Hype A

Sam Lambert is the creative director of Art Comes First based in London, Paris and New York. The brand prides itself on being a Global Village, representation with its roots in tailoring and craftsmanship. Not to be missed episode. Find out more about the brand: www.artcomesfirst.com, @artcomesfirst on Instagram and @blackgypsies

Song writer and music label owner Chauncy Jackson, based in NYC shares advise and his story on Hype A. Not to be missed especially for those starting out in the music business.

aka Utilize562 is a graffiti artist from Long Beach, California, USA. He’s been painting trains and spraying the streets since he was a child in long beach until today in Europe and Los Angeles.

Autumn Reeser is a well known American actor and producer based in Los Angeles. California. Autumn is known for roles in the O.C, E!’s The Arrangement, HBO’s Entourage, Sully, So Undercover and ten Hallmark films. She’s also an executive producer, writer and has a musical under her belt. This is an episode not to be missed.

Tia is an interdisciplinary artist based in London who transmutes her mental health pains into art. She graduated from Central St Martins (University of the Arts, London) in 2020. She later successfully sued the college after having strongly felt she was not getting her ‘money’s worth’ during the global lockdown. Follow Tia on instagram @tia4u and listen to this inspiring episode now. ( tiaodonnel...

Your host Cristallina recaps on this season, her inspirations, her pains, her experiences all said unapologetically in this seasons finale of Hype A.

Brynley is a photographer based in London. His increasing rise to notoriety is due to him capturing the lives of young emerging artists in their studios in London. Listen to this episode and find out more. Follow Brynley on Instagram @brynley.odu.davis

Bokani is a Zimbabwean British artist. Her studio is based in east London. Listen to Bokani’s story, upbringing in Zimbabwe, her political views, her take on ‘unlearning’ and ‘nobility’ which accompany her abstract art works. Follow her on Instagram @bokani

Berto is an artist from Los Angeles, California and is represented by Carrie- Scott ( season 2 ). He makes collages and uses words and imagery that juxtapose against each other, opposite an urban and natural landscape. Berto lived in Japan, has worked for the American Airforce, was a fashion designer and graphic designer for Adidas and is now living in Germany working full time as an artist. Follo...

Brian Sanchez is a multidisciplinary artist. He’s based in Seattle, Washington, USA and has exhibited across The States, abroad in Tokyo, Japan and in London, England. You can follow Brian’s work on Instagram: @brian_sanchez and his website: www.2eyes10fingers.com

Yuri is an actor, model, writer and communication coach from Puglia, Italy. He is based in London, England. Yuri has worked for various directors and producers including, Paul Feig, Angelo Longoni and Luca Lucini. He replaced George Clooney as a Worldwide Martini Ambassador for Martini & Rossi. He has many accolades including winning the award for Best Actor at the Dino De Laurentiis Film Fest...

Marko Vrbos is a fashion stylist and fashion director from Croatia, living in London, England. His works have been published in multiple magazines worldwide including; Perfect, Numeró Berlin, Numeró Netherlands, Vogue Portugal, King Kong, Sleek, PAPER. Vrbos’s work has been spotted at London Fashion Week and the British Fashion Council. If you want to get into fashion or want to know more about th...

Vineta Kaulača is a visual artist based in Riga, Latvia. She studied at the Art Academy of Latvia, at the Humboldt State University in USA and the Berlin University of the Arts. From 13 May to 6 August 2023, Vineta Kaulača’s exhibition A Matter of Time is on view in the 4th Floor Exhibition Halls of the main building of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga. This episode is not to be missed....

Caitlin Flood-Molyneux is an award-winning contemporary Welsh Artist. Their artistic practice investigates the relationship between pop culture imagery and the way in which we attach emotion and memory to images and use this to narrate their subjective experiences of hardship. The work is both deeply personal and universal, as it charts key moments of their life; a private and enigmatic visual sto...

Shaun is an artist, curator and founder of the art residency, Demoni Danzanti in the hills of Italy. He is represented by Hannah Barry Gallery in London,England. Shaun is based in Italy. Tune into this episode and find out more by following his Instagram: @wheninlazio

Frank Bowling has been hailed as one of the finest British artists of his generation. Born in British Guiana in 1934, Bowling arrived in London in 1953, graduating from the Royal College of Art with the silver medal for painting in 1962. By the early 1960s, he was recognised as an original force in London’s art scene with a style combining figurative, symbolic and abstract elements. Text courtesy...

Is an international burlesque performer, she’s the coproducer of Extravagant Shambles and is based in the UK. Follow Cadbury Parfait on Instagram: @cadburyparfait

Alice was born in London, she currently lives and works in Berlin. She holds an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art, London and a BA in painting from the University of Brighton. She is part of Phaidon's latest drawing edition; Vitamin D3, Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing (2021) and had her first solo institutional exhibition in Germany at MEWO Kunsthalle, Memmingen, curated by Lorenzo G...

Cristallina interviews herself and shares her art process as an artist in residence in LA, processing difficult emotions, the nuances within womanhood but ultimately doing the best that she can. For more on her work: cristallinafischetti.com & follow her on Instagram @abstract_medicine

Kay is an artist born in Zambia, Africa based and raised in London, England. He is a figurative abstract painter whose works are exhibited worldwide include Art Basel Miami, USA. Kay is one to watch as his star ascension continues to rise. Find out more in this episode and follow his Instagram: @kaygaseiart

Ferg Cooper is a visual artist working primarily in painting and drawing. His 'Queer Pop Art' is rooted in queer theory mashed with comic book tropes and aesthetics. Many of his works use imagery inspired by strangers' social media posts, or models discovered online. Ferg graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017 with an MA in Fine Art. He has participated in residencies including the Florence...

Darran is a cinematographer and photographer hailing from Dublin, Ireland, living in Los Angeles, California. With films and series like Westworld and Star Trek: Picard, you won’t want to miss this episode. Check Darran’s credentials on IMDB or at www. DarranTiernan.com

Adelaide is a mythopoetic British artist with Ghanaian ancestry. She channels her ancestors through her ritualistic performance paintings around the world. Listen to her story and her inspirational leadership here on Hype A. Find her on Instagram as @adelaidedamoah

Alexandra from Alexandra Leigh Design is an intuitive brand designer. She creates brand identities for people in the wellness and spiritual space. The brands are built from the deep connection she holds with clients, where together they uncover their unique Essence. She designs custom brands, using techniques like hand-lettering and illustrating to create one-of-a-kind identities, that embody that...

Kaia Charles is a cultural projects commissioner and curator whose work is rooted in contemporary art practice. She is based in London, England. She has commissioned projects that explore urbanism, digital and cross-cultural visual culture. Before joining Greenwich Peninsula cultural team in 2014, she worked with the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, curating a variety of arts commissions. Th...