ThinkPunk Revival
By purchasing this t-shirt you are supporting Think Punk CLG, the non for profit organization responsible for Think Punk Studios and BlueBellBeats Sessions.
Dear Friends! Thank you to all of you who have stayed around! It's been a while now since the red doors to JFK closed. But back then we have set up a non for profit organization under ThinkPunk CLG and have been planning on a revival for a while, mostly due to so many of you asking for the TP vibes to come back.
Hopefully we will find a place soon and will be able to build on the experience from the studios in JFK and make something even better, together. We are now gathering funds and resources to do that. Aiming to have a place by the end of 2024 and working out various paths to achieve that. If you would like to get involved please get in touch with us at studios@thinkpunk.org.
We do also have a small souvenir available via our website for hardcore members, supporters and fans. We have designed a first batch of T-Shirts and more are to come. With every T-Shirt around €9 will go towards the ThinkPunk CLG. Let us know what you think about the designs!
Think Punk Studios a platform for thinking outside the tank. Dublin based community of artists, creatives and audiences from various backgrounds, walks of lives and mother tongues.
Currently looking for a new home. Help us get a room!
By purchasing this t-shirt you are supporting Think Punk CLG, the non for profit organization responsible for Think Punk Studios and BlueBellBeats Sessions.
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We Are Temporarily Closed
“Now my fluttering soul yearns to wander;
now my joyful feet come alive with eagerness.
Farewell, dear bands of fellow travellers,
whom, having left home at the same time,
split paths carry home by different routes.”
BlueBellBeats | The Grand Finale - GOODBYE TO ALL THAT JAZZ - in photos
No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
THANK YOU to all of you beautiful people. I’m flabbergasted, let the pics do the talking…
Photos by Simon Lazewski.
ThinkPunk Xmas Xtravaganza - photos from the night
We knew that this was going to be epic. With such a vibrant and dedicated community we were expecting mighty craic! But what this turned out to be was possibly the best gathering of happy souls TP has experienced to date!
We knew that this was going to be epic. With such a vibrant and dedicated community we were expecting mighty craic! But what this turned out to be was possibly the best gathering of happy souls TP has experienced to date!
LIVE MUSIC
Our line up was the one to remember - with JAKUB & MARTA setting the tone and bringing some melancholy to the room, with stunning vocals and mesmerizing guitar. Followed up by LIGHTING PHILL a one man blues orchestra, who simply took over the space and filled it with amazement, some sort of magic, of a guitar, harmonica, charisma and power of his voice. Next up it was HEAT - five musicians, filled with positive energy and happiness, taking over ThinkPunk stage and owning the vibes that were shared by the audience, dancing to space funk. And finally BELLA with her TP XMAS ORCHESTRA and truly out of this world vocals, beautiful arrangements and freedom of expression. A cherry on the top, jazz and energy, fun and passion. Music for our souls.
DECKS
DjFizzyWaters made sure that the DJ room was hopping. Not only that actually Kamil R was also the one who prepared most of the snacks with his magic Chef’s skills. We had Steven on the decks in his christmas spirit you could easily trade Jingle Bells for techno and never go back.
With guest Dj’s and the crowd definitely wearing their dancing shoes our rehearsal space, formerly known as Kondysya was taken over by the Beat.
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
An event like this does not just pop up out of nowhere. It was the people who helped creating it, preparing, putting their heart into making it an experience to be enjoyed by everyone in attendance. Ania looked after the logistics of collecting hand made Pierogi (by Ashka) and helped with getting the food counter operational. She also brought the smile, the one that she always bring to TP, the contagious one. Silent heroes Gustaw and Marta fixed our table tennis table and made some essential repairs ahead of the gig, but most of all brought delicious pastries those that all loved with Jakub being the biggest fan. :)
If anyone ever wondered how to sound good, they should talk to Dawid. The man who is responsible for the signature sounds of TP, a passionate sound engineer, praised by all who were ever performing at TP. Sound Dawid. Sound.
There was also Tomek who gets his cameras to record nothing else but a proper document about this time, the time we are alive.
And then it was this beautiful crowd - all of you crazy people, we thank you for being part of this journey with us. Keep on rocking!
MEMORIES
We all have our own. Some may have them a little bit blurred though, but surely the memories were good! Nonetheless we are blessed with Simon Lazewski who is our resident photographer and each time there is something going on in the studios, he takes his camera and turns our reality into beautiful memories. Btw he was also the one who cleaned the toilets and mopped the floor before the gig :). Pure Soul. Pure Art.
Here is a selection of the photos from the night by Simon! Enjoy!
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BlueBellBeats Final Series [ONE] - Photos from the Night
On Saturday the 14th of October we have hosted three amazing bands followed up by DJs. As a result of collaboration with nowhere music club ThinkPunk studios was filled by fantastic music and great vibes provided by: Atlas Moon + Velourias + Garage Olimpo.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in TP. It is so great to see the place buzzing with good crowd and music.
Our amazing photographer and friend Simon Lazewski took some photos on the night and here is the selection, enjoy:
COMING UP! BlueBellBeats Final Series [ONE]
Live Bands and DJ’s
ThinkPunk & nowhere music club
Jam&Games&Vinyls - 7 July - a selection of photos and sounds
Jam&Games&Vinyls - a selection of soundbites, pics and clips from the session on the 7th July
That was a very cool night, with amazing music coming out of the jam room with a mix of old crew and new people and great vibe in the performance room provided by nowhere music club and friends. Happy faces and good sounds, all that we need here!
Big thanks to Sebastiano, Dave, Dawid, Dario. (3DS) :)
Here are some soundbites recorded by Dawid from last session:
And some pics by Piero Cafarelli :
And a video by Onofrio America:
and something from way later in the night by Dexter:
South Dublin Live at ThinkPunk
What a night! Definitely a strong contender to the title of the most epic night at ThinkPunk Studios to date. We’re delighted to see on stage our own members with the project that was born in this very studio, rocking it!
Last Saturday, the 24th of June featured our final instance of BlueBellBeats Series where our community puts on live shows, featuring up and coming artists, giving the stage to members and friends as well as inviting guests to perform and immerse into the unique atmosphere. Our broad community is 200+ people strong and it was great to see so many cheering at Zibbster & Aerte (both on vocals) + Serenity in Chaos (Przemek on bass, Onofrio on guitar, Józef on drums), followed up by the After Party with DJ Other Angle, DJ Froydovsky, DJ FizzyWaters and DJ Marcelo Doval.
What a night! Definitely a strong contender to the title of the most epic night at ThinkPunk Studios to date. We’re delighted to see on stage our own members with the project that was born in this very studio, rocking it!
We are very thankful to South Dublin County Arts Office and NOISE music for the support. It is really reassuring when you know that the community that has built this place from ground up has such a strong and dedicated support in the county, we are very very grateful.
Thanks to the crew who made it all happen so smoothly and brougt so much fun to organizing yet another event in TP:
Rafal Kostrzewa & Remigiusz Poznanski on Video
Dawid Kondraciuk & Andy Kelly on Stage and Sound
Kamil Ratajczak on DJ set ups
Dave Horvath - on Admin
Balazs and Janozs on the Door
Daniel Bzdyra on Catering
Simon Lazewski on Photos
Thank you to everyone who helped with the wrap up and most of all thank you to all of you for being such an amazing part of this journey! [NEXT EVENT is our biweekly Jam Session + guests from nowhere music club with Vinyl Records Night!]
You can rewatch the full concert on our YT (start playing 4 mins into the live stream when the audio is back on). And take a look at some pics from the night taken by Simon:
16 June - Jam&Games - Photos & Sounds
Jam&Games - a selection of soundbites and pics from the session on the 16th of June
Yet another great session that took place on Friday 16th June. We are delighted to have welcomed so many new faces and new members of the community!
We have been meeting regularly for open jam sessions every second Friday in our studios for over two years. These sessions are so cool and often each one is so different than the other in terms of style, vibe and the ping pong championships play a role too :)
Huge thanks to Dario, Rita and the whole crew behind this one.
Our next event and the last one big ahead of the summer will take place on Saturday the 24th more details and registration is available HERE.
Here are some soundbites recorded by Dawid from last session:
Take a look at some pics from the night taken by Elio and a sneak peek into the vibe with the video taken by Jakub.
Jam&Games - 9 June - Listen Back Selection
Jam&Games - a selection of soundbites from the session on the 9th June
What a night!!! We have been meeting regularly for open jam sessions every second Friday in our studios for over two years. These sessions are so cool and often each one is so different than the other in terms of style, vibe and the ping pong final score. This Summer night was one to remember! Let’s bring on more! [a special adhoc one is happening on the 16th of June - Register HERE]
Huge thanks to South Dublin County Council Arts Office for the support!
Here are some soundbites recorded by Dawid from last session:
It definitely was one of those nights where everyone was too busy enjoying the music, but luckily we have a few pics by Ges and a video by Barnaba.
Pics from MANA gig on the 20th of May | B3
Photos from MANA concert on the 20th of May as part of BlueBellBeats. #B3
MANA opened our BlueBellBeats Heatwave Series on the 20th of May, here is a selection of photos by Marta Kruk from Fotoholix.
Coming Up: Zibbster+Aerte & Serenity in Chaos | LIVE at ThinkPunk
Live gigs return to ThinkPunk with BlueBellBeats Heatwave Series!
Live gigs return to ThinkPunk with BlueBellBeats Heatwave Series! On the 24th of June we are very excited to present Zibbster + Aerte & Serenity in Chaos - a new project born in ThinkPunk! Formed in 2023, it's a band mixing rock & rap genres with hiphop MCs Zibbster & Arte on vocals, Onofrio on guitar, Jozef on drums and Przemek on bass.
After the gig we shall have DJ’s in both of the rooms! So far we have confirmed: DJ FizzyWaters , DJ Froydovsky, DJ Other Angle and more! Bring your dancing shoes!
This event is supported by South Dublin Live - an initiative of South Dublin County Council.
#B3
Jam&Games - 28 April - Photos and Audio
Jam&Games - some pics and soundbites from the session on the 28th of April
We have been meeting regularly for open jam sessions every second Friday in our studios for over two years. These sessions are so cool and often each one is so different than the other in terms of style, vibe and the ping pong final score. Last Friday and three more Jam Sessions are supported by SDCC and we are so grateful for this!
Here are some soundbites recorded by Dawid from last session:
And some photos taken on the night by Marta Kruk (Fotoholix).
Vinyl Records & Jam Session coming up on the 31st of March!
This sounds really exciting we have partnered with Nowhere Music Club to add some spice to our Jam Sessions, and their bringing Vinyls and an army of DJ’s.
This sounds really exciting we have partnered with Nowhere Music Club to add some spice to our Jam Sessions, and their bringing Vinyls and an army of DJ’s. Two rooms in operation - Live Music in the small one and Vinyls in the perfromance room! More INFO HERE.
4th March - Jam&Games - photos
Pics from our bi-weekly meet up in ThinkPunk.
Yet another magical night of music and friendship! Thank you al for coming and Lukasz Pedlowski for bringing the camera! Here are some photos taken by Lukasz / photoeye.ie
Some pics from our BlueBellBeats Jam Session last December!
Some pics from our last Jam Session in December 2022.
It was such a special night…and a very cold one, but everyone had a blast with music on the main stage in the moderated jam session and a freestyle happiness in the rehearsal room, happening at the same time! It was a feast for music, improvisation and collaboration, it also was a celebration for the year for our members and supporters! Awesome night!
Take a look at some photos taken on the night by @misiormisiorro, a beautiful, atmospheric analogue photos taken with a legendary ZenitXP12/ Lens: Helios 44/ Film Ilford Delta 3200.
Happy New Year Everyone and don’t forget about the upcoming #B3 Jam Session in the main room on the 20th of January. Registration open now! (Members FREE)
A handful of tunes recorded at our last Jam&Games session
We are really happy that so many of you are coming to our jam sessions. We are as always delighted to welcome new musicians and audience members. Tune in to a few tunes that Dawid recorded for us at the last jam session that took place on the 4th of November 2022.
New Episodes from IN THE MAKING - a thinkpunk podcast now available!
New episodes of our in-house podcast are now avaialble!
Slightly Disheveled and BAJZEL - photos from the 22 October Final BlueBellBeats Twilight Series Gig!
Photos from Slightly Disheveled and Bajzel gig on the 22 October 2022 as part of BlueBellBeats Twilight Series.
There are those nights one will remember for a long long time. Our final gig in the BlueBellBeats Twilight Series was one of them, for sure. Starting with a burst of energy and madness by an amazing Dublin band - Slightly Disheveled and finishing with Bajzel’s one man orchestra magic that got the room jumping in the frenzy of sounds.
Take a look at some photos from the night taken by one of our own - Simon Lazewski.
Performances supported by South Dublin Arts Office and the Dept. of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media through their Live Local Performance Scheme.
SVIATYJ - photos from the 15th October BlueBellBeats Gig!
Photos from the concert of SVIATYJ at ThinkPunk - a magical night of blues and folk from Galicya.
It was truly mesmerizing, the evening with SVIATYJ with his authenticity, power and magic. You could sense that something extraordinary was happening on our stage and it was taking over the whole room, embracing the audience with something more than just music and words, it was like travelling in space and time and exploring the essence of ones being, touching on the secret of the universe from a perspective of a human being lost at night in the magical forest of thoughts, dreams and fears.
Take a look at some photos from the night taken by one of our own - Simon Lazewski.
This time we solely focus on what science, history and popular culture tell us about our choices, about our life, whether Free Will is actually a thing.