Episode 1 – Mikko Björk AKA Wartecs of Flow Mo Crew

ep.5 – Sasha Asensio | The Art of Portrait

In this episode I sit down with photographer and artist Sasha Asensio in the WonderPhoto shop in Barcelona. Sasha is Brazilian born and Spain based photographer telling stories of those living in the fringes of society. I got to know Sasha and his work through the work he have made in the multicultural neightbourhood El Raval in Barcelona. We discuss about the art of portrait, how to approach people and we will find out how Sasha got to photograph inside the narcopisos aka drugflats in Barcelona. Tune in and don't forget to leave a rating, subscribe and share this episode to your friends! Sasha's website: https://sasha.click/ Thank you WonderPhoto Gracia for offering the space to do this episode! https://wonderphotoshop.es/ My website: https://nikotampio.com/ [https://nikotampio.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikotampio/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dread-pitt/confused

Ep.4 – Hanna Tyvelä | Art and Social Historian

It is the fourth full episode of Jazz In A Paper Bag podcast! This time I sit down with art and social historian Hanna Tyvelä and we talk about the ‘gangsta rap’ phenomenon in Finland and Sweden. We also cover what got Hanna to do a research on the topic and what in her opinion can be done in the media and public discussion to grow the understanding of hip hop culture. This time we recorded the episode in Finnish so to the international listeners I recommend to take a look at the article written in English we are discussing in this episode linked to as well as the Finnish and Swedish hip hop artists Hanna namedrops in the episode. Both can be found in the show notes below. The Article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/17416590231197202 Haaste-lehti: https://rikoksentorjunta.fi/-/haaste-1-24-gansta-rap-ja-nuoruus Hip Hop artists Hanna recommends: Cavallini & SHRTY, Kerza, VJ, Yasin, Guleed My website: www.nikotampio.com My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikotampio/

Episode 2 – Samuli Pääkkönen of Frukt Coffee

Go grab a cup of coffee and tune in! In this episode I sit down with Samuli Pääkkönen of Frukt Coffee. Frukt Coffee is a coffee roastery based in Turku, Finland founded by Samuli in 2018. Among other things, in the episode we talk about how it was to start a coffee roasting business and how Samuli end up working in the field of coffee in the first place. We also discuss about branding and especially photography's role on it for the Frukt Coffee. Don't forget to hit the subscribe button as it helps with the growth of this podcast. Also try out Frukt's coffees. I promise you they taste amazing! My website: https://nikotampio.com/ Frukt Coffee: https://www.frukt.coffee/

Ep.3 – Jaakko Suomalainen | Atelier Suomalainen

In this first episode of 2024 I sit down with Helsinki based graphic/type designer Jaakko Suomalainen in his home. Jaakko is known by his work for Marimekko, Iittala and Club Kaiku and we discuss about graphic design, his creative processes, how he got interested in type design, AI, running and Youth Crew hardcore among other things. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! My website: https://nikotampio.com/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikotampio/

Episode 1 – Mikko Björk AKA Wartecs of Flow Mo Crew

In this first episode of Jazz In A Paper Bag I sat down with B-boy Mikko Björk also known as Wartecs. Co-founder of the world famous Flow Mo Crew and Saiffa Dance School and all around creative person. We discussed about how he ended up on the world tour with Bomfunk MC's and what are Mikko's takes on the creativity among other things. So tune in and let's go!