Episode description
Episode description
Teresa Au chats with motion graphics designer and director Emonee LaRussa, known for her inventive lyric videos for artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Kanye West, and Lil Nas X. Emonee shares her experience as a woman of color in the digital arts, and why it’s so important to her to share her expertise, resources, and connections. Plus, Teresa finds out where Emonee keeps her Emmy awards!
Emonee LaRussa is a 2x Emmy award winning Motion Graphics and Director. For years she has created music visuals for artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Kanye West, Lil Nas X and many more. More recently has been she working with brands such as the Super Bowl LVII, Adobe, The Grammys, Saturday Night Live, and Intel. Emonee is also the President of JumpStart Designers, a non-profit focused on getting computers to kids in underserved communities. She also provides students with mentorship so that they not only get the tools but the education and opportunities as well.
Check out Emonee’s Inspiration Keynote at Adobe MAX 2024.
Teresa Au (@tautastic) is an executive for community engagement at Adobe, where she focuses on empowering creatives and students via workshops, panels, and podcasts. On creating In the Making, Teresa says “I knew I wanted to amplify the incredible personal stories of the talented and unique humans I’ve been meeting online and at our Create Now events across the world.”
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