Living Proof Radio

Heron Preston is a Fashion Designer with a broader interest in environmental wellness and sustainability. In this episode, we speak on the possibility of making the world a better place using innovative technology, working with the Department of Sanitation of New York, a higher purpose when approaching work, and more. Available on Our Website, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.  http://angelandz...

Mike Giant is a graffiti writer and artist who has lived in Thailand, NYC, Oakland, Plum Village Monastery, etc. He began tattooing out of East Side Inc NYC in 1999, worked as an illustrator for Think Skateboards, is into cycling, drawing and mindfulness. We speak on Buddhism, Graffiti, Psychedelics, Materialism and more. Available on Our Website, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.  http://angel...

Adam Zhu is a skateboarder who played a pivotal role in the saving of Tompkins Square Park. We speak on the gentrification of the Lower East Side, getting arrested for graffiti and dealing with the vandal squad at an early age, cooking, saving Tompkins and more. Available on Our Website, Youtube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. http://angelandzpodcast.com

Radeo KMD is a graffiti writer born and raised in Philadelphia; representing KMD and TSU. We speak on Mental Health, Neglecting real life because of Graffiti, how the city of Philadelphia shaped him as a person, and more. Available on Our Website, Youtube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. http://angelandzpodcast.com http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast

Sen 4 is a graffiti writer from the Lower East Side most known for his consistent approach to hitting fire hydrants. We speak on his "beef" with RD357, his experience with the Vandal Squad, a longevity-based approach to graffiti, and more. Available on Our Website, Youtube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. http://angelandzpodcast.com http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast TIME STAMPS: 00:18- Fir...

Ryan Mettz is a tattoo artist, painter, skateboarder and photographer who works out of Greenpoint Tattoo. Most known for his distinct approach to traditional tattoos and always staying busy. In this episode, we speak on living in a warehouse, taking 55 flights in one year, developing photos at home during quarantine, dropping out of school to start making art, skateboarding, tattoo apprenticing an...

Noxer is a writer from Brooklyn New York. Widely known for his notorious part in State Your Name (2005), as well as the persona that has become associated with his graffiti. We speak on his vegan diet, the violent image that was portrayed in State Your Name, how he has changed as a person as the years passed, his run ins with the law, beef and more. Full episode available on Our Website, Youtube,...

Ep.46 with Seb of Regulate, available now. Seb is the lead singer of Regulate, a Straight-Edge New York Hardcore band. We speak on his upbringing in Bensonhurst Brooklyn as a latino, lack of relatability to the people around him, the issues in American culture, the ills of society, starting a band and more. Available on Our Website, Youtube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  http://angelandzpodcast.com

Distort is a writer most known for very large graffiti using rollers in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia. In this episode, we speak on drug influence, death, consciousness, the purpose and passion behind his work, real life problems, cultural inspirations and more. Video version available on Youtube. Available on on Our Website, Spotify and  Apple Podcasts. http://angelandzpodcast.com http://...

Charlie the Hustler has sacrificed his whole life to graffiti. He was stabbed in both his hands, eyes, heart and temples, has served prison time and lived on the streets, group-homes, half-way houses and experienced real childhood trauma. On our first episode, Charlie spoke on his life story, the pain he has experienced and his journey to inner peace. After we recorded episode 1, Charlie moved int...

Donut is a graffiti writer who lives in Brooklyn NY and represents X-Files Crew: a straight-edge centered graffiti crew with links to the New York, Baltimore and Richmond hardcore scenes. In this episode, we speak to Donut about his thoughts on violence/physical confrontation,  his abstention from all forms of drugs and alcohol, the role that writing plays in his life and more. Video version avail...

RESQ is a graffiti writer who has painted everywhere from San Diego to Japan. Representing crews that hold reverence: 246, FTL, D30, WGE, OTR. He speaks on his past negative life and wild personality that led him astray, and finding healing through organic methods. Resq is a holistic medicine practicioner who uses his practice to help heal others in the ways that worked for him. Full video version...

Gorey is a graffiti writer from Paris. Upon his arrival to NY, Gorey's distinctive style had people taking notice and led to connections with some of the most prominent writer's within the New York scene. He is featured in Hand Selecta as one of the representatives of the French-Style, and has had his art shown in Klughaus, Paradise Plus, Etc. We speak on Police in Paris raiding the home...

Justice Tripp is the lead singer of Trapped Under Ice and Angel Dust; his musical influences derive from bands like Crown of Thornz and Stout to Rap music like Mobb Deep. In this episode, we speak on lifting weights with Russian criminals, Justice's thoughts on his perceived "tough guy macho" image, growing up in Baltimore, the story behind "Reality Unfolds" and "Evel...

EM1 is a graffiti writer and artist whose work can be seen from the walls around New York to paintings/bronze sculptures in galleries. In this episode, we speak on his time spent living in Haiti during the earthquake crisis, opening Paradise Plus, his relationship with the thought of Life and Death, using DMT/various other drugs, and more. Available now on YouTube, Our Website, Apple podcasts and...

Hert One BF is a retired graffiti writer from Buffalo New York who served prison time for graffiti in 2010 and has battled with the legal process ever since. In this episode serving time amongst people who committed murder, painting with Kuma, Atak and Lions, using his situation to grow, not adopting a "why me" mentality, his reverence for writers like Nov York and Charlie the Hustler, m...

Remio VTS is a world renowned graffiti writer who has painted everywhere from Copenhagen to New York City. In this episode we speak on him starting VTS, coming up with "Remio", his various artistic pursuits, his relationship with the late great Keith Hufnagel and more. Available on apple podcasts, Spotify, google play and our website.  http://angelandzpodcast.com http://patreon.com/angel...

Charles Lamb is a skateboarder from Staten Island, New York who skated for/managed the original Supreme New York shop on Lafayette street. He came up in a time period when Lafayette St. was desolate and legends like Harold Hunter were around. We speak on his move to SF, where he is at now, early downtown days, someone trying to steal from Supreme when he worked there, his youth in the downtown sce...

Caleb Giles is a musician and a Bronx Native. Growing up around a church going community, listening to Mos Def and Jazz, he began writing and composing music in middle school and eventually it became a route for him to better understand himself. In this episode, we speak on what Caleb considers the ultimate truth, how he got into writing music, abstaining from meat, his cooking, the meaning behind...

Ted Barrow is a skateboarder, writer, professor and art historian who runs the skate-critique instagram account @feedback_ts . In this episode, we speak on why giving yourself props in skateboarding is frowned upon, working 4 jobs in NY to survive which eventually led to moving away, art being useless/skateboarding is not an art (but is useless), graffiti in galleries/museums, NYC becoming a skate...

Sergio Hernandez is a Baret Yoshida Black Belt, tattoo artist, graffiti writer and owner of Pop's Tattoo Shop. We speak on his training under Baret Yoshida, how he picked up graffiti, boxing as an amateur under the same card as Oscar De la Hoya, his thoughts on what it takes to be "the best" at what you do, having 4 professional MMA fights, his view on the current problems the peopl...

Fernando Lions is a revered graffiti writer and tattoo artist from Buffalo New York who has been living in Brooklyn for the past 19 years. We speak on how the passing of Zexor and Acne deeply affected him, the finite-nature of human life, mentoring Atak BF, how he opened up his own studio “Street Dreams” amidst the pandemic, designing a shirt for Supreme and releasing a jewelry project with Louiso...

Sefu is a graffiti writer and tattoo artist from New York. Shifu in Mandarin, or Sifu in Cantonese, is a title for a skillful person or a master. Having his graffiti spread from Queens to Lower Manhattan: He has been featured in Juxtapoz Magazine, Vice News, and has travelled the world and painted in many different countries. We speak on: muay thai, freedom of choice in life, fist fighting over gr...

Enem is a graffiti writer who has played an integral part in Philadelphia's graffiti scene. With 30 years of painting under his belt, having been featured in the documentary "Infamy" representing Philadelphia, and proving proficiency in all areas of writing (a la hand styles, throw-ups, straight letters, and intricate pieces): Enem speaks on a positive outlook that graffiti gives a...

Jorge Rosado is the vocalist of Merauder, a band from Brooklyn NY that formed in 1990. Well known within the New York Hardcore scene, Merauder's lyrics speak on political issues, the finite nature of life, violence and problems in the modern world we live in. Jorge grew up in Brooklyn when it was one of the more dangerous areas of NY, he speaks on being the target in his neighborhood due to h...