video art // “Light Cycle”

My new video poem with original poetry, music, and footage—featured in the 2019 Cadence Video Poetry Festival

video art // “Frequency Spectrum”

A new video poem I created with original poetry, music, and footage

event film // Tacoma Film Festival 2017

We were on hand all week to capture the 2017 Tacoma Film Festival—from screenings to workshops to parties—here’s our look back at our favorite TFF yet (including original music composed in-house!)

promo films // Tacoma Film Festival 2017

We worked with the Tacoma Film Festival once again—this year to help turn their annual poster art into moving pictures as promo videos. We combined original footage with an original score to complete the effect. The best part of this project was driving around Tacoma capturing the footage!

event film // The Dance Hall : Old Soul + Motown : 2016.11.05

Here’s a quick recap of the first The Dance Hall we presented with Alma Mater at the Carpenters Building in Tacoma.

Thanks to DJ Press Play and Zodiac Supper Club for providing the music and the cocktails!

photos // Tacoma Film Festival : 2016

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The 2016 Tacoma Film Festival wraps up this evening. We snapped a few photos at a couple events—here are a few of our favorites!

music film // Bombay Beach : “Thee Mote”

Allow us to present this music film we put together for our friends in Portland’s Bombay Beach. We used motion graphics, rephotographed footage and original footage to create this beast—we hope it only serves to make the band that much more mysterious than their music…

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music film // Phinisey : “Something New”

Seattle area producer and musical collaborator Phinisey is striking out on his own and releasing solo music—doing Something New…starting with this music film we created for him. We wanted him to exist in a dreamy blank slate miasma of color about to take shape into “Something New”—like the dawn of the universe or the morning sky. It’s Phinisey’s heartfelt delivery, though, that makes the visuals pop!

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promo // TIMBRRR! 2016

Getting you amped up for the coming TIMBRRR! Winter Music Festival!

music film // V. Contreras : “Burn”

We teamed up again with the beautiful V. Contreras on this single-take, dusky, beachy film for her song Burn.

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