Edward Ballinger is a video artist and director; a sometimes musician (ex-Slacks) and co-owner of Infernal Racket Records. Operating under the name Punkmonkey Pictures, he has made videos for Cable, Peacemaker, 27, Withered, Mouth of the Architect, Total Fucking Destruction, Translation Loss Records and The New Riders of the Purple Sage. Ed has recently completed his first narrative short film, a Lynchian thriller entitled "The Secret Door".