ABOUT
Strictly Unconventional (“Strictly”) is a multimedia brand founded by Aria Palma and Roji Lopez, providing a digital experience for pop culture conventions exposure. Beginning as a YouTube series in 2017, the original videos followed the Strictly team across various west coast conventions where they provided guided tours, celebrity and attendee interviews, and geeky shenanigans.
Aria palma
Aria Palma’s convention journey began when she was 14 years old. What cultivated from a fangirl lifestyle was the idea to create a video series highlighting the pop culture conventions she was attending.
When she was 16 years old, she asked Roji Lopez to collaborate on what we know now as Strictly Unconventional. She began as the host and co-producer of the series, and currently works on the entire brand as a multimedia producer.
roji lopez
Developing editing skills and expansive digital knowledge since he was in his pre-teen years, Roji Lopez was vital in launching Strictly Unconventional. He started going to conventions at the same time as Aria, attending the first TwitchCon in San Francisco as his first convention.
Roji is the camera operator, director, co-producer, and editor of the YouTube series. Alongside working with this new era of Strictly, he produces podcasts and his own line of media.