Narong M

Video & Content producer

Narong grew up in south Stockton in an area riddled with gang violence. He demonstrated an ability for drawing at a young age, and by the time he was in kindergarten he was drawing at a ~6th grade level. Being a millennial, he also found himself intrigued by computers, coding, and game development. One summer at the age of 12 he attempted to develop a video game by learning how to code, drawing characters, as well as writing the storyline. It went unfinished but that would set the tone for his love of mixing software and creativity.

During his tenure at Edison High School he would discover other creative outlets such as writing, web development, DJing and music production. He competed in track and field with a focus on distance, running a sub 5-minute mile, enough to place 1st-3rd locally. In his senior year, he trained in mixed martial arts with Stockton’s own Nick and Nate Diaz.

First he attended Delta College. Undecided, he experimented with different electives, two of which would play a huge role later. Electron Microscopy exposed him to photography principles albeit applied to microscopes (optical and electron), while Intro to Audio Engineering taught him the fundamentals of sound.

Yet he would transfer to San Francisco State University as a communications major (by the guidance of a counselor), but deep down he wanted to pursue creative work. It wasn’t until his senior year that “cinematic” technology was implemented in consumer cameras. This piqued his interest and he purchased a camera and became obsess, spending countless hours learning the craft (of light and sound) on his own. 

While started as a hobby, he was soon hired to create marketing material for the local YMCA for a year before taking his skills to the next level as a freelance videographer. Under Dillon Delvo’s apprenticeship, he had the opportunity to work on campaign videos for Susan Eggman and Michael Tubbs. He’d face many adversities on this path, hitting extreme highs and lows. As a predominantly solo act, it pushed him to become skilled in all aspects of video production. His work allowed for travel to places like Alaska, Bali, Japan, and Mexico.

Over a decade later, his priority has shifted to spending time with his dogs and working with Little Manila Rising allows for that. Though he still writes screenplays and does filmmaking on the side for passion projects.