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About Me

I'm a broadcast and digital media personality and producer, currently working as a freelance entertainment news correspondent. My professional experience and current activity also includes voiceover and culture marketing. I migrated to my current work from an extensive background in urban, underground music, arts and culture. More info at http://jeffbaraka.com

Location:
United States, Chicago, IL
Current organization:
Freelance / Self-employed
Current role:
Creative/Producer
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Film / TV Producer, Music Production & Programming, Graphic Design
I am:
Artist, Brainstormer, Consultant, Designer, Filmmaker, Idea generator, Marketer, Musician, Performer, Producer
Associations:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Languages:
English
My website links:
jeffbaraka.com, LinkedIn, Twitter
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

GLOBAL / URBAN / UNDERGROUND MUSIC, ARTS & CULTURE

An idea worth spreading

URBAN / UNDERGROUND MUSIC, ARTS & CULTURE AS GLOBAL CONNECTORS.

Talk to me about

TV production, true-school hip-hop & electronic music, logos & graphic design, branding & marketing... and other cool, worldly subjects I may or may not be familiar with.

People don't know that I'm good at

-or rather, seriously interested in- craft beer & brewing (esp. oatmeal, chocolate, vanilla porters & stouts).

My TED Story

is just beginning, stay tuned...

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    A comment on Talk: Morgan Spurlock: The greatest TED Talk ever sold

    Apr 7 2011: I attended lastnite’s screening/Q&A in Chicago (http://tinyurl.com/3hp3mm6), as much to pickup tips for my own creative endeavors* as to be entertained (I left satisfied on both counts). I for one am ready to “buy in” -branding/mktg. is only “good or evil” depending on how it’s applied (fire can heat a home or burn a house down). The fact that the ad industry appears to be a(d)verse to transparency is telling tho…

    * http://jeffbaraka.wordpress.com/

  • A comment on Talk: JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure

    Mar 16 2011: Wow, excellent speech all around (substance/humor/poignancy/articulation)... also, it reminded me of a fave MJ/Nike spot, "Failure" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc

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