Versatile Vigilante

Uncle Vinny Solo Rant Q1 2026 Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante

Uncle Vinny sits down with the owner of ARTDILLO ECLECTIC, Carli. Great conversation about owning a business in Tempe, AZ, balancing business and creativity, fashion, community, and much more. Go visit Artdillo at 2026 E Wildermuth Ave #1136, Tempe, AZ 85281 and follow them on Instagram: https://instagram.com/artdillo.eclectic/ Timestamps: 0:00 - welcome @artdillo.eclectic 1:15 - Culdesac Tempe 2:20 - Artdillo Origins 4:00 - Running a Shop - 2026 E Wildermuth Ave #1136, Tempe, AZ 85281 6:30 - 60's - 2000's Influence 8:30 - Turning 30's 9:30 - Colors in Fashion 10:45 - Using Artdillo As An Event Space/Studio 12:10 - Transitioning to Being A Full-Time Business Owner 13:30 - Balancing Creativity and Business 15:00 - Art Being Accessible 18:00 - Being a Handmade Artist in Fast Fashion World 21:30 - Working In Museums 24:00 - Favorite Pieces 26:30 - Taking the Risk to Go Out On Own 28:00 - East Coast vs. West; Building Community 31:00 - Slowing Down 34:30 - Social Media vs. Real Life 38:15 - Being the Face o

Uncle Vinny sits down with Chef Todd Griffith for a great conversation about life as a chef, restaurant owner, and much more. Follow / cheftoddgriffith 0:00 - welcome @cheftoddgriffith 0:40- growing up in Ohio, winding up in AZ 1:00 - moving to AZ from spinning a globe 3:00 - being a chef has been my only job 4:30 - the wild lifestyle of a chef 5:45 - early chef days 6:45 - hitting a wall while running a restaurant in Seattle 7:45 - burnout as a chef 10:00 - leaving being a chef and living on a farm for 3 years 12:40 - stress of running a Seattle restaurant 14:30 - living on 300 acres in Mississippi 16:55 - transitioning to becoming a private chef 24:30 - private chef clientele and lifestyle 29:00 - owning a restaurant in flagstaff 32:00 - the importance of experience 34:00 - Asian influence in your cooking 35:30 - presentation of food 36:30 - drawing your dishes 39:00 - favorite meal to cook currently 40:00 - wooden spoon business; creativity 46:00 - top 3 private chefs in Phoenix 47:00 - advice

Shoutout BACONCAT for having Uncle Vinny in his studio for a great conversation. Follow him on Instagram to keep up with new work and events: https://instagram.com/baconcat/ Timestamps: 0:00 - welcome @baconart 3:00 - Art Origins 13:00 - Story of "Noir" Event 18:00 - sketchbook sessions 21:00 - Tempe community 25:00 - living in China 27:00 - Travel talk 28:45 - Adjusting to a new country 30:00 - Attitude and Actions 31:20 - Being a foreigner in China during COVID 34:30 - Getting stuck in Greece for 3 months 36:30 - tough times build character 38:00 - challenges while in Greece 39:40 - getting married and divorced 40:30 - mental toughness; survival 42:00 - being in the moment 43:00 - living in AZ 45:30 - starting over is not so bad 47:00 - Bob Dylan 48:30 - bacons art evolution 53:45 - trailer Park boys and Tegan and Sara 58:15 - sobriety journey 1:01:00 - shout-out @baconcat Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Sou

The Extremely Talented, Livi DarConte, chats with Uncle Vinny about her upbringing in film, directing, writing, acting, scoring, and life in general. Go follow https://.instagram.com/lividarconte/ to keep up with her new work. 0:00 - welcome @Livi-DarConte 0:40 - getting into film industry at a young age 2:40 - Daydream coming to life 3:55 "Mourning Glory" short film 5:50 - When people understand your art 7:00 - Film dedicated to Livi's grandmother;bts 9:00 - Risk taking in film 10:00 - turning dreams into reality through film 12:00 - Working in many different roles 13:00 - writing 14:40 - producing 15:30 - importance of versatility 17:00 - Arizona creative scene 18:45 - Livi's personal style 21:00 - Who cares what someone else thinks 23:30 - Modeling for suicideboy$ 25:25 - Directing music videos 26:45 - music in film 27:45 - working well with people 31:45 - Livi's vision 32:30 - gaining experience in life to help with creativity 35:30 - only 22 years old 37:45 - confidence is everything 40:00 - up

Uncle Vinny back with the interviews. Shoutout to David Morgan for sharing his experiences as an artist being born and raised in Arizona. Great conversation. Follow https://instagram.com/dmorganart on IG to keep up with David's work Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante

Year of the Horse by Uncle Vinny

Celebrating the return of the one and only MAX B! The man that Versatile Vigilante is named after. Shoutout to the WAVIEST of all time. Listen to my original Max B episode here: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante/the-max-b-chapter-versatile-vigilante Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante

Solo episode in the AZ Desert. Reflecting on turning 30 years old. Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante

Quick check-in. Stay safe, stay independent. Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante

2025 Life Updates 0:00 - Moving to Arizona 1:00 - Reasons For Moving 2:45 - Living a Full Life 3:15 - Learning & Trusting Myself 4:00 - All About Experience 5:00 - Was Time For A Change 6:00 - Taking Care of Yourself 6:50 - Organic & Authentic 8:40 - Shoutout Everyone Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante

Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome Cleo Williams; Owner of "Soap Studio" 1:00 - Growing Up In Calgary; Getting Into Fashion 2:15 - "SOAP Studio" Origins 3:30 - "Start before you stop" 4:00 - Wearing Own Clothes; Learning How to Design 6:45 - Social Media Influence 8:30 - Hosting First Fashion Show 10:20 - Enjoying Casting 11:45 - Meaning Behind "Soap" 12:30 - Differences Between Calgary and Toronto Style 14:00 - Vintage Clothing 15:15 - Paying Attention to Trends 16:45 - Listening to Podcasts 18:00 - Toronto Scene; Sustainable Fashion 20:00 - Preferring Casting to Modeling 22:00 - Gucci Scholarship 23:45 - Fashion Grants 24:45 - Expanding The "Soap" Team 25:30 - Horoscopes 26:00 - TikTok & Social Media 27:50 - Competitiveness in Fashion 29:00 - SOAP Studio Plans; Growing Up 32:30 - Follow @SHOPSOAPSTUDIOS Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.

Cheff Habib returns to chat with Uncle Vinny about his "COOKBOOK" Project Stream "COOKBOOK" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dgzXC5CAQRL90K5DjrS4v and follow https://instagram.com/cheffhabib/ to Keep up With New Projects Timestamps: 0:00 - @CheffHabib Welcome Back 1:00 - Working With Kwazii 4:20 - "COOKBOOK" 10:00 - Results From "Cookbook" 12:00 - Release Day Stress 16:00 - Having People Come Out to Support 18:00 - "Cookbook" Promotion 21:30 - Made Over 200 Beats During Creative Process 23:00 - "Free Fuji" 25:00 - Themes of "Cookbook" 26:45 - Developing Sound For Toronto 28:45 - Song With 100 OTD 30:00 - Leaving Tags On Own Beats 31:15 - No Problems 33:00 - Strong Work Ethic 35:00 - Living Life 36:30 - Expanding Music Journey; Film Scores 38:30 - Toronto Scene; Collaborators 41:00 - Being More Selective With Who You Send Beats To 42:30 - Having Good Energy 45:00 - Being Sober Around Rappers 47:45 - Mentoring Younger Artists 48:40 - What Is Cheff Listening To? 50:00 - Who Cares? 51:30 - New Era in To

BENJII invites Uncle Vinny to OCAD University in Toronto for a Great Interview about his Artistic Journey. Follow https://instagram.com/benjiiart/ to Keep Up With New Works from BENJII Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome @BenjiArt 1:00 - OCAD Life 3:00 - Painting Origins 4:30 - Interest in Fine Arts 5:45 - First Ever Solo Art Show "The Opera" 8:40 - Finding A Direction As An Artist 9:40 - Benji's Style 10:40 - 8 FT Wide Painting; Asian Influence 12:30 - Interest in Opera 14:00 - Art Gallery Experience 16:20 - Experience & Embracing Mistakes 18:40 - "The Punk Within" Magazine 20:00 - Versatility & Adapting 21:00 - Artistic Inspiration; Music & Visuals 23:00 - Street Photography; Getting Used to Downtown Toronto 25:00 - What's Next for Benji? 26:40 - Lack of Competitiveness in Art School; Importance of Feedback 29:20 - Danger of Not Being Able to Handle Criticism 30:00 - Business Side of Being An Artist 32:00 - Your Art is An Extension of Your Mind 33:00 - Follow @BenjiiArt Click the Below Links to Keep Up With Ne

Uncle Vinny sits down with Barbados Born Artist Lex Carter for a great conversation live from the Etobicoke Lakeshore Follow https://instagram.com/lexcarter1_/ to keep up with new music and projects Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome @LexCarter1_ 1:10 - Growing Up in Barbados 2:15 - Growing Up Playing Soccer; Moving to Oshawa 3:00 - Music Origins 5:00 - "Satin Records" 7:50 - Building Confidence When Releasing Music 8:30 - Consistency & Growing A Fan Base 10:45 - Shoutout "Rhozeland"; Networking 13:35 - "Why Always Us" Project 15:30 - Painting & Making Other Types of Art 17:20 - Getting Used to Toronto Life 18:10 - Toronto Caribbean Influence 18:50 - Toronto Music 20:30 - A$AP Rocky; Enjoying Bars 21:30 - Making Art For The Love Of It 24:30 - "Life's Surreal" 26:00 - Exploring the World 27:40 - Living in London 28:00 - Getting Injured & Leaving Soccer Behind 31:30 - "Satin" As A Fashion Brand 34:20 - Establishing "Satin" In Barbados 37:00 - Shoutout @LexCarter1_ Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile

Uncle Vinny visits the https://instagram.com/clk.to/ Studio inside STACKT Market in Toronto for a Great Conversation with Artist & Curator, https://instagram.com/katarina.holbrough/ Check Out The Gallery at STACKT Until October 31st! Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome @Katarina.Holbrough 0:40 - STACKT Market Gallery - "Glimpse of Unseeing" 2:00 - Nuit Blanche 3:15 - Katarina Artist Origin Story 4:30 - Humber Art Foundation; OCAD 6:10 - Moving to Toronto; Growing Up on East Coast 9:30 - Importance of Being Around Other Artists 10:30 - Curating Galleries 12:45 - Affordable Creative Spaces to Experiment 13:30 - Curating Show With Hayley Axelrad at She Said Gallery 15:25 - Green Theme in Katarina's Art 18:00 - Establishing CLK 19:20 - Entrepreneurship 23:30 - Toronto Art Scene 26:50 - Being Present; Growing CLK 28:55 - "Glimpse of Unseeing" 34:00 - Closing Reception October 25th 35:00 - Other Sources of Inspiration 36:40 - Shoutout @Katarina.Holbrough @CLK.TO Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilant

Uncle Vinny stops through Berlin, Germany for an excellent conversation with Filmmaker, DOP, and overall Legend, Sebastian Vellrath. Great conversation, timestamps are below. Follow Sebastian on Instagram to keep up with his new projects. https://instagram.com/sebastian.vellrath/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome @sebastian.vellrath 1:20 - Growing Up In Bonn, Germany - Skateboard Scene 2:40 - Moving to Berlin in 2005; Working With MTV 4:20 - Creating Production Company; Working As A Freelance Photographer Since 2018 5:15 - Skateboard Culture in Germany 6:25 - Influence of Skateboarding on Filmmaking 9:30 - Authenticity 12:00 - Doing It For The Art Instead of Algorithm 14:30 - Worrying About What Others Think 17:30 - Finding Your Own Style 19:30 - Importance of Experience & Failure 22:00 - Going From 20s to 30s 24:00 - Lack of Individuality in 2024 26:30 - Fitting In For What? 29:00 - Differences in 90s HipHop to Now 30:00 - Staying In Tune With Young Generation 32:20 - Working With Toronto Artist Raz Fresco 37:2

Big Shoutout to The One & Only Jaek DeLarge For a Great Conversation. Follow Him on Instagram and Check Out His Newest Project, "Return On Investment" https://instagram.com/jaekdelarge Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome @JaekDeLarge 0:45 - Shoutout Industry Snack Bar on Bloor St. 1:10 - Toronto Universe 1:50 - New Project "Return On Investment" 4:00 - Building With Trust & Faith (clip?) 5:00 - Shoutout Curren$y; Organic Life (clip at 6?) 6:00 - Being True to Yourself 9:00 - MuchMusic Rap City Champion for 5 Weeks in 2000s 13:30 - Receiving Feedback in the City Prior to Social Media 15:30 - Double Edged Sword of Receiving Attention 17:50 - Learning About Music Business 20:00 - Getting Advised Not To Sign A Bad Deal in 2013 22:00 - Change From Physical Copies Of Music to Streaming 25:00 - Not Understanding What You Are Signing Up For; Kids in Music 28:00 - Differences In Toronto Then & Now 32:00 - Lack of Guidance For Youth 37:00 - Music Industry Glorifying Bad Behavior 38:45 - Being Conscious of Your Energy (clip?,

Shoutout @52Leeks For a Great Conversation. Follow https://instagram.com/52leek/ for new music and updates 0:00 - Welcome @52Leek 1:00 - Growing Up on Lawrence Ave in Toronto 1:50 - Musical Background 3:00 - Getting Positive Feedback Early On 5:20 - Music Being A Positive Outlet 8:30 - Expressing Yourself Through Music; Authenticity 9:15 - Shoutout @SkullNScorpion 9:30 - Jamaican Background 11:10 - Getting Out Of Comfort Zone 12:25 - "Home Isn't Even A Place" 14:00 - Chemistry With @SkullNScorpion 15:15 - Being Different & Working With Like-Minded People 16:50 - Being Hands On; Issues with Video Guys 20:00 - Invest In Yourself; Create Your Own Luck 21:30 - "Don't Forget About Me"; Experimenting With Samples & Styles 27:30 - Making Music About Your Life; Enjoying The Process 29:50 - "Last Day Out" 32:00 - Journaling 34:35 - Chromazz Collabs 37:30 - "Finesse Worldwide" 41:00 - Throwing Events; Support From Community 44:00 - Fashion 47:00 - Real Life Living 48:30 - Toronto Rap Scene 51:25 - Yung Leeks Ou

Big Shoutout to No Deziner for A Great Conversation Follow Him and His Brand on IG to Keep Up With News & Updates: https://instagram.com/nodeziner/ https://instagram.com/losientoropa_/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Shoutout @NoDeziner 1:40 - Visiting Ecuador; Humbling Experience (dog story clip?) 5:00 - First Interview Ever 6:30 - Becoming A Fashion Designer 8:50 - Origins of "Lo Siento"; Event W/ Shakk Diesel 11:30 - Building A Brand With A Purpose 15:00 - Shoutout No Losses 17:00 - Wise Beyond Your Years 21:00 - "Lo Siento" 24:30 - Family Influence 27:00 - Fashion Is A Feeling 29:00 - Toronto Scene 31:45 - Longevity 33:30 - Unveiling Clothes 36:20 - Migo Bag; Unique Pieces 38:20 - Business Side of Fashion 41:30 - Finding What You Are Good At 44:30 - Restoring Pieces; Motivation 46:30 - Attention to Detail 49:00 - Guerrero T-shirts 50:50 - "Talk is Cheap" 51:30 - Building Confidence & Standing Out 55:55 - Building Your Own Life 1:00:00 - Shoutout @NoDeziner @losientoropa_ Click the Below Links to Keep Up Wi