Adreon Patterson [email protected] adreonpatterson.net 678.681.4069 Adreon Patterson LLC Atlanta, GA Writer/Designer/Animator Nov. 2010 – present • Blog writing • Logo for Jack and Jill of All Trades (software: Photoshop, Illustrator) • Banner for Clayton Family Reunion (software: Photoshop) • Character and background designs for YouTube series (Black Wolf Entertainment) • Character design for a graphic novel CBR Toronto, ON, CAN Contributor July 2019 – present Medium Atlanta, GA Contributor Jan. 2019 – present • Screenwriting While Black blog series • What about Me?!: Animation and Diversity The Blast Los Angeles, CA Contributor Feb. – April. 2020 • Megan Thee Stallion Speaks on Hip-Hop's Double Standards • A Lesson From 50 Cent: Never Question Your Partner's Cooking During Quarantine • Liam Hemsworth Speaks On 'Rebuilding' After Divorcing Miley Cyrus • 'Fleabag' Takes to the Stage for Charity, Will Be Streamed on Amazon Prime • My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Releases Four Solo Songs • Elton John Sets Up Relief Fund for HIV Patients During Coronavirus Pandemic • What Leads to Channing Tatum and Jessie J's Latest Break-Up? • Ryan Reynolds Talks About Late Father's Pneumonia Death • Leonardo DiCaprio Launches $12M Coronavirus Relief Food Fund • Tekashi 6ix9ine Gets Early Prison Release Due to Coronavirus • Stephen Colbert Auditioned to Play 'Saved By The Bell's Screech?! • Oprah Winfrey Donates $10M To Help US Families Affected by Coronavirus • 'Criminal Minds' Star Jeff Davis Developing Animated Drama for Fox • Stream These Concert Films While Self-Quarantining • Coronavirus Pandemic Cuts 'Empire' Final Season Short • DJ Khaled To Help Provide Resources for Hospital Professionals Through Partnerships • Quarantine Has Pushed Justin Timberlake And Jessica Biel Closer After PDA Scandal • Rihanna and Jay-Z Donate $1 Million a Piece To COVID-19 Relief Efforts in LA And NYC • 'SVU's Elliot Stabler Is Returning in New NBC Drama Series with Christopher Meloni Set to Headline • Daniel Dae Kim Has Coronavirus 'Setback' After Making Announcement About Recovery • Rihanna Speaks on Her Break-Up with Hassan Jameel • Say 'Goodnight with Dolly' As Dolly Parton Reads Books to Children • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Suspend Their Instagram Account • Drake Shares First Photos of Son Adonis • Prince William and Kate Middleton Advocate Mental Health Awareness During COVID-19 Outbreak • Frozen 2 Is Coming to Disney+ 3 Months Early • Coronavirus Leads To All Apple Stores Outside of China Being Closed For Two Weeks • Bette Midler Questions Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Test Results • What!? Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington Auditioned For 90’s Classic ‘Clueless’ • Rosario Dawson Comes Aboard Season 2 Of ‘The Mandalorian’ • Charlamagne Tha God Might Leave ‘The Breakfast Club’ After Contract Ends HipHopDX Los Angeles, CA Contributor Oct. 2019 – Feb. 2020 • DaBaby Drops 'Shut Up' Video to Silence His Haters • Nelly Gets into Testy Altercation While Gambling Adreon Patterson [email protected] adreonpatterson.net 678.681.4069 • Azealia Banks Tearfully Claims A Neighbor Pulled A Gun on Her • Kanye West To Host Sunday Service in Miami During Super Bowl Weekend • 'Power' Star Michael Rainey Jr. a.k.a. 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Donald Glover Hosting Andrew Yang Fundraiser • Meek Mill Teases Justin Timberlake Collaboration • JAY-Z Appoints Desiree Perez As Roc Nation CEO • Gucci Mane Hits SantaCon As East Atlanta Santa • Ja Rules Laughs Off Fyre Festival on New Single "For Your Real Entertainment" • Juice Wrld's Ex-Girlfriend Speaks on His Lean & Percocet Use & Reveals His Secret Instagram Account • Lil Yachty, Akademiks, Lil Nas X, Ski Mask the Slump God & More in Disbelief Over Juice Wrld's Death • T.I.'s 'Hymen-Gate' Spawns Proposed New York Bill • Roddy Ricch Reveals 'Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial' Tracklist Featuring Meek Mill, Ty Dolla $ign & More • GoldLink Implies He Threw His Phone When He Saw YBN Cordae's Grammy Nomination • Kanye West To Debut Biblical ‘Nebuchadnezzar’ Opera at The Hollywood Bowl • Janelle Monáe To Star In ‘Antebellum’ Thriller from Producer Of ‘Get Out’ & ‘Us’ • Grammys Host Alicia Keys Drops Fluorescent ‘Time Machine’ Video • Lil Reese Drops Gun-Talking 'Come Outside' Days After Hospital Release • Black Thought to School Carnegie Hall With FREE MC Classes • Chamillionaire & E-40 Announce $100K Investment Contest for Minorities • Lifetime's 'Salt-N-Pepa' Biopic Cast Unveiled • Issa Rae Producing HBO Max Show "Rap Shit" • Ice Cube Mourns John Witherspoon’s Death: “I’m Devastated” • Megan Thee Stallion Brings the Fever To NPR's Tiny Desk Fest • Charlamagne Tha God, T.I. & Shaka Senghor Discuss How to Fix the Criminal Justice System • Dave East Speaks on Unfinished Nipsey Hussle Collaboration Album The Connector Atlanta, GA Features Writer May 2018 – 2019 • SCAD graduate gives invaluable advice on work ethic, maintaining focus and pursuing the dream • The Gaming Fest Gameplay • Was the SCAD Career Fair 2019 Worth It? • Screenings, Development, and Concepts at the ASIFAC Animation Festival Conference, part 2 Adreon Patterson [email protected] adreonpatterson.net 678.681.4069 • Legalities and Contract Negotiations at the ASIFAC Animation Festival Conference, part 1 • SCAD AnimationFest Highlights: Day 3 • SCAD AnimationFest Highlights: Day 2 • SCAD AnimationFest Highlights: Day 1 • Reading and Eating with Ivy Hall Review Paste Magazine Decatur, GA Editorial Internship January – May 2018 • Konami Releases Launch Trailer for Metal Gear Spinoff Metal Gear Survive • Netflix Releases Trailer for New Comedy Series on My Block • Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Mobile Game Trailer Revealed • HBO Unleashes Fiery First Teaser for Fahrenheit 451 • Watch the Action-Packed Final Black Panther Trailer • R+R=Now Blend Genres in Debut Single "Change of Tone" • Random House Imprint to Publish Children's Books Based on Nintendo Characters and Worlds • Dirty Projectors Announce New Album Lamp Lit Prose, Release Peppy New Single "Break- Thru" • Hulu Renews The Handmaid's Tale, Announces Three New Shows • Watch Five Eliza Hamiltons Set "First Burn" on Fire in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Latest Hamildrop • Parquet Courts Take on "Mardi Gras Beads" in New Video, Add More Tour Dates • Kacey Musgraves Gets Fed Up with Her Beau in "Space Cowboy" Video • Natalia V. Veselnitskaya, Russian Lawyer Trump Jr. Met With, Admits to Being Russian Informant • Watch Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer "Emotion Picture" • ABBA Recording New Music for the First Time in 35 Years • Underground 's Jurnee Smollett-Bell Returns to HBO With Lead Role in Lovecraft Country • Life is Beautiful Festival Announces 2018 Lineup: Arcade Fire, Florence + The Machine, The Weeknd, Travis Scott Set to Headline • Fleetwood Mac Announce First Tour with New Members, Address Lindsey Buckingham's Departure • Jam City Announces New Mobile Franchise, Wild Things: Animal Adventure • Apple Music Releases Trailer for Patti Smith Doc Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band • Garbage Announce U.S. Tour Dates Celebrating Version 2.0 's 20th Anniversary • Watch The Heartbreakers Perform for the First Time Since Tom Petty's Death • Netflix Acquires Film Rights to Cambria Brockman's Debut Novel Tell Me Everything • CBS All Access, Morgan Freeman Developing Muhammad Ali Limited Series, 8 Fights • Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer: An Emotion Picture Set to Premiere on BET and MTV Next Week • Leon Bridges Might Have Found the One on New Single "Beyond" • The Station Launches New Mode on PC, Coming to PS4 and Xbox One in Late April • Victoria Mahoney Becomes the Star Wars Universe's First Black Female Director • Father John Misty Officially Announces God's Favorite Customer, Shares Two New Singles • See What Happens When Medical Care and Crime Collide in First Hotel Artemis Trailer • Janelle Monae Gets Introspective with New Song "I Like That" • Matt and Kim Get All Nostalgic With "Glad I Tried" • Pixar Gives Fans a Sneak Peek at New Short Film Bao • The Thrilling First Trailer for Underworld Ascendant Has Arrived • Bad Boys Spinoff TV Series Becomes L.A.'s Finest, Adds Jessica Alba • Post Animal Premiere New Single "Tire Eyes" Ahead of Their Impending LP Release • Speedy Ortiz Face Sexual Harassment Head on with "Villain" Video • CHVRCHES Go for Pop Euphoria with New Single "Miracle" • The Weeknd Scored the Largest EP Streaming Debut of All Time with My Dear Melancholy • Watch The Shins Pay Tribute to Amelia Earhart in Bizarre "Heartworms (Flipped)" Video • Han Solo and Company Get Down to Business in Action-Packed Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer Adreon Patterson [email protected] adreonpatterson.net 678.681.4069 • Sony Pictures Hops on the Reboot Train with Jagged Edge Remake Starring Halle Berry • Tiffany Haddish, The Mindy Project 's Xosha Roquemore Developing HBO Comedy Pilot • PUBG Corp. Suing Chinese Mobile Gaming Company for Copyright Infringement • Ashley Monroe Gets Animated and Serene in "Wild Love" Video • Australian Sensation Hatchie Reveals Fun Visual for New Song "Sugar & Spice" • Riverdale Star K.J.