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JAKE OLESON
Jake Oleson is a multidisciplinary artist harnessing film, electronic music, and emerging technologies to craft compelling narratives. His work meets introspection with visceral sensory catharsis.
He began his career at 18, directing documentaries, short films, and commercials for brands such as Airbnb, Facebook, P&G, and Gatorade. His work has garnered numerous awards and Vimeo Staff Picks.
In 2023, Oleson began fusing his cinematic work with his music in a series of live audio-visual shows. His project “Given Again,” performed at Siggraph and winning silver at Runway ML’s AI Film Festival, pioneers the use of machine learning scanning technology NeRFs to explore a young woman losing her grip on reality.
More recently, Jake has been performing “Flux,” a live AV show co-created with artist Kevin Peter He. The duo utilizes the video game software Unreal Engine 5 and Jake’s music to observe an AI-entity's mission to comprehend the depths of the human experience. The AI endures a series of traumatic tests in an effort to feel fear, loss, the eternal search for meaning, and peace.
Jake is based in Brooklyn and is the son of two loving artists.