Tag: Stellar Image Studios

Jonathan O’Neil Cole, Pendulum Studio, and Tim Bowman, Compass Resources, Troost Village Development

Watch: Troost Village duo go behind the scenes of four-year development in historic East KC neighborhood 

By Tommy Felts / May 11, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story includes the first video in a four-part series taking a look under the hard hats at the Troost Village development, a $162 million project on Troost Avenue, the city’s longtime racial dividing line. Videos in this series are expected to debut on Startland News as the project unfolds. The finished…

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Amber Baulder and Syerrah Samone, SIS Hands on Workshop (SHOW)

Sisters hope to narrow industry gender gap with free video production workshop for women

By Tommy Felts / February 17, 2021

When Stellar Image Studios recently opened its casting call for female videographers, the sisters behind the increasingly busy Kansas City production team discovered a talent pool not quite ready to hit the streets.  “We had applicants who had the potential, but they didn’t have the skill yet,” said Amber Baulder, who co-founded Stellar Image Studios…

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Lava Dreams; photo courtesy of Stellar Image Studios

Artist Q&A: KC musician Lava Dreams brings fans to their feet with her original rhythms

By Tommy Felts / January 30, 2021

Music gives people an outlet to feel, dance and express themselves, shared 27-year-old musician, Lava Dreams. She’s dreaming of doing the same.  Hailing from Kansas City, Julia Hamilton grew up surrounded by music and officially became a solo artist in 2018, now performing as Lava Dreams. In 2020, she released her EP, “GOOD ENERGY +…

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Startups to Watch 2021 set

Startups to Watch celebration set to premiere in early 2021 as digital interview special

By Tommy Felts / December 17, 2020

If 2020 proved one thing, it’s that innovation can’t be tamed, Austin Barnes said in announcement of a 2021 return for the hotly anticipated Kansas City Startups to Watch list and the debut of a corresponding digital interview special.  “Our team of reporters has been masked up and on the ground since Day 1,” Barnes,…

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Kay Hansley

Vine Online artist preview: A look inside Vine Street Studio’s first-ever virtual art show 

By Tommy Felts / October 21, 2020

Kay Hansley is a doula, seamstress, art teacher, dietary manager and artist. She pulls inspiration from all aspects of her life, she said, and isn’t scared to take risks. “We should never feel afraid to express ourselves and let people see the real us. This was my first time really being able to explain how…

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