The Most

DAAN, full name Daan Stuyven, is an award-winning cult-pop shapeshifter, sonic architect and one of the most compelling figures to emerge from the Lowlands in recent memory. A singer, composer, performer and occasional escape artist, he's carved a four-decade-long path through indie rock, electro-pop, chanson, orchestral cinema and lo-fi mischief. On this episode, DAAN and Dominique Nzeyimana retr...

Before becoming a big international marketing exec at  New Balance , LEE STUART was the very first brand director at streetwear juggernaut Patta .  A true curatorial-savant and connector, Lee Stuart's work lives at the intersection of style, music and purpose-first storytelling. Whether he's building legacy-shaping brand campaigns, curating gallery shows, or launching for-us-by-us initiatives - ev...

Cultural strategist, community builder and multi-disciplinary artist Alex Akuete is working tirelessly to create welcoming spaces for art and empowerment - one platform, one collective at a time. Alex takes Dominique into his world - from blueprint days in Nigeria to speedrunning towards an unknown future in Belgium.  He then speaks openly about growing up a dreamer, turning hardship into purpose...

British fashion designer Martine Rose has reshaped menswear and brought her village with her. A true 'designer's designer', she is the force behind the self-titled label proudly worn by Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Neneh Cherry, Timothée Chalamet and A$AP Rocky, to name but a few. Her subcultural silhouettes have influenced everyone from Demna – who called her in during his early Balenciaga years – to...

World-renowned Belgian interior architect and designer Gert Voorjans is a master at crafting daring, expressive spaces, and if you have ever set foot in a Dries Van Noten store, you know his work.   Celebrated for his intricate layering of historical and contemporary influences, exceptional use of colour and textures, and a deep understanding of art and psychology in design, Voorjans has shaped ho...

Laura Villasenin is the founder and creative director of footwear and ready-to-wear label MIISTA.   In this special episode, recorded at the MIISTA factory in Galicia, Spain, Laura sits down with Dominique for an extensive talk about the brand's come-up and vision.  She shares the quite revolutionary approach that challenges industry stereotypes and drives her desire to own all stages of the MIIST...

From a young age, fashion designer, artist and true club kid Judassime knew that surviving environments that weren't made for them would have to become one of their core skills.  Discussing the path from the first experiments with makeup to launching their debut collection, Judassime takes us inside their evolution—turning trauma into art and fashion school heartbreak into digital show strategies....

Legendary artist and pioneering music producer Luc Van Acker might have made music history, he doesn't do nostalgia. With a career spanning over four decades, he has instinctively moved between solo projects; bands like Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Front 242, Arbeid Adelt! & many more and offered up cult collabs and genre-bending productions. His fearlessly fun, self-proclaimed 'insane', and experim...

Award-winning author and filmmaker Ish Aït Hamou sits down with Dominique Nzeyimana to discuss his remarkable debut feature film 'BXL' and the emotional journey behind its creation.  Born to Moroccan parents in Belgium, Ish opens up about growing up underneath the towering chimneys of one of Belgium's most infamous factories, carrying the weight of bi-cultural and scholastic expectations and confr...

American artist & skateboarding hall-of-famer Ed Templeton talks to Dominique Nzeyimana at Tim Van Laere Gallery Antwerp a decade after they first sat down together. As Ed's new show, 'The Sprawl', opens at this esteemed gallery, the pair discuss his unique legacy carved out of skate culture and fine art. In this episode, Ed Templeton discusses the balance between practicality and artistry in buil...

Prodigy time! Nacy Francis is a rising star in Belgian fashion known for her innovative and empowering sportswear-inspired designs. As a fashion designer with a rich personal heritage, Nacy transmutes her experiences and inspirations into pieces that speak literal volumes.   In this episode, Nacy and Dominique explore the intricate paths that led NF to establish her independent namesake label that...

Record label boss,  DJ and radio host Ziggy Devriendt, aka NOSEDRIP, enters the loft to discuss his journey as a lifelong curator and musical storyteller. From his early, moody Ostend days over discovering skate culture and life beyond his hometown to playing sets "30 miles from Santa's House".  He also reflects on pioneering Belgium's original online radio station STROOM.TV a decade ago and how h...

Hot off a '100% Fresh' (!) rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the announcement that his film is Belgium's official submission for the 2025 Oscars, director Leonardo Van Dijl enters the loft for an in-depth conversation about his already acclaimed debut  'Julie Keeps Quiet'. Together with Dominique, he dives into his time at Vice and film school, his provocative award-winning short 'Get Ripped', the imp...

Bright viral make-up star and image-maker Naomi Waku aka NamGlam might still be young, but she knows a thing or two about life coming full circle. In less than 48 hours she will be proudly presenting the result of a collaboration with MoMu at its sold out 'Alter Ensor' event- located in the exact same building she once left cradling her broken teenage dream of becoming a fashion designer.  Togethe...

Welcome to a brand-new season of The Most!  Today's guest is Mous Lamrabat, who as far as Dominique is concerned is not just a photographer, but a visual alchemist spinning gold through his lens.  The award-winning Moroccan-Belgian image maker has become a global sensation known for his colour-drenched, culture-infused art photography and dreamy fashion magazine covers. GQ, YSL Beauty, ELLE, Vanit...

Belgian contemporary artist Rinus Van de Velde joins Dominique Nzeyimana in the loft. With a career spanning over 20 years, Rinus has enchanted the international art world and is hailed for his powerfully fluid drawings and texts. His artistic practice spans drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and film - opening portals to multiple realities. Rinus and Dominique have a meeting of minds abou...

Ghina Bazzi is the first world-class chef to be featured on The Most. Classically trained at the highest level, the Lebanese-born, Antwerp-based food entrepreneur joins Dominique at the loft to recount her earliest days moving to Sierra Leone from Beirut and how that shaped her personally and professionally.   The two dive into Ghina's formative years in the high-demand kitchens of multi-Michelin-...

Kiangana Mupatshi is a designer, vocalist and the founder of concept label BLESS.  On this episode, Kiangana and Dominique talk growing up in Antwerp, family histories, self-definition, overcoming left-field knock-backs and finding your voice again and again, whether it's in music, fashion design or community work.   Kiangana shares memories of growing up alongside Jan-Jan Van Essche's family and...

Even after 25 years of being part of venue-scorching post metal phenom AMENRA, arguably one of the best live bands in the world, Colin H. van Eeckhout isn't planning on ending his quest towards fully embodying his highest self. The artist opens up about the enduring imprint of being a 20 year-old watching your father take his final breath and how that shaped everything after. He then delves into s...

Naud Verboeket is the designer and founder of cult clothing and footwear brand TEARS.   The now 26 year-old founded his label TEARS in 2016, making art out of the personal pain he was feeling at the time.  Embodying creative and social push-back while growing a close-knit community, Naud's work with TEARS and his designs for iconoclasts like 'Europapa' Joost Klein  and Belgian's own Nathan Vanderg...

Aster Nzeyimana is an outstanding Belgian sports journalist, presenter and TV-host.   As the youngest-ever sports anchor on Flemish prime-time news, Aster has carved out an impressive media career budding from prodigy-status to multi-talented screen and airwaves mainstay. Today, he impresses audiences both in UEFA Champions League studios and global smash formats like 'The Voice'.   Sitting comfor...

Coely is an award-winning artist from Belgium. A 21st century virtuoso with a golden voice and ultra-magnetic flow, who makes waves in whatever lane she decides to pull up in. Singing, rapping, beatboxing, writing, coaching and now also designing - Coely does it all. Offering: "I told my people: 'Immediately yes. We have to do 'The Most','" upon entering the loft, Coely then takes Dominique on a t...

Filip Arickx also known as the 'F' in A.F.VANDEVORST, is a Belgian fashion designer, a creator and renegade innovator.   As part of the second wave of Belgian designers alongside Raf Simons, Veronique Branquinho and Jurgi Persoons;   An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx were responsible for making Antwerp a fashion mainstay destination in the late 90s. Seated at the loft, Filip takes Dominique on an enc...

As creative director of SHOWstudio and other independent clients, Calum Knight is used to overseeing the output, collaborations and projects of some of the biggest names in fashion, music and culture. Born to cult-parents Charlotte and Nick Knight, Calum grew up in the trade of fashion and music story-telling and worked alongside their family from an early age, probably holding the record for youn...

This is a preview of 'THE MOST EXTRA' episode 001.  A PATREON ONLY    1-hour episode that will drop every other week in which Dominique and members of The Most Friends and Family talk Obsessions, Fashion, Pop culture, Trash & Genius TV, MESS , Inspirations, OPPS (which stands for Other People's Problems), what it's like doing The Most and so much more.  Only on Patreon. Go to  patreon.com/wethemos...