A patreon-exclusive look behind the curtain to see how I made Life Beyond 2. There was a lot to talk about, so I opted to give a brief glimpse into each step of my process, from the initial concept, to visual effects, music, sound design, edit, and mix, including a detailed breakdown of how I made one of the museum interior shots. For those look...
2020-11-13 18:04:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Friday everyone. Some news and updates for you:
Physical rewards - postcards, posters, merch, etc - are beginning to ship out now. If your pledge level includes any physical rewards you will hear from me in the coming days regarding some options you have.
Coming next week: Life Beyond 2, behind the scenes - a 30 minute de...
2020-11-06 20:21:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Thursday patrons. I'm coming at you with a free download of 75 high quality 4K still images from Life Beyond II.
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2020-10-15 17:41:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks everyone for your feedback on Life Beyond 2 -- once again humbled by your reactions and your support.
If you are in the $10+ tiers you should have received an email with a free download link to the soundtrack.
As is tradition now, I am sharing a collection of music created during the production process that went un...
2020-10-10 21:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Exclusive Patreon First Look! Password is "aliens".
What if there was a museum that contained every type of life form in the universe? What strange things would we find within? This experience takes you on a tour through the possible forms alien life might take, from the eerily familiar to the utterly exotic, a...
2020-10-06 18:56:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Less than 48 hours until patrons get to see Life Beyond 2!
I could honestly keep working on this forever, but it's time to release it into the wild.
If your pledge level gets you a credit in the video description or end credits, please message me if you want to be credited as something other than your Patreon username.&...
2020-10-04 21:17:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Wednesday my friends!
In advance of the full film (runtime: ~35 minutes), I'm excited to share this short clip from Life Beyond II, exploring what alien plant life might be like.
Researchers like Nancy Kiang at NASA GISS have studied photosynthesis and its relation to our sun's light spectrum, deriving some intriguing predictio...
2020-09-23 19:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As you know, for the past 8+ months I have been toiling to bring you Chapter 2 of Life Beyond. But what is it actually about? This installment centers around an intriguing idea:
What if there was a museum that contained every type of life form in the universe?
In the film, we tour this hypothetical museum a...
2020-09-17 21:31:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week I gained my 500th patreon subscriber. THANK YOU ALL, both newcomers and old-timers, for your continued support of my work, and your patience with my upcoming creation. Sharing some new screenshots from Life Beyond 2 to whet your appetites. Progress is going well and I'm still aiming for a late September release. ...
2020-08-10 18:18:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Who's out there?
Very excited to present my patrons with a first glimpse at Life Beyond 2: The Cosmic Wilderness. This experience will take you to far off planets and places in the universe to explore some of the most tantalizing questions in science: what would alien life be like? What forms are possible under the ...
2020-06-29 20:30:43 +0000 UTC View Post
This is turning out to be my most ambitious project yet from a creative standpoint. I'm not quite ready to spill the beans on what this chapter is entirely about, but I am working hard on it and things are progressing nicely. I am still a few months out from finishing this beast so I request your patience. It will be worth it in the ...
2020-05-29 17:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for all your feedback on my latest creation! I will be sending every patron a link to download the soundtrack for free.
In addition, I'm attaching a number of extra tracks I made during the creative process that didn't make the video. These "Moon sketches" are early musical experiments designed to tease...
2020-05-01 18:10:14 +0000 UTC View Post
LINK: https://vimeo.com/413151432/e8f3622f73
Is it just a barren rock in the sky, or something more? Where did it come from? What secrets are written in its rocks? For most of human history, the story of the Moon was cloaked in myth and mystery...
2020-04-29 19:51:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy to announce that my upcoming release, The Secret History of the Moon, drops this Wednesday! Patrons will be the first to see it before it goes wide the next day.
It’s a front row seat to the mind blowing theories about the moon’s formation and a peek into its fascinating past. Here are a few new screenshots in anticip...
2020-04-27 18:03:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons,
Hope you are all staying safe in this uncertain time. I am continuing to make good progress on a number of projects, including Life Beyond Chapter II, as well as a special new video I'll be releasing next month.
This upcoming release is a tribute to the moon; despite its appearance as a lifeless rock, it has a rich...
2020-03-30 22:42:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Proudly presenting THE MUSIC OF SOUND: a concept album exploring the musicality of life.
Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated with manipulating sound. At age 10, armed with a crappy computer mic and windows ’95, I stayed up late pitching my voice up and down, recording random shit around the house and crafting weird sonic atmos...
2020-02-25 17:29:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy February, patrons! Hope your 2020 is going splendidly.
Between all my filmmaking efforts the past year, I have been working on a new album: The Music of Sound. It's nearly ready for release and I wanted to give you all a first listen.
The album is a distillation of my lifelong fascination with sound...
2020-02-14 17:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post
I continue to be humbled by the response to the first chapter of Life Beyond. The next installment is now underway!
Chapter 2 will be titled "The Cosmic Wilderness", and will explore how alien life might function and behave given the wide variety of exotic environments that exist on alien planets. How weird can it get? From the...
2020-01-28 22:03:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I launched my Patreon at the start of the year, not knowing what this experiment would bring. Your support has blown me away. Thank you all for elevating my work to new heights and making 2019 my most creatively productive year ever. Big things are in the works for 2020 and I’m glad to have you all along for the journey. Happy holidays!
2019-12-30 20:13:37 +0000 UTC View Post
For patrons only - a behind the scenes look at how I created the music and visuals of Life Beyond, Chapter 1. Creating a full 30 minutes of visuals and music in under 6 months was a mammoth undertaking, but I'm proud of the work I did, and I hope this offers some insight into how I did it.
Enjoy this little peek and feel free t...
2019-12-09 21:25:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I curated 25 of my favorite still images from Life Beyond Chapter 1 and put them into this special collection for patrons. Contains 25 4K resolution png files split into two zip files - see attached. Enjoy!
2019-11-26 05:42:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks again for your support of LIFE BEYOND - I hope you're enjoying the full piece. Happy to offer the soundtrack free to all patrons - check your messages for the download code. If you didn't get one, let me know.
I'm also attaching 3 bonus tracks that were cut from the final piece. Happy listening my friends, se...
2019-11-21 19:02:23 +0000 UTC View Post
First look exclusively for patrons!
The biggest question of our time. Are we alone? Chapter 1 of this experience takes you on a journey to alien worlds and distant places in time and space, in search of where alien life might be hiding, and to find our own place within the history of life. After generations of wondering,...
2019-11-19 17:37:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for all your patience over the past few months - LIFE BEYOND drops next week! Grateful for all your support in making it possible.
Here's your patreon-exclusive glimpse into the film. Would love your thoughts. The final piece clocks in at about 30 minutes, and it's quite the roller coaster. As patrons, ...
2019-11-13 15:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Dearest patrons! As you may or may not know, I am fully immersed in working on my next long-form video, Life Beyond (hence the less frequent updates). I've learned some crazy things along the way and I can't wait to share the experience I am crafting. It's mind-boggling, creepy, uplifting, and fascinating all at once.
I w...
2019-10-21 22:21:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: this video post is unpaid, meaning you won't be charged your pledge amount, since it's a retrospective of earlier material.
Celebrating 10 years of remixes with a mashup of my earliest work. It all began with a goofy remix of Carl Sagan I thought nobody would ever see - I had no idea what I was doing or where I was goi...
2019-09-18 05:44:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For patron eyes only: a first look into what I've been working on the past few months...
Are we alone? We are on the verge of knowing for the first time in human history. The newest science will blow your mind wide open and leave you with a new appreciation for our own place in the universe.
LIFE BEYOND 2019-08-14 21:38:49 +0000 UTC View Post
For the 50th anniversary of the ancient dream being realized, I took the sights and sounds of Apollo, all the beeps, squeaks, booms, and sound bites, and wove them into this spaced-out funky tribute. There are a lot of Apollo tributes out there, so it was a challenge to find my own voice among the crowd and create something unique, but I'm...
2019-07-20 16:12:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A celebration of who we truly are, as poetically told by philosopher Alan Watts.
We have been trained to think of ourselves and the universe as two separate things. In reality, our sense of self is just an illusion - we and the universe are one and the same.
We are like the tendrils of smoke on the edge of a huge explosion - a ...
2019-06-27 20:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Friday dear friends and patrons! Next week I'm dropping the video you all voted on - a spaced out tribute to Alan Watts called You Are the Big Bang. Here's a little teaser of the first 30 seconds to whet your appetite.
I have a bunch of other exciting projects in the works which I'll share more details about very s...
2019-06-21 18:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post