Cheers to 5 Years REV Studios

It is hard to believe we are celebrating our 5th anniversary at REV Studios…really.

Like most of my crazy ideas, this one wasn’t something I had planned.

Almost six years ago, Mark and I went for a walk in our neighborhood and came across a 40-year-old building with a vacancy on the first floor. It once was home to a cabinet shop. The inside was crusty, dirty, had about a half inch of wood glue all over the floor, and a single bathroom barely wide enough to fit Mark’s large frame.

It was messy, yes, but on the flip side, I loved the grey brick exterior, and with its tall ceilings and large open room, I could really see its potential for something special. Plus, having a location just four blocks from the ocean isn’t something you come across every day.

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It took us time to build out the space – including putting in an oversized bathroom, a new kitchen, updated lighting, lots of paint, hiring a company to build a cyclorama wall and investing in photo and video equipment. Thankfully, all our employees were up for pitching in, and the space was transformed into REV Studios.

As soon as we were ready to hit the ground running with marketing our new, beautiful studio, we were stopped in our tracks by the pandemic. This was not a part of my non-plan plan. Ugh.

We limped along, trying to make the best of it. We even created an in-house show called “Going2Health.” The concept was great: three upbeat people asking medical experts real questions about interesting health topics. Like anything you try for the first time, there was room for improvement, but we did it. During a pandemic. We even screened a one-hour special at the “fancy-pants” The Lot theater in La Jolla.

It was really amazing, but it wasn’t going to pay the rent.

Three people on couch filming a podcast talking about health at REV Studio.

Thankfully, once the pandemic started to ease up, REV Studio began to generate traction and became recognized as a world-class photo and video production studio. We have welcomed clients from all over the world. People and brands that I’m even a bit star-struck by have been through these doors. (Sadly, I couldn’t be in the studio for the shoot with Alicia Keys, but Mark tells me she was really nice.)

It has been an incredible journey filled with creativity, innovation, and countless memorable projects. We are immensely grateful to everyone who has been a part of this journey, from our talented team members to our loyal clients and partners.

Cheers to five!

Special Thanks To:

Eric Addison

Zachary Barron

Rachel Bergman

Jeff Blair @ BSD Builders

Natalie Bohlin

Matthew Bouvet

Dr. Robert Bray

Carlos Castro

Mark Coughlin

Meghan Courtney

Mike Cutchin

Saman Dadafshar

Omar David

Ron DeWolf

Jamie Dickerson Brown

Dr. Kristopher Downing

Madison Dyer

Mackenzie Fluharty

Catherine Galton

Cooper Groves

Alejandro Hurtado

Kandid Kam

Emily Kruger

Ilene Kruger

Kinjal Kurani

Dr. Patricia Lotufo

Guy Langman

Scott Leggett

Dr. Perry Mansfield

Reem Maskina

Bailey McFarland

Patty Mooney

Daria Morra

Timoney Moyer

Hayley Murphy

Eric Nelson

Brad and Kari Nielsen

Dave and Crystine Nielsen

Alex Niknejad

Daniel Orren

Elizabeth Owsley

Courtney Pomush

Rachael Ponn

Dr. Kamshad Raiszadeh

Reb Risty

Lauren Michele Roberts

Brian Rose

Andrea Ross

Julian Sena

Mark Schulze

Graham Sheldon

Michael J. Smith

Srđan Srđenović

Ivan and Linda Stewart

Brian Stewart

Lissa Taitano

Katy Temple

Melissa Whitman

Kevin Wilkerson

Michael Wood

San Diego Media Pros

Dave and Mary

All of our clients

Mom and Dad

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