GAWDLY TIES, SEASON 2
Series Creator: Joseph "Joe Gawd" DeShields
Project Manager + Videographer: Chevon "Coach CC" DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra-Rashida Bolden
Shooting Location: Brooklyn, NY
Date: November 27, 2019
With 2020 approaching and the vision starting to become clearer, it was time to put XVI to rest for a while and focus on our personal brands. The move to New York was right around the corner and the new year felt special.
// Producers: Omar & Ash B
// Exec. Producer: Joe Gawd
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Omar Crawford & Ashley Bernadine
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden
Date: July 2014 – May 2015
WHO RUNS HOWARD? NEW YORK RUNS HOWARD. That’s the description. PERIOD.
// Producers: Say, Lex & Sasha
// Exec. Producer: Duncan
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Omar Crawford & Ashley Bernadine
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden
Date: November 1, 2019
In the midst of preparing for the move to New York, I wanted to curate a playlist series about the journey of XVI, called Gawdly Ties that was unlike any other playlist series the world had seen.
// Producer: Rowdy
// Exec. Producer: James
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Rhéa Guillaume-Roussel
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden
Date: October 17, 2019
New York was always the plan. Chevon always dreamed of living in New York as a young girl and I was finally returning home after a 6-year leave. It was a time to reflect and take care of what's important.
// Producers: Chevon & Joe Gawd
// Exec. Producer: James
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Chevon and Joseph DeShields
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistants: Zahra Bolden & Omar Crawford
Date: August 22, 2019
A few years, we’ve been talking about moving to New York but things started to pop up; unemployment & a wedding. This time it felt right, it felt like this was the moment we had all been waiting for.
// Producers: Troy & Isaiah
// Exec. Producer: James Chavez
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Troy Brown and Isaiah Ryan
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden
Date: April 8, 2019
Coming off a new relaunch, a marriage, and an album release, XVI was at an all-time high in business and personal. With a new collaboration in the works, we felt like we could conquer anything.
// Producers: Dante & Britt
// Exec. Producer: Joe Gawd
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Dante Revels and Brittany Ortiz
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden
Date: March 23, 2019
It was time for us to get married. It was poetic getting married in the courthouse. After only a month of us being together, Chevon suggested going to the courthouse and so 5 years later, that’s what we did.
// Producers: Dom + Trav
// Exec. Producer: Chevon
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Visual Credits:
Starring: Dominique McDonald and Travis Hylton
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden
Check out James discussing his experiences in season one as an executive producer for the first time and what to expect in season two.
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Visual Credits:
Starring: James Chavis
Creative Director: Joseph DeShields
Videographer: Chevon DeShields
Production Assistant: Zahra Bolden