Adam Ray

Born in Los Angeles, California as the son of Francisco Norzagaray, a southwest artist and entrepreneur, he later moved to Tucson, Arizona with his two other brothers at the age of three. At a young age Adam was influenced by black and white slapstick comedy. Once he finished high school he began pursuing film making as a hobby. He entered college at Northern Arizona University to obtain a teaching degree. After graduating he returned home to his desert town to work alongside Nickolas Duarte and the film company Crown Chimp Productions as their production designer. Adam now operates his own company, Taxman Entertainment Pictures. The majority of his projects are stop-animation and live action short films. He frequently contributes his time to a variety of other southern Arizona production companies and filmmakers. The majority of his video work utilizes DSLR cameras and guerrilla film making styles. In the slow season he is a technology instructor for a local charter academy. He resides in Tucson, Arizona.