Journal

For Your Ears: Edging Summer

For the season that’s not really still spring, but technically not yet summer… I present you with a playlist that’s… Edging Summer. It’s a joyful, playful sonic journey that’ll bring you up and ge...

For Your Ears: Fall 2025 Playlist

Take a listen to the tracks that have been getting me through long days in the studio this season… With chilly temps outside (how the heck did it go from summer to winter like that?!), what ca...

For Your Ears: The Summer in Jazz

Any other jazz hounds in the house? Lately I’ve been finding that there’s few things more pleasant to listen to while I’m working in the studio than jazz - mostly of the 1970s variety, coming...

Bringing All of Myself to the Table: A DJ Set

Illustration of me DJing courtesy of Brian Pescador As a creative person, I find that having a variety of outlets to experiment with, explore, and channel creative flow through only just co...

For Your Ears: SS25 Playlist

What have I been jamming to in the studio as I make the SS25 collection? Answer: A mix of some sexy AF R&B, house, disco, hip hop, and world music. Guaranteed to soothe your weary ears a...

For Your Ears: Winter 24/25 Playlist

DJ V here. I made you a playlist. You may be thinking, ‘Oh how sweet, must be some holiday classics.’ No, no it is not. Not this year at least. It is, however, a total vibe, much of which...

For Your Ears: Fall 2024 Playlist, aka Music for Mermaids

What would a mermaid listen to these days? Well, allow this mermaid to provide your imagination with some possibilities… For your ears only, I rounded up a little playlist of the songs I’ve ...

For Your Ears: Summer 2024 Playlist

Dunno about you, but these warmer temps are calling me to the dance floor (or, at least the dance floor of my studio lol). I came up with a little playlist for you accordingly, filled with s...

For Your Ears: Talisman SS24 Playlist

You know I love a good playlist! For those curious about what I’ve been listening to here at the studio as I work on your orders, I’ve conveniently rounded it all up into one handy-dandy bitesize...

For Your Ears: Holiday in the Desert

Where abouts are you headed this holiday season? Why not come with me (sonically, at least) as I head to Phoenix, and lounge fireside in the Sonoran Desert. I’ve got a soundscape to bring you the...