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"New Home Team" music video for Mike Bauer that I had the pleasure of directing and producing with my favorite team of people. We had a lot of fun on this shoot - we took a very different improvisational approach.  Get the song here. 

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Ladies and gentlemen, the stunning Caity Engler. Actress, producer, writer, creative partner, collaborator, friend.

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Once upon a time, a long time ago, Brittany Morrison and I wrote a mockumentary web series about a boy band. We had never made anything before. It was our first film project, and it was my first time directing anything on camera. It was before The Monkey House existed. It was what ended up leading to the start of Teaser Tuesdays. We had big plans to launch a series that would be nostalgic to the boy bands of the 90s, that would ponder what it would be like if they were still around. Then something strange happened... boy bands came back. Discouraged and upset that we missed beating the curve, I shelved the project. For a long time. We went on to do so many other things and completely forgot about and ignored this first creative endeavor that really brought us all together. But that's sad. So prepare yourselves, friends, for the extremely belated release of Hi-5 The Series, the project that started them all.

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Lyric video for Justin Mortelliti's "The Prince of April", the title track for his newly-released EP. I got to direct and edit this one. Get the music here. 

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"Here Goes the Neighborhood" music video commercial for RadPad. This was such a fun project. I got to write the song with Justin Jones - my partner in musical crime, haha. Then we got to showcase the talent of our amazing family of friends.  Download the song here! 

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"Wings" cover music video for the talented Reesa Ishiyama that I directed and edited.

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"Is It Too Late" music video for Mike Bauer that I had the pleasure of directing, producing and editing. Got to work with my favorite team of people, and with one of my old piano students - he's really the one that steals the show.

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"Hooked" music video that I had the pleasure of producing, directing, choreographing and editing.  Check out more of Pip's videos here: And more of his music here.

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Teaser from my shoot with Krystal Simpson. http://www.naneamiyata.com/photography

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The ridiculously gorgeous Katie Parker.

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With the beautiful Angela Gulner.

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The handsome Craig Geraghty.

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MIKE BAUER Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mbauermusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/mikebauermusic Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/mike-bauer-music SUGAR Official Music Video A Year Eight production Produced by: Melissa Rentrop, Caity Engler, Virginia Novello Directed by: Nanea Miyata Director of Photography: Nathan Haugaard Lighting: Matt Waltz CAST The Band: Vocals/Guitar: Mike Bauer Drums: Don Houston Bass: Kenny Ford, Jr. Electric Guitar: Daniel Konscious Krieger Organ: Maynard Okereke Audience: Jessica Lenz, Datev Salibian, Jacob Patton, Zara Aleksanyan, Alexi Stavrou, Scott Ibarra, Liz Reinhardt, Dontae Mosby, Marcelino Villalpando, Hassan Halawi, Sean Toole, Tamika Ford Key Grip: Mike Braaten Grip: Kevin Smerecnik Assistant Camera: Donny Hudson Production Assistants: Adam Mayfield, Brittany Morrison Make Up: Kymberlee Curti Special Thanks:  Konscious Studios, Lila Dupree, Yealee Song, Infusion Events, Melvin Berman, Toby Butler, Andy Degraff, Roger Halecky Filmed at: Konscious Studios http://www.konsciousstudios.com

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We made a music video!

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The handsome and versatile Adam Foster. 

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I love kids! Aden's first headshot session. http://www.naneamiyata.com/photography

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Holiday original.