Magcon Members : Where Are They Now?

Magcon stands for, “meet and greet convention.” It involved a group of boys that were viral Vine stars. Now, as they have gotten older, they moved on and are doing different things in life. Here’s what they’ve been up to.

 

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Nash Grier

 

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Nash Grier was known for his funny Vine’s that included skits and videos with his little sister, plus his bright blue eyes!

Now Nash Grier has a fiance, Taylor Giavasis with who he shares a child, Malakai. His focus is now mainly on being a great dad to his son and spending time with his beautiful family.

 

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He still does Youtube videos and vlogs his day-to-day family life. The videos show their appreciation of nature and their son Malakai as he grows up.

Taylor and Nash also have another kid on the way.

 

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Shawn Mendez

 

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Shawn Mendez, back in 2013, was known for his singing Vines and usually would be the performer at Magcon events.

Now he is a famous singer signed to Island Records. He has won Billboard Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Music Awards, and more.

 

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He has tons of hits including, “Señorita” featuring Camila Cabello, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”, “Treat You Better”, “Stitches” and more.

He just got out of his relationship with American singer Camila Cabello and is now single.

 

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He has certainly come a long way from singing at Magcon!

 

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Cameron Dallas

 

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Cameron Dallas was known for his Vine skits and also for being so handsome.

He’s now been in a few movies and shows such as Expelled, The Outfield, and Chasing Cameron.

He has also started to do music.

Lastly, he’s one of the co-founders of Fanfix, an app that allows fans to interact with creators better and get behind the scenes/extra content from their favorites.

 

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Overall, he went on to do so much more than making funny videos. Cameron is an actor, model, singer, and influencer.

 

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Taylor Caniff

 

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Taylor Caniff also was known for his wild crazy content on Vine. He was a fun, hyper guy, known to always want to have a good time and being the bandana kid.

 

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He’s also known for his song, “Buckwild” going viral on the Vine.

Taylor now is a co-founder of Magcon and owner of @nftmarketplace and @creatormarketplace Instagrams.

 

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Jack and Jack

 

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Jack and Jack, AKA Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky were known as the dynamic duo in Magcon. Johnson was the rapper and Gilinsky was the singer. They were known for their funny musical Vines.

 

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They still do music together and even have a podcast called, Parental Advisory Podcast which they host with Sammy Wilk and Brant Carter.

It’s nice to see these long-time best friends continue on their influencer path, explore different avenues of the internet, and still be successful.

 

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Carter Reynolds

Carter Reynold was known to make funny content and also some thirst traps on Vine.

 

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Carter now make youtube videos, does OnlyFans, and is on TikTok living his life as a influencer.

 

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Mather Espinosa

 

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Mathew Espinosa was known for his funny corky videos on Vine.

He is now an actor and writer. He’s been in movies such as Be Somebody and 24 Hours to Live.

He also continues on as a social media influencer and has a podcast called, Gen 2 Gen.

 

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