Lives in Los Angeles
'Be Woke, Vote' nominated for 2 Webby Awards 'Black History in Two Minutes' awarded two Webby Awards in May 2020: A People’s Choice award for the Best Podcast: Documentary as well for the Best Video Series: Education & Discovery as selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) and two more Webby Awards in May 2021, again selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences as the Best Podcast: Documentary and Best Video Series: Education & Discovery.”
Creative Directing, Marketing, Media Buying, Web Design, Marketing Strategy, Event Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Production and Digital Operations
Major Milestones
2001-2016
Aone Entertainment was founded in 2001 while Darrick was the international touring DJ for Kool Keith. Tour circuits in Australia, Taiwan, Japan, China, Thailand and Europe. He was the talent booker for notables including Naughty by Nature, KRS 1, Lil Wayne and Ciara. Aone handled the digital media campaign for the movie, 'Meet the Blacks.' Contracted to handle all .digital social and IT services for Hidden Empire Film Group and all of their associated films.
Digital media campaign manager and Associate Producer for 'Meet the Blacks' (2016) Managed the HEFG marketing for 'Traffik' (2018) Cofounder and creative director of 'Be Woke, Vote' a mid-term elections GOTV campaign. Produced 10- episode series titled, 'The Messy Truth with Van Jones,' 10-episode series for 'Roland Martin Unfiltered.'
2016-2019
2019-Present
Aone Entertainment becomes Aone Creative. Engaged by private equity and philanthropic titan, Robert F. Smith and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. to develop the digital spaces for the series, 'Black History in Two Minutes.' Social influencer marketing campaign for Sony Screen Gems 2019 releases of 'The Intruder' and 'Black and Blue' and HEFG marketing of 'Fatale' (2020) Digital media campaign director and Associate Producer for 'The House Next Door; Meet the Blacks 2' (2021) Lead collaboration strike force of 'Be Woke, Vote' and Michael Bloomberg's Hawkfish in support of the campaign by BlackPAC. Founded On Chain Innovations making the pivot to the integration of blockchain technologies to ease various points of friction between the studio, the filmmaker, the talent and the audience. Development of the game 'Fear,' an NFT experience,' using NFT trends to promote the 2023 theatrical release of the movie, 'FEAR.'