Dersu, Author at WITNESS THIS

Dersu Rhodes

Co-Founder and Lead Designer to WITNESS THIS and former Creative Director at VICE Media, Los Angeles, Dersu's latest project is A COLLECTIVE YES, a group of creative professionals offering customized solutions for brands.

Mix of the Month, Music / April 1, 2019

Mix of the Month April 2019 — Gabriel Belmudes

From the moment that Gabriel starts to play, his warmth leads you out of the cold. His years of enjoying the music as a dancer in Brazil allow you to feel that he is with you at your level, experiencing the vibe with you, present and connected throughout his entire set.

Mix of the Month, Music / October 16, 2018

Mix of the Month October 2018 — compiled by Milo Häfliger

"I love to have eye contact with the crowd. I think its possible to connect simply through the music though which is one of the reasons I often dance with my eyes closed when listening to someone else spinning."

Music / September 11, 2018

WITNESS THIS Exclusive Mix: Mike Haddad

Some people are able to create sets that breathe and take on a new life even beyond the productions that they are made up of. I’ve lost count of the times that I’ve downloaded a track from one of Mike Haddad’s sets, and it doesn’t feel the same as when I heard it in his mix.

Mix of the Month, Music / May 12, 2018

Mix of the Month May 2018 — compiled by Niki Sadeki

I owe Niki Sadeki for weeks of creative fuel, siphoned from her DJ sets which are charged with so much depth and heart. Listening to her first set from Frisky Radio I was obsessed, where had this girl come from?

Motion / May 3, 2018

Quality Time with Jasmine Solano - Episode 2: MeLo-X

We're excited to feature an exclusive first look from a series hosted by Jasmine Solano and produced by filmmaker Mara Tasker. Jasmine is half of the DJ music duo Electric Punanny with MeLo-X. Typically people see this duo in performance mode, however…

Motion / April 30, 2018

Damien Vignaux's New Film Flips Gender Roles in Shibari

Suffocation. Time suspended. The things holding us back. The weakness, inadequacy, the frustration. The patterns of our restlessness.

Feature, Motion / April 26, 2018

Filming 'Dreamer' in Oregon Changed the Way I Look at Roadkill

I distinctly remember the moment when my friend Lucius told me about his friend, Dreamer. My hair was standing up on the back of my neck as he recounted stories of how Dreamer received phone calls in the middle of the night and goes out to retrieve dead…

Photo / April 9, 2018

Swiss Photographer Yves Bachmann Isn't Afraid of Minimal Compositions

What strikes me about Yves is his confidence in photographing simple images. He doesn't rely on complicated styling or dramatic lighting and instead plays with subtle tones and light balance to tell stories. Yves lives in Zurich and seems to embody the…

Photo / April 17, 2017

The Black Sail - A Photo Series by Benjamin Askinas (NSFW)

Being friends with Benjamin Askinas for a while now, I have come to understand his art and process — matchmaking narrative with photography. He’s set meticulous standards outside simple, ordained beauty photography and expands into the aberrant.

Mix of the Month, Music / April 12, 2017

Mix of the Month April 2017 — Nico Stojan @ Symbiosis Festival 2016

I spoke with Nico Stojan at my small house in Venice, we sat in my living room and ate carrot pieces and hummus with Heidi Edwards, a photographer from Los Angeles. Read the interview, and tune into the exclusive mix that Nico has gifted the WITNESS THIS readers with!

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