Cultured Animal was an artist collective. It was active from 2008-2015, originally established to create new music and video content for the web.
Its major projects were the music-video film Nowhere People, the mini web-series The Tumble: In Pieces, and four albums.
It is a skin I shed.
THE TUMBLE
A Film Impersonating a Web Series
A mysterious video-chat from Kelly, a cart-pusher selling his car, and a job hunter named Hanna taking her quest for employment to questionable heights, come together in this weird entanglement of fragments, along with other dubious characters desperate to catch a break in the fictional small town of Idlewind, WY. They also want to be invited to Stacy’s Divorce Party. Based on stage plays by J. Alejandro.
NOWHERE PEOPLE
A Music Video Film
Nowhere People is a music video film about a group of old band mates also living in Idlewind, who come together to rehearse for a weekend gig. Through their music, they take us on a journey about passions, failure and wanting to be someone in life. This was our epic summer project after college.
CULTURED ANIMAL
A Discography
Four albums tracing the musical path of the band featured in the film, Nowhere People. These were song cycles, additional story songs, and fun recordings I wrote to provide a little more background for these characters. These people have been constant providers of joys and heartbreaks, but they did give me a couple of good songs here and there.
Common Room
A Short Film
Written & Directed by J. Alejandro.
Starring Tim Brandt and Marco Lago.
Cultured Animal Sessions
A Creativity Showcase
Shot a handful of episodes of this web series during my time in Seattle.
Older Stuff
Additional Artifacts
Miscellaneous stuff.
don’t be idle.
