EGOLAND
By Ego Land
Listen in as we explore sustainable creativity, entrepreneurship, philosophy, and lifestyle design.
EGOLANDApr 30, 2019
"Small ego, big hair" with Cinematographer Dennis Grishnin
This week you’ll be tuning into a conversation with Dennis Grishnin, he’s a incredible Cinematographer. He’s worked with artists like last weeks feature Nilo Blues, Night Lovell, and Ren for Short- he also kills it with commercial work for Apple Music, Air BNB, Top Shop, The Raptors, Canon, and so many more amazing companies.
https://www.dennisgrishnin.com/
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"Yeah, I nut on the Beat!" with Nilo Blues
This week you will be tuning into a conversation with Nilo Blues an artist from Toronto who started in dance refined the craft, moved into acting, and is currently exploring what he can bring to life with music. I got a lot of respect for the guy he moves through mediums and creates in the spaces he feels called to. That takes guts he had to start from scratch not once but twice. His story is interesting as fuck and he was real vulnerable with the trials he’s had to go in building his multifaceted career.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Bv6qMTmj7g5FDK9gwjDkj
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nilo-blues/1495383660
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"Wish I was Japanese" with Lebni Avitia of Post Office Sound
This week you’ll be tuning into a conversation with Lebni he’s a upcoming director, his work with production company Post Office Sound is just utterly beautiful. We dropped in on life growing up in Mexico, Wisconsin, Ottawa, and Toronto. His journey from pursuing a career as a musician to his current position as a director and we got into what it takes to create a strong culture on set so the whole crew moves with one brain.
Links from Lebni-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqBvK14JPGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDL6ADlPM2k
Links from Ethan-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPcxxeZPhvM&t=10s
"Design it and they will come" with Hussien Ibrahim head of design at Get Fresh Company
This week you’ll be tuning into a conversation with Hussein Ibrahim, he’s the lead designer at Get Fresh Company a street wear brand from Toronto that’s got to call the hub of Queen Street West home since 2012. We dropped in deep with a conversation about his come up, how he went from working dead end retail to leading a design team, the culture of upcoming artists here in the city, how to go from being great at your craft to getting paid for you craft, and what it takes to run a brand like GFC.
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"Just fix it in post!" with Eric Durst VFX Supervisor
This week you’ll be tuning into a conversation with Eric Durst. A VFX-Supervisor based out of LA who’s work spans all the way from the original Tron in 1982 to Spiderman 2 and more recently Bong-Joon Ho’s “Snowpiercer”. He’s been in the industry for 40 years, he’s a veteran and we basically covered his whole life story, how he broke into the industry, what it takes to make a great feature film, and towards the end what Bong-joon Ho is like as a director.
Eric Durst reel: https://vimeo.com/324491080
IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244397/
On Vulnerability & Building Teams with Swish Goswami Co-Founder of Trufan
Swish Goswami is the co-founder of Trufan a tech startup based in Toronto that's raised over 1.8 million in funding. Trufan's service is flipping a switch in the marketing industry with clients ranging from the NBA to Netflix. He was Canada’s young entrepreneur of the year, he’s a Ted-X speaker. This isn’t his first shot at bat either he’s been in the game of entrepreneurship through several successful companies and if you can believe it he’s just twenty two years old.
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"Bitch I Make Music" with Mileena
Today you’ll be tuning into a conversation with Mileena an R&B musician from Mississauga who’s killing it on Soundcloud with tracks getting up to eighty thousand streams. We talk about her live performance in L.A. , her writing process, and what it takes to be a good manager.
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Building a Career as a Commercial and Narrative Director with Hayden Currie
Today we say down with the director and producer Hayden Currie. Hayden is fourteen years into his career, he’s created everything from feature films to TV shows, commercials, and music videos. We get into how to persevere and build a career that’s authentic to your vision, what it really takes to execute projects at a larger scale, and you’ll hear about a little adventure that may involve Lil Wayne, Miami, and a fat blunt.instagram.com/egolnd
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"No One Cares" with Ethan Nguyen
Today we sat down with Ethan Nguyen founder of Love People Hate Society (LPHS). A brand that has been producing original garments, fashion films, and live experiences via events and runways.
In this episode we get into how a love of photography grew into a multi disciplinary practice that has allowed him to bring people together at multiple levels to create stunning fashion, films, and events that ultimately built a community for artists here in Toronto.
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"I Paint on Literally Everything" with Huney Studios
Today we sat down with Honey the artist behind Honey Kicks a line of custom Air Force One’s. Her work has been officially recognized by Nike and worn by John Mayer. But her scope goes far beyond shoes as she’s adapted her distinct painting style to clothes, accessories, and of course canvases. Creative direction is also in her wheelhouse as she curates the branding and shoots for her products. On this episode, we delved into where her ideas are born and the direction she hopes to take her brand in over the next few years.
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"I Couldn't Make Music so I Learned how to Sell it" with Hospey
Today you'll be tuning into a conversation with Hosp. Digital strategist to YBN Cordae and Co-founder of a new creative production company called Elsewhere. He got his start in digital strategy with a blog that received hundreds of thousands of hits a month. After graduating he secured an opportunity to tour with Chance The Rapper. Post tour he launched his career as a digital strategist as he traveled the world. He's established a network of creatives and business partners in LA, NYC, and Sydney just to name a few cities. He's currently in London where he’s settled in over the past year. He is a rare example of what I believe the future of creatives in the marketing space can strive to accomplish in terms of freedom and success.
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"Orange Hair Equates to Increased Creativity" with Hoeshell
Today we sat down with Hoeshell, photographer to Sean Leon, Daniel Ceaser, and the many beautiful faces and characters of Toronto. We delve into his origin story, what his mindset is walking into a shoot, and where he draws inspiration from. What he believes creates an image that makes his audience feel the emotion and mood he's set is a genuine connection between the model and photographer.
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"I Make Chains and Shit" with Liam Wilkings founder of MAILROOM
Today you’ll be tuning into a conversation with Liam Wilkings the designer and founder of MAILROOM a Toronto based jewelry brand that’s been worn by Bille Ellish and featured in Calvin Klein ads. He also co-founded Rolling Runway, a fashion show that takes place on a moving streetcar. Liam's authenticity shines through from his relationships with customers to the design choices he makes with his pieces. Join us as we explore his origin story, where fashion has taken him, and what his plans for the future of the brand are.
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"I can DJ with my Dreads" with Abscond
Today we sat down with Abscond the musician and DJ. His work is considered by many to be atmospheric and visionary as he looks to psychedelics, the future, and experimental styles to inform his artistic palette. We delve into his origin story, what his current lifestyle looks like as he builds his career and brand, and where his broad interests in the planet and ecological growth/experimentation lie.
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Cracking a Cold One with Ricardo Gonzales
On this episode we're chatting with the talented photographer, Ricardo Gonzales. We get into his journey from picking up the camera to where he is now, how he creates concepts for his photos, future plans for exhibits and so much more.
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Organic Creativity with Matt Bajan
Today we sat down with the designer Matt Bajan to talk about his process, adaptability, authenticity and being organic. Matt works on both the corporate side of the creative industries and the cultural side. His works spans many disciplines and is undoubtably "his". Unique, distinct, and . consistent tune in to listen to the second last episode of season one!
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Growth & Death with I Hate Yasin & Ethan
This week we (Yasin & Ethan) sit down to catch up and reflect on season 1 over Skype. We discuss how building and fully executing on EGOLAND has changed us, what we've learned from guests, death, and a few other ideas that've been on our minds.
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Evolving into a Wartortle with Kafayé
Kafayé is an artist who channels his introspective thoughts into outrospective music with themes of love, loss, and change. On this episode we got into where his music come from and what his process is. His journey from the Caribbean to Canada, anxiety, and the inner work required for great art.
Building Confidence in your work with Tino.
Tino. is an artist who's breaking genre's with his is debut album Minutia. (set to release in June 2019). Today we got to chat about how Tino. gained confidence in his work, where his musical inspirations lie, and tactics he recommends other artists who are just starting out use to create better music and just better art in general.
Muses & Lies with Danyal Barden
Danyal Barton is a photographer from Brampton, who focuses on concept and narrative based photography. Today we get into his inspirations- music, cars, anime, and more. How he's pushed his career forward by taking on new challenges, and his recent trip to L.A.
(Fun fact this is also the first episode we ever recorded.)
Culture Inside Out with Conor Dunner of Outtaline
Conor Dunner is one out of six of the co-founders of Outtaline a company that brings musicians, visual artists, and straight up people who love art out to an event series called Volume. He grew up in Cuba and Thailand and then moved to Canada, His love for hip-hop and culture drove him create a platform for artists to share their work. Starting with a studio in his basement his work has evolved to Outtaline a company that operates out of Toronto's OnlyOneGallery.
https://www.instagram.com/conordunner/
Perspectives with Stefani Kimber
Stefani Kimber is a musician and actress from Toronto. Through her art she's curated a lot of interesting perspectives on social media, mental health, and creativity.
You can find her on SoundCloud and Spotify below.