Our unique database of real people from years of street casting, team of researches, and an ability to think outside the box has enabled us to find what clients need, whether it be in NYC or in other parts of the country. Recent specs and clients include: fire-eaters for TNT, adult hockey teams for NBC, female skateboarders for Revlon, families nationwide for Chili's, nomad couples for NC Tourism.
In addition to real people casting, Nef Jones Casting also has studio session capabilities for jobs that require actors or models. Recent in-studio castings include: Nike, Truvada, White Claw. NEF JONES | owner & casting director
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Native New Yorker Nef Jones has been a casting director since 2003. She began her career with Judy Keller, casting a print ad for L’Oreal that had her scouring nightclubs in downtown NY. The success of this job landed her a position at Strickman-Ripps where she worked for the next 2 years as one of their top freelancers. House Casting then hired Nef in 2005. For the past 16 years, Nef has had the honor of providing real people for the following casting agencies: House Casting, Strickman-Ripps, Stacy Gallo, Double Wide Media, Lovely Giants, Greenpoint Pictures and Andreas Von Scheele. Nef attended LaGuardia HS of the Arts for music and continued her education at Hunter College with a focus on Classical Studies and Political Science. Outside of casting, she has fronted a successful band, JonesBones, performing in venues bi-coastally. She attributes her ability to connect with strangers while street casting with her comfort on stage and connection with her audience. Nef also heads a Music production company with husband Jimi K Bones and music partner Brian McGee, producing young artists, television themes and music videos, and runs a non-profit music program for kids in the South Bronx, called Haven Kids Rock. In 2015, Nef started Nef Jones Casting. She also continues to collaborate with other major casting companies, as well. JULIET AXON | casting associate
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Juliet began to work in casting in 2013, when she worked on the MySpace campaign, through House Casting to find up and coming bands and artists. From there, she continued to work on numerous freelance projects, being hired on to work for clients such as Apple, Microsoft, Kay Jewelers, Telekom, NY Lotto, Equinox, NFL Superbowl, Philips Breathless Choir, and Maybelline among many others. January 2015, Juliet was brought on as a Casting Associate with Nef Jones Casting.
At the same time, Juliet also began to work in legit casting. She was brought on under Allison Twardziak as a casting assistant for the film Appropriate Behavior, which was directed by Desiree Akhvan and went on to Premiere at Sundance 2014. Other projects include 'Swallow" (Tribeca 2019), "Hungry Saints". Independently, Juliet has cast her own projects as a Casting Director, including films 'Buckets' (Tribeca 2016), 'Three Pregnant Men', 'The Mouse & The Lion', Corkscrew Theater Festival, AntFest at ArsNova, 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.'
