New York Said

Today’s guest on the show is Iva Kravitz. Not too long ago Iva and I were working together on a Landscape Architecture project in Philly. And once filming on that project wrapped we headed to Amtrak and caught a train back to New York. While we were sitting there I asked Iva if she's be down to be a guest on the show. Even though we were clearly exhausted she was still up to kick it. Thanks again Iva. So that being said... we are on a train, there is a lot of background noise, horns and from time you'll hear the train conductor make a few announcements. And thats all good because that's what taking this show on the road is all about. In this episode we talk about the design community, Marketing, PR, Advertising, growing up in a Norman Rockwell painting of a town, Park Slope eats, cautious optimism and much much more. Please enjoy. More About Iva Kravitz  Official Site - http://www.theivaagency.com/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About New York NeighborhoodsChelsea Park Slope Books Charlotte’s WebFast Food

Today’s guest on the show is musician and content creator Willard Hill. We met up at Ink48, a Kimpton hotel in the heart Hell's Kitchen and talked about growing up in New Orleans, how culture is a gumbo, his process of making music, the music industry, group think, corporate culture, overcoming creative roadblocks, art being a reflection of the times and much much more. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. I’m going to close out today’s episode with Will performing his song Future Fresh at The Gumbo NYC. And I’ll see ya’ll, next Tuesday… Lord Willing. More About Willard Hill Official Site - http://www.willardhill.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/willardhill/ iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/willard-hill/id448858050 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/WillardHillMusic   Links to the Stuff they Talked About   Second Line - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_line_(parades) Cash Money Records - http://www.cashmoney-records.com No Limit Records - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Lim

Today’s guest on the show is entrepreneur and strategist Holley Murchison. We met up in Grind, a co-working space in not too far from 34th street and talked about growing up in Harlem, yoga, Lisbon, life in the hood, gambling, debate tournaments, her grade changing scandal, engaging with high-end clients, how to fire someone, shifting cultures, volunteering, the keys to creating good stuff, active listening, speaking your truth and much much more. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. More About Holley M. Murchison Official Site - http://holleymurchison.com Oratory Glory - http://oratoryglory.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holleymmurchison/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/holleymurchison Creative Mornings: 8 Lessons in Love - https://creativemornings.com/talks/holley-murchison/1 Links to the Stuff they Talked About Lisbon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon Monserrate Palace - http://bit.ly/2gR342z PS 188 - http://ps188q.org Notes from the Universe - http://www.tut.com/inspiration/nftu

Today’s guest on the show is documentary photographer Jamel Shabazz. Jamel’s contributions to documentary photography are applauded the all over the world and in my humble opinion Brother Shabazz the is the Gordon Parks of my generation. I marveled at his work way before I knew his name. You have no idea how happy it made me feel to sit at a chess table in the middle of Brooklyn and kick it with some who has and still inspires me to do my best with my skill set every single day. We met up in Dr. Ronald McNair Park across from the Brooklyn Museum to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, self publishing vs traditional publishing, his experience in the military, the summer of 1980, striving to capture images that say something profound, the importance of empathy, the crack era, giving back to the community and much much more. As you are listening to this conversation, I highly recommend you pull up Jamel’s Instagram, website or flip through one of his many photography books as you listen. It will be a great referen

Today’s episode is with my good friend Rashid. We met up in Bryant Park to talk about citizen journalism, speedy digital culture, the complexities of art and social media, hard driving diving, code switching, iPhone films, growing an audience ethically, Nia Long, shooting film, defining value, A Love Supreme, growing up Baltimore, cultivating ideas and much much more. Side note, we are in the middle of mid-town. So, there will be sirens, there will be interruptions and that’s what you get when you record outside in New York, it tends to want to be present right there with you. That’s enough intro for show, please enjoy. More About Rashid Zakat Official Site - http://www.rashidzakat.com Music - http://soulaquatics.com/listen/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rashidzakat/ and https://www.instagram.com/negroesofnewyork/ Tumblr - http://theawesomefarm.com Links to the Stuff they Talked About Black Star Film Festival -  blackstarfest.org  The DJ D-Nice Episode - https://soundcloud.com/thecombatjackshow/the-dj

One of my favorite things to do is walk around New York just checking street art from block to block. On my walks I’ll catch the latest murals, graffiti, stickers and wheat paste art. If you don’t know what wheat paste art is, wheat paste is a gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water. That glue thats usually made in a big bucket is then used for paper artwork and then pasted on smooth walls. You’ve probably seen it and ya don’t even know it. Think Shepherd Ferry and his project Obey Giant, then theres Adam Cost, or Swoon, theres Bunny M, uhh there is also JR of the Inside Out Project. Today’s guest is Libby but most people probably know her from her street art, Phoebe New York. Phoebe can be found in the form stickers and wheatepaste art throughout the streets of New York. I met up with Libby in Washington Square Park and she walked me through the good, the bad and the ugly of being a street artist. In this episode we talk about shooting film photography in Paris, her love of vintage b

Today’s guest on the show is DJ CherishTheLuv also known as Cynthia. I met Cynthia back in the Spring and within a few minutes, I knew I wanted to invite her to be a guest on the show. Fast forward to a few days ago, our schedules aligned and we finally had a chance to meet in the East Village. I don’t want to give it away but here is some of what we talked about, growing up in the East Village, creating attractive design, the growth mentality, listening to your intuition, public speaking, talking to her phoenix, getting her doctorate in survival, meeting Oprah and declarations under good circumstances. More About DJ CherishTheLuv Website - https://djcherishtheluv.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/djcherishtheluv/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/djcherishtheluv/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DJCherishTheLuv/ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - https://www.mskcc.org/search?keys=cynthia+cherish The Roost - https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-roost-new-york Tonga - https://www.facebook.com/tonkanyc   L

Today’s guest is my friend Natty Boom. I saw that Nat was in town from Paris and I invited her to be on the show. Turns out she wasn’t visiting, she was here to start a new chapter. So we met up in Union Square and just kicked it. In this episode we talk about growing up in the DMV, her thoughts on LA, learning new languages, siesta, fashion week, moving to Paris and much much more. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. More About Natty Boom https://www.instagram.com/nowlatersandnewports/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Chateau Marmont - http://www.chateaumarmont.com American in Paris: Saul Williams critiques his home country from the outside looking in: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/09/23/american-in-paris-saul-williams-critiques-his-home-country-from-the-outside-looking-in/ Place de la République: http://en.parisinfo.com/transport/90901/Place-de-la-Republique Silencio - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/31/david-lynch-disco-paris Le Comptoir Généra

Amon welcomes Raeven Western to the show. They talk about learning from children, cutting school, her journey to becoming a professional model, social perspective, being committed to your dream and much much more. More About Raeven Western https://www.instagram.com/dreampusher/ and http://shedreamsoflove.com   Links to the Stuff they Talked About Inwood, New York  New York Models Tom Ford Yves Saint Laurent YSL Tovah Klein, How Toddlers Thrive The Tipping Point Lemonade - Beyonce Club Lotus Yummy Thai Museum of Natural History Hall of Science  Link to Danny Episode Discover the Power Within You The Pursuit of Happiness  This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Amon welcomes Arturo Vega to the show. They talk about Arturo becoming a designer for the Ramones, moving to New York, first jobs, the music of the time plus much much more. More About Arturo Vega https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Vega and http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/05/20/design-ramones-arturo-vega-and-the-making-of-the-logo-heard-round-the-world/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Mexico City - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City Elvis - http://www.elvis.com Orange Julius - http://www.orangejulius.com The Bowery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery Dee Dee Ramone - http://www.deedeeramone.com Ramones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones Eisenhower dollar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenhower_dollar The Metropolitan Museum of Art - http://www.metmuseum.org CBGB - http://www.cbgb.com The Clash - http://www.theclash.com Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols Lou Reed - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Reed David Bowie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie MC5 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M

Amon welcomes Mustafa Shakir to the show. They talk about the power of a name, growing up in Harlem, being a barber, life as a poet, yoga, meditation, music, life on set, being a struggling vegan, the difference between New York and LA plus much  much more. More About Mustafa Shakir http://mustafashakir.com and https://www.instagram.com/mustafaeffortless/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Gerard Dure Salon - https://www.yelp.com/biz/gerard-dure-salon-new-york Negro Ensemble Company, Inc - http://necinc.org Apollo Theater - https://www.apollotheater.org Adina Howard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adina_Howard Heather Hunter - https://twitter.com/hunterheather Michael K. Williams - http://www.michaelkennethwilliams.com SlamNation - http://www.devlinpix.com/film/slamnation Saul Williams - http://saulwilliams.com Afropunk Festival - http://afropunkfest.com National Black Theatre - http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org Survival Soundz - http://www.allmusic.com/artist/survival-soundz-mn0000753886 Survival Soundz

Amon Focus, in another iteration of New York Said, had the opportunity to speak with TMNK at the 2013 SCOPE event and he happened upon a very inspiring man whose message was this “Inside everybody anybody and especially you is a gift that God put that there is something that you can do that no one else can do there is a contribution that you can make to this world but you got to believe in yourself and you got to work at it every day, relentlessly. It will be difficult. But I want people to see if a nobody like me can come to the streets of New York and several years later, not ten years later within 5 years has his work exhibited around the world and to be up here in SCOPE that anybody can, anybody can make a difference, everybody can make a difference.” –TMNK The contemporary artist’s message is truly inspiring and uplifting, he used his art and his voice to encourage those around him to master their gifts and honor the ideas of being your brothers & sisters keepers. He would not allow himself to be def

Amon welcomes Jeff Wick to the show. They talk about the good music, creative processes, what it's like being at cop, photography and good eats. More About Jeff Wick Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nycwick/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About The Music Mos Def - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Def Ummi Says - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsihHoyqwWY AfroPunk - http://www.afropunk.com Outkast - http://www.outkast.com Common - http://www.thinkcommon.com Jame Brown - http://www.jamesbrown.com Jill Scott - http://www.missjillscott.com The Films Police Academy (Movie) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087928/ Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives - http://stretchandbobbito.com/film Miles Ahead - http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/ James Brown Movie - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473602/ Good Eats Jackson Hole - http://jacksonholeburgers.com Mexicocina - http://www.mexicocinabronx.com Smorgasburg - http://www.smorgasburg.com Millie Peartree - http://www.milliepeartreecupcakesandmore.com/# The Places

Amon welcomes Matt FX to the show. They talk about a ton of music, a variety genres, a plethora of artists, a gaggle of geese, warehouse parties, tv shows, movies and all while learning the peaks & valleys Matt has endured to becoming the person he is today. More About Matt FX Sound Cloud - https://soundcloud.com/mattfxfxfxfx Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattfxfxfxfx/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MATTFXFXFXFX Links to the Stuff they Talked About THE FOOD Lumpia Shack Snackbar - https://www.yelp.com/biz/lumpia-shack-snackbar-new-york-2 Coppelia - https://www.yelp.com/biz/coppelia-new-york TV & FILM STUFF Modern Family -  http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family Fame - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083412/ The Shining - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film) Yellow Submarine (film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film) Skins UK - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/skins Skins MTV - http://www.mtv.com/shows/skins Russell Brand - http://www.russellbrand.com The Mighty Boo

Amon welcomesEmily Khoo to the show. They talk about growing up in Atlanta, reaching out to guests, lines of New York, regrets, struggling with Identity and Sexuality, trolling in chat rooms, trips to Louisiana, coming out, first jobs, creative processes and finding your passion. Links to the Stuff we Talked About Know these Folks Stefan Sagmeister - http://sagmeisterwalsh.com Andrew Eccles - http://www.andreweccles.com Eat Here Der Krung Thai Cuisine - http://www.derkrungnyc.com Uma Temakeria - http://www.umatemakeria.com Kimpton Ink48 - http://www.ink48.com Gotham West Market - http://gothamwestmarket.com Ample Hills Creamery (The Ice-cream Spot) - http://www.amplehills.com Blue Bottle Coffee - https://bluebottlecoffee.com Genuine Roadside -  http://www.eatgenuine.com Ivan Ramen - http://www.ivanramen.com Gabriel's Gate - https://www.yelp.com/biz/gabriels-gate-buffalo Anchor Bar - https://www.anchorbar.com Read This Seat of the Soul - http://seatofthesoul.com Watch This Idiocracy  -  http://www.imdb.com/tit

Amon welcomes The Bespoke Bloke to the show. They talk about how Tony got the name Bespoke Bloke, Neffi Walker, farm life, share-cropping, PBS, soccer, imagination, Marianna-FL, 100% organic, integrity, honesty, hard work, listening to people’s story, Up With People, music engineering, Greyhound, native Americans, race relations, learning from strangers, Project Pride, being a floater, Rodney King, Zurich- Switzerland, new languages, baby-sitting, illegal immigrant, Old Dirty Bastard, Mercedes Fashion Week, The Roots, exceptions to the rules, PR marketing, Cliff Notes, 9/11 and pregnant women. New York Neighborhoods & Locations Alphabet City Bryant Park Washington Square Park Greenpoint Books The Five people you meet in Heaven The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success Musical Mentions 20/20- Justin Timberlake The Roots Wu-Tang Clan Restaurants B Bar at Baccarat Hotel Guantanamera Freeman Alley La Esquinas Also Mentioned Neffi Walker Mannequin (1987) How

Amon welcomes Netic Rebel to the show. They talk about Karma & Reincarnation, Mind Modes & Thought Processes, Consciousness, Picking Your Family, Power To Manifest, Rebelliousness, Parental Influences, Athletic Training, Education, The Importance of Critical Thinking and the Capacity of Desire, The Dangerous Minds Bus, Dynamic Consciousness, Self-Discipline, Absence of Evidence, Virtual Reality, Malcolm X, Vision Quest, Jay Z and Good Reads. New York Neighborhoods  Lower East Side (LES)South Bronx (SoBro)BooksThe Alchemist The Witch of PortobelloThe Seventh SonThe Book of Children: Supporting the Freedom and Intelligence of a New Generation (Foundations of a New Humanity)Osho Love, Freedom, AlonessThe Book of WomenI Am ThatThe Autobiography of Malcolm XAutobiography of A Yogi Musical Mentions Jay Z Jay Electronica Connect with Netic Rebel Twitter: @Netic Instagram: @Netic Netic’s Podcast: This Message Will Self Destruct Podcast This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Amon welcomes Alexandra Estevez to the show. They talk about: Nurturing The Artistic Child, SOBs, Instinct For Survival, Magic, Getting Your Ass Kicked, Is new York Still the Media Center, Building Character, Life & Learning, VH1, No Box, For The Clicks, Work that Makes You Feel, Desensitization, Beautiful Souls, Good Mornings, Karma, Big Foodie, Eats, Drinks, Tats, The Real New York, Punched In the Mouth, Maturity, Unskippable Albums and much much more. New York Neighborhoods  Harlem Lower East Side (LES) South Bronx (SoBro) Williamsburg Books The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Drink Spots Donny Brooks Max Fish Sophie’s Good Eats St. Anselm Fette Sau Peter Lugar Spuyten Duyvil Albums Amerie - All I Have Ashford & Simpson- Is It Still Good To Ya Cormega Frank Ocean- Channel Orange Lil Wayne Love Me or Hate Me The Beatnuts-A Musical Massacre Musical Mentions Bahamadia Jay Z Kanye West Kurious Jorge Sade The Notorious B.I. G. Meek Mill Wu-Tang Clan Tattoo Spots Fun City Tattoo How to connect with Alex? Twit

Amon welcomes Daniel Rush Patton to the show. They talk about fun on the block, Bikes and the BMX life, GoKarts & scars, outside, The Streetlight Rule, getting in big trouble, The Shop, building it from scratch, Toys-R-Us, 19 year old EMS Danny, pulling to the right, testing the limits, parenthood, nuclear option and being the best person. New York Neighborhoods  Laurelton, Queens Rosedale, Queens Merrick & Linden Movies Purple Rain The Goonies Bikes Predator Cannondale Critical Mass (bike group) Connect with Dan: @rush_7 This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Amon welcomes Juan Sanchez to the show. They talk about the art of a cigar, what is rolling, the difference between cigarettes and cigars, la fortaleza, hole in the wall Mom and Pop eats, good shakes, tailoring, good vibes, meditation, the importance of art, films that move you, The Godfather, TAKI183, BMX, the pride in immigrant stories, the 80’s, how to keep a secret, the Human app, synchronicity, keeping the imagination alive and a grown up kid. New York Neighborhoods Astoria, Queens Lower East Side Midtown The Heights Artists NYCHOS TAKI183 Books Angels & Demons Sympathy For The Devil The DaVinci Code The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Godfather Returns The Godfather’s Revenge MoviesAbove the Rim Hoop Dreams Showtime The Godfather The Pursuit of Happiness Museums The Guggenheim The Whitney 5 Reasons  to Visit The Whitney Eats Southern Hospitality Peanutbutter & Co. Shake Shack Little Italy Pizza Brooklyn Bagel BusinessNat ShermanThe Orchard Tailor Services Connect with Juan: @SlvrYems