Mr Q

Mr. Qu is the designer behind Qbo Bearwear. A multi-talented graphic artist, his work always maintains the designer's primary premise: to convey a clear message that seeks to make a difference; a visual impact, always with an artistic flair. 

Mr. Qu designs with passion and a lot of heart. His iconic "Bear" T-shirt is featured on the cover of Once Of A Lifetime, he also designed special artwork for the album's Listening Companion, and he's the designer of the limited-edition stickers that come with the CD edition. His swimwear was featured in the "On The Beach" remix video and in "Beautiful Nothing", and he's constantly brainstorming with Benjamin Koll and Jose Spinnin Cortes for events and more to come.

Farit Abdala

Farit Abdala, born in Mexico and of Syrian descent, is an active part of the team, contributing ideas, helping with most of the events, starring in some of Benjamin Koll's music videos and appearing in some of the photo shoots.

His first appearance was as a dancer and model for Qbo Bearwear in "On The Beach (Jose Spinnin Cortes Subwoofer Radio Mix)", and later he appeared in "I Don't Wanna Fight", "Beautiful Nothing", "Living On My Own (Jose Spinnin Cortes Remix)", "Made In Heaven (Jose Spinnin Cortes Remix)" and "Osito" (album version and remix music videos). 

You can see some photos of him with Benjamin on the "All Systems Go - Listening Companion" where he helps to illustrate the song "I Can See Through You" and in the "I Don't Wanna Fight" coda on the "Songs For A Better Future - Listening Companion" addendum in the book. He also has a cameo on the "Once In A Lifetime - Listening Companion" book, all available on Amazon.

Gary Guzman

Gary C. Guzman has been performing and composing music for most of his life. He started playing piano at the age of 6 and picked up bass guitar and drums by the time he was 10.

Gary was still in high school when his band went semi-professional and his songs continued to get airplay nationwide. By the time he graduated from high school, he was a full-time professional musician with songs on the radio, albums in stores, and many national performances under his belt.

Gary now enjoys a successful career composing and producing music for national television shows, radio and television commercials, toys and video games, which he has done since the mid-90's. His music has won prestigious advertising awards such as the London International Advertising Award, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers Awards, and the Mobius Awards (which are like the Grammys and American Music Awards of advertising).

Most recently, he played guitar on "Love Is All That Matters (Unplugged Version)", the closing song of "All Systems Go".

Ivan y Gabo Photography

Ivan & Gabo (Buenos Aires - Argentina) met in 2005 and started taking pictures together in 2007, evolving from a concise and technical approach to their current and fascinating study of the male nude and baroque imagery. They both take care of lighting, sets and even costumes, and usually structure their work in collections inspired by color, myths and mythological creatures, as well as various pop references.

They collaborated with Benjamin Koll on his 2menkiss project, taking care of the cover art and video scenes with the Chilean couple Claudio & Nibaldo.

Jeremy Morse

A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Jeremy Morse was captivated by music and dance at the age of 5. As an adult, he studied choreography and performed with the Phoenix College Dance Company for several years, learning various dance styles and techniques. In the 2000s, he began to put his skills to use, working as both a choreographer and backup dancer for several female impersonators. 

Throughout the decade, he performed in productions at clubs, festivals and casinos, and used his talents to help others compete in drag pageants across the United States. As he entered his forties, he took a break from performing and began dancing for fun and exercise. Serendipitously, in his late forties, he got a taste of viral fame when one of his homemade dance videos was liked and shared by Justin Timberlake, resulting in over 30 million combined Facebook and YouTube views and global television exposure.

The timing could not have been better, as he was in the midst of filming the “I’ll Be Good” music video for Benjamin Koll, which was released immediately after. 

Since then, he has appeared in several of Benjamin Koll's videos, such as the sexy “Tell Me Why”, (check out the remix here), as well as writing the script for “Beautiful Nothing” and designed the choreography (click for the remix). He is also featured on "Love Vibes".

Now in his fifties, he combines his day job with dancing gigs in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and has proudly joined the growing chorus of voices advocating for age - and body - positivity in the world.

Mijangos

He is considered one of the most outstanding dj's of Mexico and forerunner of the Latin house, with his productions and his way of mixing he has managed to take his country's name high, setting his Latin roots as a standard.

His works as a producer and remixer have crossed the border and have been published in the most recognized and respected house labels in the world: Aquaboogie - Ministry Of Sound - Subliminal - Junior - London Fresh Fruit-Room Records, among others.

As a DJ he has played in almost every corner of this planet from USA, Spain, Colombia, Costa Rica, etc., in Mexico from Cancun to Tijuana, in the best and most respected clubs in the country. He remixed “Tell Me Why”, listen to it here —>

Marco ByM

He defines himself as a Nerd / Geek for longer than he can remember. And it is defined by three passions: drawing, playing RPGs and Bears.

He worked as an illustrator in Brazilian RPG books "Era do Caos" and "Esferas", by Editora Akritó and launched the comics "Bear Fantasy" and "Contos de Berds" by the Brazilian studio "Indievisível Press", in addition to the first erotic art book about bears Brazilians, entitled "Barrigas & Pelos”.

You can enjoy his artwork on BK’s illustrated books. He did a rework of the cover pic of Changes for Songs For A Better Future - Listening Companion, an awesome comic strip titled “Too Old?” for the song “Turn Back The Clock” on the All Systems Go - Listening Companion, the introduction to the Leisure Remix Lounge on the Once In A Lifetime - Listening Companion and a comic strip for “Osito” included on Osito - Listening Companion. 

Jose Spinnin Cortes

With 2 decades of turntable-experience, several tracks charted by top DJs and a jaw-dropping mixing technique, Jose Spinnin Cortes has proven to be one of the most influential and respected DJs of the Mexican dance music scene.

Having been acknowledged by Forbes Magazine Mexico as one of the most creative Mexican minds in the world in 2016, Jose maintains a busy production and touring schedule traveling all over Mexico and maintaining guest spots in USA, Canada, Spain, Korea, China, Colombia, Nicaragua and Brazil, exposing his fusion of Progressive, Tribal and Tech-House beats.

His sound has defined the most successful remixes of Benjamin Koll’s songs, and he’s also the executive producer for the overall project.