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About Mediocre Art Projects: In 2023, I was struggling to find motivation and inspiration artistically. I started Mediocre Art Projects with the goal to make a lot of mediocre art and post it... I’m constantly in deep need of a reminder that the process is important. Art doesn’t have to be perfect before it’s shared. I have TONS of ideas for songs, plays, photography concepts, scenes, movies, sketches, etc... that I am doing nothing with because I get so caught up in how daunting the process is to get it perfect... I’m over it... time to create some highly mediocre art and learn some new skills while I'm at it!
Casual "Uhlyxaa"
GAME:
Movie Making
GOAL:
Yep! ...film a scene or short film!
DATE:
January 11, 2026
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Cinema lighting setup, separate audio recording/synching, DaVinci Resolve color grading and editing, acting, shooting and editing for social aspect ratio
NOTES:
Scene: "Amazon Alexa has gotten a little casual after her update"
Close Every Door
GAME:
Movie Making
GOAL:
Yep! ...film a scene or short film!
DATE:
January 9, 2026
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Cinema lighting setup, separate audio recording/synching, DaVinci Resolve color grading and editing, acting, singing, shooting on my new camera
NOTES:
Scene: Close Every Door - Joseph...Dreamcoat
That's Life Without My Two Front Teeth (A Christmas Mash-up)
GAME:
Studio Session
GOAL:
Record a fully produced song
DATE:
December 21, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Piano, singing, recording on audio in-box, electronic instruments, GarageBand, iMovie, Musical Arranging
NOTES:
Songs: All I Want For Christmas x That's Life
Sidewalk Showdown
GAME:
Movie Making
GOAL:
Yep! ...film a scene or short film!
DATE:
November 22, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
Rosie came up with this fun concept for a skit and asked if I could shoot it!
SKILLS PRACTICED:
shooting cinematically outdoors, DaVinci Resolve color grading and editing, storyboarding, working collaboratively with the writer/director to help tell the story, sfx layering
NOTES:
Maggie Rogers - Begging for Rain at Steps on Broadway
GAME:
Artist Collab
GOAL:
Work with another artist to create something cool!
DATE:
October 30, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
Katie Drablos asked if I would play guitar while Christine Cornish sang for her class at Steps on Broadway. We found a 90 second cut we liked and made it happen! Kathleen and Lili danced in this shot with Sam Lobel filming.
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, guitar, collaboration, nerve management
NOTES:
Song: Maggie Rogers - Begging for Rain
Colin Hay - I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You
GAME:
One Take (Rockstar) Karaoke
GOAL:
find a song you’re mildly familiar with, quickly learn it on guitar or piano, and record it live with little to no rehearsal!
DATE:
July 27, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, guitar, piano, quickly learning a song, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: Colin Hay - I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You
John Mayer - XO at Steps on Broadway
GAME:
Artist Collab
GOAL:
Work with another artist to create something cool!
DATE:
July 24, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
Katie Drablos asked if I would play and sing a song for her class at Steps on Broadway. We found a 90 second cut we liked and made it happen!
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, guitar, collaboration, nerve management
NOTES:
Song: John Mayer - XO
Jason Mraz - Woman I love
GAME:
One Take (Rockstar) Karaoke
GOAL:
find a song you’re mildly familiar with, quickly learn it on guitar or piano, and record it live with little to no rehearsal!
DATE:
July 10, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, guitar, piano, quickly learning a song, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: Jason Mraz - Woman I Love
Matilda - Naughty (Directors Cut)
GAME:
Pre-Pro
GOAL:
Create something as a rough sketch before you work on it in a more polished setting
DATE:
July 2, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
setting up shots, writing a full shooting script for the song/scene, editing via iMovie, and some pretty awesome lip synching
NOTES:
Scene: I made this as a proof of concept to send to the DP for a short musical theater video I was directing. The client was ultimately an 8 year old girl, but I had a blast making this around my apartment!
Dave Matthews Band - Bartender
GAME:
One Take (Rockstar) Karaoke
GOAL:
find a song you’re mildly familiar with, quickly learn it on guitar or piano, and record it live with little to no rehearsal!
DATE:
June 19, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, guitar, piano, quickly learning a song, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: Dave Matthews Band - Bartender
Jersey Boys Portraits
GAME:
Artist Collab
GOAL:
Work with another artist to create something cool!
DATE:
May 7, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
Landon, Dane, Kyle, and Elana were all awesome to want to play down in Sarasota while we were performing in Jersey Boys.
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Photography, Editing in lightroom & Photoshop, location scouting, model direction
NOTES:
Pray
GAME:
Artist Collab
GOAL:
Work with another artist to create something cool!
DATE:
January 17, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
Angela Joy asked if I could film her and Erin dancing a piece of her choreography!
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Gimbal video work, Dance dramatic lighting, DaVinci Resolve editing and color correction, audio sync, "client" needs analysis
NOTES:
Angela Joy and Erin Kei perform Angela's choreography to Sam Smith's "Pray"
Throwing In The Towel
GAME:
One Take Karaoke" (kinda...)
GOAL:
find a karaoke track on YouTube of a song you’re fairly familiar with, and record it live with no rehearsal…
DATE:
January 4, 2025
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
The Outsiders - Throwing in the Towel
The Deal
GAME:
Movie Making
GOAL:
Yep! ...film a scene or short film!
DATE:
July 24, 2024
COLLAB DETAILS:
Rosie and I came up with this idea on the spot, wrote a script, and shot it all in a few hours!
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Cinema lighting setup, separate audio recording/synching, DaVinci Resolve color grading and editing, acting and memorizing lines quickly, writing a script and immediately filming it, ADR, post-SFX
NOTES:
Sydney Monologue
GAME:
Monologue Madness
GOAL:
Take a monologue and fully produce it.
DATE:
March 29, 2024
COLLAB DETAILS:
Sydney and I were shooting "The Promise" later that day, but while I was setting up, I asked if she had a monologue she wanted to try out... she absolutely crushed it with this one!
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Cinema lighting setup, separate audio recording/synching, movie scoring, GarageBand, iMovie
NOTES:
Monologue: Ava's monologue from "20 Something" by A. A. Gardner
The Promise
GAME:
Movie Making
GOAL:
Yep! ...film a scene or short film!
DATE:
March 19, 2024
COLLAB DETAILS:
Sydney Gershon and John Mateyko star in this short film I wrote, directed, and shot.
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Cinema lighting setup, separate audio recording/synching, DaVinci Resolve color grading and editing, writing a script, directing actors, serving as DP, composing and adding in the score
NOTES:
Scene: "The Promise" by Andrew Mauney
Wild Party - I'll Be Here
GAME:
One Take Karaoke
GOAL:
find a karaoke track on YouTube of a song you’re fairly familiar with, and record it live with no rehearsal…
DATE:
March 17, 2024
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: The Wild Party - I'll Be Here
Vague Chocolate
GAME:
Movie Making
GOAL:
Yep! ...film a scene or short film!
DATE:
February 12, 2024
COLLAB DETAILS:
Rosie and I came up with this idea on the spot, wrote a script, and shot it all in a few hours!
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Cinema lighting setup, separate audio recording/synching, DaVinci Resolve color grading and editing, acting and memorizing lines quickly, writing a script and immediately filming it
NOTES:
Fly Me To The Moon
GAME:
One Take Karaoke
GOAL:
find a karaoke track on YouTube of a song you’re fairly familiar with, and record it live with no rehearsal…
DATE:
December 3, 2023
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: Fly Me To The Moon
Some Enchanted Evening
GAME:
One Take Karaoke
GOAL:
find a karaoke track on YouTube of a song you’re fairly familiar with, and record it live with no rehearsal…
DATE:
November 16, 2023
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: South Pacific - Some Enchanted Evening
Someone To Fall Back On
GAME:
One Take Karaoke
GOAL:
find a karaoke track on YouTube of a song you’re fairly familiar with, and record it live with no rehearsal…
DATE:
October 5, 2023
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: Jason Robert Brown - Someone To Fall Back On
Wondering
GAME:
One Take Karaoke
GOAL:
find a karaoke track on YouTube of a song you’re fairly familiar with, and record it live with no rehearsal…
DATE:
June 12, 2023
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
singing, recording with my new audio in-box, GarageBand, iMovie, shameless confidence
NOTES:
Song: Bridges of Madison County - Wondering
Brendan James' - Constellations
GAME:
Studio Session
GOAL:
Record a fully produced song
DATE:
May 13, 2023
COLLAB DETAILS:
SKILLS PRACTICED:
Piano, guitar, singing, recording on audio in-box, electronic instruments, GarageBand, iMovie, concert photography
NOTES:
Song: Constellations by Brendan James
Photos: Andrew Mauney
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