BOOTIE (A + D) INTERVIEW
photo by Leo Herrera Who are you: A Plus D, aka DJs Adrian & Mysterious D – creators of Bootie, the world’s premiere mashup dance party. Ages: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care! Where are you from/reside: San Francisco Motto when it comes to life: Adrian: Whatever you wanna do, just [...]
ARTIST INTERVIEW: STYLES FROM BEYOND
Name/Crew: Styles From Beyond (SFB) Age: 20 – 26 What do you do outside of breakdance: Aggressive In-Line Skating, Music Mixing, Product Design. Where do you stay: East and West of Singapore. Motto towards life: Dare to be Different To read more of this interview go here! Styles From Beyond and other street dancers will be showing off [...]
ARTIST INTERVIEW: WAI HOE
Name and Crew: Chang Wai Hoe, Free Frag Age:20 What do you do other than dance: Read and hang out with friends(mostly go out hahaha) Where do you stay: Hougang, Sinngapore Motto towards life: Dance to have fun. Dance to express. Poppin’ for LIFE! How long have you been popping: 1 year 9 Months What keeps [...]
ARTIST INTERVIEW: FERDI & CHANDRA
What do you go by: Ferdi and Chandra, two out of the awesome foursome which go by the name Chasm Collective. Years you’ve existed: 2011. Just fresh out of art school & ready to take on the world. What do you do for a living that makes you dope and awesome: We’re just guys trying to make it [...]
Marko Dylan (NIXON)
What do you go by: Marko Dylan or just Marko Years you’ve existed: 30 Where do you reside: Sunny Island – Singapore You’re smart, please tell us your philosophy towards life: Everyone is different because of race, culture and language so everyday Adaptation, Acceptance and Willingness to Learn will go a long way. It’s easier said than done though. [...]
ARTIST INTERVIEW: FELIX HUANG/RADIKAL FORZE
Name and Crew: Felix Huang Sze Thian / Radikal Forze / 7$ Age: 30 What do you do other than dance: I do lots of other activities actually, wakeboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, music production, scratching on the turntables, teaching and inspiring through dance, as you can see… Where do you stay: I stay in Marine Parade! [...]
Mark Ong SBTG
What do you go by: Del Senor Sabotage Years you’ve existed: 32 What do you do for a living that makes you dope and awesome: I get to express myself creatively for a living. Where do you reside: Singapore You’re smart, please tell us your philosophy towards life: Evolve Beyond your Surroundings If you had to replace ‘inspiration’ with another [...]
BRANDON TAY
NAME: Brandon Tay AGE: 29 WHAT YOU DO: Media Art WHERE YOU FROM/LIVE: Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Alan Moore said it best when he said “The actions you take in life without the fear of failure or lust for success are the purest actions you will ever take” no compromises, no regrets. [...]
ZAIDI SALLEH
NAME: Zaidi Salleh AGE: 32 WHAT YOU DO: Design WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Search for answers. METAL AND ART ARE A UNIQUE COMBINATION, WHAT DID YOU DO DIFFERENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR WORK: To unmetal this piece. WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU CREATED THIS: [...]
LUCINDA LAW
NAME: Lucinda Law AGE: 34 WHAT YOU DO: Writes, and lectures in Contextual & Cultural Studies, Fashion, WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Happiness and Trust. WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT FOR METAL STARGAZER: I’m interested in what will be [...]
JASON TONG
NAME: Jason Tong AGE: 32 WHAT YOU DO: Partner at Assembly and Mystic Vintage. WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Be open, laugh and love. METAL AND ART A UNIQUE COMBINATION, WHAT DID YOU DO DIFFERENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR WORK: Metal and art to me has always [...]
CRITICA (XAVIER, KENNETH, ASHTON AND SID)
NAME: Kenneth Chen AGE: 24 WHAT YOU DO: Animation WHERE YOU FROM/LIVE: Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Why be a player when you can be the one who creates the game? Art is just like that, directing and leading the viewers to what you want to show them. WHERE DO [...]
ZAHIR SANOSI
NAME: Zahir Sanosi AGE: 32 WHAT YOU DO: I draw & play the drums for I Am David Sparkle WHERE YOU FROM/LIVE: HELL WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Life is too short, live everday like its your last? And never miss breakfast. WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT [...]
DJOHAN JOHARI
NAME: Djohan Johari AGE: 30 WHAT YOU DO: Graphic design WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Singapore / Ang Mo Kio WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: ‘Que sera.. The future is not ours to see’. WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT FOR METAL STARGAZER: It was straight up, as the [...]
MARK ONG
NAME: Del Senor Sabotage AGE: 32 WHAT YOU DO: Artist, Creative Director. WHERE YOU FROM/LIVE: Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Evolve Beyond your Surroundings WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT FOR METAL STARGAZER: Wow this will be fun! METAL AND ART ARE A UNIQUE COMBINATION, WHAT DID [...]
I AM DAVID SPARKLE
CREDITS: Helmi & Razin WHO ARE WE: I Am David Sparkle AGE: Early thirties WHAT YOU DO: Zahir & Farizwan are illustrators. Djohan is a designer. Amran keeps us in check. WHERE YOU FROM/LIVE: Farizwan and Djohan are in the northern side of Singapore, Amran is in the east and Zahir is some where in [...]
JUN
NAME: JUN AGE: 28 WHAT YOU DO: Creative and art direction, graphic design and illustration @ BÜRO UFHO – www.ufho.com. Artist @ kittozutto – www.kittozutto.com WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Little red dot. WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Only dead fish go with the flow. WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT FOR [...]
RACE KREHEL
NAME: John Palmer Race Krehel AGE:25 WHAT YOU DO: Whatever pays the bills. Within a morally acceptable spectrum. WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: I am repping Jacksonville, Florida. I live in Tiong Bahru Estate it’s the best place in Singapore. WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Don’t be afraid to mix things up [...]
MOJOKO
NAME: MOJOKO AGE: 33 WHAT YOU DO: Graphics WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: British living in Sin City WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Make sure you laugh at least 30mins each day. WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT FOR METAL STARGAZER: Cyber, Godzilla, Space Attack Metal Judas Priest Mayhem. [...]
RICK TREWEEK
NAME: Wrecker Tike AGE: 30 WHAT YOU DO: Make Mobile Games, I create the characters and worlds. WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: From South Africa, currently living in Singapore WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Life live by doing what you love doing. WHAT WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN APPROACHING THIS CONCEPT FOR [...]
SPEAK CRYPTIC
WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU CREATED THIS: I just wanted it to look bad ass and like something I would have on a t shirt. I’m a huge fan of the metal genre so I had the chance to dig up my old cassette collection while doing the research. And it was quite [...]
ALVIN TAN
NAME: Alvin Tan AGE: 37 WHAT YOU DO: Creative Direction + Design + Entertainment Business WHERE YOU’RE FROM/ LIVE: Singapore WHATS YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Believe. TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CONCEPT FOR METAL STARGAZER: I’ve always been interested in the art surrounding the music genre of Heavy / Black Metal. [...]
Ian Stevenson
NAME: Ian Stevenson AGE: 34 WHAT YOU DO: Art WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE? London WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Learn from people and then listen to yourself. TELL US ABOUT REALLY SHIT, WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND IT: I was invited by Dutch visual communications studio Trapped in Suburbia to put [...]
LE MESSIE – SINGAPORE
NAME: Le Messie AGE: 666 WHAT YOU DO: Creative Villain WHERE YOU FROM / LIVE: Singapore WHATS YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Thomas J. Watson Sr. best sums this up “Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy, speak your mind and fear less [...]
