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Andrew “Dante” Hillmedo is a great example of hard work and perseverance paying off. Growing up in the Bronx, Andrew first found himself drawn to acting and music, writing his own rap and R&B music while studying in school. It didn’t take long before he discovered his love for videography and photography. After building up his rep shooting interviews, concerts, videos for various people, and in 2018 he started his own production company, Team Elite Productions. These days Andrew finds himself constantly working with A list artists, big brands, and other top tier clientele. With years of hard work and consistent incredible content, Andrew is definitely someone to keep an eye on.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in the Bronx, NY.
You said in your past you’ve done music and acting. What kind of music were you making?
In my college years I got into rap/r&b, started writing and producing my own songs, doing performances, features, and interviews.
When you were younger did you think you’d be doing what you do today?
Not at all, growing up I was very heavy into art and anime. My goal was to learn 3D and use my art skill to work for a studio like Dreamworks or Pixar and make 3D animated films.
Why did you choose to take a step back from acting and music to pursue videography?
Acting and music, although I was seeing success in both ventures, took away from my day job; which I was unwilling to give up at the time as I had short term goals I wanted to attain and maintain such as a car, apartment, etc.. I used to sneak out on my lunch breaks to do auditions and come back late so much that they gave me a warning, if I’m late one more time I’m fired and I took heed to that warning lol.
Did you ever do photography as well or have you only done video?
Yes, I do portrait/headshot/event/boudoir photography and started doing photography before moving into the world of film.
Would you ever act in something you direct?
Yes and I have; I’ve produced a web series that unfortunately ended unfinished due to the cast members becoming unavailable. But I produced, directed, scripted, and acted in my first web series entitled “Breakaway”. It was a great learning experience and I plan to create films and more web series in the near future.
