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Jameson Brooks is an American director, writer, and visual effects artist, best known for directing the 2018 film Bomb City , based on the true crime story of punk rocker Brian Deneke. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Brooks grew up in Amarillo, Texas. Brooks went to film school at the University of North Texas.
Brooks' filmmaking career began when he purchased his first camcorder at age 16 and then filming his friends skateboard and BMX. After a few years of his work both behind the camera and on his bicycle, he started to appear in national television outlets that had shows featuring Action Sports, specifically Scarred , Blue Torch, and Shook Interactive Video Zine .
Brooks co-owns the production company 3rd Identity.
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Kung Fu Records is an American independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals. Founded in order to release a record by the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans, the label soon grew to include a roster of notable artists such as The Ataris, Ozma, Tsunami Bomb, and The Vandals themselves. In 2000 Escalante started Kung Fu Films as a subsidiary of the music label in order to release DVDs of live concerts, music videos, band documentaries, and independent films. In 2005 Kung Fu also spawned the spinoff label Broken Sounds Records, focusing on hardcore releases.
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On December 12, 1997, 19-year-old American punk musician Brian Theodore Deneke was killed in a deliberate hit and run attack in Amarillo, Texas, by 17-year-old Dustin Camp.
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