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FEATURED VIDEO: “Yumi So Cute”

I was biking past a parking lot in Venice and saw a makeshift show by a homeless future star named Yumi So Cute, who was living in her car since she’d come out from from New Orleans. I was super inspired by her, and offered to make her a music video. I hope it brings you energy.

Yumi: “My aspiration is to wake people up to their power. My music is the anthem, and my existence is the proof that it’s possible to be free. I want to bring punk back to black. Being an alternative woman of color everyone looked at me funny, but respected me because I was true to myself. I want to be that role model, that icon, who creates personal freedom for those who listen, through my music and my energy.”

Say hey if you want to get on the Yumi train. Made by an amazing team: DP Stash Slionski, editor Soren James, producer Michelle Stratton, featuring Yumi's peeps plus Venice icon Greg Cipes.

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