Building relationships is the single most important part of building a business. As a freelancer and independent "auteur", I rely on these connections for my next job and next big opportunity. A few months ago, while shooting the campaign video for Faviana, I met Vaughn Stewart, photographer and Editor in Chief of Cool America Magazine. Cool America Magazine is an upstart, mens fashion magazine. Vaughn asked if I could shoot the behind the scenes video for a photo shoot featuring Young Paris, Jay-Z's/Roc Nation's newest artist. I jumped at the opportunity. Shooting this video felt so NYC. Big fancy photo studio, stylist and a rooftop. I moved to NYC to have moments like this. The Cool America Team loved the video. I created something that we could all be proud of.
Cool America featuring Young Paris
Celebrity Talent-
Young Paris, IG- @YoungParis (Publicist- Julia Flynn, IG- @Cabine_Creative), (Record Label- RocNation, IG- @RocNation), (Model Agency- Next Models, IG- @NextModels)
Art Director-
Paul Tucker, IG- @PaulCtucker
Fashion Editor-
Avon Dorsey, IG- @MrDoorSee
Photographer-
Kelvin Williams, IG- @Kelvinihp
Digital Tech-
Brandon Harrison, IG- @BLHstudio
Make-Up Artist-
Miho Ishida, IG- @ShoPlusMiho
Fashion Assistant-
Tyler Harris, IG- @TylerRharriss
Fashion Assistant-
Jada Adkins, IG- @TheJclub_
Cool America Team
Vaughn Eric Stewart – Editor-in-Chief @vaughnericstewart
Janet Igah – Fashion Director @jijanestyle
Mike Stallings – Creative Director @mikestallingsny
Leif Meneke – Head Writer @thefibitz
Videoagrapher – Stephen Mcfadden @videoguy80
Videoagrapher – James Eden @edens_situation
Fashion Market Editor – Nico Sese @nicosese
Brand Manager – Bradford Bridgers