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12.17.06 
Latest News Log
09.21.04
Website for Misha Harcheck
Misha Harcheck is a theatre performer based in Canada. She needed a video portfolio of all her filmed performances. This site was a piece of cake.. My Sister did most of it.

09.04.04 New Home Page 
Finally figured out how to make a ball roll with actionscript. Figured I needed a new look for the start-off page.. It's been a while..

06.16.04
New Look for Uwawa
Uwawa is doing well in New York, now a trio. The latest version of their website is up and running. They have asked me to co-engineer their next recording. I am looking forward to working with this project.

06.01.04
Website for Stanley Philoche Launched
Philoche is a contemporary artis based in New York, with a clear structured abstract style, if that makes sense.
I helped him photograph his artwork back in March, for his portfolio, and have just finished his website, with twenty + images, bio and more. Check it out.

05.31.04
Update
Almost three months since I moved to New York. I have been working freelance for a number of people / companies in the City, but everything's been subcontracted, nothing I can put up at Neverbeat.
I have picked up philochestudios.com, watch for that in the next week or so. Also I have been working on a new look for uwawa.com, that should be out soon.
The new Flash Neverbeat site has been a lot of fun, and I am still learning more and more. I added the bug for fun, and as it turns out, it is a great little toy for slow connections. On a 56K modem, you barely notice how long it takes to load pages when you are trying to click on that damn bug.

03.29.04
New Flash Version of Neverbeat Released
At last, after months of toiling with a new Flash interface for my portfolio, I decided to drop it completely. As sad as it was to see my efforts spoiled, I had to let it go. Why? Accessibility issues, over-complexity, and it was too damn small!
So, here is a niced new clean site with lots of room to grow. I built it on an old 300Mhz laptop to optimize accessibility, and to make sure it runs smoothly on older sytems, even when it's maxed out. You must have Flash player 6 installed to see it.

03.13.04 
Now in New York City
No more Santa Cruz, California. I have moved Neverbeat to the East Coast, and am looking forward to a dynamic urban environment to work in.

02.13.04
Online Resumé Added
I am looking for multimedia work of any kind: Graphics, Video, Audio, especially Web. Feel free to contact me with any work, leads, clues, whatev. (lol)

01.09.04
New Neverbeat Flash Version 2 In Progress
Just to let you all know where I am at:
I have been working heavily on a new Flash interface for Neverbeat. It's quite a lot of work, and I still have lot to do. For those who have been asking what I'm up to, that's it. My goal is to win an award.
I have received much support and comments concerning Neverbeat lately, thank you all for your criticism!

09.20.03
Website for Vicarious Living Productions
Vicarious Living Productions is a start-up record label in San Francisco, with one Album under their belt. A team with great spirit and enthusiasm, and a noble kind hearted cause, VLP69 Records donates half their profits to charities in the SF / Oakland CA area.

08.28.03
Website for Uwawa
Alright! New York-based Uwawa came to Santa Cruz to record his demo album with me here. Then I did the art for it, now, in conjunction with kerusene.com, a Flash-based website is up and running with a mailing list, downloadable songs, including a new track, and a performance schedule.

08.24.03
Website for Susan B. Monroe
Susan Monroe is a talented watercolor painter based in Maui, and her new HTML site is laid back and simple, letting her art do all the talking. She offers a gallery with many paintings for sale.

08.08.03
New HTML Version of Neverbeat
Released on this date is the latest version of neverbeat.com. This site is based in HTML only, and finally, there is audio to download (Before this version mp3's were only available through the Flash version of this site)!
This new site offers my updated portfolio, more news about me and a new look, and a new logo (hee hee).

Watch for a new Flash Version soon, and a drum portfolio site!


06.05.03
Certificates Received
Received two certificates from Cabrillo College, CA, for Proficiency in Multimedia, and Web Design Skills. These certificates are essentially worth an Associates degree in Digital Art, as far as I'm concerned. Feels pretty good to have that behind me.


06.01.03
Media Arts 2003 Awards Program Archive Site Prototype
Massive project, all unique components developed and working. This site is on hold!
A proud project. This one is entirely scripted in Flash, no tweens at all. Seriously. I spent about 200 hours on this, and it must be seen! Although it's not finished, and might not ever get finished, it is my best Flash work to date. I optimized it carefully, despite the amount of content. If this project gets finished, it should be about 80 separate pages, all told.
I took on this project for a couple of reasons: I won an award myself, in the Media Arts 2003 Contest, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to further substantiate the credibility of a state-wide contest that doesn't have an official web site. Furthermore, I could turn around and enter this site into the 2004 contest. Not to mention a lot of people would hit this site, looking to see what made the cake last year.


05.13.03
Playground Redeveloped...and Discontinued
For all the spare parts out there. Many things start and few finish. Such is life. So I built this site, in part as a project for school, to house all the experiments and philosophies that haven't (yet) made it into a pro or useful project.
Now this project is down too. But it's for the better... I just don't have the means to keep it alive. Archiving every little thing I do is cool, but come on, I need to get out more. I intend to accommodate most of it in this site anyway, merge it together in a more simple way (whatev).
Playground is no longer on line...sorry.


03.13.03
2003 Media Arts Award received for Neverbeat Flash Tutorial
Tutorial project entered into Media Arts 2003 Program sponsored by Ed>net...won a web design merit award. This project taught me how to teach. I have had experiences teaching music in the past, but teaching Flash basics to an anonymous audience meant being as explicit as possible, in a small space. Not easy.

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