Darren Brazil
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| Darren Brazil | |
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| Image:BrazilEmmy.jpg Brazil at the 2008 Northern California Emmy Awards
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| Born | December 1, 1984 Castro Valley, California, United States |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Darren Brazil (born December 1, 1984) is a three-time Emmy Award winning editor, producer and videographer who works in television and music video production.
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[edit] Summary
Darren Brazil was born December 1, 1984 in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Castro Valley, California. He graduated from Castro Valley High School in June 2003 and then received his bachelor's degree in Communication from Santa Clara University in June 2007. Brazil also studied at Imperial College in London, England in the fall of 2005.
[edit] Professional Life
Brazil was employed for five years at KICU (TV 36) in San Jose, California where he produced work for both the "A's On Deck Show" and "High School Sports Focus." He has worked with top athletes and sports figures such as Barry Zito, Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas, Nick Swisher, Chris Berman and Ozzie Guillén and has covered many sporting events including the MLB American League Championships and the 2006 MLB All-Star Game. In December 2007 Cox Broadcasting, KICU's parent company, cancelled both the "A's On Deck Show" and "High School Sports Focus" resulting in Brazil, along with the entire KICU sports department, being released.[1]
In the middle of his stint at TV36, Brazil took a temporary leave of absence to study abroad in London, England and intern at HSI London, the European outlet of the Los Angeles based music video and commercial production company, HSI. There he assisted on videos for both Madonna and Robbie Williams.
In 2008, Brazil transitioned from television to pursue his interest in music videos stemming from his internship at HSI. He is currently an editor for Prime Zero Productions in the San Francisco Bay Area and has worked on projects featuring popular rappers such as E-40 and Keak Da Sneak.
[edit] Awards
In 2006, Brazil was awarded the Peter J. Marino Production Scholarship by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences[2], an achievement only to be succeeded the following year by winning two Emmys on three nominations for the popular "A's On Deck Show" segment, "Swisher Unscripted," and the "High School Sports Focus" documentary, "Mack Family: How Men Are Made."[3] In 2008, Brazil was nominated four times and picked up his third Emmy in the category of "Editor."[4]
[edit] Family
Brazil is the younger brother of Brodie Brazil, a Bay Area sports reporter who was featured on the "A's On Deck Show" and co-hosted "High School Sports Focus."
[edit] Extracurricular
Brazil is also a licensed FCC amateur radio operator and an avid traveler, visiting approximately two dozen countries and over thirty U.S. states. Brazil is also semi-bilingual and taught English to Spanish-speaking immigrants in San Jose, California. Knowledgeable in HTML code and web design, Brazil operates his own official website, DarrenBrazil.com, which contains samples of his work.
[edit] References
- ^ Ben Enos. "KICU cancels 'Sports Focus'", Oakland Tribune, December 11, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ 35th Annual NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA EMMY® AWARD ANNOUNCED (PDF). National Television Academy. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ 36th Annual NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA EMMY® AWARDS PRESENTED (PDF). National Television Academy (May 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ http://www.emmysf.tv/pdf/emmy08winpr.pdf
- About Darren. DarrenBrazil.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
