The Essential List: Rigel Kilston
Rigel Kilston is the founder of Splash Studios. A director and award winning editor originally from Los Angeles, he has been one of Amsterdam’s most prolific editors for the last ten years, working closely with agencies and production companies worldwide creating films in the fields of commercial, fashion and music videos. His work has amassed hundreds of millions of views, helping to launch artists from all over the world.
Lifestyle
o Hometown: I grew up in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
o Vacation: Mexico!
o Pet: Luna, my silver tipped Chinchilla Persian cat
o Place of work: Splash Studios
o Place of workout: Soho House Amsterdam
o Mode of transport: Van Moof E-Bike
Culture
o Artist: Goya
o Musician: Gucci Mane, Beirut
o Commercials / music video director: Nono Ayuso + Rodrigo Inada, Ryan Staake, Salomon Ligthelm, Ben Strebel, Paul Geusebroek
o Film director: David Lynch, Scorcese
o Photographer: Robert Frank
o Film: The Big Lebowski! (They shot a scene in my grandmother’s house in Los Angeles.) Other favourites are Mulholland Drive, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull & The Godfather trilogy.
o Series: Curb Your Enthusiasm
o Commercial: You Can’t Stop Sport.
o Music video: Everything by Michel Gondry
o Video game: Street Fighter.
o Board game: Clue
o Book: This is a tough one but American Psycho
o Graphic novel: The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child illustrated by my dear friend Rafael Grampá.
o Podcast: I might be the only person who doesn’t listen to podcasts.
o Newspaper (off or online): The Guardian
o Bonus culture essential: Yung Lean. If you know, you know.
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: Black coffee
o Restaurant: Il Santo Bevitore in Florence is the best Italian I’ve ever had. But Soot Bull Jeep in Koreatown is my favorite of all time.
o Cheap bite: Turkish pizza
o Favorite dish: Szechuan hand pulled noodles
o Signature dish: Oxtail bourguignon
o Bar: De Doctor. My man Hanny owns it. He’s the ex chief of police in Amsterdam and he has this amazing scotch collection. It’s also the smallest bar in Amsterdam!
o Booze: Japanese whiskey
o Not booze: Coconut water straight from the coconut
Kit
o Phone: Purple iphone 14 pro max
o Computer: Fast ones
o TV: 65 inch Oled
o Headphones: Audeze
o Camera: Leica
o Soundsystem: Adam A7X
o Pen / pencil: Wacom
o Where you document an idea: Notes app
o Casual clothing: Ignored Prayers sweats
o Smart clothing: COMME des GARÇONS
o Footwear: Nike
o Watch: Nope
o App: Tidal
o Website: www.splashstudios.nl
o Favorite social media feed: @ordinarypeoplememes
