Shortly after quitting his last office job, Ben sat down at his computer and wondered what to do next. A birder and musician, he decided to make a YouTube video performing homemade beats from birds songs. The video reached National Geographic headquarters, and National Geographic Kids commissioned Ben to create and star in a five-part children’s series for web and television. These are the episodes of WILD BEATS.
the pitch
When Ben got invited to pitch Wild Beats to National Geographic, they asked him to make a pilot. Here is that video, shot with friends in his old Brooklyn apartment.