A Live Session w Maestro - The First Layer

Synopsis 

This session documents Maestro recording live on set for AYMSK’s latest collection, The First Layer.

Rather than focusing on performance or release, the intention was to capture the recording process itself, the moments where experiences are spoken and committed to tape. The emphasis is on process over outcome, and on allowing space for stories to surface naturally.

The First Layer

The First Layer represents a foundation for what AYMSK is becoming.

The collection is more restrained in form, while still carrying the same fingerprint of process, imperfection, and failure that has always defined the brand. It marks a shift towards an everyday uniform.

This project exists to show that the ethos of AYMSK extends beyond clothing, into how we collaborate, how we document, and how we create space for other creative practices to exist alongside our own.

Why Maestro?

Maestro was invited because his approach mirrors how we work as a brand.

His work is honest and intentional, process-led, reflective, and multi-faceted. Beyond writing and recording, Maestro is involved in engineering, video editing, and directing his own output, maintaining control over the full creative cycle.

There is a shared focus on craft over output, and on allowing work to develop naturally rather than forcing an end result. Because of this alignment, the session felt less like a collaboration and more like two processes running in parallel.

What was captured is not a finished outcome, but a moment within an ongoing process, and something we strongly believe to be more valuable than the finished outcome. This is a true one-of-one.

Session Record

Documented and recorded on Tuesday 27th January 2026, from 8:45pm to 9:30pm, live on set for AYMSK’s first collection of the year, The First Layer.

Garments Worn

• 23 AYMSK MISPLACED UNIFORM ZIP HOODIE - WEATHERED SLATE [02.02.2026]
• 24 AYMSK MISPLACED UNIFORM SWEATPANTS - WEATHERED SLATE [02.02.2026]
• 25 AYMSK MISPLACED UNIFORM TEE - WHITE [02.02.2026]

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