In this short documentary video Frank recalls participating in the invasion of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. Martinez enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served as a medic in Europe during World War II. After the war, Martinez traveled to London to study at the Borough Polytechnic Arts Institute. Returning to Los Angeles a year and a half later, he met and married Esther Silva, whose parents owned a grocery store in Chavez Ravine. He continued his studies at the Chouinard Art Institute, a...
We meet up with three members of the colorful and talented group EL CONJUNTO NUEVA OLA at Soundbite Studios, Los Angeles, for an exclusive and fun interview....
Two shorts directed by Megan Brotherton. I did the editing for both; MORNING AFTER - Boys gets lucky, girl doesn't understand just what happened, needs coffee. POTTY TALK - Nature Calls, then boyfriend calls - bad timing
Musica LA's Rocio Mendoza gets some time with the popular band from Oakland, La Misa Negra, before a performance at the M Bar, Boyle Heights. The band was promoting their album release during a costume celebration of Day Of The Day. La Misa Negra is an 8-piece band from Oakland, CA that plays a unique blend of 1950's and 60's style Cumbia and high-energy, Afro-Colombian dance music. Powered by horn and accordion-driven riffs, a raucous rhythm section and a vintage Colombian sound, La Misa Negra delivers a killer show that explodes with infectious dance grooves and punk rock energy.
We have the honor of getting an interview of master musician Quetzal Guerrero AKA Qviolin after a performance at The Taste Of South Lake in Pasadena. Musica ...
MUSICA LA with Rocio Mendoza on location at the Boyle Heights Taco Festival in Mariachi Plaza to interview an excellent 3 man band called THEE COMMONS. We get to see one full performance of their song SUNBURN AT MIDNIGHT. Fun Interview. Follow Them At http://theecommons.bandcamp.com/ ...
A Music Show for the rest of us. There are hundreds of creative bands in the Los Angeles area and I want to capture some of the special few that need some exposure to make it big. With no budget and a talented and beautiful host I want to bring you a few of the minority bands an musicians that you should get to know.
Promo I created for the short I directed and shot
A SIZZLE REEL covering a Benefit for Zac; a baby who suffers from complications associated with down syndrome. I filmed, directed and edited the event and this Sizzle reel. The idea was a magazine interview style program of benefit events hosted by bike clubs. But the producers (in name only) were not willing to spend any money for equipment, crew, or marketing. I was strapped with one of the "producers" nephews, just out of high school, who shot B-role and I could not use because it was so...
Images of Kuwait and Dubai during my year tour in Kuwait, set to music with permission from Willie and Lobo. Good listening and good viewing.