Vashtie Kola (often stylized as Va$htie; born April 23, 1981) is an American music video director, filmmaker, artist, designer, creative consultant and disc jockey. She has been active in the downtown New York City scene for over a decade.
Vashtie Kola | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 23, 1981 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Education | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Creative director, film director, DJ |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
editShe moved from Albany to New York City in 1999 to study film at the School of Visual Arts, graduating in 2004.[1][2] During this time, she worked at Stüssy, a clothing store.[3][2]
Career
editIn 2010, she modelled for Rachel Roy's spring lookbook. Later that year, she became the first woman to design Nike Air Jordan sneakers.[2] Publications including Women's Wear Daily, Footwear News, TeenVogue.Com, Complex, and The Source covered the occasion. In 2011, The New York Times did a feature on Kola.[2]
In 2015, Kola wrote, directed and starred in an art film for Drake's Hotline Bling video. She also starred in the reality documentary television series 3AM, which aired for seven episodes on Showtime.[4]
Videography
edit2005
edit2007
edit- Child Rebel Soldier - "Us Placers"
- Armand Van Helden - "I Want Your Soul"
- J-Status featuring Shontelle & Rihanna - "Roll It"
2008
edit- Slim featuring Ryan Leslie & Fabolous - "Good Lovin'"
- KiD CuDi - "Heaven At Nite"[5][6]
2009
edit- Solange - "T.O.N.Y."
- Yung L.A. - "Futuristic Love (Elroy)"
- Justin Bieber - "One Time"
- Junior Sanchez featuring Joel Madden & Benji Madden - "Elevator"
- Jadakiss - "Letter to B.I.G."
2010
edit- Theophilus London - "I Want You (Marvin Gaye Cover)"
- Curt@!n$ - "EXODUS"
- Jasmine Solano – "That's Not It"[7]
2011
edit2012
edit- Big K.R.I.T. - "Boobie Miles"
- Big K.R.I.T. - "Insomnia"
- Joey Bada$$ - "Waves"
- Gym Class Heroes - "Martyrial Girl$"
2015
edit- Drake - "Hotline Bling (Art Version)"
- 3AM (TV Series)
References
edit- ^ Good, Lindsay (April 2, 2010). "Upstate Misfit Becomes Downtown's Sweetheart". NBC New York. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Swerdloff, Alexis (May 11, 2011). "Her Cool-Kid Clubhouse". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Vixen Q&A: Vashtie Kola (Pg. 2)". Vibe. October 21, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Hale, Mike (May 27, 2015). "Review: '3AM' on Showtime Peeps In on a World After Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Behind The Scenes Kid Cudi's "Heaven @ Night". YouTube. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "kovideo.net - a song lyrics domain". kovideo.net. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Viral". 12 December 2023.