Russell’s shooting combines authentic, candid storytelling with sophisticated cinematic techniques. During his ten years of documentary filmmaking, he won an Emmy award, a Society of Professional Journalists award, an Overseas Press Club Foundation award, and was nominated for a duPont-Crichton award for best documentary film. Russell has shot and edited branded video content for Starbucks, Chase Bank, Casio, the Veteran Artist Project, and Headstrong Foundation.

In his free time, Russell restores vintage cameras, plays pool, and volunteers with Military Veterans in Journalism, a non-profit professional association. Russell began his career as a combat photographer for the Marine Corps, where he served as a sergeant and the video editor for Marine Forces Europe and Africa. He holds a masters degree in documentary production from Columbia University.

Lily is a designer and artist who was born in Montreal and raised in New York City. She has an extensive background as a multi-disciplinary graphic designer and art director who specializes in creative direction and development across multiple platforms. She specializes in art direction for web, interactive, print and video, with a focus on branding and identity design, creative strategy, and user interface experience.

She is an active creative director for small consultancy groups, and has worked as an art director for CSS Industries, Simplicity Creative Group, and Rode Advertising. She has years of design experience elevating brands into lifestyle identities so that they become authentic and memorable. She left large-scale corporate advertising to give more individualized attention to clients through her work at Drum Circle Media. Her vision combines vibrancy with minimalism, to draw attention to brands she believes in.

Rashawn is our music composer, and he works with clients to create original scores that set brands apart from anything else out there. Classical music is his first love, but his commercial work is also influenced by a love of oldies, blues, disco, rock and funk. He grew up in a Guyanese household that inspired him with Reggae, Calypso, and Chutney music. Known to the pop music community as BLKZEN, Rashawn composes and performs his own music in both English and Japanese. His work for Drum Circle Studios can accompany multimedia productions or stand alone for podcasts, websites and radio marketing.