ABOUT
An internship in the News and Specials department at MTV in New York City changed my life’s course forever. Deep in the basement of 1515 Broadway, as a Production Assistant, I watched in awe as I witnessed a video editor deep in the zone. Their speed, agility, creative contributions, and grace; nimble fingers’ quick action immediately translated their vision from brain to screen. I decided there and then that I wanted to edit inspirational projects, too.
I’ve worked with The Emmys TV Archive, MTV, PBS, ABC, Freeform, Ovation, Shondaland, Wieden and Kennedy, Bunim and Murray, T-Mobile & Nike. I’ve edited Stop-Motion Animation, Narrative Television & Films, Documentaries, Music Videos, Commercials & Promos, Trailers, Comedy, Sports~ you name it, I’ve probably cut it. Cutting from my living room in Portland, Oregon, to offices in Times Square, on film sets in Hollywood, the Back Bay of Boston, the woods of Massachusetts, and on a ship circumnavigating the globe (directing my first feature documentary in Fall 2004 with Semester at Sea), and infinite agencies and offices near and far, I’ve grown up editing and honing my craft with countless lessons from creator to content.
In 2016, I collaborated with a few friends on a music video for the Phish song, ‘More’. The song, video and enthusiastic response to the project has inspired me to ‘be something more’. With support from the Phish community, we’ve completed three more projects to Phish/ Trey Anastasio songs: ‘FOCUS’ (a short film set to the song ‘Everything’s Right’), a music video for ‘Rise/ Come Together’ (funded through a GoFundMe campaign) and a fourth for ‘Brief Time.”
Every project can change the world and one thought, embedded in an open mind, can change the course of history, one person or one view at a time. When honored with a captive audience, we must inspire, transport, and entertain them, make them laugh, or teach them.
Finding breaths, rhythms, and beats lives deep in the craft and delivers great rewards. Hearing words spoken, or images witnessed, that will inspire when shared with a greater audience, has always been my honor. Incorporating music gracefully is inherent, my favorite past-time meets my present self. If my skill set meshes with your needs, then together we can create something wonderful. Let’s collaborate!
This photo was taken in November, 2004. That’s me spreading my wings and learning to fly, doing my first bungee jump off the Bloucrans Bridge near Cape Town, South Africa.
Photo credit: Steven Ludwig