More cowbell: a music video
PaidLooking for Music Video Director, Percussionist · Music
In the spirit ofSNLChristopher Walken
$2,400 total · 2 weekends · Oct · Chicago
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akin is where creatives of every kind connect around projects. Build a portfolio. Pitch what you want to make: the idea, the budget, the timeline. Then find the people you want to make it with.
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How it works
From Idea to Creation
Build a portfolio, pitch the thing you're actually trying to make, and let the right collaborators come to it.
Build your portfolio
Your industry, genres, specialties and passions, plus the work itself: reels, demos, pages, images.
Pitch your project
Say what you're making, what it pays, and when it shoots. Or browse open projects picked for your craft. No cold DMs required.
Make it together
Team up with your new collaborators and bring ideas to life, from mounting a sketch to producing a music video or launching something entirely new.
Pitch it
Say what you're making. Say what you need.
A pitch is the project, from a first idea to a nearly finished piece. Post it once and it reaches the creatives whose taste matches what you're making.
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Music Video DirectorPercussionist
SNLChristopher Walken
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Gotta find a way to make money off this
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Work & events
Finish the work. Then get paid, published, or booked.
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Pay your collaborators securely, inside akin. No chasing invoices in a group chat.
Publish the finished thing
Post the finished project to the Showcase Feed, with everyone who worked on it credited on the same post.
Turn it into an event
Venues and collectives can list a real event and find creatives to fill it. Direct ticketing is on the way.
Built for every industry
Industries and hundreds of specialties.
Comedy splits into standup, sketch, and longform improv; music into session work, mixing, and mastering. Every industry goes deeper than its name.
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You tell us where you are and how much time you give it. First-timers find people to learn with or work on lower budget projects; professionals find crews and collaborators who match their level. Same platform, no gatekeeping.
Just Starting Out
First short, first open mic, first sketchbook.
Getting Momentum
A few projects deep, building a body of work.
In My Stride
Credits, paid work, a reel you're proud of.
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Doing this for a living, hiring and mentoring.
“I've had a pilot script finished for two years. What I never had was a director in my city who wanted to shoot it.”
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