Kipkay
| Kipkay | |
|---|---|
 Kip in his garage with his cat, a camera with microphone, and a home-made Star Trek laser phaser. | |
| Born |
Kip Kedersha December 12, 1957 Short Hills, New Jersey |
| Residence | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Website | KipKay Kits |
Kip Kedersha, better known as Kipkay is an American author of how-to videos.[1][2][3] As of 2008, Kip Kedersha is the all-time top-grossing Metacafe user with earning more than $120,000 for his series of instructional videos.[4] The series broadcast on the internet and premiered on August 12, 2007. So far, more than 150 episodes have been made and the show can be found on distribution channels including YouTube and Blip. Kipkay's videos can be grouped into categories of pranks, D.I.Y, how-to, and hacks.
Life and career
Kipkay had no scientific background outside of standard college science classes. In an interview with Kipkay he stated “I've always enjoyed tinkering with things," "and I learned a lot from my father, who taught me about mechanics and electronics. I'm just resourceful, I guess." Kipkay's video production career began with vocational TV production and broadcasting classes that led to a job in radio. Kay worked as a computer technician and part-time media director for his local church. [5] Kip also worked for Make magazine who hired him to shoot and produce its weekend project clips.[6]
On April 19, 2016, KipKay's famous cat "Tux" died of illness and age. Tux had been sick for a while and had stopped eating for 18 days straight. Kipkay uploaded a tribute video 3 days after her death on April 22, 2016.
History
| KipKay Videos | |
|---|---|
| Genre | D.I.Y, How to, Pranks, Hack |
| Created by | Kip Kedersha |
| Presented by | Kip Kedersha |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 188 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kip Kedersha |
| Location(s) | Florida, United States |
| Running time | 1-5 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Original release | August 12, 2007 – present |
Kipkay posts how-to videos demonstrating how people might re-engineer common household items, such as a flashlight or sunglasses, to show how they might acquire more power or usefulness.[7] Kipkay now has his own show on Youtoo TV which is a channel offered by Road Runner Cable. As of July, 2016, Kay's YouTube videos combined have reached over 625,000,000 views, with over 2.5 million subscribers.[8]
He was interviewed on WJR Radio in 2008, and was heard on the show Videomaker.[9] Kip appeared on the DIY Network TV show Garage Mahal and the Home Theatre Garage. His videos have been featured on the TV show Brink.
References
- ↑ Chris Hardwick (October 23, 2007). "Stupid Laser Tricks: Make Your Own Piece of Jesus-Miracle Toast". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
Weapon of Micro-Destruction -- Creator: Kip Kay
- ↑ John Baichtal (May 3, 2008). "Build an Ornithopher (sp: Ornithopter)". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
What is an Ornithopter? It’s a flying machine that works by flapping ... With a video by MAKE vlogger Kip Kay (shown above) ...
- ↑ Helft, Miguel (2008-04-23). "Making Money, the How-To Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ Milian, Mark (2008-11-03). "Social Status: MetaCafe's Kipkay makes a living doing online videos". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ Maker, Video. "Kipkay masters the viral video business". http://www.videomaker.com. VideoMaker. Retrieved 27 March 2013. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ Milan, Mark. "Social Status: MetaCafe's Kipkay makes a living doing online videos". http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. LA Times. Retrieved 27 March 2013. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ Fildes, Nic. YouTube has a lucrative new rival Independent, December 31, 2007, accessed April 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kipkay's channel on YouTube
- ↑ O'Rourke, Jennifer (August 2008). "Producer Update Kipkay Hits the Six-Figure Mark!". Videomaker Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2011.