(2010) TRT: 6 Min. Jake Shimabukuro performing “Bohemian Rhapsody” in Hiroshima during his 2010 Japan Tour. Footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.
(2010) TRT: 4 Min. Jake Shimabukuro performing “Blue Roses Falling” in Hawai’i Kai, HI. Shot in June 2010, footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.
(2010) TRT: 2 Min. Video shoot for “Slow Down” by Bambu featuring Geologic of Blue Scholars. This track is off of Bambu’s new EP titled “Paper Cuts” which will be released on Beatrock Music on February 23, 2010. Filmed at IMIX Bookstore in Eagle Rock, CA.
(2009) TRT: 4 Min. Blue Scholars and Bambu jump in the booth with Creed for some friendly competition at Dis-N-Dat Studios in Honolulu, HI.
(2009) TRT: 4 Min. April 25, 2009 – Release party for “…A Peaceful Riot..” EP by Fatgums (fatgums.blogspot.com) & Bambu (bambu.la) at the Beatrock flagship store (beatrock.com) in Long Beach, CA. Also the premiere of The Park’s Finest BBQ rig (facebook.com/pages/The-Parks-Finest/92375843344). Performances by Power Struggle, The Aesthetics Crew, The Committee and The CounterParts Crew.
(2006) TRT: 11 Min. On Mother’s Day 2008 the People Power Tour featuring emcees Geologic of Blue Scholars and Kiwi came to the Knitting Factory in LA. Proceeds from the 3 week tour will support Bayan USA’s campaign advocating for social justice and democracy in the Philippines.
(2007) TRT: 3 Min. April 29, 2007 – Bambu’s live performance of “CHAIRMAN MAO” at KmB’s Block Party in Echo Park, Los Angeles.
(2006) TRT: 11 Min. Breakfast at Tak’s is a small project I did on one of my favorite places to eat in LA. As a Japanese American growing up on the westside, one of my favorite childhood memories is ordering fried rice at the Holiday Bowl and wondering how they get the rice in a perfect mound. While the Holiday Bowl has been long gone it’s legacy still lives on at Tak’s Coffee Shop!
(2005) TRT: 4 Min. A true community documentarian, Eddie Oshiro was the hardest working photographer in Little Tokyo that you never heard of. Visual Communications has recently launched a project to archive and digitize Eddie’s massive photo collection. This video was shot by Sheri Kamimura and produced by the Downtown Community Media Center.