Arts * Living * Culture * Fashion * Music
1626 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
Seen Uptown Magazine is a collaborative effort - our team members are all active in their respective fields and are listed below along with relevant links to their work & experience. Feel free to contact them with questions or ideas for upcoming issues.
Scott is co-owner and coordinating editor. As a real estate broker and Realtor with My Townhome Realty Scott helps clients find the perfect neighborhood and home or condo in Center City and Uptown Charlotte. Scott was a regular writer for Uptown Magazine for 3 years and has been a contributor to The Mecklenburg Times and The Charlotte Observer. As the editor of Seen Uptown Magazine Scott seeks out stories and images to show these great neighborhoods, events, people and happenings around the Queen City to you.
Find Scott at www.NewCondosCharlotte.com / www.LiveInWilmore.com - email: Scott@SeenUptown.com
Ryan specializes in advertising images. His diverse clientele include local architects, lawyers, medical professionals, nationally distributed products , artists, sports teams and small business owners. Local boutiques, designers and agencies rely heavily on his fashion photography. His work has been featured on national websites including MTV, SMET, Ed Hardy, Maxim and locally in Uptown Magazine. His work with historic photo restoration has appeared in Newsweek, AARP Magazine, and over 30 museum exhibitions. He's also written and published 5 books.
REACH RYAN AT: http://www.fenixfoto.com OR EMAIL: FenixFoto@SeenUptown.com
* education: Parsons School of Design, NYC
Tim Gunn was my admissions counselor
*early influences: Navy brat, lots of traveling; lived on both U.S. coasts, also in Greece
and Belgium
www.LittleShiva.com / www.fingerpaintingonmars.com / www.weirdcharlotte.com
TJ is co-owner, publisher and contributor for business and real estate related topics. As the owner of My Townhome Realty / Maison Properties / My Home Leasing Tj has a wealth of experience in many aspects related to real estate and living in center city Charlotte - from helping individuals purchase their homes to marketing and selling whole developments and projects. His firm has over 40 brokers covering the Charlotte region and upstate South Carolina and has represented dozens of condominium and townhome projects for developers across the city. You can also find Tj on the air for WCNC Charlotte's show "Today" on Wednesdays.
Reach Tj at www.MyTownhome.com or TJ@SeenUptown.com
Joey hails from Atlanta and has been in Charlotte for over 10 years. He originally arrived working for a modeling agency, moved on to become the 1st graduate of The Aveda Institute and after a year in the field opened J Studio in SouthEnd / Wilmore. He's been involved in the fashion scene ever since - his work has been published in Uptown Magazine (where he was fashion editor for 4 years) and Elevate Magazine and has styled numerous shoots for local stylists and boutiques. His runway shows and many shoots feature clothing and shoes of his own design creation. Joey is also the creative director for Fashion Soul, the runway and show element of SouthEnd Soul each Spring and is the "Fashion Guru" for Fox News local - he is the stylist for the on-air talent and has a weekly regular segment called "Fashion Friday" on Fox News Rising.
Find Joey at www.JStudioSouthend.com or reach out at Joey@SeenUptown.co
Queen City Syndicate is the collaboration of Joel Khouri, David Vallier and Andrae Bergeron - all Charlotte music scenesters, each with varied experiece from production, event promotion and all are musicians at some level. Queen City Syndicate also produces online podcasts about the local music scene and local musicians.
Visit www.QueenCitySyndicate.com to learn more and check out their podcasts.
Sharon followed love to Charlotte from Houston and never left. Sharon is a Painter, Public Art Creator, Curator, and Director of the much missed Center of the Earth Gallery. Sharon's work has been shown nationally as well as in various galleries around Charlotte. She'll be a Summer Affiliate at The McColl Center for Visual Art in Uptown Charlotte from April through August so stop by her studio and say "hello".
To see more of Sharon's work and to learn more about her visit www.SharonDowell.com or email her at Sharon@SeenUptown.com
Seen Uptown will also be working with Nightlife TV, an exciting new entertainment show that promotes Charlotte’s cultural scene by showcasing the local nightlife, special events, restaurants, arts and music. Nightlife TV is a monthly show hosted by Brittney Cason, directed and written by Andre Araiz & Eric Halili. Nightlife TV will be covering our launch party Friday, March 11, and will be featured frequently as a partner in promoting great events, people and happenings in the Queen City!
Tracey has been involved with community groups and non-profits in Charlotte for years. As a native Charlottean he brings this perspective to the needs of our ever evolving city. He is the founder of Russ Communications and is the Executive Director of Crossroads Charlotte. He is on the steering committee for TEDxCharlotte and the Board of Time Out Youth.
Find Tracy at www.RussCommunications.com or email at TRuss@RussCommunications.com

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1626 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28203