Please welcome intern Raylene Castillote to the HRDCVR team!
tweets:Â @whoisraylene | born:Â Lynnwood, WA | lives:Â Seattle, WA | graduate of:Â Seattle University | major:Â Communication Studies with a Sociology minor
What does HRDCVR represent for you?
growth, growth, growth. potential. innovation. a chance for different and unknown creatives to come to light and share their gifts. a chance for the public to gain a different type of awareness and new perspectives. the beginning of a movement that will help inspire greater moments of impact.
How did you hear about HRDCVRâand what attracted you?
a friend of mine, DJ Hyphen, runs a dope radio segment every Sunday night on Seattleâs KUBE93, called Sunday Night Sound Session. he plays dope upcoming, underground music in the hip-hop, rap and r&b sceneâsome local, some not. one night he was interviewing Danyel and Elliott about HRDCVR. the moment I heard their missionâHRDCVR being something âby and for the new everyoneââI was immediately intrigued. I hit up Hyphen and was like, Yo this sounds really dope, how do i get more information, i need to get involved, tell me how i can get involved? he hit up Danyel. Danyel told him to have me email her. she emailed me back with the most inspiring and motivating email i could have ever gotten from a female that iâd look up to as a mentor, then Darian and i just clicked over the phone through a phone interview, and the next thing i know iâm HRDCVRâs newest intern. nowâactually being able to really go through that whole process is what attracted me. the fact that HRDCVR is really sticking to their mission statement of being BY and FOR the NEW everyone in a sense that they want to make themselves accessible to anyone who wants to connect and who is down with the mission is really amazing and touching to me.
What are you hoping to take from your internship at HRDCVR?
i view this opportunity as a big learning experience that can help me transcend and get more involved with whatâs going on in our world. i want to be a part of something bigger than myself, something that can help make an impact on peopleâs lives and change the way they experience a piece of art, a feature or an article, an interview, or an intro to a certain culture or lifestyle.
What does a âcreativeâ mean to you? And do you consider yourself one?
to me a âcreativeâ means being able to articulate or present how you naturally feel inside and externalizing that into something you can share with other people. itâs allowing yourself to become an expressionist without being a victim of worrying about what others will think of you. itâs honing in on the craft you were blessed with, and offering that to the world in whatever way you can to share and spread the inspiration. i definitely consider myself a creative. i strive to do all of the above everyday.Â
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
happy. with sharper skill sets and a wider range of knowledge and understanding. living to my fullest potential. somewhere inspiring people and touching them in positive ways. and in love, probably with the love of my life.Â
What do you love about Seattle?
how iâm still in the process of falling in love with a place iâve been in all my life. over time iâve found myself beginning to appreciate things i hadnât before, like the weather we get, and the rich culture, art and music Seattle has to offer. oh and the air almost always smells so fresh and crisp. and our tap water is good, too!
Tell us about your passion for writing.
my passion for writing has been there since middle school, i have a thing for words. iâm fascinated by word play, whether with metaphors or analogies or finding different ways to communicate the same message.Â
Twitter? Instagram? Love âem? Like âem?
i like them in a sense that they can be used as resources and tools to help people connect all around the world. as much meaningless noise that there is on Twitter and Instagram, thereâs still meaningful, substance-filled content. iâve seen social media be a lowkey assassin to the newspaper industry, causing some people to be simple-minded and ignorant to the greater issues going on in the world. iâve also seen social media help give rise and awareness to protests and movements that stand for unity and justice. we create the dynamic between social media coverage and journalism. do you think itâs the Twitter appâs fault that some people are paying attention to the next celebrityâs leaked nude pictures more than social justice movements going on around the world? no, itâs the people behind those social media outlets that are responsible. so how do we find a way to get people to pay attention to and be intrigued by quality journalism? i think HRDCVR is trying to answer that question.Â
Whatâs your favorite way to spend downtime?
sleeping in a comfy space. eating good food with tasty dessert after. writing. singing with passionate feeling. listening to musicââ90s old school hip-hop and r&b, or an artistâs latest project that just dropped. spending quality time with my goofy and loving family and friends. sometimes hooping, sometimes dancing.Â
Best concert youâve been to? Why?
J.Coleâs âWhat Dreams May Come Trueâ Tour in 2013 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, because heâs my favorite rapper. iâve listened to J.Cole since his 2007 tape âThe Come Upâ came out, and have followed his journey ever since. the raw emotions he conveys through his story-telling and the way he connects with his fans on an accessible, loving level is crazy inspiring. i could go on and on about what i think about his craft. people should just go listen to his latest interview on NPRâs Microphone Check (http://n.pr/1zVi0vH) and they should go buy 2014 Forest Hills Drive.Â
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