We recently connected with Diego Brawn and have shared our conversation below.
Diego, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?
I first started making money in the music industry on tours doing production. I worked with several artists stage managing and doing backline. I picked up a camera on a tour and fell in love with the process of capturing a live event. The energy of the room was something that I felt I couldn’t let pass me by without capturing. I would strategically look for moments and capture anything that inspired me, anything that made me feel something. Artists began to see my work and believe in the art I was creating. It was to a point that I moved over from doing production to only creating content for the tours. I started to see a big need for someone to capture these shows to help tell a story and create a brand.
To this day I work with countless of artists capturing their tours, helping with their brand, full production music videos from the start of an idea to full executing the idea. It is truly a dream to create with some very talented artist and to help bring things to life with them. Honored for the clients I work with that believe in my creative eye and trust me to create visuals for their brand.
Diego, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I work in the music industry as a director, dp, editor, photographer, and overall creative. Most of my time is spent writing music video treatments, organizing a full production, and taking an idea from just an idea to a fully produced video.
I also spend a lot of time touring and working with artists on the road. My company Velasco Visuals is a content creation company servicing artists, brands, and companies.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
My creative journey is always focused on making the viewer feel something. The goal is always to make a video or a photo stop someone in their tracks and reflect. It’s not about how sharp the focus was, the colors captured, the framing. I’m hoping that the viewer can see my work and forget there was every a camera that capture it. If I can make the camera disappear, it means I’ve done my job at making them feel something.
I mentioned I spend a lot of time on the road touring, my goal when I go to shoot a show is always to find the most inspiring moments.
Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy making the show look epic and making the artist I am with look awesome as well. But my favorite moments are when I capture a photo or video or someone in their element just lost in the music having an experience. I feel honored that I get to see through the lens and see some very unique and special moments.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
The most rewarding aspect of being an artist and creative is inspiring people and storytelling. One of the most rewarding things in my work is to see an artist be so pumped about something I captured. The goal is always to align with the clients vision and try to dial that into the art. When I feel like I’ve done that it is truly rewarding.
I also love hearing all the stories and reading the comments from videos I’ve made. To feel like a part of something much bigger than myself is humbling and such a privilege.
Contact Info:
- Website: velascovisuals.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/diegobrawn?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=
Image Credits
Diego Brawn – Velasco Visuals
Emily Ginger