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| Gun Arvidssen | |
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 Gun Arvidssen self-portrait |
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| Born | 1 February 1977 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer, musician, subeditor, project manager, cinematographer, entrepreneur |
| Citizenship | Australian |
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Gun Arvidssen is an Australian writer and musician. Arvidssen is the author of Purgatory (self-published) and the manufacturer of the cybernetically integrated lighting system (CILS).
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[edit] Career
Arvidssen acts as the supervisor and coordinator of NAEPALM Industries, a collective of like-minded professionals working in a variety of fields, generally available on a quasi-mercenary basis in mission-critical situations.[1] Arvidssen is also responsible for most of the web content of NAEPALM Industries and had a co-directorial role on the webzine GuitarHead.net, alongside Stu Marshall. Other collaborative efforts with Marshall include his work on the Empires of Eden project, in which he was responsible for the text and narration of 'Black Endings/Echoes of Oblivion'.[2]
In 2004, aged 27, he was appointed editor of Guitarist Australia magazine, a role he relinquished after three issues. During his tenure, manufacturers such as Mesa Boogie considered his reviews (with photography by Ciri Arvidssen) sufficiently representative to include them on their websites.[3] Similarly, various musicians whose work Arvidssen has reviewed have reprinted his reviews extensively.[4][5][6]
Arvidssen is notorious for developing and manufacturing purpose-specific devices, including echo-eliminating enclosures and CILS. Disillusioned with the contemporary disregard for honouring legal patents, he invoked a virtual patent on YouTube for the CILS device.[7]
He sports a range of unusual tattoos, which led to him being interviewed for Show Us Ya Tatts, a documentary by Mair Underwood, along with a diverse range of tattooed individuals including a bishop and a man who is selling half his face as advertising space.[8]
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| Author(s) | Gun Arvidssen |
| Cover artist | Jumali Katani (rear jacket) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Publisher | NAEPALM Industries |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 290 |
| ISBN | 978-0-646-50702-6 |
[edit] Purgatory
Purgatory is a 2009 novel by Gun Arvidssen, structured as a dystopian mystery in three acts. The novel has strong undertones of surrealism and speculative fiction.
[edit] Plot summary
The protagonist, Nathan Habu, realises that he has died and gone to what he considers to be Hell, although he is soon reminded by the disembodied voice of a woman that his mental shortcut is inaccurate. The crucial distinction is that as an inductee of Purgatory, he is destined to suffer and learn before progressing to the Next World as opposed to being damned for all eternity.
Habu finds his way to a seemingly familiar place of work, thereafter meeting other occupants of Purgatory and becoming central to various situations with far-reaching consequences. The more individuals and events he becomes involved with, the more Habu grows aware of the intertwining of significance throughout his supposed journey of redemption, which takes an increasingly convoluted and surreal path as the novel progresses.
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- ^ "2009 News Archive". MelodicRock.com. http://www.melodicrock.com/news2009.html. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuce review from Guitarist Magazine Australia". Mesaboogie.com. http://www.mesaboogie.com/Reviews/Stiletto-Guitarist-Aus/Deuce-Guitarist-Aus.htm. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Guitarist Australia article". Michaelazzopardi.com. http://www.michaelazzopardi.com/fretbuzz.htm. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Reviews". Nigel Gavin. http://www.nigelgavin.com/reviews.php. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "James Ryan | Blown". CD Baby. http://cdbaby.com/cd/jamesryan. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Gun Arvidssen – virtual patent". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Ff0yAta6s. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ 8 April 2008 12:00 am (8 April 2008). "Man offers his face as tattoo advertising space | Courier Mail". News.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,23507192-3102,00.html?from=public_rss. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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