I go by Santos,

Grandma, Benjamin (like Benjamin Button), but most people call me Michael.

Years ago I went to Tectonic, a DIY fest, thrown by the Psych-Rock band Pilots.
The next year I became their band manager and an Associate Producer of festival.

I was close to booking a show with Portugal. The Man – our band broke up before I could make that happen.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I took nearly every art class possible in college before I discovered Art Direction as an occupation.

I left school shortly after to save money for tuition via the
service industry.

I helped open Ironside Fish & Oyster with a Michelin-starred chef, in a few years I went from a busser to Lead Bartender, taught myself over 350 “fancy” cocktails, and taught our staff how to sell them, our restaurant ended up on the Travel Channel.

I’m definitely more comfortable behind
a camera, or a bar.

I helped open Ironside Fish & Oyster with a Michelin-starred chef, in a few years I went from a busser to Lead Bartender, taught myself over 350 “fancy” cocktails, and taught our staff how to sell them, our restaurant ended up on the Travel Channel.

I’m definitely more comfortable behind
a camera, or a bar.