Kimberley Isaac Moyes is the drummer and keyboard/synth player of the Australian electronic duo The Presets. On his own, he makes some enchantingly brutal, unorthodox dance music under the moniker K.I.M. He chatted with us on the phone from his hotel room in downtown New York before gearing up to DJ some gigs across the country. In September, The Presets and fellow Aussies Cut Copy will co-headline a North America tour (see dates below). We dug the last time they swung by Brooklyn, and for the record, so did he: “We had such a blast at that show, besides the fact that we were both sick as dogs. It was fucking great.” →

Occupation and Position.
Fashion Market Editor/Assistant Editor- Los Angeles Times

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
Venice. I don’t live there, but wish I did. It’s got a great sense of culture and community. Great restaurants and shops, but relaxed. Not flashy. Feels far away from the stuff I do and deal with every day in West Hollywood. →

Occupation and Position.
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Civic Art Coordinator

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
Northeast Koreatown, aka Historic Filipinotown, aka El Salvado Pequeno. It’s a fusion, it’s in flux, it’s freak-filled as well as family-friendly. It is also uniquely close to a metro →

Occupation and Position.
Minister of Information for Stones Throw Records.

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
Silver Lake. Apart from the skinny jeans phenomenon, it’s the most creative, artistic, & laid-back area of L.A., which is good cuz I’m →

Occupation and Position.
Creative Director // Founder of K.Z.O (Kazuo)

What neighborhood/city do you closely identify with? What makes your community so unique?
Mostly I identify with Los Angeles because it’s where I’m from and Tokyo, only because I’m there so often……I think that Los Angeles can be construed as “unique” just by the simple fact that so many people from around the world come to the city to live and work just because of the weather and lifestyle. With that, you meet so many different and interesting people. →

Occupation and Position.
FASHION. AESTHETICS. ARCHITECTURE.
SENIOR DESIGNER FOR HELMUT LANG.

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
A HYBRID OF TRIBECA L.E.S. AND FORT GREENE WITH LOTS OF CENTRAL PARK. NOWADAYS I FEEL THAT NEIGHBOURHOODS IN MOST METROPOLITAIN CITIES DO NOT REALLY HAVE NEIGHBOURS OR A HOMOGENOUS IDENTITY. OR MAYBE IT’S JUST ME WHO CAN’T DECIDE… →

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Jason Reitman is sitting in his car around 3rd Street and La Cienega suffering from road rage. A woman with a license plate of 5AEE461 (he requested I publish the number) has just taken up two parking spots irking Reitman with her social irresponsibility and less than acceptable driving skills. If only he could get out and direct traffic →

Occupation and Position.
Musician: Bass player/singer/guitar player /drummer/producer/engineer for THE BREAKESTRA, Dee jay & Co-Founder/Promoter: of THE ROOTDOWN & FUNKY SOLE PARTIES/KING OF THE SLASHIES! →

Occupation and Position.

Architect and Principal of Rachel Allen Architecture

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?

Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. It’s genuinely diverse and in so many ways: race, class, age, gardening skills. It feels like a small town in the big city, a pocket of sincerity in a sea of urban cynicism. It reminds me of the San Francisco of the 1970s →

Occupation and Position.
Director/Artist/Designer and Creator of Violette/Permanent teenager.

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
The Lower East Side or Downtown really. I love the cultures surrounding the area, the history of immigration, the new transplants, the artists, the bad smells, the good →