Brooklyn-born and raised, Damani grew up with a love for the visual and performative arts. He started his journey through the arts in elementary school as part of his after school steel band. Graduating briefly to the violin, and then guitar, he rediscovered his passion for performance as a trombonist in the NYC All-City Marching Band. When he wasn’t practicing or performing, Damani spent his free time capturing and editing images of flowers and landscapes with his iPhone 8. Whether through key frames, wave forms, or musical scores, his world undoubtedly revolved on beat with his many artistic passions. Harnessing his interests, Damani refined his creativity into actionable skills at New York City College of Technology, where he attained his BFA in Communication Design in Spring 2024. 

 

Damani has mentored youth around the world on video production, confronted controversy with his 2024 short documentary “Why Are Black People So Weak?”, and combined his love for hip hop, RNB, and photography through various album cover projects for NYC underground artists. Armed with grenades of color, and Hot Flash Heat Waves of light, Damani creates productions that inspire, immortalize, and ignite the fire of passion in creatives in his community. Damani is an NYC-based creative director, pixel painter, and visual communicator specializing in portrait photography and videography.