How AfterImage Started
I started AfterImage Media Group in late September 2026, after a work injury gave me a week off to recover. During that week I came across Jean Phil, an AI influencer, and noticed how many viewers were unsure whether he was real. I wanted to see if I could create characters people would come back to follow.
I experimented with dozens of characters, testing different looks and personalities. I launched Jace Vexx first, then Trevor Hale, and added Erika Rae a few weeks later. I brought more than 12 years of experience in marketing, social media, and the music industry to the project. My first creator campaign turned that experiment into paid work.
I grew up in the 2000s, and I still love the music, style, and humor of that era. These characters let me revisit what made it memorable and bring it into new scenes. Erika, Trevor, and Jace each have a personality of their own, and they’re friends in the same fictional world. Some of my favorite ideas come from imagining what happens when they’re together.