550am (Joshua Keeney) is a multimedia artist and DJ based in Seattle.
Their work intersects subculture, gender, sexuality, idol culture, and performance through old school virtual idol inspired CG and a tribal house soundscape. As a DJ, 550am has ignited pandemonium on dance floors with unrelenting divalicious selections and tributes to the dance floor and selector pioneers who have come before.
As a visual artist, 550am (Joshua Keeney) is recognized as a winner in YoungArts Visual Arts discipline in 2018. Their artwork has been presented in venues such as the Tate Modern museum in London and Art Basel in Miami. Joshua's professional work includes collaborations with clients like I.AM.GIA and FX/Hulu (with Project C).
550am (Joshua Keeney) is available for the following work:
DJ Bookings
3D Layout and Camera Work
Performance Capture (acting and cleanup/retargeting)
Character FX; Hair, Character Wardrobe and Digital Fashion (real-time or offline simulated)
Unreal Engine Generalist Work (for linear content)
3D Rendered Promotional Imagery
Art Direction
Contract, Part-Time, or Full-Time
Artist CV
2026
IAMGIA x Complex Blare pop up in store graphics (Los Angeles)
Twink Bash @ Massive flyer artwork (Seattle)
2025
550am + Madeline + Miss Twink USA @ Podlasie Club flyer artwork (Chicago)
IAMGIA x Fafi promotional animation
550am + DJ Miss Parker + Henry R @ Bossa Nova Civic Club flyer artwork (New York City)
oomfcon (September 19) flyer artwork (New York City)
Neptune Keychain
IAMGIA: GIA DIVAS ‘25 promotional animation
Dropout: Game Changer S7E5 “The Drinking Game” CG backgrounds
Neptune T-Shirt
2024
550am: Queen Out After Hours film
550am: I’ll Teach You How To Queen Out. film
550am X EBONY photoshoot
Dropout: Game Changer S6E8/9 “Ratfish” CG backgrounds and motion graphics
IAMGIA: GIA DIVAS promotional animation
2023
Neptune Figure 3, presented at UGLY. - Slow Burn NYC (New York City)
Speaking opportunity with Maxon @ SIGGRAPH 2023 Maxon booth (Los Angeles)
550am Work Selection 2020-2023 book
Miss Madeline: Shock character CG and performance
Scandal Beauty nail sticker packaging design
2022
Project C for Hulu: American Horror Stories S2 promotional animation and performance
550am: Neptune Animation 2
DS: Double Rainbow promotional artwork
Neptune BJD sculpture
2021
550am: Neptune Animation 1
DS: PSL 2021 promotional artwork
DS: p1nkstar Rose Gold promotional artwork
Neptune Figure 2 sculpture
Project C for Hulu: American Horror Stories S1 promotional animation and performance
Scandal Beauty short nail packaging artwork
Scandal Beauty GIPHY sticker gifs
Snapchat: TRANSPACIFIC MILLENNIUM for AAPI Heritage Month commissioned for Spectacles 3
DS: Lube promotional artwork
2020
Lenslist: AR Talks - Interview
DS: DS Trio 2020 promotional artwork
Neptune Figure 1 sculpture
Snapchat: "EARTH 2" commissioned for Spectacles 3
Snapchat: "Champions of Pride: North Atlantic" for The Advocate
Snapchat: Commissioned Lenses for Squad Camera Kit integration
DS: White Gold promotional artwork
DS: Love Potion promotional artwork
2019
Within Interdependence - YoungArts alumni exhibition curated by Deana Haggag (Miami)
DS: xmas promotional artwork
DS: PSL promotional artwork
Snapchat: Shandy in collaboration with Petty film production house
USA TODAY: Snapchat’s Pride-themed lenses turn famous buildings into icons of Pride Month
Snapchat: PRIDE Landmarker lens (New York City)
DS: Mystery Fruit promotional artwork
DS: promotional artwork
Official Snapchat Lens creator
2018
YoungArts: Pulse Art Fair (Miami)
Be My Lover @ queer/bar flyer artwork (Seattle)
Snapchat/Republic Records: Nicki Minaj Chun-Li
Snapchat/Republic Records: Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
Color Me Zine @boringboysclub
YoungArts 2018 Merit in Visual Arts
2017
“Spam’s - The Internet: The Restaurant!” - IRL @ The Museum of Human Achievement (Austin)
“Tres_W Third Edition" - Las Armas - (Zaragoza)
(Collaboration with Ambar Navarro) NYLON JAPAN “NEW AGE CENTER” (Shibuya)
Internship - 3D for Designers
vandal.org.uk “Cyber” - Glitch (Bristol)
“Watermarked” - Nous Tous (Los Angeles)
Interview - 3D for Designers
"Virtually Real" - VR WORLD NYC - New York City
2016
Welcome to my Guest Room
“What is the Future of Art” - Tate Modern (London)
Supertight “digiGarden” - Cinefamily (Los Angeles)
2015
Electric Objects Art Club “Paradise”