Phase 2 Pictures, LLC has the pleasure to announce that Miguel Arteaga has agreed to come on as the Director of Photography for the initial Pilot shoot for the new Digial-Docu Series “Community and Magic”.

Miguel coming with years of professional work through his company TCKPRO and has a huge catalog of work including many recent events in Chicago. Phase 2 Pictures is excited to have the opportunity to work with Miguel on this project.

Miguel also assisted in shooting the initial promotional video:

Bio

MIGUEL “TECK” ARTEAGA WAS BORN DECEMBER 21ST, 1981 IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO TO MEXICAN PARENTS. HIS FIRST LANGUAGE IS SPANISH AND STILL SPEAKS IT FLUENTLY. AS A TODDLER HE WAS EXPOSED TO THE ARTS BY HIS FATHER. BY THE AGE OF 13 TECK STARTED WORKING AT HIS FATHERS STORE WEST JEWELERS WHERE HE LEARNED THE BASIC PRINCIPALS OF BUSINESS. AROUND THIS TIME HE ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WORLD OF HIP HOP AND BECAME OBSESSED WITH THE ART OF GRAFFITI AND SHORTLY AFTER WITH BREAKIN’/ BREAKDANCING, EMCEEING AND DJING.

BY THE AGE OF 20 IN JULY OF 2002 TECK HOSTED HIS FIRST BREAKIN’ COMPETITION WHICH WOULD LATER GO ON TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY EVENTS IN MIDWEST HISTORY. THIS WAS ALSO THE YEAR HE BEGAN WORKING AT AT&T WHERE HE LEARNED CORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS WHERE HE GENERATED THE MONEY TO HOST HIS EVENTS.

IN 2011 TECK LEFT HIS JOB AT AT&T AND AFTER REFLECTING ON HIS LIFE’S WORK HE DECIDED TO TURN HIS PASSIONATE HOBBY INTO WHAT YOU SEE TODAY. TCKPRO, A MEDIA AND MARKETING COMPANY WITH A HISTORY AND RESUME LIKE NO OTHER.

TECK IS AN EVENT COORDINATOR SEVENTEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING WHO HAS BEEN PLAYING WITH CAMERAS SINCE HE WAS A KID. HE STILL TRAINS IN THE ART OF BREAKIN’ AND CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE BREAKIN’ EVENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. SEE OUR ELITE16 TAB FOR UP TO DATE TOUR INFO.

HIS UNIQUE ARSENAL OF EXPERTISE HAVE MADE HIM SOUGHT AFTER ON LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.

HE HAS PRODUCED MATERIAL IN CHINA, PARIS, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND HAS WORKED FOR NAMES SUCH AS…

THE TATS CRU, ESPN, FOX, HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM, GRAHAM PARTNER, CESAR’S RESTAURANT, COPA AMERICA, CHICAGO BEARS, CHICAGO FIRE, LOLAPALOOZA, SILVA MUAY THAI ACADEMY, PANIC39, TEAM TORO, Q101 RADIO, HENNESSY, HOT IMPORT NIGHTS, BROADWAY DREAMERS, HEADRUSH CLOTHING, RED BULL, BC ONE, MILLER, 7UP, 4FANTASTIC EVENTS, JARDIN ORANGE, AND
N’TEGRITY IN MOTION.