Photos By | Scott Hoover
Fashion + Creative Direction By | AllanTory of The Kurators
Grooming | Hosway Ali
Kode | Joey Graceffa, I’m sure all of our readers know who you are but for those you don’t please tell us a little about yourself!
Joey | I’m a total nerd, I love anime, crystals, and green smoothies. I love my dog Wolf and wish that I had magical powers. I love to play Minecraft and love reading young adult dystopian stories. I make videos online for a living. I try to post daily but that doesn’t always happen. I love to create imaginative worlds through short films or web series. Most of my life revolves around the internet and it’s through the internet I found the greatest happiness, found my passion, and the majority of my friends.
Kode | Youtube is such an amazing platform for young people now, How did you get started?
Joey | I was 15 and was already making home movies since I was 8. So on my 15th birthday I got a DVD camcorder and now could upload videos to my computer and edit. Soon I discovered Youtube and it seemed like the perfect place to post those crazy videos I was making.
Kode | Who has been one of your favorite collabs with on Youtube?
Joey | I love filming with Shane Dawson. He’s so easy and natural to collab with. He’s really funny and always gives me something to react off of. We also have good chemistry.
Kode | You have inspired so many people with your recent music video, will we find out more about your journey to self acceptance in your new book?
Joey | Of course. My book goes far more into detail on the process of how I came out to myself and then to my friends and family. It also talks about my first experiences in the gay world with dating and first kiss to first heartbreak.
Kode | What advice would you give to other vloggers that one day want to reach your success?
Joey | It isn’t gonna happen over night. Keep working at it and learn the system. The only way to succeed is through trial and error. You need to see what works for you and learn from others.
Kode | Do you have any other projects you are working on?
Joey | I’m working on the 2nd season of my web series Storytellers, as well as a new murder mystery reality series funded by Youtube.
Kode | #WetHot who’s your celebrity crush?
Joey |Zachary Quinto
