Today we’d like to introduce you to Seby Martinez

Hi Seby, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?

I started as a visual storyteller as a child when I would make choose-your-own-adventure action stories with stick figures in Power Point. After getting some practice in high school shooting silly videos with friends, I hit the ground running making music videos right after college, with my first ever video I made being “Space Train” for Adult Swim’s David Liebe Hart. From there I continued to develop my skills over the years, making videos for acts like Ice-T’s band Body Count, r&b singer Dre Scot, metal acts Sanguisugabogg and Escuela Grind, and others. Through all of this my directing, producing, writing, editing, and compositing skills were rapidly developing, and at some point I began creating commercial work as well. Today, my team at Negative Kitty creates video and animation for artists, brands and individuals who need to make a splash with explosive creative that nails their voice and energizes their target audience.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?

It hasn’t been a smooth road — when your whole essence is bold, uncompromising storytelling, you’re bound to put some people off, and it can be difficult to connect with those who truly appreciate what you do. So things like client acquisition are always a challenge, and I’m still a gig economy worker outside of the work I do with Negative Kitty. Despite the struggle, we’re plowing ahead with more and more original work and cool projects, which are slowly but surely getting the word out about who we are and what we can do.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?

My team at Negative Kitty specializes in visual insanity — specifically, we make animation and video for off-kilter artists, brands and individuals who have a certain need for funny, colorful, sometimes edgy creative. We go where other agencies are afraid to go, and we embrace all aspects of the human experience (the good, the bad, and the ugly) in order to distill creative works that mean something beyond simple product promotion.

How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?

Email us at [email protected] to get the conversation going! We’ll also be starting a Patreon soon for people to support our independent work, so if that piques your interest then stay tuned by joining our newsletter or following us on Instagram: @negative_kitty.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.negativekitty.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/negative_kitty/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/negativekitty/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@negative_kitty
• Other: https://linktr.ee/negative_kitty