Jason began his dance life in 2005 at San Marcos High School by joining their All-Male dance team. After graduating in 2007, he then found himself being emerged in San Diego’s dance community by joining the All Male junior team, "Flipside" eventually becoming a member of, "Formality" until the spring of 2010. In the summer of 2010, he became a member of Choreo Cookies. He hopes to inspire and motivate the younger generation as his idols did the same for him. Being on Cookies, he took upon the role as their Creative Designer for Social Media, Apparel, & their eCommerce store. In late 2014, Jason was promoted to Co-Director alongside Carlo Darang and Christopher Martin and has led the team to present day. Jason graduated from Coleman University with an Associates Degree in Science for Computer Graphic Design. He has now a Full-Time Visual Designer at Brand Value Accelerator.
Intro: 0:00
Being a Filipino artist. How did you begin your journey as an artist?: 0:59
Pursuing graphic design as a career? What was that conversation like with you family?: 4:33
Majoring in graphic design. Experiences from college and how that has impacted you in your profession today?: 8:42
Time-lining his graphic design career.: 14:56
How has being a working artist during Covid-19 been?: 20:49
Kobe's passing: 26:34
How you found out and your initial reaction?: 31:00
Your experiences in leadership. Your style of leadership.: 34:30
The influence of previous directors and experiences on Jason.: 42:12
Impact of a strong support system and how that influenced Jason as a person.: 47:51
What would you tell your thirteen-year-old self?: 53:41
