NEWS
Growing up as a kid in California in the 90's, you get exposed to Gangster Rap at a young age and seeing how much society demonized rappers and producers from the Black Community felt biased and misinformed - they were just trying to express themselves to escape the violence in their communities with stories about what they went through so they can inspire change.
I’m so happy to have been part of this Milli Agency Bar None campaign which just won a Telly Award! It was a great experience filming bartender, Jason Yu, and creating an award-winning video on a relaxing weekday afternoon. The team at Milli are a smart, talented, and driven group that have put together some amazing campaigns. You can find the case study here and the award page here.
I’m pleased to announce a new webseries and project that I’m directing, producing, and developing the content strategy on that has a new twist on the idea of purgatory. THE ASYLUM is a story about an organization between heaven and hell that decides whether souls go to heaven or hell. Written by my friend David O’Neil, the story follows a lost soul named Hannah Donovan and her search for her late fiance while taking on the role of soul bounty hunter for the Warden of the Asylum, Maggie.
I’m so happy that I was able to work with a talented crew to create a variety of content on a single shoot day to build a world on Social Media through photos, videos, gifs, and blogs. I’ve always wanted to create a property that transcends traditional media and utilizes the full extent of today’s storytelling platforms that includes digital. I directed and edited this teaser and will be releasing 2 more narrative videos soon so please visity TheAsylumNow.com for more info and stay tuned for more content!
A video I shot, edited, and directed with Dancer Jess2sick and clothing brand, KOI: Kids Of Immigrants, for my channel Strife TV :)
Next Wednesday, April 1st at 1PM PST, I will be teaching an online webinar for Creator Up called "How to Work with Brands Without Selling Out" Sign up and find out how to keep your voice intact while working with big brands!
https://creatorup.com/lab-signup
Earlier this year, I had a fun time filming and documenting artist and dancer, Ladie One, as she painting a mural in North Hollywood for her NoHo Art Walls project. A collaboration between my brands LA STREET ART GALLERY and STRIFE TV, I was able to capture a dancer and artist at work. Ladie is not only an incredible bgirl (breakdancer) but also a skilled artist that has meshed her graffiti background with her new found appreciation for street art. She is also a contestant on the Oxygen Network reality TV show, STREET ART THROWDOWN, which is now airing. It's great to see artists live their passions unfettered by obstacles or constraints that some self-employed people face. Much respect for her art as well as her dancing - she's quite the beast in the cypher.
The first Episode of RAVE TRAIN has just launched with dubstep/electro DJ, Nathanial Know! This is a new EDM Youtube series that pairs the industry's best DJ's and producers with incredible dancers. I co-created, produce, and direct this series with my partners Danny Ho and Hugh Ho. Learn and watch more here RaveTrain.TV!
