Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - December 2015 | Page 55

CN: Rattis and I met on here when I first started Second Life almost 5 years ago. We both were DJs on here as well as in real life. We shared a lot of common interests and developed a very close friendship. Rattis was hosting events with sponsors before him and I became partners, but on a much smaller scale. I discussed with him how I loved his work and was interested in doing one of these events with him. So in Christmas of 2013 we had our first Christmas bash together. At that point in time we never would have expected to be we are today. It was Second Life and our connection as friends and business partners that brought him and I closer together. Rattis and I decided to meet in real life almost 2 ½ years into our SL partnership. We had a very close connection after his first visit to America. We loved every moment of his 3 month visit. We then decided at that point that we wanted to take our relationship to the next level. Early June, 2015 he packed his bags and made the trek from Australia to me in the USA. June 13th, 2015 Rattis and I got married in real life. NVM: Rattis how do you guys pick what sponsors you want for a specific event and have there ever been some sponsors you perhaps didn’t want to ask because maybe their work was not representative of the style or quality you guys want to bring to your events? (You can answer this one without giving the names of the designers) RN: We like to mix up sponsors from big name designers to the small unknowns. For us it’s all about networking. Sometimes it’s the small unknowns that actually make top quality stuff but they haven’t had the exposure yet to NU VIBEZ & ROLEPLAY GUIDE MAGAZINE 55