MultiMedia Production

My first internship after moving to LA in 2009 was with Luxury Wafers Sessions at ChessVolt Studio, where I had the exciting opportunity to shoot and edit videos for live artist sessions. My role was utilize my skills in art direction, project management, and branding to assure the video aesthetic reached its target audience. I was to deliver music videos that capture the energy of these performances and then edit the footage into polished videos for an online music blog and Youtube channel, showcasing the artist’s charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. The production time would vary per project. Videography would take approximately 3-5 hours to capture the live session as well as time before and after to set up and break down equipment. The editing would take approximately 5-7 hours per video. The result would be in essence a live music video that shows why the artists are so special. In turn, these videos allowed the studio to promote brand recognition and build awareness; starting the marketing funnel to bring in additional business.

Luxury Wafers Sessions

After that internship wrapped up, about a year later, I found myself interning at Warner Bros. Records in their Video Production department. My role was to edit deliverables including editing lyric videos, behind-the-scenes content, and tour announcement pre-rolls. These deliverable should reflect the branding of the featured artist. I also used project management skills, to balance the projects I was working on based on importance and given deadlines. The following videos are some of my contributions during that time. Production varied for each project but I would put in at least 40 hours a week, often being the last person to leave. During a particularly busy week, I would work up to 65 hours a week. That is a lot of time to put into an internship with no compensation but I hope that my passion, reliability, and dedication to music is reflected.

Warner Bros Records

Thanks for Coming: A Rupaul’s Drag Race Podcast

I was the producer and editor of Thanks for Coming: A RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast, which I created and hosted alongside Jamal Miller and Stony Robinson in 2018. Over the years, we steadily improved the podcast's production quality as we honed our skills and found our unique brand voice. Each week, I came to our pre-production meetings with a detailed script and episode plan, often including an audio script for a short, comedic sketch inspired by the week's Drag Race episode. One of my favorite contributions was introducing the concept of "Drunk Herstory," a fan-favorite series where we hilariously recapped earlier seasons of Drag Race while drinking — listeners regularly told us these were some of their favorite episodes. With a background in telecommunications and a focus on audio/visual production, I served as the lead editor and later taught Jamal how to assist with editing as the podcast grew. I also took on the role of social media manager, developing marketing strategies and managing a combined audience of around 10,000 followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. In addition to podcasting, we collaborated with brands like Manscaped and Poo-Pourri for influencer campaigns. Eventually, in late 2022, as we all became busier with our full-time jobs, we made the collective decision to end the podcast. While incredibly rewarding, content creation can also be exhausting, with the constant hustle to engage fans, stay on trend, and meet sponsor expectations — but I’m proud of the creative and community-driven space we built. Below you can listen to the podcast as an example of my work. Also, there’s a video example of a promotional video used for our episode discussing the “Karen” influx due to pandemic restrictions. It was another favorite of our listeners and shows one of the many creative ways we marketed the podcast.

Treble Treble Podcast

The Treble Treble podcast was born out of my love for music. I wanted to examine the history behind each album and how different people connect to music, even if they are hearing it for the first time. Much like with the Thanks For Coming Podcast, I was the sole marketing, production, and post production team. I produced, edited, and promoted the podcast on my own.

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