Meet Your Makers

Like Animals aka Fantomo aka Luis Gutierrez

Luis (aka Like Animals aka Fantomo) is a composer, drummer, and DJ. To box his music in the “electronic” genre would severely shortchange his art. More than putting together badass beats, he creates textures and atmospheres as an attempt to capture the essence of a place or emotion. Think along the lines of Amon Tobin or Jon Hopkins. In our conversation, we tackle the need for structure and discipline in the artist’s life, the evolution of style, work that sells versus work that’s honest, and the tension between contentment and creativity. Two of his albums as Like Animals are available on Spotify. The same goes for his work with Chocolate Grass. His more recent work is on Soundcloud: ikeanimals

Kris Barnett: Guitar builder, inventor, skateboarder

Kris moved to Berlin one and a half years ago where he now makes a living building classical guitars while also inventing guitar accessories like supports and straps. In this conversation, we discuss work ethic, perfectionism and the constant process of refinement. His work can be found here: www.krisbarnettguitars.com www.instagram.com/barnettguitars www.barnettguitarsupports.com