The Essential List: Matías Dumont
Matías Dumont founded Madrid-based audiovisual and interactive production company Antiestático in 2008, but he’s demonstrated his business mind ever since the age of five, when he began drawing pictures of cars he said he wanted to sell. He’s an adventurous soul, having emigrated from his native Argentina to Europe in 2004 with just €300 in his pocket. He landed in the mountainous microstate of Andorra, where he acclimated to the new continent before making his way to Spain to start a career in communication, primarily television, on programs such as Spanish Big Brother, El Programa de Ana Rosa, and El Juego del Euromillion. He also worked for FOX in Germany and Turkey and Antenna in Greece.
He’s clearly a man with a lust for life, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out his Essential List.
Lifestyle
◦ Place of birth: Buenos Aires, the city of Tango (and that's how we, Porteños, are: passionate in a kind of exaggerated way)
◦ Hometown: One of the best places to live and shoot - Madrid
Photo: Chema Alvarez Instagram: @chema_
◦ Staycation: Cerceda, 45 minutes from Madrid. Mountains, forest, animals, lakes, sports and peace.
Photo: Sara Cruzalvaro, IG: @cannibalprintemps
◦ Vacation: I love travelling abroad and discovering new places mostly with some spot for kitesurfing and diving
Kiting in Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Amazing spot!
◦ Pet: Piombo, the friendliest cat in the world.
Photo: Victor Gonzalez Cubas, IG: @victor76cubas
◦ Place of workout: Sierra de Madrid: wakeboarding, tennis paddle boarding, cycling, running, skiing and gym
◦ Mode of transport and passion: Motorcycles
◦ Bonus Travel Tip: Speak with local monkeys! You will have another point of view of places you visit
Culture mix
◦ Artists mix: Leonardo Da Vinci, Cortazar, Rafa Macarron.
◦ Musicians mix: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Chet Faker, LCD Soundsystem, Fat Freddy´s Drop, Fujiya & Miyagi, WhoMadeWho and long… I love music, but my taste depends on my mood.
Just check out SRV's Texas Flood.
Hope someday I can play guitar like him!
◦ Commercials/music video director: Michel Gondry, Pablo Fusco, Vellas, Fernando Livschitz
◦ Film director: Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu
◦ Photographer: Annie Leibovitz, Sebastiao Salgado, Ale Burset
◦ Film: The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption and every Pixar film
◦ Series: Band of Brothers, Game of Thrones, The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, Westworld, Rick & Morty
◦ Commercial: Leica Soul. I love how Vellas shot it.
__VELLAS _Leica _Soul from Antiestático on Vimeo.
◦ Music Video: Do the Evolution for Pearl Jam
◦ Video Game: FIFA… to play with friends.
◦ Board Game: Risk and UNO
◦ Book: The first book my parents gave me when I was a kid and I’ve read it several times: The Little Prince
In recent years: Sapiens and Deus by Yuval Noah Harris blow my mind. Can't wait to read 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. It’s waiting for me
◦ Graphic Novel: Maus by Art Spiegelman
◦ Newspaper: El Pais, Maca and Flipboard
◦ Magazine: Real fan. I´m subscribed to Monocle, Wired, Fast Company, Time, Forbes, Esquire, AD, Man on the Moon
Food and Drink
◦ Breakfast: Orange, carrot, pineapple and ginger juice, toast with olive oil, tomato and Iberian ham, and cappuccino
◦ Restaurant: Sala del Despiece, Calle de Ponzano 11, Madrid
◦ Cheap bite: Chivito
◦ Working lunch: Cafrune, Calle del Barquillo 20, Madrid
◦ Dish: Asado
◦ Snack: Chocolate
◦ Guilty Pleasure: Alfajores (Cachafaz or Havanna)
◦ Bar: Casa Jaguar, Calle de los Caños del Peral 9, Madrid
◦ Booze: Vermouth
◦ Not Booze: Ice tea
◦ Bonus Food: Salmorejo and entraña in Cafrune
◦ Bonus Beverage: Beer and wine. One glass each and every day
Kit
◦ Phone: iPhone
◦ Computer: MacBook Pro
◦ TV: Samsung Smart TV for Neftlix, HBO, Spotify, Movistar+, Sky, YouTube, Rakuten, everything you might need!
◦ Headphones: Marshall
◦ Camera: Canon 5D
◦ Sound system: Marshall
◦ Pen / pencil: Chrome bullet space pen / Cross
◦ Where you document an idea: Notes on iPhone, iPad or Mac
◦ Casual Clothing: Shirts and jeans
◦ Smart Clothing: Nike running sneakers
◦ Footwear: Sneakers (Nike, Vans, Adidas)
◦ Watch: Nixon and Rolex
◦ Collection: Guitars
◦ App: Waze
◦ Website: Amazon
◦ Blog: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com
◦ Work program: Trello
◦ Digital work tool: Mail
◦ Analogue work tool: Notebook, pen and pencil
◦ Morning grooming: Shiseido Men Total Revitalizer
◦ Bonus Kit Essential: Antiestático sustainable stainless steel bottle, to stop generating plastic garbage
