Our Creators
Claudia Flavin
Claudia Flaving is launching a new podcast that dives into the intersection of comedy and mental health. With her signature wit and honesty, Claudia explores how humor can be both a coping mechanism and a powerful tool for self-discovery. Through candid conversations and personal insights, she sheds light on the struggles and triumphs that come with navigating mental well-being—one laugh at a time.
Maritrini Trinidad
Maritrini Trinidad is a dynamic force within Deploy Underground, bringing her unique blend of creativity, passion, and unfiltered authenticity to every project. Whether she's crafting compelling content, amplifying voices, or pushing artistic boundaries, Maritrini thrives on storytelling that resonates. With a keen eye for detail and a fearless approach to expression, she’s all about turning bold ideas into reality.
K!NKALE
K!NKALE Tales from Tookaville is leading an animation revolution—breaking boundaries, defying expectations, and bringing bold, unapologetic stories to life. With a fearless approach to storytelling and a passion for pushing the limits of the medium, K!NKALE Tookaville redefines what animation can be—raw, real, and relentlessly creative.
Tremaine Thomas-Young
Tremaine Thomas-Young is the founder of Deploy Underground and the editor-in-chief of its fanzine, a rebellious and unapologetically bold publication blending humor, culture, and social commentary. As a journalist, satirist, and writer, he challenges mainstream narratives with sharp wit and fearless storytelling. Tremaine is also the author of A Slightly Sarcastic Guide to Vedic Astrology, the first in a series of books that break down esoteric topics with humor and insight. His upcoming works include A Slightly Sarcastic Tour of the Rider-Waite Tarot Cards and A Slightly Sarcastic Tour of the Spiritual Retreat.
Beyond publishing, Tremaine crafts bold comedy TV series that mainstream platforms refuse to touch. His work pushes creative boundaries, proving that the best stories are the ones others are too afraid to tell.
La Leurentop
La LEURENTOP is an independent alt-rock artist, producer, and storyteller whose work blends raw emotional tension, analog texture, and cinematic grit into songs that hit like memory and refuse polish in favor of presence. Working between London and New York, she crafts music built from the heart’s in-between moments; the thresholds, breaks, and ruptures that define human experience, and draws listeners into a world where imperfection is proof of life and sound is a map of the subconscious.
A multidisciplinary creative, La is also Founder, Publisher & Creative Director of Words Create Awareness (WCA), her independent label and platform spanning music, writing, and print projects including ARCANA, a print-only esoteric zine and a growing home for a select roster of artists. Her forthcoming mirrored double album Fragments in the Basement of My Mind charts a psychological journey from confinement to emergence through distortion, confession, and unfiltered intensity.
Leetl
Simon (aka Leetl) sees the world slightly out of sync — and that’s exactly the point.
Drawn to distortion and discomfort, Simon’s work often revolves around eyes, warped landscapes, and unsettling symbols inspired by weirdcore aesthetics. His drawings explore anxiety, disorientation, and the strange familiarity of things that feel almost real.
Beyond illustration, Simon collaborates with friends to create short films and a web-series rooted in the same emotional territory — stories about being lost, watching, searching, and existing in between clarity and confusion.
Through visual art and moving image, Simon doesn’t aim to explain the world — he mirrors how it feels.
Welcome to the weird.
Fanny Coince
Fanny Coince is an educator and neurodiversity advocate who turns complex ideas into clear, impactful communication. With a sharp eye for structure, she brings intellectual depth and strategic thinking to everything she does. As a Manifestor 1/3, she’s driven by insight and innovation — always looking for ways to challenge norms and elevate conversations.
On Instagram and Youtube, she shares reflections on visual thinking, high intellectual potential (HPI), and autism spectrum experiences, offering followers a space where clarity meets complexity. At Deploy Underground, Fanny offers a unique voice grounded in education, cognitive science, and bold honesty — making her an essential part of the movement to rethink how we share knowledge in a noisy world.
Tingting Zhao
Ting Ting is the Principle Creative Director and Editor of Deploy Underground’s Chinese Fanzine — a fearless platform blending aesthetics, critique, and underground culture. With a sharp editorial eye and an unmatched creative instinct, she curates content that speaks truth in multiple languages — visual, verbal, and unapologetically personal.
An accomplished makeup artist and bold-voiced podcaster, Ting Ting moves between worlds with style and substance. Her makeup artistry isn’t just about beauty — it’s about story, rebellion, and self-definition. On the mic, she dives into culture, identity, and power with wit and precision.
At Deploy Underground, Ting Ting leads with vision and voice, shaping a fanzine that challenges glossy norms and spotlights the edge where art, identity, and resistance meet.
She’s not here to follow trends. She’s here to set the tone — one edit, one look, one episode at a time.