Creative and AI systems

Candy Cookz

I design the brand, build the deck, cut the video and set up the AI workflow that keeps it running. Co-founder of WaveWarz and the ZAO. Web3 operator, community builder and content strategist.

2festival brands built from logo to merch: NFT NYC and Miami Art Week, 2024
120artists in the ZAO-CHELLA digital gallery
10+live Web3 musicians on the ZAO-CHELLA lineup
Events and brand identity

Festival brands people can wear, scan and sponsor

Each event got a full identity: logo, palette, type, signage, print, merch and a site that sells tickets and sponsor space.

BrandMiami Art Week1:12

ZAO-CHELLA brand system

Logo, signage, print and merch for a Web3 music and art showcase on December 6, 2024, plus the event site.

BrandNFT NYC0:29

ZAO-PALOOZA brand system

Logo, color facts, type, mood board, website, deck and merch for the April 3 NFT NYC event, with sponsor placements shown in the room.

zaofestivals.com · captured Jan 8, 2026
Full-page capture of the ZAO-CHELLA event website with countdown, VIP ticket tiers, lineup, event details and sponsor call

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WebsiteTicketingSponsorship

The ZAO-CHELLA event site

One page that does the whole job: a countdown, three VIP ticket tiers with invite codes, run of show, venue, the artist lineup, the team and a sponsor and vendor call that links to the event deck.

Visit zaofestivals.com
Decks that ask for something

Sponsor and pitch decks, animated so they get watched

Each one makes a single ask clearly: back the event, join the platform, fund the build.

Sponsor deck1:12

ZAO-CHELLA event deck

Who the ZAO is, the featured musicians, the run of show, the attendee mix and the sponsorship tiers.

Sponsor outreach1:23

ZAO-CHELLA last-call video

A meme-forward "there is still time" reel covering the digital gallery, AR activations, the merch shop and brand placement on three big screens.

Pitch deck1:33

Press Release Marketplace

The trust problem in media, market data, a lean versus traditional funding plan, and a clear call for support.

Pitch deck0:33

The Lean Mean WaveWarz Machine

A 33-second run through the music pay problem, how battles work, the business model, the team and the ask.

AI video

Cinematic promos made with AI tools

Concept, prompts, edit and sound, built fast and on a small budget.

Music videoMade with Claude Code1:52

Colosseum music video

A neon, generative take on the Colosseum with live WaveWarz battle overlays, built with Claude Code.

Music video2:15

Nate Levine music video

AI-generated art, live battle footage and Solana imagery cut together into one hype reel for WaveWarz.

Event promo4:15

AI Music Tournament Wars

A bracket-style promo for an AI music tournament, with character cards for each artist and the battle schedule.

Products and communities

Things I built, launched and run

From the product walkthrough to the live sites.

Product demo2:57

WaveWarz product demo

Timed live music battles on Solana, from joining a battle to settlement, the wallet checker and email or social sign-in.

Live sitewavewarz.infoEvery battle, every number, onchain: the stats home for WaveWarz. Live sitetribevibez.comThe home for digital community programming: a marketplace where community managers book hosts for trivia, meditation, AMAs, music and workshops. Live sitepressreleasemarketplace.comA marketplace for press releases, shown in the deck above.
studentloanz.xyz · captured May 27, 2026
Full-page capture of the Student Loanz landing page with petition, community, and mission sections

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Landing pageCampaign

Student $LOANZ

A campaign page for a community movement around student debt: the petition, the mission, the community links, a free memebook and a share-ready meme kit.

Visit studentloanz.xyz
Toolkit

Fluent in the tools that make this fast

Year in review: top 5 percent of users by messages sent, among the first 10 percent of users, 475 chats, 4,938 messages, 503 images generated
Designing with Canva since 2020, Your Memory Library
  • Top 5% of users by messages sent, and among the first 10% of users, in a 2025 year in review
  • 503 AI images generated in 2025, across 475 chats
  • Canva since 2020; also CapCut, iMovie, Claude, Replit, Airtable and Google Sheets
  • No-code and low-code first, so the client can run it after handoff