Shayna has 20+ years of experience with audio recording, ADR, editing, foley, and all things audio. She has extensive entertainment industry experience, including audio production for TV and radio commercials, Academy Award-winning feature films, major studio recording releases, and nationally syndicated radio broadcasts. She also teaches audio engineering at Texas State University and serves on […]
A native Austinite, Marissa has been working with boutique creative agencies for the past 20 years. She’s been around all aspects of the creative process from graphic design to commercial film and video production to strategy to copywriting to marketing to web site development and so on. Having started out as a project coordinator, she’s […]
A powerful performance and intimate conversation with one of Austin’s finest musicians. Jackie Venson is a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter that was born and raised in Austin. Most recently, she has become known for her advocacy on behalf of Black musical artists in Austin with her insistence that the long running music festival Blues […]
Micky Ogando is the Founder and President at Bakery, an independent creative & technology agency based in Austin, TX. Hailing from the Dominican Republic, Micky has over 18 years of experience shared across content development, advertising, interactive design, game development, market research, and media strategy. https://www.bakery.agency/ Interested in giving your […]
Francess hails from Washington D.C. and lived in Brooklyn, NY for nearly 20 years. She began her career making tape labels and ordering lunches at National Video Center. It was there that she cut her teeth and began to learn the world of Post Production. This world offered Francess the opportunities to work at MTV, […]
Jenaro Diaz has earned a reputation as an innovative, bicultural interactive developer and designer with expertise in creating and executing imaginative interactive campaigns in both English and Spanish. His progressive experiences in the field have led to success in the video, database, games, and website development with an emphasis on the entertainment, gaming, and consumer […]
Thanks to all who attended our virtual edition of the E4 Youth Showcase and Awards. Check out video of the event as well as our showcase winners work by clicking on the links below and the key community partners we recognized this year. Get Creative Club High School Showcase Winners Best of Show / […]
The 2020 E4 Youth Showcase & Awards program is Thursday, May 21st from 7pm to 8:30pm online. (Tune in instructions will be provided one week in advance) This is our largest annual event featuring student work and portfolio presentations from our ecosystem of Get Creative Enrichment Clubs. Our most ourstanding students will receive special rewards including […]
The 2019 Showcase and Awards were the best to date. We celebrated the work of our nearly 200 high school students participating in E4 Youth’s Get Creative Enrichment Clubs across Greater Austin and Shadow the Pros summer Class of 2019. See a list of all of our winners with links to their work and partners […]
Over the past year, E4 Youth has partnered with the Mozilla Foundation and Capital Factory to develop curriculum that helps high school teachers integrate immersive media and storytelling into their classrooms. The result of that work is what we now call VR Remix Parties. VR Remix Parties are community events that bring together educators, coders, […]