Welcome to ADAPT. Our live interview series, highlighting womxn & their creative pivots during uncertain times. We’ll discuss how quarantine & the current social climate have influenced our workflows + business models, all the way to new forms of business & exchanges that are popping up.

Hosted by Women Sound Off co-founder & CEO, Evangeline ‘Vang’ Elder.

MEET THE GUESTS

TAYLOR CRUMPTON (Culture Critic)

Taylor Crumpton is a music, pop culture and politics writer transplanted in Oakland, originally from Dallas. In just four years, Taylor has used her collective experiences to create the sharp and poignant work that she has become well-known to produce. She’s been welcomed to speak on the Netflix-produced podcast “You Can’t Make This Up”, served as the guest editor for Them’s 2020 Black History Month editorial package, and has even been recognized amongst her peers by way of her Jack Jones’ cultural critics index placement.

Since she’s began writing, Taylor’s bylines has appeared on a variety of publications, including Pitchfork, Nylon, Playboy, Marie Claire and others.

Connect with Taylor: Instagram

NADIRAH SIMMONS (Founder, The Gumbo)

Nadirah Simmons is the founder of The Gumbo, a social club and editorial hub for and by Black women who love Hip-Hop. She is also the social media manager at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, where she is responsible for managing Instagram and producing digital bits with guests like Robert De Niro, Method Man, LL Cool J, Tracee Ellis Ross, and more. Additionally, she is a writer for ‘Kitty’s World,’ a virtual music video countdown show created by Kitty Ca$h.

Connect with Nadirah: Instagram

HOSTED BY VANG (Co-founder, Women Sound Off)

As the Co-founder and CEO of Women Sound Off, Vang is building safe spaces for women and creatives across sectors within and outside of music. She heads marketing at WSO, works partnerships at indie label EMPIRE and runs her own management & marketing agency, All Angles. Her ability to disrupt the music and creative space as a social entrepreneur continues to shift today's limited ecosystem for musicians and women entertainment—with inclusivity at the helm of her work. 

Connect with Vang: Instagram