Mark Carranceja
- Cinematographer
- Editor
- Producer
Mark has logged in 20 years of experience as a Director, Cinematographer, & Editor. From 2009-2012, Mark directed over sixty music videos in a three-year span, a prolific feat that is a testament to his unrelenting resolve, unbounded creativity, and tireless work ethic. His portfolio of work has gained over 50M global views airing on MTV2, Video Music Box, MuchMusic, ABS-CBN, and YouTube.
He launched Noisemaker Media in 2002, built his platform into a proven multimedia production company, and worked with clients such as Universal Music Group, Warner Media, Interscope Records, Def Jam, Storm King Arts Center, Central Park Summerstage Concert Series, Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Winter Music Conference, Lights All Night Festival, Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Okayplayer, Fat Beats, DJCN, Rhymesayers Entertainment & Stones Throw Records.
In addition, Mark served as Assistant Professor of New Media for the State University of New York for ten years. He earned tenure in 2017 after developing and launching an Associate of Applied Science program in New Media in 2014. Mark is a passionate educator who challenged his students to produce work that reaches for a difference and to view the craft of filmmaking as a tool for change. Under his tutelage, students have secured Film/TV Union positions, launched production companies, and won prestigious awards for their work in the entertainment industry.
His professional journey began as a DJ/Turntablist in the mid-1990s, which led him down a path into the recording studio and eventually, as a Music Producer. For ten years, he created under the moniker DJ Element and produced a fusion of Hip Hop, Electronic Music, and Jazz, in which a handful of his tracks were placed for commercial purposes. In 2018, after taking a long sabbatical from music, Mark reignited his passion and discovered his true call sign, Kuryente, which means electricity in Tagalog. As a Techno artist, he combines raw beats and hard grooves to forge a driving sound that is uniquely his own.
An active member of the arts community within New York's Hudson Valley, Mark fostered genuine community partnerships resulting in successful concurrent appointments to the Arts and Cultural Commission and Board Member of Orange County New York Arts Council over 4 years. A creative change agent to the core, Mark is eager to merge both experiences in entrepreneurship and education in future ventures to leverage his creative language and experiential teaching strategies within spaces of traditional, emerging, and experimental media.
He launched Noisemaker Media in 2002, built his platform into a proven multimedia production company, and worked with clients such as Universal Music Group, Warner Media, Interscope Records, Def Jam, Storm King Arts Center, Central Park Summerstage Concert Series, Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Winter Music Conference, Lights All Night Festival, Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Okayplayer, Fat Beats, DJCN, Rhymesayers Entertainment & Stones Throw Records.
In addition, Mark served as Assistant Professor of New Media for the State University of New York for ten years. He earned tenure in 2017 after developing and launching an Associate of Applied Science program in New Media in 2014. Mark is a passionate educator who challenged his students to produce work that reaches for a difference and to view the craft of filmmaking as a tool for change. Under his tutelage, students have secured Film/TV Union positions, launched production companies, and won prestigious awards for their work in the entertainment industry.
His professional journey began as a DJ/Turntablist in the mid-1990s, which led him down a path into the recording studio and eventually, as a Music Producer. For ten years, he created under the moniker DJ Element and produced a fusion of Hip Hop, Electronic Music, and Jazz, in which a handful of his tracks were placed for commercial purposes. In 2018, after taking a long sabbatical from music, Mark reignited his passion and discovered his true call sign, Kuryente, which means electricity in Tagalog. As a Techno artist, he combines raw beats and hard grooves to forge a driving sound that is uniquely his own.
An active member of the arts community within New York's Hudson Valley, Mark fostered genuine community partnerships resulting in successful concurrent appointments to the Arts and Cultural Commission and Board Member of Orange County New York Arts Council over 4 years. A creative change agent to the core, Mark is eager to merge both experiences in entrepreneurship and education in future ventures to leverage his creative language and experiential teaching strategies within spaces of traditional, emerging, and experimental media.
