JUST KEEP SPINNING
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JUST KEEP SPINNING -
RETROS N RECORDS
THE INTRO
Our mission is to build community through COLLECTINg, cREATING BONDS, AND SHARING PARTS OF OURSELVES THROUGH THE MEMORIES THAT ARE HELD IN EACH SNEAKER AND SOUND.
MEET THE SNEAKER FREAK & THE RECORD SPINNER BELOW:
collectS records and Shoes because they are pieces of art FOR HIM. They live on longer than anything digital. A vinyl is tangible copy of all the music HE loveS. As for as shoes, they are a piece of history. Every shoe had a different story that it tells with its design and inspiration. From a financial standpoint, shoes are an investment.
Javier started collecting because he DISCOVERED a deep connection to music during his time in undergrad and from that point on his collection began. His first record collected was HNDRXX by Future and I loved it and still do.
RNR means a lot to me because it’s literally what I wanted to do in life. My dream job would be being an owner of a clothing store that sells shoes and vinyls. RNR brings me joy because it creates a community for sneaker heads and vinyls to admire the beauty that is vinyls and sneakers. I love it here ! And Im so excited for our future.
Javier “Jay” JACKSON
comes from a family of poetry and music lovers. growing up with a dad who was a dj before joing the military and a mom that would never miss a moment to play new edition or soul for real. the first time she remembers hearing a record was at her grandparents house listening to the ‘Jungle Book’ on vinyl. In high school she discovered a GENUINE love for the authenticity of vinyl records and how they hold the mistakes and chaos on a record BEAUTIFULLy. After going record shopping for the first time during her college tour, in nashville, and picking up Kendrick Lamar’s GOOD KID M.A.A.D. CITY SHE BEGAN SEARCHING FOR HER DAD’S OLD DJ RECORDS. oNCE SHE FOUND THOSE RECORDS THE COLLECTION BEGAN. bLENDING HER LOVE OF SCIENCE, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AND HER LOVE OF COLLECTING SHE BECAME INFATUATED WITH THE PROCESS OF HOW VINYL IS PRODUCED AND THE INFLUENCE THAT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAD ON VINYL MUSIC.
TO KEYANN SNEAKERS ARE THE BEST ACCESSORIES IN AN OUTFIT AND TELL THE STORY OF THE WEARER WHILE ALSO SHARING THE STORY OF THE DESIGNER. THEY SPEAK FOR A PERSON, SOMETIMES BEFORE THAT PERSON SPEAKS FOR THEMSELVES.
Music has always been an outlet and vinyl keeps spinning for me even when i feel like i can not and my anxiety gets the best of me. IF YOU PUT MY SNEAKERS AND MY VINYL IN A ROOM THEN YOU COULD TELL THE STORY OF ME FLAWLESSLY.