Katy Walker

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EDUCATION
B.A. Transmedia, University of Texas at Austin, Dec 2000

ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE

Things Are Changing Productions, Brooklyn, New York, February 2011-present
Motiv8Media Brooklyn, New York, 2003-present (website solutions for media makers)
Unemployable Music, Brooklyn, NY 2008-present (music licensing and record label)

EDUCATION & MENTORING EXPERIENCE

Music & media arts mentor, Red Hook Art Project 2013-present
Teach youth piano, music theory, song writing, music production and vocal lessons.

Stoked Snowboarding Mentor, 2012-present (promotes personal development, academic achievement, and healthy living to under-served youth through action sports culture.)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), SoundExchange, Women in Music, Independent Filmmaker Project, San Francisco Film Society, National Alliance for Mida Arts & Culture

CERTIFICATIONS
BRIC Brooklyn Arts Media television studio production

PANELS & PRESENTATIONS

“Time is Art” crowdfunding Indiegogo presentation, Culture Fix 2014
Gratitude, Burning Man 2014, “Conscious Filmmaking” workshop

FIELDWORK
Producer, Camera, Editor
“Time is Art” feature film (work in progress)
“SyncStories” web series (on going)
Dream Circle – Dark Star, Music Video
Dream Circle – Medicine Man, Music Video
“Shaking Reality” – talk show broadcast on Brooklyn Free Speech TV
“Cooking with Color” – children’s healthy cooking show broadcast on Brooklyn Free Speech TV

SELECTED SCREENINGS

Synchronicity: Matter & Psyche Symposium, “Time is Art” 2014 Trailer
Gratitude/Burning Man 2014, “Time is Art” 2014 Trailer + 8 min work in progress
“Bonfire Man” music video @ Radar Hamburg International Film Fest 2011
“Medicine Man” music video screened @ the International Film
Festival of Cinematic Arts
“The Hurricane” short screened at the Red Hook International Film & Video Fest 2013

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Video Production: Black Magic Cinema Camera, Cannon 5D/7D, Go Pro, Final Cut Pro X
Audio production: Logic Pro X, Abelton Live
Graphic production: Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects
Website content Management: WordPress, Tumblr
Social Media Management: Buffer App

AWARDS & GRANTS

CurrentTV VCAM Finalist (top 6), “For Bands on the Go” Samsung ad 2011
Webby Award Nomination, Art Direction, HBO’s Rome Season 2 Teaser campaign
Photo District News Annual 2006 winner, http://www.noelletheard.com
Finalist for “Best online zine” SXSW Interactive 2002
“Best Music Website” SXSW Interactive 1999

SELECTED PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Conscious Media
How Charging Our EV Car Almost Got Us Arrested
Earth Day 2014 – A Change is Gonna Come
Synchronicity, Owls & a UFO
Escape Music Festival 2014 with Moby, Placebo, Yeasayer and More
The International Envision Festival 2015 in Costa Rica 2/26-3/1 
Time is Art Co-creator, Magenta

EVENTS & PERFORMANCES
Summer Rising 1,2,3, film screening, live performances and DJs, 2011-2014
“Time is Art” Indiegogo Launch Party @ Culture Fix 2014
Dream Circle live @ Lit Ultrabar, Philadelphia, PA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Designer, Penton Media 5/10-8/14
Art Director, Carol’s Daughter Beauty Products 11/08-11/09
Art Director, Sothebys.com 6/07-6/09
Art Director, Deep Focus 4/06 – 5/07
Animator/Designer, Atmosphere BBDO 11/04-3/06

LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES
Spanish

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