In this episode of Funghi and Friends, Funghi, Bernardo, and Deeze are joined by Connor Grasso, an insanely talented psycho-conceptualist artist from Alaska and also the Creative Director of Shillr. We dive into Cnnnr’s love of Alaska and psychedelics, his creative journey from first picking up a camera until now, how web3 has changed his life, and so much more. 0:00 Intro 1:45 Early inspirations 5:15 Would you raise your kids in the same environment you grew up in? 10:05 How have you dealt with...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode of Funghi and Friends, Funghi, Bernardo, and I are joined by legendary adventure photographer Jay Toups aka JubbishJay. We dive into Jay’s love of mountaineering and adventure, how he got started with commercial photography, the importance of storytelling, his creative process, the difference between commercial photography and NFT photography, and so much more. 0:00 Intro 3:38 What led you to mountaineering? 6:40 What was the first trip you took specifically for photography? 9:32...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 14
In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with Will Price about the crypto rabbit hole question, how Will got into poker, big brain math and mechanism talk, whether are we living in a simulation, spurious correlations, and so much more. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Twitter thoughts 3:30 Dune Wizards 7:45 Fees vs. UX and comfortability in the crypto space 9:15 Will’s crypto rabbit hole experience 10:25 How did Will get into poker? 11:40 When did you realize you were good at Math + thinking in probabilities 14:55 D...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with Misshattan. They cover the craziness of flying in helicopters, getting her start in photography, and how she found NFTs. 0:00 Intro 3:25 How did you get into photography? 11:35 Does the finance background help at all with being a creative? 12:20 The power of optimism 18:20 First NFT mint and the ensuing experience 22:01 Starting the trend of dangling feet out of helicopters 24:40 Abusing Weed and the repercussions 30:50 Andy’s Chipotle rewards 34:10 Favo...
Jan 16, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, our hosts talk with Skoti, a multi-disciplinary chad with a big brain. They go deep on his love of biochemistry, advice for couples, stimulant use to fight ADD, and much more. 0:00 Intro 1:56 Intro to cryptocurrency 4:03 What has been the most surprising thing you’ve learned about crypto so far? 7:03 What did your early studies and career look like? 8:58 Growing up, what made you interested in biochemistry? 20:38 Being diagnosed with ADD + taking Adderall + stimulant rabbit hole...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode, our hosts talk with photographer and founder Dave Krugman. Dave gets into his artwork and his thoughtful process on drops, Allships, and how he originally got into NFTs. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:15 How Dave got started with Photography 4:20 What were your plans before becoming a full-time creator? 7:40 What are some of your favorite books? 9:45 Thinking about the NFT/art space through the lens of mycelium 13:44 Squad wins and compares the NFT space to other historical art movemen...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode our hosts talk with Elise Swopes about growing up in Chicago, getting started on instagram and several of her NFT projects she is currently working on. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:25 Early Morning Rising 3:20 Mushrooms 7:28 Growing up online 18:35 Video Games 24:00 Growing up in Chicago 26:45 Early vibes with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa 29:15 Early creator days 32:12 BeReal app 36:45 Building followers on different platforms 43:00 How did Elise’s Instagram grow? 52:50 How did Eli...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, Deeze and Andy chat with legendary artist and creator Fewocious. He gets into how he started with art, his goals for the future and even turns the tables on the hosts and starts asking them questions about themselves. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 2:02 How did Fewo get into NFTs? 10:17 What did Fewo learn early on from the OGs? 12:52 How do you stay true to your creative vision in this space? 15:37 Sam Spratt is the man 17:37 Power of no creative constraints in the NFT space. 19:17 How ...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with urban explorer and artist EM1T. They cover a ton about urban exploration, his craziest stories and his love for animals. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 05:20 What were you doing before NFTs? 10:40 How did On The Roofs come together? 21:00 Where does your comfort zone end? 24:55 We’re literally on the roof 32:10 Climbing with a dislocated shoulder 37:55 Getting caught by news cameras mid-climb + surrendering to the police 44:45 Have you been arrested outside of N...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with collector, investor and builder, Soby. They talk about how he got into crypto and NFTs, gaming and why he is building ExPopulous and why he was an hour late to the recording. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:00 Why Soby was an hour late to the podcast 3:30 Soby’s background 11:00 How Deeze and Soby met (Architects discord) 16:55 how to stick around and make it (maybe) 21:35 how to get your foot in the door in the space 27:06 What is Ex Populus? 35:50 Why Indie ga...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with the amazing creator Gossamer. They talk about how she started making art, their love for cats and what she has planned for Tigerbob. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:12 NFT Space Beginnings 6:32 Gossamer's Genesis Creations and Early Inspo 12:50 When did you get into tattoos? 18:11 What was the first instrument you played? 22:44 Learning to scale and delegate 28:31 What has been the hardest self-tattoo you’ve done so far? 31:44 Did you tattoo the tiger on yoursel...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with investor, builder and gigabrain, Tarun. They talk about the challenges of royalties, what area of NYC has the highest dick density, and a whole lot more (seriously we were all over the place on this one). Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:47 Tarun's Reply Guys 2:48 Breakthrough Prizes 4:06 Tarun's First Job 5:40 Midtown NYC 7:37 Theoretical Physics is Mental Masturbation 9:01 How Long Will You Be in NYC? 12:03 Real Metropolitan Cities 13:38 European Vibes 17:33 Di...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Deeze and Andy go deep with Redbeard on a plethora of different topics, such as: - Humble crypto beginnings - Digital Art Renaissance we're living through - Redbeard's path to becoming an educator - "Keeping your day job" in crypto More Redbeard: Twitter: https://twitter.com/redbeardnft More Andy8052 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andy8052 More Deezefi Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeezeFi...
Sep 20, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Deeze and Andy go deep with Dee Goens and Jacob Horne from Zora. They vibe and go deep on: - building for Nouns - pre-Zora crypto beginnings - Zora's culture + the importance of @CallMeLatasha - and much more! More Zora Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourZORA Website: https://zora.co/ Jacob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/js_horne Dee's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dg_goens More Andy8052 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andy8052 More Deezefi Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeezeFi...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Deeze and Andy go deep with Pop Wonder on: - Creative habits/finding flow state - Pop Wonder's introduction to NFTs and journey so far - Pop Wonder's hobbies aside from creating art/NFTs - Pop Wonder's signature style - Building community + using derivative artwork - so much more! More Pop Wonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopWonderNFT Pop Wonder Shop: https://www.popwonderco.com/ More Andy8052 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andy8052 More Deezefi Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeezeFi...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 1
