StreetTalk – NYC’s Finest

Writing from our hired apartment in East 105th Street in Harlem, New York; am currently filming a series of ‘Street Talk’ (website currently under construction, but some pilots here…), a UK-based online show that gets public opinion from the street and interviews young trend-setters on the cutting edge of fashion, music, art and youth culture in general. It’s been a pretty amazing trip so far…

Brooklyn

One thing that’s been pretty evident is how much the city in itself acts as a creative force. Specific neighbourhoods seem to nurture their own talent; we were filming a graffiti artist in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and he happened to be doing a photoshoot for a local hip-hop collective that night, whilst also getting recognised by every other person on the street (who also just so happened to be a graffiti artist, music producer, photographer, etc.).

This was pretty much the inspiration for us coming over here in the first place. We had the idea (and a certain amount of previous experience) that New York would be pretty similar to London in that specific areas create their own local culture, and are trying to explore that in the series. The fact that there’s always so much going on is a huge factor, but also the support and mutual respect that creative people have for one another here is truly inspiring.

Kevin & Craig

We’ve actually come at a damn busy time even by NY standards – with the 9/11 anniversary, New York Fashion Week, the VMAs (Kanye/Taylor – SETUP!!) and Jay-Z’s new album  – but it’s still good to experience the smaller scenes. For more updates follow the Boxfresh (tour sponsors) blog.