In this month’s issue, our cover story is with International EDM DJ/Producer and philanthropist, Alok. We caught up with him after a busy summer of residencies and festivals to talk about his passion for music, his process when he creates his music, his #1 Billboard US charted song DEEP DOWN, the importance of collaborations and his focus to give back to Indigenous communities. We also talk with Chef Justin Sutherland about his culinary career from Fast Foodies and Taste the Culture to his restaurants, Handsome Hog and The Big E as well as showcasing the Twin Cities Culinary Scene. We also talk about his cookbook Northern Soul: Southern-Inspired Home Cooking from a Northern Kitchen which is out now. You can also hear this discussion on our podcast, Athleisure Kitchen. We also talk with Brian Baumgartner who we know as Kevin Malone in The Office. We talk about this role and how chili became an iconic moment that has now manifested into his cookbook Seriously Good Chili Cookbook: 177 of the Best Recipes in the World. We talk about the depth of chili, recipes he enjoyed and you can even see the recipe that we contributed to this cookbook as well. This interview is also available on Athleisure Kitchen right now.

We enjoyed Electric Zoo that took place Labor Day Weekend and we share a recap of what took place and if you weren’t there or were at another stage, we have images from this epic weekend. We also have an interview with another of our favorite DJ/Producers, Armin van Buuren. He talks about how he approaches his sets, his routines before and after and his B2B set with David Guetta.

We catch up with Samantha Morton and Liv Hill who play the older and younger versions of Catherine Medici in STARZ’s The Serpent Queen. We talk about how they approached their roles, interacting with one another and putting a modern take on this iconic figure.

This month we catch up with Trinny Woodall, founder of Trinny London. She talks about how she created her line, the importance of clean beauty, aesthetically pleasing packaging and new products that are available. We also talk with Deepica Mutyala, founder of Live Tinted talks about how her brand went from a community to a skincare line with products that work to enhance their skin regardless of their skin tone. We talk about how she created her brand, upcoming launches and more.

This month’s 9PLAYLIST comes from EDM DJ/Producer Hozho. Our 9DRIP comes from this month’s cover, Alok, Armin van Buuren. Our 63MIX ROUTIN3S comes from WTA tennis star and philanthropist Sloane Stephens as well as Brian Baumgartner. Our The 9LIST STORI3S comes from WTA tennis star Leylah Fernandez and founder of Sheryl Lowe Jewelry, Sheryl Lowe.

Our monthly feature, The Art of the Snack shares a fun steakhouse in NYC, Vinyl Steakhouse. This month’s Athleisure List comes from Breathwrk and POUND. As always, we have our monthly roundups of some of our favorite finds.

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Read the SEP ISSUE #81 of Athleisure Mag.

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