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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
Lace Skull single Co-Produced Thelen Creative
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
'Museum Minute' Hamilton Air Base - Short Doc Writer / Producer 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
March 2022 Thelen Creative Shade On Me Music for Everyone Music Blog
Thelen Creative Quickview
Half-doz Recent Projects
"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)Â
“Shade On Me” LoFi Music Video - Writer / Producer, 2021Â
“Top 5 Music Sites” Marin Magazine article - Author, 2020Â
“Get It Down” Baby & The Luvies Music EP - Drums & Percussion, 2020Â
“Record Plant, Sausalito” Short Doc - Writer / Director / Music Bed Producer, 2020Â
6 Random Credits
83rd Annual Stern Grove Music Festival San Francisco, CA - Performer 2019Â
“Spooky” Single - Producer / Performer 2020Â
Marin History Museum Podcast Series - Writer / ProducerÂ
“Porchlight” Variety Special KRON 4 TV, San Francisco - Associate ProducerÂ
“Color of War” The History Channel - Reoccurring Voice TalentÂ
KNST News/Talk Radio Tucson, AZ - Hourly News & Sports Announcer / CopywriterÂ
5 Project Acknowledgements
Best Music Video “Shade On Me” Art Film Awards - April, 2021Â
Best Short Documentary “Record Plant, Sausalito” Int’l Music Video Underground - Jan. 2021Â
Citizen Journalist Award “The San Agustin” Best Historical Doc - CreaTV San Jose, 2014Â
Excellence in Innovation “MHM Smartphone App” California Council for Promotion of History, 2012Â
2x Broadcast EMMY-Award “What’s Up” Best Educational Series (HOST) 1999 & 2000Â
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
5 EDU’s
NYU Music Industry Essentials / Clive Davis School of Recorded Music, 2020Â
Oakland Recording Academy / ProTools Cert., 2019Â
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 & MemberÂ
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) - MemberÂ
Association of Independent Music Publishers - MemberÂ
The Mechanical Licensing Collective - MemberÂ
Guild of Music Supervisors - FriendÂ
Sound Exchange - Member
 A Few Recent Media Mentions
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
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
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creative ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
“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
"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
PROJECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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 MENTIONÂ Animation Music Video - Rome Music Video Awards - May, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - 1st Annual Los Angeles Rocks Film Festival - May, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Austin Lift-Off Film Festival - May, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - End of Days Film Festival - May, 2021Â
WINNER Best Music Video - Art Film Awards - April, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Venice Shorts Film Awards - April, 2021Â
FINALIST Best Music Video - Prague International Monthly Film Festival - April, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTIONÂ Best Music Video - Direct Monthly Online Film Festival - April, 2021Â
FINALISTÂ Best Animation Music Video - Int'l Music Video Awards - April, 2021Â
WINNERÂ Music Video of the Month - Reale Film Festival - March, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTIONÂ Best Music Video - Sunny Side Up Film Festival - March, 2021Â
FINALIST Best Mini Music Film - California Music Video & Film Awards - March, 2021Â
SEMI-FINALIST Best Documentary Music Video - Munich Music Video Awards - March, 2021Â
FINALIST Best Inspirational Video - California Music Video Awards - March, 2021Â
FINALIST Best Doc Music Video - International Music Video Awards, London - February, 2021Â
WINNER BEST MUSIC DOC OF THE MONTH - Tracks Music Awards, Los Angeles - January, 2021Â
WINNER BEST SHORT MUSIC DOC - International Music Video Underground Paris - January, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bay Area Short Film Festival / BASH - January, 2021Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - Vegas CineQuest Film Fest, Las Vegas - 2020/21Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Music Video - African Smartphone International Film Festival, Lagos, Africa - December, 2020Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Short Doc - Southeastern International Film & Music Festival, Nashville, TN - December, 2020Â
OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Quarantine Video -The Thing In The Basement Horror Festival, Seattle, WA - November, 2020Â
FINALIST Best Micro Film / Best Editing - Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Portland, OR - October, 2020Â
WINNER Citizen Journalist Award, Best Historical Documentary, CreaTV San Jose, CA - 2014Â
HONORABLE MENTION Best Short Documentary - Marin County International Short Film & Video Festival, Calif - 2014Â
OFFICIAL NOMINEE - Center for Volunteer and Non-Profit Leadership Award Nominee, Marin County, Calif - 2013Â
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD - Marin History Museum Outstanding Service Award, Calif. - 2012Â
WINNER California Council for the Promotion of History Excellence in Innovation Award, California - 2012Â
WINNER CCPH Certificate of Meritorious Performance and Promise : Excellence in Innovation, California - 2012Â
WINNER Best Education TV Series (HOST) Broadcast EMMY-Award - 2000Â
WINNER Best Educational TV Series (HOST) Broadcast EMMY-Award - 1999