DAX

Inspired by the rapid growth of creative media culture and determined to be a part of it, Dax Anderson attended the prestigious Atlanta College of Art (ACA) in Atlanta, Georgia. There he studied photography, film and video, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.Soon after graduation, he began his career as a production coordinator for Tomorrow Pictures, an Atlanta based production company with an outstanding reputation for music video, commercial, corporate, documentary and film projects. While there, Dax contributed to the success of an award winning documentary, an MTV music award nominated video, and various local and national commercial campaigns.Other highlights at Tomorrow Pictures included his work for the Atlanta Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies. As a cast coordinator, managed various stage performers and speakers such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Chubby Checker and Christopher Reeves. He helped organize the entrance and exit of the parade of athletes and helped coordinate a massive 5000 member gospel choir lead by Kirk Franklin.To further expand and develop his production experience, Dax spent a year as a production coordinator at Sunrise Films in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At Sunrise, he coordinated and produced local television commercials for a diverse cliental. Soon he was called on to collaborate on a national ad campaign and a regional ADDY awards presentation.After a successful year in New Mexico, Dax returned to Atlanta to continue working with Tomorrow Pictures. His primary focus became the production of music videos and growing relationships with record labels and recording studios. This further fueled his interest in music production and inspired him to further his education at Full Sail in Orlando, Florida to expand his knowledge of creative media production.Graduating from Full Sail with honors, Dax received an associate degree in audio engineering and soon relocated to New York City. There he was hired as assistant studio manager at Manhattan Center Productions. Taking on increasing responsibilities, he soon became the studio manager at Manhattan Center. Managing a major New York recording studio allowed Dax to work along side some of the world's top recording artist such as Timbaland, Harry Connick Jr., Roy Ayers, Howard Shore, M.O.P., David Bowie, Phil Ramone, Ginuwine, LiL Kim, Jay Z, Aaliyah and Buju Banton. Intrigued by the music industry and bolstered by his experience, Dax decided to develop a record project. Selecting a singer, an arranger, musicians, songs and engineers and assembling a team, Dax successfully created a cost effective creative product and eventually negotiated and secured a substantial album budget.His well-established relationships with various studios and vendors contributed to the completion and overall success of the project. The record For Lovers, Dreamers & Me was released in August 2006 and was nominated for the best alternative vocal Grammy in 2008. .ModMySpace Profile CustomizerModMySpace Profile Customizer