402-708-1893
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Video Production
Trailers and Adverts
I Began my foray into video production after doing an interview for Learning for ALL during my internship. I filmed the interview for my own notes, and they asked me to make a commercial out of it. Two years later I came back and made a much more professional commercial and have done much more since.
Graphic Design
Digital Production Management
Last year I was hired on as the Digital Production Manager for streaming company DSS Enterprises, which has allowed me to exercise and grow my skills as a designer. With how fast paced the company is, I'm often having to create and launch said creations sometimes within 10-15 minutes. I've also had to create company branding as well as branding for each of the company's many streamers.
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Photography
Why Photography
I've been practicing photography for just about 3 years now, and have really found my niche as a concert and community event photographer. I find capturing photos of live events to be a fun challenge, and relish at the challenges presented with high motion, low lighting, concert/event photography.
Creative Journalism
"...The smoke machine, the reliance on blue lights, and the brief moments of reserved quiet contrasted by loud movements. Every piece acts as a cog, doing its due diligence to help form a masterfully crafted machine, akin to a well lived pocket watch, worn and polished with deep reverence by generations of kin."
Spirit Breaker/Light Worker: A Quiet Evening of Loud Music
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In collaboration with Stories From the Crowd
"Around 3pm the residents of Avenue A heard the first of a long series of crisp snaps of hard maple against concrete, complete with the pop of hard urethane wheels hitting the ground. While these sounds were not new to the neighborhood, the amount of time between each snap and pop was shrinking, and the sounds altogether grew into a cacophony of unfettered sweat and adrenaline. Batten down the hatches, there are hoodlums about."
"Such is the way of the local shows. Everyone collaborates, coming together in a cacophony of voices screaming, beating, and strumming away about the all-too-commonplace problems of The Common Man and the marginalized, while corporations attempt, and ultimately fail at capturing the magic and genuine-ness of small-time artists whose only fault is not having millions of dollars in resources at their disposal. The love and affection shown at local shows is non-duplicatable, and something worth experiencing over and over again until you're damaged enough to put in earplugs."
Slime & Grime
I started SlimeandGrime.net about 3 1/2 years ago while working on both my English and Music degrees. I saw there was a need in the scene for news coverage of local metal and punk bands, which had been overlooked by local outlets. Since then I've collaborated with other news sites, most recently writing a string of articles for Stories From the Crowd, which usually focuses on national acts which make their way into the metro area.
