Our Contributors 

John Rios 

We are proud to say that our logo was the work of the incredibly talented artist, John Rios! John is a Michigan born and based artist who opened his own graphic studio in 1996. After returning from serving in the United States Marine Corps, John had a chance encounter with the legendary, Ted Nugent that changed the trajectory of his career. Ted Nugent integrated John's artwork as a staple part of his brand and eventually began using his artwork as backdrops for his tour.

Fast forward to 2020 and John's artwork has set the stage for the worlds biggest artists including Kid Rock, Eminem, Alice Cooper, KISS, Rod Stewart, Little Big Town, Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Sugarland, Hollywood Vampires, Korn, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Billy Idol, Blink 182, Lizzo and so many more! To find out more about this acclaimed artist you can visit www.johnriosdesigns.com/ 
or listen 
https://www.podcastdetroit.com/the-nooner-show-episode-190/

Rocky Wallace 

Rocky Wallace is a singer/ songwriter and podcast host. She is the interviewer behind our Dope Sessions, a contributor to our blog, and a loyal brand ambassador. She's driven by her advocacy for mental health awareness and normalizing mental health issues. 

Her song, Center of Gravity, was featured in the children's animated movie, Arctic Dogs, that can be found on Netflix. The single was followed up with her latest song, Rise, a tribute to overcoming her own mental health issues. In keeping with her mental health movement her single coming out in January 2021 is called i'm so in love with ME, and is an ode to self love. 

Rocky's D.O.P.E. A$$ Dream is to tour and perform all over the world and normalize mental health.

You can find Rocky on all social platforms @everythingrocky at her website www.everythingrocky.com and on all digital streaming platforms at Rocky Wallace.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3LFagvNhYDzfqZa2RKkO9v?si=psWTQZInQGihuz3GfCcUZA

Matthew Bednarchik 

Matthew Bednarchik is the amazing artist who created the artwork for DOPE's national holiday, Sit With A Stranger Day! Matthew has always had a deep appreciation for art and has been drawing since he could remember. 

Matthew has used his art as a therapeutic expression. Using art to express his emotions in their most genuine, pure form. He finds freedom through his creativity and ability to express himself through his art and furthermore, to share that art with the world! 

His D.O.P.E A$$ Dream is to pass on the joy that art has brought him to others! To check out more of Matthew's work find him on Facebook or you can contact him directly via email at  [email protected]

Don and Nayana Ferguson serve as an advisory team for DOPE Water. 

Don and Nayana co-own multiple companies including multiple award-winning national liquor brand, Anteel Tequila, Teeqlife Media and Curious Inception Business Consulting & Coaching. 

https://teeqspirits.com/
https://curiousinception.net/

Thank you to our other contributors! 
John Ledda Jr. for designing our website! 
John Ledda for marketing!
Julie Hayes for our graphic art!