Ian Jorgensen
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Ian Francis Jorgensen (also known as Blink) is a Wellington-based events manager, editor and photographer. He is the producer of the New Zealand music compilation and magazine series A Low Hum.
Blink was also the principal photographer for the book, NZ Rock: 1987–2007, written by Gareth Shute, published in 2008.
Since 2007 Ian has been running a music festival called Camp A Low Hum.
Despite overwhelmingly receptive responsesA Low Hum, series 3 issue 8, 2006, editorial{{cite news | url=http://www.critic.co.nz/showfeature.php?id=3798 | title=Blink and you'll miss it | author=Aaron Hawkins | publisher=Critic | date=3 December 2006 | access-date=2007-01-24 | archive-date=6 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406125754/http://www.critic.co.nz/showfeature.php?id=3798 | url-status=dead }} to his monthly 2006 music tours around New Zealand, Jorgensen halted the monthly tours in 2007 to pursue new projects.{{cite news|url=http://www.captimes.co.nz/news/32/n/1088/Onedayisneverenough.boss |title=One day is never enough |author=Dawn Tratt |publisher=Capital Times |date=15 January 2007 |access-date=2007-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206052042/http://www.captimes.co.nz/news/32/n/1088/Onedayisneverenough.boss |archive-date=2007-02-06 |url-status=dead }} These new projects include a music camp, a touring poster-art collection, the release of a New Zealand-orientated touring hand-book called Local Knowledge.{{cite news | url=http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/993/pi_page/3 | title=The World According to Blink | author=Melanie Selby | publisher=New Zealand Musician | date=1 December 2006 | access-date=2007-01-24 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021095250/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/993/pi_page/3 | archive-date=21 October 2007 }}
In mid 2012, Ian (as "Blink") wrote and published another touring hand-book, this time for bands traveling internationally called "D.I.Y Touring the World"
In October 2012, Ian opened a new music venue in Wellington called "Puppies".
In November 2013, Ian launches a new music festival, Square Wave Festival taking place throughout New Zealand.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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External links
- [http://www.squarewavefestival.com Square Wave official site]
- [http://www.blink.net.nz Ian Jorgensen's Photography website]
- [http://www.alowhum.com Ian Jorgensen's Record label website]
- [http://www.alowhum.com A LOW HUM website]
- [http://www.campalowhum.com CAMP A LOW HUM website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170913064425/http://puppiesbar.com/ Puppies Bar website]
- [http://www.salient.org.nz/arts/music/blinks-good-works Interview with Blink] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516133056/http://www.salient.org.nz/arts/music/blinks-good-works |date=16 May 2011 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004142336/http://www.3news.co.nz/TVShows/Nightline/Camp-A-Low-Hum-Blink-and-youll-miss-it/tabid/312/articleID/90380/cat/17/Default.aspx Camp ALH '09 and interview with Blink on TV3's Nightline]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123033/http://www.3news.co.nz/Camp-A-Low-Hum-review/tabid/418/articleID/90702/cat/55/Default.aspx Review of Camp ALH '09]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130209041904/http://thecorner.co.nz/2012/06/01/review-blinks-d-i-y-touring-the-world-book/ Review of DIY Touring the World]
- [http://slinkrat.tumblr.com/post/49468361767/diy-touring-the-world-by-blink Review of DIY Touring the World]
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/7056480/D-I-Y-Touring-The-World Review of DIY Touring the World]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130209025645/http://www.capitaltimes.co.nz/New-venue-to-change-the-music-scene Puppies "New venue to change the music scene"]
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/8679429/In-praise-of-Puppies "In praise of Puppies"]
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