I'm probably best known as the comedic mind behind the cult film God Squad! which I wrote, produced and directed in 2002.
I am also the founder of Hot Rod Condoms, a condom brand I launched in 1994 and have since distributed to all corners of the globe.
In 2006 I created a webcomic entitled The Jimi Homeless Experience, which I still publish weekly. The project has branched out into animation, a comedy-rock album (2007) and a live stage show.
Since 2003 I have been a regular contributor of short films (some, very short!) to The Backseat Film Festival which holds events in several major cities across the country each and every year.
In 2000 I published a book of poetry and sold it in bookstores, coffee shops and head shops in Venice, Santa Monica and Hollywood. Some of these poems are now available to read online at Powerless Press.
Back in 1997 I moved to southern California to work as a film and TV editor. One of my earliest pieces was an infamous music video which featured John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers partaking in drugs. I also edited an adult feature which just-so-happened to win "Best Film" at the AVN Awards.
In 1989 I produced Switchblade Symphony's very first studio recording for a compilation album I put out on my own label. The LP featured 10 of the best industrial/goth bands based in San Francisco at the time. The song "Mine Eyes" was key to Switchblade Symphony being signed to Cleopatra Records.
In 1990 a partner and I conducted visual art / light shows in nightclubs and at several famous events in San Francisco including the earliest raves held on the west coast: ToonTown, A-Rave-Called-Sharon and Groove Asylum.
In 1991 I released an industrial-dance song called "Kill or Be Killed " which was played in several well-known clubs and was in heavy rotation on college radio stations KUSF, KFJC, & KZSU in the San Francisco bay area.
In the mid 1980s I produced a cable-access sketch comedy show which was taken off the air a few times for being too controversial.
In high school I drew and published a comic book entitled "Schoolbus Dave" which came with an audio tape of original songs written by me. It sold via the Comics & Comix retail chain.
In grade school I put out a photocopied comic book series called "Daily Crud" which often got me into trouble with teachers and the Principal.
My first love is filmmaking. I've been a filmmaker, writer and comedic actor since I was 8 yrs. old. I made a handful of really good Super-8 films which I still share with friends.
I developed a love for satire and parody while under the influence of Mad Magazine, Cracked & National Lampoon. I was also a huge fan of Mel Brooks movies and listened tirelessly to Lenny Bruce records.
My biting sense of humor goes much much deeper, deep down in my genes... my dad, my grandfather and his father all had the same brand of twisted humor combined with a drive to make people laugh and/or uncomfortable... if I succeed in either one of those I'm as happy as a crab louse on a transexual hooker in Vegas baby! < less
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