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"Jay Brown raised our multimedia production to new levels in both recording and producing video content to support San Diego’s Kyoto Prize Symposium at area university campuses. This annual non-profit symposium has been bringing laureates of the Kyoto Prize to San Diego for 25 years, and the demands of live events with large audiences tend to challenge even the most seasoned TV and video professionals. Jay taught us that rapidly advancing AV tech is revolutionizing how events are recorded, and Jay’s deep knowledge of the latest hardware and software solutions consistently allowed us to save money while capturing the excitement of a live event better each year on beautiful video. The Kyoto Prize is Japan’s highest private award for global achievement, honoring laureates from all over the world who have made historic contributions to science, technology and the arts. Jay is a master at keeping professional AV crews nimble and unintrusive to the point that you scarcely know they are there. I would recommend Jay’s work highly."
Jay Scovie
Treasurer & Director,
Kyoto Symposium Organization
"The Kyoto Prize Symposium had the privilege of working with Jay for the past four years on the production of our annual laureate lectures held at UC San Diego – he worked with many of our laureates from around the world. Not only was Jay exceptionally professional and easy to work with, but he always went above and beyond expectation. He genuinely cares about ‘getting it right’ and his affinity for people shows in his seemingly effortless execution with diverse entities and all levels of academia. We will always welcome the opportunity to work with Jay!"
Marisa Lin
Executive Director,
Kyoto Symposium Organization
"Jay Brown was a breath of fresh air when he joined University of California San Diego Television (UCSD-TV) in 2021. Having Jay's enthusiastic and positive energy at the helm of our events, which were both in-person and virtual with pre-recorded talks and live Q&A, gave our group great peace of mind. Our events were watched live by up to 700 people, and later viewed by more than 43 million people, the most watched science program across all the University of California Television (UC-TV) channels. Under Jay's expert production, individual videos from our events went viral soon after their release. The viral videos seemed to benefit from a new launch strategy, promotion, and eye-catching thumbnails. As an IT professional for more than 25 years, I appreciate how smoothly our events were managed behind the scenes under Jay's lead. I would highly recommend Jay as a producer and media professional."
Kate Kaya
Cyberinfrastructure Lead,
Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
"I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Jay Brown on fourteen large symposia video projects since he joined the University of California San Diego Television (UCSD-TV) team as science producer in 2021. Jay has, time and again, shown himself to be an immensely talented and knowledgeable science producer with invaluable technical expertise and never ending positivity and problem solving ability. It was an absolute joy to work with Jay because he was always attentive to our needs, expertly navigated complex video production, and enthusiastically coached presenters to ensure we got the best product. As my team’s interface with UCSD-TV, Jay was a trusted leader who consistently delivered. Simply put, Jay was instrumental in helping my group turn complex scientific topics into accessible and engaging videos. My team, UCSD-TV, and the wider science community of UCSD were extremely fortunate to have him. I recommend Jay without reservation."
Jesse Robie
Program Coordinator,
Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)