Thursday, July 9, 2015
Jake Nickell - Threadless | Cusp Magazine | The Convo Episode 1
CUSP Magazine in association with On the Radar presents "The Convo". The Convo is a conversation with a creative entrepreneur. Our goal is to give listeners an inside look at the road these business owners took to finding success.
For our first episode we sat down with Threadless founder, Jake Nickell to discuss the early days, up's and down's and what's next for the creative t-shirt company.
Check out or first episode and check out more from both companies below.
Hosted by Shawn Gee, Founder of CUSP Magazine.
CUSP MAGAZINE
http://cuspmagazine.com
https://twitter.com/CUSPmag
THREADLESS
https://www.threadless.com
https://twitter.com/threadless
Audio & Video Editing by Duncan Walgreen, CUSP Magazine
Photos by Cooper Fox, CUSP Magazine
Music: "Audubon Sparks" By @DJWAGSOfficial
Labels:
Art,
Threadless
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
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