THE COMPLETE ATTACK, DECAY, RELEASE

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THE COMPLETE ATTACK, DECAY, RELEASE

The Complete ATTACK, DECAY, RELEASE happened last night, all 75 minutes of it - unabridged and LIVE! Check out these videos from last night’s performance. (Also, how many of you know the words to “Animated TV Show”?!? I swear, that made me choke up on stage to hear…[more]

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WE GOT INTO TRIBECA!

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WE GOT INTO TRIBECA!

I finally get to announce that I directed a new movie! Our new film, THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT, is an Official Selection of the 2023 Tribeca Festival!

THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT is a magical realist comedy-drama about a…[more]

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HALLELUJAH

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HALLELUJAH

I relate to songs about not knowing how to communicate unless it’s through music, like “The Little Drummer Boy”. The Magnetic Fields’ “I Don’t Know What to Say” or even “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” by Jim Croce.

I'm a talkative, verbose person. But in times like this…[more]

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FOLX! Live on May 23

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FOLX! Live on May 23

Remember when one of the Kickstarter rewards for my last film, Bitter Melon, was that I’d write a song about you? Well, I’m finally done with all 18 and I’m performing them live on May 23rd as the Closing Night Party of CAAMFEST (formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (#APAHM).

It’s FREE, all you have to do is RSVP here[more]

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"Just Bein' Black" a song by Freddy T.

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"Just Bein' Black" a song by Freddy T.

This month’s vlog post is from someone I worked closely with in 2018, a Black man with a message he wants to share during these tense times. Freddy T. - a poet and rapper I met in South Bend, IN wrote this song and we want to share it with you here. Scroll below the video to read his[more]

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"Come and Talk to Me"

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"Come and Talk to Me"

Ok, so we’re back in San Francisco after having to pack up our Tokyo apartment in 9 days to avoid having my visa screwed with by the national lockdown, but there will probably be another vlog post about that - things have been crazy since we landed in the states on April 9, so here’ s very quick[more]

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Mister Blue Sky!

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Mister Blue Sky!

Thanks to everyone who submitted a video to the "Mister Blue Sky" sing-along. We've all been going through a rough time, Mark and I just had to leave our apartment in Tokyo to move back to San Francisco as COVID-19 cases begin to peak in the United States AND Japan declares a state of emergency, so I'm really glad to be able to share…[more]

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CHANGE OF PLANS

Ok…so the big Tokyo birthday bash has been canceled and even though we don’t know what’s going on, shit is NOT looking good right now, for any of us. So let’s do what we do! Here’s a new seed video:

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Birthday Quarantine Sing-Along!

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Birthday Quarantine Sing-Along!

So, today is my birthday and I was looking forward to doing my “go to” karaoke song, “Mister Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra at my birthday party here in Tokyo!

Alas, I had to cancel the party because I got sick and had to quarantine myself and it looks like a lot of you are quarantining yourselves, too. So if you want something to do where we can all collaborate on something, help…[more]

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