TASTEMAKER: Daoud Abeid of Coup d'etat Brooklyn & Sunshowah Films
Hello my name is...
Daoud Abeid
I represent...
freedom justice & equality, truth love and righteousness
The reason you are reading about me is...
because I live to change something, I'm one of the founders of coup d'etat BROOKLYN & SUNSHOWAH films. I TEACH THE BABIES. I'm an award winning film maker. I choose to live a life that reflects my understanding of self, and I dedicate my creative energy to expessing ideas that bring balance to the skewed cloud of misinformation and misrepresentation that we know as the 1st world media.
I been on the NYC scene since the late 80's, been there, seen it happen, remember how it used to be, saw them before they became who they are in the entertainment world, still cool with a lot of them now. and I still have all my classic lo, & my Dj Red Alert and Awesome Two radio tapes.
Right now I am working on...
Mastering self, a film series/collective called "shades of brooklyn" that intimately highlights life in the communities of the borough of brooklyn, expanding and cultivating my brand coup d'etat BROOKLYN, two feature film scripts, and a plan to execute a leadership and right of passage program for urban young men.
I am inspired by...
children, they live truth and remind me that many of us let our life experiences lead us astray from our true selves. Great artists and thinkers, my family and closest friends. mistakes & injustice.
I can not live without...
FREEDOM!!! followed by oxygen, water and food.
I love...
life, my family & extended family, self, creating, art, directing, music, great design, dancing, martial arts, women, good food, the sound of children playing, beautiful things
My favorite brands are...
coup d'etat BROOKLYN.... honestly these days I can care less about brands unless they support me and the people who support them, blindly supporting brands that basically blood suck the impoverished, underprivileged, poor and working class by overpricing their products & underpaying their workers is played out. (no free advertising from me) I do extensively study Brands and market trends due to the nature of my business, these days I'm less into names and labels, but into what looks good, what represents me, the quality, the design and construction of things.
You need to listen to...
YOUR SELF!!!! not your daily reactionary thoughts per say, but your true inner most self, the I AM, the aspect of you that remains a constant minus your relationship to yourself via life experiences. music & people that challenge you, inspire you, move you and stimulate new and deep thought.... oh and GAME REBELLION, one day as a lion, rage against the machine, Jimi Hendrix (moon, turn the tides.. Gently, Gently & Band of the Gypsies), sweetie, Marvin Gaye (here my dear album), Fela, Bob Marley, YO MOMMA!
I would love to give a shout out to...
My Parents, My Family, My biz partners, Dahkil (sunshowah films www.sunshowah.com), Rasu & Suhail (coup d'etat BROOKLYN www.cdtbk.com) My younger brothers from the block Roy, Shemiel & Brandon for not falling victim to statistics, Netic & the Game Rebellion family, Khaymecca, Malik Yoba (thanks), Bazaar Royale, Afro Punk, Spye design (Kaza & Imani www.spyestudio.com), Ramulus Burgess, Jamison Claxton & Rahman Bugg (SUNSHOWAH FAM), Mei-Ling photography (stephaniemeiling.com), Will & Aimee for hooking this up! The coup d'etat artist collective, Livingroom Johnston, Jean Grae, Born as a raggamuffin, Boxing Kitten, the stoop, dope swann, Al & Ashley (the minority report), Alexandra Cespedes (Cespedes Studios) & Renae Bluitt (www.crush-media.com), pieces, addy & ferro, The Brooklyn Circus, Goliath RF & Vault, Union, Dr. Joy Leary (post traumatic slave syndrome **read this book**), George Bush for exposing how stupid americans are (i been tryin to tell yall things were messed up for years), Barak Obama for being a healing and inspiring energy to people all over the world, ALL THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS! Teachers, Prophets and Warriors for peace.
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Reader Comments (4)
Part 2. Booyaka shot!
Daoud,
Is a positive and good brother and i'm glad to say that he is my friend.
Shimy,
KCB (Krank City Boyz)
Extra Tasty! You are golden...I admire you and your work.
<3 A
PS I agree, Marvin Gaye- Here My Dear album..a MUST!
YO!!!!! That pic of you with the Stooper is CLASSIK!
I am truly inspired by you and all that you are up to Daoud. Big shout out to William Yan for recognizing our brother and friend. The Man. Daoud.