Endo “Wasted” Music Video from John Ta on Vimeo.

Endo is a new artist who reminds me of Sam Adams and Asher Roth – in that mold. This kid has got charisma off the charts and I am lucky to have worked with him so early in his career. He is 18 after all and is still in high school.

We have been in contact for months and months regarding a music video. I had been in NYC and not in his area and when I finally got around to communicating with him it was a Wednesday and Thursday.

On Saturday I showed up to where he was and we shot two music videos back to back on a Saturday afternoon. The second one is coming up right behind it.

J-EyE “Ama Monster” Music Video from John Ta on Vimeo.

This video can be found around the internet:

Video City
Hip Hop Stan
Rule 40 80
The Hip Hop Chronicles

This is a trailer for a film I was lucky enough to work on and be a part of as a production manager. Hi there Song Hye Kyo!!!

” I Can’t Take It ” J-Smooth Music Video by John Ta from John Ta on Vimeo.

The Tony Scorelli Sparring Academy… because not everyone can be a champ, but every champ needs someone to practice on.

Fun Facts:

- Freez Luv is extremely talented, he embodied his character in every single take.
- The original cut was 7 and a half minutes long because I was in love with every single take. I couldn’t throw away the performance and it became less a sketch comedy skit and more a short film. But then we showed it to Charlie Murphy who barrel laughed through the whole thing and by the end of it said, “that was great, now cut it in half.”

1st Annual Bootleg Awards Show where we celebrate what the bitch-ass Oscars won’t.

Watch me get nominated for my bootleg classic “Brokeback Mountain : Uncircumsized.”

Fun Facts:

- Trinh Duc Bui who is nominated for “Brokeback Mountain Uncircumsized” is none other than Me!
- Ubuntu Soweto is Charlie Murphy’s son.
- There is a much longer version of this skit that included digs on Flavor Flav, Jay-z etc, but we cut it down to its core funny parts.

Charlie Murphy, in a talk show format, interviews Osama Bin Laden, who happens to be invisible and ubiquitous at every single important event in the last couple of years to participate in them.

Fun Facts:

- There was a previous version of this skit that was accompanied with pictures, but we took them out for legal reasons and left in the sound fx.
- The overzealous fanatic in the audience yelling “allah akbar, holla” is none other than Me!

This is a hybrid show of the Flip This House / Real Estate variety except instead of flipping houses, Charlie Murphy is flipping crusty-ass ass feet.

Fun Facts:

- The 8 year old kid is played by Buckshot Shorty from the Hip Hop group Black Moon.

This one was probably the hardest to put together. But it’s not what you keep, it’s what you leave out.

Fun Facts:
- Charlie Murphy used to be in the military.

A Billy Mayz infomercial that shamelessly caters to every girl’s wild side.

fun facts:

- The Polaroid testimonials idea came about in post production.
- Smokey (the guy screwing Dawn Bee on the mattress) was really wearing boxer shorts but we turned them into flesh color and blurred it out for the visual effect.