// Editor’s LETTER Dear Readers, We have finally reached our 10th issue! This is such a big achievement for us as we started from humble beginning and at many times along the road didn’t know if we would make it this far. Much like with our 5th Issue we have taken this milestone as a time to create something different from what we usually do. This special edition is titled ‘The Big 10’ instead of the 4 features we usually have we have a massive 10 in no particular order we give you 10 individuals who we feel have worked hard this year and deserve a bit of praise. In other news, not only has the magazine grown but the whole UrbanR3volution brand. 3 days ago (27th Nov 2014) we held our 2nd live showcase #UrbanR3volutionLive once again we had a great turn out and some greats acts and individuals involved in the night. Pictures and video footage will be released so keep an eye on www.urbanr3volution.com / @urbanr3volution (twitter). #Urbanr3volutionLive is something we are looking to make a quarterly or Bi – Monthly fixture and with your help we believe we can get there. We have also put together an anthology with pieces from some of the best up & coming poets in the UK. We have Samuel King, Nego True, Thea Maria, Ayo Wrote & Tony Supreme. It will available to purchase via the website soon so look out for it. Lastly, I’d just like to say thank you for your support this year. The magazine will be taking a break for the 1st part of 2015 but we promise we will be back and our website and events will still be around to keep you engaged. See you soon! Yours Sincerely,
MITCH OSEI - @MITCH OSEI
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4 Certified UK 6 Mercedes Benson 7 A.N.G 9 Bonkaz 11 Ralph Hardy 13 Top 5 Trainers 15 Feature - PBGR 19 Hydro - PBGR 20 Top 5 Videos 21 Ayanna 23 Your a Graduate! So what’s next? 24 Beauty Trends for Autumn 25 Sports - A Future Abroad 26 Interview - Delaenam Olympio 27 The Real Number 10’s
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10 that didn’t make it In the UK we have a plethora of talent which stretches far and wide and covers many different industries. We are aware many others could have made our Big 10 and so we decided to make this list of 10 below for those who could have made it but just missed out for what various reason. We could have had 20 or 30 on this list but we’ll keep it short and sweet!
1 - A2 (Rapper/Producer) 2 - Frenzy (Rapper) 3 - Nego True (Rapper) 4 - Debrah Liani (Singer) 5 - PBGR (Duo - Rappers) 6 - Kojey Radical (Poet) 7 - Quason Matthews (Visual Specialist/Videographer)
8 - Ray Fiasco (Photographer) 9 - Miraa May (Singer) 10 - Ojerime (Singer)
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Certified UK Nick Asiama is the founder of popular Blog Certified UK. Certified UK promotes up and coming talent through music reviews, interviews and broadcasting the latest news.
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Childhood Nick grew up in West London surrounded by loads of talented musicians from his area. He explains that he believes this is why Certified UK is so music dominated although they do showcase other talents. Being the oldest sibling Nick has always been used to helping others as well as being a leader. He notes that being a leader and his own boss was always something he wanted for himself even from a young age.
Idea creation He initially wanted to be a journalist as he had a love for breaking news and being the first to source and rely important information, which is why Certified UK was going to be a magazine. However, Nick felt that the technological age that we are in wouldn’t be completely receptive to a magazine, especially as “Youtube was King”. After studying media studies at college and getting one of the highest marks his class teacher had ever seen, he acquired the drive and motivation to get started and decided to start video recording the artist around him either singing or rapping. He recalls, “the first ever video I did was of my friend, people don’t understand this. Even to this very day he is still one of my close friends”. Although still not a journalist he mentions how what he does now is still within the realm of journalism as he breaks and showcases new talent within the music and entertainment industry, which for him is a joy.
1st video The first person he filmed happened to be an artist named Multi currently re branded under the name ‘CLS Multi’ but the video didn’t get released. In fact the first official video to be released was an artist called ‘Henny Henzington’ (Nick’s friend) due to having a good relationship with clothing and footwear store ‘Sports Dimension’ they used the store as
the location for the shoot. After posting the video on YouTube Nick was surprised by the amount of views it received but being the entrepreneur that he is he didn’t “sit there and look at the views it was getting, I moved onto the next one. Literally the next day”.
also plan to be more selective with who they put on the channel, Nick explaining that “we want to have exactly who we think is going to be the next breakout star”
Certified UK turns 5
he acquired the drive and motivation to get started and decided to start video recording the artist around him either singing or rapping
As of 2015 Certified UK will be 5 years old and Nick has a lot planned to celebrate. He mentioned that he wanted to hold lots of events in the coming year, which will be an expansion of the events they have held in the past. We can also expect more engaging videos and partnerships with brands such as PUMA whom they currently work with. They
Nick Asiama Top 5 to look out for in 2015 1.Que (of GreyWolfUK – Events Management) 2. Rukhsana Merrise (Singer) 3. POW PR (Parris- PR Relations) 4. BEV LDN (Rap Group) 5. Young Britannia (Clothing Label)
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TSB You may remember TSB from our 1st ever Issue, being one of the very first producers to feature in our magazine alongside Loopz. TSB demonstrates a hunger and dedication to his craft that attracted us to him and many others within the music industry.
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Two years on and TSB is beginning to fulfil the potential that was clearly evident when we first met him. He is now working with some of the biggest artist within the UK music scene
Work Get It Recently TSB produced Scorchers Work Get It single, which features UK pioneers Wretch 32 & Mecston, as well as Ari Pen. Work Get It is the lead single from Scorchers forthcoming project ‘1 of 1’ and signals TSB rising pedigree as the record made it into the Top 10 iTunes chart. It appears that TSB has now matched his production skills with a new business savvy that has seen him networking and connecting with the right people. Not only has TSB working with Scrocher but also man of the moment Stomrzy as the two collaborated on Stormzy’s EP entitled track ‘Dreamers Disease’. Dreamers Disease managed to occupy the No.1 spot on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart which is something we are proud to see TSB has been a part of.
you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that he hasn’t stopped. In fact his refixes have just grown and develop. More recently he has curated his own renditions of Estelle’s American Boy & Outkast’s Roses. Both are bring total different spin on classic records in such an original manner that it has too been applauded. If you’re not familiar with them please do have a listen via
MOBO nominations As a result of his and scorcher’s hard work the ‘Work Get It’ record was nominated for a MOBO in the Best Music Video category. Although they didn’t manage to win TSB can take pleasure knowing that he created a MOBO nominated record. I’m sure TSB didn’t expect to receive so much success in such a short period of time but it is thoroughly deserved. We here at Urban R3volution believe he is one of the best young producers the UK has to offer and we hope to hear more big records from him in 2014
Refix We touched on TSB’s decision to start creating refixes of current hits as well as old skool classics in our first issue feature and if
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Rukhsana Merrise Rukhsana Merrise is a singer/songwriter from London who fuses her soul voice with folk and neo soul based productions to curate a sound that honestly no other artist in UK is producing. Here’s what the lovely songstress had to say when we met up with her.
- interview by Chama
Chama: What genre of music would you say you fit
C: It’s now become easier to place music on various
into?
Rukhsana Merrise: Alternative Soul.
social media platforms which creates controversy in regards to who can be an artist and what that takes, do you agree?
C: What is your aim with your music?
R.M: No I don’t, I strongly believe that music is an
R.M: My aim is to continue creating music I love, and share it with other people.
C: What message/s would you like people to perceive from you?
R.M: Don’t be afraid to be honest with yourself. C: Being a singer/song-writer, does one talent over take the other?
R.M: I like to think they work in favour of each other, so no.
C: You have a unique sound to your music, describe your sound?
R.M: My sound has come organically from my musical influences. I listen to a lot of classic singer/songwriters as well as fresh and innovative Hip Hop and R&B.
expression of your soul and by having all these platforms; it allows us to have more accessibility to it.
C: In that case, how have these network platforms helped you along your journey?
R.M: It has allowed me to easily connect with people from around the world.
C: Are you considering collaborating with anyone, up and coming or established?
R.M: I would love to work with The Staves & Little Simz. I’m a huge fan of what they are doing at the moment.
C: What’s up & coming for Rukhsana Merrise then? R.M: To continue to create the music I love and share with other people.
C: How long have you been working on your music? R.M: I have been working on my music for four years, where I have been developing a sound.
C: Who inspires you & Why? R.M: I draw my inspiration from my loved ones because my daily interaction with them spark and create new ideas.
C: So, you recently released your EP entitled ‘September Songs’, what’s your favourite track on it?
R.M: My favourite from the Soundcloud series would be “Soon”. The whole song is based on a dream I had the night before being in the studio. I penned the dream into reality and it’s my escape and reminder at the same time.
C: What is the connotation behind “September Songs”? R.M: I just decided to write a series of songs and release them weekly in the month of September.
TWITTER.COM/RUKHSANAMERRISE SOUNDCLOUD.COM/RUKHSANAMERRISE FACEBOOK - RUKHSANA MERRISE
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Sophia Thakur Poet X Storyteller Sophia Thakur spoken word artist /Poetry from the The True Family has had a brilliant year as she continues to deliver thought provoking pieces that transcend her art form. Arguable one of the best poets the UK has to offer so it was only right we included her in our Big 10
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Chama: What genre of music would you say you fit into?
C: What is your aim with your music?
Sophia Thakur: I’d never call myself a musician, not yet
S.T: I’m trying to make people feel what I feel when I
anyway haha. I’m a poet/storyteller. I don’t know what genre that puts me in but that’s where and what I am.
write. That’s my goal. I want to be the worlds big or little sister.
I tell stories with my poetry. Mine, others, yours.. I create stories and journeys.
C: How long have you been working at your craft? S.T: Sub-consciously, probably forever. I’ve been
C: What kind of message/s would you like people to perceive from you?
S.T: STAY WAVY ALWAYS. That’s key! haha honestly,
C: Who inspires you? & why?
that everything is worth telling. I’m a believer in hyper-emotionality, so if people start embracing their emotions more so, after watching me work, I’ll be happy.
S.T: Everything and everyone. Everyone has such an
C: Where can people find more info on you and follow
working stages for a good part of three years now.
individual story and that inspires not only my work rate but also my imagination.
your progress?
S.T: I’m pretty active on Twitter and Tumblr. My
My main muse was a hiphop producer named DA. His music made me feel all types of way.
Tumblr is the inside of my head to be honest. I also have other networks.
C: What are your latest releases if any?
C: Last but not least, what’s up and coming for you?
S.T: Just released an acoustic session called ‘to be blunt’
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on YouTube.
That’s all I’m saying for now!
I tell stories with my poetry. Mine, others, yours.. I create stories and journeys.
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STORMZY Stormzy might just be the man of the year but we’ll leave that up to you to decide. However, he has definitely created a buzz in the last year that has transcended the culture.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Stormzy he is a rapper from London who has a grimey edge to him making for a modern grime sound that gets people moving. Lets start at the beginning of his journey with the release of ‘168 The Mixtape’. In 1 week, Stormzy wrote and recorded a mixtape from scratch as he felt “people don’t think I’m a threat, so I’m going to have to show people I’m a problem’ A problem he surely is! This for me was the emergence of Stormzy as an artist as opposed to just a freestyle rapper as many saw him as beforehand. Much is surely owed to Dice & The HoodsHottest team who helped him put together the project.
Man Of The Year (2014) Stormzy started the year off showing us what new age grime sounds like with his popular #WickedSkengManFreestyle, which oozed of confidence and spoke for the youth. These freestyles also coincided with him curating and nuturing a different and new sound that we (the public) would come into contact with through his EP Dreamers Disease. Tracks like ‘Storm Trooper Ft. TE dness’ & EP titled track ‘Dreamers Disease’ showed a calmer more musical element to his work . Off the back of his EP Stormzy was invited to be part of Charlie’s Sloth’s Fire In The Booth Cypher , although not actually having done a Fire In The Booth, such has been the rise of his reputation. This cypher included established and coming and up artist within the UK scene to name a few; Akala, Ghetts, No Lay & Potter Payer. In a room full of UK music greats Stormzy was arguably the best and most entertaining and inevitably Charlie Sloth finally gave Stormzy that Fire In The Booth he deserves. As if things couldn’t get any better all Stormzy hard work has been
noticed by one of the UK’s biggest music award shows the MOBO. Stormzy was nominated for Best Grime Act, which he managed to win although being pitted against Wiley, Skepta, Ghetts plus more.
MOBO Best Grime Act Big Narstie Ghetts JME Lethal Bizzle Meridian Dan Novelist Skepta Sox Stormzy Wiley
Future Many artist have had similar buzz’s to the one Stormzy currently has and have been forgotten, Stormzy earns his place in this special edition issue because we believe he is an artist who has longevity and is more than just a man for the moment. It’s only the beginning for this young man but I’m sure he will be a culture pioneer much like some of those artist he beat to the MOBO Best Grime Act, maybe the award was a passing of the torch, we’ll see. Download Dreamers Disease EP on
itunes today...
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Jasmine Rose - Singer We caught up with diamond in the rough, underground but somewhat very well known singer, Jasmine Rose. We predicate that under her new situation she is an act that can finally push through the scene and deliver what her talents deserve.
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Mitch: What inspired the first lyrics you ever wrote? Jasmine Rose: The first lyrics I ever wrote were when I was in year 7 and I was getting bullied. It sounds really bad but I used to write hate poems to myself and then eventually I developed my writing, as I stopped being bullied the content changed. I got to the stage where I couldn’t suppress my anger so I would release through writing these songs.
M: What do you write about now and how would you describe your sound?
JR: A fusion of genre’s. It’s between Jazz, RnB and Hip Hop. I rap and sing and I rap-sing. The music I write now is more advice to myself but it relates to others as well. I’m just trying to bring positive messages back into music and raise awareness that there are actually other things to life then just what is shown to us on television.
M: What obstacles have you faced in your career so far? JR: My family wasn’t very supportive at the start. I come from an Arab-Muslim background so my family believe that music of my type is ‘haram’ which means forbidden or proscribed by Islamic Law. Also when I was 14 I did Britain’s Got Talent and loads of other TV auditions and then I realised I can’t take the quick way to where I want to be so now I’m taking the long way. I’m putting in the work and networking.
M: What is your ambition? JR: My end goal for my music isn’t music it’s entertainment in general. I want to write a few films because I’ve written a lot of synopses, which I want to develop. Once I’ve made money from music then I’ll be able to produce and director these films, all of these are just avenues for me to raise awareness which is what I want to do.
M: What new music or project are you currently working on? My EP should be out next year spring. It’s a different sound; you can expect a fusion of alternative sounds with a message to raise awareness. It will be very motivational and very different. It’s really good! Its called Lift Off because this is just setting the stage there’s a bit of everything on there. A bit of house, bit of alternative reggae they’re all dance feel good vibes type records.
You may recognise Jasmine from the below Talent TV shows
Britain’s Got talent - Twice X factor – Twice - Boot Camp 2011 The Voice – Twice
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Asha Philip - Team GB’s Sprinting Sensation Ever since London 2012, British Athletics has been on the up. The games brought forth a wealth of excitement and pleasure as the nation got to see their favourite athletes up close and personal. The London games also gave us insight into British Athletics and how far the home nations have come over the years.
Ever since London 2012, British Athletics has been on the up. The games brought forth a wealth of excitement and pleasure as the nation got to see their favourite athletes up close and personal. The London games also gave us insight into British Athletics and how far the home nations have come over the years. Going into 2014 one athlete in particular stood out, as fate goes it was quite distressing to see one of Team GB’s brightest young talents miss the games entirely despite living on the doorstep of Stratford, East London. Born and raised in Leyton, Asha Philip has been through more than her fair share of ups and downs, but the general consensus is that the latter is well and truly past the East Londoner and the sky remains the limit for our greatest hope to end the Jamaican supremacy amongst British sprinters. At the age of 23, it takes a lot for a young female athlete to first overcome their fears of gracing the track following a severe leg injury. It takes a lot for a young female athlete, once projected as the greatest junior runner the country has ever seen to be forced on the sidelines whilst watching the pinnacle of sporting events whilst it is literally at your doorstep. Yet determination and a will to succeed speaks volumes about Asha Philip of Great Britain.
obvious injuries meant that of course shortcomings were to be expected yet in 2014, which she describes as “A challenging experience”, the world received the finest of snippets, showing what is yet to come.
Residing in Leyton, East London almost all of her life, opportunities were indeed hard to come by for the former Junior European Champion. Sprinting and athletics was never really a part of the plan, but sheer talent in all sport and an inspiring figure in her mother helped Philip embark on an impressive journey to date. Getting stronger and utilising her strengths in sports such as tennis, netball and trampoline moulded Team GB’s very own into a phenomenal 100 metre sprinter, despite initially not seeing herself as an explosive athlete. Her idol Serena and Venus Williams as a youngster embodies everything that Asha stands for power, aggression and a never-say-die attitude, admittedly these characteristics could stand for a lot of renowned sportsmen and women but there’s something different about this case.
The lights and camera’s have rarely deterred Philip during live broadcasted events, yet she portrays a laid back figure prior to races At the age of 16, competing in the Trampoline World Championship in 2007, Philip approaches the vault at maximum speed and attempts to wow the crowd with a marquee elevation lands awkwardly and ruptures her cruciate ligament, for many that would be enough to eliminate the thoughts of competing on the grandest stage. Yet seven years later speaking to the same individual who had to miss out on the 2008 Olympics as a result is still aspiring for more. Suffering numerous injuries in between 2011 and 2012 meant that the London games were also out of the question, what she described as a “burner”. Yet the attitude of the Kingston University Graduate at the time reflected a different outlook on a potentially heartbreaking situation, “Things happen and sometimes you have got to rise above it and push on”. A lack of prep and
Competing in five championships this year including the Commonwealth, World Indoors and the European Champions Philip finally got a taste of the vigorous demands of a top class athlete. Lining up against some of the greatest sprinters the world has ever seen the 100m Sprinter, achieved her greatest feat to date, narrowly missing out on a World Indoor Bronze medal to USA’s Tianna Bartoletta and finishing one place ahead of legendary Jamaican sprinter and former World and Olympic Champion Veronica CampbellBrown. Something that the relay 4x100m European Gold Medalist never envisaged doing when challenging local opposition during 100m competitions as a youngster. The lights and camera’s have rarely deterred Philip during live broadcasted events, yet she portrays a laid back figure prior to races; something that the young sprinter agrees with when explaining the thought process before the start of a race. “I generally feel quite lazy before the start of a race, but I guess that’s just me. I don’t know why. But because adrenaline takes over you mainly just think about doing well. I mean there’s tension around you but it’s good tension and it just allows you to get on with the race.” The future looks vastly impressive for the bubbly sprinter. Recording herself alongside the elite British sprinters as the first ever British woman to achieve a global 100 metres title in the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships, Asha Philip still doesn’t see any reason as to why she cannot attain further medals in the future. An essental 2015 awaits Asha, as the World Indoors makes a comeback for an additional year and the all important IAAF World Championship looms later on in the year. Philip knows that there is still a lot of hard to be done and so much to be achieved. A sprinter who forever feels privileged at the thought of being a Team GB representative and describes the adulation from her many
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FOOTBALL DOMINATION We caught up with diamond in the rough, underground but somewhat very well known singer, Jasmine Rose. We predicate that under her new situation she is an act that can finally push through the scene and deliver what her talents deserve.
Tarela: What is Football Domination? Dominic Best: Football Domination is an organisation that seeks to create pathways for young footballers to develop the skills needed and opportunities to get into academies and professional clubs.
T: What are the aims of FD? DB: Our aim at Football Domination
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is to create pathways and opportunities. There are talented footballers everywhere but many fall through the system. This is due to many circumstances but one of them is the lack of opportunity. Another issue is the lack of knowledge of the game, ability to adapt and your network. FD seeks to work on the mind as well as the skills of youngsters in order to give them a solid foundation.
but surely showing. In my opinion, it is the transition between grassroots, academy and 1st team football that is still a problem and too many talented players are falling by the wayside, with not enough being done or chances given to these lads to make it.
T: What has been your greatest experience as a coach so far?
DB: I was selected by the FA to go Rwanda to work with Rwandan coaches and teams. We taught the Rwandan young leaders and put them through a young leaders course and a FA Mash up. It was a great experience to travel and work with people in another part of the world all united by a love of football. It is definitely something I look back on with pride.
T: Following off that, what would you say are the main issues facing young players?
DB: At FD, we have a model in place that deals with the different facets of a player’s development in order to give them the best possible chance of making it. The model is P4 model: Ability levels , creating Opportunity, People of influence to support and Professionalism. Most players have that raw ability but we seek to fine tune and work with them in order to harness this and help them push on. Creating opportunities covers the little things that affect a player. It ties in with Professionalism as in a number of cases it is off the field issues that hold a player back. At FD, we help through sound advice and guidance to prevent these things from affecting the players. From educating them on behaviour that could be detrimental to their chances, to what to look out for when dealing with clubs and agents. Finally we cover People or the network of people around the players. It is important that a player at any level has the right people around them and we bring this to the attention of the players. Having the wrong people around you can affect focus and application on the training ground and pitch and how well they look after themselves off it. We start this process with our Saturday soccer schools held at Bellingham leisure centre 1-3pm. Se6 3bt. For young people ages 6-10 and 11-14.
T: We are truly blessed to see two players dominate the game today (Ronaldo & Messi) but if you had to pick one to be the star of your team who would it be?
DB: This is a tough one but I would say Messi as looking back on the teams I have coached he suits my style more.
T: Following behind these two are a number of young stars waiting to rise and have a shot on the throne. Who would you say is the one most likely to stand out?
DB: I would put money on Neymar. As Ronaldinho did with him, Messi has taken him under his wing and if things turn out the same Neymar will transcend the others.
T: Looking at the general state of football, how would you judge?
DB: I believe at both ends things are looking good. The quality at the top of the game is continuously improving and you are seeing more tactical managers and more intelligent players, which can only be a good thing. At the other end, attention is finally being paid at the grassroots level and the improvements are slowly
To find out more visit footballdomination.com
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Nathan Hector Nathan Hector epitomises the new generation actor, building a career solely off the internet With the emergence of YouTube and other such platforms the film & movie industry has undergone a huge shift. Now we live in a D.I.Y generation with the next big actors and directors honing their skills on small sets with small budgets. YouTube is the place to see these new talents and one that we have kept a close eye on is Nathan Hector. Nathan Hector epitomises the new generation actor, building a career solely off the internet. Learning in the field Unbeknownst to many, Nathan has never attended an acting school and learned his craft through on the job experience. The closest he has come to an acting school is the ‘Chickenshed Theatre’, a performance arts school that he is very grateful for having the opportunity to attend as it allowed to learn from other actors.
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Most people will know Nathan from his stellar role in online web series No. I.D directed by the talented Emile Auteur. No I.D. is an online drama series, set in London based on the lives of several university students, and the highs, lows and damn right outrageous scenarios and devastating ventures they experience throughout their 3-year course. The series was created back in 2010 and has since received over half a million views. At the age of 17 Nathan was finding his feet in this show playing a character by the name of Labels. Through Labels, Nathan captures a popular but lonely young male who is the centre of attention with the hustle and bussle of his university social life eventually taking its toll on him.
Running / Extra Whilst at college Nathan also took on work as a runner. A runner is someone who is on set and helps get things like food or drinks for the actors and just generally helps out. He explained to us that he needed these humble beings as they allowed him to see the industry from the ground up. In addition to the running work he has also been an extra. This ‘extra work’ opened up doors for the ambitious actor, putting him on set with Adam Deacon and Noel Clarke among others.
Tom Cruise After his 1st stint on the short film Nathan states that his career came to a stand still at a time when he thought, “roles would come flying in but that’s not how it happens”. So he decided to work harder and be more proactive using sites like ‘Star Now’ to find new auditions. After lots of searching he came across a site that would post the information on the latest premieres and where they would be taking place. Being the person he is he decided to go down to a particular premiere with Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogan on the cast
“Chase your dreams and never give up” list. He managed to meet Katherine and from then on it became a thing that Nathan did. Until the day he met someone who he felt was a little bit different to the rest. Tom Cruise was the person in question and after talking to him, taking pictures and asking him ‘As a young actor trying to make it what would you do?’ to which he answered ‘Chase your dreams and never give up’ Nathan realised that acting was his main love and the thing he wanted to do for the rest of his life
UK Vs US scene Moving to the US is not something that Nathan hasn’t contemplated and with UK actor John Boyega more recently making the transition the idea could seem more appealing. However, although Nathan admits that John is an inspiration as they are so close in age, he won’t be leaving the British shores anytime soon as he feels “you go where your heart tells you. First I have a job yet to do in the UK. Then a job in Europe, then worldwide”. Evidently, he is a humble young man who believes his journey is still in it’s infancy but understands his time will come.
Future Work You can look out for Nathan Hector in a new short film called Will You Kill Me Now’ about two guys who swap bodies. One being a bully and the other who is being bullied by the other individual. Nathan plays the big brother of one of the main characters.
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Nicole Veronique is a young fashion designer from Essex who we strongly believe will be a household name in years to come. Recently she has put together her first line which she deems a sample but such is the quality many have been quick to purchase her various pieces.
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Sample Collection Nicole Veronique (NV) is a fashion designer in all senses of the word. She designs her clothes and leaves the tailoring to others. She mentioned that the only pieces in her collection that she sewed were here floral skirts. Her first collection consists of 7 pieces. - Bra - T shirt - Trousers - Blazer - Shirt - Crop top - Shorts NV started with 900 pieces of her designs recalling how her house was once filled with boxes containing the various items. A real epitome of our times she started displaying her pieces online using sites such as instagram and twitter. This built interest in her pieces, which she then began to sell at brick lanes backyard market with much success. NV now has a site (nicoleveronique.com) where you can purchase her item as well as still being in the brick lane market on weekends.
Financing The Dream NV didn’t learn how to be a designer in university like many have in fact she hasn’t attended university at all. Once leaving college she started doing care work an industry her mother is involved in. Her work in this industry confirmed for her that designer was what she wanted to do as she felt that she couldn’t do care work for the rest of her life. She now uses her pay for her care work to finance her clothing lines.
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Brow Action
Your eyebrows can either make or break your make up look. More women are filling in their eyebrows as a part of their daily makeup routine, with the hope of achieving a shape that will help perfect or complete their desired makeup look. As a makeup artist I come across clients with all types of eyebrow shapes, some thin, some thick, some with a natural arch while others with no arch at all. Regardless of the shape of my clients’ eyebrows, when deciding to fill in their eyebrows it is important that I take into consideration their natural eyebrow shape.
1 Start off with, fresh plucked, waxed or threaded eyebrows if possible. Use an eyebrow brush or spoolie to brush your eyebrow hairs into place.
Start filling in eyebrows using light strokes with an eyebrow pencil of your choice, starting off in the middle, moving towards the tail.
7 Proceed with your normal foundation routine.
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Finish filling in your eyebrow by using very light strokes, at the starting point of your eyebrow.
Blend the concealer around your eyebrows to eliminate any harshness with a blending brush
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(Optional): You can also choose to apply concealer above your eyebrow for a more defined look.
4 Once you have filled in your eyebrows, to have that neat look; use a concealer a shade or two lighter than your skin tone
Alice Favour’s Do and Dont’s: My personal do’s and don’ts of achieving the perfect brow...
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Follow your natural eyebrow shape Use a concealer that is easy to blend and has good coverage Use the right tools e.g. an angled liner brush for applying your concealer under and above your eyebrow and fluffy blending brush to blend the concealer. If Possible do take your time, especially if you are a beginner at filling in your eyebrows.
Words of wisdom Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Thomas A. Edison Either I will find a way, or I will make one. - Philip Sidney
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Do not over fill your eyebrows. Creating a shape larger than your natural eyebrow shape may not be complementary to your facial structure. Do not create a box shape at the start of your eyebrow, as this can look very unnatural. Do not use an eyebrow pencil that doesn’t suit your skin complexion. E.g. using a jet black pencil does not look natural on any skin complexion. Do not use a red or burgundy eyebrow pencil if your hair is not that colour Do not use a concealer that is too light to
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Recommended Products: Sleek Makeup Eyebrow Stylist – £5.99 www.sleekmakeup.com Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil - £2.99 www.superdrug.com MAC Cosmetics Eyebrow pencil - £13.50 www.maccosmetics.co.uk MAC Cosmetics Studio Finish SP35 Concealer - £15.50 www.maccosmetics.co.uk MAC Cosmetics Select Cover-Up - £15.50 www.maccosmetics.co.uk Eyes Lips Face eyelash and brow wand - £1.95 www.eyeslipsface.co.uk Coastal Scents Synthetic Classic angled liner - $1.95 www.coastalscents.com Coastal Scents Natural Classic blender crease - $2.49 www.coastalscents.com LA Girl Pro Conceal - $2.99 www.beautyjoint.com Coastal Scents Camouflage Palette - $16.95
- Norman Vincent Peale Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. - Vince Lombardi
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