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Ares Maia is the founder of Bloom Playground and a Multidisciplinary Designer and Visual Artist.
Ares infuses her work with vibrant colors and symbols influenced by her cultural heritage and immigrant experience.
I first heard of Ares by inviting her to be a part of the first ever Commercial Type and Dahsar Zine Fest that Wear Many Hats put on.
Ares has participated in many exhibition and zine events along with guest lectures, showcasing her book designs for our favorites, 'Echoes of Brazil', 'Anápolis - Goiás', and 'Fruits'
Please welcome Ares Maia to Wear Many Hats.
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Drew Kaufmann is the founder of Million Goods.
Million Goods is a space fusing menswear and music subcultures to form a broader sense of community.
I first learned of Million Goods through pop ups and remember Drew handing me a flyer way back when and seeing them all throughout Brooklyn.
We love fliers over at Wear Many Hats. Have you not seen our stickers?
Drew has worked in the fashion industry with experience in marketing, buying, public relations and design.
Million Goods is built around 3 pillars and their flagship offers an experience merging retail, wine and hi-fi.
Please welcome Drew Kaufmann to Wear Many Hats.
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Greg Jackson is a New York based freelance apparel design director specializing in, but not limited to, technical sportswear and performance clothing.
Greg has worked in apparel for NikeLab, Yeezy, Saturdays NYC and Gap along with working with collaborations that Wear Many Hats is inspired by.
New Balance, Aimé Leon Dore, but let's not forget that he is the creative director and consultant for his own multidisciplinary design studio, Greg Laboratory.
We love to see the things Greg is cooking up with our favorites such as Rivian, District Vision and New Balance.
Let's get into it over Matcha and talk about rock climbing.
Part time samurai. We're in the lab. The Famous Greg Jackson.
Please welcome Greg Jackson to Wear Many Hats.
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Marleigh Culver is an artist and independent designer.
Marleigh's has a few different dream projects that Wear Many Hats align with such as anything with music, residential murals, restaurants, wine labels and brands, and the list goes on and on.
Marleigh has an impressive playlist curation called Marleigh Radio where you can find over 300 playlists in rotation.
Marleigh has worked and collaborated with some of our favorite brands such as Brightland, Cavern, Nike, Google and more.
You're not going to believe it but I've been staring at Marleigh's work all month.
Destiny has brought us to Wear Many Hats.
Please welcome Marleigh Culver to Wear Many Hats.
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Isaiah Carter is a multi hyphenate creative and the founder of Natal Space. Natal Space works in film and television productions, as well as digital shorts.
Isaiah oversees the visual and conceptual of all Natal Spaces projects from early development through execution and release. His production credits include short films "Kinfolk" and "Borrowed Time."
Isaiah is a visual artist with a practice in mixed media sculpture. Prior to launching, Isaiah worked across various outlets including Peacock, Vice Media, and Spotify.
Isaiah loves traveling, matcha, and we hope to one day bring him along during the Wear Many Hats World Tour..
Game of survival.
Please welcome Isaiah Carter to Wear Many Hats.
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Haruko Hayakawa is a CG artist and creative director.
Haruko considers herself an artist who loves to explore the intersection between commercial creativity and pop art.
She has a deep passion for the world of consumer products and how brands shape our culture, leaving a lasting imprint in our memory.
I found Haruko through friend and guest of the show, Rich Tu, when he had her on his podcast. Haruko has worked with friend and guest of the show, Ian Shiver on a few projects, it's a family affair over at Wear Many Hats.
Haruko.co is where you can find where her work has been featured on. I could list it but that would take the fun out of it because you have to check out her work.
Till then, Haruko and I will bond over mid century furniture, Spirited Away, and matcha.
Please welcome Haruko Hayakawa to Wear Many Hats.
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Rachel Krupa is the founder of Krupa Consulting and the owner of The Goods Mart.
Rachel has been in the best of both worlds elevating emerging brands through press and retail. We love a local community that's better-for-you, a place that provides better-for-the-planet products, showcasing and launching emerging, primarily female-, BIPOC-, and LGBTQ+ founded brands and that's what The Goods Mart gives you.
I walk by The Goods Mart all the time when I’m downtown in Soho then walking through Chinatown then heading to Nolita. You can’t miss it and I always want to stop in.
We over at the Wear Many Hats show have been obsessed with the CPG and wellness industry since we are on our journey starting Matsar, our matcha brand, and everyone thinks I’m a functional medicine doctor. I’m not.
Rachel has been featured on The Today Show and The New York Times.
Let’s find out what Rachel’s favorite Goods are in store.
Please welcome Rachel Krupa to Wear Many Hats.
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Anna Sing is a multidisciplinary designer in Brooklyn.
We love the way she uses type on her projects and with clients.
Greenhouse type is one of my favorite typefaces of all time. It suits us very well over at Wear Many Hats. ‘It’s Nice That’ featured her when she created a “bouquet” of typefaces inspired by houseplant history.
Plants, flowers, colors, the great outdoors, horse girls and fantasy. WHat’s there not to love?
Please welcome Anna Sing to Wear Many Hats.
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Dan Esberg is a Creative Director, Copywriter, and content creator.
Dan has a show on YouTube called Dansplaining where we bonded over coffee when crossing paths at Colbo. Dansplaining is where he creates explainer videos that give substance to nostalgia. Some of his videos include “Why “Bad Graphics” Make You Feel Good…” & “Explaining and Assembling a Masterpiece” and “Where did the term “City Boy” come from?”
Dan has worked over some of my favorite agencies including Ogilvy and currently at Boathouse.
Dan has a Pomeranian named Bruno.
Please welcome Dan Esberg to Wear Many Hats.
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Lee Eisenberg is a writer and producer in Hollywood, writer on The Office, the creator of Jury Duty as well as the founder of Nuvet.
Lee hails from Boston, comes from a family of ideas and lives with his family in LA.
We chat about hotels, duvets, starting companies, and intertwining it with his writing.
Lee’s wife jokes that he comes from a place of yes but yes it’s hard to say no. The art of learning how to say no is hard. Nothing’s always easy Lee!
Nuvet, a new way to duvet. Less struggle, more snuggle.
Please welcome Lee Eisenberg to Wear Many Hats.
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Dương Gia Hiếu is a founder, designer, and maker at Ném.
Photographer and multidisciplinary artist Dương Gia Hiếu is based out of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) and originally from Gia Lai in Vietnam.
Don’t worry I found out where he originally was online but I did meet Hiếu at Ném while in Vietnam for the Wear Many Hats World Tour. Ném is a space filled with objects, conducts workshops, and also serves as a coffee shop & bar.
Hiếu invited me out along with the team to dinner and had a great snail dinner.
Please welcome Dương Gia Hiếu to Wear Many Hats.
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Fumee Lee is a creative director, matcha connoisseur, and musician.
Fumee is the vocalist for Fifth Flow, what he calls a matcha fairy but the owner of Maison Hime and the director of the social media agency, Neko Natch based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fumee works with many brands and restaurants in KL that does design works • social media • branding • packaging • photos • videos creating little big things.
I met Fumee when the barista at VCR in Bangsar, KL connected me with Fumee when I said I was into matcha. That night I went to Fumee’s show with Fifth Flow and connected with him before and after blessing him one of our Wear Many Hats merch.
The next day we met up for brunch, he gifted me products from Maison Hime and the rest was history.
Fumee breaks out into song and we’re not mad about it.
Please welcome Fumee Lee to Wear Many Hats.
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Lee Zhan Tzeh is an entrepreneur.
Lee runs the bakery, Flaaah, and the natural wine bar, Small Shifting Space, both based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I met Lee at the Petaling Street/Chinatown area of where Small Shifting Space lives and we had a good time going down the menu and trying new desserts.
Pastries and desserts is all I’m into these days.
Please welcome Lee Zhan Tzeh to Wear Many Hats.
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Zak Klauck is a Founder & Creative Director at A — Z by Zak LLC
Zak LLC is a multi-disciplinary studio focused on creative direction, identity and experience design for a wide range of institutions, individuals and brands.
Zak is a graphic designer known for his work on photobooks, zines, identities and posters.
Zak is the former founder and creative director of Wax Studios, Wax Magazine and wax.radio with friend Dave Yun.
I have a couple copies of Wax Magazine from friend and guest of the show, Scott Haven of Homecoming.
I met Zak with friend and creative director, Joel Evey, outside of friend and guest of the show, Andrew Herzog, and his art exhibition opening.
Lots of friends.
Studio A to Z by Zak LLC
Check out brandname.tm and a2zradio.
Best Arena profile I have ever seen. So fresh and so clean, clean.
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Apollo Baldoz is a Designer and Motion Graphics Animator based in New York.
Apollo has worked on Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour visuals, HBO’s SHAQ Docuseries, and Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on Netflix.
I met Apollo at friend and guest of the show Rich Tu’s ‘Human Response’ exhibit and knew I was with good peoples.
Emmy, Peabody, Cleo, we’re going for EGOT of design.
Yo it’s showtime.
Please welcome Apollo Baldoz to Wear Many Hats.
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Albert Chang is a Designer and Art Director based in Brooklyn.
Albert’s work revolves around brand identity and is currently design lead at Squarespace where he oversees a team of talented brand creatives.
I met Albert IRL at Hester Street Fair when Commercial Type and Dahsar hosted our first ever Zine Fair and he pulled up to the Wear Many Hats table. Fast friends later I knew we had mutuals in common.
Albert’s work has been recognized by Art Director’s Club, Communication Arts, D&AD, and AdAge.
Albert uses a basketball as his profile pic. No Spalding, just Albert. Ball is life.
Please welcome Albert Chang to Wear Many Hats.
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Abby Jones is a Music & Culture Journalist from Austin, Texas based in Brooklyn, New York.
I found Abby via Twitter because music Twitter is the last good tweets to read.
I connected with her tweet “it’s cool that strawberry switchblade is going viral on TikTok” but hones ting every tweet she writes I get.
Abby has written for Pitchfork, Consequence, Stereogum, NPRmusic etc
Abby literally eats, lives, and breathes indie music. I thought I did, but I can’t keep up.
Please welcome Abby Jones to Wear Many Hats.
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Gabrielle Lamontagne is a Creative Director and Illustrator based in New York.
I met Gabi IRL at Hester Street Fair when Commercial Type and Dahsar hosted our first ever Zine Fair and she had a table with us. Gabi was selling bodega prints along with a few vintage postcards and a certain movie star pulled up. They’ve been best friends ever since.
Gabi was formerly at Chobani and her watercolors were used on the original rebrand packaging. Her illustration work has been featured in The Guardian, It’s Nice That, and Bon Appétit.
Gabi has the best emoji profile pic that you can never forget.
Please welcome Gabrielle Lamontagne to Wear Many Hats.
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JIALING also known as BIG J is an artist and musician originally from Baltimore, with roots in Taiwan.
JIALING has performed at Papi Juice, can rip on the chello, and there’s a photo out there of her wearing many hats.
Please welcome JIALING / BIG J to Wear Many Hats.
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Tyreek Mitchell is a man that I crossed paths with at colbo but later learned that he was over at snow peak.
Tyreek enjoys the great outdoors, leather jackets, and has an ‘on the corner’ vintage Miles Davis t-shirt that is one of the most beautiful relics I’ve ever laid eyes on.
Tyreek has modeled for the homies and has impeccable taste.
There’s so much shit going on in the world, we don’t care to promote anything.
Please welcome Tyreek Mitchell to Wear Many Hats.
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Paolo Jay is an internationally published Filipino American Freelance Photographer.
PJ is one of my good friends from Philadelphia, PA where I met him during the Abakus Takeout days to Ps & Qs but also crossed paths with him at Temple University and at every pop up Ubiq had to offer.
PJ takes wonderful portraits, food and beverage, editorial and events photos. PJ is selected as one of Diversify’s “Up Next” photographers.
Please welcome Paolo Jay to Wear Many Hats.
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j ember is a musician.
j ember put out his new record ‘Ultraviolet’ right at the start of the New Year which is bold and we’re here for it. Get your year started out right.
j ember has worked with friends Take A Day Trip shoutout David and Denzel.
j ember has been featured in Wonderland Magazine, featured on the Spotify playlist Indie All Stars, and Majestic.
This is about to be majestic.
Please welcome j ember to Wear Many Hats.
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Mie Kim is a multidisciplinary artist primarily creating ceramic sculpture and limited design objects.
I crossed paths with Mie through the internet via friend and guest of the show Cameron Morse, where they both share a similar minimalist lifestyle in Montreal.
A few of my favorite archive pieces in her collection include the Flux II, Moon Jar Series, the Basso series
Please welcome Mie Kim to Wear Many Hats.
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Isabel Münter runs a Chess Club in New York City called Pawn Chess Club with Simone Robert, where they’ve had chess clubs at your favorite haunts like Casetta, Casino, and Metrograph.
Isabel also runs Homes + Studios with Rachael Yaeger, which is an archive of artists’ homes and studios and architectural gems around the world, most of which you can visit.
Past studio visits include Chen Chen & Kai Williams, Daniel Arnold, Landon Metz, and more.
Can’t forget to mention that Isabel Münter does the Business Development and Operations over at garden3D part of Sanctuary Computer.
All levels welcome.
Please welcome Isabel Münter to Wear Many Hats.
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Johann Rashid aka Promiseland is a multidisciplinary artist who works in the forms of music, performance art, and video.
Johann has done work for Seekings, The Voidz, Nick Murphy, and more musicians.
Promiseland released his new album ‘Sad But Happy’ featuring tracks with Melati Malay,Samantha Urbani, and Julian Casablancas.
Promiseland has supported The Strokes on their Asia Tour in 2023 but I dropped the ball when he performed at Forest Hills opening up for The Strokes and Angel Olsen.
Johann’s ‘Take Down The House’ Boys Noize Remix has been going off for days and I can’t make it stop, I love it too much.
Please welcome Johann Rashid aka Promiseland to Wear Many Hats.
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Jubilee is a DJ and Producer.
Jubilee runs her music label and party, Magic City and each Magic City night shares her love for Miami Bass, electro and breaks.
The Top 25 DJs Who Defined The Year 2023
Jubilee has some of the best Tweets I have ever read and her hot takes are always served hot, never cold.
Please welcome Jubilee to Wear Many Hats.
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Thu Tran is an illustrator, animator, writer, and producer.
I remember Tran from the early days of YouTube when she produced and created Food Party that eventually went to IFC and Late Night Munchies on MTV.
Check out Spaghetti Inc for all your Thu Tran original artworks, Giphy for her cat gifs, The Misguided Guide to the Origin of Everything on YouTube, and the sci-fi comedy short film, The Rainbow Bridge which Tran stars in written and directed by Dimitri Simakis.
Total Cat freak.
Please welcome Thu Tran to Wear Many Hats.
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Jinah Rhee cut her teeth in hospitality.
Jinah works alongside NA:EUN Hospitality as well as the brand development and collaborations.
The Korean Cookbook is out now on Phaidon Press.
Please welcome Jinah Rhee to Wear Many Hats.
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Stephanie Lau is a cook.
I found Stephanie through the Wear Many Hats food universe of friends who are bomb cooks.
I swear the working from home meals have been elevating.
Dropping mini recipes to make some of the most delicious snacks and munchies. Miso yaki onigiri, peaches and cream toast, corn mochi, sardine banh mi on that Nick & Sons sourdough baguette come on now.
Stephanie got the meals on lock and around the clock.
Please welcome Stephanie Lau to Wear Many Hats.
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Isabel Slone is a writer. Isabel is a fashion and lifestyle journalist based in Toronto, Ontario. She has been writing about fashion professionally since 2012 and has been published in the New York Times, ELLE, the Wall Street Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, The Strategist and more.
I found Isabel through her Tweets when she retweeted friend and guest of the show Jamie Rothenberg of @foodjars.
Check out her Substack Freak Palace for her takes on fashion and what she can’t live without. The bio is interrogating consumption habits and why we buy the things we do. I instantly subscribed.
When I had to figure out who Isabel is, I thought of an image of Ben Stiller looking into a puddle in Zoolander.
We’re here for her eggnog reviews and hope she takes that stained glass course to recreate the Pizza Hut lamp.
Please welcome Isabel Slone to Wear Many Hats.
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Phuong Nguyen is a creative director and multidisciplinary designer based in Brooklyn, NY. You may have seen Phuong’s work for Recess and Domino Magazine. She has also worked with various brands across media, wellness, fashion, beauty, food, technology and more.
Her works have been featured on Adweek, NPR, and The Zoe Report.
Phuong is also an artist that has been supported and featured by the New Museum and many more institutions.
Seems like she loves to pole, travel, and cats.
I hope I’m right.
Please welcome Phuong Nguyen to Wear Many Hats.
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Melissa Cho is a bilingual multimedia creative. A journalist, creative producer, and editor… she says she can’t help but have her hand in several honey pots but that’s just another way of saying this podcast name.
Melissa has been featured in Vogue, Jubilee, and Shoutout LA but is mostly known for her podcast, hAAPI hour with Melissa Cho, an excuse to hang out with cool AAPI friends. This episode is one of those days and everyday.
Hop aboard the Cho Cho train.
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Darro Chea is a musician.
I met Darro at the Echo Park Tennis Courts when I got back into tennis and didn’t know that he was a pop punk musician. I mean how could I have known? Ahh yes. The hair.
Darro put out his new album ‘Accidents’ which reminds me of all the pop punk greats as well as ‘j.o.m.o.’ which means the joy of missing out.
Didn’t think I’d be listening to pop punk so much while cruising in his car to get tacos and relive my youth from the Warped Tour days but I’m not mad about it.
Imagine the emo essence of Oli Sykes, the K-Pop aesthetic of JungKook from BTS and the modern pop punk sound of YungBlud you get Darro. I don’t listen to two out of 3 but I do see the vision.
Please welcome Darro to Wear Many Hats.
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Marquis Williams is the founder of Highly Recommended, a premiere and buzzing wine club based in New York City.
Highly Recommended has done collaborations with Gangsters Buy Flowers for their coasters and with friend and guest of the Wear Many Hats show very own, Christine Espinal, for their wine rack that was sold at Lichen NYC and the Brooklyn Museum.
As well us pop ups with Out To Lunch for Champagne, Chicken, and Caviar and Niche Niche for doing a different series of wine drops.
Along with pulling up to musician, MorMor, at Public Records and Wine List Takeover at Jolene’s.
Did I mention Marquis has his own bottled take on nutcrackers, a New York City original, called Beloved?
Highly Recommended has been featured on The Cut, Saveur, Punch, and Time Out.
Drink better wine, you deserve it!
Please welcome Marquis Williams to Wear Many Hats.
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Jer Umai is a content creator, food photographer, restaurant reviewer, and cook.
You can learn a lot from his breakfast, lunch, and dinners.
The udon, the bento boxes, the omakases, the onigiri, the ramen, the dumplings, the homemade bagels, diy handrolls, the udon, and don’t let me get started with all the sandwiches. The waffles, the pancakes, adding fruit to almost everything.
Jer makes being an NYC college student look like cake. I wish I had a friend who was a cook like that in college, but I’m just getting started on my food journey. It’s never too late!
Morning person just like me. Enjoying the fruits of his labor.
Please welcome Jer Umai to Wear Many Hats.
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Uffie is known for hits during the bloghaus movement, now peak indiesleaze but we’re going very strong.
You know her from ‘ADD SUV’ featuring Pharrell Williams and ‘Pop The Glock’ from ‘Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans’ off of Ed Banger but have you heard of ‘cool’ off her new album ‘Sunshine Factory’ on Chaz Bear’s Company Records? Whole record hits including the interlude with Peaches. We love Peaches.
Uffie has collaborated with Charli XCX, Justice, and The Blessed Madonna.
We caught her set at Fool’s Gold 15th anniversary at the legendary Webster Hall one of the venues of where it all started. Loved her coming out with Doss for ‘Drugs.’
It’s Ufficial, Uffie’s here.
Please welcome Uffie to Wear Many Hats.
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Hampus Lideborg is an Art Director and 3D Designer.
Hampus runs Objects by Lideborg where he explores textures, shapes and objects with photography, scans and digital tools.
Hampus takes beautiful stills with his Leica Camera everytime I see him.
I love running into Hampus when he take long bike rides with his VanMoof all around New York City.
We always have conversations of travel, fashion, the love for Greenpoint, and what new music we’re listening to. That last one I might have made that up.
Please welcome Hampus Lideborg to Wear Many Hats.
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Kristina Ang is a content creator and loves fashion.
Kristina runs the Life of An Ex-Fashion Student Podcast where she talks about being an ex-fashion student and an aspiring designer where she walks you through the realities of her journey as a fashion student and what it’s like to work in the industry.
Kristina is the Social Media Coordinator for Harpers Bazaar over at Hearst Magazines. Previously at W Magazine.
Back when Coach released Coachtopia, I knew Kristina looked familiar as she modeled the collection. Yes, she’s also a model.
Gen Z stand up.
Please welcome Kristina Ang to Wear Many Hats.
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Charlotte Rose Benjamin is a musician.
Charlotte put out a record called ‘Dreamtina’ and is gearing up for a new one. I’ve seen Charlotte out and about playing through every Brooklyn venue there is with all of our friends and guests of the Wear Many Hats show.
My favorite tweet of hers @charlobenji goes something like this: 'everything is a band everyone is a band oh my god ’im so tired.'
Please welcome Charlotte Rose Benjamin to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/charlotterosebenjamin
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Sami Lambert is a social media queen who is in communications, events, marketing, project management you name it and has been on all the apps. I’m not talking dating you fools I’m talking social media platforms including Vine (RIP)
You can mostly find her at Adweek where she is the social media director that was cooking for Adweek creators.
The Internet is not real.
Please welcome Sami Lambert to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/slammbert
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Jamison Isaak is a musician. You may know him by his stage name, Teen Daze, a Canadian electronic act from Vancouver.
I met Jamison at Oliver Shaw’s Friend Editions storefront for the release of Chris Black’s collaborative zine with Friend Editions just before him and friend and guest of the show, Jason Stewart of How Long Gone had their live show at Webster Hall.
Jamison played Black Flamingo and Public Records that weekend, two of my favorite clubs and bars I frequently haunt in Brooklyn.
Jamison started off the year strong by winning best electronic album of the year at the Juno Awards for his album, Interior.
We all have Teen Daze saved in our playlists. I know I do.
Please welcome Jamison Isaak of Teen Daze to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/teendaze
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Jayson Buford is a writer and a lifelong New Yorker, a diehard Knicks and Yankees fan, and someone who has been searching for Rocawear jackets to bring back into the mainstream. His work can be found in Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Byline, GQ, Vulture, Pitchfork and more.
Jayson’s Substack is filled with basketball, and hiphop where I hope one day he gets his own show to chat about this.
I met at Jumbo’s Clown Room and also Harvard and Stone. Two Los Angeles institutions where when you first start off as an indie performer you can only go up from here.
A product of the roaches in them ashtrays.
Please welcome Jayson Buford to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/jaybuf
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Elliot Aronow helps men unlock their minor genius, create their lifestyles of their dreams and executive producer based in New York City. Over the course of his career he has worked with artists and brands including The Fader, Mark Ronson, LCD Soundsystem, GQ and The Strokes as a magazine editor, fashion designer, music executive, A&R man, underground tv host, and creative director.
Elliot runs the lifestyle newsletter, philosophy, and project based blog called Minor Genius.
I first met Elliot when he listened to our episode with Clayton Chambers of sprezza and we met up at La Cabra and bonded over R5 Productions, Ink and Dagger, the fashion industry, the scene, and what’s next to come.
Elliot is a major genius and we’re all just trying to get by. When I read his newsletter I feel at ease that I’m not alone in this cruel creative but fun world.
Please welcome Elliot Aronow to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/minorgenius.xyz
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Ira Chernova is a Photographer, Model, and Artist.
Ira is an artist who I knew their work previously through their modeling career, but learned about photography and drawing shortly after.
Ira channels various visions and ideas into primitive style drawings, where Ira began painting on nesting dolls, looking for ways to bring their upbringing and art style together in one art-form.
I met Ira with a friend of the show, photographer, Mark Portillo outside of Procell in Nolita chatting about photography and nightlife. Ira has photographed a few of my favorite artists such as Gianni Lee and been photographed by one of my favorites photographers, Jessica Lehrman.
There’s a video of her with a snake online. She's not afraid of anything.
Please welcome Ira Chernova to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/irachernova
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Troy Kreiner is a Creative Director and an independent curator based in Los Angeles.
I first met Troy in Philly when we were boys not at University of the Arts. Ok UArts but at parties. I still think about those parties to this day.
We all grew up of course, moved on, went our separate ways but the internet brought us together. Shamelessly through Shameless Enterprise, a collaborative project between him and Brian Broker I would go to pop ups they were at and see their products being sold at the New Museum Gift Shop. I have the ‘Nas’ NASA patch somewhere in the studio.
Use all five. Silk Studios.
Please welcome Troy Kreiner to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/troycurtiskreiner
instagram.com/shameless_enterprise
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Nate Nichols is the Founder and Creative Director of the creative agency / production haus, Palette Group.
Clients include Foot Locker, PUMA, Netflix, Xbox, Billboard and your favorite drink to go out at night, an Aperol Spritz of course. Palette Group is building out their production haus across Germany, France, and America where they produce and write with creatives, community movers and society shapers.
I met Nate in Philly where a lot of our guests on the Wear Many Hats show cut their teeth at.
We’ll be diving in to see how he did it, which coast is better, meaning Philly or NYC.
Please welcome Nate Nichols to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/the_nichols
instagram.com/palettegrp
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Jordan Butcher is an Art Director and Photographer that goes by Strange Practice.
I first knew about Jordan’s work at the beach when I was drinking out of my friend’s hot to go mug from Minnows NYC. I thought this logo was sick and have to go to this bar but who did this logo? Lo and behold it was Jordan’s and made me go into a deep dive of previous work.
Jordan has been Grammy nominated for his work on the Caspian record ‘On Circles’ for Best Recording Package, he’s worked with my favorite bands growing up such as Thrice, Minus The Bear, Converge, and Sunny Day Real Estate.
Jordan has also did the branding for Pals, Dallas Green from City and Colour’s brand which somehow happened to be my top listened artist on Spotify wrapped.
Let's get strange.
Please welcome Jordan Butcher to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/strange.practice
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Paulie Gee is the founder of Paulie Gee’s, a pizza shop that originated in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Paulie is the sweetest dude I’ve ever met when it comes to pizza. One of the last times I ate at the restaurant I remember Paulie coming up to our table and asking us how the Pizzas were. One of my favorite NYC experiences.
Since then Paulie Gee’s has expanded into different cities. We got Columbus, Baltimore, Chicago, and the beautiful city of Philadelphia.
Over the years Paulie Gee’s restaurant has significantly contributed to the ever-growing food culture of the neighborhood of Greenpoint. Paulie has never spent money on marketing or advertising which is wild to me because that’s what we do so much at Wear Many Hats.
Paulie loves hats so much even when I try to look up a photo of him on the internet he’s always in a hat. Paulie even has a Paulie Gees hat IG for his collection.
Please welcome Paulie Gee to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/pauliegee
instagram.com/pauliegeespizzahatproject
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Isaac Hindin-Miller aka Issac Likes is a fashion journalist turned DJ, and the founder of I LIKE YOU! You’ve probably been to one of his parties or seen his stickers on the locks on local businesses closing up shop in Manhattan but now you probably have seen him on IG reels or TikTok for all of your favorites doing his ‘Best of’ series.
For ‘Best of’ he’s had my favorite New Yorkers on such as Tommy Jewels to Scarrs but he also goes worldwide with it doing the ‘Best of’ series in other cities you want to go too.
As a fashion writer, Isaac has been published by The New York Times, GQ, Esquire and The Business of Fashion, he started DJing; first at clubs, then Fashion Week parties, events and galas for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dior, YSL, Calvin Klein, Vogue, Cartier, Adidas, and more.
Kiwi in NYC. I like you.
Please welcome Isaac Likes to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/Isaaclikes_
instagram.com/ilikeyou
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Claire Corsten is Sourdough Bagels, an IG catalog of amazing foods and recipes she has created and documented but not only bagels.
There’s a mix of cookies, pies, breads, persimmons, biscotti’s, raviolis, scones, cakes, cinnamon rolls, soups, wontons, donuts, pancakes, pies, croissants, burgers, it’s never ending.
The food section of Wear Many Hats is continuing to grow.
Claire budgets for good butter & writes about secondhand clothing as do we on this podcast.
Please welcome Claire Corsten to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/sourdoughbagels
instagram.com/claire.corsten
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Clayton Chambers is the owner of sprezza, a newsletter exploring independent menswear, style trends, product reviews, and the business of retail.
It’s a mix of curation, education, and discovery. sprezza talks about independent brands, create seasonal style guides, cover new drops, and deep dives on subcultures and style movements.
Clayton is a brand strategist that built his career on content, brand development, strategic partnerships and creative marketing in which he’s had the pleasure of working with companies such as GQ, Nike, Ford, and many more.
I follow Clayton on fka Twitter to find out all the new collabs that’s been going on in the world of menswear.
For sprezza, there’s no other italic S logo like theirs.
Please welcome Clayton Chambers to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/spr.ezza
instagram.com/claytonchambrs
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Adam Keita is the co-founder of Daughter, a cafe and wine bar based in Brooklyn, NY.
I’ve been to Daughter in Crown Heights when meeting up with friends to get a coffee. If I have to bike my way from Prospect Heights through Crown Heights to get back to my old spot in Bedstuy, crossing paths with the Daughter Sincerely, Tommy cafe to end up needing more caffeine with a matcha. I’m doing the most but we like it.
Adam and friends have a new produce-forward all-day eatery with coffee, natural wine and cocktails–opens in Bed-Stuy called Che.
I love the name Che. Already off to an amazing start.
Please welcome Adam Keita to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/daughterny
instagram.com/che_brooklyn
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Maja Dlugolecki and Tadzio Dlugolecki are the founders and curators of Lobster Club.
Lobster Club a gallery and residency program featuring a rotating roster of emerging artists in art-driven cities. The club’s initiatives present immersive sensory experiences bridging the worlds of art, music, and food.
I met Maja and Tadzio at the Lobster Club group show Mexico City edition. I was at the opening, had a great time, then came back the next day for the closing show to get a last minute look at the artwork and meet the curator's irl.
Maja and Tadzio are Polish American curators but when they’re not curating, Maja is a painter and an art consultant and Tadzio runs 40th Street Studio working at the intersection of art & commerce and also takes beautiful photos.
I love Lobsters. This is the club for me.
Please welcome Maja Dlugolecki and Tadzio Dlugolecki of Lobster Club to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/lobster___club
instagram.com/maijkah
instagram.com/dlugoleckiii
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Eliot Thompson is a Comedian, Writer, and Actor.
Eliot has won the New York Comedy Club’s annual stand-up competition, was a New York Comedy Festival Comic To Watch, has performed in multiple films, plays and sketches and has had two speaking roles in two featured films that were premiered at Berlin and Tribeca Film Festival.
Eliot is also a copywriter where he has written for Vice for a few brands.
Eliot is also a producer for Pure Chaos Comedy where they have put on shows at Saint Vitus, TV Eye, Alphaville, and more.
The algorithm brought me to him because of how the punks can do standup and it’s truly the best combination I’ve ever seen.
Please welcome Eliot Thompson to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/unofficialeliot
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Dewey Saunders is a Design Director.
You’ve seen Dewey’s work for your favorite albums such as Anderson Paak, Turnstile, and Nxworries to name a few. I enjoyed catching up with Dewey and his friends at his High Comfort pop up at our long time friends at @virgilnormal. Then heading over to his pool after a long day of tennis with new friend of the show, musician, @darro_c.
Dewey is a good friend where I love seeing his work for brands such as Flying Embers, The Hundreds, Vanity Fair, Ray Ban, Levi's, Bandcamp, Warped Tour, Rolling Loud, Urban Outfitters. Have you heard of them? I bet you have.
Dewey is our longtime friend from Philadelphia. We remember Dewey as the rap god era that is of Dewey Decibel.
Please welcome Dewey Saunders to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/deweysaunders
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Antonio DePietro is the perfect wingman. Tony is known for his Existential Gag Strip, MyWingman, when we all need a metaphorical laugh through his comics.
One of a kind artist, Tony is a great entertainer that specializes in rap record design, slow jam mixtapes.
Please welcome Antonio DePietro to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/mywingman
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Victoria Rosselli is a multidisciplinary Designer and Art Director based in Brooklyn, NY.
I met Victoria with friend and guest of the show Geoff Snack for the Wrong Answer pop up at Colbo in the Lower East Side.
She is a dedicated generalist with interests spanning printed matter, collage work, and lettering. She has worked with publications like New York Magazine, Departures, VICE/Refinery29, and The Conversationalist. She resides in Brooklyn with her Westie, Bailey.
Please welcome Victoria Rosselli to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/victoriarosselli
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Mike Smith is a Designer and co-founder of Smith-Diction, a branding and design studio, based in Philly that creates thoughtful identities for imaginative clients.
I met Mike years ago through one of his projects called Nom Now that was big on wheatpasting artworks with collaborations with The Roots Picnic, NoseGo, and part of the Phrequency days along with friend and guest of the show Gab Bonghi and TrickGo.
We love wheatpasting on the Wear Many Hats podcast, you can see of all our works around Philly and at Tattooed Mom.
Smith-Diction clients included the Rail Park, Paradign Gallery+Studio, Elixr, Philadelphia Visitor Center, honestly I’ve named all Philly institutions.
If you know you know.
Please welcome Mike Smith to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/smith_diction
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Vivian Mach is a Vlogger and Twitch Streamer that goes by the Ninth Child.
Please welcome Vivian Mach to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/ninth.child
twitch.tv/ninthchild
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Maura Brennan is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer who enjoys painting, attending concerts, surfing, dancing, film photography, and caring for her puppy Toad.
We’re gonna dive in to see if the plan still holds if she took bass lessons, attended a monster truck rally, had caged dive with great whites, and booked her first tour for her friends’s bands.
She DJs with friend and guest of the show, Sid Simons as The Mids at Victoria Bar.
Maura is anything but Mid. She’s always out and about, knows every line to every up and coming band in NYC, and is the best Spotify DJ in town.
Please welcome Maura Brennan to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/maurabrennan
instagram.com/maura.designs
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Caroline Weaver is an entrepreneur who formerly owned the CW Pencil Enterprise, where I’ve actually been to and runs The Locavore Guide, a digital directory to IRL shopping in New York.
Caroline has walked thousands of city blocks through 170+ neighborhoods across the five boroughs to document details for nearly 11k brick-and-mortar shops for The Locavore Guide.
Caroline also has a newsletter called Diary of a New Yorker and runs a book club called the Orchard Street Reading Society.
We love or guests in hats so we see her sporting a Pillow Cat Books hat, one of our favorite bookstores in NYC and a mets beret in which she hopes to go to more Mets games.
Here we have our first lady of pencil, lady graphite.
Please welcome Caroline Weaver to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/ladygraphite
instagram.com/thelocavorenyc
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Ted Davis is a journalist.
Ted is a writer, music editor, DJ, and musician from Northern Virginia.
Ted is a columnist for Bandcamp Daily and his work has appeared in Rolling Stone, NPR Music, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Billboard, MTV News, SPIN, Resident Advisor, Paste Magazine, Reverb, FLOOD Magazine, Aquarium Drunkard, and honestly I find all his work on Twitter.
Ted is also a freelance copywriter and writes bios for creative people across a variety of mediums.
Going back to Twitter, I love all of Ted’s Tweet’s he’s very caring, thought provoking, thoughtful, compassionate, and real.
If we love Jim Davis, we’ll love Ted Davis.
Please welcome Ted Davis to Wear Many Hats.
twitter.com/tddvsss
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Jamie Rothenberg is a New York native obsessed with local produce, sustainable fashion, and live music. In Jamie’s free time, they style and shoot photos for @foodjars, and were recently featured in the New York Times for their cakes.
I first learned about Jamie through friend and guest of the show, Alex of Everything Alex Cooks. I just want to call Jamie Food Jars if I call Alex Everything Alex Cooks. Social Media names stick more than government names in my opinion. Especially when it’s fun like Food Jars.
Jamie makes some of the best cakes I have ever seen and I would love to have one on my birthday. I’m not hinting anything. I'm a sweets person, I have a sweet tooth. Also the savory stuff Jamie posts are a lust of life. I have to look away. I can’t scroll, it's just too good.
Jamie is a video editor and has been for XXL, Inked Magazine and content marketing for Edible. Jamie has also had bylines in Edible for the In My Pantry series.
Can’t wait to have Jamie on our Wear Many Hats series.
Please welcome Jamie Rothenberg to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/foodjars
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Cameron Morse is a musician, producer, designer, and digital painter.
I met Cameron IRL during our Dahsar Wear Many Hats world tour starting in Montreal at Le Systeme for LME with Martyn Bootyspoon and friend and guest of the show Jacques Greene. Then ran into him again at a coffee shop with artist Dre Wilkin.
I would have never pulled up to Systeme if it wasn’t for following Cameron on Twitter no X and getting out of bed to run out and walking in with CFCF and his crew.
1/2 of Littlebabyangel.
Montreal is truly a special place on earth. The rumors are true, you need to visit.
Please welcome Cameron Morse to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/cameron.morse
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Anh Dao Ha is a visual designer, writer and strategist.
Anh enjoys people watching, writing poems in the notes app, and creating things with brands and companies. Anh does anything that calls for words and ideas and loves to do it in a sentimental way that evokes “that feeling” in people.
Anh has been building on ‘Deity Salon’ where she creates functional art objects drawing inspiration from Vietnamese poetry.
Anh says that we may have met at Upstairs bar where they have the best karaoke in town but there were so many blurred nights for me.
Please welcome Anh Dao Ha to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/deitysalon
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Lourenço Providência is an illustrator and artist.
Lourenço has illustrated for the New York Times, The New Yorker, Monocle, Pattern, Open Spaces, and Kinfolk.
Lourenço is Portuguese, which I’ve been meeting more Portuguese people in the past couple weeks on our Wear Many Hats World Tour.
I first met Lourenço outside of the New Studio in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn with his wife Sara and we chatted about the show going on, travels, and one of my favorite things in the world, pastries. Lourenço used to live in Copenhagen and now we’re doing a recap of the trip.
It’s amazing to meet someone outside of an event just last week and now we’re best friends.
Please welcome Lourenço Providência to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/lourencoprovidencia
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Jay Wolman is a chef, excuse me, executive chef who is based in Brooklyn.
Jay has cooked in NYC landmark kitchens such as King, Diner, Marlow & Sons, and Hart’s. Jay was the Executive Chef at food scene newcomer Lalou and also the chef at Mimi.
Jay is inspired by the producers, local and small, that bring their blood, sweat, and tears to the product of him having the honor of showcasing on the plate.
Jay is dedicated to teaching, creating, and inspiring others through food.
I first met Jay when I worked over at Homecoming and would always love seeing Jay and his wife as well as taking their coffee order. Great to have them in the neighborhood.
I ran into Jay at Leo’s in Williamsburg eating their delicious pizzas. We love chefs eating at other restaurants. It’s like when you’re in school and you see your teacher at the grocery store. Not the same but mans gotta eat.
Please welcome Jay Wolman to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/jay_wolman
instagram.com/intermission.intl
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Jean Pyo is a designer, entrepreneur, and the founder of Feels Studio.
Jean and I met when I came back on my third stint to NYC and I met her and her sister Daisy, another awesome creative.
Jean’s branding magic include Domakase, Pearl’s Tea, Cafe Blue Roastery, Sweeties K-Chicken, Tovert NYC, Jinro, Mokbar, she has designed t-shirts for Garnish Studios, everything she touches turns to branding gold. I want to go to all these fine establishments.
Jean feels a lot.
Please welcome Jean Pyo to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/jeanpyo
instagram.com/feelsstudio
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Healy is a musician.
I first heard of Healy through my friends Spotify playlists while chilling waiting to go out and take over the night.
Suddenly what caught my ear was the track ‘2D’ and my pop music ears suddenly lit up.
I never heard of Healy before but after that moment, I went back into the discography and went down the line. ‘Tungsten’ .. ‘Subluxe’ instant fan.
Healy’s new EP, ‘Look At God’ is on repeat though. With a new favorite single ‘Famous Last Words’ featuring Cautious Clay, is a such a great track to follow up to after ‘2D’ but the whole EP is a bop.
Please welcome Healy to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/earthtohealy
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Richie Quake is a musician and DJ based in New York City.
I first heard of Richie though doing collaborations with friend and guest of the show, Anna Shoemaker, Morning Silk and Middle Part.
I just saw Richie play for the first time out with his band on the rooftop for friend and guest of the show, Scotch Mist and their record release show.
Richie DJs all your favorite parties in the city. I think I saw him throw in Stacy’s Mom by Fountains of Wayne in a clip.
Richie is signed Mass Appeal records. So sick.
I’m at the tropical storm. I’m at the earthquake. I’m at the combination tropical storm and earthquake.
Please welcome Richie Quake to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/richiequake
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Be Me is a DJ, producer, and photographer.
Be Me has created several mixes and remixes as a DJ but also likes to shoot analog and also work in the film production space.
One of the geishas on John Wick 4.
Please welcome Be Me to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/luckyybeme
linktr.ee/bemez
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Alex from Everything Alex Cooks is an LA-native and now NYC-based recipe developer, writer, pop-up host, ceramicist, and works in the medical field. Saving lives and appetites.
I came across Everything Alex Cooks through a flier of her doing a pop up at my favorite club in Brooklyn, Public Records. I had to go. I did see through photos that Alex did another pop up at another fine institution, Cherry On Top.
At Public Records I got the Sesame Semolina Mochi Cake to go then went into Manhattan, go to my friend’s house and did a cute little mukbang with his kid that garnished millions of views on TikTok. You can follow us at Wear Many Hats on Tik Tok of course.
Everything Alex Cooks is everything I want to have at home and out.
We’re going to talk about Girl Dinner but what is Guy Dinner? We already know. It’s not pretty.
Please welcome Alex of Everything Alex Cooks to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/everythingalexcooks
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Andrew J.S. is an Art Director, Designer, Photographer, and Composer based in New York.
Andrew is the Creative Director and founding partner at Collect, an independent agency for New Identities.
I first met Andrew when he was a frequent guest at Homecoming where we used to chat about what we were up to, what projects we were doing, and where we were traveling to next. NDA or no NDA we were all about learning about each others lives through what we were putting out into the world.
Collect NYC, Cafe Collect, Éditions New York...
We will learn what the J.S. stands for by the end of this podcast.
Please welcome Andrew J.S. to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/andrew_js
instagram.com/collect.nyc
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Nadia Lung is a Design Director.
Nadia is the Design Director over at Combo, an independent branding and innovation agency based in NYC.
Nadia likes tattoos, loves a good hobby and loves to eat.
We’ll be finding out what hobbies she’s into, learn about how she takes on work life balance, and how’s it feel to go from designer, to art director, to senior designer, to design director.
Please welcome Nadia Lung to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/nadia.lung
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Caroline Safran is a photographer.
Caroline has shot everything under the sun from music, portrait, event, and lifestyle.
She has shot some of our favorite musical acts live such as Porches, Blood Orange, Model/Actriz, Wet, Strange Ranger and Alex G.
Her work has been featured in the Rolling Stone, Document Journal, and Nylon Magazine.
I have seen Caroline in motion at the barricade at every show that’s trending and try to say hi at least one of the shows.
Not only shows but she’s also photograph our favorite events that all our friends put on as well.
Caroline practices digitally and in 35mm film formats. Which we love.
Please welcome Caroline Safran to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/carolinesafran
carolinesafran.com
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
Brit Matheson is the owner of Eden’s. Greenpoint’s favorite salad shop.
I am on a mission to try all of Eden’s salads every time I visit friends and guest of the show, Homecoming Coffee in order to stand up against big salad.
Please welcome Brit Matheson to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/edens_bk
instagram.com/britmatheson
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Melisa Seah is passionate about building emerging consumer products in the creativity space.
Melisa spends her days working as a product marketer over at YouTube Music and focuses on the global launches and delightful creative for artists and the music industry.
I first met Melissa via Twitter when she put together a studio session at betaworks in the Meatpacking District in NYC. Folks could DM Melisa on Twitter to join and then pull up to the space to share what they’re working on outside of work. I’ve met so many amazing creatives who work in tech and their side projects. Perfect for the Wear Many Hats show.
Melisa also loves to design and create invites for her friends and also enjoys putting together more events around the creative space.
By way of Bangkok, Shanghai, LA and San Fran.
Creative Experimentation.
Please welcome Melisa Seah to Wear Many Hats.
twitter.com/MelisaSeah
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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dahsar.com
Mikey Taylor, you may know him as a pro skater who is retired but I know Mikey in his new era as an entrepreneur mostly known for co-founding Saint Archer Brewery, COMMUNE Capital, and is a Thousand Oaks Council Member.
I used to watch clips of him back in the day at Nocturnal Skateshop in Philly but now I’m watching clips of him spreading the good word of financial education in my home in NYC. Always stacking clips.
Me and Mikey aren’t that different when it comes to teaching something we’re interested in such as being financially responsible, getting your money up, and all around growth.
Honestly, sometimes I wonder if I’m boring when I try to spread the good word or maybe I’m just into people who didn’t go to business school to talk about their experiences with money. Maybe it’s the Capricorn in me.
Mikey has gone viral on social media several times with him talking about real estate, debt, and market crashes but when are we going to see him start dancing on main.
Father, loving husband, can still do a kickflip.
Please welcome Mikey Taylor to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/mikeytaylor
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Jordan Coley is a writer & performer. Jordan has words penned down in GQ, SSENSE, New Yorker, NPR, Pitchfork and The Nation.
Jordan is also a performer. He has a show called ‘Jordan Show’ a comedy talk show that happens at Lifeworld, a venue in Gowanus, Brooklyn where performers go to get away from it all.
I watched Jordan’s video to catch a ‘To catch a Dirtbag’ to promote his previous comedy talk show ‘Surveillance’ and it was pretty accurate.
Jordan is single handedly bringing Von Dutch back.
Please welcome Jordan Coley to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/ejordan.web
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Serge Neborak is the founder of Drink More Water.
Drink More Water is a Downtown New York fashion brand that Serge created by being inspired by art that excites him and the micro celebs that surround him.
Serge has had fashion shows that feature friends and guests of the show such as Jean Luc and Shallowhalo and his collections have been written up in online publications such as Nylon from friend and guest of the show, Sophia June.
I met Serge at X Pizza where he had his fight night series, battle for downtown and “The Artist Series” and I saw it in Serge that he really puts on for his friends.
The font he uses for all the flyers for Drink More Water is the decals you see on the windows for cars.
We need a hydration sponsorship not another fashion brand!
Should we get married? Serge is an Ordained Minister.
Please welcome Serge Neborak to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/young_warhol
instagram.com/drink.more.water.nyc
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Sid Simons is a musician.
I first heard of Sid when he was in his band Girlskin where my friend Ruby played violin in so of course I would support and go check it out for myself.
Girlskin was such a New York band that I loved listening to. Reminded me of all those Patti Smith books I used to read before moving to NYC but without shooting up of course. This isn’t another Sid and Nancy story so piss off! Berlin is still my favorite venue in the East Village that I would find all my favorite local bands and of course anything Jessie Malin touches that supports the underground New York scene.
As time goes on things changed but Sid always remained a musician. Now going solo I had to see for myself. Sid Simons crushing it with opening up for Franz Ferdinand, looks good in a blazer, this is all reminding me of the MTV days.
Let’s dive in and chat rock star hairstyles, Elliot Smith, NYC scenes, and going solo.
Please welcome Sid Simons to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/sidsimonsofficial
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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dahsar.com
Andrew Yung is a diva that I enjoy talking with out and about on the streets of NYC. Andrew has stories that are filled with laughter, good food and memories.
When I met Andrew he was showing me what he was working on which was keychains for his brand, Pintrill. Where he also does the marketing and e-commerce for. Finding out that Andrew is the co-founder of Pintrill, I wish I met him during my days of going to streetwear trade shows such as Agenda.
I met Andrew at one of my favorite parks in Bedstuy, Brooklyn — Herbert Von King Park where we bonded on food, reality TV, and the Asian Diaspora all which happened on the 4th of July with a bunch of other like minded asians who enjoyed grilling and shitting on America. Although Andrew is from Toronto, Canadians are very nice. I wonder if Andrew is going to see Drake on tour.
Backgrounds aside, I thought Andrew should definitely come on the show. Talk about pins and sins.
Please welcome Andrew Yung to Wear Many Hats.
Noel Mercado is an artist.
Noel repurposes found objects giving it new life, more life. In order to have and to hold for many more generations to come.
I first met Noel back in Philly with friend Zak Parsons from Four Finger Press and Kyle of Smalldosesdaily and vibed on streetwear, photography, and music.
Then we caught up in Brooklyn. Always a good time when we ran into each other at a club and was talking about Contax pics.
Fastforward years later, I spent the day in two of my not so secret favorite neighborhoods, the West Village and SoHo pretending that I’m someone I’m not but I ain’t shit and I turned to my left and I see my favorite furniture company, USM Modular Furniture collaborated with a name I definitely know. I had to tell someone immediately and friend Ryan Gendron was right behind me and I broke the news. Went inside, made a TikTok and bought Noel’s whole collection straight cash.
Now my house is looking like a mansion, I told you I got it like that.
No I don’t got it like that but I do love that me and Noel also bond on USM and Contax Cameras. If you got that, the rest will follow.
Please welcome Noel Mercado to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/noel.walletchain
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Alex Hao is a photographer.
Alex also works as the social media marketing lead for Notion.
I met Alex through a Melissa Seah studio session that was connected via Twitter. I didn’t know what to expect. I met a handful of creatives that work in the tech space at an incubator hub in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. We went around the room sharing our ideas like an AA meeting talking about how obsessed we are with our side projects. Typical rehab behavior. We were all impressed with each other's ideas, words of affirmations and feedback that we decided to connect afterwards.
I shared the Wear Many Hats show and luckily I was able to have one of my favorites who shared to come on the show. I was impressed by Alex’s photography. Even though I shoot film, Alex brought digital back. Digital never left.
Narcissistic, materialistic, pessimistic.
Please welcome Alex Hao to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/alexhaobao
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Joel Eel and Leevisa are musicians. If you want to go deeper, they are both music producers and composers.
Joel Eel runs Perpetual Care Club with Leevisa as the co-operator. A music label that puts out beautiful releases and designs that when a piece comes out, Joel sends me a CD dripped in beautiful artwork.
Yes, Joel is a designer and I feel like The Other Child.
As in, the two have collaborated on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for The Other Child.
Thank you for your faith.
Please welcome Joel Eel and Leevisa to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/joel_eel
instagram.com/leevisa
instagram.com/perpetualcare.club
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Matt King is a designer and art director based in Brooklyn, NY.
Matt has been the design lead at Squarespace since 2019 but he has worked on various projects such as design art books for homies, posters for Neighborhood Watch and has worked at many branding agencies before.
But the past is the past and here we are in the present. Where me and Matt met via IG through various multiple friends. Same circles. NYC is small if you think about it and I just feel like I’m intervening in this particular part in time through our art practice. Matt is now a friend of the show and shares with me a bunch of homies that should come on the show. None of them bit.
Me and Matt met up at Allied Tattoo so I could photograph Matt in front of Commercial Type’s new billboard produced by Dahsar in Bushwick. Then we got brunch at Win Son, shoot the shit and learned more about each other.
One of the coolest dads around.
New York City is a work rodeo. Red Hook is a Paradise.
We’re going back to our youth. Blasted Youth.
Please welcome Matt King to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/blasted_youth
instagram.com/paradise.mc
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Daniela Alves da Silva Santos is a fashion stylist.
Dani likes to do pottery, design clothes, including earrings and jewelry for Até o fim.
Dani also likes to laugh, draw, crack jokes, go to parties, drink wine.
I wish we could do this episode in Español but I know none.
Please welcome Daniela Alves da Silva Santos to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/dani__saints
instagram.com/ate__o__fim
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Dave Merheje is a comedian and actor.
You may know him as Ahmed from Ramy but I know him as Ahmed from Ramy.
…and that’s what came to me when I looked at him, wondering why is someone wearing a Virgil Normal T-Shirt at Pete’s Comedy Store and why does he have such a familiar face?
Went to the bathroom and when I came out it instantly came to me. RAMY. Sometimes your memories and best ideas do come to you when you wash your hands.
Dave was doing a set for Funhouse Comedy and killed it with the bit.
Dave’s comedy album Good Friend Bad Grammar won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and out now is his new special, I Love You Habibi
Please welcome Dave Merheje to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/davemerheje
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
SYLO is a DJ and Producer.
I’ve known Sylo when I used to live in Philly and I used to go all of the parties he’s thrown all over the city.
Catching him at Silk City, to The Saint, to The Dolphin. These are all amazing fine establishments in the good ole city of Philadelphia.
Every time I see Sylo the vibes be wavy with all the homies dancing, feeling groovy and then becomes family by the end of the night.
The sounds be out of this world with Cosmic Rhythms along with Joshua Lang of BWC Sounds.
Strap into a silo because we’re about to get close, friends n family close.
Please welcome Brady Ettinger also known as DJ Sylo to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/deejaysylo
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Gutes Guterman co-founded The Drunken Canal, a newspaper that covered the downtown scene of NYC and is a co-founder of Byline, a web publication creating a universe of content.
Wear Many Hats has taken out an ad from the very infamous newspaper, The Drunken Canal, in which was a print-only publication that landed major press placements and which she says caused hullabaloo everywhere.
It really did. We’re still talking about it. They even have a Wikipedia page.
Byline is already making icon status. Will wear many hats hit the online stands soon? Only time will tell.
Very online cat mom. Masterpiece, masterwoman, the New Mona Lisa.
Please welcome Gutes Guterman to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/gutes
instagram.com/bylinebyline
instagram.com/thedrunkencanal
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Brandon Dent is a vintage seller, independent clothing designer and barista from Georgia.
I met Brandon at Colbo working their coffee program but I knew there was something more. Brandon had a vintage pop up in the gallery space of Colbo for his vintage company, Big Iron vintage along with his friend Adam from Condemned Clothing. Brandon was also selling cut & sew pieces that he bespoke at home called Grant.
I tried on a few pieces and they were a perfect fit. I’m not one for color since it’s outside of my comfort zone but in another life it would have been mine.
Brandon makes a great coffee, we always have a good conversation, and he doesn’t live too far from me in Brooklyn.
Been making a lot of new friends from Georgia. It’s the only state I’ve been into as of late so keep the transplants coming.
Let’s put a dent in this podcast, a big iron would do.
Please welcome Brandon Dent to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/brandonxdent
instagram.com/grant.ny
instagram.com/bigiron_vintage
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Drew Stevens is the founder of Margin, a skincare brand that caught my attention from all my favorite cultural people that work in the ever so loving world of design and fashion.
Drew with designer Sam Jayne has led Margin to create beautiful packaging that catches my eye from start to finish. Starting with the box that holds the product, they feature it as a canvas, so far showcases beautiful artworks by Pat O’Rourke and Ed Davis. Margin will continue to update artist-editioned sleeves periodically, never to be repeated.
I met Drew at friends and guests of the show, Dewy Dudes and their party at Lovely Day where gift bags included a Dewy Dudes Margin collab t-shirt and the Essential Cleanser which I’ve been using every morning and night.
Skincare products with compound benefits.
The Contemporary Care Company™️
Drew is one of the sweetest dudes I’ve met, convos be filled with excitement and laughter. It’s true, Canadians are one of the nicest people on earth.
But we’re about to go global. Margin.global
Please welcome Drew Stevens to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/drwstvns
instagram.com/margin.global
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Ray “Speedy” Walker is a content creator, social media ambassador and coach.
I first found out about Speedy through coming through my friend’s place and asking her what are you watching? I sit in the middle of an inspiring episode 3 of Queer Eye season 7 featuring Speedy. After learning about his story I was moved and thought I hope Speedy will thrive in whatever he does and I hope he’s happy :)
Then out of nowhere I see friend and guest of the show Sophia Valenzuela tapped Speedy in to doing a project with Urban Outfitters. I couldn’t believe it. Speedy somehow was back in my life and thought I had to get him on Wear Many Hats.
The connections are real. The Fab Five of Queer Eye is real.
Life is full of surprises. Let’s get vulnerable.
Get out and vote, speedy 4 prezident.
Please welcome Ray “Speedy” Walker to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/speedy4prezident
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Sarah Catlow is a culinary food artist and model.
I first knew about Sarah when she modeled for Paa, Stoffa, and Saturdays NYC but I slept on going to her pop-up dinners as Gut Flora, a menu she creates that is inspired by her deeply nostalgic dishes from her childhood in Seoul and some of her mother’s traditional recipes.
I went to see for myself at Gut Flora by 99 popup at Nightmoves and it was a hit. The kimbap goes. Friends stuffing their smiling faces enjoying her food in every corner of the room.
NO TICKETS, NO RESERVATIONS
Please welcome Sarah Catlow to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/gut_flora
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Recho Omondi is a fashion designer and podcaster.
You may know her from her fashion podcast, The Cutting Room Floor, Fashion’s Only Fashion Show.
I first heard of Recho through her t-shirt’s being sold at The ADO Shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. RIP.
I can’t stop looking at Recho’s Tik Tok feed. Her hot takes, never cold. Her fast content, never slow.
I always have the need to answer the questions she asks in IG stories. It’s giving should I DM her back? I know the answer but should I?
Are we about to do a get ready with me for the podcast, the answer is no but get ready with us to talk about capital F fashion and capital P podcasting.
Please welcome Recho Omondi to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/omndi
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
May Rio is a musician.
I first heard of May through doing backup vocals on ‘Girls’ by The Dare, ‘Wonderland’ by Frost Children with Blaketheman1000, and ‘Late Bloomer’ by friend and guest of the show’s Shallowhalo. Then through being a guest on the super famous skincare podcast, Dewy Dudes. Shout out to new friends and guests of the show, Emilio and Evan.
May Rio has a few bangers out right now such as ‘Aspertame’ ‘NYC UMTs’ and ‘Need You Like’
Are we still talking about Indie Sleaze? Are we still adding core to everything? Are we in our May Rio era. The answer is yes.
Please welcome May Rio to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/mayriosembera
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Sophia June is a writer.
Sophia is a staff culture writer at NYLON magazine, previously at the New York Times. She has also written for Pitchfork, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast and others. Sophia is an arts and culture journalist covering books, music, fashion, nightlife & trends.
I’ve read Sophia’s articles about the Indie Sleaze scene that I was so heavily a part of in Philly, maybe a little bit in Brooklyn. She covered friend and guest of the show Shallowhalo’s tour diary, Morgan Maher’s Girls in Bed photobook out by friend Oliver Shaw of Friend Editions.
Sophia does other writing such as her Silver Jews’ “Random Rules” for Lyrics As Poetry Vol. 4, and her fictional writing, check out I’m in a Neon Corner.
Sophia looks like she’s always in pink with a neon backdrop.
Please welcome Sophia June to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/sophiajune
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Eduardo Zighelboim also known as Edu Ziggy is a musican and designer.
You may know Ed for his trippy infographics on IG for our favorite quotes such as I am Cringe but I am free, Shadow Banned, Mentally I am here, and many more that our generation comes up with everyday.
He has collaborated with Diplo and Casetify for his designs but I have met him with friend and guest of the show, Harry B up in the Tommy Hilfiger offices. We also chatted about how we both have music projects which we love to see that music is always our number 1 in our lives.
Ed is the guitar and vocalist for Scotch Mist. But he also plays the keys and damn he rips at both.
Take an edible or a tab for this episode because we’re about to trip balls and find ourselves in this episode of Wear Many Hats.
But no, it’s only an hour and I’m sure your trip will last longer than a podcast episode.
Please welcome Eduardo Zighelboim to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/eduziggy
instagram.com/scotchmistnyc
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Juriel Furukawa is a motion designer who enjoys making jewelry and loves dancing.
Juriel runs Onoko Studios where she creates mini sculptures in pure silver that’s handmade in NYC.
Juriel also runs her own studio under her name that dabs into experimental 2D and 3D design focusing on conceptual and speculative work.
Along with everything she does, she choreographs and loves to dance to shakes things up a bit along with her practice.
Her jewelry is futuristic. Hoops for days.
Please welcome Juriel Furukawa to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/jurielfurukawa
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Todd S. Johnson is a photographer and stylist.
Todd’s photography is colorful just like his styling but I appreciate his love for shooting film. Also to go double dose with the styling and photography head on is impressive. Select clients include Marni, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, and the NBA.
I first met Todd on our hiking trip with Salomon and atmos trip. Even though it was the most gorpcore thing I’ve ever did, I think we all did a great job. The vibes were on point, at one point we found a salamander or some type of reptile and named it Saly for you guessed it…Salomon.
The fits be on point, rocking Arc’teryx from head to toe.
Arcy sponsor the pod, lets get some drip for our next Wear Many Hats hiking trip.
Nature’s calling. We need to be one with nature.
Please welcome Todd S. Johnson to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/ohshyttodd
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Yang-Yi Goh is a writer.
Yang is the style editor for GQ.
I see Yang all the time in our Brooklyn neighborhood but it wasn’t till I actually met him at Colbo with Philly friend Fran Young over at Paradoto Co.
Fashion never sleeps with Yang, always in pure A quality drip in these streets. I should start doing street style photography again when I run into Yang. GQ quality every time.
Catch GQ Recommends on YouTube with gang Avidan and friend Gearld Ortiz dropping knowledge on loafers and style trends.
Yang’s IG is 3/4 fits, 1/4 of all the profiles
Please welcome Yang-Yi Goh to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/yanggoh
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Jesiah Atkinson is a designer.
Jesiah designs the most coolest, retro, and beautiful covers you’ve ever seen. Her lifestyle is giving Kitchen Confidential, King Krule, Marcel Brueur, Sade, Aliyah, FKA Twigs, Studio 54 everything that we love on the Wear Many Hats show.
I found Jesiah through one of our favorite podcasts, The Cutting Room Floor with Recho Omondi, by Jesiah designing a few of her lovely content.
Her moodboard wwwfinds is giving early 2000s Tumblr that we all love and miss dearly.
Please welcome Jesiah Atkinson to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/imjesiah
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Katya Abedian-Rawháni is a film director, model, and photographer.Katya loves to take self portraits, is studying medicine, while I’m trying to do my research via IG, I have to get through all the PDA but we love love on the Wear Many Hats podcast.Persian South African. The Mermaid who films.Please welcome Katya Abedian-Rawháni to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/themermaidwhofilms
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Nikko Gary is the art director, creative director, designer of your life.
He has done posters, stickers, everything for the Wear Many Hats show. We can't thank him enough.
Best friend from Philadelphia. Known each other for almost a decade.
Let him cook.
Please welcome Nikko Gary to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/nikkogary
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Vivien Lee is a writer and poet based in New York.
You may have seen Viven’s words in New York Magazine, Architectural Digest, SSENSE, The Cut, and Pin-Up Magazine. Her clients for previous brand and agency work include Sweetgreen and one of our favorites to stay at, the Ace Hotel.
Vivien has also spent time working in fashion, hospitality, music… and in 2019 had a stint managing underground nightclubs in Seoul.
Clearly we have questions about managing nightclubs in Seoul since we love Seoul on the Wear Many Hats show.
Please welcome Vivien Lee to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/yvivlee
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
May Kim is a digital creator, illustrator, 3D designer, art director, you could just call her artist but she’s much more than that.
May is the Director of the creative collective OBJECT MODE where she art directs along with 3D artists on the team for clients such as WKorea, Omega, Rolex, and many more.
I first met May in Seoul when I traveled outside of the states to get the word out about the Wear Many Hats podcast but didn’t know I’d get to see May’s works at the SINSAHOUSE to see The Rabbit Universe.
Glad we became friends but wish I stayed longer because May was going to all these sick events for Fendi or Givenchy seeing favorites perform such as Romy from The XX but I can’t keep up with the celebrity sightings every week. God I miss Seoul.
Gucci May no this is Gutti May no this is the Real Deal Season.
Please welcome May Kim to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/guttimay
instagram.com/object.mode
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Emilio Quezada and Evan Shinn are two men that make up the Dewy Dudes, a skincare podcast that in my opinion has the best memes on the planet. Only because I get it.
Dewy Dudes have been featured for their expert take on skincare through New York Magazine, GQ, Into the Gloss, Mr Porter, SSENSE, and the torched Vice Magazine.
I met Emilio at friends and guests of the coffeeshop, Land to Sea in Brooklyn and when I first saw him, I thought that’s a Dewy Dude, but where’s Evan. I thought they were never separated.
We chatted outfront, told him my friend’s name was Duy spelled Dewy and had the Dewy Dudes theme song in my DJ sets.
Dewy Dudes is one of our favorite podcasts, Emilio’s music, Mishegas is in our morning playlists to get up to.
Man I love facials. A skincare psy-op.
Please welcome Emilio and Evan of the Dewy Dudes to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/dewydudes
instagram.com/mishegas
instagram.com/evanmshinn
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Matt Faust is the designer and owner of The Decades Hat Co.
Speaking of The Decades, me and Matt have known each other for a Decade. The Decades was so influential to me when I lived in Philly and it also fueled the fire to start my own brand, Dahsar. 5-Panel hats were so huge back then because of the hipster era but it was one of the best times we’ve ever had.
5-Panel hats were so cool. Having your clothes on micro celebs to mega celebs were our stint of a touch of influencer culture. Collabs with Ebbets Field and Starter were iconic. Going to streetwear tradeshows such as Agenda were a big deal to mostly party and cause a scene.
Riding fixed gear bikes and doing drugs to the early morning and going straight to brunch was always a forgetful memory but we didn’t care.
It’s been a decade but many more decades to come.
Please welcome Matt Faust to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/thedecades19xx
instagram.com/nah__yo
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Jamie Mars is an Independent Digital + Motion Designer currently based in Paris and New York City.
Me and Jamie crossed paths at a We Take Manhattan party featuring The Dare but I was too caught up in meeting friend and guest of the show Jean Luc when we released his episode as well as friend and guest of the show Allyson Camitta of Shallowhalo also one half of We Take Manhattan.
I met Jamie when she DM the Wear Many Hats IG after she saw me doing Mukbangs and doing a tour in Paris getting out the word for the show. That’s what we love over at the Wear Many Hats show, if you see us coming to your city, hit us up and hang out.
We got dinner at PNY. A restaurant in the Pigalle neighborhood that stands for Paris New York. Very fitting. Great burger. As well as sit at a cafe and chat.
It only made sense to have Jamie on the show. We’re now on Mars.
Please welcome Jamie Mars to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/jamieislame
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Violetta Petrova is the Marketing and Comms lead at Saint Javelin.
Violetta is an aspiring web developer with a background in psychology and digital marketing. She is passionate about education, developing brand identities, and building websites that drive businesses forward.
I met Violetta at How Memes Shaped the War in Ukraine: a discussion by Violetta Petrova (@violettearth) & Aloiso Wilmoth (@moma.ps5)
The conversation by @saintjavelin at ChaShaMa is an intersection of media, politics, and culture in the context of the war in Ukraine that was curated by Artist Ira Lupu and in part of the Ukrainian Perspectives: Photography from the 1940s to now.
Aloiso Wilmoth is a DJ and Producer by the name He Valencia but you may know him famously as MoMA PS5. If Meme pages could be DJs and musicians performing at Coachella, MoMA PS5 would be headliner. Obviously this would be called… Memechella.
The two embark on cultural criticism and the vibes were brought that day when I met those two. It’s like when 2 Instagram pages make a meme together, tag each other and say made with said IG name but in real life.
Please welcome Violetta Petrova and Aloiso Wilmoth to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/violettearth
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Tahia Islam is a writer, community and cultural organizer, socialist, political activist and stylist with vintage.
She helps out with the Jackson Heights Community Fridge, runs Reclaimed Womxn Vintage, pivoted to Tahia Vintage to freelance styling. Her work has been mentioned in Vogue and Levi’s.
Tahia has a newsletter called Tahia’s Tender Musings where she writes about contemplations, political and people’s movements roundups & educational resources, books, art, music & culture shaping NYC.
When I read her newsletter I feel at ease. I learn more about myself, learn more about Tahia but most of all the world we live in. Tender, just like our voices about to be on Wear Many Hats.
Please welcome Tahia Islam to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/tahia.co
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Taisuke Yamada is a photographer, artist, and DJ.
Taisuke met at the Apollo not by performing a legendary duet there but by working as a team to photograph portraits for For Freedoms.
Then we worked together on other projects and then became close friends where I am now part of the Japanese community. I’m not, it was just one dinner but I met a bunch of new friends, ate Japanese food, got on the DJ decks, took some photos and linked up with previous For Freedoms team member, Jun Mabuchi and future guest and famous TikTok star, Yurie Collins.
Taisuke stop Irish goodbye-ing parties and start saying Japanese Goodbyes.
Please welcome Taisuke Yamada, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/waniwanipanicdj
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Andres Norwood is a photographer.
Andres is an Afro-Latino and artist from Los Angeles, California who is currently based in New York City.
Andres and I met at parties and when he was on set but I’ve always been interested in his work. From the portraits he’s shot to his show, “LA Conexion” where he ‘Captures the Beauty of Latino & Afro-Latino folks from coast to coast’
His vision focuses on Afro- Latino, Latinx, Black, and Chicano cultures by creating radiant and professional photographs along with diversifying the industry and creating more opportunities for BIPOC people.
Andres runs Nubawd studios. Such a sick name for a studio.
Please welcome Andres Norwood to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/nubawd
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Kate Watson-Wallace is an interdisciplinary artist who works at the intersection of choreography, design, healing and social practice.
Kate has choreographed for St. Vincent, Panda Bear, Animal Collective and movement direction for friend Alex Da Corte.
She has created choreography for commercials and immersive live events for a variety of brands including RedBull, Vitamin Water, and hotels you’ve probably stayed at. She has worked extensively with All Ages Productions, a creative agency based in Philadelphia. Hi Ted!
Kate Wawa reminds me of home. Where I grew up next to the first Wawa. I miss their hoagies, miss that yellow sign. Let's dive in.
Internet Artist.
Please welcome Kate Watson-Wallace to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/wawakate
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Eileen Trần is a Vietnamese-American visual designer + creative coder and based in Philadelphia, PA and the creative director of Intersectional Environmentalist.
Eileen is keeping jawn alive with the IG name as Eileen Jawn. We hope this never changes.
Eileen also enjoys ASMR, community building, and techno music.
All in which we do too. Some say my voice is ASMR to their ears. You are now tuning in to an ASMR podcast.
Please welcome Eileen Trần to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/eileenjawn
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Justine Kelley is a Filipino-American, Philly-based designer / illustrator / hand-letterer / printmaker / zine-maker / ceramic-thrower / karaoke-lover / question-asker / great friend.
Justine making art is to eating as designing is to cooking, and she likes to eat as she cooks.
Well guess what Justine, no eating on this podcast. Just playing you can do whatever you want.
Please welcome Justine Kelley to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/justine.grape
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rashadrastam.com
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Sameer Sadhu is Partner at Secret Signals & VP of A&R at Nettwerk Music Group.
Artists that are on their rosters included favorites:
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Miami Horror
Miya Folick
Terrible Sons
Vacations
Wafia
We share the same interests in the best furniture, clothes, restaurants, I’m surprised we haven’t crossed paths yet.
Please welcome Sameer Sadhu to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/sameersadhu
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Denzel Robinson is a vintage t-shirt collector and sometimes fashion model.
If he’s not a fashion model then NYC be sleeping. Someone sign this man.
I first met Denzel at Metropolis Vintage and honestly I’ve never seen him outside of the store. He’s always bringing up heat and talking about whats in his Archive.
Yes Archive. Double R Chive. Posting gems that you’ve never seen before. If I ever get big podcast money, I’m going to purchase a few pieces from the archive like Drake did to Metropolis.
Please welcome Denzel Robinson to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/rrdenzel
instagram.com/rrchive
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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dahsar.com
Bruce Easley is a DJ.
I met Bruce in Philly and now we’re both in the big apple.
We partied everywhere in Philly, he DJ’ed every club possible. Now here in BK, last time I saw him was at House of Yes but you can catch him at The Lot Radio clocking in with the Funk You crew.
check out his radio station, Lighter than AIR FM
This is Club Lonely, DJ BRUCE, there is no Planet B.
Music: How does it work?
Please welcome Bruce Easley, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/clublonely
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Yurié Collins is an actress and comedian.
I met Yurié at a dinner party that friend and guest of the show Taisuke put together in Brooklyn. Friend Jun Mabuchi was in attendance and I am not Japanese.
Food and drinks were pouring and Yurie was out here telling her jokes, stories at the torched Balthazar and how she has 400,000 followers on TikTok. We love this for her. She makes the best videos about her life.
I can’t get sucked into her videos on TikTok, I’d get lost in them. I’d lose a whole day.
Yurié is the voice of Seren in the video game Wild Hearts and has a movie called Sponsored.
As in we have no sponsors except for you, shout out to all our listeners out there.
Please welcome Yurié Collins, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/babypinkhaus
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Steffi Cao is a writer and Internet Culture Reporter.
Her writing has appeared in Teen Vogue, Bustle, MTV News, and The Washington Post and currently over at Buzzfeed where she writes about viral moments, the influencer economy, and social media.
Steffi has a newsletter called “It’s Steffi” where the Wear Many Hats crew has now subscribed over at Substack. it’s steffi is a weeklyish combination of trendy little links and niche drama explainers you can take to brunch and flex on people with.
I found her through friend and guest of the show India Roby. All writers hang out with other writers. Love that.
Like hors d'oeuvres, but about the Internet, and they don’t taste that good.
Please welcome Steffi Cao, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/stefficao
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Mark Sabino is a designer who’s known for his jewelry, clothes and the full brim yankees hat on Rihanna.
At this time he’s known as Mark’s Not Nice but maybe at the end, all of it this will change.
Please welcome Mark Sabino, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/marksnotnice
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Jesse Gi is a second generation Korean-American writer and director from Los Angeles.
Jesse has worked across studios such as Lucasfilm, Warner Bros, and CBS on projects like THE MANDALORIAN, BLACK ADAM, and DOCTOR SLEEP.
1 out of 3 ain’t bad.
I found Jesse from his short film, ‘Neh’ that was available on HBO Max which is a comedy-drama about a Korean-American with no fluent Korean language skills.
I’m not Korean American but I am a Malaysian American trying to learn Hangul in this cruel world.
Please welcome Jesse Gi, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/jessegi
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Harry Bernstein also known as Harry Bee is the founder of Bright Colors.
I met up with Harry at the Tommy Hilfiger offices to meet in real life, see him in action, directing a shoot, meet a few members of the his team. Then see what mutuals we have.
Of course its friend and guest of the show, Justin Mariano.
Harry before that founded The 88, Annex 88.
Harry has Wild Thoughts, surprisingly today on Casual Mondays. Two new shows he’s been producing in Hawaii.
Please welcome Harry “Bee” Bernstein, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/harryb
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Anisa Tavangar is a writer, curator, and PhD student at Princeton University.
I met Anisa when I worked at For Freedoms, a non-partian non profit artist collective that centers art and creativity as a catalyst for transformative connection and collective liberation.
Anisa has written for The Arts Magazine, Pioneer Works, and the Guggenheim.
Anisa likes to surf, loves to travel, has red hair.
Anisa is one of the most intelligent human beings I’ve ever met.
Tactfully, lovingly, prayerfully, persistently.
Please welcome Anisa Tavangar, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/anisatav
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
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Ana Thomas is a curator, digital project manager, and creative producer based in Philly.
Ana co-founded the gallery, Blah Blah Gallery, a new gallery in Philadelphia.
Ana is a good friend of mine that I can count on anytime I’m in a funk which is also a nice word for trouble whenever I’m in a jam.
Realistically optimistic with a whole lotta moxie.
Please welcome Ana Thomas, to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/aye.tee.tee
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rashadrastam.com
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Nick Massarelli is a graphic designer.
Had to stop just saying designer because people either be thinking it’s fashion design or the rapper with two i’s.
But it’s Massarelli with two S’s and two L’s.
I first met Nick outside of the zine function at the pier in Philly chopping it up. Dahsar was doing our first collaboration with Commercial Type and the rest was history.
Nick went to Drexel for his BS in Graphic Design and Yale for his MFA. We got a big dawg on the pod. Currently over at fan favorite, Actual Source, as a Senior Designer.
But where we really know Nick is from First Last a periodic artist publication co-ran with Sean Murray.
Pulling up to the zine fair in a Maserati.
Please welcome Nick Massarelli to Wear Many Hats.
James Cridland is a Radio Futurologist.
James is also a writer, consultant and public speaker on radio’s future.
James has previously worked at BBC and Virgin Radio.
I first heard of James when I went to Podcast Movement where he opened up the podcast pit basically in Los Angeles. Introducing Will Ferrell to the stage, I wondered who he was.
Little did I know he is also the founder of Podnews, where I get all my podcast news from. No shameless plug here. If you decide you want to get into the podcasting space or learn what’s going on in podcasting just subscribe to his newsletter.
James was kind enough to feature us in the newsletter as a podcasting in the wild for advertising when we did the collaboration with friend and guest of the show Ryan Evans. The wheatpaste campaign was all over in Philly but we also did a campaign with friend and future guest of the show Nikko Gary of Wear Many Hats posters all around Brooklyn and Manhattan.
See the love that we have for podcasting.
Please welcome James Cridland to Wear Many Hats.
Naeem is a musician.
I met Naeem over a decade ago in Philly where we used to party like nobody’s business but it was everybody’s business. If you weren’t partying like we were partying 10 years ago. Dude you’re late.
Formerly known as Spank Rock, Naeem has performed with so many of the greats but one that I found out was with Bjork and that friend and guest of the show Christian Schwartz has been to at the Apollo.
Where was I? I was being a little virgin probably learning how to drive.
Naeem did a banger EP with Benny Blanco called Bangers & Cash and has also collaborated with best friend Amanda Blank, Santigold, Diplo, Bon Iver, and Boys Noize.
I love you Naeem let's go back to India and see the Taj Mahal.
Please welcome Naeem Juwan to Wear Many Hats.
Dave Haller and Andrew Fatato founded a creative agency called Major.
Major’s clients include Showtime, Samsung, and Asics.
Dave and Andrew also created Drugs for Plants and Handbook for Hacks.
This is perfect for this podcast because we love plants that are drugs and hacking the system.
I met Dave when I was wheatpasting for my creative agency, and the host of this podcast, Dahsar, for one of my best friends and clients, Commercial Type, on their new series, the Vault featuring 17 years of unreleased typefaces. You can find the photos we took and ads in the latest issue of Eye Magazine.
Dave noticed that he uses those typefaces over at Major and we caught up, took his photo and the rest was history.
Isn’t that how NYC works? Every corner you turn, you’ll run into someone that will come on your podcast.
Please welcome Dave Haller & Andrew Fatato to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/majoragency
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rashadrastam.com
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dahsar.com
Tacai Dryden is a writer, model, and meditation instructor.
I first ran into Tacai at Colbo chillin probably doing shoots here and there but it goes to show that we run in the same circles.
Tacai’s second published book, Mingy Zingy Manual Vol. II: Be Great At Being You is out now.
Please welcome Tacai Dryden to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/tacai_dryden
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rashadrastam.com
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Brendan Lowry is the founder and Creative Director of Rory, a creative agency which helps brands from all over the planet do cool things on the internet and, sometimes, in the real world.
Some of his projects include Sound of Philadelphia, Draw to Action, and Open3.
Brendan runs the IG Peopledelphia, where it’s things that people do in Philadelphia. If you didn’t put two together.
I remember Brendan from when I saw him come into the coffee shops I worked at in Philly but have heard of his name and work through friend and guest of the show Marissa Le and friend Jessie Fox.
I linked up with Brendan in Venice at a coffee shop, how fitting and not muscle beach. Even though I would have loved to get some reps in.
Brendan Lowry wants to do many things.
Please welcome Brendan Lowry to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/brendanlowry
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rashadrastam.com
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Ethel Moore is a designer.
You may see her animations for Redoux, but we’re trying to get some Wear Many Hats animations over here.
Ethel is currently over at Instrument but she’s freelanced for the Tribeca Film Festival, Madewell, and Casper before. Before that she was over at Partners & Partners
Ethel is best friends with friend and guest of the Wear Many Hats show Cozy Spice aka Sydney Gore.
I swear everyone has cool names, Sydney Gore, Ethel Moore. You guys should start an emo goth band.
No we didn’t get Ethel Cain on but one day.
Please welcome Ethel Moore to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/eth_moore
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rashadrastam.com
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Molly Cranna is a photographer and director based in the sunny skies of Los Angeles but also splits her time between there and the dark skies of NYC.
Molly has photographed most of your favorites and counting.
Represented by Day Reps, select clients include New York Times, Surface, Wall Street Journal, Bust, Allure, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
I’ve got a hunch that Molly plays tennis by her profile pic on Instagram. Now I understand why we were connected by friend of the show David Gill of Tennis Grip.
Please welcome Molly Cranna to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/mollycranna
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Allyson Camitta is a musician and music producer based in NYC. You may know her with fellow producer Ezra Tenebaum making up the duo, Shallowhalo.
Shallowhalo released a record called ‘No Fun’ in 2022 that features Harrison Patrick Smith of Turtlenecked, where Allyson also played synth in as well who Harrison is known as The Dare on “Party Hop”.
That is in which I did during Shallow Halo’s single release party for “Renaissance Affair” which was held upstairs at the speakeasy called Old Flings above my favorite bar venue, Berlin. Harrison and Allyson were doing a B2B set while bringing NYC back.
Pioneers of this Indiesleaze comeback, a renaissance affair as you will.
Please welcome Allyson Camitta to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/shallowhalo
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Arielle Nissenblatt is an audio producer, podcast marketing consultant,
In 2017 Arielle started the EarBuds Podcast Collective, a podcast recommendation newsletter. She’s managed podcast studios, worked as an in-app curator, gone to school for audio production, produced several podcasts, run successful marketing and PR campaigns for several dozen shows, organized podcast communities on Twitter, Discord, and Slack, and much more.
But when I say she’s organized a podcast community on Twitter, she really has.
That’s where I found her. I was hooked. She’s addicted to podcasting. It’s there. I guess it’s a healthy drug. If you’re a podcaster follow her on everything because she’s dropping gems.
Please welcome Arielle Nissenblatt to Wear Many Hats.
twitter.com/arithisandthat
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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dahsar.com
Jean-Luc is a musician, content creator, and a fashion icon on the rise.
Currently known at this time as the NYC clout guy and creative for GQ, Jean-Luc has been posting hilarious content out on what it’s sort of like a night out with him.
Good friend and collaborator of the podcast, Nikko Gary told me a night out that I should get Jean on the Wear Many Hats podcast because he’s trying to be famous. This is how it starts.
Pop Star Rock Star.
Please welcome Jean-Luc Lukunku to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/theleanluc
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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dahsar.com
Richard Tomić is a Brit that is all but not limited to music producer, content creator, comedian, and Japanese speaker.
His Japanese is so good, it’s inspiring me to learn Korean.
I heard of Richard where Kim sent me a Instagram DM of Richard’s reel of “Tinder Date in Japan” with Richard’s smiling face of him in a wig playing the beautiful girl that he is and I watched it. Hilarious. I was hooked.
The caption for it was “Tip: If she’s written “hip-hop” in her bio, this is what you might get.”
Alright anyways I was then in a K-Hole of videos. Tons to watch. If you’re into subtitles and cos-play this is the page for you.
Richard teaches Japanese through his school the Ricchaado Academy and also got bars with his music under bi-lingual alter ego Seitei.
Is Richard Tomić an Adult Entertainment Club or performer? Let’s find out. Or not. We don’t need to find out.
A place of uncomfortable laughter. This is Ricchaado TV.
Please welcome Richard Tomić to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/ricchaadotv
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instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
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Ben Grey is a musician.
Ben Grey is the vocalist and guitar player for Dear Boy.
I first heard of Dear Boy through the grapevine of LA bands but then I had to tap in Austyn Hayman the other guitar player for Dear Boy for the WMH podcast. Austyn was different, but I didn’t think that the rabbit hole of the Dear Boy universe would get bigger but it did.
I met Ben Grey in Los Angeles at a show that Austyn played guitar for, then Ben’s show at the legendary Hotel Cafe with Austyn. Next thing you know it, I extended my trip and saw Dear Boy open for The Psychedelic Furs.
Dear Boy has been around but released their debut album, Forever Sometimes.
If I get Lucy on, will it be Dear Girl?
Please welcome Ben Grey to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/benjamingrey
instagram.com/dearboyofficial
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Jennifer Heintz & Mike Wagz are designers and the founders of Self Aware Studio.
I was aware of Self Aware long before friends and guests of the show, Ian Shiver, Elizabeth Goodspeed, and Ryan Evans mentioned to have them on.
Self Aware’s websites and branding for Middle Child and This Corner made me look to go, who did this, I need to know! Philly’s changing it up, love it.
Work includes portfolio designs for Off Season, a design studio with a music industry focus, an experimental splash page for IOTA Editions and more.
Will we be getting a Wear Many Hats makeover by the end of this episode, will we be talking about Philly, is it a club or a hoagie? The answer is Yes.
Please welcome Jennifer Heintz & Mike Wagz of Self Aware Studio to Wear Many Hats.
instagram.com/selfaware.studio
instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh
instagram.com/rashadrastam
rashadrastam.com
wearmanyhats.com
dahsar.com
Lukas Frank is a musician.
Lukas performs under Storefront Church. A band I discovered during the days I was a barista and used to blast his music opening and closing of the storefront coffeeshop called Homecoming.
Lukas has been a touring drummer for Portugal. the man, Phoebe Bridgers, Kitten, Alexandra Savior.
Working with producing GZA’s solo record, currently a Covers EP that features Phoebe Bridgers.
Lukas put out his full length record “As We Pass” in 2021, after the Storefront Church EP. He eventually drew the interest Sargent House, which reissued the EP in 2019. His first song for the label, “The Gift,” was featured on the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit.
Me and friend, guest and collaborator of the show Christian Schwartz of Commercial Type went to see Storefront Church open up for DIIV at Baby’s All Right’s short lived sister venue The Dance in NOHO and after the set, I copped a t-shirt from Lukas and we chatted for a bit.
Fast forward to now and running into Phoebe Bridgers at the same Matchaful I go to, I’m having Lukas on the show.
Please welcome Lukas Frank to Wear Many Hats.
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Amelie Ning Kang is a restauranteur, chef and the owner of MáLà Project. The East Village Chinese dry pot restaurant that’s constantly packed also has a couple locations uptown in New York City but you know I don’t go above 14th street.
Just playing I do, I say I don’t but I do.
Recognized for her culinary talent, dedication to the hospitality industry, and for leading the wave of new Chinese restaurants in New York City, Amelie was named on Eater’s Young Guns list in 2018, and Forbes 30 Under 30 and Eater New Guard of New York in 2020.
I’ve been to the East Village location once before and was surprised I’ve never had dry pot before. I’m glad I was able to catch them again with new friend Mimi since she finally had a day off but next time I’ll be bringing friend and collaborator Nikko Gary to the next one. You heard it first Nikko.
I love that we were able to choose our spice levels, the menu was fun and easy to read, and you know when people skip out on desserts because they’re full. This is an exception. You have to.
Please welcome Amelie Ning Kang to Wear Many Hats.
Selena Liu is an interdisciplinary designer exploring color, form, and humor to elicit joy and child-like energy. With a background in industrial design, she is a prop stylist, set designer, and conceptual artist.
Selena works in but not limited to content creation, user experience, interiors, styling, and product design.
The list of clients are all your favorites you’ve heard of such as Nike and Hypebeast but going to drop Muji, 88rising, Sundae School, and Toyota for the culture.
Selena has been featured in our favorites such as Dwell, Architectural Digest, Sight Unseen, The New Yorker, The Cut and Surface Mag.
Selena’s line Serving Friends is sold in stores worldwide through her partnership with Areaware.
Selena’s cutting board, that was in the Sight Unseen x Super House one night only show was showcased next to the Dusan and Dusan tissue box and the Chen Kai planters. It makes me wonder why I don’t have Selena’s cutting board since I have the Dusan and Dusan tissue box and the Chen and Kai planters.
I think I’m going to have every model and friend that friend and guest of the show, Jae Kim, photographs on the show since that’s what’s its come to be.
Please welcome Selena Liu to Wear Many Hats.
Al Menne is a musician.
Al was the lead singer of the indie rock band Great Grandpa that is still showing up in people’s Spotify Playlists.
Al has been cooking and collaborating with their homies Christian Lee Hutson and Whitmer Thomas.
Also including Melina Duterte of Jay Som for they’re own music.
I come back to Al’s not allowed leak song “Kill Me” that is pinned on their IG page because it’s so soothing it could kill you.
I love beautiful heartbreaking music. I prefer sad songs over happy songs but I love love songs.
Al brings all them together like a pasta and makes them al dente.
Please welcome Al Menne to Wear Many Hats.
Marcus Maddox is a photographer.
If you were to read Marcus’s origin story it brings you back to childhood memories, thinking to yourself as a kid, what would be a cool thing to play around with? What would be cool to take a picture of? It’s your shadow.
Marcus has shot some of your favorite musicians such as friend and guest of the show Shamir, Tierra Whack, Moor Mother, yes I just dropped 3 Philly names, Hello Mary, Barrie, Knife Play, Sun Ra Arkestra, Thundercat, BTS for friend and guest of the show Mannequin Pussy and many more.
I found Marcus via shooting for friend and guest of the show Kennedy Freeman of Highnoon but saw instantly that he has also shot friends that I met in a past life, Jon Key and Jessica Willis for his series, Figures of Color.
Maybe Marcus will convince me to start wearing color after I took a deep dive into his photos.
Please welcome Marcus Maddox to Wear Many Hats.
Abby Muir is an independent consultant and creative director based in New York City with a background in business, strategy, and frontend development.
Primarily, Abby works with the founding teams of startups or small-to-medium size businesses. Abby's services are a mix of consultation and execution; focus on strategy, creative direction, and the design of key touchpoints such as brand identities, websites, campaigns, and digital products. Previously, Abby co-founded a studio called The Couch.
Abby made predictions over lists for the year that caught my eye. When people I know story other people’s work or idea I somehow think it goes viral so I would like to think this went viral.
Predictions about businesses, brands, emotions, even crypto.
Friend and guest of the show Ian Shiver comment it, friend Alex Frankel storied it.
Will we get a prediction of what this podcast might turn out to be in the future? Is there an end game? Do people still listen to podcasts? Am I talking into the ether. Do manifestations still exist?
Let’s talk about the future.
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Marcos Vaca is a musician.
Marcos Vaca Group came down from a show with favorites Storefront Church and friend and guest of the show Dear Boy.
Marcos has modeled for Miracle Seltzer, Willy Chavarria.
Learned that from friend and guest of the show Jae Kim.
We’re all about making new friends from friends of friends and friends adjacent.
Please welcome Marcos Vaca to Wear Many Hats.
Elizabeth Goodspeed is is an independent designer and casual archivist specializing in branding, editorial design, packaging, and art direction.
Elizabeth also publishes an archive focused newsletter called Casual Archivist.
Like this podcast, very causal and all the episodes are an archive. A timestamp of what was said and where our guests on the show were at in that specific time of their lives.
Except don’t go back to episodes and quote them.
Elizabeth’s newsletter drops gems such as vintage magazine covers, produce crate label designs, that pony boy was chef’s kiss.
Causal Archivist was also a class. Teach me your ways.
Please welcome Elizabeth Goodspeed to Wear Many Hats.
Kennedy Freeman is...
Highnoon.
Plays guitar, sings...
Based in Philly...basement to festivals now indie pop she's got it going on...
Please welcome Kennedy Freeman to Wear Many Hats.
Natalie Freihon is the founder of Strange Bird Hospitality who brings to life in New York City these great restaurants, Nat’s On Bank, Nat’s on Bleecker, and The Orchard Townhouse.
Surprisedly I’ve eaten at The Orchard Townhouse when I used to work in Chelsea, oh my photo and video days, but definitely stopped by when I’m bopping around to galleries.
Lo and behold I enjoy walking down Chelsea into the West Village, it’s kind of one of my favorite things to do. Get my steps in. But yes I know I tell all my friends I never go above 14th street but this is an exception.
Now I can add a favorite into my Google Maps for Nat’s on Bank which was a great experience having friend, guest, and collaborator Christian Schwartz of Commercial Type to go to lunch with.
Nat’s Mountain House is about to drop and it’s in the Catskills in which we go up every summer. Ever since I discovered glamping I can never go back.
Please welcome Natalie Freihon to Wear Many Hats.
Angel Xu works as a brand marketing consultant for fashion, beauty, lifestyle and hospitality brands.
Angel Xu is the co-founder of Busboy with Rebecca Kligerman as a way to highlight the stories, lessons, and advice from some of the most integral members of this world.
Busboy is a platform dedicated to introducing more eyes and ears to industry professionals who make eating out life’s greatest pleasure. It’s a peek into the lifestyle of the very people we interact with everyday.
I first heard of Busboy when I used to work at the Canal Street Market and Busboy had friend Manny Diamantes of AFRAME and Office Coffee as their first interview.
Bus Boy also featured friends DJ Probablyyourdaddy, Danny Castañeda of Danny’s Nut Butter and Sahra Nguyen of Nguyen Coffee Supply being interviewed for their site.
And I think I have one of those Bus Boy logo stickers around somewhere.
I was a BusBoy. If you worked in the service industry, we’re all BusBoys.
Please welcome BusGirl Angel Xu to Wear Many Hats.
Darby Irrgang is a Cinematographer, Camera Operator and Camera Assistant based in Philadelphia and New York.
I first met Darby on the set of Soul Glo’s music video for ‘Driponomics’ directed by Dan White, Assistant Director by friend and guest of the show Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy and Director of Photography our lovely guest, Darby Irrgang.
We run in similar circles. 1 degree of separation. The music scene in Philly is one of the best music scenes I have ever seen. It is so supportive. Everyone knows everyone. Everyone used to work at the same coffee shop or restaurant and everyone who has a music project makes a music video.
Darby has worked for many of your favorite musicians such as Kurt Vile, Soul Glo, Tigers Jaw, Sadie from Speedy Ortiz
Her film photos are bomb too. Her photos of Rivka from Spirit of the Beehive for Radmad Jewelers are lit.
In the words of Dan White and everyone in the photo and video industry, couldn’t have done it without the best team.
Please welcome Darby Irrgang to Wear Many Hats.
Lee Phillips is poet and a writer.
I first met Lee at the Canal Street Market during the Office Coffee days and enjoyed reading her writing for Office Magazine.
Lee has consulted for many brands such as Youth to the People and Outdoor Voices and has been on teams with titles ranging from editorial intern to Editorial Director and Lead Copy Writer. Across art, culture, beauty and opinion, Lee has written for publications like Document Journal, Byrdie and more.
Even though Lee writes about the mental space which we love, I was impressed by Lee’s poetry.
Lee has written poetry with titles “Nowhere Words” “Ink is an Invasive Species” and “Space We Could Only Cross With A Rocket.”
Lee co-wrote a feature script, and directed two short films, one of which, “Observations of the Amazing World Around Us,” premiered at Nitehawk Cinema as an official NoBudge selection.
Just like this podcast, no budge.
Please welcome Lee Phillips to Wear Many Hats.
Sophia Valenzuela is a writer and a model. Wellness writer and matcha lover to be exact. Something I do everyday.
Multi-Passionate creative based in Philly. Known from social media, Sophia built an online community that delves into all things self-care, body positivity, fashion & community work.
I recognize Sophia from her work with Urban Outfitters and modeling the sweatsuits for Yowie.
Can’t wait to get down with all the elixirs and potions we’re going to drop on the show but it will be part of this wellness journey we’re on together.
Please welcome Sophia Valenzuela to Wear Many Hats.
Greg Rivera also known as Greg Mishka is an artist and the Co-Founder and President of Mishka
Greg has comepeted in Secret Walls along with Pow Wow for graffitti.
Remember the mural at Vinnies Pizza?
MISHKA began as a company that made cool t-shirts like their signature eyeball. It has since grown into a lifestyle brand that has created its own culture. MISHKA has crafted a distinct world for itself and its legion of Death Adders and Twerps. Creating many characters in the Mishka Universe and collaborating with so many artists that I love such as Johnny Ryan.
I first remember carrying Mishka in a streetwear store I was the buyer of and was so proud to have them as our first brand. Loved riding around every city in a Mishka tidye tanktop.
I run into Lamour Supreme from time to time and love chatting to Nick Dziewit also known as Sweat Daddy about Mishka history. I love Action Bronson, Danny Brown and The Death Set. That was such a great time.
We’re currently in the Indie Sleeze era, will we be going back to hipster culture.
Keep Watch!
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James Williams III is a Virginia bred/Atlanta based interdisciplinary artist.
An insight to Williams journey. He has an expansive background ranging from AutoCAD drafting, Graphic Communications, Activation Design all the way to Mental Health. He has been particularly engaged in his art practice since 2016.
James strives to investigate topics neighboring space, way-finding, emotional health and their relation to identity in order to produce multidimensional works that serve as communal sites of awareness and celebration.
James body of work spans from drawing and painting to sculpture, furniture, and installation.
I have seen James’s work before whether it’s with showcasing the “Open Studio” Furniture Exhibition over at friends and guests of the show Lichen NYC.
“Home Around You” over at IRL Gallery curated by David Eardley
And with speaking in conversation about his work with friends and guests of the show Pink Essay and Matt Pecina.
Since his adaptation of abstraction, Williams’ work has been featured in various publications including Modern Luxury (US), Architectural Digest (US), and POPEYE Magazine (JP).
James says he’s currently coming off of a momentous year for his studio furniture/design practice and revving up for a transformative year within his art practice and in search of opportunities to amplify his voice and journey with platforms that he aligns with.
Never made the basketball team. Welcome home James.
Please welcome James Williams III to Wear Many Hats.
Nick Rogers is a design producer x creative consultant x weirdo endorser.
Nick Rogers has a brand agency called Saturday Cartoons in which builds and develops brands within apparel, home, and CPG industries.
Nick integrates high level creative concepts into value based solutions to ensure integrity and growth.
With 360º skills in place Saturday Cartoons can provide insight, go to market strategies, planning, creative production and execution.
For me, Saturday Cartoons reminds me of my youth but also how animated Nick is in the best light.
Nick has a TikTok that got me into TikTok…that’s right, we them thirties boys on TikTok sharing the content that matters the most. Money and culture. Insights that also include how the boss man be doing things that makes you eye roll but you know we gotta share it on main.
Nick does it perfectly sharing TikTok videos of the life of being a freelancer and having a brand agency. It’s a work of art and we’re here for it.
I met Nick poolside at the Silverlake Hotel with friend David Gill of Tennis Grip and friend and also guest of the show Justin Esposito. We bonded on work, NYC vs LA, tattoos, and how we all know each other. Shout out to Daisy.
Is Nick in NYC or LA or is he worldwide or court side? Who knows, he’s here with us now. Nicky P.
Please welcome Nick Rogers to Wear Many Hats.
Jason Crombie is a writer and the Editor in Chief for Monster Children.
I’ve been reading Monster Children for years whether it was for skateboarding, art, music, cars, girls, not porn, travel, design, photography, the list goes on.
I have a stack of Monster Children in my USM Haller. No flex. Not porn.
In 2003, Jason created the magazine Wooooo that featured Thurston Moore, Mark Gonzales, Zach Galifianakis, James Dean’s roommate, and Michelle Williams, among other lesser-known individuals which would probably feature me at some point.
Wooooo established Jason as someone able to conduct interviews and cobble sentences together, which resulted in real writing work. Then more work.
My favorite part of his bio is:
Jason mentions that he was able to quit his job at the dildo factory and begin living the frightening and unpredictable life of a freelance scribe.
So that means I no longer work at the dildo factory as well.
Jason contributed features and interviews to publications such as ID, Vice, Saturdays, Fantastic Man, V Magazine, and more.
Jason also provided creative direction and copy for many brands, including Nike, Adidas, Canon, Vans, Burton, and Budweiser.
In 2012, Jason became Editor in Chief of Monster Children magazine. Turns out he has been working on a non-fiction novel since 2017.
This is one of the moments where I’ve known about Jason’s work for years but never really mentioned it to anybody because nobody asks.
I used to steal Monster Children’s at Barnes and Noble but now I can afford them. Not a flex. Not porn.
Please welcome Jason Crombie to Wear Many Hats.
Rich Tu is a first generation Filipino American and I am not.
Well I am first generation though. Malaysian American, which is kind of the first time I’ve ever said that.
Rich is a Creative Director, Designer, Illustrator, and artist who has held roles at MTV, ViacomCBS and Nike.
Rich has a podcast called First Generation Burden which focuses on diversity within the creative industry.
I first met Rich when he showed up to our Dahsar release in collaboration with type foundry, Commercial Type held in Soho, when I sold him a T-Shirt from that collection. Little did I know we had legends in the building.
Rich sported the Dahsar T-Shirt in the Uniqlo campaign and it’s there is also a photo of him rocking it on the bio of his website.
Rich does talks all over the world, has artist representation with Sunday Afternoon agency, and has won many awards as a designer.
This is the First Generation Burden podcast offshoot.
Please welcome Rich Tu to Wear Many Hats.
Saeed Ferguson is a designer, photographer, and is heavily rooted in the streetwear community.
You may know him as the face of All Caps Studio. But I know him as the smiling face I loved to see every time I walked into Abakus Takeout, now Ps and Qs.
Even though me and Saeed would chat it up when I saw him at the shops he worked at respectfully, we would never talk about streetwear. We would talk about things that actually mattered.
Topics such as living in our new space, studios, design, coffee, music, social justice and community.
Saeed’s voice matches his face. It’s friendly, I could never see him mad. Everyone gets mad but I’ve never seen Saeed mad or angry. I don’t even know what that’s like. He’s such a great dude. If I make him laugh I know I’m cut out to be a comedian.
As long as the grass grows and the water flows.
Please welcome Saeed Ferguson to Wear Many Hats.
Emily Burtner is a freelance print designer, photographer, clothing designer, and custom embroider.
I’ve been running into Emily everywhere whether it’s in Philly or NYC but honestly I could have ran into her everywhere. I never went to MICA but who knows I could have ran into her there.
Ran into Emily at Yowie, a lifestyle shop & design studio in Philly ran by friend Shannon Maldonado.
The last time I went to PhillyMOCA was to see Emily’s band Marge play and they were so sick.
We’re on an Island, Thousand Island, the best salad dressing of all time.
Please welcome Emily Burtner to Wear Many Hats.
Olivia Reid Cooper is a Creative Director and/or Art Director, pick your poison.
Based in New York City, Olivia worked for Barbarian, Laundry Service, and Annex88.
Olivia loves dogs. Hot dog joint.
Please welcome Olivia Reid Cooper to Wear Many Hats.
Hassan Ayub is a Brand Manager who he says does a lot of other things. That includes being a stylist for shoots, account management, event coordination, overall client experience, troubleshooting, and product placement.
This is all going down at Yony. A brand that I discovered through a friend and guest of the show, comedian Nick Thune.
I met Hassan at the Yony store in LA cruising down La Brea. Me and friend and guest of the show, Harry Gassel took the day off and were bopping to stores checking out what LA had to offer.
Me and Hassan immediately hit it off where he was talking to me about plans on how he wanted to start a brand and podcast. Well guess what Hassan, it starts here. Right on WMH.
Please welcome Hassan Ayub to Wear Many Hats.
Talk Magazine Issue 4 is available now featuring a ton of amazing creatives, designers, with the best ads with all your favorite brands. Created and edited by our guest today, Harry Gassel.
You can buy it now at talk-is.cheap
Check out the Food Issue that Commercial Type released. The Kuih Cafe segment is one of favorite reads. Illustrations by Derrick Schultz and written by mutual friend, Christian Schwartz along with Veronica Gan and Barnny Lim.
More typefaces from the Commercial Type Vault at Vault.CommercialType.com
Wear Many Hats has released a new wheatpaste poster campaign by friend and guest of the show, Ryan Evans featuring characters that suit the podcast in hats. Dahsar Hats. Now pasted all over Philly. We’ve also made stickers that are blasted all over New York, Philly, and LA.
As always be sure to check out more of what we’re doing at dahsar.com and wearmanyhats.com
Hey everyone it’s Rashad and this is Wear Many Hats presented by Dahsar where we talk about your main gig then we talk about your side hustle.
Abigail West not related to
Also known as Crab, also known as abby.
Abby is a music manager that works in the music industry. Currently she is a senior manager in Digital Partnerships at AEG.
Abby’s got famous friends, weird friends, but not friends like us. Has lived in LA for quite sometime but can actually have a real conversation, and from the big state of Texas.
Harry Gassel is a Design Director, focused on editorial, branding and creative strategy. He is the founding editor and creative director of Talk Magazine. Currently an Art Director at Apple.
I am staying with Harry in Hollywood. Yes, we are doing this podcast live in Hollywood.
The two were blasting Taylor Swift together. Coming down from Beachwood Canyon straight from Beachwood Cafe. Doesn’t get more LA than that with the Hollywood sign behind us.
Spicy is what the theme of this trip is about. Spicy from the hand tattoo I just got from Leweelyn. Spicy from all the walks we did every morning.
We’ve got Max “Baby Gooby baby dog bubble gum shrimp.” Crab’s Cute dog.
Harry broke his rule again on coming on podcasts. No I didn’t pay him $10,000.
Please welcome Abigail West and Harry Gassel to Wear Many Hats.
Marisa Kalil-Barrino is a journalist who has written for Office Magazine, Eater, Brooklyn Magazine and many more.
I only know Marisa through her string of the new online Brooklyn Magazine stories. Her stories are honestly the only thing that resonates with me.
I still feel the youth ringing through me when I know at least 4 out of the 12 DJs in her list of Brooklyn DJs I need to know.
Marisa’s niches include fashion, music, art, culture, and of course the news.
So many words, so little time. I have a way with words. Do I? We shall see on this episode. Marisa, I already know she’s going to teach me a new word or two.
Please welcome Marisa Kalil-Barrino to Wear Many Hats.
coolstuff.nyc is a weekly design-forward newsletter by Anna Brettschneider & Garrett Albury dedicated to sharing cool stuff in New York City and beyond.
That’s it, that’s the Tweet but it’s not on Twitter it’s in your Inbox, a newsletter every Friday and dropping gems on Instagram.
We’ve been to the same art shows and crossed paths maybe at Kathleen Ryan’s Giant Daisy Chain and can’t forget about that giant pumpkin suitable for this time. Do Ho Suh’s exhibition in Chelsea. Hilma Af Klint at Guggenheim a few years back. Who knows?
Cool Stuff has bopped to our favorites such as Leisure Centre, Thai Diner, Land to Sea, Edy’s Grocer, Beverly’s and of course our favorite, Homecoming.
Cool Stuff has cool people they interview but I’m not dropping names to single anyone out but they’re cool.
Cool Stuff has all the Best stuff you’ve been looking for such as Best Places to Shop, Best Brooklyn Music Venues, Best Fries in NYC, Best Places to Watch Live Music, Best Bakeries, Best Diners, Best Plant Shops, Best Places to Work on a Side Project … that sounds perfect for this podcast.
There’s not one cool thing that Cool Stuff hasn’t mentioned except for Blank Street but they’ve got all your favorite coffee, bars, restaurants, groceries, produce, book stores, you name it, they got it.
Please welcome Anna Brettschneider & Garrett Albury of coolstuff.nyc to Wear Many Hats.
Paolo Del Castillo is a photographer, illustrator, and a bespoke patchwork designer, and known for his sick colorful patterns for his pants, workshirts and shoes.
Paolo uses select materials, then uses his hand for skiving, distressing, painting, screenprinting, blowdrying, carving, sewing.
Paolo is not the one who makes your shoes from scratch you racists but his Air Force 1s and 85 Bred ones, 85 Chicagos, Jordan 1s look like the real deal, honestly even better.
Paolo is one of the co-founders of friends and guests of the pod, Barangay Bois.
Paolo needs to recreate me in my portrait photos with his illustrations because they would make me a lot cooler than I am.
Please welcome Paolo Del Castillo to Wear Many Hats.
Raymo Ventura is a Filpino-American Animation Director & Sound Designer.
Tamara Hahn is a creative director, filmmaker, and animator.
Together they make Deuxwave.
Me and Raymo were in the same building I had the Dahsar Studio in. Raymo was in a space with jewelry friends, Forge & Finish.
Tamara runs Tamarama Studios. Specializing in handcrafted storytelling.
Please welcome Raymo Ventura & Tamara Hahn of Deuxwave to Wear Many Hats.
Lucy Sanchez is a model, artist, and photographer.
I first met Lucy on the set of our Brett Gray photoshoot that Dahsar produced in Philadelphia where she was one of the photo assistants for the great Aaron Ricketts.
I was like is a model photo assisting? That’s dope but then again a ton of my model friends assist. They’re more than just a pretty face, they like to get down and get to work.
Lucy is signed to APM Models, has been in several New York Fashion Week shoots I was stoked to see that she modeled at my all time favorite place, Electric Lady Studios.
Lucy does hilarious IG reels with the deadpan face and you mouth the words where you know somethings up.
Please welcome Lucy Sanchez to Wear Many Hats.
Paul Dally is a musician.
I first saw Paul perform opening for Dijon at Music Hall of Williamsburg then an intimate set at the New York City location of the Cactus Store.
Paul can throw down an acoustic guitar and also sing and dance to his own tunes while his beat machine plays all night long.
While at the Cactus Store the set was so good, we wondering if we could go ”One More Song” but not too loud to make the neighbors mad. Yeah it was that good.
Paul Dally has a unique voice that you can bop to when you’re walking the streets of New York City or LA.
Please welcome Paul Dally to Wear Many Hats.
Rhamier Balagoon is a model, musician, artist and activist.
I met Rhamier when I worked at the Canal Street Market as a Barista at Office Coffee and was always happy to see him there all the time.
I got to know Rhamier from time to time and to see him flourishing in his model career.
Rhamier has modeled for Marc Jacobs Heaven, Helmut Lang, Rachel Comey, Noah, Nordstrom
The ads for Corridor always pop up in my feed and they’re always of Rhamier. I can’t escape it.
Where he has been featured in Noah Clothing for his bird watching.
As a musician, Rhamier released his first single off of his solo project called “Boulevard Baby” by Rhamier Balagoon.
Looks amazing in a cowboy hat.
Please welcome Rhamier Balagoon to Wear Many Hats.
Rizki Nugraha is a photographer and a coffee connoisseur.
Rizki is a coffee consultant and developer for Overview Coffee which is based in Wyoming.
Rizki loves to explore places and his eye for things is on point. His photos that he takes whether it’s in Hawaii or Jackson is definitely somewhere I want to be.
Javanese-raised, Balinese-shaped, and Jackson Hole-based. I’m glad to meet someone from Jackson Hole by way of friend and guest of the pod, another coffee consultant, Elliot Foos.
We had to find time to get Rizki on the podcast around his fishing schedule. Love that.
Please welcome Rizki Nugraha to Wear Many Hats.
Claude Shwartz is an actor.
Claude stars as one of the actresses on the Freeform documentary series ‘The Come Up.’ Which like this show, it’s all about young creatives hustling as well as partying all over the city.
The show focuses in on the ever changing Chinatown, Manhattan where part of Chinatown, there is this micro-trend that gets a lot of talk called Dimes Square. Look it up, there’s articles about it.
Wear Many Hats had a full page ad in the local Dimes Square newspaper, The Drunken Canal and it’s been getting traction ever since.
We learn a lot about Claude through The Come Up, her insecurities, her love life, her vulnerabilities…
Will she reveal to us more secrets about the Dimes Square lifestyle or will she keep it to herself for the next season?
Please welcome Claude Shwartz to Wear Many Hats.
Nate Harris is a graphic artist from Philly now based in Brooklyn. He was a member of Philadelphia’s legendary Space 1026 collective from 2016–2019.
As a commercial illustrator, Nate has worked on projects with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Target, Warby Parker, and Pelican Books.
Me and Nate worked at a coffee shop briefly and I don’t know how that happened but the conversations were endless until we had to dip.
His emoticon for his website is the Netflix N but don’t come for him.
Please welcome Nate Harris to Wear Many Hats.
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Ian Shiver is a photographer who I believe every single one of my Philly and LA transplant friends who moved from Philly or NYC worked with except for me, why is that?
Ian’s still life photography for brands looks so surreal that make you go more beyond, “ok I’ll buy it” but they all look like you’re in ASAP Rocky’s music video for “LSD”
Ian’s represented by DMB Represents but his select clients include Adidas, Polaroid, Kodak, and Questlove, honestly check out his IG, you’ll find a brand you’ll fall in love with with his photos.
Ian has shot with friends ALLCAPSSTUDIO, Middle Child, Two Robbers, and more amazing locals from Philly that you can see in their publishing collective, IOTA Editions.
Ian’s profile pic is a kid taking a picture and it gives us throwbacks that we were all once that kid wanting to take a picture.
Please welcome Ian Loring Shiver to Wear Many Hats.
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Claire Salinda is a writer, tarot reader, and consult on Creative Operations.
Claire also volunteers as the Executive Committee Secretary for the Surfrider Foundation.
I met Claire at the Canal Street market slinging coffees and it was nice to meet her while she was working over at Buffy and freelanced for Human NYC.
Claire’s recent projects include partnering with Daily Harvest as a consulting director of creative operations, advising Social Works on their hiring and onboarding practices as they made their first full-time hire, contracting with BEST as the thought partner to their Creative Director/Founder.
Claire’s writing work has appeared in Thrillist, Active Spaces and Pen and Ink: The Tattoos and stories behind them.
I was close to get my tarot read by Claire but chose to play basketball instead.
Please welcome Claire Salinda to Wear Many Hats.
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Ali Francis is a writer who I discovered from our friends, Playlab when they provided the Creative Direction on the launch video for Ali’s previous company, Baking Supply Co.
Ali is a writer who has written for BBC, Self, Domino, Thrillist and many more.
Ali is now an Editor for Bon Appétit.
Ali loves the great outdoors, surfing, cooking, creative writing including flash fiction and short stories and obviously food.
Ali mentioned to me that she’s anti side hustle so we’re going to talk about how she lives a creative lifestyle.
They hate to see a girlboss winning. What’s for dinner? What makes you happy?
Please welcome Ali Francis to Wear Many Hats.
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Ricardo Rivera is a Creative Director and founder of Klip Collective, a creative shop born out of his days as a rave VJ and documentary editor.
Ricardo is a visual artist, filmmaker and a true pioneer of video projection mapping, having earned a United States patent for his technological breakthroughs in the medium.
His work has been featured multiple times at the Sundance Film Festival, including the commissioned festival bumper in 2014. Rivera has directed full-length light and sound experiences, including Nightscape at Longwood Gardens and Electric Desert at Desert Botanical Garden.
He has directed music videos and tour visuals for a roster of indie artists such as Kurt Vile, Nothing, Twin Shadow and Simian Mobile Disco.
In the advertising world, brands including Nike and Target have sought his unique ability to use video projection art as a bridge between architecture, technology and storytelling.
I caught up with Ricardo when he put out Night Forms at Grounds for Sculpture that the New York Times wrote up about. Truly a good time.
Juxtapoz spoke with Klip Collective and Making Time about their creative process and their dream projects prepping for Making Time at Fort Mifflin. Juxtapoz should have also wrote up about me and Ricardo meet for the first time at Making Time. Truly an art form.
Yes I had to tell the world the Klip bio real quick because as a friend his work is truly phenomenal and every time I see him and his family it’s also great to catch up and see what they’re up to.
Let’s take a trip back in time and into the future.
Please welcome Ricardo Rivera to Wear Many Hats.
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Ricky Pinela is a content creator that I stumbled across via the explore page on Instagram. For once something that interest me via the algorithm.
Ricky hosts a show called Bop or Flop where he runs into New Yorkers on the street and ask everyday questions that need everyday answers.
Ricky does Hot Takes over on Tinder. My favorite social media site. Just playing.
Ricky is at Kairos, previously The New Yorker, and Brut all working in social media whether its Content Producer for Tik Toks or Snapchat. This man is a social media king.
You can catch Ricky all over the globe, he’s always traveling, loves Bad Bunny, content creation is in his blood.
Bop if you love it, flop if you hate it.
Please welcome Ricky Pinela to Wear Many Hats.
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Jayquel Michael Williams is a photographer who I met during Kamp Flea that was presented by Kamp Grizzly out in Greenpoint by McCarren Park.
Jayquel has a studio called Landline Studios that keeps you connected to the community formed at the intersection of American and Japanese Culture.
Jayquel has a podcast that he hosts with Kevin Da Moah called Keeping it 9000 where they have Anime conversations from an NYC POV.
Jayquel also has a moodboard called Kinomori where he posts interesting images from the internet that suits his fancy.
When he’s not shooting, you can find him exploring restaurants, learning new languages (currently learning Japanese), reading a Haruki Murakami novel, geeking out over cars or working on his passion project, LANDLINE STUDIOS.
Please welcome Jayquel Michael to Wear Many Hats.
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Shelby Kay is a still life stylist that I’ve known since the Philly days.
Shelby thinks I don’t think she’s cool but I’ve always known her to be mad cool even before the Urban Outfitters days.
Shelby be working with Kendal Jenner for Moon, Post Malone with the PlayLab crew, Better World Fragrance House with Drizzy, what’s not cool about working with all those brands.
Shelby is the gurl with the curls.
Please welcome Shelby Kay to Wear Many Hats.
Sarah Summerlin is a comedian that also has a podcast called F.O.M.O. Machine.
Sarah is also an engineer so she’s got beauty and brains.
We can still say that right, that’s not like an outdated saying right?
Judging by her instagram, she likes SmileDirectClub, CitiBike, reading and Jack Harlow but not in that order.
Please welcome Sarah Summerlin to Wear Many Hats.
Jae Kim is a photographer based in New York City.
Jae also likes to ride motorcycles, go to Club Night Club, work on set, work off set, tattoos, model, and has his own t-shirt line called Bogus Luck.
I sound like his spokesmen for a dating profile.
Me and Jae connected because somehow we like the same things, except I don’t have that many tattoos and I failed my motorcycle license but we do have Noel, our awesome friend who tattoos.
Jae Kim is a national treasure and we need him to stay in the states and not have him get drafted into the war. Don’t know what a podcast would do but we’re here to stop it from happening.
Please welcome Jae Kim to Wear Many Hats.
Caro Juna is a musician based in New York City.
Caro recently put out her new single 'Devotion' and previously her EPs 'Violent Delights,' and 'Flower Language.'
She was previously a producer and stylist over at Sundae School now over at Wieden+Kennedy.
How I found Caro was through Khoi Pham, when he illustrated and designed the EP and single cover for 'Violent Delights' which looks exactly like Caro.
Caro's fits be going off, her voice be going off.
Please welcome Caro Juna to Wear Many Hats.
Jelani Carter is a Podcast Producer, Media Producer, and all around hilarious producer.
I came across Jelani Carter’s earliest work through his YouTube days with videos such as:
“Who can DeThrone Kendrick”
“I Wish I Could Sing”
“Why Country Music Is Like Rap Music”
and
“I Don’t Know How To Save Money”
Jelani is a Podcast Producer over at Vox Media Podcast Network and Vulture.
Jelani is a Throwing Fits Alum and is also brewing up his own serving of news, comedy, and pop culture with LunchTimeRush.
All trash opinions are our own.
Please welcome Jelani Carter to Wear Many Hats.
Kareem Rahma is a three time Webby nominated comedian, writer, producer, and actor.
Kareem wrote and stared in the new short film ‘Out of Order’ directed by Nicolas Heller also known as New York Nico debut at Tribeca Festival.
He hosts Live Laugh Love Live at Kelloggs Diner where I first met Kareem but he produces comedy shows all over the city.
Kareem has a podcast company called Some Friends which is a media company that tells colorful stories.
Be on the lookout for the new Wear Many Hats wheatpaste posters all around New York City along with the ‘ Out of Order’ posters as well designed by Tom Sanford.
Former Class Clown, cat daddy.
Please welcome Kareem Rahma to Wear Many Hats.
Helen Holmes is a journalist, reporter, or anything you would call a writer.
Helen is Culture Reporter at The Daily Beast and she formerly worked as an Arts Reporter at the Observer.
I enjoy watching her IG stories of her criticizing films, her adventures, and reading her select stories from The New York Times Magazine and GQ.
Scoops, Scandals, Secret Worlds.
Sweet but Seiko.
Please welcome Helen Holmes to Wear Many Hats.
Michelle Tuan is a comedian and actress based in Los Angeles.
I met Michelle when she worked at Opening Ceremony in New York and I told her I was taking comedy writing classes because that time I believed I could write for SNL and told her about my spiritual journey about being a comedian but it was most likely a quarter life crisis.
But instead she became a comedian herself and has been in commercials. I’m so proud of her.
You can catch Michelle hosting Craft Services on Popshop Live every Tuesday at 6PM PST.
I can’t stop playing her IG stories. When you watch her videos, it's like you’re about to eat pop rocks and then you’re about to get that popping sensation. That’s how I feel when I see her. It’s a tingly sensation or I just smoked a ton of weed. Either or I feel good or I don’t really know how to feel.
Socially awkward social butterfly but with jokes.
Please welcome Michelle Tuan to Wear Many Hats.
Liam Benzvi is a singer-songwriter and composer that I can’t stop playing on repeat.
I’m not sure if its changing of the seasons or I feel liberated while riding very fast in the new Citi E Bikes to his music.
I first heard of Liam through Luca Venter, a photographer I’m deeply into. I loved their collaborative photos for Buds Digest and thought, I know what Luca does, but what does Liam do. Glad I found out.
Liam released his catchy new record, 'Acts of Service' out on Terrible Records and it's straight hits.
It’s either I’m listening to Liam or Harry Styles.
Soul seeking. Yearning. Longing. Crisp.
Please welcome Liam Benzvi to Wear Many Hats.
Kelton Bumgarner is an artist, designer and creative director in Philadelphia, PA. As an artist, he explores landscapes and decay through sculpture and unconventional photography.
Kelton is currently the creative director for Atmos USA FKA UBIQ in which he has worked on numerous projects from concept to completion, including several sold-out collaborations with brands such as New Balance, Diadora, Saucony, Asics, and Clarks.
I am familiar of Kelton’s work from friend and guest of the pod, Marissa Le aka Yolo Ono where they work together over at Atmos.
Atmos tapped Dahsar to creative produce their outdoor advertising wheatpaste campaign in collaboration with Asics entitled GEL-LYTE III OG “NYC SUBWAY”
Theres a photo of Kelton circulating the internet of him assisting A$AP Nast on a piece of clothing and Kelton is focusing in and in the zone. I like to compare it to the iconic photo of Young Thug when standing behind a computer about to solve the worlds intricate problems but instead he’s just producing.
Two iconic photos. Men at work.
Please welcome Kelton Bumgarner to Wear Many Hats.
Teresa Johnson is a holistic health coach that you may know her as Veggie Mom Club.
Before Teresa was a holistic health coach, she was a model, volunteered for GrowNYC, an environmental nonprofit, and was hired to manage a few sites for their Fresh Food Box Program.
Teresa has plant-based community dinners with Mayday Space and Bushwick City Farms, and by word of mouth and Instagram, was hired as a freelance vegan caterer for environmental and fashion brands. She would use leftover produce from her job to curate the menu for her community dinners, and shopped at farmer’s markets, mainly sourcing from farmers of color for catering events.
Teresa started Veggie Mom Club centered around food, gathering, and reproductive health, and realized she liked to create and produce, and have pursued work that will help lead her to goals of wanting to tell visual stories centered around food, tradition, agriculture, and reproductive health justice.
Please welcome Teresa Johnson to Wear Many Hats.
Brian Nguyen is a video director, shooter, and photographer.
Brian currently works over at Hypebeast but I knew him as a Hypebeast way back when during the Philly days.
We crossed paths over at Temple University where I surprisingly went to school but it was always good to catch up with Brian at the functions at Ps & Qs formally known as the great Abukus Takeout.
No not a restaurant, a streetwear store.
Brian captures all the elements when he shoots and when they come out he edits them to a t where they give a Blade Runner feel to it which is why I always appreciate and love Brian’s work. I’m not a fan of digital but when I am, I always turn to Brian.
Please welcome Brian Nguyen to Wear Many Hats.
Austin Hayman is a musician and photographer.
Austin is a guitar player in the band Dear Boy. Dear Boy is signed to Last Gang Records.
I checked out Dear Boy and Austin Hayman’s work through our other friend and guest of the podcast Kamtin Mohager.
Austin sometimes plays guitar and helps out friends who go on American Idol such as Ava Maybee.
Dear or Die. Rocker Chick.
Please welcome Austin Hayman to Wear Many Hats.
Gray Broderick is a freelance consultant and pastry chef.
Gray runs Office Gray which is a creative consultancy at the intersection of culture, commerce, and contemporary criticism.
I met Gray at the wonderful Colbo on 51 Orchard street where she delivers baked goods every weekend under Take-Out Delivery where she calls it a Research-Based Dessert Project which was founded in 2017.
Take Out Began as a way to connect and thank members of the community.
Gray has an occasional email that she puts out called A Tease where she talks about the things Gray is teasing out, that are teasing her, and teasers from what’s happening, or could happen in the world around us.
I just joined yesterday. It’s good, I’m still not done reading it during my morning matcha.
Gray knows all the spots for dinner. I have tapped in for a few restaurants through her and honestly she doesn’t miss.
Glad to run into Gray every weekend, whether its at Colbo, Dashwood Books, Karma, maybe a museum, always a great conversation to be had.
Please welcome Gray to Wear Many Hats.
Shamir is a musician from Las Vegas, now based in Philly.
That’s right Philly stand up.
Philly is killing it right now from the homies in Sheer Mag to Spirit of the Beehive to Mannequin Pussy to Shamir.
Shamir has put out seven studio albums including his new record ‘Heterosexuality’
Will I lose my heterosexuality by the end of this podcast or will it be enhanced. Stay tuned.
Shamir be rocking the horns in his new pics, he currently has them off for this episode. Shamir’s a demon.
Please welcome Shamir to Wear Many Hats.
Rae Witte is a writer and a pool critic based in NY.
She’s covered music, style, sneakers, dating, art and tech topics for TechCrunch, Architectural Digest, i-D, Wall Street Journal, GQ, Complex, and Vogue Business.
In addition to writing, Witte has had a live online radio show, taken on brand consulting clients and copywriting.
Rae curates FINDS NY, a vintage and secondhand home goods shop.
I read Rae’s interview with Pharrell awhile back and had to follow her on Twitter because she knows what she’s talking about. She also spreads the good word on leads to jobs, essays, and to keep up with her writing.
She knew what she was doing
Please welcome Rae Witte to Wear Many Hats.
India Roby is a fashion writer.
Hater first, writer second.
India Roby is now on Wear Many Hats.
Simon Chung is a freelance content creator and copywriter who’s also a brand development manager that has a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry.
He’s worked at O.N.S, and Opening Ceremony but how I know him is when he was Director of Partnerships at the Canal Street Market where I was a barista at Office Coffee and we became best buds ever since. Well I like to think so.
Simon is a hardcore bike rider, trail runner
Simon keeps tabs on me while I keep tabs on him.
Please welcome Simon Chung to the Wear Many Hats podcast.
Aloiso Wilmoth is a DJ and Producer by the name He Valencia. He has done talks with The New School, does a radio show with Rinse and has been featured in Resident Advisor and Interview Magazine.
I came across his infamous Instagram page, MoMA PS5 through meme pages of meme pages and techno DJs to techno DJs to Azalea Banks and I’m glad I did. His stories are not for the faint hearted but if you down you down.
Aloiso rocks Supreme well, he’s more than just fits, he’s got looks and he’s always been keeping it P and we’re here for the cultural criticism.
Harry Gassel is a Design Director focused on editorial, branding and creative strategy. He is the founding editor and creative director of Talk Magazine. He was formerly art director at T: The New York Times Style Magazine and The FADER and has contributed writing to Bad Day, The FADER, GRAPHIC (kr) and The Gradient.
I met Harry after lockdown and he was one of the first few faces I saw coming from my hell hole.
How did we end up here?
Talk Magazine, I shot the back cover for Issue 4 and Harry finally decided to break his rule on coming on podcasts.
Alt Woke. A new type of art.
Are you black or non black?
Who will get cancelled first?
Please welcome Aloiso Wilmoth and Harry Gassel to Wear Many Hats.
Cobey Arner is a photographer, videographer, and musician.
Cobey is the drummer of Rebounder, producer and beats behind his solo project, Casual Ties and takes photos for brands such as Corridor, Dimepiece and How Long Gone.
I’ve seen Rebounder a few times off the How Long Gone tour and not on a podcast tour. Great drummer.
Cobey’s photos are beautiful. He has shot a few friends of mine no enemies.
Cobey has made a photobook entitled “I’m Not Tired, Just Exhausted” which I feel like everyone in NYC can relate.
Please welcome Cobey Arner.
Erica Enriquez is a musician, multidisciplinary artist, and performer.
Erica is the front woman of the band Choo Choo and has an alter ego by the name of Atsara Pondotes where she posts her pickle adventures and sound performances.
Erica loves trains hence her band name but is also about that clown life making movies.
You can catch Erica’s skateables installed at Tompkins Square Park where she builds sweet ramps inspired by mid 90s era zines.
Please welcome Erica Enriquez to Wear Many Hats.
Sacred Pact is a boutique film production company based in New York City.
I first heard of Sacred Pact doing short commercials for my good friends and guests of the pod Kelsey and Lia for their project Sunday School where they featured their line of tees and work.
I also heard of Sacred Pact though their collaboration with friend and guest of the pod, Che Nembard of Clips Co-Op and their installment of Double Feature Fridays where they feature cult classic films and free vibes.
After their partnership I had to know what Sacred Pact was about. Sacred Pact came together in 2016 through the love of exploration, storytelling, and rich visuals.
They have directed, DP’d, produced, and edited numerous short documentaries, music videos, and fashion commercials.
Sacred Pact clients include T Magazine, Vice, Vogue, Billboard, Dazed Media, The Metropolitan Opera and a ton more.
Our friendships became bigger when I met Sunny Lee through another friend and guest of the pod, Sabreen Jafry at a Clips Co-Op activation at Public Records.
If you don’t know these places or what I’m saying, or who these great people are, educate yourself!
Lastly I went to a special screening of Sacred Pact’s Season 1 of Hidden Kingdom. An unconventional and intimate documentary web series that explores the lives of five New York dancers.
It blew me away and I walked out of the screening speechless.
Sacred Pact is Sunny Lee and Jacqueline Davis. A Film Company You Can Trust.
Please welcome Sacred Pact to Wear Many Hats.
Dana Veraldi is an illustrator, ceramist, doula, visual artist, and mom. Dana is best known for her hand-drawn portraits of cultural icons and her label DEERDANA, which she founded with partner Kevin Tekinel.
Been following her illustrations since day one, which I have no idea what day that was but when her illustrations were popped up on American Apparel tees, murals on Bedford Ace, plates at restaurants such as Escuela in Los Angeles.
Huge fan of Dana’s Q+A series where she interviews my favorites such as Matt McCormick, J Scott, Chris Black, and Kilo Kish.
Remember the early 2000s when things were simpler and hipster culture was in and collaborating for big brands were cool? Collaborations with Playboy, GAP, Collette, Opening Ceremony, Theory, Adidas, Tory Burch.
People who are your favorite E Hollywood stars have worn Deer Dana such as FKA Twigs, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, Amanda Seyfried, Orlando Bloom, Jonah Hill, Lupita Nyongo, Dakota Fanning, Justin Bieber, Jay Z the list goes on.
I would like to think everyone has worn a Deer Dana tee if you were alive from 2010–2015. I don’t usually call people legends on my podcast but Dana is a legend. I don’t think John Legend has worn a Deer dana tee and we can all live without knowing that.
Let’s go back in time with Dana Veraldi.
We always get asked in New York City what do you do, what do you do on the side, what are your passions, what do you like to do, no really, what do you like to do.
I met Trey Hill previously as a security guard at one of my favorite vintage, buy, sell, trade, resellers at the Bushwick Beacon’s Closet where in the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to wait in line before we could get in because there was a capacity for the amount of people who could shop in the store. It was Winter 2021,’ snow was still on the ground, and the line to get in was compared to as waiting in line to get into one of Bushwick’s favorite clubs such as Mood Ring or Bossa Nova.
The NYTimes wrote a piece on where to meet people was in line getting covid 19 tests because the line was so long and people were waiting for hours. This was the same difference but we got to know each other not by same symptoms of the virus but symptoms of complimenting each others style.
I met Trey Hill after waiting in line for 1 hour but I was next up to go into the store. I see Trey Hill’s stylish fit and I immediately had to compliment him.
I had to ask about his fit and then after I asked if I could take a film photo of him. Who would have thought it lead to a brand new friendship.
Please Trey Hill welcome to Wear Many Hats Podcast.
Elliott Foos is a Director of Coffee, coffee consultant and one of the cowboys over at Cowboy Coffee.
I met him during the Throwing Fits meet ups in the park and had to try Cowboy Coffee to see if it would indeed turn me into a cowboy.
I’m a cowgirl.
Love cowboy culture, hate the Dallas Cowboys.
Elliott was previously the Director of Coffee over at James Murphy’s Daymoves which opened in partnership with the natural wine bar, The Four Horsemen. Before that, the Director of Coffee over at Gem.
I re-met Elliott at Colbo Coffee where he’s now the Director of Coffee over there with the lovely Colbo team.
He runs a weekly cultural dispatch called Stir Crazy along with a playlist that he updates weekly.
No cussin’ no fussin’ no backtalk, please welcome Elliott Foos.
Scott Haven is one of the co-founders of Homecoming, a coffee shop plant shop based in Brooklyn, NY.
I met Scott when I first came to NYC not as an immigrant but as a worker in the arts so basically an immigrant working at the 67 West Greenpoint Terminal building behind Homecoming as a freelance graphic designer for a creative agency.
Liz, who is a good friend of mine from Philly works there said that they needed someone to cover a shift because they were going to Six Flags and because of my expertise in fine Barista-ing I was honored and that’s how I met Scott and Vanessa.
Vanessa is the other co-founder of Homecoming who has opt out to come on pod so instead we’re having an all boys club podcast episode.
All the plants surrounding me right now are from Homecoming, this is not sponsored content.
I am not held against my will to say that the coffee right now I’m drinking is Homecoming.
But I want you guys to know that if it’s any coffee I’m drinking it’s Star Homecoming.
Please welcome Scott Haven to Wear Many Hats.
Jacques Greene is a musician, DJ, and producer from Montreal.
His wikipedia page says that he began playing electronic music when a high school history teacher introduced him to Aphex Twin, precipitating a realization that “music doesn’t have to be angry white men over a guitar.
Which is a good start to a Wikipedia page bio
His records, ‘Feel Infinite,’ and ‘Dawn Chorus’ have always been on repeat while I run but his new compilation ANTH01 while I stride. All three records off of LuckyME records.
Took me a minute to pronounce Jacques but I’m glad I can call him Phil. Please welcome Jacques Greene to Wear Many Hats.
Dessie Jackson is an illustrator, painter, and mixed media artist.
She works primarily with charcoal, pencil, and oil paint.
Her work has been featured in Nylon, VICE, Complex, you name it.
Dessie has work with music labels such as Epic Records and Equal Vision Records.
Do you skate? If you do, you probably have seen her guest artist boards for Real Skateboards.
Do you like music? You probably seen her cover for Balance and Composure’s “Light We Made” record.
If you don’t like music and skateboarding, damn you must not be fun to be around with but if you like to go to art galleries she has had solo exhibitions in galleries such as Philly, NYC, Seattle and Atlanta.
Dessie has done stop motion illustration lyric videos for Halsey, a video as well for Jon Simmon’s project Creeks.
She has also got into making stained glass flowers. Is there anything she can’t do?
Here we have Dessie Jackson on Wear Many Hats!
Janine Ciccone is a creative producer, photographer, event planner, and manager.
Janine produces, manages, and makes the Hester Street Fair run.
She’s worked with the best of New York City’s favorites to have over at Hester Street Fair such as Fleurotica, Original Rose, Danny’s Nut Butter, Cliff, Fantasy Explosion, and Intramural Shop.
The fair has had different themes and causes to support such as Girl Power Fair, World Pride Market, New Creators Market, and The Protest T-Shirt Show.
Her work with Hester Street Fair has been featured in Vogue, Bedford & Bowery, The New York Times, and Office Magazine.
You can catch Janine at a gallery or an art museum with her mom.
Please welcome Janine Ciccone to Wear Many Hats.
Kate Banford is a comedy producer and loves all things comedy. Which I probably didn’t have to say that if she’s a comedy producer.
Kate is the Executive Director of The Elysian and formerly the co-founder and owner of Good Good Comedy Theatre in Philly.
Over at Good Good comedy, it was an award winning comedy theatre that is known for curating original shows and breaking new talent. My favorites she had there were Jaboukie Young-White, Julio Torres, and Aparna Nancherla.
Kate produced and directed the music video “Hysterical” by Sad13.
Kate Banford recently opened The Elysian which is a non profit 501(c)3 theater that presents unconventional, unforgettable live comedy in Frogtown, Los Angeles. She has already booked shows and it’s only going to get bigger.
We’re all so happy for her. Please welcome Kate Banford to Wear Many Hats.
Max Rainer is in the band Wilderado.
I discovered Wilderado through playlists of playlists of playlists that got me to them.
I’m not sure why I have this thing for indie bands that are from Tulsa but I’ve never been.
No silverado please welcome Max Rainer of Wilderado.
Anna Shoemaker is a musician based in Brooklyn.
Anna has great pop singles out now such as “It’s Depression, Sick!, and Call Me. Three song titles that really go together when you are feeling sick, depressed and want someone to call you.
Her music has been featured in Earmilk, Nylon, WXPN.
Anna Shoemaker looks phenomenal in a cowboy hat, so it’s great to have her on Wear Many Hats.
Adam Carpenter & Jason Bennett is the two that make up Baseball Game, a band from Nashville, Tennessee.
I discovered Baseball Game through my A and R vision of how I like to discover new music and bam it was the Baseball Game EP featuring 4 tracks that will have everyone bopping their head too.
Guitars are not over. Baseball still sucks. Just playing but go sports.
This isn’t Modern Baseball thank god, please welcome Baseball Game.
Dwight Pendleton is a Composer, Producer, and Artist.
He has composed music for High Snob, Hypebeast, Coach, Calvin Klein, Foo and Foo, Jaguar, and Flaunt.
Although he makes music for commercials and fashion, he also makes music under the moniker, Kai Neptune.
Now let me tell you about Kai Neptune. Back on my A&R tip, and discovering new music on the fly. Kai Neptune was on my radar that is just astonishing and atmospheric. This is the music I’ve been wanting to hear that’s for the future of what is to come.
Kai Neptune put out a new project entitled “4EVR” and it’s definitely a project we’ll be listening to forever for sure.
This is The first Dwight I’ve ever met in person. Pendleton no flannel. Lets go to space with Kai Neptune.
Please welcome to Wear Many Hats, Dwight Pendleton.
Hey everyone it’s Rashad and this is Wear Many Hats presented by Dahsar where we talk about your main gig then we talk about your side hustle. Jonathan Richetts is a model, musician, artist, visionary, philanthropist. He can make any genre, make any sounds tangible. He has modeled for Advisry, Freemans Sporting Club, Off White, Carhartt WIP, Rowing Blazers He has a production company and label called “Vanilla.” In order to get Jonathan on the podcast I had to go thru his manager and his manager said no. Please welcome Johnathan to Wear Many Hats.
Paul Tao works across the music, art and marketing worlds through IAMSOUND a hub of music, art, culture and marketing, a hybrid creative studio, record label and visual artist management firm — a new model for a new hybrid era.
IAMSOUND launched in 2007 as a record label, known for releases with artists such as Florence and the Machine, Charli XCX, Lord Huron, Banks and Salem, before expanding into visual artist management and its studio.
Paul is down with the NFTs and Crypto with Friends With Benefits.
I first heard of Paul Tao and IAMSOUND thru the AbsolutePunk Warped Tour days.
No don’t ask me for my username I don’t remember any of them except there were probably a lot of X’s in them.
Please welcome Paul Tao on to Wear Many Hats.
Eunice Chang is a model, skateboarder, actor.
She puts videos on YouTube but I wouldn’t call her a YouTuber she got videos like 30 day skate challenge, skating downtown Los Angeles.
She has modeled for Hot Lava, RVCA, Crap Eyewear, Dickies, Colgate.
She skates for Worble, flow for New Balance.
She used to be a coder in The Matrix.
The “I Used to Skate Tees” are genius because that is perfect for me.
Please welcome Eunice on to Wear Many Hats.
Jamier Burden is a DJ, karate instructor, self defense guru.
He’s DJ’d at all your favorite clubs in Philly, all up in NYC.
He’s been bopping around DJing for Manual, Same Friends, Masquerade, Grave Rave, Blood Rave, anyone else got a rave he’s on it.
His videos be hot on Triller no Tik Tok.
Did you work out today?
Boy next door with the symmetrical face!
Boy with the dragon tattoo.
Dj 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 Mier Mier Mier Mier //Mier 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒
Please welcome Mier on to Wear Many Hats
Chris Kontos is a Photographer, DJ, and Editor in Chief of Kennedy Magazine
Chris puts out lovely photos of his journey, his friends and family, work and curated campaigns almost daily and its always a treat to see. His stills are beautiful, his music taste from The Breeders to Jeff Buckley are in lined with ours.
Chris has shot series for Berthelotti, ASPESI and a bunch of publications such as Lula, Twin,
Kennedy Magazine has also put out a recipe book called “Eating With Friends”
Biannual Journal of Curiosities.
Happy to have Chris Kontos on Wear Many Hats.
Perry Shall is an Art Director, Designer, and Vintage T king!
He has designed album art for Green Day, Kurt Vile, Yola, The Black Keys, Ted Leo, Mannequin Pussy and Diarrhea Planet.
Yes, Mannequin Pussy and Diarrhea Planet.
He’s designed T-Shirts for Questlove, Gilbert Gottfried, Ceremony, Kurt Vile, Hop Along, Tigers Jaw, Pup, Dan Auerbach, Best Coast, Soul Glo, Spirit of the Beehive and the 3 main staples of Philly such as Reanimator, Pizza Brain, Union Transfer.
Tons of Posters for Screaming Females.
His Illustrations and collages always adds the signature Perry Shall sense of humor.
Perry has also directed music videos for Waxahatchee and his own band Hound that he plays guitar in.
He is the Art Director for Easy Eye Sound, Dan Auerbach’s label.
Perry is the host of T-TIME, a vintage t-shirt show on IG LIVE that livestreams every Friday at 6pm EST. He’s had Gilbert Gottfried, Vish Khanna, Ted Leo Damien Abraham from Fucked Up and Marc Maron on.
Everyone has a T-Shirt that tells a story.
Please give it up for your hostess with the mostess, who wears many vintage tees instead of Hats.
Perry Shall.
Frederico “Kiko” Casanova, head honcho over at Soft Wax Record Pressing, many know him of playing in bands, directing music videos, throwing shows all around the country but mostly Philly, worked in the coffee world but now founding Soft Wax.
Kiko is a first generation American growing up in the Dominican Republic .
Soft Wax Record Pressing, a home in the Bond Bread building is America’s only POC owned record pressing plant.
The People’s people when it comes to anything music but anything in general, Kiko has a great heart or so I’ve been told.
POC to POC.
Please welcome Kiko to Wear Many Hats.
Sydney Gore is a writer and a Digital Design Editor.
She believes in writing something worth reading about and doing something worth writing about.
Sydney is the Digital Design Editor for Architectural Digest.
She has also written articles for Byrdie, Highsnob, VOX, Atmos, W Magazine, The Strategist, Teen Vogue, Vogue, The New York Times
She has a newsletter called Bloated by Thoughts. Her intent is to hold space for discourse that shifts the culture forward.
She has a moodboard which she calls a Decor Dump called Spoiled Goods.
I feel like I’m about to be spoiled and bloated. Well not bloated.
Welcome to have Sydney Gore on Wear Many Hats.
Josh Madden is a Creative Director, Chief Creative, stylist, DJ, hiker, and lives at the intersection of art, music, and fashion.
The 2 brands is the creative director of is X-Girl and X-Large, two legendary streetwear brands that have been around since the nineties.
Now Josh is the CEO + Chief Creative over at Alternative Press.
Josh started MDDN Co. with his two brothers Benji and Joel Madden of good Charlotte. MDDN Co was created by artists for artists to share their knowledge, experience and relationships, to protect and nurture their careers while mentoring them. The artists on their roster include Architects, Good Charlotte, Antiflag, Badflower, and my current favorite, Eyedress.
He has a podcast called First Person with Trent Vanegas.
Josh also launched Nylon’s Men Magazine.
We’re not going to be talking about Good Charlotte.
Please welcome Josh Madden to Wear Many Hats.
Yavez Anthonio is a Photographer, Director, and Creative born and raised in Amsterdam. Yavez aims to create contemporary ideas and stories through his interests in music, fashion and the cultures and communities around him.
Yavez past clients include Nike, Adidas, Filling Pieces, and Gap. His work has been featured on Nowness, ItsNiceThat, I-D, Kodak, and The Fader.
Yavez works with streetwear brands but are we living in a streetwear world anymore? Yeah unfortunately we still are.
Please welcome Yavez Anthonio to Wear Many Hats.
Diane Chang is a food writer, recipe stylist, and content strategist. Chef and owner of Po-Po's, a catering company based in NYC.
Po-Po's, a culinary project about her Grandmother, has been featured in Vogue, T-Mag, and Eater.
Po-Po's has catered for New York Times, Pioneer Works, Spotify the list goes on.
Diane is a wordsmith and a foodsmith. She has written for Architectural Digest, Grub Street, Bon Appetite, NY Mag.
Diane’s gram is filled with many amazing dishes that makes you want to break going gluten free and cure your lactose intolerance to tolerant. But if you’re allergic to gluten and peanuts you may want to risk it all.
Let’s get cheffin no foodies with Diane Chang.
Aaron Ramey is a multidisciplinary artist, creative director, visual artist, and costume designer.
He and Gianni Lee have a clothing brand called Babylon Cartel that puts out prints way before our time on t-shirts, jerseys, denim jackets, camo jackets, that are worn by Rihanna and Young Thug.
Aaron worked on the costume team for the films See You Yesterday and Judas and the Black Messiah.
Also as a photographer, he’s also been commissioned by brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Red Bull to produce campaigns for digital and social media platforms.
Aaron now has his own practice where he releases products, exclusive designs, and does collaborative projects over at A Universe.
A UNIVERSE FOSTERS BOTH INWARD AND FIELD EXPLORATIONS TO BENEFIT THE INDIVIDUAL WHICH, IN TURN, WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY SHALL REPLENISH THE INDIVIDUAL CREATING BALANCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
RESEARCH. REGROUP. RECONSTRUCT.
We’re here in Aaron’s universe, please welcome Aaron Ramey.
Andrew Herzog is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist and designer and is the Partner and Director for School, a creative design studio founded by two designer-engineer-types. His artworks have occupied museums, galleries, and city streets.
School’s select works include The New Yorker, Haus, Publik Library, and one of my favorite brands, Entireworld.
I first heard of Andrew through his previous design studio HAWRAF and just kept following their journey after that. Andrew has also led projects at Google Creative Lab. He also is a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
I threw my hat in the ring to work at School but no dice, instead was able to have him on the podcast.
Let’s go to school, no bus, with Andrew Herzog.
Eric Kenney is a t-shirt and poster designer, illustrator and screenprinter.
He’s printed on cups, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, vintage, chorecoats, dice boxes, record sleeves, flags, shower curtains, camo jackets, calendars, totebags, hats, beanies, flasks, slides, enamel camp mugs, lighters, jerseys, and aprons. No thongs.
He has done collaborations with brands such as Poler, Lakai, Revival, and Tired Hands Brewing.
He has done murals of his illustrations at bars such as Attaboy.
His goods have been worn by dudes from Nothing and The Menzingers.
He had a gallery called Pink Slime gallery with Ralph Stollenwerk of Pink Bike Ralph. Two IG names just combined together.
The reaper is his friend. For a good time call someone else.
Welcome to Wear Many Hats, slime time live edition with Eric Kenney of Heavy Slime.
Gab Bonghi is a photographer and visual artist based out of Philadelphia. She’s dabbed in design and marketing.
Her work has been featured in EATER, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Eating Well Magazine, NYLON, Saveur Magazine, The Outline, and Thrillist.
Some of her clientele include Universal Music Group, Philadelphia Distilling Co., Vernick, Starr Restaurants, DiBruno Brothers, and WTSO.
Gab went to UArts like most of my good friends. This is starting to feel like a UArts podcast, no sponsored content. Not an ad for UArts.
We had Gab DJ one of our Dahsar Studio events at W/N W/N.
Me and Gab met at all the Uarts parties, and then the legendary parties like Milk+ and all the best parties at The Barbary.
Get high with Gab Bonghi.
Scott Turner is a Photographer and a Meme connoisseur. I found him through stories of stories of stories of friends like Hassan Rahim storying his stories of the memes he finds and the tweets that people post are so hilarious and true.
But back to photography, his clients include my boy H33M, The Divinities, The Hundreds, One of these Days Co and a bunch of streetwear brands that you’ve definitely heard of.
Scott is also sometimes a model but aren’t we all?
We’re gonna be doing a switch up from back to back streetwear, photography and memes.
Please welcome Scott Turner.
Malachi Shockley is the co-owner and operations manager for the brand Know Nothing and Merchandiser at NTWRK. Previously the Associate Buyer at Urban Outfitters.
I’ve heard of Malachi through our friends who have brands to hit up Malachi back when he was at Urban but followed his journey when he moved to NTWRK.
I don’t know anything about Know Nothings so I guess that makes me a fan.
Let’s know something with Malachi Shockley.
Seanella Abraham is the Editor In Chief at Artsy Magazine. I first ran into her when I was working at the Canal Street Market and she told me to come check out the Kid Super booth where designer Colm Dillane was selling a few pieces of his line there and to check it out. As a kid with no money I was like yeah yeah maybe but having Seanella come up to me was a memorable moment that I will never forget.
She was the glue that connected all of us. Artsy Magazine spills attention exclusively on emerging artists, designers and creative self starters.
She has featured friend of the pod, Naoko over at Kabuki NY in Artsy Magazine’s Shopify series. On the site she interviews various artists, musicians, and brands and a morning brew series for mental health and productivity.
Artsy, Art / Rebel / Trends / Style / Youth
Please welcome Seanella Abraham.
Allister Ann is a photographer that started her documenting career shooting The Civil Wars and then was the personal photographer for Kenny Chesney. Two musicians I’m not into but she has shot my favorites, Dolly Parton, Butch Walker, Chelsea Wolfe, Jenny Lewis, Adele and Reggie Watts.
I stumbled upon her work after having friend of the pod Matt Maust and viewing her sick photos of Cold War Kids which was also featured in a Cold War Kids music video. Found her work through a friend of the pod, Kamtin, from The Chain Gang of 1975 as well.
She’s also a music video director and has directed videos for John Paul White, Dan Auerbach, and The Shelters.
This is not a photography podcast, we’re not going to be nerdying out on Rollieflexes, Rolexes or who’s in our Rolodexes.
Please welcome Allister Ann to Wear Many Hats.
Ryan Evans is a Creative Consultant based out in New Jersey but during the day he works as a Senior Designer at Boyds, a Philadelphia Landmark Department Store. No Macy’s, No Barneys, No Century 21s, No Real Reals. No Sotheby’s. No Sak’s. No Farfetches. No Garmentary. No Net-A-Porter. No SSENSE. Ok I’m done.
Ryan is known for his poster cut outs that are fun sticker ideas collages, you name it. The colors are bright, psychedelic, and every one of them looks like your next acid tab that you’re about to take.
Ryan’s signature design has been able to collaborate with Pedals and Peacocks, Checks Downtown, and Zeit Campus. All of whom I’ve never heard of before but then there’s New Balance and how I met him thru the grapevine of This Corner.
I’m not trying to put Ryan in a corner but now he’s my corner.
Hello Ryan Evans!
Sudan Green is a Musician and Activist that organizes Spirits Up! An organization that offers tools for personal liberation and healing through yoga, meditation, the arts, and innovative activity to support the continued work towards collective Black liberation.
Sudan has told his story on ABC 6, Fox29, had a clothing collaboration release with 18 East, has also modeled for them with our good friend Saeed thru All Caps Studio, the Philly family runs deep.
How do you find peace?
How do you stay in practice?
Where is your safe space?
Black liberation. By any means necessary.
Please welcome to the show Sudan Green.
People ask me what’s the softest and smoothest thing you’ve ever touched and I’ve often told them, a Mannequin Pussy.
Missy, head honcho of the critically acclaimed hot and bothered, sweat drippin, fire breathin, screamin demon, baby back ribbin, always rippin, homie runnin, hard workin band, Mannequin Pussy.
Good Philly friends, Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy.
Jason Stewart is a DJ, foodie, kitchen aid chef, tv ideas person, and podcaster. You may have known him through the Bloghaus days with his Them Jeans remixes or you may know him through his other podcasts The Stew and Tall Tales.
Oh and maybe How Long Gone with his co-host Chris Black.
Jason Stewart or TJ is described from everyone as tall, not dark, not handsome and is about hardcore music. Steve Aoki and him go way back at Cinespace as resident DJs.
He’s not as famous as Steve Aoki but we love Ginuwine.
The outro music will not be ‘In Them Jeans’
Please welcome Jason Stewart.
Daniel Wooden is a photographer focusing on music and personalities.
I first met Daniel in Philly shooting all your favorite parties. Tall as hell, vibrant, loving, either shooting digital or film, it was great to see him always capturing the moment.
Like many do, creatives leave Philly to other cities to tune their craft, hone their skills, go beyond and see what else is there to offer outside of our amazing city of brotherly love.
Daniel has worked for select clients such as Nike Toronto, Heineken, Mad Decent, Complex Media, and Mass Appeal for their special projects, event recaps and press media. Previously at Little Giant Media.
Linking and building, bringing the wood, welcome to the show, Daniel Wooden.
Christine Espinal is a Spatial Designer based in NYC that I met in Philly at Yowie that works over at Lichen NYC.
I feel like I’m on a roll with interviewing everyone at Lichen NYC because I love everything and everyone who sets foot in that store and what they do.
Christine’s conceptual renderings of storefronts, hotels, trade show booths, is a future we’re looking to see within the commercial space.
Christine was always on our radar because of all the sketch modeling she posts online along with the processes.
Trust the process with Christine Espinal.
Sabreen Jafry is a first gen Pakistani-American Creative Producer and photographer based in Brooklyn.
Her clients include Sprite, BET Awards, HBO, and Delta Airlines.
Her works has been covered by WeTransfer’s WePresent and Office Magazine.
She currently works as a Creative art + photo Producer at Wieden + Kennedy.
We met through the grapevine online but we have crossed paths at different functions.
We’re not about that pork lifestyle but get us a drink though.
Feels like Home at Casa Magazines.
Please welcome Sabreen Jafry.
Zoë Rayn is the founder and creative director of Caldera Magazine, a magazine and multimedia platform dedicated to championing the voices of artists and creatives from bipoc and queer communities. Founded in 2018, based in Philadelphia.
Zoë also works with collaborative programs at the Penn Museum and programs at The Rail Park.
People ask me if I’m a New Yorker, I’m not, I’m still Philly all the way specifically Delco. This is my way of keeping in touch with Philly. Zoë you keep Philly in check.
The Hole Left Behind.
Please welcome Zoë Rayn.
Steele FC is a musician based in Brooklyn, NY.
I know Steele from coming into the coffee shop at the Canal Street Market and we became very fast friends learning about his band The Britany's and going to his shows around New York.
Steele FC has those face tattoo filters on IG and honestly I would get those on my face in real life.
Steele has a heart of gold, vegan, and is no relation to Brooklyn Steel.
Not a soccer team but a soccer player. Amateur musician, professional Athlete. Free Britney.
Please welcome Steele FC.
Walid Shaharul is a Brooklyn based artist that is a self-taught painter from Queens.
He recently had his first solo exhibition put on by the homies over at the art collective, Roosi entitled ‘Safe Space’ at Synesthesia.
Walid’s figures have distorted faces which reminds you of Francis Bacon.
We don’t eat bacon because we’re about that muslim lifestyle. Except for prosciutto and pepperoni.
This is a safe space, no one needs to know about your harams or habibis.
But no really, his show “Safe Space” brings out the bright and attractive backdrops along with bright colors that provide positive and joyful feelings of each of their figures.
Please welcome Walid Shaharul.
Jeffrey Melo is an artist that is represented by Black Wall Street Gallery.
His painting, ‘Behind The Walls, Lies Our Foundation” which is 54 x 54 inches, oil on canvas, is up in the BWS exhibition on 26 Mercer Street.
I’ve always wanted Jae to be part of the Dahsar collections so I’m glad he was able to take a break from his painting schedule to come hang with us.
He models on the side, does Jiu Jitsu, rips on the guitar. His Prince painting is phenomenal.
Another UArts alum that we met in Philly. I’m glad to always see him at all of our functions.
Just like his last name, very mellow, please welcome Jeffery Melo.
Cam Sizemore is a Cinematographer that has worked on all your favorite films and tv shows.
Tv shows such as Daredevil, Master of None, The OA, Crashing, The Godfather of Harlem, High Fidelity, The Flight Attendant, and Gossip Girl. HBO not The CW.
Films such as John Wick. That’s all I could find.
Even though as a first assistant camera operator or second, Cam is also a photographer who shoots on many different film cameras outside of work.
All the UArts homies work in film. I didn’t go to UArts.
We all know each other from Philly. We literally are the Fast and Furious, Vin Diesel Paul Walker Because Family Meme where they say family, 33 times in that movie. Don’t fact check me on that.
This isn’t Hot 97 but this could be the Breakfast Club.
We have the Gamay Papi and Mini Mami of the wine world.
Please welcome my good friends Cam Sizemore and host Minji Kwon.
We have Lia and Kelsey from the brand Sunday School, the hottest nuns around putting out soft goods such as hoodies, tees, and long-sleeves of their illustrations.
Lia is an illustrator who has worked for Vice, The New York Times, Medium, Business Week and Bloomberg.
Her recent design is for our good friend Missy and her band Mannequin Pussy for their new EP out on Epitaph called “Perfect” and it’s perfect.
Kelsey is an illustrator who has worked for GQ, Barron, The New York Times, Splice, and The New Yorker.
Her recent design is for our good friends from Philly in Spirt of The Beehive for their new t-shirt for their new album ‘There’s Nothing you Can’t Do” but these two can literally do everything.
I love both of your last names, but I’m terrible with remembering names and pronouncing them but they hot fire just like their designs.
No time to cry.
Please welcome Lia & Kelsey from Sunday School.
Bryndon Cook is a star and a romantic.
Yes I’m taking it from his music moniker Starchild & The New Romantic.
A multidisciplinary artist, actor & music director. Composing & recording music as Starchild & The New Romantic. Previously creative work includes collaborations with Solange, Kelsey Lu and Blood Orange. Guggenheim Museum, Sydney Opera House & Hollywood Bowl.
He has a live album performed at National Sawdust, I caught his set at Warm Up for the first time with the Poetic Trust homies backed him up. Blessed him with Dahsar gear and it was great to come run into him again.
My previous studiomate Hassan Rahim blessed the art direction for the album cover for ‘Language’ that released through one of my favorite labels, Ghostly International. Including his previous album before that, ‘Crucial.’
VHS 1138 and his new record, ‘Forever’ is off of Starchild’s label, New Romantic World.
Please welcome Bryndon Cook of Starchild & The New Romantic.
Public Cinema Club. The masterminds behind the production company based in Philadelphia founded in 2015 Kendra, Pipus, and Scott J. Ross. It is currently run by Kendra and Scott.
Their work has been featured in The New York Times, Billboard, XXL, Hypebeast, Vice, and Indiewire, and played at major film festivals including Sundance and Tribeca.
Pipus and Kendra were also named "Best Comedians of 2017" by Philadelphia Magazine.
Scott J. Ross and Kendra has also been named best comedic actor by me your bronze winning body like of an Emmy best friend.
These two professional supermodel actors and videographers have been killing it with their shorts, The Pet Files, Lean Chronicles, Judas Series, Hover Twins, Weed Cops, and the Sundance selected, Deer Squad.
We love you so much Pipus.
Please welcome to Wear Many Hats, Scott J. Ross and Kendra Uncut of Public Cinema Club.
Grace Hwang is a Korean American graphic designer, illustrator, and art director that brings light vibes to a heavy world.
We met during the Philly days through DJ SYLO and Matthew Law parties, degrees of separation from going to Temple University, and also running into each other in Brooklyn. Always happy running into Grace.
The Facebook APAHM campaigns 3D type was brought to life by 3D artist Johnny Lee*.
She is a part of Lucky Numbr. Lucky to have Grace Hwang.
Dominick Alcantara and Tim Lopez one of many from Barangay (Pronounced BarranGUY), podcast network, DJ collective, and photo collective.
Barangay is a celebration of creativity and culture stemming from our artist collective in NYC.
Barangay assisted in the production with the Dahsar Commercial Type and Commercial Classics shoot for CLASSICS and for Peter Saville collaboration.
Filipino, I’m not Filipino I’m Malaysian what’s good we allies. Happy AAPI Heritage month but does south East Asians count, yes they do.
Please welcome Tim & Dom from Barangay.
Ché Nembhard is a “aspiring polymath of visual media” and the co-founder of CLIPS Co-op. CLIPS develops original content + provides platforms to showcase other creators such as Lichen NYC, Public Records, and Fragile Glass.
Clips has put out short films for Fact and Nowness. Recently produced the Sacai collaboration for my previous boss Hank Willis Thomas for his collaboration with Sacai.
When I think of Clips I think of smooth short films soothly watching while burning a Fragile Glass candle.
Clips. Build Platforms. Build Bridges.
Please welcome Ché.
Naoko de Oliveira is a florist in NYC. Naoko runs her own floral business called Kabuki NY.
Naoko also models on the side unprofessionally but honestly she’s professional as professional gets. She modeled the Dahsar Commercial Classics lookbook for CLASSICS out now with a campaign featuring in Record Magazine debuting as we speak.
Congrats to Kabuki for her first Valentine’s Day and Mothers Day because we all know those are the holidays that you know that are hot to pick up before you see your love ones. Those holidays are right above getting flowers on a third date or graduation day. No I didn’t come up with those statistics.
FLEURS FROM THE ABYSS OF YOUR WILDEST WET DREAMS.
Thanks for coming on Naoko de Oliveira.
Jerome Peel is the designer and founder of the workwear company Peels Painting.
Jerome plays drums in the band Gnarcissists. Jerome Chrome is a DJ as well.
Jerome is related to Evel Knievel and is part of the Citi-Bike Bois where they do sick stunts from riding in Pop Eyes, 7 11, bunny hopping off of loading trucks, and ramps on these heavy ass bikes.
Jerome is fucking hilarious.
I met Jerome at the Canal Street Market while working at Office Coffee and it was always a pleasure to see him every morning. Jerome has an office space and design studio in the building where he prints, designs, photographs, does it all with a sick crew for everything Peels.
Peels has been featured in Vogue, Vice, The New York Times and more. The workwear company has been featured on shows such as Euphoria, tons of skaters, models sport the brand, stoked to see his collaborations with Vans and Baker.
Peels is a painting company, they just sell clothes on the side.
Please welcome Jerome Peel.
Daniel Delara is a musician.
Dan has a bunch of the same guitar pedals I use such as the infamous Dimension-C pedal that we love and I've also told Louise Chen to get. If we had his pedal board honestly we would rip on the bass and guitar all day long.
Previously in the band Team Spirit, the French Electro Indie rock band, Jamaica. Scored in the film "The Queen of Hollywood Blvd" and scored in "The Five Rules of Success".. lent a hand on Jacques Greene's debut album "Feel Infinite" also lent a hand with Chromeo tracks.
Has a solid vintage tee collection, I only interview or have people on the podcast with solid vintage tee collections.
He doesn't have a last name, we're both Asian, I'm not Filipino.
Please welcome Asian Dan.
Marissa Le is an Art Director, Marketer, and DJ also known as Yolo Ono.
Marissa works in branding and marketing as the Digital Director of atmos USA fka UBIQ.
Marissa is also another good friend of mine from Philly who didn’t move to NYC.
This isn’t an episode with Yoko Ono. Shout out to AAPI Heritage month that’s Asian American Pacific Islander for everyone who doesn’t know their acronyms except for lol and lmao.
Please welcome Marissa Le aka Yolo Ono.
Daniella Sansotta is a videographer with clients such as Adidas, Sophia Roe, Arshia Moorjani, Kiehl's, Crate and Barrel, Aveda and currently working Loren Allred. Daniella is also the Creative Director at NST Pictures.
Daniella is a visual artist, based in NYC.
Me and Daniella were Making Time in Philly now we make time shooting photos of her and her brother RJ for the Dahsar + Commercial Type CLASSICS lookbook at House of Yes, shout out to DJ Bruce!
Please welcome Daniella Messina Rosalia Sansotta.
Kylie Hoffman has been a producer throughout her career but is now an Archival Producer. She has produced videos for networks such as National Geographic, Discovery, Disney+
Kylie has modeled a few pieces of our new Dahsar + Commercial Type CLASSICS pieces officially available online now at dahsar.com and commercialtype.com while we were out in LA to photograph the homies.
She was a Plant mom before it was cool. One part of the Ladies of Lombard, we couldn't get Baauer on the podcast, but we got someone so much better.
Geoff Snack is a senior strategist at Jam3, an illustration instructor at OCAD University, teaches experimental design at Miami Ad School Toronto, and consultant.
Geoff applies strategy, research, user insights, new ideas, and new technologies to his work for clients such as Facebook, Google, adidas, and more.
Geoff is our first Wear Many Hats listener that plugged us in and wanted to be on the pod.
Geoff is often mistaken as a furniture designer for all the chairs he puts on Ig but no it's because we like to sit our asses down on some nice comfy seats. And also have a deep appreciation for chairs.
People often like to post fit pics such as myself, he likes to post pictures of rare books, zines, and vintage punk tees.
Here we are learning how you can teach an illustration class but can't draw.
People says he's a snack but we're going to have a whole meal.
We have Justin Mariano and Eunice Chun from the very first Wear Many Hats episode coming back on to do an exclusive “Where ya at” episode. This is very exciting because a lot has changed since 2018 and I mean a lot.
Justin was a flower boy no Tyler although we saw Tyler, the creator at the Garden in 2019 and that was the last time he worked as a flower dealer at the Canal Street Market and also did flowers for our Dahsar Commercial Type release.
Eunice was slinging coffee at city of saints which I somehow still get at Foster Sundry shout out to Hannah and was an assistant at the Gagosian Gallery.
They’ve all grown into big hotshots now that it was so hard to track these guys down. Ones on Instagram the other is not. I had to slide into ones DMs to get to and surprisingly it wasn’t Eunice’s.
I was so glad to have them back on the show, welcome back Justin Mariano and Eunice Chun.
Kamtin Mohager is a graphic designer and musician which he's mostly known for as The Chain Gang of 1974.
The Chain Gang of 1974 has been a project of Kamtin's since 1974 no 2010 and it's been a favorite listen of mine since 'Daydream Forever' of the track Death Metal Punk and his next releases of 'FELT' 'Honey Moon Drips' and his latest release, 'Besides' EP.
I've been following Kamtin's musical journey when he switched gears into shoegaze with 'Teenage Wrist' and now giving us 'Heavenward' Kamtin doesn't stop.
Produces EDM as well with What So Not, Dillon Francis, and Flux Pavillion.
Run's a record label called 'Fever LTD' where he puts out his latest releases.
And he also designs posters, merch, and album covers for my favorite shoegaze bands such as Airiel, and not so shoegaze bands like The 1975.
Yeah this isn't an interview with The 1975 this is with the Chain Gang of 1974, please welcome Kamtin Mohager.
Justin Buschardt is an illustrator, musician, photographer, videographer and my favorite bartender of all time, well in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
We met when I used to work at the greatest coffeeshop / plant shop in Brooklyn called Homecoming. We used to shoot the shit, talk about bands, punk bands, Thursday, the band Thursday, on a Thursday, life, photos, his dog, and more importantly, love. Gross.
Justin is in the band called Sharkswimmer. Rips on the guitar.
As a mixed media artist, Justin is an illustrator for WNYC’s Radiolab episodes, designs for the coffee roasters Toby estate, variety, shot photos behind the scenes of my fav band Slowdive at Be Electric studios, and ran round town shooting photos as a day in the life series for Delicate Steve who I used to see all the time in Philly.
Justin, I fucking love you baby, so glad you’re on the show. You vaxxed up, sexy texan, let's go with Justin Buschardt.
James Corrigan is a dear friend of mine and I don’t say that lightly, I met him with our dear friend Alicia Hogan many moons ago and he’s introduced me to many musicians such as Homeboy Sandman who I’ve also had on Wear Many Hats and is a dear friend as well.
James is the Senior Director of Visual Merchandising that oversees brands such as Allen Edmonds and Naturalizer and has been in fashion for quite some time now.
But the hats he wears closely is being a musician. James will be releasing his new piece entitled Drum Circle where it is composed of 10 tracks that expand from a wide range of music from free jazz to minimalist pieces as well as art rock.
James is one of my first friends in NYC, the first in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Matt Maust is a cold war kid, a product of £UV, visual artist, loves vintage and looks great in a bucket hat.
Mister Mauster is a bowser with the vintage band tees, living the life of being in cold War kids and making art and clothing for the rest of your life is the life that people would absolutely dream of.
I’m so wet right now, Hang me up to Dry, Matt Maust.
If I were to tell my high school self right now that I would have Nick Thune on the podcast, he would be like, what the hell is a podcast?
I never watched cartoons before going to school, only Comedy Central Presents stand up shows at 7am and Nick Thune was my all time fav. Having the guitar played in with his sets was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen mind you I was going thru a weird singer songwriter phase
In 2008, the instant classic instant messenger love song hits hard.
First time I ever joined a comedian newsletter and the title was Eye Thune. RIP to I-Tunes obviously.
First time I ever saw Nick Thune perform live was at Johnny Brenda’s in Fishtown, Philly with the all funny Kate Berlant and Ben Kronberg and it was a night to remember. Laced Nick Thune up with some DAHSAR gear. Also a few years later at The Bell Tower in Gowanus, Brooklyn to lace him with more DAHSAR gear but not with Damien Jurado during their Sad Music, Sad Comedy tour which would have been so up my alley because those two genres are what I’m about.
Sad Music, Sad Comedy, Sad Podcast episode, just playin.
Nick Thune has put out comedy specials such as Thick Noon, Folk Hero, and Good Guy. He’s in your favorite movies such as Knocked Up, Extract, Mr. Roosevelt, and Venom. He’s in HBO MAX’s Love Life and now starred in the movie The Right One out now.
It’s currently High Noon, he’s good friends with Usher.
Stoked to have him on Wear Many Hats here is, Nick Thune.
We’re here with Louise Chen who is a DJ who has been promoting parties since 2012. First playing Hip Hop and R&B she has grown up with sampling culture and been a crate-digger for a long time hence the many Discogs tabs open on her browser. Her endless quest looking for soul, funk, disco and jazz has shaped her to playing clubs such as Rex and Concrete.
She hosts shows on NTS, The Lot Radio, Rinse France, and DJs alongside Floating Points and many of your favorite DJs.
She is a a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan, a huge fan of supporting artists, she hasn’t slept since 1999
Is this a fever dream? Is this a Siamese Dream?
Morgan Jay has two first names. He’s comedian but a guitar player. He doesn’t do musicals, he doesn’t do improv, he does standup comedy but mostly sitting down.
Morgan Jay finished as a semifinalist on NBC’s Bring the funny but has performed at numerous comedy festivals including the SF Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Fest and was a finalist at the 2019 Big Sky Comedy Fest and 2018 Boston Comedy Festival. Morgan has taken home first prize at the 2012 Westside Comedy Showdown, 2018 Ventura Comedy Festival and 2019 Antelope Valley Comedy Festival. Morgan also won 1st Prize for best comedy/novelty song in the International Songwriting Competition which received over 16,000 submissions.
He’s a grown ass man that’s Huge on TikTok, huge on Twitch, semi-huge on YouTube.
Morgan Jay is a comedic genius, voice like Akon, no wait voice like T-Pain, without the auto tune, smooth like Santana ft. Rob Thomas.
Matt Trigaux is an LA based Creative Marketer who likes the messiness of making things.
Basically he likes to get down and dirty with clients.
I know Matt from Philadelphia who opened up an art gallery clothing boutique called TrickGo. It was for the likes of Johnny Cupcakes but had streetwear sensibilities like the old Reason and Pedestrian.
He also assisted in founding a motorcycle shop in Philadelphia as well which brought him into the wonderful world of motorsports and the automotive industry in order to tell stories and connect with new audiences.
Blaire Monroe is a good friend of mine, homie of the brand, homie for life. She was previously at Fast Company, Viacom, The Fader working in social media, a contributing writer for Complex, Afropunk, and Mass Appeal. Previously head of digital marketing for Keep Cool Records. Blaire is currently baking and making playlists with Dare 2 Bake Dare 2 dive in? As Told by Ginger no As Told by Blaire. What’s going on with Blaire Monroe.
Evan Scott is the shop manager at the Noguchi museum in Long Island City, Queens, NY
I met him while browsing the shop and saw the infamous Noguchi Table with the new Futura 2000 and Takashi Murakami collaborated print entitled ‘intermezzo’
We hit it off right away where I commented on his impeccable style looking sharp in Comme des Garcon blazer.
Evan also edits a monthly newsletter of announcements and events for a nonprofit called Queer|Art that keeps his writing skills sharp.
Evan is sharp as a nail, fashion, art, style, what else can I say?
Lauren Downing is the Curatorial Assistant at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania also known as the ICA Philly
She is also the co-owner of Ulises that was previously in Fishtown, Philly.
Everyone’s got the Ulises Totes that have been spotted since Printed Matters Art Book Fair over at Moma PS1.
She’s been in the art world forever.
Please welcome Lauren Downing.
Talia Moore is someone who I met thru the grapevine of Brooklyn friends shout out to professional soccer player Demitrius Omphroy, Talia’s a damn good soccer player as well
She’s worked on the Michael Vick “30 for 30” documentary on ESPN.
Talia is a producer at The Counter and is also a part of Central Brooklyn Food Cooperative.
Lichen is a Brooklyn based interior design incubator.
Ed Be & Jared Blake partnered in 2017 combining years of experience collecting, selling and trading designer furniture throughout NYC.
Together they aim to create a community of lich-minded individuals enthused by music, creativity, and design.
Big Lichen is at 98 Moore Street and Lil Lichen is at 131 Manhattan Ave both in Brooklyn.
I first met Ed and Jared when I came in and peeped the USM Hallers for my crib, dropped stacks and had them delivered.
When I come into the shop they’re always welcoming and sharing what new pieces they got in store. Educating me with new pieces that always end up in my crib such as the Little Big Chair by Jeff Miller.
Their team consists of the homies Vian and Eric from Fragile Glass.
Designing their own Lichen furniture with Alvaro Ucha Rodriguez such as their in house V1.5 coffee table.
They carry the Flowers 4U half photo and notebook zine, they’re collaborations consists of a sock collection with Comme Si, Bookends with Let’s Do Better, House Music with Look Studios and COMMA and Pink Essay for Open Studio.
Lichen is featured in Architectural Digest, Vogue, Sight Unseen, Clever and Highsnobiety.
This is the new version of MTV cribs, please welcome Ed Be & Jared Blake from Lichen NYC.
Eric Mayes has a personal mission curating and contributing through an intersection of art, science, and education.
I met Eric at Lichen, a furniture shop based in Brooklyn and we connected right there on the spot through our mutual friends and love for furniture.
Eric runs Fragile Glass, a Brooklyn based candle company that is all about smell goods, handmade right in NYC. He recently put out his first commercial featuring King Heroin by James Brown directed by Eric and produced by Clips Co-Op.
Renald Louissaint is a Brooklyn based designer and illustrator who balances the different approaches required for both practices to inform all of his work.
He describes his work as lush and detailed, carefully researched and composed with typography.
You may have seen his playlist covers for Lichen NYC, our good friend David You’s recent cover for ‘Beautiful, Like Pyramids.”
Renald is also an illustrator and currently holds a role as a brand designer at Medium.
Kate Wallich runs The YC, Kate Wallich Studio, and Dance Church. She’s based in seattle where it drizzles but when it rains it pours wait what?
She’s not your tiny dancer, she moves like Jagger, she’s drippin in Dance Church merch, DAHSAR produced the collection.
Your church's favorite church.
Your dancers favorite dancer.
Thị Minh Huyền Nguyễn is a Creative athlete specifically runner and an activist.
I met her at the Canal Street Market in New York City while I was at the shop and she ran her podcast and newsletter, Gold to Green. She has interviewed Artist and Designer Victor Roman and many more.
When she bounced out of New York to move back to Berlin I was bummed but months passed and I ran into her while I was out on a run on the Williamsburg Bridge and saw her. It was a moment I won’t forget. Fall of 2019 I went to Berlin, visited her, she was coming from a 18 mile run then made me breakfast. I was like are you tired?
Then she came back to NYC, was running around doing things for the brand District Vision and Nike.
She is the co founder of Wayv Run Collective, and the founder of the Global Woman Run Collective.
Matt Pecina aka STUDIO GUAPO is an artist, set designer, production designer, prop stylist, based in NYC.
He’s worked on trade shows for clients in consulting,
Matt is releasing Studio Guapo merch called ROUGH DRAFT.
He has collaborated with Richard and Grace been featured with Pink Essay and Roomy.
Give it up for #THESHAPESWEMAKETHESHAPESWETAKE
Studio handsome, Studio Guapo, Matt Pecina.
Archie is one of the founders of PLAYLAB, INC., one of the many amazing people behind Plus Pool, put together the ‘Figures of Speech’ book by Virgil Abloh, installations such as Grown Up Flowers, and Fantasy Landscapes. PLAYLAB, INC. designed with Virgil Abloh for 𝓛𝓸𝓾𝓲𝓼 𝓥𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓸𝓷 Men’s FW21 Runway Show, “Ebonics / Snake Oil / The Black Box / Mirror, Mirror” aka show 6.
His team consists of good friends and the team shout out to Jeff Franklin, Dillion Kogle, Ana Thompson, Peter and Gabe.
He’s a painter, DJ, designer, creative director, drippin with ideas, drippin in Flat Earth on this Round Earth.
He’s not a comic, he’s the real deal.
Thad DeBrock is a guitarist that you’ve probably heard his riffs in. Such as for acts Chromeo, St. Vincent, David Byrne, Graham Nash and wait are my notes right, Nelly?
He’s also done broadway shows such as American Psycho and The Cher Show.
Me and Thad met in Williamsburg and we used to chat about the music industry, jokes, and dating. He would come in with Graham Nash and I thought it was dad. He has performed at CBGBs and rips with PLM his new quarantine pandemic back of a truck show.
Dino Sanchez is a designer working in objects, furniture, and spaces. He designs and builds out of his studio in Pennsylvania.
But really Dino does design beautiful pieces of furniture. The summit collection he recently put out he says expresses a direct visual language and a shared vocabulary of components.
Which is the most beautiful sentence I’ve ever read in regards to someone making furniture in this day and age.
I met Dino for the first time at the Commercial Type Dahsar party for commercial classics. He knows how to run a bar. Drinks were flowing, he basically ran the party with us which was amazing.
Dino loves our new collection with Commercial Type and to have his stamp of approval means a whale lot because Dino is an absolute legend.
Dino is a designer from a senior designer, creative director, former executive design director at Droga5 and partner over at Commercial Type.
Slowkey could sound like an animal. It could sound like a sloth going at a slow pace or it could be an animal that surprisingly can go really fast and surprise you with it’s unknown traits and characteristics that make you not know what to expect.
My next guest is a friend from, you guessed it, Philadelphia where we used to party all the time and also get things done. My only fond memory is her going to all of Zak and Stoops parties called the ILL Society and let me tell you she’s the life of the party.
Dani also moved up to New York. I knew she would because Slowkey was moving fast. Last time we met up she was working at Conde Nast and we had a meeting honestly just touch base instead of work.
Slowkey became High-key and definitely the same animal she was in Philly.
She is the Founder of Prophets Over Profits that honestly do the good work. I wish Dahsar sponsored one of her events
She’s the director of partnerships at House of Yes where we shot our latest lookbook for the Commercial Type collaboration for Commercial Classics.
Lizzy Jo is for the community and she's all about giving back. She uses her design skills for good and a tool to make sure your art is not black and white. She is “multidisciplinary” which she says is a (typical millennial terminology WHICH IT IS!) designer who ties together color and culture in all her personal projects.
Lizzy has worked for Art 21, Loud Community, DBN, Hot Mic Media, Business as Usual.
She’s a teacher, appreciates the arts, is sex positive, loves color. We met on Tinder.
Robert Perry the heart of Tattooed Moms, my favorite bar in Philadelphia where I basically grew up in. Handsome man that basically looks like he’s been in all of your favorite bands. He’s been running Tattooed Mom’s for 23 years! Located at 530 South Street. Basically everyone’s favorite street in Philadelphia, Robert is the kind soul that you would always love running into. The endless conversations we would have of what shows would be on at Tattooed Moms? Craft shows, skate video releases, stand up comedy, the food specials, the bar is definitely a second home that is welcomed to all, every living life on every planet. If you’re an artist, you’re able to create whatever you’d like to wheatpaste your poster or sticker upstairs, anything you’d want to do. It’s basically a museum and it’s a spot I tell everyone who’s visiting Philly to go check out Tattooed Mom’s.
We’ve done a collaboration with Tattooed Mom’s and we released a couple tees and 5panel hats that were a Dahsar classic.
Robert has the most soothing voice that comfort anyone including a time like this. He should have section on the mindfulness app of just talking about art.
Robert has given back to the community and the artists are the soul of TMOMS.
Homeboy Sandman and I have a relationship like no other. Organic as ever. How I heard about him for the first time was when I met my friend James, spinning me his record “First of a Living Breed” in his apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. James told me what he knew about Sandman and from there on I was hooked. The love language of music in the room having all these special people listening to Homeboy Sandman’s record made me one day hope to see him at a show.
Surely enough, I saw him at the Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia with another favorite, Oddisee with my friend Amanda and before he got on stage I met up with him, had a conversation about his music and my brand Dahsar and I slipped him the ‘Hail Mary’ hat a Dahsar original, one of our first hats ever, which has an all over Virgin Mary print on the inside and right when he got on stage he wore it and he was the first person to wear my gear on stage.
Fast forward, we collaborated on tour merch, released a couple 5-panels and t-shirts together and I went to a few shows in the states. Always a pleasure to see Homeboy Sandman anywhere on the streets. One of my favorite musicians in the game please welcome Homeboy Sandman.
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Justin Esposito aka FREEJBOOSIE aka the man of many talents basically a modern day renaissance man in the streetwear world that we currently live in. I was roommates with his brother Chris back in Philly, and when he came thru, I laced him with Dahsar, and we were homies ever since. Music is his specialty, his background, his everything but what he’s also known for is his contribution to the streetwear world. His knowledge on vintage grails and the music he produces, we need to protect this man at all costs for the brilliant knowledge that he has on music and streetwear and all around great guy to be around with.
Sean Ben-Zvi is a Barista but not any Barista she is known for her swans, she goes by Seans Swans (@seansswans). She has coined herself as a creative coffee director, cafe consultant, and a freelance barista, so she’s basically under the whole coffee umbrella. I met Sean at her place of work in Boerum Hill as she is the head barista at this amazing venue and restaurant called Public Records. Public Records is one of my favorite places to go to for coffee, a drink, food, and all of the DJ events that were held there.
Gabby Basyuk is a copywriter and slings vintage. She has an eye for great finds, a photographer, she has released a couple pieces of published work such as Act of Tenderness and Gaze Vol 1. Gabby is also an event planner, one of her first markets she put on was the Monstera Art & Zine fair up in North Philly featuring 8 Ball Zines, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Space 1026, and High Tide Collective. Gabby runs a market in Philly called 8 Fields Market and a vintage shop called Soft label Vintage.
Marv Mack is a Hip-Hop musician but he's also a video producer and director. He has worked for several companies that you may have heard of such as The Fader, Buzzfeed, Thrillist, and Business Insider. He has a Podcast called Good Ass Job which is a pretty good ass podcast where he speaks with people that have a good ass job and discusses what they do to elevate their careers. Marv blesses us with a sneak of his new record 'MARVELOUS' and a promo intro.
Nick Schon or KENTO, works for Caldera Magazine and works on electronic music. Garvin Kelly or S-BAND, works for Indie Photo Lab, dog walker and works on electronic music. Both of them gave us two special edition sets. Fast forward or listen to all of KENTO's intro set.
Voice over Artist and Pizza Creator, Dylan Schwartz blesses us with a special Wear Many Hats voice over and his love for za.
Furniture appreciation with David Eardley and Anna Ling of Pink Essay. We talk about being their furniture show, Open Space, featuring up and coming furniture designers held at Lichen NYC. Fruit Cup NYC. What it's like being a curator, compare chair tattoos and Julio Torres comedy special on HBO My Favorite Shapes.
Minji Kwon is a graphic designer, dog walker, babysitter, and a snack connoisseur. Amanda Hagenbuch is a photographer, baker, barista, and a musician for her band, Weekend Athlete. The two went to University of the Arts and I know them by going to UArts parties. We talk Philly Naked Bike Ride, Pretzel Ride, and dropping off pastries at Amanda's house parties at 3AM. This episode is not sponsored by Boba Guys.
What an honor to speak to type legends Greg Gazdowicz & Christian Schwartz of Commercial Type. Greg Gazdowicz listens to all and I mean all types of music and he blades. Christian Schwartz is a family man. Both are type designers.
First Wear Many Hats Podcast episode with Justin Mariano and Eunice Chun.
Justin had a full size booth at the Canal Street Market doing cut and sew for many other brands and artists. He seamed pillows, ottomans and his clientele was a full on variety.
Eunice was doing the New York grind working as a barista, then on the side worked in the art industry working in art fairs and galleries. She now works as an Operations Coordinator for Daniel Arsham.