Welcome to the life and times of Sooz where I've been documenting my work and life adventures since 2002. Work = Sooz Media, my consulting business for web marketing, website project management, event planning and event photography. Life = shooting concert videos + photography, cooking for friends at The Granitorium, and scheming with my favorite Boston bands.
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Photos and videos of WBCN’s 31st Annual Rock N’ Roll Rumble

My photos and some videos of WBCN's 31st Annual Rock N' Roll Rumble are being published on the always awesome Ryan Spaulding's music blog at Ryan's Smashing Life. Here's our coverage of Sunday night's festivities. The Rock N' Roll Rumble is a "battle of the bands" style competition for Boston area bands. Anngelle Wood, WBCN...

TAZA chocolate Factory Tour: Grinding the Cocoa Nibs

The final installment of my TAZA chocolate tour of their Somerville factory is here! In this video, co-founder Alex Whitmore describes how cocoa nibs are ground. During the grinding process, the cocoa transforms from a solid to liquid because the nibs are oily with 50-55% cocoa butter. [blipit id="1925662"] Part 1: How The Roaster Works....

TAZA chocolate Factory Tour: How The Cocoa Winnowing Machine Works

Here's my second of two videos of TAZA chocolate's tour of their chocolate factory in Somerville. In this video, TAZA co-founder Alex Whitmore describes how the cocoa nib winnowing machine works. This is the process of removing the shell off of the cocoa bean. They donate the shells to Groundworks Somerville, a ...

Sooz TV Music Video: The Luxury at The Middle East Upstairs

Adam Ritchie from The Lights Out joined The Luxury on guitar for "Ocean's Limerick" at the Middle East on February 20th. And here's the video I shot. The Luxury is a great (really great) rock band from Boston. They won the "open for Coldplay" contest last Fall at The Boston Garden and have a ......

Sooz TV: Tour of TAZA chocolate in Somerville — How The Roaster Works

TAZA chocolate gave tours of their facility in Somerville on December 6th. I've tried to use their chocolate for my truffles and they never turned out all that great. Next time I'll probably use a little less of their choco just to give the truffles a different consistency without overdoing it. I definitely have a...