DIRECTOR, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER Melissa ZHAO JONES (also known as Melissa Jones) is the founder of DTE studio [LINK] and more recently Hyperphantasia [LINK] She is a champion of diversity and inclusion, an innovator in tech, and a leader in storytelling for the arts, fashion, and entertainment [LINK]As editor of Masthead Magazine [LINK] Melissa brought on collaborators including Billie Eilish [LINK] Tilda Swinton, Marina Abramovic, Francesco Clemente, David Byrne, CHER, SIA, Piero Lissoni, Daniel Libeskind [LINK] Francisco Costa, Michael Avedon [LINK] William Wegman [LINK]and Albert Watson among others [LINK] As a Director and Producer for Hyperphantasia, Melissa created THE FIRST video and film NFTS FOR JEMIMA KIRKE [LINK] CYNTHIA ERIVO[LINK]Ashe, SUKI WATERHOUSE [LINK] Jourdan Dunn, Princess Gollum, Ryan Burke [LINK] Alex Cameron and Zella Day [LINK]Her work has raised money for THE ART OF ELYSIUM, APEX FOR YOUTH, THE ESSENELLE FOUNDATION, AMPLIFY ARTS, LOVELAND FOUNDATION, PLANNED PARENTHOOD[LINK]SHATTERPROOF AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL.
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Melissa has worked with clients including Karl Lagerfeld, Fendi, Cartier, Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Nike, and Adidas [LINK] As the founder of DTE studio, Melissa has built numerous brands and directed campaigns STARRING Storm Reid [LINK] JT and Irina Shayk. Melissa has contributed to more than 500M in revenue for DTE’s clients, developing and leading creative teams across luxury, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. DTE studio has been awarded by the Webbys [LINK] and awwwards for campaign and digital work [LINK] Prior to founding DTE studio Melissa led the creative team at V magazine [LINK] Visionaire, and V Man and was a co-producer on Arthur Russell’s album CALLING OUT OF CONTEXT [LINK] Melissa Zhao Jones has won TELLY awards [LINK] for Best In Direction, Best in Branded Content, and Best in Social. She is a pioneer in the digital space, LEADING innovation, design, and development of digital platforms, apps, e-commerce, and social networking. Melissa was born and raised in Hong Kong and is now based in New York [LINK] She is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and is a trailblazing woman AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, STORY & TECH.

Melissa Zhao Jones works together with Markus Griesshammer on Hyperphantasia.co a motion picture arts company based in New York City.