The Boss:
Katrin Owusu
Half Ghanian, half German, The Boss is not to be messed with. Having gone from the record industry via Playstation to head up Ctrl.Alt.Shift, Katrin has a passion for Green & Black’s, synchronised swimming and designer scarves. Standard. Twitter |
Editor:
Chantelle Fiddy
Having interviewed everyone from Justin Timberlake to The Streets, Fiddy (no relation to 50 Cent) has written for the The Guardian, RWD, Mixmag, SuperSuper, i-D and Smash Hits (RIP) and edits Ctrl.Alt.Shift Magazine. She loves saying whatever. Twitter |
Deputy Editor:
Dwain Lucktung
Dwain started life at Ctrl.Alt.ShiftHQ as a journalism graduate and took to reporting like a duck to a large body of calm water. He’s spent two weeks in the Congo, broken his toe playing footy and wishes to be the first Asian James Bond. Blog |
Cultural Collaborations:
Beth-Louise Sturdee
If you’re looking for a woman who dots the i’s and crosses the t’s, Sturdee Beth is she. When not sorting out collabs with VICE, Comica, Baltic, Sadlers and co, Beth can mostly be found building up the chocolate stash (in her bottom drawer) or working it off at the gym. Twitter |
Campaigns + Activism:
Olivia Flint
Olivia may not look like your typical rock goddess but she can be found drumming, strumming and throwing her weight about in and out of the Ctrl.Alt.ShiftHQ. She also has a penchant for sandwiches, protests and holiday camps. Youtube |
Students:
Chris Mead
A man of many talents Chris plays the saxaphone, does more theatre than Kevin Spacey and reel’s off film facts like it’s nothing. He looks relatively good in lycra which, for the record, is due to cycling habits and nothing to do with cross-dressing. Think of him as a teenager in a man’s body. Blog |
Street Team + Blogger:
Sian Anderson
Manic Twitter nut and former editor of LIVE, a magazine for young people by young people, can also be found running the Ctrl.Alt.Shift street team, editing Life In Colour and writing for RWD. Oh and she’s only 19. Blog |
Contributing Editor:
Riz Ahmed
Oxford graduate and owner of many amazing multi-coloured jackets, Riz is the star of acclaimed movie Shifty, the television series Britz, and award winning film, The Road To Guantanamo. Under his moniker Riz MC he’s recorded anthems like Post 9/11 Blues. Legend. Website |
Contributing Editor:
Heydon Prowse
The editor of Don’t Panic went from being “angel to activist” when he broadcasted a recording of Conservative MP Alan Duncan declaring that MPs lived on “rations”. He also had a staring role in the 1993 film The Secret Garden. But we don’t talk about that... much. Website |
Contributing Editor:
Richard Lemmer
Having founded a college fanzine and blagging his first interview with MP Alan Johnson at the tender age of 17, he’s interviewed Maroon 5, The Killers, the Prince of Jordan, The Yes Men and Noel Clarke amongst others. He lives off nothing but orange juice and hot cross buns. Fact. Blog |
Contributing Editor:
Kevin E.G. Perry
After reporting from Congo for Ctrl.Alt.Shift he was shortlisted by The Guardian for their International Development Journalism Award and sent to India to write for them. He’s also a regular contributor to Drowned in Sound and Artrocker, and as a student he edited a newspaper called The Beaver. Blog |
News Editor:
Yumna Martin
100% South African, Yumna went from junior writer at seventeen (“teaching teenage girls to kiss to interviewing Chace Crawford”) to features writer for Real Simple (“teaching 'mature' women how to peel garlic to writing life-inspiring features”). Now she's writing all things Ctrl.Alt.Shift. Blog... |
Staff Photographer:
James Prosho
Recently graduated in Film and Moving Image Production from Northern Film School, he’s worked for ITV and Screen Yorkshire and the band Scarlet Grey (they’re big in America). Now he’ll be putting his moving image making magic to marvelous use at Ctrl.Alt.Shift. Blog |
Blogger:
Bibi van der Zee
Regular contributor to The Guardian’s Environment section, author of Rebel, Rebel: The Protestor’s Handbook, Bibi believes animals have it much simpler: “Imagine a bear agonising over whether its salmon contained high mercury levels, a dog fretting over whether it needed to lose a few pounds”. Heavy. |
Blogger:
Russell Myrie
Author of Don’t Rhyme For The Sake of Riddlin’, a musical biography of Public Enemy, he’s written for Touch, Hip-Hop Connection and the Independent, while previously acting as Arts Editor for The Voice. He lives, breathes and smokes hip-hop. Twitter |
Blogger:
Holly Ferguson
Living, breathing and excreting fashion, Miss Ferguson is like the Mystic Meg of trends and could Gok Wan anyone who dares test in a hot minute. During the day she can be found at M&C Saatchi working as a senior account manager. Blog |
Blogger:
Kieran Yates
A freelance writer, recent English graduate Kieran has contributed to RWD, The Guardian, Dazed and Confused, and Young Voices. Interviewee’s include Dizzee Rascal, Alicia Keys and Afrika Bambaataa. She spends her time lusting after expensive trainers, listening to dub poetry and longing to bump into Tracey Emin. Blog |