About Carl King
About Me
I am your Swiss Army Knife. I have prolifically (and often obsessively) worked in creative design & multimedia for over 15 years; integrating print, web, video, and audio. The focus of my efforts here is to offer my talents and skills to other independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, actors, directors, and the occasional malfunctioning android. My aim is to help creators in any way that I can, and on any random day that might include:
• Websites (XHTML, PHP, CSS, Flash, and Custom WordPress-Powered Sites)
• Shooting & Editing HD Video w/ Chroma Key (Commercials, Virals, Music Videos)
• Recording & Editing Audio (Looping, Voiceovers, Sound Effects, and
Scoring)
• Print Advertising / Business Cards / Flyers / Posters / T-Shirts
• Digital Photography (
Headshots, Et Cetera)
I'm a one-man operation and I do this full-time, so you won't get a lot of
inane administrative buzzwords and phrases when working with me. I'm down-to-earth and enjoy what I do without pretense.
Software & Hardware
My software arsenal: Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, and After Effects), Final Cut, Cubase, and Drumkit From Hell. All proudly up-to-date and officially licensed! Imagine that!
I have worked exclusively on Apple Computers since my Atari 1040STe was retired in 1998.
Creative Career
Some of you may already know I was once a mighty performance artist and musician under the pseudonyms:
Sir Millard Mulch &
Dr. Zoltan Øbelisk. Through that medium, I have performed, collaborated, or engaged in creative business ventures of questionable importance with Marco Minnemann, Virgil Donati, Nick D'Virgilio, Morgan Agren, Paul Mazurkiewics, Trey Spruance, Steve Vai, Eman Laerton, Dave Meros, Nils Frykdahl, Lale Larson, Larry Boothroyd, Devin Townsend, Brendon Small, Will Maier, and Eric Fensler. I've occasionally shown up in Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Kerrang, and Decibel Magazine. Read my
Timeline for more details.
Writing
My articles have been published in
2600 (The Hacker Quarterly),
mental_floss, and
INK19. Check out
Examining The Resumes of Motivational Speakers and
3 Colorful California Politicians.
What's With The Rubber Ducky?
Duct-Tape. Get it? Ugh...
Social / Community
I am a
Vegan, an advocate of Mass Transit & Bicycling, and a supporter of the
Electronic Frontier Foundation and
KUSC.