We had the good fortune of connecting with Alex Magee and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alex, what role has risk played in your life or career?
The way I see it life is gambling, so your best bet is to minimize the odds to your favor, to maximize your life potential! That’s a bar, or as we say “Fendi Fact” !

The first risk that I took, was blindly, jumping into Hollywood without a clue! Green as the summers grass, blue as a clear sky day! But what the sharks didn’t know is I was a sponge and baby shark mixed all in one!

That risk has turned me into a megalodon!

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
As a creative director, my biggest inspiration is Gabe Aka Gab3, if you know you know. As far as my creative vision I want the viewer/consumer to feel like they’re right that with me next to their favorite artist, brand, fashion show, concert, etc. I grew up on Dj Scoob/Lil Wayne vlogs, Smack DVD, Day Today, Etc. so i get a ton of inspiration from the nostalgia i grew up on.

I do my best to bring real like emotion into my creative projects and I’m never scared to share my inspiration which i feel is either frowned upon or done in distasteful fashion currently. That’s definitely one thing that sets my work apart from others, the same way avant-garde has its lane in fashion, I’m carving my own creative vision the same way. The way I implement those things is by taking my life experiences no matter negative or positive, then I connect the dots! I always would say growing up “My life is like a movie i can’t make this up” so i started making my own short movies.

The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that you have to learn to accept failure but more importantly really learn and believe in patience and purpose. This journey is a long one, that’s the one thing that is guaranteed in this industry, nothing happens over night even if it seems like it. PATIENCE IS KEY, STUDYING IS LONGEVIY!!!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I can’t away all of my favorite gems, other they won’t be hidden too much longer, but I’ll give you guys 3 spots by category.

I’ll start with my safe space which is Creative/Fashion/Streetwear! These 3 local spots are hands the best in the city no matter of the service you feel there, or the quality of the experience.

Heights District- Located in the Design District 1107 Dragon St. Major love to Rich Mendoza & the whole team over at HD, i personally call it creators paradise, go find out why!!

Centre- Located in Mockingbird Station, Centre stays stocked with all of the latest apparel and sneaker drops from your favorite brands! Big love to TommyJay, one word! Go check them out.

Sneaker Politics-Located in Deep Ellum and the go to spot for all the sneaker news, drops, details etc.! The entire team is great Mike< Rod, Connor, Kellen & Ryan much love twins!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
First of all I have to give the biggest shoutout & thanks to the man that made a lot of this possible for me, Brendan Lamb! Ya know that gorgeous pit master? Ya that one. He’s the man that showed me what “industry hustling” is and that NO JOB IS TOO BIG OR SMALL, if you don’t take anything from this take that!

I could shoutout so many twins but first off, Brendan Lamb deserves everyone’s flowers,
Love you big brother!! 🤞🏾❤️♾️ FCAS(Faith Courage Ambition Strength/F*cking Crazy As Sh*t. That’s where my branding endeavors were born :). H

I’m currently building a community of TWINS( Trust With Intuition Never Settle) as a brand, & also an overall creative safe -space for all types of art. Crit Life deservers their roses (Create Reveal Inspire Today) a creative collective formed in DFW that inspired the twin motion that I am currently inspiring.

ThoseDotConnectors is a creative consulting group that I started in December 2019 and now includes three more amazing creatives TJ, Cris, & Nick! Major love and shoutout to them for the constant belief and support in my visons and entrusting me to execute.

Shoutout to David Northcutt aka Pha7om, the best Dj in the industry! I manage and consult him so if you need an amazing DJ contact us! We’ll be on tour all 2023!

I’ll close the shout-outs by saying THANK YOU to everyone that has/is supporting me along this journey mainly my mother, Dermeka Magee! I’m looking forward to achieving new heights and checking off new goals this year.

Last but not least i hope to see you all at Upnext, Restless & SoWhat Music Festival this here right in Dallas!
July 28th UPnextFestival will be amazing!

 

Website: twitch.tv/theaffiliatesshow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawsonsbreek/?hl=en

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-magee-0b5782209

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sFHvpHz_mDUh0eKNubHSw

Other: ThoseDotConnectors IG is @ThoseDotConnectors

Image Credits
Credits: Spark Ig @Spark9155 Kingdom Ig @KingdomJones Cris IG @MisterCristx Caterin IG @Caticaptures Much love to all the twins!

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