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[Akinola Davies Jr.](https://www.instagram.com/akinoladaviesjr/) is an award winning filmmaker, writer & video artist. Some might know him from working with Blood Orange, Tim & Barry, Kenzo, or from his documentary for Carhartt WIP which follows the footsteps of Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most political musical icon, amongst other things.
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His work is situated between West Africa and the UK as he identifies as a member of the global diaspora who is situated within the margins of being part of both worlds. Akin tries to delicately navigate the collision of both colonial and imperial tradition and whilst advocating a return to indigenous narratives.
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He explores themes of community, race, spirituality, identity and gender, telling the stories that bridge the gap between traditional and millennial communities. These themes come with a duality: that of necessity and urgency in regards to the medium of storytelling.
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There is a large emphasise on a necessity for clear intention in concepts and a willingness to experiment with form: the preparation and meticulous research for his films assume a central role and are critical to his image manufacturing. He draws from aspects of collective, individual memory and lived experience.

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Dean Bryce has almost 20 years of experience in the music business. His journey started as management assistant for MJ Cole, The Cinematic Orchestra & Roots Manuva before he wrangled an A&R position at the iconic label Ninja Tune - bringing in a few Mercury Prize winning artists and creating Ninja Tune dance imprint record label Technicolour Records which helped bring Peggy Gou to prominence.
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He then moved on to be the global head of music at @boilerroomtv before founding [Don’t Sleep](https://www.instagram.com/dont.sleep.music/) - a London based music venture that supports global creators who push culture forward. This is done at every stage of the creative journey: discovery, publishing, management and records. They look after exciting musicians such as Berwyn, Bad With Phones, Smasher and Shadez the Misfit.

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Dean Bryce

Our next insider is [Ravi Amaratunga-Hitchcock](https://www.instagram.com/rja54/), Co-Founder of Amsterdam based, Creative Consultancy Soursop.
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Ravi is a Creative Content and Culture specialist whose worked with Samsung, Nike, Heineken and Boiler Room.
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Before starting his own company, he was the Global Exec Producer i_D/Vice, Head of Video at Dazed, and Commissioner at Channel 4.

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Ravi Amaratunga-Hitchcock

[Coco Mell](https://www.instagram.com/coco_mell/) is an independent fashion focused creative stylist and content curator, who's recognised as a tastemaker within her field, with extensive experience creating within various media formats at a global level across editorial, commercial & musical platforms - where her work has been featured on ASOS, Nike, Converse, adidas, Notion, and so on.
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This has allowed Coco to become a true all round millennial innovator with fundamental comprehension & unprecedented execution skills across crew production, model casting, location scouting & creative direction.