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Judge Kindel

Judge K A.K.A George Kindel is an eight year veteran the TV commercial industry turned experimental video maker. Formerly a producer at Backstreet Productions in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Judge is currently Technical Director at Squeaky Wheel where he oversees G4 edit suites and equipment rentals.

As an instructor Judge has taught "DIY DJing/ History of the Jamaican Sound System" and "Live Video Documentation". He is also involved in a long term media installations at such events Artist & Models XX and a member of http://deepsoulplug.net/. He has served as technical assistant to artists Diane Bonder, Erica Eaton, Ron Emcke, Kelly Spivey and Astria Suparak. He has performed at various alternative art spaces in Western New York.

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"Judge Kindel." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/judge-kindel.

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Judge K, A.K.A. George Kindel, is an eight-year veteran of the TV commercial industry who became an experimental video maker; he was formerly a producer at Backstreet Productions in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and is currently Technical Director at Squeaky Wheel overseeing G4 edit suites and equipment rentals. As an instructor he has taught DIY DJing/History of the Jamaican Sound System and Live Video Documentation and has participated in long-term media installations at Artist & Models XX; he is a member of http://deepsoulplug.net/. He has served as technical assistant to Diane Bonder, Erica Eaton, Ron Emcke, Kelly Spivey and Astria Suparak and has performed at alternative art spaces in Western New York.

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