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SESSION ACTIVE NJ-04-2026
Session: notes_from_the_edit_suite

The stories that never
made the final cut.

Before the work goes public. Before anyone else reads it. A seat in the edit suite — faith, fatherhood, and the things I build at 4 AM.

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001 TC 00:26:14

Blank Space.

Taylor Swift's team called on a Tuesday. By Thursday we were on set at a Long Island estate watching chandeliers get smashed and paint fly across a canvas. I was 27, still cutting wedding highlights in my basement. She held my Galaxy S5. I didn't save it. This is the story I've never told.

Rough cut
002 TC 01:14:02

The freakin' Jets.

Five NFL seasons on retainer. One team that somehow keeps believing every September. The production stories, the sideline moments, and what it taught me about showing up for a thing that might not work.

In review
003 TC 02:38:51

Ten months with Avid DiVa.

Dustin Robertson let me live in his Hollywood studio. We cut Mariah Carey, Gaga, Gap. Then we packed up and moved to Palm Springs. This is that story.

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Session credits · 12 years in the suite

NBC Universal · Taylor Swift · Katy Perry · Lady Gaga · NY Jets · Crossed Keys Estate · 350+ weddings · 12 years deep

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