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Ricardo Rivera is a Creative Director and founder of Klip Collective, a creative shop born out of his days as a rave VJ and documentary editor.

Ricardo is a visual artist, filmmaker and a true pioneer of video projection mapping, having earned a United States patent for his technological breakthroughs in the medium.

His work has been featured multiple times at the Sundance Film Festival, including the commissioned festival bumper in 2014. Rivera has directed full-length light and sound experiences, including Nightscape at Longwood Gardens and Electric Desert at Desert Botanical Garden.

He has directed music videos and tour visuals for a roster of indie artists such as Kurt Vile, Nothing, Twin Shadow and Simian Mobile Disco.

In the advertising world, brands including Nike and Target have sought his unique ability to use video projection art as a bridge between architecture, technology and storytelling.

I caught up with Ricardo when he put out Night Forms at Grounds for Sculpture that the New York Times wrote up about. Truly a good time.

Juxtapoz spoke with Klip Collective and Making Time about their creative process and their dream projects prepping for Making Time at Fort Mifflin. Juxtapoz should have also wrote up about me and Ricardo meet for the first time at Making Time. Truly an art form.

Yes I had to tell the world the Klip bio real quick because as a friend his work is truly phenomenal and every time I see him and his family it’s also great to catch up and see what they’re up to.

Let’s take a trip back in time and into the future.

Please welcome Ricardo Rivera to Wear Many Hats.

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Ricky Pinela is a content creator that I stumbled across via the explore page on Instagram. For once something that interest me via the algorithm.

Ricky hosts a show called Bop or Flop where he runs into New Yorkers on the street and ask everyday questions that need everyday answers.

Ricky does Hot Takes over on Tinder. My favorite social media site. Just playing.

Ricky is at Kairos, previously The New Yorker, and Brut all working in social media whether its Content Producer for Tik Toks or Snapchat. This man is a social media king.

You can catch Ricky all over the globe, he’s always traveling, loves Bad Bunny, content creation is in his blood.

Bop if you love it, flop if you hate it.

Please welcome Ricky Pinela to Wear Many Hats.

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Jayquel Michael Williams is a photographer who I met during Kamp Flea that was presented by Kamp Grizzly out in Greenpoint by McCarren Park.

Jayquel has a studio called Landline Studios that keeps you connected to the community formed at the intersection of American and Japanese Culture.

Jayquel has a podcast that he hosts with Kevin Da Moah called Keeping it 9000 where they have Anime conversations from an NYC POV.

Jayquel also has a moodboard called Kinomori where he posts interesting images from the internet that suits his fancy.

When he’s not shooting, you can find him exploring restaurants, learning new languages (currently learning Japanese), reading a Haruki Murakami novel, geeking out over cars or working on his passion project, LANDLINE STUDIOS.

Please welcome Jayquel Michael  to Wear Many Hats.

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Shelby Kay is a still life stylist that I’ve known since the Philly days.

Shelby thinks I don’t think she’s cool but I’ve always known her to be mad cool even before the Urban Outfitters days.

Shelby be working with Kendal Jenner for Moon, Post Malone with the PlayLab crew, Better World Fragrance House with Drizzy, what’s not cool about working with all those brands.

Shelby is the gurl with the curls.

Please welcome Shelby Kay to Wear Many Hats.

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Sarah Summerlin is a comedian that also has a podcast called F.O.M.O. Machine.

Sarah is also an engineer so she’s got beauty and brains.

We can still say that right, that’s not like an outdated saying right?

Judging by her instagram, she likes SmileDirectClub, CitiBike, reading and Jack Harlow but not in that order.

Please welcome Sarah Summerlin to Wear Many Hats.

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Jae Kim is a photographer based in New York City.

Jae also likes to ride motorcycles, go to Club Night Club, work on set, work off set, tattoos, model, and has his own t-shirt line called Bogus Luck.

I sound like his spokesmen for a dating profile.

Me and Jae connected because somehow we like the same things, except I don’t have that many tattoos and I failed my motorcycle license but we do have Noel, our awesome friend who tattoos.

Jae Kim is a national treasure and we need him to stay in the states and not have him get drafted into the war. Don’t know what a podcast would do but we’re here to stop it from happening.

Please welcome Jae Kim to Wear Many Hats.

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Caro Juna is a musician based in New York City.

Caro recently  put out her new single 'Devotion' and previously her EPs 'Violent Delights,' and 'Flower Language.'

She was previously a producer and stylist over at Sundae School now over at Wieden+Kennedy.

How I found Caro was through Khoi Pham, when he illustrated and designed the EP and single cover for 'Violent Delights' which looks exactly like Caro.

Caro's fits be going off, her voice be going off.

Please welcome Caro Juna to Wear Many Hats.

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Jelani Carter is a Podcast Producer, Media Producer, and all around hilarious producer.

I came across Jelani Carter’s earliest work through his YouTube days with videos such as:

“Who can DeThrone Kendrick”
“I Wish I Could Sing”
“Why Country Music Is Like Rap Music”

and

“I Don’t Know How To Save Money”

Jelani is a Podcast Producer over at Vox Media Podcast Network and Vulture.

Jelani is a Throwing Fits Alum and is also brewing up his own serving of news, comedy, and pop culture with LunchTimeRush.

All trash opinions are our own.

Please welcome Jelani Carter to Wear Many Hats.

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Kareem Rahma is a three time Webby nominated comedian, writer, producer, and actor.

Kareem wrote and stared in the new short film ‘Out of Order’ directed by Nicolas Heller also known as New York Nico debut at Tribeca Festival.

He hosts Live Laugh Love Live at Kelloggs Diner where I first met Kareem but he produces comedy shows all over the city.

Kareem has a podcast company called Some Friends which is a media company that tells colorful stories.

Be on the lookout for the new Wear Many Hats wheatpaste posters all around New York City along with the ‘ Out of Order’ posters as well designed by Tom Sanford.

Former Class Clown, cat daddy.

Please welcome Kareem Rahma to Wear Many Hats.

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Helen Holmes is a journalist, reporter, or anything you would call a writer.

Helen is Culture Reporter at The Daily Beast and she formerly worked as an Arts Reporter at the Observer.

I enjoy watching her IG stories of her criticizing films, her adventures, and reading her select stories from The New York Times Magazine and GQ.

Scoops, Scandals, Secret Worlds.

Sweet but Seiko.

Please welcome Helen Holmes to Wear Many Hats.

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