WEST COAST WEAR

For someone who grew up in southern California , I have a distant cousin relationship to the beach and all of its glory . I didn't come here much as a kid and through out college , it was a blur of bonfires , red cups , and terrible hot dogs . In those years I didn't see the beach or water as much i felt the sand and heard the ocean on surround sound behind complete darkness and awfully mixed drinks . 

I love the beach in theory . Its beautiful in photos in movies when you can sit comfortably on a couch in a temperature controlled room and don't have to deal with the crowds or the sand . The sand is everywhere for days . I don't go often , but I like the option that I COULD if the mood was to ever strike me .

It makes sense I guess that in my adult life I basically only go to the beach for photoshoots and video shoots . This particular one was done around 7:30 am on a Saturday . We were proudly the first one's in the parking lot . 

• HAT - KANGOL
• SWEATER - AMERICAN APPAREL
• SHORTS - H&M
• SANDLES - BIRKENSTOCK 

PHOTOGRAPHY BY COURTNEY YEH

GOSH ! JOANNA !

Joanna and I spent one morning/afternoon shooting with some of our favorite things . 

• white sheets
• big windows
• cereal

She's an amazing person ! Catch up with her on her instagram @goshjoanna !

WHAT 

NEOCLASSIC SPRING 2015 LOOKBOOK

Had to pleasure and opportunity to work with NEOCLASSICS on their Spring lookbook 2015 . Shared the frame with the beautiful and talented Neka Stephens and basically spent the day doing a lot of math equations in my brain while photos were being taken of me . Solve for X .

• PHOTOGRAPHER - ZULICH
• HAIR/MAKE UP - CARLEY COOPER
• MODELS - FENG/NEKA STEPHENS

NEW YORK NEW PHOTOS

Spent a week in New York last week and got a lot of photography news !

• Shot more for the Sky Blu Party President Campaign .
• Did some street shooting with model Kaitlyn Korka .
• Walked around with photographer and homie : Jonnelle Monzon
• Got my photos on the big screen during a TV interview
• Visited the Chrome Store in soho and bought myself a Chrome camera bag 
• I have so many new photos to post but must wait for the appropriate time 

Also , Thanks to all the friends that came out to see me in their busy New Yorker life , which is said to be a more manly , tougher , more gangster version of us wussy LA folks . I don't know if that is true , but I did have to wear all my clothes at once during one of those eighteen degree days . 

Photo by Jonnelle

Photo by Jonnelle

Phone Break ! 

So many possibilities

Random coffee shop I found while in Soho . Lady was super nice , offered me a prayer bracelet

My photos on TV !

I can't feel my hands

Did a lot of photographer squats this week 

TWENTY-FIFTEEN

Happy five days into the new year ! Some of you are taking your first steps in achieving your new year resolutions , some of you are finishing up your holidays and going back to school/work , and some of you are finally starting to sober up ! Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood . 

I love working on NYE . it's an amazing night to perform because everyone that goes out that night made a conscious decision to make this night an epic night . We've all signed a invisible contract that states that we will leave the party poopin half of ourselves home and go out only with the part of us that loves fun things , hates standing idly against the wall , and enjoys the gathering and merriment of their fellow man and woman . Its a lot like going out in Vegas without all the "what happens in Vegas" business (sometimes) .

This past NYE I enjoyed the passing of the year in Meydan, Dubai on stage with SkyBlu and the rest of the Big Bad family . The show ran great with Sky dropping his new single "We Love Girls" and some other unreleased tracks which the crowd loved . It was awesome watching Pharrell perform and to bring in the New Year doing the count down during his set . The best part of the night has to go to our DJ BMad closing the night spinning around 3 am and all of us running around on stage and shutting the place down with the committed few thousand people to make this night last as long as we can . 

I lost my phone for a period of 4 hours during the old year / new year transition so I had to borrow photos from other people to show you guys my trip 

Standing on the highest riser used in Pharrell's set and showing up the vast empty space that will be filled with VIP . VVIP , and VVVIP guests for the night . Dubai doesn't have general admission

Sky doing his thing

Me doing my thing behind and to the right of sky doing his thing . 

One of Pharrell's BAE and my homie , Aye Hasegawa , it was awesome to be able to share the stage with her at this show

I wish this was my view of Dubai's epic fireworks show . But the concert was much too far from the center of the City , so I saw it on youtube , like the rest of the world

Yes this is a snowboarding/skiing room in the Eremites Mall . Interestingly enough , this is the 2nd biggest mall in the world . First being Dubai Mall , down the street . 

View of the Dubai Skyline from the top of our hotel . Photo by our Sound engineer Bryan Williams

16 hour flight back home , I watched 5 movies and took a nap . 

Would You Pick Me ?

Below are my audition photos for a nineties boy band . I'm going for the position of the serious and broody guy that has vocals on mostly the slow songs . There will usually be a lot of rain or at least wet concrete during my section of the music video . I will rarely look into the camera when singing but when I do it's because you know I've hit the pinnacle of my vulnerability . Girls that are into me will be the type that wants to change me but eventually figure out that this is just the way I am and they wont be able to save me because I'm drowning . Drowning in the ocean of impressively deep feelings weighted down with an oversensitive heart and chiseled jaw .  I'm perfectly okay with seriously developing a drug and or alcohol problem later in my career .  

I'm also perfectly okay with a come back career later in life when i find myself again and gain fame in the genre of Christian rap . 

• Jacket - Obey
• Henley Thermal - American Apparell,
• Pants - Zara
• Boots - Diesel 

MISS WORLD 2014 : LONDON | the iPhone edition

I've literally been sitting here for 30 minutes trying to think of the right combinations of words in my brain to string together to convey to you the amazing experience i've had in London this past week . I have some phrases but no real sentences . In this spirit , here is a list of said phrases :

• It was slightly daunting to be organizing and directing Sky and 126 contestants from all over the world
• 1.6 billion watching this show . big deal 
• Choreographing the opening of a show with a 63 year old tradition . big deal
• Trying to keep my shit together while 126 of the most beautiful women in the world wait for me to finish so they can get on with the rest of the day . no big deal
• The Miss World production team and choreographers are extremely talented . working the girls and cameras for a two hours show is no easy thing . Go Donna !
• I call this work but I get more enjoyment out of this than play . honestly
• Its experiences like this that lets me tell people it's what I get to do in this job that makes it worthwhile . Money can't buy this .
• Sky blu is one talented Mother ******
• The girls are all beautiful when the cameras are on and off
• London is a beautiful city when the sun is rising and there are barely any cars on the road .
• Its also beautiful in other times of the day but just a bit annoying .
• No sleep
• Crown Plaza London Docks makes great morning coffee
• I finished reading Amy Poehler's Book "Yes Please" and I hope she's right about time travel . I'm taking as many snap shots as possible
• Big ups to the Big Bad team on creating a wonderful thing

After the 10 hour flight it was straight to the hotel lobby for coffee and work . 30 minutes before our first rehearsal with the Miss World production

Work

The view as I walk out of the hotel at 7am on show day

chillin . 30 minutes to show time

Closing the show 

YES

Too many photos to post . Too busy having fun to take photos . Congratualtions to MIss South Africa for the crown and all the other MIss's for a great competition

The Squad L to R : Nate . KG . Hirano . Kaitlyn . SkyBlu . Feng

After a long and exhausting couple of days , I had about 7 hours before I head to the airport in which case I of course decided to take a car ride from a friend to see London at dawn . 

Big Benny

View at the office .