Purpose In The Youth

He just flew back from a twenty-four hour trip to NYC with recording artist 24hrs where he was documenting their entire stay in the city. Now back in Los Angeles, couchsurfing at the Content Crib he’s embracing the moment as things are starting to fall into place. SusboyDarius is only twenty years old, loves taking photos, creating cover art for artists projects and is now starting to mess around with video. Born and raised in Springfield, MA he grew up in the nice part of town as the city has a variety of “mini cities” within it some of which are beautiful and peaceful whereas the other parts tend to have a high crime rate. Family has always been very important to him in his life and his parents have always been able to provide him his basic necessities. In school he was always the quiet one that minded his own business but it allowed him to learn as he listened more than he talked. When his grandmother passed away he locked himself in his room for months and cut off a lot of people in his life. It was his f

Scoobs is the creative director at Indie-Pop and he provides creative services outside of the music industry under his brand, Scoobs Supply. Some of his work in recent years include Super Duper KYLE, G-Eazy, Carnage and more. At first he was scared to admit his passion for art but he quickly realized that people didn’t care as much as he thought and so he learned to just be himself. Born and raised in the small town of Manistee, Michigan his graduating class was only 100 people. Most would stick around, work at the local factory and spend the rest of their lives there but Scoobs wanted more. Having his supportive mother teach him that you can accomplish anything you put your mind towards as long as you were willing to work for it stuck with him. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do but knew it had to be something creative and kept jumping on any/all opportunities. Through Twitter is was able to connect and build with people over the internet. He took the initiative to show people what he was capable of doing a

In February of 2017 Daia had $1,200 to her name, no plan at all and bought a one way ticket to London not sure where the road would take her. What she didn’t realize at the time was that she was walking into a ten month adventure where should would visit 18 countries like Iceland, Indonesia, France, Italy and more all along the way capturing her journey via blog, videos or pictures on her Instagram. Just a year before she was living her life in Las Vegas working and once she got a taste of traveling she walked away from everything to see what the world had to offer. She grew up in Los Angeles until she was 7 and then went to high school in Las Vegas. Her father was never around so her mother stepped up to the plate and was always hustling to make ends meet. When Daia wasn’t working 60 hours a week during her senior year she enjoyed dance and cheerleading. Although people around her were pressuring her to go to college she didn’t and instead followed what she thought was best for her. At one point Daia had a c

While interning Joshua got a taste of the corporate world and realized it wasn’t for him. He had spent a month in both Moscow and Tokyo, a little bit of time in Israel and seeing how people lived in different parts of the world as well as how they interacted with one another changed his perspective. He realized that with the short amount of time we do have we must find something we love to do and thus how he stumbled into acting. Chicago, IL was where he was raised. A city full of people that were down to earth, very organized and filled with excellent food. He had some family issues that impacted him heavily early on and it was tough for him to make friends but as time went he grew more confident in himself. After spending sometime at Parkland Community College, he dropped out at 22 to bet on professional football and traded stocks. It got so intense that he moved to Las Vegas for six months with one of his friends. After getting his feet wet with acting in Chicago he took his talents out to Los Angeles and

The role of a music producer is to make the music behind the artist. Not only does Andrew produce but he’s also an artist and audio engineer. Some of his production credits include Kevin Gates, Tory Lanez, Pnb Meen & more. If he had the chance to work with any producer today it would be Pharrell. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA he spent some of his early life on a Navy base and went to a catholic school. When he was in 4th grade his father passed away from lung cancer and so his mother was left caring for him, his older brother and younger sister. What he didn’t realize at the time was that over the years of watching his mother struggle to deal with his father’s passing would later teach him a lesson that no matter what happens in your life you can overcome any situation. Music played an important role in his life early on. He enjoyed dance and tried tap, jazz and ballet. When he was able to pick up an instrument for the first time his teacher recommended he get private lessons because of how natural

Jordan first appeared on the podcast for Episode 25 (2/22/17) where he talked about growing up in Indiana, dropping out of college to chase his passion and learning that people are always watching you even when you least expect it. Today he is the photo/video guy for Machine Gun Kelly. It’s safe to say a lot has changed in nine months. Wozy was first introduced to MGK back in May 17’ when he had an opportunity to work for him down in San Diego for a radio show after his recent album ‘Bloom’ dropped. He clicked well with him, the entire rest of the crew and he had proven that he could deliver the content that they needed. Next thing you know, he does a couple festival shows in the U.S. before he is flown to Europe with the gang and hasn’t stopped working with them ever since. What has changed the most about him is he’s a lot harder on himself than ever before. He spends more time on his work and analyzes every aspect of it before he shares it. His creativity has been pushed now that he’s in bigger environment

Episode 62: Rome Green Jr is one of five members in Dormtainment, a comedy collective group. He’s not just a comedian but an actor, writer, spiritual and energetic person living in Los Angeles. He recognizes the position he’s in and is extremely grateful for it as well as the fans who’ve supported him and the group over the years. In Rome’s eyes being raised as a military child has worked out in his favor. Born in Heidelberg, Germany he spent two years there before moving to Massachusetts, then Panama and finally settling in North Carolina. Instead of being raised in one environment he had the chance to experience different cultures and it changed his perspective of the world. It was the first day of college at the Art Institute of Atlanta when the Dormtainment crew first met. After failing with party promoting Rome and one of the guys made a video of them clowning around, uploaded to Facebook and saw tons of feedback so they kept going with it. Even with their original YouTube channel getting deleted after t

Episode 61: Ryan grew up in Ashburn, Virginia surrounded by a younger brother and older sister. When he was eight years old he dreamed of hopefully one day becoming a movie director. During his senior year of high school he was getting looks from different colleges that were interested in recruiting him. He quit to follow his new passion for making music. Both his coaches and parents questioned his decision but he knew what he wanted and refused to stop for anyone. Through his four years at Radford University he was able to really jump start his music career. Any free time that he had he spent writing, recording and mastering his craft. His remix for “Drinking About You” had gotten him tons of exposure and he ran with it. By the time he graduated he was able to live full-time off his earnings from his music. Ryan recently surpassed 200k monthly listeners on his Spotify channel but for him the passion is more than just numbers. Music has served as an outlet for him to inspire people to do whatever it is they w

Episode 60: Nathan Achron first appeared on the podcast for Episode 2 where he discussed his childhood, executing a one-month pop-up shop and some of his early ventures in fashion. In the spring of 2017 he graduated from FIT in New York City and moved back to his hometown Chicopee, MA where he runs his own personal studio operating two businesses. First being Chicopee Clothing Company which has the ability to manufacture almost any piece of clothing (jean jackets, pants, sweatshirts, bags, sweat pants, coats, hats etc) for clients. Secondly being Notion where he designs, cuts and sews his own clothes. Recently he launched a YouTube channel under his name to give value to people who’re interested in learning the craft and hopes that it shows people the first step to getting to where he is today is starting. Nathan also hosts free classes at his studio space from time to time because he enjoys teaching people who’re interested in learning the craft. The end goal - to have the biggest factory in the world produc

Episode 59: Back for his second appearance on the podcast Deon Rose was the guest for episode 6 where he discussed his early childhood, battling mouth cancer and attending college. After graduating he began working with JetBlue which has allowed him to travel to places like Bali, Italy, Rome, Australia, Japan and more in just the past year. When entering a new country he has an idea of what he would like to do but he is never afraid to ask locals questions on where to go or what to eat. Most of his travel is done alone and he has never had a bad experience. It can be a little scary sometimes but once he puts himself into the environment he’s able to figure it out. He shakes everyone’s hand the same way no matter who they’re or how much money they make because he knows that’s how he would like to be treated. What he enjoys the most about traveling is that he’s able to gain perspective on how other people live in different parts of the world. One of his big bucket list items was to visit every continent before

Episode 58: During Carter's junior year of highschool him and his friend Dave formed a band with no game plan except to create great music. Just a year later they were being flown out from their hometown of Wayland, MA, a suburb of Boston as their band ‘AER’ was beginning to have some traction. For the next six years they would go onto headlining their own national tours, rocked out in Europe and saw their self-titled project debut at #26 on Billboard. In May of 2016 they mutually came to an agreement it was time for both of them to split ways and go on their own adventures to see where the world would take them. Today Carter Reeves is “letting people love the music for what it is” as he continues to explore this new wave and sound. He is focused on becoming the best musician he can possibly be and wants nothing more than to make people happy. In this episode Carter discusses seeing through with ideas we have because if we say we’re going to do something then we need to do it, as long as we believe in what we

Episode 57: Nicco Catalano aka “NeekAttack” is an audio engineer who mixes music. He grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia and it was when he was playing the videogame Guitar Hero which incorporates musical instruments that he realized he wanted to be part of a band. He bought a guitar, played in a band for almost three years while in high school and was initially inspired to learn how to mix as they wanted to record their music and be able to hand out demos to people. Slowly other local bands started reaching out to have their music mixed and he kept running with it. He attended West Virginia University and realized there was a huge concentration of people focusing on rapping and so he capitalized on the opportunity. By the time he graduated with a finance major a full semester early he was the only studio in Morgantown, WV and everyone was coming to him. Although nobody might’ve ever expected for their to be such a high demand for the service, Nicco was there to take care of all the aspiring artists. It was th

Episode 56: Steve is the founder of ‘5 Star Vintage’, an online clothing store that sells some of the hottest vintage pieces. His parents got divorced when he was just 8 years old and he spent half of his time in Palmdale, CA and the other in Acton, CA. This taught him an important lesson early on which was to adapt to situations he was placed in because there was nothing he could really do about it. Back when he was in high school he was interested in clothing and began flipping brands like Jordans, Bape, Supreme and even Johnny Cupcakes as a way to put money in his pocket. When he became interested in rocking vintage wear and could not afford the prices people were selling their products for, he decided to launch his own venture. Since he was a kid, basketball had always been one of his main passions and he eventually was recruited to play for Regis College, a small private school outside of Boston. Not getting much playing time, being realistic with himself about the long play of his basketball career and

Episode 55: It wasn’t long ago that Nolan dreamed of one day becoming a music manager. Knowing that it wouldn’t just happen, he became a student of the game. Whether it be reading books, skimming blogs, going to spots on Fairfax in LA where industry people would hang out or even hitting up local shows he started putting himself into the environments where these people would be. As of today he is the manager behind hip-hop artist, ‘KYLE’ whose hit single “iSpy ft Lil Yachty” went 3x Platinum. Nolan grew up in Ventura, CA, a city where everyone knew each other and their families. His mother’s ability to light up a room full of people and his father’s strong work ethic have both influenced Nolan into becoming who he is today. Soon after high school when he realized he wanted to become a music manager he used his blog “Ventura’s Finest” platform to begin hosting shows and help him make these small but forward moving steps into the industry. He had established a relationship with KYLE and it was on New Year's day

Episode 54: Widny spent the first twelve years of her life growing up in Haiti where people wake up everyday and have to worry about how they were going to survive. Her father always walked her to and from school and at one point she had witnessed a shooting in which her gut reaction was to run back to her home where she waited hours for her father. He taught her one of the most important lessons which was to never run away from your problems and she still carries it till this day. As soon as you do, people know they have control so instead you should be ready for whatever comes in front of you. She eventually moved to Worcester, MA and slowly found her passion for modeling when she first started creating at 16. She was going through a lot in her life and was on the pursuit to finding her purpose. Widny did what she wanted, didn’t care what other people thought of her and never stopped pushing herself forward. What she realized early on was that if you have a dream you have to be willing to make moves, give u

Episode 52: What was once just a way to calm herself down and give her confidence has completely transformed into a business that is fueled by passion. Kimberly Russell is a makeup artist who has done weddings, special events, sweet 16’s and more but for her the driving force has never been about the money it’s been about seeing the smile on her clients face on some of the most memorable days of their life. Kimberly grew up in Charlestown, MA alongside her two older siblings, a brother and a sister. Her father always said if you work hard you’ll get to where you want to be and was an example for Kimberly as he worked for both the MBTA of Boston as well as a local liquor store just to ensure he provided as much as he could for his family. One of the biggest struggles she had faced growing up was watching her brother battle a heroin addiction which he was able to beat and completely change his life around. After two years of trying college and unhappy with it she left and enrolled in beauty school at Catherine

Episode 51: Thinking back to his younger years Mason did not attend major events and stayed away from social settings because he was very self-conscious and was worried about what people might think of him. His social anxiety was and still is a daily struggle that he works on getting better at but overall things have changed quite a bit for him. At 21 years young, he is confident in his own skin and can laugh thinking back on who he used to be as he now is able to shoot photos on stage of crowds of 2,000+ people without hesitation. A great example that with time, you too can overcome your own obstacles. He grew up in the small town of 800 people in Huron, Ohio where he has lived all of his life. Growing up he tried playing a handful of sports such as basketball, football, baseball and even soccer but by the time he had reached high school, he was obsessed with video games and was making real money. He got a partnership with YouTube in their early stages and was releasing montage videos with his clan. The kids

Episode 50: While on a trip to New York City in 8th grade there was something about the city that pulled Tyler in and he felt it was a place he needed to be. Growing up in Tallahassee, Florida was a much different place than the hustle and grind of Manhattan. At 23 years young he is the art director for Gary Vaynerchuk and living a life that almost feels like a dream. Fortunately for Tyler his parents were always very supportive of what he wanted to do and as he began to explore his passion for magic he slowly was opening up the door to another one; filmmaking. His father was a successful lawyer and mother who worked hard in the medical field. Both of which having a strong educational background, they pushed Tyler into community college. He didn’t want to just “get a job” and this was buying him more time to figure out what exactly he was going to do. Loving Gary Vaynerchuk’s content and still thinking about moving to New York, Tyler found himself working as a design intern for Vaynermedia. When full-time pos

Episode 49: Looking back on his early years, Matt’s football coaches taught him work ethic and to go out there and just go for it which he credits has helped get him to where he is today. Instead of just sitting around waiting for opportunities he was proactive and created his own which is ultimately how he became an A&R Scout for Atlantic Records. Growing up in West Caldwell, NJ there were only two passions he had, music and football. Matt was realistic and knew it would be a longshot to make to the NFL so he decided to pursue music and enrolled at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA to pursue music management. He subscribed to to every newsletter of the local venues around town and when he had got word that PartyNextDoor was going to be in town, he contacted his management offering to help in anyway that he could. Matt got a response and was on the road doing merch for a couple of his shows. He landed himself an internship for Electric Feel Management in Los Angeles by contacting them and leveraging t

Episode 48: In middle school Jay dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player, in high school he wanted to become a music teacher and in college he visioned being a recording engineer. As of today he is the the Visual Jockey (VJ) for Steve Aoki and runs his own Boston based production company called NightRide Visuals. His childhood in Haverhill, MA was a variety of moments that have helped shaped him to who he is. Jay’s parents were never married and he can only recall one time of remembering them being in the same room as him. When he was 8 years old, his older brother passed away from a car accident and although this was such a devastating moment for him to deal with death at such a young age, it changed the dynamic of how he looked at life and he didn’t take things for granted. Studying at Salem State University, he knew the only major he could actually complete was music even though he was still unclear of what exactly he was going to be next after graduating. With a little involvement of producti