TASTEMAKER: The Agytators

1/2 of The Agytators

Hello my name is...

Coco Black

I represent...

The Agytators!!!

The reason that you are reading about me is...

Because it was meant to be! The force that is Coco Black, Melly Shabazz & The Agytators will reveal itself in good time. You're just getting a head start!!

Right now I'm working on...

a) Recruiting the strong, willing, and inspired superheroes into my Coco Army;
b) Creating & co-producing the ultimate album of 2009: Coco Black & The Coco Army;
c) A huge Bi-coastal Happening with some of NYC's finest
d) 2 photo series that will be exhibited before the year is out!!
e) Editing... a lot of editing!!
f) Building a train to take me to Happy Town!!!

I am inspired by...

Innovative minds that fight to change the status quo!!

I can not live without...

My Inhaler and MY IDEAS!!!! 

I love...

Ice Cream, Ice Pops - anything that is sweet and frozen!!!

My favorite brands are...

The ones I find when shopping on eBay - they're usually out of production 60's-80's labels cause those are the clothes I wear!!!

You need to listen to...

Young people with BIG ideas. The BIGGER and more outlandish the better. It's a cliche but we are the future.

I would love to give a shout out to...

Katie over at Good Peoples, Sarah A. Friedman, Bijules NYC & That Kid Texas. Amazing women.

The other 1/2 of The Agytators

Hello my name is...

Melly Shabazz

I represent...

The Agytators

The reason that you are reading about me is...

I'm a human with super human abilities. I channel my energy through The Agytators, and harness it through the art we create.

Right now I'm working on...

1. Recruting and training an army of Love Makers
2.Video Editing (Got me working working day and night, Michael Jackson style)
3.Writiing songs that you'll teach your grandkids ....2009 will be the dawn of a new
musical era ushered in by Melly Shabazz and Coco black
4. Planning the hippest bi-coastal "Happening" known to man
5. Redefining how the western world defines artist
6. Working on two photo series set to be exhibited in a galaxy near you!
7. Surviving the next phase of human evolution

I am inspired by...

Purpose driven folks set on acheiving their objectives.

I can not live without...

Water--that cool refreshing drink. Let's find a way to stop destroying one of the key elements that sustains us.

I love...

Red velvet cupcakes from Buttercup bakery and rice and chicken dishes.

My favorite brands are...

Obscure vintage brands.

You need to listen to...

Your intuition... My grandma always said, "follow your mind and you want go too far wrong."

I would love to give a shout out to...

All the beautiful people who support us spritually and creatively.

You can get more info about The Agytators (Coco & Melly) at theagytators.blogspot.com or on their MySpace