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Curator's CouchBAYOU - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 10Dubai by way of Cairo, the jack of all trades, Bayou joins the couch for episode 10. Division 1 football athlete, artist, producer, vocalist, scholar student, fashion designer are just some of the things he’s dabbled in. You name it, he’s done it. Bayou joins the couch as he finds himself at a crucial stage of his creative career, with a more than impressive discography and plenty more in the vault. He’s chosen to release strictly singles thus far and its done wonders in building his core fanbase, but fear not as an EP is on the horizon. We als...2021-06-2741 min
Curator's CouchENGY MAHDY - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 9After a long, unforeseen hiatus, we are back with episode 9 featuring fellow Egyptian, Engy Mahdy of One and Four Studio!
From Egypt to Saudi Arabia to New Zealand growing up and now based in Dubai, culture shock is a term that no longer applies to Engy. This one is a fashion-heavy episode with an OG in Dubai’s creative scene. 11 minutes in and fabric suppliers are ringing her phone. In a branded graphic-tees world, One and Four’s simplicity cuts through it all to provide ethically sourced and sustainable everyday clothing. Cut from a different cloth. They’ve got...2021-05-1453 min
Curator's CouchLAHJTNA - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 83 years after the inception of her street wear brand - Lahjtna, Aisha joins us for episode 8 to discuss the brands origins and journey so far.
In the intensely saturated field that is streetwear, Aisha managed to create her own unique lane through representing numerous Middle Eastern cultures. What started off as an assignment for a class and black and white tees, has now grown into a fully fledged business and expanded into vest bags, sunglasses, cargo pants and so many more items. As a visual communications student, she chose the creative route in higher education and it really shows in e...2021-03-2257 min
Curator's CouchLUGHASS - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 7Episode 7 features the rising photography star that is Lughass. It took a lot of grit and perseverance to get where he is today but he's only just getting started. We get deep into all the highs and lows of his journey, how he started, where his now, and his hopes and dreams for the future. One thing you'll definitely learn about Lughass from this episode is that his storytelling ability is just as good as his photography.
00:00 - Who is Lughass? 1:14 - The talk with family about pursuing photography 3:05 - Learning...2021-03-1347 min
Curator's CouchMARCELINA - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 6Episode 6 features our first ever female musician on Curator's Couch. The immensely talented and well-spoken, Dubai/California raised and UK based, MARCELINA. What started off as singing in the shower and being too shy, eventually became freestyling to 21 Savage beats and accumulating 20k streams on her first song ever. Now, 3 years deep into making music she joins the couch to discuss her journey so far. Oh, she runs a jewelry brand and goes to law school too. You don't want to miss this one. Our topics for this one include MARCELINA's creative processes, her origin stories behind making...2021-03-0639 min
Curator's CouchAKIRA KYLE - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 5Akira Kyle, Filipino born and Dubai bred photographer and videographer, joins the couch for episode 5. He's worked with the likes of Puma, Nike, Pickl, and countless other global and local brands. This one's filled with some serious exchanges about karma and getting what you deserve and corporations taking advantage of creatives. Among other lighter topics like his mount rushmore of Dubai photographers, growing up in a family of creatives, our favourite directors and movies, and how he learnt the technical aspects of a camera.
Akira's current rotation:
Norf Norf - Vince...2021-02-2641 min
Curator's CouchRONALD EKORE - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 4Ronald Ekore, pharmacy student and extremely talented musician based in Ajman, born in Nigeria and raised in Boston, MA joins the couch for episode 4. This man just has the most calming voice we’ve ever heard, both inside and outside of music. We chat about his creative process, the genres he feels he belongs in, his thoughts surrounding the idea of having no claim on what others label his music after its released, working alongside other musicians and dealing with creative differences, parents and friends reaction to making music, and more. Really just two dudes wh...2021-02-2248 min
Curator's CouchAMIR HANNA - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 3Amir Hanna, a fellow Egyptian, long-time friend and photographer joins the couch for episode 3. One of the hardest working people the couch has hosted and by far the one with the most contrasting passions. An engineering major and photography fanatic. His days start off by doing shoots for the likes of Virgin Radio or Emirates Airlines and end with studying fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Yep, you heard that right. On the episode, Amir discusses how technology is beginning to find its way into creative industries in the form of drones, robots, and AI and how he sees...2021-02-1543 min
Curator's CouchTAYA SHALABY - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 2Paired with the arrival of episode 2 is the couch's first ever female guest. Taya Shalaby A.K.A The Style Pharaoh comes on to talk about the launch of Maison 825, which is a cool and contemporary approach to redesigning classic board games started by two college roommates. We talk about the recent, generational shift in perspectives when it comes to looking down on creatives, her motivations behind starting her styling blog, growing up surrounded by creatives, and how the pandemic has affected creatives' work rhythms for the better.
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Curator's CouchSLIME SANDWICH PODCAST - CURATOR'S COUCH EP. 1Our very first episode features podcasting duo Nabil Zaouk and Youssef Tantawi of the Slime Sandwich podcast. We discuss their favourite podcasts and what it takes to make a great podcast, the hardest parts of their journey so far, the right way to approach potential guests, and they throw some submlinals even drizzy would be proud of. If you watched till the end, or are even reading this far, we seriously appreciate you and your engagement. DM’s are always open for feedback, we wanna know the rock hard truth so give it to us straight.
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