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Jabari ‘Barz’ Tawiah is a Grammy award winning Engineer & Producer based in Oakland California. His engineering work with fellow Oakland based artist Fantastic Negrito helped garner him notoriety both in the community and in the recording industry. We nerded out on audio for a bit, dabbled in a little bit of history of music production, and talked about the many ways that technology has changed the industry. It is safe to say that all of us listen to and consume some kind of music, so let’s get into this conversation about the creative process that fuels our favorite songs.

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Steve Javiel is is an Oakland based artist that is steadily building a following in the Bay Area. With paintings hanging prominently in multiple galleries, including a space in Bloomingdales in the Westfield Mall, his abstract works have found their way in front of many audiences over the last few years. The guys got into the process and the importance of finding your style as an artist, and the influence that music has had in his work. As an artist, you never know who is going to respond to your work, or what kind of reception a particular piece will have, and Steve shared some stories about navigating the dynamic art market. It was a dope conversation about painting, hustling, and putting yourself into your craft.

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We just turned one and wanted to let you all know how much fun we've had putting out quality content for you all over the last year. We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate one year of quality content than by giving you guys some new content on our YouTube channel. Season two of our show features Mistah FAB and his store Dope Era in Downtown Oakland. He and everybody at the shop always show us love when we slide through, and they will show you the same treatment if you drop by the store, right off of 19th Street BART station.  

Quality Goods Season 2 Premiere: From Getting Hyphy to Writing a Book with Mistah Fab at Dope Era | Quality Goods 

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On this episode of the podcast Anson and Chris were joined by the owner and proprietor of Good News Apparel, Mario Ford. Mario started the brand back in 2015 as a means to spread a positive message in the community, in times that can often feel like there is a shortage of it. They discussed the challenges that come with working a 9-5+, while designing new garments and running a retail operation. They talked about the changing landscape of Oakland, and how they can shape and influence those changes rather than sit back on the sidelines. It was a great conversation about hard work, inspiration, and community, so tune out the mass media for a bit and tune into this episode for some real good news.

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On this episode of the podcast Anson and Chris chat about super bowl culture and our experience with it through our the years. As Bay Area sports fans, they’ve been blessed to be around a lot of championships over the past decade plus, and that energy is alive and well after the niners secured their place in another big matchup this past weekend. They touched a little on the history of the game, the festivities that surround it, and some memorable moments from years past. Whether you’re a sports fan or not, you’ve most likely partaken in the event at least once or probably even a few times. Food, funny commercials, and a really big show are on the horizon.

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On this episode of the Quality Goods podcast, Anson and Chris were joined by the host and producer of the drinks on us podcast. Jimmy Poon aka NahmeanNamsayin and Kelvin Wang are a creative duo that have built a following across the Pacific, and are using their rising popularity in the Philippines to grow their brand Eastbound. Hip hop has catapulted them into the spotlight, and they are only getting started. Content creation is everything these days and these guys are riding the wave from The Bay out to the Phillipines to make some major moves. You never know where the iron is going to strike, but it’s up to you to capitalize while it’s hot.

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On today’s episode, the Quality Goods crew ring in the New Year with our first podcast recorded in 2020. They look back at 2019 and do a bit of reminiscing about the last decade and the turn of the century that was Y2K. They discuss a few of the changes that they’ve seen in the world, and how they have grown as people and as a society. They talk about tech, fashion trends and the role movies play in shaping the future, we also make a few predictions of our own.

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