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DJ Rhettmatic, a dynamic force in hip hop, is a producer, DJ, and key Beat Junkies member. Since 1983, starting with Double Platinum, he's earned accolades like DMC West Coast Champion and ITF Team World Champion. Co-founding the Visionaries in 1994, he's collaborated with top artists like J Dilla and Talib Kweli, shaping projects like Crown Royale and 'A.D.I.D.A.S.' Hosting Beat Junkie Radio on Dash, Rhettmatic continues to influence hip hop while teaching at the Beat Junkies Institute of Sound and most recently earning a brown belt in jujitsu. AND he's one of the nicest DJ's you'll ever meet.

https://www.instagram.com/rhettmatic/
https://www.beatjunkies.com/
https://www.beatjunkiesound.com/
https://beatjunkies.tv/
https://www.youtube.com/visionariestv
https://rhettmatic.bandcamp.com/

GRACE CHON is a former art director in the advertising industry and self taught photographer. She merges her art director background with her photography work, creating modern, lifestyle portraits of people and animals. Her clients include ad agencies, magazines, publishing companies, celebrities, non-profit organizations and TV shows. She is also the author of 2 dog photography books, Waggish: Dogs Smiling For Dog Reasons and Puppy Styled: Japanese Dog Grooming, Before and After.

https://gracechon.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thegracechon

KWESTONE is the handle used by Los Angeles, California based consumer product designer and street artist, Chito Arellano, whose work reflects his love for all things hip hop, sneakers and pop culture. With a 20+ year-career in the mass market toy industry, designing products and developing IPs for companies like Hasbro, Mattel, Spin Master and JAKKS Pacific, he is now turning his focus and design skills to creating an IP of his own. In 2024 he begins his latest endeavor: creating a video game. SNIPERBOT: The Hype Game is a passion project and KWESTONE is locked and loaded to “Snipe the HYPE!” You can find more on KWESTONE at https://kwestone.com/

Kristine de la Cruz is the owner of Creme Caramel (https://www.cremecaramella.com/) in Sherman Oaks which sells custard desserts based on their family’s recipe for “Leche Flan” (a.k.a. Filipino Flan or Crème Caramel), along with their signature Ube Upside Down Pie, and hot Bread Puddings. She started their business at specialty fairs and farmers markets before they opened their Sherman Oaks shop in 2013. Today, their tasty treats are in over 34 coffee shops and restaurants in the Southland!

Born and raised in NYC, kaNO discovered art early, influenced by graffiti and cartoons. A graduate of the High School of Art & Design and with a BFA in Animation, kaNO's distinctive style spans screens, galleries, and global toy shelves. Since moving to LA in 2010, he freelances as a character designer for major studios like Warner Bros and Cartoon Network. Beyond cartoons, kaNO focuses on painting, commissions, and his 'kaNO kid' brand from his Burbank, CA art studio.

You can find more cool stuff from kaNO at his site - https://www.kanokid.com/

Jonathan Lo is the creative head of the multi-disciplinary design studio J3 Productions (⁠j3productions.com⁠), the creator of the Octopian 'Zine (⁠theoctopian.com⁠), and you can follow him on Instagram at Happy Mundane (⁠instagram.com/happymundane⁠) to check out his "cropping". And don't forget to stick around to the end so you can learn about "faux bois".

NOTE: This podcast was filmed on location in Irvine, CA at the J3 Productions studios... which is in the direct path of the airport. Please excuse the planes. =)