years_active birth_place birth_date residence article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
1999 -- present albany , new york , u.s. april 23 , 1981 -lrb- age 34 -rrb- new york city vashtie kola
 vashtie kola party promoter , music video director school of visual arts
vashtie kola

vashtie kola -lrb- often stylized as va $ htie -rrb- is an american party promoter , music video director , filmmaker , artist , designer , creative consultant and disc jockey -lrb- dj -rrb- .
she has been active in the downtown new york city scene for over a decade .
`` the new york times '' wrote about her in a style section profile .
