Thelen Creative

recent Projects

Jazz at the Blackhawk by Geo Thelen Cal Tjader West Coast Jazz All About Jazz

George Thelen Recording Academy Professional Member District Advocate Grammys Thelen Creative

Who's Watching Them? by Geo Thelen at The Further .com May 2022

Thelen Creative Creating Quirky Content

Polk County Nebraska News Shelby Native John R Dunning Manhattan Project by Geo Thelen

San Francisco Indie Shorts Record Plant Thelen Creative 2021

Marin Magazine 'Top 5 Music Sites' George Thelen, Writer

'Spooky' 1967 Classics IV cover Producer / Musician Thelen Creative

Lace Skull for your Grammy consideration 2021 produced by Thelen Creative

SEE SOUNDCLOUD Thelen Creative SUMMER SYNC social media friendly music beds

Ruby Tuesday Thelen Creative Rolling Stones 1990s Garageband Cover

New Music Video

Thelen Creative Jingle Bells review Ratings Game Music

Silent Night :60 Music Bed Thelen Creative Producer

Marin Magazine 'Top 5 Music Sites' Author George Thelen Creative

Shade On Me Animated Short Writer / Producer / Performer Thelen Creative

Baby & The Luvies 'Get It Down' EP George Thelen Drummer

2019 Stern Grove Festival San Francisco Baby & The Luvies George Thelen drums

The Music Origins Project - Record Plant article Author George Thelen Creative

The San Agustin : California Shipwreck documentary Writer / Producer / Music Supervisor Thelen Creative

Articles by George Thelen Creative

MHM Smartphone App - Project Manager George Thelen Creative

Shade On Me Thelen Creative Social Meda

Venice Shorts California 2021 Thelen Creative

Thelen Creative Record Plant Macoproject Film Festival 2021

4th Dimension Film Festival Thelen Creative Shade On Me

2021 International Music Video Awards London Thelen Creative

End Of Days Film Festival Shade On Me Thelen Creative

Idaho Halloween Horror Con 2021 Shade On Me Thelen Creative

Lost River Film Fest Shade On Me FALL 2021

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About

Welcome to Thelen Creative, a digital audio and visual collective passionately devoted to the artistic intersection of music and history. Thelen has led the successful execution of a multitude of audio and visual projects, including as host of a 2x regional EMMY award-winning educational TV series, Project Manager & Curator for one of the pioneering museum-only smartphone apps, and the Writer/Producer of a CreaTV Citizen Journalist Award-winning PBS-aired television documentary. Thelen's diverse experience crosses many mediums including print, radio, TV, film, social, metaverse, theater, and music and Retro AI.

Thelen Creative's work has garnered recognition from esteemed creative and historical organizations and has been featured on various media outlets such as The History Channel, Music Origins Project, All About Jazz Magazine, Marin Magazine, Ultra Swank Magazine, Encyclopedia.com, local network television, and the nation's largest PBS affiliate.

Thelen is a professional member and district advocate of the Recording Academy (Grammy's) San Francisco, California chapter, BMI, SoundExchange, and The Mechanical Licensing Collective.

SEE Credits Below + Thelen Creative @ Soundcloud for SYNC

Thelencreative.com

About our article "Pepperland"

Jukebox mind

"This well-researched article takes readers on a nostalgic tour of this historic venue and the pivotal role it played in the cultural and musical evolution of local artists like Sly Stone and The Grateful Dead and as the setting for early live recordings by Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin, and numerous others."

Read Full article "pepperland" here

Thelen Creative Quickview

Dozen Recent Projects
Pepperland: The Untold Story of the Infamous Psychedelic Rock Venue - Psychedelic Scene Magazine, Feb. 2024
“7 Must Have Christmas Albums of the 1950s” - Ultra Swank Mag. - Author, 2023
"Pave Paradise | Jazz at the Blackhawk - All About Jazz - Author, 2023
"Vince Guaraldi - In Person" - Blackbird News - Author, 2023
"Sly's Last Epic Album" - Jukebox Mind- Author, 2023
"Who's Watching Them?" - Tech News - Author, 2022
“Lace Skull” Single - Co-Producer (2021 Grammy Ballot: Best Choral)
“Shade On Me” LoFi Music Video - Writer / Producer, 2021
“Top 5 Music Sites” Marin Magazine article - Author, 2020
“Get It Down” Baby & The Luvies Music EP - Drums & Percussion, 2020
“Record Plant, Sausalito” Short Doc - Writer / Director / Music Bed Producer, 2020

6 Random Credits
83rd Annual Stern Grove Music Festival San Francisco, CA - Performer 2019
“Spooky” Single - Producer / Performer 2020
Marin History Museum Podcast Series - Writer / Producer
“Porchlight” Variety Special KRON 4 TV, San Francisco - Associate Producer
“Color of War” The History Channel - Reoccurring Voice Talent
KNST News/Talk Radio Tucson, AZ - Hourly News & Sports Announcer / Copywriter

5 Project Acknowledgements
Best AI Experimental Short Semi-Finalist - Austin AI Film Festival - March, 2025
Best Music Video “Shade On Me” Art Film Awards - April, 2021
Best Short Documentary “Record Plant, Sausalito” Int’l Music Video Underground - Jan. 2021
Citizen Journalist Award “The San Agustin” Best Historical Doc - CreaTV San Jose, 2014
Excellence in Innovation “MHM Smartphone App” California Council for Promotion of History, 2012
2x Broadcast EMMY-Award “What’s Up” Best Educational Series (HOST) 1999 & 2000

LIVE Performance
Stern Grove Festival, San Francisco, CA
The Chapel, San Francisco, CA
Slim's, San Francisco, CA
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
"Your Little Fool" Music Video
In The Studio

EDU’s
Mastering Business AI Agents: Automate, Optimize, Grow - Eduonix Learning Solutions - Sept. 2025
Curious Refuge: AI Advertising | Commercial Production & Marketing / Cert. April, 2025
Udemy RunwayML Master Course: Harnessing Machine Learning & AI / Cert. March, 2025
NYU Music Industry Essentials / Clive Davis School of Recorded Music, 2020
Oakland Recording Academy / ProTools Cert., 2019
San Francisco State University / Broadcast Electronic Communications B.A.
The Groundlings, Hollywood / Improv Conservatory Program
The Second City, Los Angeles / Improv Conservatory Program

Friends In Low Places
The Recording Academy (Grammys) - District Advocate & Member
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) - Member
Association of Independent Music Publishers - Member
The Mechanical Licensing Collective - Member
Guild of Music Supervisors - Friend
Sound Exchange - Member

A Few Recent Media Mentions
Jukebox California June, 2024
Jukebox Mind December, 2023
Film Daily August, 2023
RedX Magazine August, 2023
Lyrics & Threads August, 2023
Music For Everyone Music Blog March, 2022
44faced Music Feb. 2022
Current Music Thoughts Feb. 2022
Ratings Game Music Nov. 2021
Local News Matters Bay Area Sept. 2021
VINTAGE Media June, 2021
A&R Factory May, 2021
Lyrics & Threads April, 2021
Subrok Records Blog April, 2021
Marin Independent Journal 2019

Writing Credits
“Tales From Your Record Collection: San Francisco Bay Area Edition” - Historical Music Guidebook 2025
“Flashback: Explore the Legendary Cruisin' Record Series” Ultra Swank Magazine - Summer 2024
“The Untold Story of Infamous Rock Hall Pepperland : Woodstock West” - Psychedelic Scene Magazine
Ultra Swank Mag. - “7 Must-Have Christmas Albums of the 1950s”
All About Jazz - "Pave Paradise | Jazz at the Blackhawk"
The Polk County News - "Far Reaching Consequences : Role of Physicist John Dunning in Manhattan Project"
Blackbird News - "Vince Guaraldi - In Person" LIVE @ The Trident
Jukebox Mind - "Sly's Last Epic Album"
The Further - Underground Generation Music Blog
"Who's Watching Them? Follow The Data Science: Platform Bias, Disinformation, Twitter & Other Buzz
Various Music News Blog Articles Archive
Music Video Shade On Me - Writer Song Lyrics
Marin Magazine - Lifestyle Mag "5 of Marin's Top Musical History Sties"
Music Origins Project - Music Blog "Record Plant, Sausalito : Historic Nor-Cal Studio"
Music Blog - Post & Video "iMpressions of Vince Guaraldi: aka The Original Joe Cool"
Music History Documentary Script Writer - The Record Plant : Historic Nor-Cal Music Studio
PBS & Local Broadcast - TV Documentary "San Agustin : California Shipwreck"
Museum Rebranding Campaign - Wrote & Produced Podcast / Short Docs / Developed App Content
The Bulletin: Marin History Museum - Feature Article Writer
KNST News Talk Radio, Tucson, AZ - Writer / Announcer Top of Hour News & Sports Casts

shout outs

“This type of innovation and technology will set the standard for institutions throughout California.” - Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator

— Launch Letter to Marin History Museum & Smartphone App Project Manager George Thelen

Museum Magazine Thelen Creative Smartphone App Review

"A good example of how apps can deepen the museum experience for the public... does what a well-designed mobile app should do."

Museum Magazine review

Marin History Museum Mobile App

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George Thelen, Project Manager

'Creating Quirky LoFi Content'

Vintage Media Group

Retro Vibes

ARTICLE

Thank You!

Drake Navigators Guild

"The DNG has been extraordinarily pleased when collaborating with Thelen Creative."

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PROJECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
📺 OFFICIAL SELECTION Marin County Fair International Festival of Short Film & Video - Summer 2026

🤖 OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Film with AI - Croatian One-Minute Film Festival - Man With No Face - May, 2026

🛸 OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Trailer - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay & Film Festival - Man With No Face - May, 2026

🎬 Public Domain Day 2026 Internet Archive Remix Contest - Participant January, 2026

🏆 FINALIST Best Advertisement MAGICA Advertising Festival - November, 2025

📺 OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Advertisement - Alibag Short Film Festival - BOLD Dealer Services

🏆 WINNER Best AI Trailer for Film / TV - MAGICA Advertising Festival, Paris - November, 2025

🏆 WINNER! Best 1-Minute Short Film - Makizhmithran International Film Festival - Vince's Halloween

📺 OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Animation - Zambia Short Film Festival - October 2025

🎞️ OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Content for Social Media - International Film Festival with Alternative Media (FICMA) - November 2025

🌟 Best Short Doc - OFFICIAL SELECTION - Music Art Film Craft Fest - Summer, 2025

🤖 Best AI-Assisted Animation - Pulse of Animation Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION - July, 2025

🎬 WINNER Best Trailer - Mokkho International Film Festival - June, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Trenton Film Festival 2025 - Best Documentary Short Form - June, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Trenton Film Festival 2025 - Best Experimental Short - June, 2025

🏆 WINNER Jersey Shore Film Festival - Qwik Qlips Best Promo Sketch / Trailer - July, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Marin County Fair Int'l Festival of Short Film & Video - Best Experimental - July, 2025

🎉 OFFICIAL SELECTION The Flight Deck Film Festival - Best AI Music - May, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION One Eyed Jacks - Best Comedy Short Film - July, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Europe Music Video Awards - Best AI Edit Music Video - April, 2025

🏅 NOMINEE Alternative Film Festival - Best Super Short - April, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Latino & Native American Film Festival - Animation - April, 2025

🏅 FINALIST Dunwich Horror Fest - Best Micro Short Film - March, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Direct Online Monthly Film Festival - Best Music Video - March, 2025

🏅SEMI-FINALIST Austin AI Film Festival - Best Experimental - March, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Couch Film Festival - <5 Short Film - March, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Drive-In Movie Fest - Best Shortest Movie - February, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Aussie Gold Film Festival - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - January, 2025

PARTICIPANT in The Internet Archive Public Domain Day Film Festival - January, 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Christmas Shorts for Kids Leeds Young Film Festival - Oct. 2024

🏅Winner BEST WEB SERIES Direct Monthly Online Film Festival- Sept 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION Vintage Shorts BEST SHORT FILM - May, 2024

🏅WINNER WILDsound Festival for Trailers - BEST PARODY FILM - April, 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION Willlachen Comedy & Satire Filmprize BEST WORST ANIMATION - April, 2024

🏅 OFFICIAL NOMINEE Alternative Film Festival BEST ULTRA SHORT - March, 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION Short To The Point Film Festival BEST TRAILER - November, 2023

🏅 OFFICIAL SELECTION Ravenwood Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM - OCTOBER, 2023

🏅BEST COMMERCIAL / MAIN CATEGORY - Gothamite Film Awards New York - October, 2023

🏅 FINALIST Best Micro Film - The Strange Days Horror Fest - September, 2023

⏱ OFFICIAL SELECTION Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival - September, 2023

🏅OFFICIAL SELECTION Short Film Content - Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Global Network - July, 2023

OFFICIAL SELECTION Two Dimensional Drawing & Graphics - International Art Exhibition Marin County Fair - June, 2023

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Short Film - The Amazing Stoner Film Festival - November, 2022

OFFICIAL SELECTION Animation Short Film - Monthly Indie Shorts Film Festival - December, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Bay Area Short - San Francisco Short Film Festival presented by SF IndieFest - September, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Lost River Film Fest, San Marcos, Texas - September, 2021

NOMINEE Best Short Documentary - London Shorts Film Festival - August, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Short Video - Idaho Halloween & Horror Film Festival - August, 2021

FINALIST Best Documentary Short - Distributor Outreach Film Festival - August, 2021

HONORABLE MENTION Best SmartPhone Film - Macoproject Film Festival, NYC - July, 2021

FINALIST Best Music Video - 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival - July, 2021

HONORABLE MENTION Animation Music Video - Rome Music Video Awards - May, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - 1st Annual Los Angeles Rocks Film Festival - May, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Austin Lift-Off Film Festival - May, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - End of Days Film Festival - May, 2021

WINNER Best Music Video - Art Film Awards - April, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Venice Shorts Film Awards - April, 2021

FINALIST Best Music Video - Prague International Monthly Film Festival - April, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Direct Monthly Online Film Festival - April, 2021

FINALIST Best Animation Music Video - Int'l Music Video Awards - April, 2021

WINNER Music Video of the Month - Reale Film Festival - March, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Sunny Side Up Film Festival - March, 2021

FINALIST Best Mini Music Film - California Music Video & Film Awards - March, 2021

SEMI-FINALIST Best Documentary Music Video - Munich Music Video Awards - March, 2021

FINALIST Best Inspirational Video - California Music Video Awards - March, 2021

FINALIST Best Doc Music Video - International Music Video Awards, London - February, 2021

WINNER BEST MUSIC DOC OF THE MONTH - Tracks Music Awards, Los Angeles - January, 2021

WINNER BEST SHORT MUSIC DOC - International Music Video Underground Paris - January, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bay Area Short Film Festival / BASH - January, 2021

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Vegas CineQuest Film Fest, Las Vegas - 2020/21

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - African Smartphone International Film Festival, Lagos, Africa - December, 2020

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Short Doc - Southeastern International Film & Music Festival, Nashville, TN - December, 2020

OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Quarantine Video -The Thing In The Basement Horror Festival, Seattle, WA - November, 2020

FINALIST Best Micro Film / Best Editing - Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Portland, OR - October, 2020

WINNER Citizen Journalist Award, Best Historical Documentary, CreaTV San Jose, CA - 2014

HONORABLE MENTION Best Short Documentary - Marin County International Short Film & Video Festival, Calif - 2014

OFFICIAL NOMINEE - Center for Volunteer and Non-Profit Leadership Award Nominee, Marin County, Calif - 2013

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD - Marin History Museum Outstanding Service Award, Calif. - 2012

WINNER California Council for the Promotion of History Excellence in Innovation Award, California - 2012

WINNER CCPH Certificate of Meritorious Performance and Promise : Excellence in Innovation, California - 2012

WINNER Best Education TV Series (HOST) Broadcast EMMY-Award - 2000

WINNER Best Educational TV Series (HOST) Broadcast EMMY-Award - 1999

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