Live Broadcast Series | Subculture Music & Wrestling Promotion
Status: Ongoing

Lady Desire Live Shows include The Signal Screams (Wednesdays), Sinwave Rave (Saturdays), and occasional Before Dawn pop-ups, broadcast on Dark Star Radio. Hosted in-character as Lady Desire, these shows blend curated harsh industrial, aggrotech, and black/death metal sets with live narrative performance and Premier Wrestling storyline promotion. Wednesdays focus on calling out Lady Desire’s next opponent and building hype for upcoming matches, while Saturdays rehash matches with harsh beats and commentary. When there is no match, Lady Desire uses the platform for character-building monologues, expanding the Dark Star pipeline into a living narrative while supporting alternative music communities.

Methods & Contributions:

• Thematic music curation (aggrotech, harsh industrial, black/death metal)

• In-character live hosting as Lady Desire with narrative monologues

• Integration of Premier Wrestling storylines and match promotion

• Live broadcast management and technical stream optimization

• Community engagement within alternative music and wrestling audiences

• On-air character development aligned with the Dark Star ecosystem

• Adaptive programming with Before Dawn for flexible audience connection

Live Broadcast Series | Audio & Subculture Production
Status: Ongoing

Rogue DJ Live Shows encompasses Jessika’s system of live goth, metal, and alternative radio broadcasts under Dark Star Radio, including Mourning Coffee, Metal Night, and Morbital. Each show blends curated dark music sets with thematic commentary, in-character hosting, and live community engagement. Evolving from pure DJ sets to narrative-infused live commentary and subculture reflection, these broadcasts align with Jessika’s mission to amplify alternative voices while building sustainable, systems-driven creative practices.

Methods & Contributions:

• Thematic music curation across goth, industrial, and metal genres

• Scripted and improvisational live commentary and in-character hosting

• Technical live broadcast management and stream optimization

• Audience and subculture community building

• Integration of narrative arcs and personal storytelling within live shows

• Brand-aligned aesthetic and tone across all Rogue DJ programs

Scripted Interview Series | Audio & Subculture Production
Status: Ongoing

The Velvet Hour is an in-character, darkly playful interview series hosted by Lady Desire on Dark Star Radio, blending music journalism with live performance. Jessika produces, writes, and hosts each episode, creating a mythic, genre-aligned space for underground bands to share their stories while building Dark Star’s subculture pipeline.

Methods & Contributions

• Pre-production scripting of narrative-aligned, thematic interview questions

• In-character performance and live hosting as Lady Desire

• Guest coordination, scheduling, and artist relationship management

• Recording and live broadcast pipeline integration for Dark Star Radio

• Editing, mastering, and post-production for consistent tone and sound quality

• Music and soundscape integration aligned with guest aesthetic and Dark Star branding
  
  

Rise from the Fallout is a mobile game company dedicated to building genre-bending games that amplify underground music, alternative storytelling, and subculture aesthetics while supporting independent creators.

As co-founder, I guide vision and creative direction while ensuring our games integrate music contributions from underground bands, building worlds that resonate with players seeking something beyond the mainstream.

I provided 50% of the initial funding to establish Rise from the Fallout, ensuring the studio has a solid, independent foundation to support artists and foster community while developing innovative mobile games.

Methods & Contributions:

• Studio vision & creative direction

• Integrating underground music and subculture aesthetics into game development

• Artist and musician partnership coordination

• Event collaboration and community engagement

• Financial stakeholder (50% funding)

The Dark Star Caster System is a modular video and live filming system for Second Life, created to enable in-world news, wrestling, machinima, and live broadcast productions with layered overlays, scene switching, and camera management designed for low cognitive load during live operation.

Born from my original idea to produce live newscasts and wrestling shows inside Second Life, I guided the system’s vision, feature priorities, and workflow design, ensuring it empowers creators to produce high-quality live and recorded in-world content.

I also provided 50% of the initial funding, co-founding the project to support independent filmmakers, streamers, and storytellers in immersive environments.

Methods & Contributions:

• Discord (collaboration, feedback, planning)

• Creative direction & systems mapping

• Financial stakeholder (50% funding)

Originator of the Collab-N-Friends system, designed as a Second Life collaboration, roleplay, and friendship matching tool, inspired by dating app mechanics but focused on helping creators and performers find reliable partners for in-world projects. It aims to build community while reducing friction in finding aligned collaborators for storytelling, builds, events, and creative projects.

Currently in early design and development, positioning for future launch to support virtual creatives and communities.

Methods & Contributions:

• Concept ideation and feature definition

• Community and workflow needs analysis

• User experience mapping

• Financial stakeholder (50% funding)

At Premier Wrestling, the leading professional wrestling federation in Second Life, I serve as Executive of Media Distribution, ensuring live wrestling shows are captured, edited, reviewed, and distributed efficiently while maintaining the brand’s professional standards.

I oversee filmers and editors, review recorded episodes for quality, and personally fix and edit footage when needed to ensure consistency and pacing. I manage YouTube uploads, including metadata, naming conventions, and hashtags, ensuring each episode reaches its audience while aligning with discoverability best practices.

• Methods & Contributions:

• Managing and coordinating filmers and video editors

• Reviewing recorded episodes for quality and consistency

• Editing and fixing footage as needed for pacing and clarity

• Overseeing YouTube distribution and upload workflow

• Ensuring naming conventions, hashtags, and metadata compliance

• Maintaining brand consistency across distributed content

• Supporting the Premier Wrestling community through reliable, polished content delivery

The Gambol is a hybrid virtual studio concept inside Second Life, designed to blend immersive machinima production, live virtual events, and community gatherings under a single, adaptable pipeline. It is an idea born from seeing the limitations of scattered workflows for indie creators and realizing there could be a unified system for live filming, storytelling, and community building.

As the leader and originator, I am building the vision, production workflows, and immersive design direction for The Gambol while actively seeking collaborators ready to align with a systems-driven, alternative creative studio model.

Currently, The Gambol is in its pre-launch development phase, with expansion planned after the Dark Star Caster System camera workflow launch, which will provide the backbone for scalable in-world filming.

Methods & Contributions:

• Vision creation & immersive worldbuilding

• Systems design for hybrid virtual production workflows

• Concept development for machinima, live filming, and storytelling

• Event and community integration strategy

• Recruitment of RL and SL collaborators for pipeline building

• Alignment with Belligerent Curse Studios’ future production goals

Original IP | Teen Spy Interactive Adventure

Status
In Development

Logline
Trapped in an enemy château, teen spy Jane Blond must escape handcuffs, bombs, assassins — and a double life that’s far more tangled than her agency ever told her.

About
Jane Blond is a high-stakes Choose Your Adventure spy story following badge number 0017 as she infiltrates aristocratic galas, outsmarts masked hitmen, and unravels her family’s hidden ties to rival organizations. Designed as an interactive YA thriller, this IP blends classic teen spy action with layered backstory, secret twins, and a narrative that lets readers shape how Jane survives or falls.

Methods & Contributions

• Original IP development and interactive branching narrative design

• High-stakes escape sequences, puzzle-solving, and player agency

• Dynamic voice and teen spy mythos for CYA game format

• Worldbuilding for a modern secret-agent universe with hidden family lore

IMDB
Logline:
based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown- a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet and, in the process, becomes the FBI’s most unlikely- and elusive – top ten fugitive.

Software:
Shotgrid, Sheets, forms, Nuke.

Pitch
3D Animation/Live Action/VFX/Stop Motion
Logline:
a school girl constantly being bullied for being too thin “paper-doll” they call her, escapes reality to become someone else, a person who can protect herself and fights with other companions against a known evil.

Software Used:
Final Draft, Sheets, Docs, Pages, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Pintrest, Liquid Binder.

Logline:During WWII the military discover a hole in the artic where aliens have been living for centuries.
Software:
Shotgrid, Sheets, forms, Maya, Houdini.

IMDB

Logline:
A young man seeks Lord Grey, duelist, bent on revenge for the death of his father. He comes to find that the world of the Duelist is more convoluted than he imagined and that his father may not have been the innocent he originally thought.

Software:
Shotgrid, Sheets, forms, Maya, Nuke.

Website
Stop Motion  and 2D Animation
Logline:
A little Neanderthal girl is searching for family.
Software:
Shotgrid, Sheets, Toonboom, dragonframe, sites, Nuke.

Logline:
a short film documentary about the black cowboys in Rodeo

Software:
Shotgrid, Sheets, Nuke.

Logline:
In the 1980’s a young adult who can shred on guitar begins their journey to become a metal superstar.
Software:
Sheets, Final Draft, Docs.

YouTube

Logline:
A Star Hosted Parody Dating Show Short hosted by Jessika Darkstar, one guest contestant and 3 monsters competing for a date with the contestant.

Software:
Character Animator, Final Cut, Audition, Premiere, sheets, & Docs. 

Youtube

gotyoursixsupportdogs.org
Logline:
A PSA about the great organization that supports Veterans and first responders who suffer PTSD and support them by helping provide Support Animals.

Software:
Docs, Sheets, Final Cut, Premiere, After Effects. 

Dark Star Radio is an underground digital station broadcasting dark electronic, goth, industrial, black & death metal as well as other subculture sounds for listeners seeking music beyond the algorithm. Founded in 2014, the station has grown into a collaborative platform with resident DJs and an operations manager, amplifying underground artists while fostering community within alternative spaces.

As founder, I lead station vision, show creation, curation, and technical/creative systems management. I handle much of the behind-the-scenes work personally while empowering DJs and the operations manager to bring their voices and sounds to the platform.

Approaching its 11th anniversary on December 5, 2025, Dark Star Radio stands as a testament to what can be built with vision, consistency, and a collaborative spirit, sustaining an alternative sonic ecosystem for the misfits, night owls, and visionaries who live beyond the mainstream.

Methods & Contributions:

• Station Creation & Brand Vision

• Music Curation & Artist Sourcing

• Show Creation & Programming (concept design, playlist building, transitions)

• Technical Oversight & Systems Management

• Social Media & Community Engagement

• Event Coordination & Guest Collaboration

• Financial Funding & Platform Maintenance (primary funder)

• Team Leadership & DJ Coordination