For a self-taught DJ, producer and MC, Goldierocks has done a pretty solid job of getting her face all over the place. From performing at almost every festival you can think of, to garnering a solid reputation on the, some would say, saturated London DJ scene, to commanding her own radio show on Diesel:U:Music. She has hacked out a big niche in the scene and is now sitting in it, waiting for greater things in 2009.
London is like a huge seething cauldron of portfolio-carrying, paint-smattered pretty young things. But Crystal Vision, the south London art collective, stands out from the crowd. Tanner, an avid Tottenham fan, is one of the driving forces behind it. United by a universal interest in weird stuff, and drawn from a number of arty stables, including illustrators, cut-and-pasters, photographers, and costume specialists, they have had shows at the ICA and a tonne of other venues. Crystal vision have cemented their place on London’s arty-party crossover scene.
Tomorrow, we introduce you to 24 year old musician, Goldierocks…
By 21, illustrator and graphic designer Moross had done campaigns for Sony and Cadbury, had worked with bands like Klaxons and the Mystery Jets, and last year had her own line of clothing released in Topshop. On top of all that, she runs her own record label, Isomorph, and a clothesline called Iso Tee Series. Feeling like an underachieving, lazy waster yet? Well, in case you weren’t quite at the right level of self-loathing, she has also been profiled in Grafik magazine, Dazed & Confused and Creative Review, who selected her for a Creative Future award in 2007.
Having moved to London in 2001 to study graphics, Brereton became involved in directing music videos. In 2006, he got the chance to direct his first video for Best Fwends and has, since then, worked with Late of the Pier, Metronomy and These New Puritans. He is one of Warp Films’ newest signings and is already being chased by the biggest bands this year, such as Artic Monkeys and Klaxons, and is currently finishing a video for NME’s hottest new band Golden Silvers.
Tomorrow, we introduce you to 22 year old Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Kate Moross…
Lily Loveless plays the strong-minded activist in cult Channel 4 series Skins. Nurtured in the football-saturated climes of Highbury, Lily has sweet, if a little worrying, memories of gambling with her father over the outcome of north London derbies. When she isn’t acting her pretty head off, she spends her time trying to hunt down the latest in “granny fashion”, a look that she is cultivating, we don’t really know why.
Tomorrow, we introduce you to 24 year old director Daniel Brereton…
Since he was 14, Kilcoyne, the founder of the incredibly popular tween festival scene has been booking bands and making the most of his time while older people were trying to work out what flavour of pop to sell “the youth”. He went one further than opening live music up to kids when he became the front man of one of the bands they all wanted to see, S.C.U.M. A hoarder of the ephemera of English heritage and culture, he is also the winner of the Guardian Rising Star of the Year Award 2008. 2009 should be looking pretty good for him.
Like Preddie, Mahta’s work involves spreading a positive message to those that need it most. She is the editor of Live magazine, a publication aimed at educating and illuminating the minds of Britain’s youth. From explaining why voting matters, to interviewing the father of knife crime victim Kayan Prince, Mahta works tirelessly to improve the outlook for London’s kids. Her dedication to giving opportunities to those who didn’t get too many lucky breaks is another unique characteristic of Live.
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Tomorrow, we introduce you to Underage Festival Founder and S.C.U.M. Frontman, Sam Kilcoyne…
Following on from the Tailored Heroes post last week, today we look at Lewis Chaplain.
Though still at school, Lewis has shot for the Observer Music Monthly, Dazed & Confused and Vice magazine. Since getting his first camera after a school trip to New York, he has been shooting away ever since. Unlike the often scarily driven, self-confident and irritatingly ballsy young photographers most people are used to meeting, Lewis’s relaxed approach to his work (not that he calls it work, it’s just that thing he does “at half term or after school”) makes his photos look like they should: relaxed, funny, and genuine.
Through the years, English football and popular culture have become inseparable. From Lowry’s 1953 painting, Going to the Match, to the enduring Football Casual fashion aesthetic and Nick Hornby’s best-seller, Fever Pitch, football has infiltrated and shaped all areas of English cultural identity.
Acknowledging this bond, Umbro has partnered with contemporary youth magazine, Vice, to identify England’s “Tailored Heroes” – eleven rising stars of English culture who are influencing, shaping, and being shaped by, Capello’s new era of England.
Umbro’s “Tailored Heroes” have been taken through the same tailoring process that the England team received, to ensure that they receive kits absolutely specific to their personal size and style, enabling them to represent the country as proudly as their 1st team counterparts.
Over the next week 10 days, we will be introducing you to this rising cultural stars…
1) CHRIS PREDDIE
On top of his obvious creative talent, slam poet Preddie is also a dedicated activist who, spurred on by the death of his brother in Brixton, takes a strong line on knife and gun crime. As if being a poet, producer and activist wasn’t quite enough, he is also a youth worker and holder of the first Crimestoppers Community Champion title. Having grown up surrounded by crime and violence, and having pulled himself back from the brink of self-destruction, he spends his time teaching kids how to follow his example.
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