Revamped FamBiz Family Crest and New Title Card

New Version of the FamBiz Family Crest!

I've been wanting to work on something like this for a while. This is the new version of FamBiz's family crest when they transitioned from being E.S.U.I. (Elements of Style Under the Influence) to Family Bizness. I was meticulous as to how the design was going to turn out. I picked out what best represented us. Each part of the crest has a significant meaning, which I'll explain in a bit.

Current Version of the FamBiz Family Crest

I recently was inspired to revamp the current look of the crest to this current one after being inspired by 9 Surf Studios. It had taken my awhile to finish, but here it is!

Now let me walk you through the family crest:

Gold is the elevation of the mind through our practices in meditation, creative expression, and hard work.With a quiet and clear mind, we allow ourselves to simply focus and do what must be done.

The wings were placed to represent Los Angeles, city of angels. But it also means swiftness and protection. As a family, we must do what we can to protect each other from harms way.

Blue represents our pride for the team and for each other. Everyone giving their best individual effort that benefits everyone around them. This team is our family and we dance our hearts out for our family. It is the color of loyalty.

Red is the willingness to keep fighting on no matter how hard things may get. No matter what challenges present it self before us, we keep pressing through. It is the color of the Warrior.

Speakers simply represent our music and dance.

This new video was made with the great tutorials from Video Copilot! They're a great source of After Effects training and tutorials, and good quality like this is hard to find.

I had also grown tired of the previous title card of our videos, so soon after I finished the new version of the family crest. I went straight into working on this one. It took me a couple of days to finish, but voila! It turned out pretty sick and will be our new title card for a while. I hope you guys enjoy the work!

Revamped Title Card!

Notepad Sketches

Whenever I get an idea, most of the time I stop whatever I'm doing and I just go with it before I lose the momentum. These were sketched during work, I didn't have my sketch book anywhere near by so I just a nearby notepad. These are possible shirt designs for a couple of the teams I direct: Name Taggz and Teen Groov.  The sketch on the left was actually done a year ago and I just happened to find it recently. I actually still like how it looks and I might go ahead and finish it up with Illustrator. I actually still have a lot of these notepad sketches I wanna post up. Hope you guys enjoy!

FamBiz on Alhambra Source!

An article was just written about Family Bizness on the Alhambra Source! One of the directors, Stephanie Hagberg was recently interviewed by an editor who happens to take pilates regularly at Jayvee Dance Center.

Personally, this is pretty exciting because ever since I helped start this team, it's great to see our efforts don't go unnoticed. Huge shout out to everyone who's supported us since we started.

Check out the article right here!

Alhambra Source: Family Bizness

Arie Dixon Is My Name

Here's a piece that I taught to FamBiz for our previous set. Most of the song is choreographed to Bebe Boohgz - Arie Dixon Is My Name, but for the intro, I decided to remix it by adding the dubstep break down from Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me. I think it turned out pretty dope! I kinda mess up for the solo video so my bad! Enjoy the video though!

Art In Progress....

So I've currently been on the process of uploading new artwork in. I recently scanned some life art I did when I went with my girlfriend to the park. And I have some new T-Shirt designs on the way. I recently tried to get some of the animation work I did off my hard drive when I faced a dilemma. My computer isn't reading my hard drive. It says it is, but for some reason it keeps saying that I have to reformat it. I can't do that without deleting all my work on it. If you guys know any tips or links as to how I can get this thing fixed let me know. In the mean time I'll try to fix it myself before taking it in. Looking forward to sharing the new works with you guys soon!

Culture Shock Los Angeles Soul Survivors Intro

CULTURE SHOCK!!!! Hah, this is the video intro I did for Culture Shock Los Angeles'

Benefet Show: Soul Survivors. It was a fairly simple piece to put together. It took me only about two to three days total to put together not including all the reviews and notes that were made to fix it. I had originally put a background for more of a design purpose but was removed because it was too difficult to read due to the fact it was projected on lightly tinted brown walls and not a regular screen. Hope you guys enjoy!