Valencia Grace performs a live rendition of “Picture Frames” on this special episode of Unfamous. Stripped down to just voice and piano, the performance highlights the theatrical emotion, intimacy, and storytelling at the core of Valencia’s artistry.

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Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, Wendy Laister &amp; Magus Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Valencia Grace performs a live rendition of “Picture Frames” on this special episode of Unfamous. Stripped down to just voice and piano, the performance highlights the theatrical emotion, intimacy, and storytelling at the core of Valencia’s artistry.

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Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, Wendy Laister &amp; Magus Entertainment.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Valencia Grace performs a live rendition of “Picture Frames” on  this special episode of Unfamous. Stripped down to just voice and piano, the performance highlights the theatrical emotion, intimacy, and storytelling at the core of Valencia’s artistry.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment if you love to watch and listen.

Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart
Written & Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, Wendy Laister & Magus Entertainment.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valencia Grace performs “Picture Frames” live on Unfamous

Bonus: Valencia Grace performs “Picture Frames” live on Unfamous

Valencia Grace and manager Kyle Stuart break down what it actually takes to build an artist from the ground up. From getting dropped by a label and rebuilding independently to shaping a theatrical “pop opera” identity in real time, the episode explores the creative and strategic partnership behind an emerging artist’s career.

They talk about how to find the right collaborators, what makes artist-manager chemistry work, balancing creative instinct with rollout strategy, navigating budgets and industry gatekeepers, and why building a strong creative community changes everything. Valencia also opens up about learning to lean into her individuality instead of chasing trends, while Kyle shares the realities of developing a new artist versus managing established acts like Duran Duran.

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Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, Wendy Laister &amp; Magus Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Valencia Grace and manager Kyle Stuart break down what it actually takes to build an artist from the ground up. From getting dropped by a label and rebuilding independently to shaping a theatrical “pop opera” identity in real time, the episode explores the creative and strategic partnership behind an emerging artist’s career.

They talk about how to find the right collaborators, what makes artist-manager chemistry work, balancing creative instinct with rollout strategy, navigating budgets and industry gatekeepers, and why building a strong creative community changes everything. Valencia also opens up about learning to lean into her individuality instead of chasing trends, while Kyle shares the realities of developing a new artist versus managing established acts like Duran Duran.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment if you love to watch and listen.

Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, Wendy Laister &amp; Magus Entertainment.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Finding your artistic identity and building the right team

Valencia Grace and manager Kyle Stuart break down what it actually takes to build an artist from the ground up. From getting dropped by a label and rebuilding independently to shaping a theatrical “pop opera” identity in real time, the episode explores the creative and strategic partnership behind an emerging artist’s career.

They talk about how to find the right collaborators, what makes artist-manager chemistry work, balancing creative instinct with rollout strategy, navigating budgets and industry gatekeepers, and why building a strong creative community changes everything. Valencia also opens up about learning to lean into her individuality instead of chasing trends, while Kyle shares the realities of developing a new artist versus managing established acts like Duran Duran.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment if you love to watch and listen.

Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart
Written & Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, Wendy Laister & Magus Entertainment.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valencia Grace + Kyle Stuart | Finding your artistic identity and building the right team

Yadim Carranza and Darian Darling shape beauty culture from behind the scenes. But more importantly, they’ve spent years helping each other survive and evolve through nightlife, fashion, addiction, transphobia, and the chaos of creative ambition.

In this episode, the longtime friends and collaborators join Justin Tranter to talk about going from MAC counters and tiny New York apartments to influencing global beauty trends. They unpack the hidden artistry behind face charts, Fashion Week, celebrity makeup, and queer nightlife, while reflecting on the realities of building careers in industries that often celebrate queer creatives publicly while sidelining them behind the scenes.

The conversation moves from hilarious downtown stories and Madonna obsession to deeper conversations about confidence, identity, sobriety, and learning not to tie your self-worth entirely to your work.

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Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Sherrae Rucker

Special thanks to Mark Beavan and Jimmy Knehans. Shout out to Chloe Pappas and Leslie on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Yadim Carranza and Darian Darling shape beauty culture from behind the scenes. But more importantly, they’ve spent years helping each other survive and evolve through nightlife, fashion, addiction, transphobia, and the chaos of creative ambition.

In this episode, the longtime friends and collaborators join Justin Tranter to talk about going from MAC counters and tiny New York apartments to influencing global beauty trends. They unpack the hidden artistry behind face charts, Fashion Week, celebrity makeup, and queer nightlife, while reflecting on the realities of building careers in industries that often celebrate queer creatives publicly while sidelining them behind the scenes.

The conversation moves from hilarious downtown stories and Madonna obsession to deeper conversations about confidence, identity, sobriety, and learning not to tie your self-worth entirely to your work.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment wherever you watch and listen.

Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Sherrae Rucker

Special thanks to Mark Beavan and Jimmy Knehans. Shout out to Chloe Pappas and Leslie on Patreon.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Building beauty culture from the underground

Yadim Carranza and Darian Darling shape beauty culture from behind the scenes. But more importantly, they’ve spent years helping each other survive and evolve through nightlife, fashion, addiction, transphobia, and the chaos of creative ambition.

In this episode, the longtime friends and collaborators join Justin Tranter to talk about going from MAC counters and tiny New York apartments to influencing global beauty trends. They unpack the hidden artistry behind face charts, Fashion Week, celebrity makeup, and queer nightlife, while reflecting on the realities of building careers in industries that often celebrate queer creatives publicly while sidelining them behind the scenes.

The conversation moves from hilarious downtown stories and Madonna obsession to deeper conversations about confidence, identity, sobriety, and learning not to tie your self-worth entirely to your work.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment wherever you watch and listen.

Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart
Written & Researched by Morgan T. Stuart

Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Sherrae Rucker

Special thanks to Mark Beavan and Jimmy Knehans. Shout out to Chloe Pappas and Leslie on Patreon.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yadim Carranza + Darian Darling | Building beauty culture from the underground

On this episode of Unfamous, Justin Tranter sits down with pop icon Debbie Gibson for a candid conversation about songwriting, producing, and building a career before adulthood. Debbie breaks down how she taught herself production, became the youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 #1, and learned to protect her creative vision in an industry that constantly underestimated her.

The two also dive into collaboration, family dynamics in business, artistic reinvention, and what it takes to survive and evolve in pop music for decades. Funny, emotional, and full of behind the scenes music stories, this episode is a masterclass in ambition, resilience, and creative trust.
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Credits:
Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter
Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart
Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart
 
Director: Morgan T. Stuart
Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary
Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri
Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha
Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, and Heather Moore. 
Shout out to Chloe Pappas and Leslie on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>On this episode of Unfamous, Justin Tranter sits down with pop icon Debbie Gibson for a candid conversation about songwriting, producing, and building a career before adulthood. Debbie breaks down how she taught herself production, became the youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 #1, and learned to protect her creative vision in an industry that constantly underestimated her.

The two also dive into collaboration, family dynamics in business, artistic reinvention, and what it takes to survive and evolve in pop music for decades. Funny, emotional, and full of behind the scenes music stories, this episode is a masterclass in ambition, resilience, and creative trust.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment on Spotify.



Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter

Created by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart

Produced by Justin Tranter &amp; Morgan T. Stuart

Written &amp; Researched by Morgan T. Stuart



Director: Morgan T. Stuart

Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary

Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri

Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans, and Heather Moore. 

Shout out to Chloe Pappas and Leslie on Patreon.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard #1 hit

On this episode of Unfamous, Justin Tranter sits down with pop icon Debbie Gibson for a candid conversation about songwriting, producing, and building a career before adulthood. Debbie breaks down how she taught herself production, became the youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 #1, and learned to protect her creative vision in an industry that constantly underestimated her.

The two also dive into collaboration, family dynamics in business, artistic reinvention, and what it takes to survive and evolve in pop music for decades. Funny, emotional, and full of behind the scenes music stories, this episode is a masterclass in ambition, resilience, and creative trust.

Follow, subscribe, like and comment on Spotify.



Credits:

Unfamous is hosted by Justin Tranter

Created by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart

Produced by Justin Tranter & Morgan T. Stuart

Written & Researched by Morgan T. Stuart



Director: Morgan T. Stuart

Co-Director + Cinematographer: Olivia McCrary

Audio Engineer: Mike Sabri

Camera Assistant: Kolbi Samantha

Special thanks to Mark Beavan, Jimmy Knehans,  and Heather Moore. 

Shout out to Chloe Pappas and Leslie on Patreon.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debbie Gibson | Youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard #1 hit

Most of what you love in pop culture didn't happen the way you think it did. Unfamous, hosted by Grammy-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter, reveals how creative work actually gets made. Each episode pairs a celebrity with the collaborator behind their biggest moments in music, comedy, film, and entertainment. You get honest stories, real insight, and a practical blueprint for building a creative career.

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