DELTA LAUNCHPAD
Delta, looking to connect with creative communities in three of the airline’s top markets: Los Angeles, New York and Seattle, hired VICE to create an experience across music, film and food. The Launchpad was a multi-city series of events that engaged consumers through daily workshops, experiences and content. The Delta Launchpad provided aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools to support their creative passions, and their pursuit of travel. Acts and talent included Sophie Tucker, Chef Eduardo Jordan, director Ana Lily Amirpour, Kurt Uenala and more.
Edouardo Jordan: Edible Biography
At the Delta Launchpad event in Seattle, Chef Edouardo Jordan tells the story of his culinary journey through a twelve course meal. Each dish represents one step on his path in elevating southern cuisine into the world of fine dining. #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Ana Lily Amirpour: Inventing Cinema
For screenwriter-director Ana Lily Amirpour, making a movie is like inventing a whole new world. Ana Lily speaks at The Delta Launchpad in Los Angeles about the process behind her genre-bending new film, The Bad Batch, where a dystopian desert landscape lays the backdrop for a surreal story of finding what's important in life.
Shota Nakajima: Northwest by Northwest
Before opening his restaurant, Adana, at the age of twenty-five, Chef Shota Nakajima trained at a restaurant in Osaka where he intensively lived and cooked every single day. Now living in Seattle, Shota fell in love with Pacific Northwest ingredients and created a Japanese cuisine all his own, which he shared with guests at an intimate #DeltaLaunchpad dinner.
Fatima Al Qadiri: Dancefloors from Kuwait to New York
Raised in Kuwait, based in Berlin, and producing music all over the world, Fatima Al Qadiri teaches us about how she uses her global influences to create the music she makes today #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Palmbomen II: Scoring for Film
Kai Hugo aka Palmbomen II is a Dutch producer and filmmaker based between Holland and Los Angeles. Using the mixture of analog and digital production equipment that goes with him around the world, Palmbomen takes us through the process of scoring a melancholic scene from his own film.
Kurt Uenala: From Voltage to Sound
Kurt Uenala aka Null + Void is a prolific producer and synthesizer programmer. Here, he demonstrates the basic building blocks of synthetic sound and will give insight into his methods of turning blips and blops into expressive music for the likes of Moby and Depeche Mode.#DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Awful Records: The Power of Collectives
Collectives have become today's musical incubators for creativity and support. Founder of Atlanta-based Awful Records, Father, came to speak at the Delta Launchpad in NYC to give insight into a collective's ability to completely transform an artist's career. #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Janicza Bravo: Creatorship
Janicza Bravo is a woman who wears many hats - literally. She also leads the vision for every aspect of her dark comedy filmmaking process. At the Delta Launchpad event in Los Angeles, Janicza discusses her experiences in production design, editing, costume design, screenwriting, and directing as all tools within the arsenal that is Janicza's creatorship.
The Future of Farming is Female
Hilary Dahl, co-owner of Seattle Urban Farm Company, believes that anyone can grow their own produce - even on a small outdoor space in a big city. Watch her speak at the Delta Launchpad about the new face of farming. The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Maxime Bilet: Culinary Alchemy
Modernist chef and innovator, Maxime Bilet answers the pressing question, "Why is food the only technology-based industry that is behind in technology?" Learn the basics on sustainable cooking methods such as using a pressure cooker or centrifuge to get the richest flavors from the simplest ingredients like carrots and peas.
Renee Erickson: From Sea to Table
Renee Erickson is a chef that believes that the best seafood is sustainable and locally sourced. At the Delta Launchpad she gives a tutorial on farming oysters, as well as how to shuck and taste them. The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Tanisha Scott: Choreography
World renowned dancer and choreographer Tanisha Scott has traveled all over the globe working with acts like Drake, Rihanna, and Sean Paul. Here, she teaches us tips on choreography. #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Courtney Hoffman: Creating Characters
Courtney Hoffman takes us behind the scenes of her latest film, The Good Time Girls. A story of female vigilantes in the Wild West. Speaking at The Delta Launchpad in LA, she uncovers how costume design influences both acting and directing when it comes to creating characters.
Wolfpack Brothers: DIY Filmmaking
Once confined to a NYC apartment, The Wolfpack Brothers learned to see the outside world through the medium of film. Watch them speak at The Delta Launchpad in LA about the importance of DIY cinema and how you don't need a massive budget to make movie magic.
Production Design with Ethan Tobman
What does it take to become a world renowned Production Designer? Ethan Tobman (production designer for the Oscar-Winning film Room, Beyonce's Lemonade) speaks at the Delta Launchpad event in Los Angeles about the art of production design. #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Michal Marczak: In The Realm of Art
Polish filmmaker Michal Marczak takes us into the world of his latest film All These Sleepless Nights. Michal speaks at The Delta Launchpad in Los Angeles about everything that impacted his film from cinematography to location to travel. #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
Sofi Tukker: Songwriting
Musical duo Sofi Tukker talk about their creative process for writing a song and share tips on getting music and lyrics from all different languages and cultures to paper. #DeltaLaunchpad The only way to change the world is to go out and be in it.
