Interview with damn nyc: Outsiders Looking Out
1. Tell us about the team behind damn nyc. How did you start working together?
We started our project in November 2011 with the idea of documenting and gathering everything that we thought was fun, different, and what we thought deserved the limelight. Most of the artists we chose were emerging artists, mainly because they either didn’t know that they were totally awesome so we wanted to show them that they were, or that they were bringing something new to the public, and it wasn’t getting as many hits as it should. There were a few exceptions, ones that definitely made us think “damn!” However their fame didn’t always translate across international borders, which was what we hoped to accomplish then. We were traveling for a year from New York, Hamburg, Moscow, Philadelphia, and London, and wanted to bring a special taste to our webzine that screamed originality and personality. We like to stay up to date, and move from one topic to another with common themes.
2. How have your respective backgrounds influenced the things you write about today?
Jan is German, who grew up in Franve. Inna is Russian, who grew up in the states. We’re both outsiders, so we like to look inside everything from a different perspective. We’re also completely different in our approaches but we find ways to spread out and then later come back together with new information - so it works pretty damn well.
3. Who should read damn nyc?
People that read, listen, get inspired, think, dance, and smile? Anything else in the news is already out there. I don’t think that we have anything in our webzine that is reported on a standard basis - so it’s a window to new, emerging trends that will make you say “damn.” Oh, and if you don’t like the news, create your own news… we’ll probably find you!
4. What are your future plans for the site? Are you looking for contributors?
Yeah! We’re all about collaborations. It’s about expansion, and we look out, not it.
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