Arcade44 is a channelzine dedicated to bringing you inside the lives of the people shaping pop culture. Video editorials feature innovators in the worlds of music, style, film, art, and nightlife. Whether it’s on the ground, behind the scenes, or in the studio, we’ll bring you into their world, if only for a moment.
The Team
FOUNDER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
California native Angela Cravens hails from the sleepy surf town of Leucadia. The former Executive Editor of TRACE Magazine, she’s served on the Editorial Board of CITY and contributed to The Fader, Vibe, and Page Six Magazine. A UC Berkeley grad, she now calls Fort Greene, Brooklyn home.
FOUNDER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Fataah Dihaan is a Manhattanite by way of Buffalo, NY. An actor, writer and freelance fashion publicist, the multi-hyphenate studied at Fordham University. In addition to MTV Networks, Fataah has worked with brands including Adidas, Brian Wood Collection, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Toronto’s own Matt Yu is a graphic designer, web programmer, and sometime music producer. Schooled at the York Sheridan Design program, he’s worked for Pentagram, Tsang Seymour and Kstudio. His clients have included The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Columbia University, and CNN. Matt currently lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
MULTIMEDIA CONSULTANT
Brooklynite Michael Shick originally hails from North Carolina, where he studied at UNC Chapel Hill. The Greenpoint resident is a video and website producer, as well as an inveterate tinkerer and vintage motorcyclist. He currently works for Inc. and Fast Company as their resident video expert.
Title animation by Mark Okon.
Portrait by Nute Nicholson.
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