Stephen Ordoñez is a singer songwriter who goes by the artist name Labit, jump started his career with multiple international tours with the pop rock group 4th & Coast when he and his bandmates were only in their early 20s. Now he’s gone off on his own to develop his unique solo style as well as developing his list of songwriting credits. He recently released an EP called Will Prob Delete Later. Our conversation covers writing music as of therapy, giving into trust, and the psychology of songwriting.

Rhys Langston is fascinating artist music is an intersection between poetry, long form writing, performance art, and classic hip hop. He himself is the epitome of being assembled from a variety of parts, impossible to categorize, and yet therein lies his unique artistic beauty. Rhys’ rap is socially aware, intellectually stimulating, poignant, satirical, challenging, while always being an easy vibe to listen to. It explores social and racial identity as themes.

Ryan Tottle is well known for his digital model work at Disney Animation where he’s worked as a Modeling Supervisor on Wreck It Ralph, Zootopia, and Frozen. That being said, he’s started to make waves with his personal artwork as well which is an offshoot from this digital world: visionary art sculpture through 3D printing. We explore the divine inspiration that fuels his forms, the philosophy of sculpture from his past in makeup effects, and tapping into the unknown to create authentic art.

Derek is well known in Los Angeles for his company Ink and Wood which did the interior design of Popular Demand on Fairfax, Vinyl on Abbot Kinney, The Gramercy Bar in Santa Monica among others. At the moment he’s finishing the furniture for Loqui Tacos in the Arts District and has supplied all the furniture for a brand new retro boutique hotel in Palm Springs called Dive. He does custom furniture for clients all along the west coast, and his new Armand line in throughout California.

Chase Klein, who goes by the stage name Byrne, is a talented musician and a methodical businessman whose ideas on the marriage of art and entrepreneurship and deliberate lifestyle design have always fascinated me. Chase has an EP coming out soon, and because of that creative headspace, this conversation is a dive into the principles of being the architect of your own life, how to find your authentic voice, and how to survive a guitar camp full of shredding metal heads.