To repeat the popular Mark Twain misquote, “Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
We’re not sure why San Francisco’s DOJO didn’t respond to any of our requests for information on last month’s rumor that it would soon be closing its doors or why its listed phone number stopped working, but the agency certainly appears to be operating normally: today we received two new campaigns for client Sound United’s audio brands Definitive Technology and Polk Audio.
First we have John Legend sounding “so real” in two…no three…no four…places at once:
After the jump, three spots for Polk.
DOJO ECD and Partner Mauro Alencar writes: “We’ve been working with Sound United for the last six months, but we were hooked on their products long before that.”
Now meet Jim and his Jams:
Polk isn’t just for hungover hip-hoppers, though:
Finally, one for the moms in the audience:
We’re a little disappointed that there was no “avant garde jazz” in that spot. And what about Jewish jazz? FWIW, these do indeed seem like high-quality sound systems.
On confusion regarding the status of the shop in question, the press release tells us that DOJO is still “a new breed of agency” and that its clients currently include “Activision, Google TV, Leap Motion, Sound United, SK Planet, and AT&T, among others.”
But what’s with the agency scene in San Francisco?
CLIENT:
Sound United: Definitive Technology & Polk Audio Wireless Sound Systems
AGENCY
DOJO San Francisco
Mauro Alencar/Geoff Edwards Executive Creative Directors
David Bornoff, Associate Creative Director
Chris McDonald, Director of Partnerships
Paul Golubovich, Producer
PRODUCTION
Tool Of North America
Jason Zada, Director
Lori Stonebraker, Executive Producer
Kelly Christensen, Producer
Lyle Vincent, Director of Photography
EDITORIAL
David Inc
Jay Herda, Editor
Janie Ford, Executive Producer
DIGITAL COLOR GRADE
Company 3
Michael Pethel, Colorist
Matt Moran, Senior Producer
MUSIC
Beacon Street Studios
John Nau / Andrew Feltenstein, Composers
Adrea Lavezzoli, Executive Producer
TITLES
Mindbomb Films
Chris Kirk / Syd Garon, Creative Directors
Ana Gomez Bernaus, Art Director
San Charoenchai, 3D Animator
VFX/FINISHING
Ntropic
Adam Howard, VFX Supervisor
Aaron Vasquez, Artist
Emily Nelson, Producer
MIXING
Studio Guapo
Christopher Forrest, Engineer
Ryan Kleeman, Asst Engineer