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Toyota and UPROXX’s Next Forta series that put emerging creatives in the passenger seat of the New All-Electric Toyota C-HR with Grammy-nominated DJ, producer and songwriter Illenium to talk creativity, big dreams, and building a career that lasts, has reached its finale. Closing things out: LA stylist and designer Toreno Winn.
For Toreno, the car is a “second home,” a “portable office,” and a place for “peace and quiet,” which makes it close to a series about the importance of a vehicle for up-and-coming creatives. A stylist at first, Toreno is starting to try his hand at his own creative designs, and the move has raised some doubts with him.
“I hold on to things and I don’t let it out… I’m a perfectionist at times,” he said, so he asked Illenium how I know when the work is done.
Illenium’s advice: the job is never done, you have to know when to let go. “More transparency is better, let things be rough around the edges … There will never be a perfect situation where everything is ready.”
The episode also revealed a key piece of Illenium’s lore: his signature sweater look started out of “extreme laziness,” because he hated checking a bag at the airport. Now fans show up to his shows in their own jerseys. It’s a window into a side of his artwork that isn’t talked about: how to let things grow organically, and evolve from a core identity instead of reinventing yourself with every project.
That’s a cover Next Fort. Check out the full episode above. This edition is presented in partnership with Toyota.
