Prologue Profiles

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Yasmine / Dancer & Model / Newark & Grove, Jersey City.

"I went to a creative performing arts school in Philadelphia and I was a creative writing major, and would walk past the dance studio and I see people just going off and living with their body and I was like like, 'I want to do that.'"

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Ramone / Fashion Designer / Grove St Station, Jersey City.

"At 12 I made my first shirt."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jeremiah / Singer & Model (@j_trusty) / Journal Sq Train, NYC.

"I wanted to sing, but had to play ball, but then I realized how good I was not during that time so that's when I actually turned my brain on and went to studying [music]."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews The Wolf / Filmmaker (@directedby_wolf)/ Journal Sq Train, NYC.

"I started getting [client] calls before I even had a camera."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Justin / Actor (@jmaze121) / 33rd St Train, Jersey City.

"My goal is to be Meryl Streep's son in a movie."

"I never left the studio. I would shower there, I would have my mail delivered there, I never left." - Onhel

Angel Aponte (@Onhel) graduated high school at the bottom of his class with no idea what to do with his life.

After realizing he could make music a career he made music his life.

Four years later Onhel found himself engineering tracks for Swizz Beatz on Beyonce's B Day album and is now Lil Wayne's recording engineer and produces out of his studio in Union City, New Jersey.

You'll hear Onhel discuss how he made his way into the music business, the importance of extra effort and that when an opportunity presents itself, take it.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Steve / Welding Student / Grove & Columbus, Jersey City.

"My dad told me I should get a trade and that's what I did, but I picked something more artistic."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jean Claude / Material Science Engineering Student (Tumblr) (@semfti)/ Grove & Newark, Jersey City.

"If I can't ultimately become a master at photography, I want to be the person that makes lenses for people that are actually pursuing that as a lifelong goal."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sylvia / Vintage Retailer (@VagabondiaVintage) / Jersey City Grand Bazaar.

"How'd you get into fashion and retail in the first place?""I couldn't find my ideal writing job so I figured that I'd try and explore new venues.""Why'd you want to be a writer?""I loved connecting with people, I loved doing profile pieces and talking to people, but I feel like I can still get that with what I'm doing now just in a different way."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Dilon / Model (@dilon___eyre) / Downtown B Train, NYC.

"How'd you get into modeling in the first place?""Somebody discovered me on the train like you did right now."