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YV Media: Coming out of Amsterdam, NY, you’ve built major momentum to become one of the most streamed artists from Upstate New York. How has your Upstate roots and split performing between the Capital Region and NYC shaped your sound and stage presence? Yari Toro: Being from Upstate has played such a huge part in my career. It makes me unique from every other typical artist you see blow up from big, well-known states and cities. Everyone always says they’ve never heard of Ams

YV Media recently partnered with FCBC NYC for its annual Hope for Harlem event, presented in partnership with District Council 9, an initiative that perfectly exemplifies what it means to Live, Love, and Serve. Originally launched as a relief event during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hope For Harlem has evolved into a vibrant, community-wide festival. It provides local residents with vital supplies and resources, offering a dedicated space where individuals, community-based organiz

Photo Credit: Yellow Belly Photography YV Media: You've been involved in acting from the time you were six years of age. How did you fare starting in the industry at such a tender age? Were you anxious? Did it come naturally? Alex Grech: I actually began acting when I joined the Victorian Youth Theatre because of my brother. At that age, and being the younger brother, anything my brother Max did, I had to do and do it better. Theatre and performance changed my life. I fell in