My background is diverse and my thinking is different. I love writing and am passionate about giving products strategic direction at both brand and campaign levels. I'm not a creative person in my career, I'm a creative person in life. My work includes fine art, music, improv, screenwriting and standup. I'm developing a snack brand. Below is some of my work beyond advertising. Do you have a brief? I’m interested.
Olympic Village. When the president threatens to defund U.S. Gymnastics, the ragtag men's team has to win gold to save the program — despite the wild antics of their drunk star athlete.
Acting. I auditioned for the core track at The Groundlings and got in. Right now I’m in Advanced Improv. It’s fun and very competitive. Here’s a TV spot I was cast in.
Groundhog Day. I joined the committee for work culture at Digitas. Each member of the committee had to plan a different holiday. I chose Groundhog Day and produced a pageant about my favorite holiday and a Bill Murray look-a-like contest as part of the festivities.
More rapping. After the first record we made more – this one a real vinyl. It’s about feelings.
Miranda July. Miranda July is cool. I like her because she’s an artist too. He work is thoughtful and spans multiple genres. When I met her I asked her to write on my hand. She obliged.
Twitter. I’m a tweeter on Twitter: @just_gabriel
Standup. In 2018 I started doing standup. This is my first time! It’s a 5-minute set from the Hollywood Improv. I’ll try to post upcoming show info on Instagram.
Gratitude in Action. My and my best friend email each other 10 things we're grateful for everyday. It’s been over 10 years. This is our story.
@SunnyvaleBoyz. No matter where I go I get obsessed with new ideas and projects. When I worked at Apple, I noticed there were a lot of fancy cars in Sunnyvale – so posed with them like they were ours and made it a street gang/Instagram account.
Rapping. This is a track off the very first record we did. It was called “The 7-day EP” for reasons that are self explanatory.
Photography. Like I said, I love projects. John Butler wanted images for a bunch of new frames that were built into a remodel at BSSP. I built this black wooden box by hand and crammed the creative department into it to make this photo series.
Art. One of the best decisions I ever made was going to art school. I majored in sculpture, and while it’s not the form of creativity I’ve become most interested in, it gave me permission to whatever I wanted and explore exactly who I am. I will always be an artist.