KnifeFight
Brooklyn Events (2010-2011)
A.P. Smith, Creative Director
KnifeFight:Â No Rules documentary film
A.P. Smith, Producer
Through 2010, I worked as Creative Director and Events Manager under the brand KnifeFight producing events and films as a one-man promoter as well as in collaboration with companies like the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Colt 45, IVANAHelsinki, GreenOwl Records, Newtown Radio, Project Fathom and more.
Bored with Brooklyn bars and indie DIY venues, I focused on creating art happenings with live music and DJs in unconventional venues throughout NYC: free tattoo parties in SoHo storefronts, punk rock BBQs on Brooklyn warehouse rooftops, weekend music festivals with free beers for guests who rode their bicycles to the venue…
I chose to close KnifeFight with the publication of the short documentary KnifeFight: No Rules, which you can now watch here in its entirety. Developing KnifeFight as a brand lead to a fully fledged business plan for my M.S. in Publishing capstone at New York University (2010).
Rules? In a KnifeFight? No Rules.
“KnifeFight: No Rules is a short film about a crazy-ass show that went on in a Greenpoint warehouse this past February. Put on by the eponymous KnifeFight — the party-throwing moniker of Andy P. Smith, ex-Chief Magazine engine who also ran the dearly departed, DIY space Bodega — the two-night affair at 171 Lombardy starred the usual crust-crunk suspects: Japanther, The Death Set, Cerebral Ballsy, Boogie Boarder and Murdertronics.
“Creative debauchery aside, KnifeFight: No Rules works as a testament of another determined set of people taking matters into their own hands.” – The Village Voice
KnifeFight: No Rules – watch the full documentary:
Produced by A.P. Smith and Project Fathom
“These bands define the Brooklyn scene. And this party defines DIY craziness in all its glory.” – Brooklyn Ski Club
Additional KnifeFight events below:
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SoHo Gold Button Launch & Tattoo Party (March, 2010)
“Everything you expect from a good party: vodka, cheap tattoos, fancy buttons, and bands with names evoking dirt and death.” – Flavorpill
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Ninjasonik Album Release Party at Legion (April, 2010)
“KnifeFight is always pretty rad, but when you combine it with Ninjasonik it’s a guarantee that all hell will break loose… With this crew, surprise guests could be anyone from Matt and Kim to Andrew W.K. to Santigold…” – Booze Party
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Noches de los Artistas – Artist Talks at Pete’s Candy Store (June and July, 2010)
“KnifeFight’s Noches de los Artistas series brings the public face-to-face with a variety of emerging New York artists to facilitate conversation among artists and their peers in an intimate space.” – New York Art Beat
