Today we’d like to introduce you to Aantray.
Hi Aantray, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I go by Aantray! I was raised in the south side of Atlanta on Old National. I didn’t grow up with many friends and I’m an only child. I came from an a household of two parents that spoiled me with infinite love. We weren’t rich by any means, but God bless me with great parents who always made sure I was loved no matter what. Outside of my home, my environment consisted around drugs, scammers, gang violence & other misconduct. I was domesticated and I hadn’t traveled much in my life because my family made home such a safe place. I didn’t wanna go anywhere. I played basketball all of my life, After graduation, I joined the United States Air Force. After I was discharged. I went to trade school to be an electrician. Then Covid happened! While I was still in trade school, I was being encouraged by the peers around me at that time to pursue music. I always had a love for music, but I never like the stories of how musicians careers ended up. When Covid happened, my trade school informed me that I would have to start my course over. After everything I went through while I was there I decided that that path was not for me. I continue to pursue music afterwards. I learned how to harmonize and produce beats and then I went viral at 21. After going viral, I suddenly had a taste of what fame looked like. Possessed a big fear of criticism at that point of my life, but that fear did not stop me from pursuing music. A year after going viral in 2022, I was having my lowest confident season of my life, and the I was invited to a party with some friends from Denver. At this party, I met Ski Mask The Slump God. Shortly after we met, I was approached by a woman with flyers in her hand. We locked eyes and then she asked me if I was interested in being a model in runway! At that time, I didn’t think I had what it took to be a model because I had never done it before and my confidence felt low. Despite my doubt at myself, I went to the casting call. I have never been in a space that has so many beautiful women at that time and they were all willing to speak and commute to each other. Being from the Southside of Atlanta, whenever I seen women congregate, it resulted in drama, so me being at this casting call was a full reality switch. I walked for SABER the brand by Ace The Visionary based in ATL. The production was nice. The execution was impeccable and when I hit the runway in May 2022, my lowest confident moment turned into my highest! In that moment, I understood the power of fashion and what modeling does for a person’s confidence. Especially for what it did to mine. I started walking around everywhere like I was on that runway, and little by little, I could feel my frequency rising. Then two months later, tragedy struck. At 23 years old, I suffered a house, fire and watch everything that I ever own all my life burn in flames. After having this period of confidence, this felt like a strike from God to bring me down from my pedestal. This was by far the hardest thing I’ve ever had to process in my life. There, I was no car to drive & nowhere to stay, but my family was safe, and over time I learned that’s what really matters.
Post tragedy, I made more music, and one of my managers at the time was coordinated me to go to a famous comedian’s first country wide tour. Because I went viral with this comedian before as this comedian was coming up, and I knew all of his team members and they knew me. I figured this was my ticket to the big lights and achieving the dream I wanted at the time, but right before the tour started, I came to a casting for his show that gets millions of views now. Instead of progressing on the seed that was planted, I ended up suffering what some would call a humiliation ritual in front of millions of viewers. I was in love at this time and the woman and all of her friends laughed at that moment and so did the world. I was heartbroken full of rage. I wanted to go to social media and blast the comedian and I knew if I stayed in Atlanta where everything transpired, the rage and desire for revenge would only get worse. Also, right after that, the woman I love told me she needed space and we all know what that means. After enduring all of this, I decided to move away from it all, deleted social media and I moved to Des Moines, Iowa.
In Des Moines, Iowa, nobody knew who I was, it felt like the fresh start I needed. I had a great electrician job that was paying good money with my experience, and when I moved out there, I assumed this is what I will be doing for the next few years. People were still laughing at that moment when I moved, but I was so out of touch with everyone I didn’t care anymore. for the first time in my life in Iowa, I heard myself think!
I really start breaking down what my belief foundation was from my relationship with God, my relationship with my family (which at the time wasn’t the best because of where my headspace was as a 23 year-old man who felt powerless over my own life), my relationship with my peers, my relationship with the city of ATL as a whole, and of course, my relationship with myself.
Moving to Iowa was the best decision I could’ve ever made from my life. When I first got there, I was depressed, low, broke, & powerless. For the months that I was there, I changed my daily input, started playing chess again, read more books, learned more about the world, and more importantly, improve my relationship that I had with myself. The electrical job in Iowa ended, and I was back at square one.
I decided to move back to Atlanta where everything had transpired, but I was different. When I came back, I was forced to face the heartbreak that I didn’t want to feel when I moved to Iowa, but I knew as a man I needed it. Then came summer 2023.
Ace The Visionary of SABER the brand, invited me to Model for another runway show he had put together with “Impress Lavish.” During the casting and rehearsals while everyone was congregating, I was reading books. When I walked in that show, I had a different dopamine hit. During that process not only did I read, but I observed on what all it took to put a fashion production together.. after seeing that crowd shine lights in East Atlanta, God told me I could do this! I established my brand to be called, “Not So Easily Influenced” Two months later in September 2023, I called Ace of SABER and I told him that I wanted to put together a fashion production. He agreed to help me and every step of the way. Together, we executed ATL’s 1st Annual
Bla”X”cellence Fashion Experience in January 2024. It’s sold out! At this moment, I knew I hit a new level of confidence that nobody could take for me. I enjoy seeing people smile and helping people’s confidence like how modeling helped mine. God revealed my purpose to me. I received a call from a Model named Q shortly after the show, and he told me that he was so grateful for my experience and that that was his first time experiencing anything that made him feel that confident before.
So after that show, I decided to run another production, but with a different theme. I was receiving a lot of downloads when I was outside around trees and one with nature, and I know how important it is for us humans to be in tune with nature. So then I decided that my next production would be based on nature and technology. because the two are powerful together when they’re working together! Behold NSEI Productions had ATL‘s 1st Annual “Naturesque” Fashion Experience in May 2024. I connected so many people with this show so much that those people are still connected to present day, spreading love and doing business.
I stayed down during the summer, and fall I wanted to do a 2024 sign off, but I wanted it to be different. I wanted a more urban look. Shortly after, I was introduced to Rich of RichCustomz who loves to paint and customize. He brought me to a space that was filled with custom art, and he was making custom Halloween masks for people. I received the download to include masks in my new theme. In October 2024, NSEI Productions did ATL’s 1st Annual “Urban Masquerade” Fashion Experience where we lit the runway on fire, LITERALLY! After learning the production ropes in 2024, I knew this is what I was meant to do.
I ran every single theme back from 2024 into 2025, but wait there’s more!
Not only did NSEI productions execute those things in 2025 but we also did three other productions: Blaze & Beauty in Miami, Peach & Poise in Atlanta?& helped out with other projects in the city of ATL. NSEI averages 35 models per show and we have a 53% return rate on all models and designers.
Now in 2026, we are producing the ATL’s3rd Annual Bla”X”cellence Fashion Experience on January 24th 2026, Blaze & Beauty: Denver Edition on April 18th 2026, ATL’s 3rd Annual “Naturesque” Fashion Experience on May 23rd 2026, Peach & Poise on June 15th 2026, ATL’s 3rd Annual “Urban Masquerade” Fashion Experience on October 24th 2026. But NSEI is not just about putting together a great productions.
The purpose of our brand is to help everyone become the best versions of themselves not only for themselves before the generation after us. We live in a world and a system that is meant for us to be used and discarded, so our relationship with God & ourselves is the most precious thing thing that we can continuously improve on and I have over 15 testimony from different people who have said that the work that we have done has changed their lives!
NSEI now has a full self branding development program that launches January 22nd 2026, and it will be used to improve & transform everyone’s self image and how they present themselves called the “ModelingMind” Project 2026.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
In this fashion production journey, I have encountered a lot of other producers in my field, who look to see our brand fail. As a producer I support other people’s productions, but with that support comes animosity.
I went to a well known Fashion Producer’s show in Miami of May 2024 for my birthday, and when I arrived to his show after I told him I would support him and even bought his most expensive ticket with my own money, he threatened to jump me with his team. I thought with this new venture in my life everyone in my field, but wants to see everyone win, but I was given a reality check.
There is also the challenge of being a producer that when you put together shows, everyone assumes you have infinite money. I’m heading towards Six figure debt in the last three years to pursue this journey, and I have never had more debt in my life. Even though my relationship with money has changed during this journey, the number still speak for themselves.
This pass that I have created is to fuel the soul more than the pockets.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Poses skills in every realm of endeavor that’s valuable to society, Also, unlike others in my field I’ve put together not one but two fashion productions from a wheelchair. I’ve had two points in the last three years where I physically could not walk and I did not let that stop me. I build productions & sets, sing, Music Produce , lawn maintenance expert, transportation driver, digital automation manager, Videographer, video editor, great picture taker, and can blend in & socialize with any environment.
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
Your digital footprint and self branding will be the way to not only capitalize in fashion, but to be able to monetize in the digital era that we live in. As AI takes over the job market as we see it in real time, one thing it cannot touch is self branding and confidence. The future fashion going forward is how you were able to take advantage of the digital market and NSEI is ahead of the curve with our new development project!
Pricing:
- $250 From January-April then $650 for Year
- $25 For Fashion Experience Admission
- $420 for Denver Wknd. Experience (4/17/26-4-21/26)
- $45 for NSEI’s Road2Royalty Membership 2026
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Nseibrand.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nseibrand?igsh=MWhsdHNrenhsajIz&utm_source=qr
- Other: https://linktr.ee/nseibrand
Image Credits
JebodaMedia LLC
Sam Jeboda Photography
