Experiences at Self-Employed

That the camera is a great creative outlet for my expression and feelings. That a single photo can capture someone in many different emotions and vulnerabilities.

I have always loved watching or getting involved in the entertainment industry ever since I was a little kid. Its a dream to take photos of famous people, sometimes get a chance to talk to them and shake hands.

I have always loved travelling and have been through Europe, Australia, South Pacific, Greece and many other places. It's the best....

I enjoy helping people, especially the elderly.

Well, I just really wanted to do it and when the opportunities came, I took them. That's really how I got started. I remember back when I scored my first film. It was a black comedy. Quite well done actually. I was friends with the director and offered to help out basically. They were on a tight schedule and I sort of followed them around on the various sets that they shot on during production, because they only had a few days to do post. I remember writing half the score in the same building that they were cutting the film and the other half on one of the sets. I had a my mobile rig setup and brought it with me. It was an interesting project to be part of.

My next projects came in various forms. I was asked to create a sonic ethereal landscape for a dance group and spent one summer working on the music for that, which actually became quite successful and led me to my other projects including dance and some theatre work.

My next significant film was a Japanese horror short film which was a very exhilarating project. Basically a composer-friend of mine couldn't make it so he recommended me to work on it and that was that. It was a really rewarding experience and was the first project that we mixed and dubbed the film at my studio here in Los Angeles. Since then, I've been on a roll working on various projects including trailers and independent films ranging from drama to horror/thriller as well as epic and fantasy....

After almost 9years at Court TV, I wanted to try the start-up world. So I began consulkting with several start-up companies in the cable, VOD and broadband space with the hope that one of these companies would truly get started and create a full-time position. Alas, none of these companies achived the kind of substantive funding hoped for and, while I continue to consult, its time to move from sweat-equity and consulting fees to an in-house position....