AI Art Creative Director

MiniMax

Making big-screen-worthy visuals with Minimax Hailuo’s video generator. Less “AI tool,” and more “cinematic sorcery.”

Hailuo Content Creator

Luma AI

Turning words into cinematic gold with Luma AI’s Dream Machine and Photon image generator. I take big ideas, add some AI magic, and let the visuals do the talking.

Dream Machine Content Creator

Snap Inc.

Guide and train AI artists, manage their deliverables against a core set of visual values and aesthetic guidelines that I helped develop according to leadership’s vision and current user trends. 

Stable Diffusion text2image prompt engineering, research and Improvement. Developed proprietary Targeted Aesthetic Trigger-Token CLIP process / Image-to-token Style Extraction. Generative AI lens concept & prompt template creation. Creative prompt guidance and team training. Internal tool feature QA testing and validation, outside creator AI onboarding and training.

GenAI Ops | Art Director

Prompter Mag | The Keyword Prompt Method

I teach designers and storytellers, how to introduce Midjourney and other Generative AI tools into their daily grind, or just for fun!

Generative AI | Midjourney Style Expert

Mile High Labs

With the support and execution of the whole team at MHL, I grew the main B2B bulk ingredient sales channel to a peak of $5M/month.

In the first two years (2018, 2019) my team (Sales Team Six) generated over $25M+ in CBD Bulk Ingredient, Flower and Finished Goods Sales transactions by servicing small, medium and large Cannabis brands.

Our unexpected growth led to two rounds of funding combined to over $100M.

VP of Sales

Kwippo inc

After raising over $5M in VC funding I lead a team of incredible designers blazing through the creation of a massive media library of thousands of GIFs graphics and animations for mobile messaging.

We partnered with South Park, Humane Society, MGM Studios, Bare Tree Media, MTV Networks/Viacom, FOX Studios, WWE Studios, Blumhouse Productions, Authentic Brands Group, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Notre Dame University, Susan G. Komen Foundation, plus a stand-out roster of global artists and personalities.

Creative direction, Art Direction, Artist Outreach, Account management, Leadership, Graphic Design, Copywriting, UX/UI, App Design, GIF animation, Photo manipulation

Creative Director

Scratch Events

Party-starter, DJ and Beatkeeper. 
In-Store and On-Stage. 
Grand Openings and Grand Closings.

Known for effortlessly breaking down barriers between music genres and styles, David Barona stands apart as one of the most creative and technically sound beat keepers in his class. 

Originally from Colombia, South America, David has a naturally soulful and passionate set-style. His “all-killer, no-filler” attitude paired with an eclectic track selection, exceptional mixing skills and his positive personality have made him the choice for a respectable blue chip client list.

Corporate Clients:
Target, H&M, Victoria's Secret, PINK, Sephora, VANS, Über, UFC, Rock & Roll Marathon, Skull Candy, Oakley, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy's, McDonalds, Coors, New Castle, NHL, Hornitos Tequila, Hennessy, Hypnotiq, Jameson, Diesel, French Connection, Charlotte Russe, Cole Haan, Bath & Body Works, Corepower Yoga, Bloomingdales, Ann Taylor, LOFT, Seventeen Magazine, Elle Magazine, Sports Authority

Club appearances:
Aja (Tampa, FL), Angels (Florence, ITA), Bar Milo (St. Petersburg, FL), Beta (Denver, CO), Meccano (Florence, ITA), Proof (New York, NY), Push (St. Petersburg, FL), The Ginn Mill (Denver, CO), The Lobby (St. Petersburg, FL), The Ritz (Tampa, FL)

Celebrity Events:
Chester French, Donald J Pliner & Lisa Pliner, Former NFL Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey autograph signing, I.Y.A.Z., Lil’ Jon, Mac Miller, Nina Sky, Tampa Bay Rays on The Runway Fundraiser, VANS Pro

Disk Jockey

Genesis Inc

As a part of the Genesis Design fam I worked on extraordinary projects alongside an extraordinary team. The Force was strong and the Future stronger with every campaign roll-out - and there were many, for a unique group of established clients:

Shimano, Pear Izumi, Thule, Mondelez, Kraft Foods, Meijer, Brady, UMB Bank, Whimzees, Beaver Creek Resort, Vail Resorts, The Little Nell, Bolder Boulder 10k, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Northern Michigan University, Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Senior Graphic Designer

Baysound Recording

Dan Smith, what a legend. I worked for Dan at Baysound Recording Studios where we recorded,  mixed and mastered tons of different tracks from recitals to rap demos, you name it. 

Most memorable were the on-site recording sessions at the USF Tampa Campus including the opportunity to mic up and record the legendary Chick Corea. 

I started this apprenticeship when I was 20 years old and this was a huge experience for me, not only did I learn the technical side of my passion which at the time was mixing and scratching and honing-in my Dj skills but I met one of my best friends doing it, Jon Chetrit and together we created the DJ duo Brother Nature and for a while it felt like we ruled St Pete. 

Huge shout out to Dan Smith and Baysound

Audio Recording, Mixing, Editing & Mastering, Production Assistant, Live Audio Recording

Assistant Audio Engineer

The Short:

Husband, Father, Observer, Thinker, Creator, Solution Finder, Perpetual Learner, Pentool Hero, Photoshop Pirate, Prompter, Mountain-Man Wannabe, Wayfarer, Story-Teller, Participator, Flan Connoisseur, Fontbook-Worm, Tree Hugger, Aventurero, Beatkeeper, Judoka, Caleño, Networker, Talk-Walker, Problem Lover, Team Leader, Profit Whisperer, Data Follower, People Person, Feedback Worshiper, Door Knocker, Catalyst, Optimist, Closer.

👉 www.davichobarona.com 👈

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