Chris Milk

Chris Milk

Keynote Speaker: Immersive Artist, Director, entrepreneur; CEO & Founder of Within, Co-Founder of Here Be Dragons

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Chris Milk Biography

Beginning his career in music videos and photography, Chris Milk’s work has expanded beyond the traditional: his art straddles experimental genres and unfamiliar mediums, turning new technologies, web browsers, ephemeral events and even physical gestures into new found canvasses.

Chris Milk is represented by Radical Media for Commercials and Music Videos.

Milk first gained recognition as a music video director, working with Arcade Fire, U2, Kanye West, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Gnarls Barkley, Chemical Brothers, John Mellencamp, Courtney Love, and Modest Mouse. He has been honored with the top industry awards for his music video and commercial work, including the Grand Prix Cannes Lion, the D&AD Black Pencil, the Grand Clio, and SXSW’s ‘Best of Show’, as well as multiple Grammy nominations, MTV Moon Men, and the UK’s MVA Innovation Award. His short film Last Day Dream played at film festivals around the world, and he directed the second unit of A Mother’s Promise, the film that introduced Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards recognized his work in digital design and art in 2011.

In recent years, Milk has focused on using cross-media innovations to enhance emotional human storytelling, exposing the beauty in the things – physical, digital, intangible – that connect us all. The Johnny Cash Project and The Wilderness Downtown with Arcade Fire take the intensely personal, emotive power of music and use breakthrough technologies to create a visual experience that is interconnected to a global consciousness while still being individually meaningful and moving for each participant. The Wilderness Downtown was named as one of TIME magazines 30 Best Music Videos of all time, and was exhibited at MoMA in NY for 6 months in 2011. Milk partnered again with Arcade Fire in 2011 for Summer Into Dust, a kaleidoscopic, crowd-fueled installation that physically connected the audience, and their collective emotional response, with the band and their performance at Coachella. It was widely credited as the highlight moment of the festival.

The Treachery of Sanctuary, currently touring the world with The Creators Project, is a large-scale interactive triptych: a story of birth, death and transfiguration that uses shadows of the participants’ own bodies to unlock a new artistic language. This Exquisite Forest is a collaborative online piece that turns branching stories into an endless forest of animated narratives. It was exhibited at the Tate Modern in London for one year, 2012-2013.

Milk most recently has been building multiple projects with Virtual Reality as the canvas. The latest is a collaboration with Beck called “Sound & Vision”. It represents the first ever live-action, fully spherical, Virtual Reality film. It’s has been exhibited in an Oculus Rift at the Future of Storytelling Summit, Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and Tribeca Film Festival.

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Chris Milk Videos

Chris Mill: The birth of virtual reality as an art form
Chris Milk: How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine

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What topics does Chris Milk speak about?

Chris Milk is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as TED, Storytelling, Creativity, Virtual Reality, Technology and E-Commerce.

Where does Chris Milk travel from?

Chris Milk generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Who is the agent for Chris Milk?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Milk for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Milk for your next private or corporate function.

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Chris Milk is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including TED, Storytelling and Creativity. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Milk for live events is $100,000 - $200,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Chris Milk generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Aaron Koblin, George Bloom and Maya Georgieva. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Milk for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 16/04/2025.

Chris Milk Videos

Chris Mill: The birth of virtual reality as an art form
Chris Milk: How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine

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  • How do I book Chris Milk to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chris Milk for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chris Milk, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chris Milk or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Chris Milk for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Chris Milk, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fee for a live event is $100,000 - $200,000. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chris Milk, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Chris Milk speak about?

    Chris Milk is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as TED, Storytelling, Creativity, Virtual Reality, Technology and E-Commerce.
  • Where does Chris Milk travel from?

    Chris Milk generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Chris Milk?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Milk for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Milk for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chris Milk or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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