Winston Setiawan, THRIVE OR DIE

THRIVE OR DIE is a collective of LGBTQIA+ creatives, musicians, artists, and designers, set to create momentous charity events, empower BIPOC voices, uplift underground music producers, and create waves with no compromise. THRIVE OR DIE was first founded by NONSTOPPUP, and with his group of friends raised this movement together as a vision to shape 'what-ifs' into realities.

We have made charity events such as NONSTOPWORLD, Beasts from the East, and built our own record label.

Role

Assistant Design Director
& Event Coordinator

Toolkit

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Blender, Trello

Industry

Creative, Music, Charity

FROM THE EAST

NONSTOPWORLD is an online, fundraising music festival event hosted in Minecraft by designer, creative and music enthusiast NONSTOPPUP. The event is a celebration of online culture, music, and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. The music festival comprised of a heavy variety of genres as well as LGBTQ+ members and DJs.

I was a team co-lead world builder, web & graphic designer, game consultant, and tech help for both events.

NONSTOPWORLD 2

JULY 18 - JULY 19, 2020

World Showcase

All buildings are built block by block over the span of 10 months.

Lead Director: NONSTOPPUP

Building Lead: Draz, Ictinia

Builders: Poolboy, Sanfear, Louie Ott, Kale

Showcase shot by Piperpuppindoe

Music taken from Flume's Hi This is Flume Mixtape

[ Jewel, Dreamtime, Is It Cold In The Water? (Flume & EPROM Remix) ]

NONSTOPWORLD 2 amassed $4300 for COVID-19 relief and the NAACP, a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. The event had a massive POC-representative line-up that spanned into 2 days, and was themed after the Olympics.

The event took place on July 18 – July 19, 2020. There were 2800+ members, 2100+ concurrent Minecraft users, and 1300+ unique concurrent listeners.

The lineup poster takes into account for the typical Olympics digital scorecard. We wanted to include nationalities, and time slots effectively, so the replication from the Olympics scoreboard to the DJ lineup would be a perfect balance.

Event Trailer

NONSTOPWORLD 1

APRIL 6, 2019

NONSTOPWORLD 1 amassed $775 that was donated to The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization helping suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youths. The event also promoted world culture, where music could bring people internationally into an unforgettable celebration.

The event took place on April 6, 2019, for 6 hours. There were 900+ members, 400 logged on Minecraft users, and 500+ concurrent listeners.

I incorporated pixelated structures, text, and easy way finding for fellow users to explore for the NONSTOPWORLD map

Structures were built by the whole THRIVE OR DIE TASK FORCE in NONSTOPWORLD: April 6, 2019

The whole map took 4-6 months of block by block building, and 1 year of event planning.

Credits, designed by NONSTOPPUP

I aided heavily on building the server world with my friends from scratch on a sandbox platform game, Minecraft, where I tested my creative abilities to create monuments, parks, roller coaster rides, and a hotel only by using blocks of cubes. The server structures was created mouse-made in a span of 4-5 months. I also gave game consultation for my fellow builders who were unexperienced in the game.

Being a part of this event taught me the extreme work that is showcased in various events. Creating everything behind the scenes was an arduous process that kept me awake at night. Teamwork and communication was vital from the beginning of the plot, towards the final hours of the festival itself. Though this, creating a magical experience for many people has been nothing but special, and it brings me to tears to see the impact it has given to the online community.

FROM THE EAST

Beasts From The East was a charity stream event that was held on May 1, 2022. The 4-hour long stream showcased introspective experiences, and interviews with Asian LGBTQIA+ members in the community, and sharing their personal stories and experiences. The stream also showcased talent through music performances, and dance performances.

This event is in support of the #STOPASIANHATE movement, an raised over $2400 to Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

TRANSMISSION 01 is a compilation album, and the announcing album for the re-release of the THRIVE OR DIE record label after a hiatus. The album was released on July 17, 2023 amassing 12 tracks from various artists LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC artists.

I aided this album compilation as an assistant director for the announcement video trailer, modelling 3D assets and shaping scenes for the trailer, as well as creating my own track with SanFear.

Scene Formation and 3D Modelling

Initial Storyboard Ideation

TV Tracks Showcase

SanFear & Draz – RAAYO

Created and Directed by Ricco Harver

THRIVE OR DIE Label Showcase Party is a live performance stream for the wake of the label re-release. It featured various artists performing live in a house party setting, showcasing a lot of what a THRIVE OR DIE party looks like.