John & Cariad
Over the next few weeks we want to introduce the members of the Vinyl Tap staff. You may know them as ‘the bartender’ or ‘the record store clerk’ but you may not know their full story. We have amazingly talented humans that work here and we want to tell a little of their story. Many of the staff work at VT part time in order to pursue their true passions. Now they just have a little more time on their hands to devote to their careers. You should take some time and see what they are up to currently. Up first this week we have John Kesling and his partner Cariad Harmon.
I met John when we were both working at a local restaurant/bar, if you dare to call it that. The place was a weird scene in the front of the house and the back of the house was even worse. The restaurant along with many of the cooks had identity issues that couldn’t be resolved. The building is now for lease.
John was fairly new to town and I was between gigs, so to speak. We hit if off immediately and fell into a comedic rhythm effortlessly. I would say we were on par with the greats like Ren & Stimpy, Barney & Fred, The Macho Man & Randy Savage, Fred & Lamont, and the original two Chippendales. I knew we would work well together.
When I took the job at Vinyl Tap and began hiring, I knew I would be giving John a call. That was a great call to make and he and his partner Cariad have been a part of the VT family ever since.
They do some really great things and we would love for you to support their careers. John is an artist you should get to know now while his work is still affordable. He is and has been prominently featured in local and regional galleries. The more I learn about John the more I find his art truly fascinating on more than an aesthetic level. I see bits of his story wound into the mixed media collages and portraits from a perspective only John can provide. Do yourself a favor and take a look here.
https://www.johnpaulkesling.com/
https://www.instagram.com/johnpaulkesling/
https://www.theredarrowgallery.com/copy-of-molly-barnes
I’ve come to know Cariad through John but also by working with her in other ways through VT. She worked for Belle Meade Bourbon doing marketing so we were able to collaborate on events for VT. It was a joy to work with her and get to know her. Cariad is multi talented and over time I found out how many things she excels in…it’s not cool to be so talented. She is a great singer songwriter which you should check out here.
Along with telling stories in music she excels at telling regular story type stories! Check out the Podcasts she is working on. Her storytelling is exceptional and she has plenty of time to work on more. She is currently recovering from an unfortunate running accident that led to some pretty gnarly x-ray photos. I can’t share those here but maybe you should see what she’s up to and follow along.
https://www.instagram.com/neighborspodcast/
Please take some time and get to know these wonderful people. We have and it’s definitely brightened our world!
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