# Tai Ku Labs: Complete Project Archive

> Machine-readable companion to https://tai-ku.com/llms.txt. Generated at build time from the site's project data. Contact: info@tai-ku.com

## Services
- **IRL Events & Activations**: From 15-person chef dinners to 4,500-person festivals in Vegas. We build the rooms other agencies can't get into. Dominican hospitality at the door, Clio-winning production behind it. Venue, talent, logistics, flawless day-of. This is our superpower.
- **Web3, AI & Emerging Tech**: POAPs before POAPs were a category. AR gallery walks. NFT mints tied to IRL moments. AI agents on Base. DAO-funded activations in Brussels and Paris. 5+ years building on the frontier, not writing about it.
- **Brand Strategy & Creative Direction**: We don't write pitch decks for industries we don't live in. Cannabis since 2016. Onchain since 2021. Wrestling since 2024. Go-to-market, campaign architecture, and creative direction rooted in 10 years of showing up where culture actually forms.
- **Content & Media Production**: 35mm film, Polaroid, multi-cam podcast rigs, drone, XLR. 100+ episodes produced. NYT, Bloomberg, NBC have run our coverage. We shoot what the culture wants to remember and cut it into something that travels.
- **Social Media & Community Growth**: Built Titi's Empanadas and Cachapas y Mas past 50K+ followers each with zero ad spend. Platform-native, influencer-led, community-first. If the content doesn't feel like it came from inside the room, we don't ship it.

## All Projects (60)
### 710 Sensual Soiree at Museum of Sex
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/710-sensual-soiree-at-museum-of-sex/
- When/Where: 2023, New York, NY (1,500+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Five-story museum takeover on 5th Avenue blending cannabis culture with a mainstream institution. Clio Award Winner.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, campaign design, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, influencer campaign strategy, vendor management, day-of operations, media team leadership, budget management, social media strategy
- Media: Event Recap: https://youtu.be/HNq814TajFk

### Vibe Check 4: ETH Denver 2026
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/vibe-check-4-eth-denver-2026/
- When/Where: 2026, Denver, CO (1,200+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Official ETH Denver side event. Opened with an AI film festival, closed with a rave that ran until 4am. Top DJs, Denver underground, and the peak of ETH Denver's Web3 energy in one building.
- Tai Ku's role: Full event production, official ETH Denver side event coordination, AI film festival curation, talent and DJ booking, venue activation, hospitality, media capture, sponsor coordination, budget management
- Media: Vibe Check 4 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-rxZzUjcGHo | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVROsZ6AIu4/

### Onchain Creator House NYC (FarCon)
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/onchain-creator-house-nyc-farcon/
- When/Where: 2025, Brooklyn, NY (100+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Launched the Base app to 100 creators in direct partnership with the Base team. Lightning talks, curated local food, and onchain social platforms.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, budget management, vendor coordination, media capture, partner coordination, guest experience curation, hospitality management
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fCSYCu0VyWo

### Heels Have Eyes 8: Westside Gunn Day
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-8-westside-gunn-day/
- When/Where: 2025, Buffalo, NY (2,500+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Largest Heels Have Eyes to date. Joey Badass, Styles P, Bun B, Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, and The Hardy Brothers at Buffalo Riverworks.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management, large-scale event management
- Media: Full Show: https://youtu.be/HWGNOOiPLCo

### Happy Munkey x Van Gogh Immersive
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/happy-munkey-x-van-gogh-immersive/
- When/Where: 2021, New York, NY (2,000+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: First cannabis event on Ticketmaster in New York. Two-night institutional takeover. Clio Award Winner.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, campaign design, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, media team leadership, budget management, social media strategy
- Media: Recap 1: https://youtu.be/pNeo1wt1ifA | Recap 2: https://youtu.be/U9sJuQMDyHQ | NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/style/cannabis-events-new-york-city.html

### Shangri-La MJBiz Afterparty
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/shangri-la-mjbiz-afterparty/
- When/Where: 2022, Las Vegas, NV (4,500+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Official closing event of MJ Biz Con. Hot air balloons, camel rides, professional joint rollers, and billboard placements on the Strip.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, campaign design, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, guest list curation, media team leadership, budget management, social media strategy
- Media: Event Recap: https://youtu.be/qUfEb8NWq7c

### Happy Munkey 420 at Bobby Van's
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/happy-munkey-420-at-bobby-vans/
- When/Where: 2021, New York, NY (800+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: First 420 event after New York cannabis legalization and the first major experiential activation post-COVID.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, budget management, social media strategy
- Media: YouTube Recap: https://youtu.be/gpEnzKMGWqI

### Choose Happy Symposium at Columbia University
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/choose-happy-symposium-at-columbia-university/
- When/Where: 2023, Harlem, New York, NY (500+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Educational partnership with Community Board 9 and Columbia University. Panels with politicians and educators. ASL, Chinese, and Spanish translation services.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, panel execution, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, media team leadership, budget management, video documentation
- Media: Panel Discussions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHqyeh1eRD-M6GfabR6L2O0aDw9SlMUwR

### Happy Munkey 5-Year Anniversary & Logo Relaunch
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/happy-munkey-5-year-anniversary-logo-relaunch/
- When/Where: 2022, Classic Car Club, New York, NY (1,500+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Milestone celebration with reimagined brand identity. Logo redesign, merchandise creation, and full production.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, brand refresh (logo redesign), merchandise design, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, media team leadership, budget management, social media strategy
- Media: Event Recap: https://youtu.be/Q5DWAwTcxGw

### Happy Munkey 710 Experience
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/happy-munkey-710-experience/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY (600+ people)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Major cannabis culture celebration on 7/10 with full production, press, and content output.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, campaign design, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, media team leadership, budget management, social media strategy, POAP design
- Media: Event Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Po8Sy-dmE

### The Happy Munkey Podcast
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/the-happy-munkey-podcast/
- When/Where: 2019-2024, New York, NY (100+ episodes)
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Over 100 episodes produced across five years. Managed guest sourcing, show notes, set design, video and audio production, and distribution strategy.
- Tai Ku's role: Guest sourcing, show notes, set design, multi-camera video production, audio production, editing, distribution strategy
- Media: Full Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHqyeh1eRD-PalPZKckkDpl7wsoby8lRb&si=4vPqRvCIkyySy-2X

### Croptober at Hepworth Farms
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/croptober-at-hepworth-farms/
- When/Where: 2024, Neptune, New Jersey
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Commissioned harvest photography at Hepworth Farm's legal outdoor cannabis grow during peak harvest season.
- Tai Ku's role: Photography, videography, travel coordination, media editing and delivery
- Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DC5NyKpRizf/

### Neptune's Garden Harvest
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/neptunes-garden-harvest/
- When/Where: 2024-2025, Neptune, New Jersey
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Indoor harvest content capture for Neptune's Garden legal cannabis cultivation facility.
- Tai Ku's role: Photography, videography, travel coordination, media editing and delivery, asset management

### NOIZEY Cannabis Flower Photography
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/noizey-cannabis-flower-photography/
- When/Where: 2025, New York, NY
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Product photography for NOIZEY cannabis' debut drop in the New York State legal market.
- Tai Ku's role: Photography direction, product coordination, media editing and delivery
- Media: Website: https://itsnoizey.com/

### Zodiac Party at MJ Biz Con 2021
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/zodiac-party-at-mj-biz-con-2021/
- When/Where: 2021, Las Vegas, NV
- Industries: Cannabis, Web3 & AI
- Summary: Our first POAP test planted inside cannabis hospitality. A bespoke drop for the GreenHaus Blockchain activation at MJ Biz Con, planted to prove NFTs could work as loyalty infrastructure for legacy cannabis players.
- Tai Ku's role: POAP concept and design direction, minting and technical deployment on-site in Vegas, partnership coordination with GreenHaus Blockchain
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/2178076

### MJ Biz Con 2021 Hospitality Suite
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/mj-biz-con-2021-hospitality-suite/
- When/Where: 2021, The Cosmo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
- Industries: Cannabis
- Summary: Full hospitality suite production for GreenHaus Blockchain and MyCannabisAccountant during the world's largest cannabis conference.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, hospitality management, POAP design, guest experience curation, day-of operations
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/2177904

### MJ Biz Con 2021 Keynote POAP
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/mj-biz-con-2021-keynote-poap/
- When/Where: 2021, Las Vegas, NV
- Industries: Cannabis, Web3 & AI
- Summary: An onchain marker for the 'Clash of the Titans' keynote on cannabis culture versus big business. Made sure the audience left with a piece of the conversation already living in their wallet.
- Tai Ku's role: POAP design direction, minting and technical deployment, distribution coordination with keynote organizers
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/2227842

### Vibe Check 1: ETH Denver 2023
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/vibe-check-1-eth-denver-2023/
- When/Where: 2023, Denver, CO (200+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: The inaugural Vibe Check. A curated party bridging crypto builders and Denver's creative community during ETH Denver 2023.
- Tai Ku's role: Full event production, venue scouting, talent curation, hospitality, media capture, budget management
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtpzQf3mwH4

### Vibe Check 2: ETH Denver 2024
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/vibe-check-2-eth-denver-2024/
- When/Where: 2024, Denver, CO (400+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Year two doubled down. Bigger venue, more talent, deeper community integration during ETH Denver 2024.
- Tai Ku's role: Full event production, venue scouting, talent curation, hospitality, media capture, budget management
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vKUErSzt3rc

### Vibe Check 3: ETH Denver 2025
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/vibe-check-3-eth-denver-2025/
- When/Where: 2025, Denver, CO (800+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: The biggest Vibe Check yet. 800+ attendees, expanded programming, and partnerships with major Web3 brands during ETH Denver 2025.
- Tai Ku's role: Full event production, venue scouting, talent curation, hospitality, media capture, budget management, sponsor coordination
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bsHyKwtkzz0

### THE ART IS NOT HERE
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/the-art-is-not-here/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY (400+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: A blank gallery. QR codes on vinyl. All artwork visible only in augmented reality. Tai Ku educated mid-career physical artists on NFTs and blockchain from the ground up.
- Tai Ku's role: Exhibition concept, creative strategy, artist education and onboarding, campaign design, press outreach, vendor management, day-of operations, budget management, POAP design
- Media: Exhibition Page: https://www.newcollectorsgallery.com/exhibitions/theartisnothere

### WAGMI Wednesday Series
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/wagmi-wednesday-series/
- When/Where: 2022, 190 Bowery (Empire DAO), New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: Monthly series bridging Web3 and culture in Soho. NFT artist conversations, AR scavenger hunts, four-floor activations, and a Manifold NFT drop with Andre Oshea.
- Tai Ku's role: Co-production, creative strategy, campaign design, venue activation, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, guest list curation, budget management, talent outreach, POAP design

### Proof Of Puff
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/proof-of-puff/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Cannabis
- Summary: NFC-chipped mylar bag triggering an AR experience. Custom 3D-rendered NFT animation. An experiment crossing Web3, cannabis packaging, and consumer tech.
- Tai Ku's role: Project leadership, creative direction, venue securing, stakeholder coordination, builder management, POAP design, full execution
- Media: Demo Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/XUW7dU4j66k | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck8pWFNsNZZ/

### Baguettes & Ballots at ETHCC Paris
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/baguettes-ballots-at-ethcc-paris/
- When/Where: 2023, Paris, France
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Regen-focused panels and communal breakfasts during ETHCC Paris. Fresh Parisian groceries, conversations about building a brighter future onchain.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, panel execution, press outreach, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, media team leadership, budget management, community facilitation, video production, photography
- Media: Paris Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUe_JwUw1vE

### PoV Clubhouse at ETHCC Brussels
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/pov-clubhouse-at-ethcc-brussels/
- When/Where: 2024, Brussels, Belgium (400+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Official ETHCC side event with Nouns DAO collaboration and a led photo walk through Brussels. Successful onchain governance proposals funded the project.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative strategy, photo walk curation, sponsorship coordination, vendor management, day-of operations, budget management, hospitality management, onchain governance coordination

### WESH Zine Drop
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/wesh-zine-drop/
- When/Where: 2025, ETH Denver, Denver, CO (300+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: Full-length zine documenting crypto culture IRL. An artistic onboarding tool mixing education with editorial storytelling. Physical copies + NFT mint on Manifold.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction, editorial strategy, zine design and production, portrait photography, Shopify setup, NFT mint coordination, media capture, budget management
- Media: Visit wesh.space: https://wesh.space

### Onchain Creator Summit at ETH Denver
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/onchain-creator-summit-at-eth-denver/
- When/Where: 2025, Denver, CO (350+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Produced summit with speakers from Base, ThirdWeb, Mantle, SparkHouse, Own the Doge, CryptoSapiens, Farcaster, and more.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, speaker coordination, media capture and editing, day-of operations, vendor management
- Media: Panel 1: https://youtu.be/xr_B7Ug7VOk | Panel 2: https://youtu.be/4lPF1DfI-58 | Panel 3: https://youtu.be/Xfwd_vAiKrs | Panel 4: https://youtu.be/cafjuB8C_B0

### Onchain Creators House at DevConnect Argentina
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/onchain-creators-house-at-devconnect-argentina/
- When/Where: 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina (75+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Full activation at Worldcoin office in partnership with NOUNS and Base during DevConnect Argentina.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, budget management, vendor coordination, media capture, partner coordination, guest experience curation
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H-2164BnT2w | Written Recap: https://news.cryptosapiens.xyz/building-an-onchain-media-brand-irl

### Onchain Creators Rally at DevConnect Argentina
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/onchain-creators-rally-at-devconnect-argentina/
- When/Where: 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina (100+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Content challenge and rally with cash prizes for onchain content creation during DevConnect Argentina.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, content challenge design, prize coordination, media capture, participant engagement strategy
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RGDlRClH-Do

### Onchain Creator Rally at ETH Boulder
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/onchain-creator-rally-at-eth-boulder/
- When/Where: 2026, Boulder, CO (50+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Incentivized content challenge during ETH Boulder with onchain submissions and cash prizes.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, content challenge design, budget management, vendor coordination, media capture, prize coordination
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D8aHPtYgr_g | Rally Winners: https://incented.co/details/aab16497-798b-4808-8530-ca911df12a3b?org=onchain-creators | Article: https://news.cryptosapiens.xyz/preview/l78nMCkEEdJ8Whru2uP6

### Onchain Creator Rally at ETH Denver
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/onchain-creator-rally-at-eth-denver/
- When/Where: 2026, Denver, CO (100+ people)
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Continued the incentivized onchain content creation model during ETH Denver 2026.
- Tai Ku's role: Event production, content challenge design, budget management, vendor coordination, media capture, prize coordination
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UzSN7jxMaB4 | Article: https://news.cryptosapiens.xyz/preview/l78nMCkEEdJ8Whru2uP6 | Rally Winners: https://incented.co/details/0dd81cfc-0735-40bc-b36d-a7439b656c0a?org=onchain-creators

### Country Black Sol
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/country-black-sol/
- When/Where: 2025-Present, Atlanta, GA
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: A meme coin project focused on delivering financial literacy and crypto education to the Black community. For us, by us. Half ninja, half cowboy, 100% Black.
- Tai Ku's role: GTM strategy consulting, brand strategy, IRL activation strategy, website design and development
- Media: Website: https://www.countryblacksol.com

### Pocki Mindful Wallet Agent
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/pocki-mindful-wallet-agent/
- When/Where: 2025, Remote
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Created a mindful wallet agent and submitted to Base Batches, exploring the intersection of AI agents and onchain user experience.
- Tai Ku's role: Agent concept and development, Base Batches submission
- Media: Pocki App: https://www.pocki.app/

### Lil Nouns Scavenger Hunt at FarCon NYC
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/lil-nouns-scavenger-hunt-at-farcon-nyc/
- When/Where: 2025, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI
- Summary: Facilitated partnerships between Lil Nouns community and local NYC restaurants for the inaugural scavenger hunt during FarCon.
- Tai Ku's role: Partner identification, venue scouting, community coordination, onchain governance support
- Media: Luma: https://luma.com/vb2nou6u?tk=01Gdiw

### Happy Munkey Lounge POAP
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/happy-munkey-lounge-poap/
- When/Where: 2021, New York, NY
- Industries: Cannabis, Web3 & AI
- Summary: Onchain proof of attendance at Happy Munkey's flagship NYC lounge. One of the earliest POAP drops inside a cannabis hospitality space, when most agencies still read NFTs as a PFP trend.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction on the drop, POAP minting and technical deployment, distribution on-site to attendees
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/2714485

### Astor Club 2 Year Anniversary
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/astor-club-2-year-anniversary/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Cannabis, Web3 & AI
- Summary: A collectible for Astor Club's 2-year milestone. Extended onchain identity into members-only cannabis hospitality two years before the category caught on.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction, POAP issuance and technical deployment, client-side coordination on rollout
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/3646121

### Cannademix: Unity Day
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/cannademix-unity-day/
- When/Where: 2022, Webster Hall, New York, NY
- Industries: Cannabis, Web3 & AI
- Summary: Webster Hall takeover where the guest list walked out with a collectible. Part of a longer strategic play: introducing NFT infrastructure as community loyalty tooling for cannabis, back when that idea was still outside.
- Tai Ku's role: POAP creative direction, minting and technical deployment, distribution coordination with the event team
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/4762382

### HOLE x FWB Regenerative Rave
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/hole-x-fwb-regenerative-rave/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: Our most widely distributed POAP to date. An art drop tied to The Hole gallery and Friends With Benefits' regenerative rave, minted to every attendee as a permanent record of the night.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction, POAP platform operations, dispensing onchain to hundreds of attendees, partnership coordination across HOLE and FWB
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/4848852

### IN REAL LIF3: Seeing Sounds at Shopify NYC
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/in-real-lif3-seeing-sounds-at-shopify-nyc/
- When/Where: 2022, Shopify NYC, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: RhymeslikeDimez rebuilt his childhood bedroom inside Shopify NYC and livestreamed himself making animations from inside it, inviting artists who inspired him (Jeff Staple among them) to collaborate in the space. Two POAPs captured the run, one for the exhibition, one for the Seeing Sounds drop. Still one of the proudest visual moments in our POAP catalog.
- Tai Ku's role: POAP design collaboration, minting and technical deployment for both drops, partner coordination across Black Flag NYC, Kristopher Kites, and Pudgy Penguins
- Media: Event POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5198889 | Seeing Sounds POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5198887

### Looks and Lore: A Crypto Coven Cosplay Event
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/looks-and-lore-a-crypto-coven-cosplay-event/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: A remote-issued POAP for the Crypto Coven cosplay gathering. Translated witchy onchain identity into a shared IRL community artifact without needing our hands on the door.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction, POAP minting and technical deployment, remote issuance to the Coven community
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5239930

### Darris x Meta Teddys: The Future of Music in Web3
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/darris-x-meta-teddys-the-future-of-music-in-web3/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: A keepsake for the audience who showed up early to the Darris x Meta Teddys conversation on where music and onchain culture are headed. Issued remotely, handed to attendees through the partner team.
- Tai Ku's role: POAP design input, minting and technical deployment, remote distribution through the partner team
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5251870

### Smoke Signals
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/smoke-signals/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Cannabis, Web3 & AI
- Summary: Bridged cannabis ritual and onchain collectibles in one drop. Part of the broader campaign to pull the plant into Web3 tooling, and to pull Web3 into rooms that had never heard the acronym POAP.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction, POAP minting and technical deployment, distribution coordination with the event team
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5425194 | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smokesignals_nyc/

### No Limit Warriors by Funqest Exhibition
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/no-limit-warriors-by-funqest-exhibition/
- When/Where: 2022, New York, NY
- Industries: Web3 & AI, Culture & Art
- Summary: Funqest is a Harlem-based artist fusing street art with Japanese calligraphy, inventor of two techniques no one else paints with. 'No Limit Warriors' was his anime-inspired superhero exhibition. The POAP marked attendance onchain in a room most collectors didn't know they were supposed to be in.
- Tai Ku's role: Creative direction on the drop, POAP minting and technical deployment, partner coordination with Funqest and the exhibition team
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5445572

### Heels Have Eyes 3: Chicago
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-3-chicago/
- When/Where: 2024, UIC Arena, Chicago, IL (1,300+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Third installment of the wrestling x hip-hop concert series at Chicago's UIC Arena.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management
- Media: Full Show: https://youtu.be/2Gp69zGruF4

### Heels Have Eyes 4: Atlanta
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-4-atlanta/
- When/Where: 2024, Center Stage, Atlanta, GA (1,500+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Featuring Big Krit, Killer Mike, Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, and The Hardy Brothers.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management
- Media: Full Show: https://youtu.be/cHzyU-pgrKk

### Heels Have Eyes 5: SXSW
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-5-sxsw/
- When/Where: 2025, Austin, TX (1,000+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Featuring Maxo Cream, Murda Mook, Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, and The Hardy Brothers at SXSW.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management
- Media: Full Show: https://youtu.be/bxjW89ixyZo

### Heels Have Eyes 6: WrestleMania Las Vegas
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-6-wrestlemania-las-vegas/
- When/Where: 2025, Las Vegas, NV (1,000+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Featuring Joey Badass, Michael Che, Flatbush Zombies, Westside Gunn during WrestleMania weekend.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management
- Media: Full Show: https://youtu.be/DFbfIN0W0aY

### Heels Have Eyes 7: Paris Fashion Week
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-7-paris-fashion-week/
- When/Where: 2025, Paris, France (1,000+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Pray for Paris edition during Paris Fashion Week. International production with Joey Badass, Flatbush Zombies, Westside Gunn, and Nic Nemeth.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, international logistics, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management

### Heels Have Eyes 9: Six Flags NJ
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-9-six-flags-nj/
- When/Where: 2025, Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ (2,000+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, and The Hardy Brothers at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management
- Media: Recap: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7DcN1kU9M/

### Heels Have Eyes 10: Wrestlecade
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-10-wrestlecade/
- When/Where: 2025, Winston-Salem, NC (1,000+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Tenth installment at Wrestlecade featuring Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, and The Hardy Brothers.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management

### Heels Have Eyes 11: Philadelphia
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/heels-have-eyes-11-philadelphia/
- When/Where: 2026, 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA (1,500+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Featuring Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, The Hardy Brothers, Beanie Sigel, and DJ Drama.
- Tai Ku's role: Production assistance, talent coordination, day-of operations, load-in/load-out management
- Media: Recap: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWUfTp6ERvH/

### EVA 4 at Brooklyn Monarch
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/eva-4-at-brooklyn-monarch/
- When/Where: 2025, Brooklyn, NY (450+ people)
- Industries: Wrestling & Entertainment
- Summary: Extreme Verbal Arts: a concert series fusing underground hip-hop with mainstream wrestling. Produced by 1000 Words and Rickey Gray, the night's lyrical battles and performances were captured and pressed to vinyl.
- Tai Ku's role: Sponsorship strategy, deck development, vendor outreach, branded product sourcing, budget management

### Titi's Empanadas
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/titis-empanadas/
- When/Where: 2024-Present, New York, NY
- Industries: Food & Hospitality
- Summary: Built social media presence to 53K Instagram followers and 250K TikTok likes through strategic influencer marketing and creator partnerships.
- Tai Ku's role: Influencer strategy, marketing campaign management, influencer outreach, social media growth strategy, community building
- Media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titisnyc | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titisnyc/

### Cachapas y Mas
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/cachapas-y-mas/
- When/Where: 2025-Present, New York, NY
- Industries: Food & Hospitality
- Summary: Grew social presence to 55K Instagram followers and 100K TikTok likes through targeted influencer marketing.
- Tai Ku's role: Influencer strategy, marketing campaign management, influencer outreach, social media growth strategy, community building
- Media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cachapas.y.mas | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cachapasymas/

### 99th Floor Dinner with Chef Miguel Trinidad
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/99th-floor-dinner-with-chef-miguel-trinidad/
- When/Where: 2024, New York, NY (150+ people)
- Industries: Food & Hospitality
- Summary: Intimate elevated dining experience with curated guest list, ticket sales strategy, and full media documentation.
- Tai Ku's role: Event strategy, guest list curation, ticket sales, dinner promotion, media capture, influencer curation
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ohWyiUKJPKo

### Westside Gunn x Tripple M at Soho House
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/westside-gunn-x-tripple-m-at-soho-house/
- When/Where: 2023, Soho House, New York, NY (125+ people)
- Industries: Culture & Art
- Summary: Full-length interview production and media capture at Soho House New York.
- Tai Ku's role: Media capture, interview coordination, video production
- Media: Full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQHlnwXBvA | Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBn-w7xhgiM

### Phase Hero at NYCC: Peacemaker Screening
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/phase-hero-at-nycc-peacemaker-screening/
- When/Where: 2025, NYCC, New York, NY
- Industries: Culture & Art
- Summary: Full media capture for Phase Hero Podcast's Peacemaker finale screening and panel at New York Comic Con.
- Tai Ku's role: Media capture, photography, video production, editing
- Media: Podcast: https://youtu.be/2Ml00kckCG4

### Phase Hero at NYCC: Marvel TV Panel
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/phase-hero-at-nycc-marvel-tv-panel/
- When/Where: 2025, NYCC, New York, NY
- Industries: Culture & Art
- Summary: Media capture for Phase Hero's coverage of Marvel TV's past and future plans panel.
- Tai Ku's role: Media capture, photography, video production, editing
- Media: Podcast: https://youtu.be/CSGDc0eyuJw

### Illust x Titi's AR Art Walk
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/illust-x-titis-ar-art-walk/
- When/Where: 2025, New York, NY
- Industries: Culture & Art, Food & Hospitality
- Summary: Month-long augmented reality art walk celebrating UN World Peace Day, driving foot traffic through tech-forward activation.
- Tai Ku's role: Partnership coordination, activation strategy, vendor management, media coordination
- Media: Recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S22OqkRJZxA

### Intro to NFTs and Web3 Workshop
- Page: https://tai-ku.com/work/intro-to-nfts-and-web3-workshop/
- When/Where: 2022, New Collectors Gallery, New York, NY
- Industries: Culture & Art, Web3 & AI
- Summary: Educational workshops onboarding artists and collectors to Web3 fundamentals.
- Tai Ku's role: Curriculum development, instructor delivery, artist and collector onboarding, POAP design
- Media: POAP: https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/3557404

## FAQ
- **What does Tai Ku Labs do?** Tai Ku Labs is an IRL experience agency. We produce events, activations, and creative campaigns end to end: concept, venue, talent, logistics, day-of operations, content capture, and reporting. From 15-person chef dinners to 4,500-person festivals.
- **What industries do you work in?** We specialize in spaces mainstream agencies struggle to navigate: cannabis (since 2016), Web3 and AI (since 2021), professional wrestling, food and hospitality, and art. If your brand needs to show up credibly in an emerging scene, that is our lane.
- **How much does an activation cost?** Every project is scoped individually. Budgets range from intimate curated dinners to festival-scale productions, and we have produced award-winning work at both ends. Tell us your goals and budget range and we will tell you honestly what is achievable.
- **Do you work outside New York?** Yes. We have produced in 16+ cities including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Denver, Paris, Brussels, and Buenos Aires. International production is part of the practice, not an exception.
- **What makes Tai Ku different from other agencies?** We live in the industries we serve. A decade on the ground in newly legal cannabis markets, onchain communities, and independent wrestling means we bring intel and relationships other agencies have to research from the outside.
- **How do we start a project?** Email info@tai-ku.com or use the contact form on this page. Share what you are building, rough timing, and a budget range if you have one. We respond quickly and will tell you fast whether we are the right fit.

## Press
- Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/legal-weed-set-to-reshape-nyc-s-party-scene-cannabis-weekly
- BudsFeed: https://budsfeed.com/blogpost/how-it-started-from-legacy-to-legal-with-david-hernandez-director-of-brand-1684768256615x751354638426701800
- Cheddar: https://www.cheddar.com/media/cannabis-brand-happy-munkey-takes-over-upscale-steakhouse-to-celebrate-4-20-and-legalization/
- Clio Awards (x2): https://www.cliocannabisawards.com/winners/the-happy-munkey-happy-munkey-at-original-immersive-van-gogh-28-84.html
- MJ Biz Daily: https://mjbizdaily.com/news/are-nfts-a-scam-or-a-smart-play-for-marijuana-companies/310636/
- NBC News: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/i-team-secret-cannabis-parties-hoping-to-come-out-of-the-ny-shadows/3042405/
- The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/style/cannabis-events-new-york-city.html