Grant Burgess is a video and audio producer, editor, and musician from Portland, Oregon. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Reed College, his master’s degree in Multimedia Storytelling and PhD in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Oregon . He has made videos and music for 20 years, co-produced multiple hip hop LPs, accidentally became a member of a Wexford casino, made butterfly knives to make ends meet, and owns a Turtle named Emma.