500 Days of Summer Trailer Recut

Oh the power of editing and musical score...

Recut by ilikescott.com

This reminded me of how much I liked 500 Days of Summer. I could justify it by highlighting the dapper wardrobe, overall great art design, and my city as the backdrop...but that would just be to cover-up the fact that I just fell for the emo-cheese and like most films with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Kenny Endo, Kaoru Watanabe & Abe Lagrimas Jr. at JACCC

Here's some footage that I shot of Kenny Endo, Kaoru Watanabe & Abe Lagrimas Jr. drumming at the JACCC 30th Anniversary concert. Growing up JA in LA it's easy to get taiko'd-out, but these dudes bring a level of craft and energy that really separates them from the rest.

Ill Doctrine: T-Pain and the Know Nothing Know-It-Alls

(Via Jay Smooth) Just when I thought I couldn't lose any more respect for T-Painful:

Yo Mina Mina!

Last weekend my niece Mina Loy turned 3-years-grown! Since my nephew Gus had turned 1 a month ago, my family decided to have one big party for the both of them. Mina was born with paralyzed vocal cords and spent the first months of her life with a hole in her throat and was constantly in and out of the hospital. Now at 3, her vocal cords work 100% and she is constantly singing and won't shut-up!

I also just dove into the geeky world of DSLR video and got a Canon T2i. The party was a perfect time to give it a test run.



Hours after I got home from the birthday party I found out that a friend had lost her life earlier that day. The combination of both events reinforced the need to cherish the loved ones in your life and each day you have with them.

bikos - You Want It

First music video by the hometown homies bikos!

Bambu - "The Queen Is Dead" Music Video

Produced by Chicharon Adventures and Oishi Media.

Remittances in Stores Now!

"Remittances balances between subtle social commentary, to outright blood knuckle rage."



Listen for yourself and you'll understand why I've been so amped about this album. Favorite tracks so far: "Mr. Sagittarius", "Blood of my Heart" and "Artofficialfreedom".


A limited edition CD/t-shirt package is available at Beatrock Music. The album release party is going down on June 4 in San Francisco.

In Memory of Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix

Before she was taken away from us, Tam Tran left an imprint on this earth, leaving cracks in this broken-ass US immigration system. Tonight at the packed memorial for Tam and Cinthya Felix, we collectively realized that those cracks will continue to grow and widen as the organized fire that Tam and Cinthya sparked will burn in all of us until the DREAM act is passed and undocumented workers and students receive the full rights and protection of citizenship. Loteria Chicana provides a detailed account of the memorial.



I met Tam when she was a students in the EthnoCommunications program at UCLA. Through the process of making her film Seattle Underground Railroad, I got schooled on the experience of the undocumented student, as well as, Tam's own dedication as leader and filmmaker within the AB540 student community.

Here's a video that features both Tam and Cinthya:


Tam and Cinthya, thank you for all the work and leadership you provided us in such a short amount of time. Rest In Power!