District Team!
The Incredible People That Make This Shit Happen
Individually we’ve had our hands in many of the pockets of vaporwave over the years – together we bring a wonderful amalgam of talent and knowledge, and are thrilled to be on this journey to try and capture what exactly vaporwave is.
I started this project as a means to broadcast my podcast and whatever other ideas came to mind, and along the way I’ve been blessed to have some amazing people want to team up with me here. As the founder and director of Utopia District I am honored to be able to work with these incredible people.
Cerulea_d.lux
Production Supervisor
Nostalgia reticulation unit, converting CRT memories into OLED fever dreams. Iridescent trash can, 75% caffeine & GIFs by volume. Cyberspace bouncer business hours/cyberpunk anarchist evenings & weekends. Hi-tek lolife, battery-farm raised on Windows 98 & System 7, roving the information superhighway since the fall of the last geocity. Architect of virtual utopias, disciple of the wave; harvesting organic aesthetic and proffering vaporwave artifacts to the current that they may drift & compile across incalculable spacetimes.
I write and edit fiction and nonfiction, dabble in physical and digital arts, and create goods for IRL vaporscapes as the mad scientist at LuxLabs. I love to lose myself in the current of vapor and let it take me where it will— drifting along the shores of mallsoft, utopian virtual, post-internet, and other xennial watering holes; luxuriating in the glimmering tide pools of golden loops, and rolling in the deep dumpsters of shitposters & meta enthusiasts after a night in the divebars of broken transmission & #buttvapor. The wave is wide & deep, and it has carried you to Utopia District— we welcome you to discover its treasures.
Saintcloud
Production Manager
SaintCloud is a computer engineering student and vaporwave enthusiast from Louisville, KY. He has been involved with the vaporwave community since joining the Private Suite Magazine Discord back in 2018 (project now disbanded). He’s made videos, modded streams, produced visuals for live events, and loves working with a devoted team.
Saint loves collecting both vaporwave cassettes and vinyl. He is also obsessed with dead malls and makes a pilgrimage to one at least once a month. His hobbies include listening to vaporwave, gaming, and exploring retro media. From time to time he also likes to produce vaporwave/aesthetic art. This includes producing digital art, as well as using old camera tech to get his desired results. His favorite vaporwave sub-genre is mallsoft. SaintCloud serves as the Production Manager and as a Content Creator for Utopia District.
Gbanas92
Content Supervisor
Vaporwave has long been a passion of mine. To listen to, that is. With no musical bone in my body, I had to find some way into the scene. As it happens, I rather enjoy writing. So I decided to turn those talents toward vaporwave, first with Private Suite Magazine, and now with Utopia District.
I’m obsessed with mallsoft, which I cherish above all, but honestly I love vaporwave in most of its innumerable forms. When I’m not pining over vaporwave or my ever-growing cassette collection, there are a handful of other things I like to do. Chief among them is gaming, which I do basically every day. And hockey, where I’ve been a Colorado Avalanche fan my entire life.
Stuad^Dib | Content Creator
Stuad^Dib just wants to figure it all out. A Physics degree helped, but it also opened many more questions. He hopes to live to see real social and technological progress lift the world out of the cyberpunk dystopia it’s in, but until then he’ll have to cope with the warm numbing embrace of vapor.
Josh.exe | Content Facilitator
Tape and vinyl collector and budding HiFi enthusiast Josh.exe has been into Vaporwave and its many subgenres since his friend wouldn’t stop sending him Floral Shoppe. A voracious consumer of music and visual sets (when he’s actually off work for the live ones) and is more than happy to pick up albums on a suggestion or a whim.
Priestess | Creator / Visual Artist
Priestess is a vaporwave artist from the US, but based in a realm of her own making. On any given day, you can find the Priestess strolling through her psychedelic gardens under a colorful sky, populating it with Greek heroes and heroines. Or perhaps you will find her in the underworld crafting and conversing with skulls. But either way, you will discover a bit of her in all her creations.
Will Wade | Content Creator
Will “the whole album” Wade is a diehard music fan, listens to everything and anything and will convince you why you should like an album even if he hates it. One half of the duo Eyeclick, noise music producer, visualist and writer this wildcard wouldn’t be caught dead sitting in silence.
Prenoko | Content Creator
You might recognize Prenoko from his trademark mullet and hip threads. He grew up playing nintendo and utilizing services like napster and mp3.com. Listens to everything because he’s always searching for the best song for any conceivable scenario. Leans towards classic vapor and plunderphonic styles.
Dreamingdenizon | Content Facilitator
International Vaporwaver of Mystery and Utopia District’s Resident Eccentric, dreamingdenizen is our Content Facilitator working with their old comrade Josh.exe. Wavin’ for almost a decade now, DD is a crazed aficionado, voracious vinyl collector, reluctant writer, pretentious overthinker and critic, fringe radical philosopher and stoned theologian, friend to all dogs, and world traveler. If you get tired of their antics, blame cerulea_d.lux for bringing them back into the community and cast your eggs that direction.
Darkfez | Content Editor
Darkfez Futuretro is your VaporGramps, nearly the oldest critter in vaporwave. You adopted this aesthetic; he was born to it. Graduate of the class of 1988. Once upon a time, a New Romantic and OG (Original Goth. Yeah, he’s old.). Detesting mall-walkers, he loves the layered post-capitalist nostalgia of mallsoft. Will boogy to city pop and future funk with the correct inducements. Go on. Make an offer.
DJ Nonn | Content Creator
An audio enthusiast and ex-radio host, DJ Nonn consumes the endless flow of vaporwave so you don’t have to. Bringing you reviews of must-listen albums and weekly concept mixes on YouTube, the DJ never shies away from a chance to share boundary-pushing music.
C A S I N O | Content Creator
May have a drinking problem. Definitely has a gambling problem. But on the side, he is a proud lover/merciless critic of vaporwave and all things aesthetic. Can’t produce music or make art to save his life, but he can write… sort of ok? Regardless, the vaporwave scene is stuck with him, at least until disco makes a comeback.
SquizzleKop | Creator / Visual Artist
Maker of small objects and moments. While I’m mostly working in the Audio/Visual realm these days, I have a long history of playing in the experimental art and music spaces. Explorations in circuit bending and mixed visual forms lead me to a place where I eventually tumbled into vaporwave tripping over its many sub-genres. One thing led to another and I fell in love. Decided to try my hand at visual work and something just clicked. Looking forward to making visions a reality here at Utopia District.