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Risan Media specializes in cinematic video production, digital advertising and experiential marketing in the world of environmental, outdoor and cannabis industry branding.

Cinematic video production, digital advertising and experiential marketing.

CRESTA ALTA TRAILER

Produced by Risan Media, Cresta Alta chronicles a journey to Alaska, Iceland, Chile and Peru to document glaciological research expeditions and sustainability. 

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VIDEOS

Northward: The Salem Story

Northward is a short documentary that chronicles the story of Colorado-based band, Salem, that performs Todd Anders Johnson’s socially-conscious compositions blending alternative rock, world, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul.   


Northward is now being distributed throughout Europe on the AbsintheTV channel on Samsung TV Plus and is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. 


The Cape

Produced for Good Alaska

Produced for Good Alaska and integrated into the 2025 Risan Project film premier and concert tour.

Produced for Red Run Cannabis

Produced for Red Run Cannabis and integrated into the 2025 Risan Project film premier and concert tour.


Produced for the Rocky Mountain Mustang Refuge

Produced for Snoop Dogg's MERRY JANE: This Is How Recreational Cannabis Is Changing Alaska | WIDE WORLD OF CANNABIS

A Salem Sampler

Risan Consulting Group Cannabis Reel

Produced for Hearthstone

Produced for Krosswood Doors

Produced for Earthauger

Mountain Biking the Kokopelli Trail

Colorado Cabin in Foliage

Produced for Leafly: What's To Come? Alaska Cannabis Legalization in 2016

Produced Fli Vapes MERRY JANE Snoop Dogg 420 Wellness Retreat Sponsorship Recap at Fiddler's Green in Denver, Colorado

Snowboard Mountaineering Fourth of July Bowl

Produced for Leafly: Enjoy a Cannabis Vacation at Bowman's Bear Creek Lodge in Alaska

Produced for Kind Care of Colorado

Late Spring Mountain Biking in Buena Vista

Early Season Splitboard Session

Mountain Biking Phil's World

Produced for CBD Depot

Produced for Fli Vapes

Mountain Biking at Lake Pueblo State Park

RISAN MEDIA'S TODD ANDERS JOHNSON

Todd Anders Johnson is an environmental filmmaker, socially-conscious musician and educator. With the Risan Brands family of companies, Todd merges his passions for the environment, the arts, cannabis and outdoor recreation. Todd studied development issues at the University of Washington. With a foundational perspective that more sustainable policies are imperative and that there are effective renewable and sustainable options to employ regionally, nationally and globally, Todd has dedicated himself to the arts in creating entertaining and educational film, music and events. Todd’s passions for exploring big mountains brought him from Vermont to Seattle and then Alaska, where his first of many tours and expeditions began throughout the glaciated state. Todd now lives with his family high in the mountains of Colorado. 

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KNBA Interview, Anchorage Alaska

Cresta Alta Alaska Film Tour interview with Todd Anders Johnson on KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Sun Star, Fairbanks, Alaska

In a recent KSUA chat with The Sun Star, Todd Johnson, the lead singer of Salem and a documentary filmmaker, shared excitement about bringing his unique mix of music, film, and environmental activism to Fairbanks for a special show at UAF on Wednesday, April 9. A storyteller with a mission, through his work, he uses his platform to bring awareness about the issues that mean the most to him. His latest project, The Risan Project Tour, combines film, music, and a compelling message about climate action.

University of Alaska, Fairbanks Radio Interview

University of Alaska, Fairbanks Radio Interview

Cresta Alta Alaska Film Tour interview with Todd Anders Johnson on the University of Alaska, Fairbanks radio station. 

Northward is now being distributed throughout Europe on the AbsintheTV channel on Samsung TV Plus.

Risan Media’s short film, Northward, is now being distributed throughout Europe on the AbsintheTV channel on Samsung TV Plus and is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. 


Northward is a short documentary that chronicles the story of Colorado-based band, Salem, that performs Todd Anders Johnson’s socially-conscious composit

Risan Media’s short film, Northward, is now being distributed throughout Europe on the AbsintheTV channel on Samsung TV Plus and is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. 


Northward is a short documentary that chronicles the story of Colorado-based band, Salem, that performs Todd Anders Johnson’s socially-conscious compositions blending alternative rock, world, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul. The band is composed of snowboarders and skiers and Salem tours throughout North America with Risan Project multi-media events featuring concerts alongside action sports films and content from the environmental, outdoor and cannabis industries.   

AbsintheTV is a 24 hour linear channel with video on demand options that launched February 12 on Samsung TV Plus. It’s here to legitimately represent the past, present and future of five categories that appeal most to people emerged in boardsports culture: Art/Music/Surf/Skate/Snow. A free channel on TV Plus, AbsintheTV is available on all Samsung smart TVs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the UK. As Samsung expands their TV Plus program, AbsintheTV will be included in France in September and Italy and Spain shortly thereafter, with North America coming in the not too distant future. For now, look for AbsintheTV on Samsung TV Plus in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Channel 4076 and in the UK on Channel 4071.  

New film explores the creative journey of Todd Anders Johnson and his band, Salem: Summit Daily News

Being a singer-songwriter is not easy. Like many creative pursuits, songwriting requires a level of craftiness and ingenuity that can be hard to capture.

Colorado-based musician Todd Anders Johnson likes to find his creativity in nature. An avid snowboarder and mountain athlete, Johnson captures this creative process in his new short film titled, “Northward”.

KKCO 11 News Grand Junction interview with Salem’s Todd Anders Johnson

Magic 93.1 Interview with Salem's Todd Anders Johnson

Salem Drummer Todd Anders Johnson Is a Brand Ambassador for Outdoor Gear

The artistry of Todd Anders Johnson lies at the intersection of jamming and shredding.

THE RISAN PROJECT 2019 WINTER TOUR – FEATURING “POCKET MEAT”

The Risan Project is traveling between Alaska and Colorado next month, hosting multi-media events that include live music, snowboard film showings, and on-site activations from cannabis industry partners.

Photo: Show unites music of Salem, film premier of ‘afterForever,’ March 10

Salem will bring Todd Anders Johnson's socially conscious hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul compositions to Main Street Grill in the Riverwalk at Edwards on Friday, March 10. The band travels with Risan Project tours, which include concerts, ski and snowboard film premiers and avalanche awareness videos with partners in the outdoor and cannabis 

Salem will bring Todd Anders Johnson's socially conscious hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul compositions to Main Street Grill in the Riverwalk at Edwards on Friday, March 10. The band travels with Risan Project tours, which include concerts, ski and snowboard film premiers and avalanche awareness videos with partners in the outdoor and cannabis industries. Salem will perform with film premiers of Absinthe Films' latest snowboard film, afterForever with ski and snowboard videos from Inspired Media and Luca Rolli, cannabis animation from Nug Nation and Mary Jane's Medicinals, educational videos from the Marijuana Policy Project and AIARE. Local partners for this show are Roots RX and Tumbleweed. 

Nature Jams: Anchorage Free Press

Next Thursday, the Risan Project is back in Anchorage on their annual tour of Alaska, bringing with them Colorado- based band Salem. The Risan Project's mission is to raise awareness of climate change through entertainment and action-based engagement, with their Alaskan tour focusing on snow sports like skiing and snowboarding. Combining 

Next Thursday, the Risan Project is back in Anchorage on their annual tour of Alaska, bringing with them Colorado- based band Salem. The Risan Project's mission is to raise awareness of climate change through entertainment and action-based engagement, with their Alaskan tour focusing on snow sports like skiing and snowboarding. Combining film, music and activism, Risan's Alaska Tour offers audiences the chance to learn more about how to protect and enjoy nature while jamming to some incredible music.

‘Being There’ at Down East

Just because the weather says it’s spring doesn’t mean ski movies should be taken off your Netflix queue. The Down East is making sure the ski season stays alive and strong next Wednesday with the showing of the 2011 ski film “Being There” and slush-skiing rock of the band Salem from Breckenridge, Colo.

"Dance and think" with Salem at the Gold Pan: Summit Daily News

Film fest, music kick of the Dew Tour entertainment in Breckenridge

Film fest, music kick of the Dew Tour entertainment in Breckenridge

Songs and split-boards: Summit Daily News

Boulder band Salem partners with Voile for winter tour, plays show at Gold Pan in Breck. The Salem shows combine songwriter Johnson's original blend of hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul with the Voile backcountry ski culture, promoting good vibes, great powder and Voile skis, split-boards, bindings and avalanche safety equipment.

Cool Tunes for a warming planet

When Boulder based funk-groove band Salem’s Todd Anders Johnson saw the Protect Our Winters/TGR movie Generations, which shows the impact of climate change on snow culture, he knew he had to promote the film through concerts. The result? The Risan Project, combing live music, ski and snowboard film premiers, and presentations from environmental organizations like Protect Our Winters and SunCore Solar.

Todd Anders Johnson Performance and Panelist with Bono's ONE CAMPAIGN

Todd Anders Johnson was a panelist and performed his original music with Bono's One Campaign at the University of Pennsylvania Campus Challenge.

Salem's Harvest Soundtrack in Warren Miller's Corona Edit

Salem’s Harvest, composed by Todd Anders Johnson, backing a Warren Miller ski edit with Corona. 

Salem in Aspen: Give the drummer some (and this drummer gives some back)

ASPEN – Most everything about Todd Anders Johnson lines up quite neatly, as a left-leaning, environmentalist, socially engaged type. Johnson has done work with Bono’s One Campaign, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty, and has been affiliated with the Climate Project Canada. Not content to simply join other movements, in 2009, Johnson formed his own organization, the Risan Project, that links music and sporting events with alternative energy and sustainability efforts. While living in Seattle, in 2004, Johnson started his band, Salem, taking the name from the Hebrew “shalom” and the Arabic “salaam” – both of which translate as “peace.”

Modern Drummer Magazine: Todd Anders Johnson of Salem

MD featured me in the On The Move department a couple of years ago, so I thought I’d let you know what I’ve been up to with my group since then. I’ve been living in Boulder, Colorado and have now tied together my passions for drums, music, touring, social activism—and snowboarding!

Jubilee Coalition Blog the Debt: Todd Anders Johnson

"Saragua": A Post for Ken Saro-Wiwa & Economic Justice 


"I believe that through the long tradition of resistance music, we can celebrate while contesting the injustice that we identify before us as a global community." - Todd Anders Johnson

Salem Snowsport Competitive Event Performances

Salem Outdoor Industry Features and Soundtracks

Risan Media Video Presentation at the United Nations International Mountain Day

Risan Media Video Presentation at the United Nations International Mountain Day

Video of Todd Anders Johnson, Risan Media, Denver, CO: “Celebrating diversity in climate science and glacier mountain environments” presentation at the United Nations International Mountain Day and Mountain Partnership Celebration at Utah Valley University.

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