The Group

/jupiter jazz/ is a collective of visual developers backed up by a private and independent company, Jupiter Jazz Ltd. Learn more

The group is currently stable at about 30 people (not everyone is listed on this page). Additionally, since requirements often differ drastically from project to project, we have a large network of highly specialized consultants and affiliates sharing our philosophy who we engage when the need arises. /*jupiter jazz*/ shuns vertical management structures: we are a neural network where everyone is a “director” of something.

Who we are

Paolo Berto

Director of Visual Research

Founder of the /*jupiter jazz*/ group

Co-founder of Jupiter Jazz Ltd.

Expertise: Rendering, Dynamics, Saketoba
Weapons: RenderMan, Houdini, Nuke, Maya, Chopsticks

Moritz Moeller

Director of Visual Development

Co-founder of Jupiter Jazz Ltd.

Expertise: Rendering, Geometry, Human-Computer Interfaces, Typography, Cigars
Weapons: RenderMan, C++, Zsh, Inline Skates

François Beaune

Rendering Software Architect

Director of Macon backups

Expertise: Rendering Algorithms
Weapons: C++, Radio-controlled Helicopters

Zhicheng ‘Shing’ Ye

Software Developer

Expertise: Making code perfect
Weapons: C++, Maya, Nuke, Python, Veggie Burgers

Tim C. Schröder

Rendering Software Architect

Director of alien marketing

Expertise: Hardware Rendering
Weapons: C++, GPUs, Viral Marketing

Luis B. Barrancos

Shader Developer

Director of Light Scattering

Expertise: Light-matter interaction modeling
Weapons: RSL, OpenSource, attention to details

Frank Palmans

Director of Strategic Relations

Expertise: Planning and Strategy
Weapons: Spreadsheet, Presentations, Buzzwords, Gentoo

Tom Kluyskens

Director of Design Research

Co-founder of Made On Jupiter

Expertise: Visual Effects TD, product development
Weapons: Houdini, Rhino, CNC Cutter, DSLR

Sergey Tsyptsyn

Head Mathematician and Spiritual Guru

Director of Surfing Equipment

Expertise: Dynamic Simulations, Mathematics, beach bumming
Weapons: Maya, Mind Control, Windsurf

Ricky Reds

Programmer

Director of junk food

Expertise: VB, CAD/CAM
Weapons: AutoCAD, 3dsmax, speed

Matti Grüner

VFX Technical Director

Director of micropolygons

Expertise: Rendering
Weapons: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke, C++, the command line

Dan Wills

Technical Director of Fractalz™

Director of beer shortage

Expertise: Fractals, Automata, Effects
Weapons: empty beer bottles

François Gilliot

Matte Painter and Illustrator

Expertise: Matte Painting, Illustrator, Modeling, Female curves
Weapons: A handmade liquor with 70% vol.

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Ex-Galactic President

Confidence trickster, head lawyer

Expertise: Whatever he does, he does with style (and a smattering of bad language).
Weapons: Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

Other Memebers

Stanislav Glazov

Technical Direction

Christos Obretenov