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“ I i n t e n dt oi n v i t et h et o pﬁ v ep e o p l et oh a v eaj o bp l a c e me n t a to n eo ft h es t u d i o swi t hwh i c hI a mc o n n e c t e d , I c a n n o ts a y wh i c ho n e , b u tI h o p ey o ut r yy o u rh a r d e s t . P r o v et omet h a t y o uh a v es o me t h i n gd i f f e r e n tt oo f f e r , s h o wmet h eq u a l i t yo f y o u rwo r ka n dy o ua r el i k e l yt og e t aj o b . ”

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“ I ' v eb e e ni n s p i r e db yt h ev i t a l i t y , r a n g ea n da mb i t i o no f wh a t h a sb e e ns u b mi t t e dt oNo i s ei n2 0 1 4 .T h e r e ' ss o me t h i n g r a t h e rh u mb l i n ga b o u tt h ec o mmi t me n ta n de n g a g e me n t s h o wnb ys oma n yo f t h ea r t i s t swh os u b mi t t e dt h e i rwo r k . ”

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“ I t ’ sb e e nap l e a s u r et oh a v ewo r k e d wi t ht h eNOI S Et e a mo nt h e2 0 1 4 F e s t i v a l . T h ewo r kwa so f av e r yh i g h s t a n d a r dma k i n gi te x t r e me l yh a r d t oc h o o s ej u s tﬁ v ea s“ s p e c i a l me n t i o n s ” . I wa s p a r t i c u l a r l y i mp r e s s e dt oﬁ n dt h o s ep i e c e so f wo r ka d d r e s s i n gi mp o r t a n ts o c i a l i s s u e s i n a c r e a t i v e a n d c o n t e mp o r a r ywa y . ”

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