2026 – Contributed footage to the Burning Man documentary The Man Will Burn on HBO
2026 – Interviewed by Jonathan Weber for his book City on the Edge
2025 – Contributing Producer on the Santacton documentary by Seth Porges
2024 – Launched the Laughing Squid Discord server
2023 – Helped onboard over 150 people to Bluesky during the private beta
2022 – Became an adviser to IP3
2022 – Co-organized “Cocktails Into the Future”
2022 – Founded Non-Fungible Social Club
2022 – Founded The 75
2021 – Joined CrisisDAO
2020 – Created the Laughing Squid Video Archive Facebook group
2018 – Became an adviser to Scandinavian Spirits Group and Vī Aquavit
2014 – Joined the Real-Time Academy of judges for The Shorty Awards
2013 – Became an advisor to All Power Labs
2013 – Became an advisor to Selfie / Speakup
2013 – Joined the Executive Council of Internet Week New York
2013-2016 – Member of Soho House
2012 – Joined the Executive Academy of judges for The Webby Awards
2010 – Became a co-host of the monthly Protocols salon
2010 – Moved to New York City
2008 – Organized Laughing Squid Lucky 13 at CELLspace
2008 – Organized Laughing Squid Pre-ROFLCon Drinkup at The Asgard
2008 – Organized Laughing Squid NYC Drinkup at Lolita Bar
2007 – Organized Laughing Squid’s Last Minute Unholiday Party at Citizen Space
2007 – Organized Laughing Squid 12th Anniversary at Varnish Fine Art
2007 – Organized Laughing Squid Paradise Lost at Flora Grubb Gardens
2007 – Organized Laughing Squid NYC Get-Together at Lotus Lounge
2007-2010 – Attended O’Reilly Media’s Foo Camp
2006 – Organized Laughing Squid: Decade 2 at Mighty
2005 – Organized Laughing Squid 10th Anniversary at Varnish Fine Art
2005 – Co-organized Webzine 2005
2005 – Helped organize the original BarCamp in Palo Alto
2005 – Organized Laughing Squid Blog Launch Party at Albion Castle
2004 – Produced Will Franken at The Dark Room
2004 – Organized 8 ½ Year Anniversary Show at 12 Galaxies
2003 – Produced SXIP & Zero Boy at The Odeon Bar
2003 – Organized Laughing Squid: NYC at CB’s 313 Gallery
2003 – Launched the Laughing Squid blog
2002 – Organized Laughing Squid 6th Anniversary Party at The Odeon Bar
2001 – Married Lori Dorn in a unique wedding ceremony at CELLspace
2001 – Organized Laughing Squid 5th Anniversary at The Great American Music Hall
1999 – Organized Laughing Squid Analog Cafe 2.0 at CELLspace
1999-2003 – Co-founder of The Tentacle Sessions
1998-2005 – Online propagandist for The Billboard Liberation Front
1998 – Organized the Laughing Squid Analog Cafe at Cyclone Warehouse
1998 – Organized the Burning Man Film Festival at the Roxie Theater
1998 – Founded Laughing Squid Hosting
1997 – Organized the Santarchy Film Festival at the Roxie Theater
1997 – Made a documentary about The Cacophony Society’s 1996 Santacon event
1997-2000 – Co-founder of San Francisco Bay Area events hotline The Number (#)
1997 – Launched Santarchy.com, an online archive of Santacon events
1997 – Organized the art car caravan for the first annual ArtCar Fest
1997 – Co-organized the Defenestration inauguration
1997-2002 – Worked as a member of Burning Man Media Mecca
1997-1999 – Served as the webmaster for burningman.com
1996-1999 – Co-organizer of the annual Santacon event
1996 – Co-organized “The Playa Dust Lounge” (first Burning Man Decompression)
1996 – Founded The Squid List, a San Francisco Bay Area events list
1996 – Made a documentary about social surrealist painter Alonso G. Smith
1995 – Joined Survival Research Labs as a crew member
1995 – Joined the San Francisco Cacophony Society
1995-2002 – Participated in the annual Burning Man event
1995 – Founded Laughing Squid
1992 – Moved to San Francisco
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