Lion of the Week!: Meet Coodie

Name: Coodie

Hustle: Producer / Director

City: Home Town: Chi Town

Current: LA / NY

1. When I was a kid I daydreamed about:

Being well respected & of course rich & successful.

2. As an adult I daydream about:

My Future, which includes being well respected in this TV/Film world which of course means nice things.

3. In my group of friends I'm the one who:

Is the oldest.

4. When I was growing up I was told that I couldn't ____

I was never told that I couldn't..I was just told what I should do. You know the safe route.

5. How did you break into your industry?

First I started doing comedy, then I started producing & hosting a public access TV show called Channel Zero with my partner DNA. From there we started Documenting Kanye West which lead to my director debut with the video " Through the Wire" & my partnership with Chike.

6. Favorite part of what you do:

Is the outcome & the response.

7. Least favorite part of what you do:

The fact that a person will mess up your art for the sake of having something to say so they don't look like they're not needed. The middle man that has no talent, but needs to feel relevant.

8. Who do you admire in your field?

I admire Spike Lee , Quentin Tarantino & Stan Lathan.

9. My top five favorite artists/producers are:

Ernie Barnes, Kanye West , Kareem Johnson, Biggie, Curtis Mayfield

10. My favorite fashion designers/brands are:

Nike, Polo, LRG, Hot Air, Diamond Supply

11. Moment when your hustle paid off was/will be when...

It hasn't, yet.

12. My family is proud of me because...

I never gave up.

13. One thing no one knows about me is....

I'm a gangster. LOL

14. Shameless plug (what do you want the world to know):

Creative Control!! Act like it!

Look out for the following from Coodie and Chike:

The Ben Wilson story "The Legend 25", future work in connection with Honda's new Rhyme and Reason campaign (as seen below), shooting supermodels such as Iman on www.modelinia.com, content, commercials and videos in connection with Mos Def and the Downtown Records roster, networking site with video content in development


Coodie and his partner Chike


Rhymes and Reasons - Behind The Scenes from GFCnewyork on Vimeo.

Coodie and Chike at work on recent Honda campaign featuring Mickey Factz