Quality Goods

On this episode of the podcast, the guys welcomed back their good friend and fellow quality goods crew member, Danny Varela. Danny V aka V-Tron is the DJ for House of Whales and former Music Supervisor of a startup that suffered massive layoffs at the beginning of COVID. Thankfully, he and his colleagues were able to parlay that into a makeshift production company, but not everyone in this climate...

Anson and Chris discuss something that all creators have in common, workflow. How do you prepare to get in the zone? What does the zone look like for you? What kind and how much research do you need to do in order to be at your best when taking on a task? These are all steps we go through almost every day as we tackle various tasks in our lives. Covid and quarantine have also had a profound impact...

Anson and Chris would just like to check in with y’all and remind you that we have reached the halfway point of 2020. You may not know what day it is, or what time it is, but we’re here to let you guys know we made it! 2020, officially the wildest year in the books to date, is far from over. So much has gone on, we just wanted to recap some of the things going on in the world, and in our communiti...

Raymos is an up and coming producer and MC from Richmond California. His recent EP release Gemini is his 5th project this year, and he shows no signs of slowing down soon. We got into his early inspirations, and how he stepped up his engineering skills by self education through YouTube. Every move he makes only furthers his skill and his hunger to succeed as an artist, and his latest EP is evidenc...

Kat Nacario and Wayne Lozinak are a bi-coastal power couple and have been indoctrinated into the Quality Goods Fam early in the game. We had the opportunity to re-connect with them during these unusual times to talk about how covid-19 has affected their livelihoods and how they expect things to change in their respective industries. And while salons are in the Bay Area are approaching a reopening...

On this episode of the Quality Goods Podcast, the guys have on an old friend Alex Ordaz to talk about reselling and share a few stories we all have as both buyers and sellers. While reselling has long been apart of consumer culture it has evolved since the early days of thrift shops and garage sales as eBay and countless other virtual markets have gained momentum. Even today, with much of the worl...

Chris Bornstein is the Co-Founder and Chief Purveyor of Spicy Ninja Sauce, slated to be the biggest hit sauce company from the Hawaiian Islands. The Spicy Ninja himself has some big things set in motion on his big island farms, and his peppery concoctions are not only feeding the community, they are creating opportunities. His travels around the world have had a tremendous influence on his spicy f...

Meezy # 7 is a South Berkeley based rapper looking to make a splash in the market coming out of quarantine. He’s utilizing this extended time at home to crank out some new music to share around what we hope will be the time when we can start opening up society a bit more...something more to look forward to when we can finally spend a little more social time together. The guys talked about music as...

On this episode of the podcast, Anson and Chris had the pleasure of connecting with Kali O’Campo, an entrepreneur and influencer based out of Dallas, TX. She has built a platform to empower her community through her Company LYMI Coffee and her YouTube series aptly named Coffee with Kali. Coffee is one of the most frequently consumed beverages around the world, and since discovering the magic of th...

For the first Quarantine Goods podcast since switching from Skype to Zoom, the guys connected with Ekzakt, a Los Angeles based recording engineer and producer with roots in the Bay Area. His sounds may have made it on to your Spotify playlist in recent years, producing tracks for Black, Too Short, and more recently Partynextdoor's new album Party Mobile. They talked about how Covid-19 has affected...

On this episode of the Quality Goods Podcast Chris and Anson discuss the importance of your mood and the effect it can have on your life and the people around you. They discuss things that they do to put themselves in the right frame of mind, whether that through daily routines, the music they listen to or the places that they travel. Your mood can play an important role in everyone of our lives a...

On this episode of the podcast Anson and Chris practice their social distancing and host their first ever podcast via Skype. Kelvin and Nahmeannamsayin of the Drinks on Us Podcast joined the guys to discuss all that is going around them during this time of quarantine from COVID-19. There were some minor technical issues with Chris' mic, but the content was good and we feel like you all can relate...

On this episode of the podcast, Anson and Chris were joined by up and coming San Francisco based rapper Bayway. The young MC from The Bay has his sights set on some pretty big things, and it was really exciting to explore the musical landscape through the eyes of a hungry artist that is getting ready to take the scene by storm. He told the guys of the value of market research, and doing everything...

On this episode of the podcast Anson and Chris have a conversation about Quality Control. In the age of the internet where options are in abundance, goods and service of poor quality are very short lived.  Consumers and critics alike have a huge influence on quality, because in this consumer driven landscape, consistent quality is the key to longevity. Reputations and reviews have the ability to m...

Jabari ‘Barz’ Tawiah is a Grammy award winning Engineer & Producer based in Oakland California. His engineering work with fellow Oakland based artist Fantastic Negrito helped garner him notoriety both in the community and in the recording industry. We nerded out on audio for a bit, dabbled in a little bit of history of music production, and talked about the many ways that technology has change...

Steve Javiel is is an Oakland based artist that is steadily building a following in the Bay Area. With paintings hanging prominently in multiple galleries, including a space in Bloomingdales in the Westfield Mall, his abstract works have found their way in front of many audiences over the last few years. The guys got into the process and the importance of finding your style as an artist, and the i...

On today’s episode of the Quality Goods Podcast the guys were joined by Jeremiah Labiano, Mix Martial Artist and instructor at the Crispim Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gym right here in the Bay Area. They dive into his introduction to MMA and the road to becoming a professional fighter. They discuss his experience in and out of the cage over the last decade, and how it feels to fight on some of the biggest...

We just turned one and wanted to let you all know how much fun we've had putting out quality content for you all over the last year. We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate one year of quality content than by giving you guys some new content on our YouTube channel. Season two of our show features Mistah FAB and his store Dope Era in Downtown Oakland. He and everybody at the shop always show...

On this episode of the podcast, Anson and Chris were joined by professional dancer Courtney Sanderson. DaBaby’s recent hit single BOP has been somewhat of a viral sensation, and Courtney’s impressive handstand twerking skills are a big factor in the videos success. Her talents have opened up many doors for her, including starting her own dance classes, dancing in other promos and videos, and even...

On this episode of the podcast Anson and Chris were joined by the owner and proprietor of Good News Apparel, Mario Ford. Mario started the brand back in 2015 as a means to spread a positive message in the community, in times that can often feel like there is a shortage of it. They discussed the challenges that come with working a 9-5+, while designing new garments and running a retail operation. T...

On this episode of the podcast Anson and Chris chat about super bowl culture and our experience with it through our the years. As Bay Area sports fans, they’ve been blessed to be around a lot of championships over the past decade plus, and that energy is alive and well after the niners secured their place in another big matchup this past weekend. They touched a little on the history of the game, t...

On this episode of the Quality Goods podcast, Anson and Chris were joined by the host and producer of the drinks on us podcast. Jimmy Poon aka NahmeanNamsayin and Kelvin Wang are a creative duo that have built a following across the Pacific, and are using their rising popularity in the Philippines to grow their brand Eastbound. Hip hop has catapulted them into the spotlight, and they are only gett...

On today’s episode, the Quality Goods crew ring in the New Year with our first podcast recorded in 2020. They look back at 2019 and do a bit of reminiscing about the last decade and the turn of the century that was Y2K. They discuss a few of the changes that they’ve seen in the world, and how they have grown as people and as a society. They talk about tech, fashion trends and the role movies play...

For the first Quality Goods Podcast of the new decade, Anson and Chris were joined by former Professional baseball player Rylan Sandoval. Rylan is an East Bay native that worked incredibly hard to land himself on the roster of a minor league team in the New York Mets organization. He told the guys all about the struggles of being a utility player, the grueling travel that comes along with it, and...

On this episode of the Quality Goods Podcast, Anson and Chris discuss all of the quality times and experiences they had on their recent trip to Miami for Art Basel. They ate, they drank, they Baseled, it was a true overall success, and they have to thank everyone who contributed to the great times that were had during their first trip to the Sunshine State. Not gonna spoil it too much in the intro...