Wear Many Hats

Simon Chung is a freelance content creator and copywriter who’s also a brand development manager that has a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry.

He’s worked at O.N.S, and Opening Ceremony but how I know him is when he was Director of Partnerships at the Canal Street Market where I was a barista at Office Coffee and we became best buds ever since. Well I like to think so.

Simon is a hardcore bike rider, trail runner.

Simon keeps tabs on me while I keep tabs on him.

Please welcome Simon Chung to the Wear Many Hats podcast.

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Aloiso Wilmoth is a DJ and Producer by the name He Valencia. He has done talks with The New School, does a radio show with Rinse and has been featured in Resident Advisor and Interview Magazine.

I came across his infamous Instagram page, MoMA PS5 through meme pages of meme pages and techno DJs to techno DJs to Azalea Banks and I’m glad I did. His stories are not for the faint hearted but if you down you down.

Aloiso rocks Supreme well, he’s more than just fits, he’s got looks and he’s always been keeping it P and we’re here for the cultural criticism.

Harry Gassel is a Design Director focused on editorial, branding and creative strategy. He is the founding editor and creative director of Talk Magazine. He was formerly art director at T: The New York Times Style Magazine and The FADER and has contributed writing to Bad Day, The FADER, GRAPHIC (kr) and The Gradient.

I met Harry after lockdown and he was one of the first few faces I saw coming from my hell hole.

How did we end up here?

Talk Magazine, I shot the back cover for Issue 4 and Harry finally decided to break his rule on coming on podcasts.

Alt Woke. A new type of art.

Are you black or non black?

Who will get cancelled first?

Please welcome Aloiso Wilmoth and Harry Gassel to Wear Many Hats.

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Cobey Arner is a photographer, videographer, and musician.

Cobey is the drummer of Rebounder, producer and beats behind his solo project, Casual Ties and takes photos for brands such as Corridor, Dimepiece and How Long Gone.

I’ve seen Rebounder a few times off the How Long Gone tour and not on a podcast tour. Great drummer.

Cobey’s photos are beautiful. He has shot a few friends of mine no enemies.

Cobey has made a photobook entitled “I’m Not Tired, Just Exhausted” which I feel like everyone in NYC can relate.

Please welcome Cobey Arner.

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Erica Enriquez is a musician, multidisciplinary artist, and performer.

Erica is the front woman of the band Choo Choo and has an alter ego by the name of Atsara Pondotes where she posts her pickle adventures and sound performances.

Erica loves trains hence her band name but is also about that clown life making movies.

You can catch Erica’s skateables installed at Tompkins Square Park where she builds sweet ramps inspired by mid 90s era zines.

Please welcome Erica Enriquez to Wear Many Hats.

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Sacred Pact is a boutique film production company based in New York City.

I first heard of Sacred Pact doing short commercials for my good friends and guests of the pod Kelsey and Lia for their project Sunday School where they featured their line of tees and work.

I also heard of Sacred Pact though their collaboration with friend and guest of the pod, Che Nembard of Clips Co-Op and their installment of Double Feature Fridays where they feature cult classic films and free vibes.

After their partnership I had to know what Sacred Pact was about. Sacred Pact came together in 2016 through the love of exploration, storytelling, and rich visuals.

They have directed, DP’d, produced, and edited numerous short documentaries, music videos, and fashion commercials.

Sacred Pact clients include T Magazine, Vice, Vogue, Billboard, Dazed Media, The Metropolitan Opera and a ton more.

Our friendships became bigger when I met Sunny Lee through another friend and guest of the pod, Sabreen Jafry at a Clips Co-Op activation at Public Records.

If you don’t know these places or what I’m saying, or who these great people are, educate yourself!

Lastly I went to a special screening of Sacred Pact’s Season 1 of Hidden Kingdom. An unconventional and intimate documentary web series that explores the lives of five New York dancers.

It blew me away and I walked out of the screening speechless.

Sacred Pact is Sunny Lee and Jacqueline Davis. A Film Company You Can Trust.

Please welcome Sacred Pact to Wear Many Hats.

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Dana Veraldi is an illustrator, ceramist, doula, visual artist, and mom. Dana is best known for her hand-drawn portraits of cultural icons and her label DEERDANA, which she founded with partner Kevin Tekinel.

Been following her illustrations since day one, which I have no idea what day that was but when her illustrations were popped up on American Apparel tees, murals on Bedford Ace, plates at restaurants such as Escuela in Los Angeles.

Huge fan of Dana’s Q+A series where she interviews my favorites such as Matt McCormick, J Scott, Chris Black, and Kilo Kish.

Remember the early 2000s when things were simpler and hipster culture was in and collaborating for big brands were cool? Collaborations with Playboy, GAP, Collette, Opening Ceremony, Theory, Adidas, Tory Burch.

People who are your favorite E Hollywood stars have worn Deer Dana such as FKA Twigs, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, Amanda Seyfried, Orlando Bloom, Jonah Hill, Lupita Nyongo, Dakota Fanning, Justin Bieber, Jay Z the list goes on.

I would like to think everyone has worn a Deer Dana tee if you were alive from 2010–2015. I don’t usually call people legends on my podcast but Dana is a legend. I don’t think John Legend has worn a Deer dana tee and we can all live without knowing that.

Let’s go back in time with Dana Veraldi.

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We always get asked in New York City what do you do, what do you do on the side, what are your passions, what do you like to do, no really, what do you like to do.

I met Trey Hill previously as a security guard at one of my favorite vintage, buy, sell, trade, resellers at the Bushwick Beacon’s Closet where in the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to wait in line before we could get in because there was a capacity for the amount of people who could shop in the store. It was Winter 2021,’ snow was still on the ground, and the line to get in was compared to as waiting in line to get into one of Bushwick’s favorite clubs such as Mood Ring or Bossa Nova.

The NYTimes wrote a piece on where to meet people was in line getting covid 19 tests because the line was so long and people were waiting for hours. This was the same difference but we got to know each other not by same symptoms of the virus but symptoms of complimenting each others style.

I met Trey Hill after waiting in line for 1 hour but I was next up to go into the store. I see Trey Hill’s stylish fit and I immediately had to compliment him.

I had to ask about his fit and then after I asked if I could take a film photo of him. Who would have thought it lead to a brand new friendship.

Please Trey Hill welcome to Wear Many Hats Podcast.

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Elliott Foos is a Director of Coffee, coffee consultant and one of the cowboys over at Cowboy Coffee.

I met him during the Throwing Fits meet ups in the park and had to try Cowboy Coffee to see if it would indeed turn me into a cowboy.

I’m a cowgirl.

Love cowboy culture, hate the Dallas Cowboys.

Elliott was previously the Director of Coffee over at James Murphy’s Daymoves which opened in partnership with the natural wine bar, The Four Horsemen. Before that, the Director of Coffee over at Gem.

I re-met Elliott at Colbo Coffee where he’s  now the Director of Coffee over there with the lovely Colbo team.

He runs a weekly cultural dispatch called Stir Crazy along with a playlist that he updates weekly.

No cussin’ no fussin’ no backtalk, please welcome Elliott Foos.

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Scott Haven is one of the co-founders of Homecoming, a coffee shop plant shop based in Brooklyn, NY.

I met Scott when I first came to NYC not as an immigrant but as a worker in the arts so basically an immigrant working at the 67 West Greenpoint Terminal building behind Homecoming as a freelance graphic designer for a creative agency.

Liz, who is a good friend of mine from Philly works there said that they needed someone to cover a shift because they were going to Six Flags and because of my expertise in fine Barista-ing I was honored and that’s how I met Scott and Vanessa.

Vanessa is the other co-founder of Homecoming who has opt out to come on pod so instead we’re having an all boys club podcast episode.

All the plants surrounding me right now are from Homecoming, this is not sponsored content.

I am not held against my will to say that the coffee right now I’m drinking is Homecoming.

But I want you guys to know that if it’s any coffee I’m drinking it’s Star Homecoming.

Please welcome Scott Haven to Wear Many Hats.

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Jacques Greene is a musician, DJ, and producer from Montreal.

His wikipedia page says that he began playing electronic music when a high school history teacher introduced him to Aphex Twin, precipitating a realization that “music doesn’t have to be angry white men over a guitar.

Which is a good start to a Wikipedia page bio

His records, ‘Feel Infinite,’ and ‘Dawn Chorus’ have always been on repeat while I run but his new compilation ANTH01 while I stride. All three records off of LuckyME records.

Took me a minute to pronounce Jacques but I’m glad I can call him Phil. Please welcome Jacques Greene to Wear Many Hats.

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