Garret Louie (GMAN) has been marketing and promoting parties since 1990. It all started after a trip to the ASR trade show in LA. He saw what was going down, decided that he wanted to bring it to Canada, and picked up the streetwear clothing line, Freshjive. That was the start of the distribution company Timebomb Trading Inc. Knowing that he needed to promote the brand the same way he saw it down in LA, he threw his first massive party in Vancouver. 1,500 people showed up and it was the beginning of it all.
During the day, Garret is a Director at Timebomb Trading Inc, which presently represents lines like Etnies, Emerica, Freshjive, RVCA, and LRG, and is the co-owner of the sales agency NLA. Along with Garry Bone, and Robert Rizk, he is part owner of the shoe boutique, Livestock. At night, Garret is a DJ and promoter with partner Robert Rizk, and their company, GMAN and RIZK is responsible for building and defining the hip hop music scene in Canada. It was inevitable that the two would open their own club. Fortune Sound Club, their newest project, is set to open Summer 2009. Somehow Garret manages to do it all, and be a husband and father too- which is why I asked him to do a proof - to share a glimpse of his home and daily life.
The Proof
1. Vinyl is not dead.
2. My fav artist.
3. Wolverine vs Spidey, they should make this movie.
4. I like books.
5. My view from my office at Timebomb.
6. Why I love living on the North Shore.
7. Boombox.
8. Crafty kids.
The Questions
What do you do and where?
A little bit of this and that over here and over there.
What neighborhood do you live in?
North Shore in the mountains.
What are you working on?
Working on my daily routines at Timebomb during the day and building this new club at night with a few other things inbetween.
Where can we find your work?
Check me out on:
Thanks G!
