Kyle has always had an intense love of music and the written word. Starting with meeting artists like LL Cool J and Beastie Boys as a young girl, her curiosity for what goes on behind the scenes quickly grew. A journalistic career was calling her and she went on to start her freelance writing career shortly after leaving college. Since then, she has gone on to work for a variety of publications an
d websites, including HipHopDX, Wax Poetics, The Source, Thrasher Skateboard Magazine, Ghettoblaster, High Times, Bonafide Magazine, Kansas City Pitch, Little Village Magazine, and the Chuck D-curated RAPstation & HipHopGods. With experience in PR and booking, Kyle is poised for a long-lasting career. She currently maintains a position as the music curator/staff writer for HipHopDX while juggling other freelance obligations as well. Paul designed his first logo at the age of 15 for the Civil Air Patrol in his home town of Taos, New Mexico. He has been drawing and working with typography since he was first able to hold a pencil. Paul Started college at Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA and halfway through transferred to California College of the Arts in pursuit of more challenging critiques from the instructors. Paul graduated from CCA with a BFA with graphic design emphasis in 2008. Since then Paul has won an AIGA Gold Award and Best Magazine Cover Award from the Great Plains Journalism Awards for his typographic work and several other awards for his design work in advertising. He also runs Smart Minds and works as a designer for an assortment of clients including HipHopDX, Blu Marketing Solutions and many others.
