North - A Podcast For Freelance Creatives

Benjamin Rasmussen is a photographer based in Denver, Colorado. He also helps run Pattern. His clients include Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Dwell, CNN, The New Yorker, California Sunday, Wired, GQ, and The New York Times, among others. His work can be seen on Instagram by following @benjaminras, and his website is benjaminrasmussenphoto.com. Links for people and things Benjamin mentioned in the podcast below: bryanderballa.com jakestangel.com alecsoth.com/photography/ broombergchanarin.com michaelfriberg.com magnumphotos.com/newsroom/tim-hetherington-long-story-bit-by-bit-liberia-retold/ PatternDenver.com

Jay Ferracane is a designer based in Boulder, Colorado.  Jay runs a design studio called Angry Bovine, which operates out of a rebuilt Silver-Streak-camper-turned-mobile-office. You can see his mobile studio on Design Boom by clicking HERE. Some of Jay’s clients include Strava, Cannondale, Duke University, SRAM, Adobe, Dockers, Williams Sonoma, Stanford, San Francisco Symphony, and Oskar Blues, to name a few. You can follow Jay on social media at @angrybovine You can follow me on social media at @chipkalback

Mike Giant is an illustrator and artist, currently living in Boulder, Colorado. His clients include Vans, Scion, Cannondale, Travis Barker, Santa Cruz Skateboards, and Cinelli, among others. His work can be seen on Instagram by following @ogmikegiant, and his website is mikegiant.com

Originally recorded in 2006, an interview with drummer and record producer Bill Stevenson.   Bill's drumming with his bands DESCENDENTS, ALL, and Black Flag has inspired musicians like Dave Grohl and Travis Barker, among others, and his production work includes albums for Rise Against, NOFX, The Lemonheads, Good Riddance, and many more.    'FILMAGE: The Story of Descendents/All', directed by Matt Riggle & Deedle LaCour, highlights the impact Bill and his bandmates have had in the music world since 1977.  

Leslie dela Vega is a Photo Editor at The New York Times. Prior to The New York Times, she also worked for Rolling Stone, Fast Company, Essence, Time, Fortune, Teen People, VIBE, and Ozy. Her work can be seen on Instagram by following @leslie.delavega, and her website is lesliedelavega.com

Lucas Beaufort is an Artist from Cannes, France. His work includes everything from acrylic to video, working with brands like Vans, The North Face, Dakine, and Giro among others. His love of creating art combined with his passion for skateboarding and his devotion to traveling have taken him around the globe for a mix of clients and personal projects, including a film about print media in the skate industry called DEVOTED, available on Vimeo.  You can find Lucas' work on Instagram by following @lucas_beaufort

Kyle Decker is a filmmaker based in Park City, Utah, originally from Elyria, Ohio. Over the last 14 years Kyle has been traveling the world filming professional skiers like Tom Wallisch, Henrik Harlaut, & Mike Hornbeck, among many others. On top of ski films Kyle has also had a number of TV specials on NBC & ABC, and brands he works with include Bose, The North Face, ESPN, GoPro, Monster, and the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team. His latest film 'Guest List', by Good Company, was released on iTunes this fall.

Is this thing on? This is North, a podcast in search of advice from a range of creative people, including athletes, filmmakers, photographers, artists, and more.