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05/08/2025
Join us as we recount a hip-hop jib fall at Madison Square Garden and share valuable lessons on preventing future incidents. Dive into a podcast discussion about avoidable situations and business preparations to avoid disappointment. Learn from our experiences and build a stronger community! WATCH FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/GslBQqPcv34?si=_H4gha2cHiXE-lyN
05/08/2025
Unlock your flow state! Join us as we explore the entrepreneurial journey, from finding your groove in music production to keeping your ventures secret until launch. Discover the key to success: getting out of your own way! WATCH FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/GslBQqPcv34?si=_H4gha2cHiXE-lyN
05/08/2025
Discover how products and services drive the world! Join us as we explore the vital connection between them. Learn why exceptional service is key, regardless of whether you start with a product or a service. Elevate your business today! WATCH FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/GslBQqPcv34?si=_H4gha2cHiXE-lyN
05/08/2025
Navigate unexpected challenges with practical advice on preparation and processing. Learn to manage panic, breathe through stressful situations, and avoid the consequences of inattention. Discover the delicate balance needed to stay on track! WATCH FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/GslBQqPcv34?si=_H4gha2cHiXE-lyN
05/08/2025
Join us as we explore how jib training can be a transformative life skills program! Discover hands-on experiences, ebooks, and a lifetime community membership. Enhance your career and personal growth with our unique approach. Learn more and apply today! WATCH FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/GslBQqPcv34?si=_H4gha2cHiXE-lyN
04/04/2025
Discover how to elevate your video production with engaging props that enhance shots and bring your visuals to life. We'll explore techniques to create a captivating foreground and dynamic scenes that pop.
03/20/2025
From the stage to the set, I showed the students at Fairfield Central how to turn passion into profit! 💼🎬 Who’s ready to level up? https://youtu.be/Bclu4CcKg94 🚀
03/19/2025
They say knowledge is power—I say action is power! 💡🔥 Fairfield Central students got the game today. Now it’s time to apply it! https://youtu.be/Bclu4CcKg94 🎤
03/18/2025
"Quick clips are cool, but let’s go deeper! 🚀 Join me on YouTube for real game, behind-the-scenes, and exclusive content. Tap in! 🎬 https://youtu.be/Bclu4CcKg94 "
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GERARD ”GRIPP” RICHARDSON, an AWARD-WINNING jib crane operator based out of Columbia, SC. He has an extensive career experience as a professional jib crane operator. In 2014 he filmed the Winter games Halfpipe, Aerials, and Moguls in Sochi, Russia. This experience would change the game for Gripp as a jib crane operator.
So when he made a come back in 2018 to capture the epic win of Shaun White at the Halfpipe in Pyeongchang, South Korea Winter Games was evident that Gripp was not an amateur at his game.
Starting out as a hip hop music producer and engineer, he applied those skills into learning the science and language of the film world which in return worked out extremely well for him today.
However attending film school in 2012 proved to be a little challenging at first due to the learning curve. Gripp has a deep knowledge of music production and was able to apply that knowledge to operating a jib crane.
His first time building a jib crane CamMate System was at a music video shoot in California City in the desert, for R&B singer Lloyd. After getting hands on the system and being able to relate the build and break down process of the system, with his hip hop style of music production was genius.
Currently, Gripp contracts with 7Cinematic the dopest live music original production company based out of Greensboro NC. They’ve successfully made a trip to Egypt in 2019 and streamed the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at the Pyramid of Giza and accomplished countless of live events nationwide. So be on the look-out for what’s coming up in 2020 from this combination.
Also check out the first Season of the “American Music Spotlight” TV Series that air later this year 2020.
Gripp has a slogan that he lives by: “Get Out Da Way of your own success cause it’s not the cess that suck”!