA Chertsey lacked).

Apparently there's a record shop called Dance2 nearby which I will check out soon...

Working at EA, Chertsey

It's not often that I'd mention my day job(s) on here (because quite frankly, there's normally nothing to tell) but today, finally something worthy has happened!

I successfully landed a role in the Creative Team at Electronic Arts Ltd in the UK recently and today was my first day in my new position.

This opportunity is something I had been searching for a while as my main other career interest (other music) has always been to work in the video games industry (something I've been obsessed with since childhood).
I no longer devote long hours to playing games anymore (as I simply can't) but still enjoy learning about the creation process behind them and aim to create my own one day.

So the role itself? It's great! Nice people, amazing environment (the Chertsey building has to be seen to be believed), great canteen food (more like a restaurant), free fruit, free soft drinks, free consoles and arcade machines to play by reception...oh, and located in a closed off party of Chertsey (complete with a lake).
Pretty much perfect basically.

It is only a 1 year contract position but I'm going to make the most of it.
The only downer so far is that this Chertsey building is being closed down next month and we're all being moved to new offices in Guildford.

Oh well.