Darren Brazil (born December 1, 1984) is an American three-time Regional Emmy Award winning editor, producer and

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who works in television and music video production.

Summary

Darren Brazil was born December 1, 1984 in the

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suburb of Castro Valley, California. He graduated from

Castro Valley High School Castro Valley High School is located in the unincorporated suburban community of Castro Valley, California, United States. It is a State school#United States high school for grades 9 to 12. Named a National Exemplary School in 1984–85 and 1988� ...

in June 2003 and then received his bachelor's degree in Communication from Santa Clara University in June 2007. Brazil also studied at Imperial College in London, England in the fall of 2005.

Professional life

Brazil was employed for five years at

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(TV 36) in

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where he produced work for both the ''A's On Deck Show'' and ''High School Sports Focus''. He has worked with top athletes and sports figures such as Barry Zito,

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, Frank Thomas,

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and

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and has covered many sporting events including the

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American League Championships and the 2006 MLB All-Star Game. In December 2007 Cox Broadcasting, KICU's parent company, cancelled both the ''A's On Deck Show'' and ''High School Sports Focus'' resulting in Brazil, along with the entire KICU sports department, being released. In the middle of his stint at TV36, Brazil took a temporary leave of absence to study abroad in London, England and intern at HSI London, the European outlet of the Los Angeles based music video and commercial production company, HSI. There he assisted on videos for both Madonna and

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. In 2008, Brazil transitioned from television to pursue his interest in music videos stemming from his internship at HSI. He was an editor for Prime Zero Productions in the San Francisco Bay Area and edited music videos featuring popular rappers such as

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and

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. In September, Brazil made his first appearance in front of the camera working as a featured extra in the music video " 18 Days", the second single from the Virgin Records' band

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. 2009 marked the return to sports broadcasting for Brazil as he currently works at

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as an editor.

Awards

In 2006, Brazil was awarded the Peter J. Marino Production Scholarship by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, an achievement only to be succeeded the following year by winning two Northern California Area Emmys on three nominations for the popular ''A's On Deck Show'' segment, "Swisher Unscripted", and the ''High School Sports Focus'' documentary, "Mack Family: How Men Are Made." In 2008, Brazil was nominated four times and picked up his third Northern California Area Emmy in the category of "Editor."

Family

Brazil is the younger brother of

Brodie Brazil Brodie Matthew Brazil (born April 3, 1981) is an American television broadcaster who has won 13 Regional Emmy Awards and nominated for 32.

, a Bay Area sports reporter who was featured on the ''A's On Deck Show'' and co-hosted ''High School Sports Focus''.

Extracurricular

Brazil is also a licensed

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(FCC) amateur radio operator and an avid traveler, visiting approximately two dozen countries and over thirty U.S. states. Brazil is also semi-bilingual and taught English to Spanish-speaking immigrants in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brazil, Darren 1984 births American film editors Television producers from California Living people People from Castro Valley, California Santa Clara University alumni