[5][4][6] The film featured 17 bands, including Archers of Loaf, Dillon Fence, Five Eight, Flat Duo Jets, Southern Culture on the Skids, Superchunk, and The Veldt.
[4] He has directed more than 60 music videos for bands such as 12 Stones, AFI, Ben Folds Five, The Beths, The Donnas, Eels, Five-Eight, French Kicks, She & Him, Soul Coughing, Superchunk, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Toenut, and Tsunami.
[2] Cheek was a producer/editor for the films Bring It On (2000), May (2002), Down with Love (2004), Beowulf (2007), Yes Man (2008), Aliens in the Attic (2009), Yogi Bear (2010), and Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011) and the television shows Celebrity Fitness Club, The Lowe Files, Nanny 911, The Profit, Survivor, Shahs of Sunset, and Shark Week.
[1][11][12] Cheek's acting credits include voicing several guest characters in the King of the Hill and being commercials for IBM, Sony, and Volkswagen.
[1] He also has played credited small parts or extras in the films May (2002), Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
[13][14][4] Flicker was a concept that originated in Athens, Georgia; when Cheek cloned that bi-monthly event in 1994, Chapel Hill second of what became many such festivals across the United States.
[15][13] Mammoth Records purchased and loaned a Super 8 projector for the Festival, "as an informal grant to Cheek partially to thank him for his music videos for their artists.
"[13] However, what initially made Chapel Hill's Flicker so unique was the participation of UNC alumni, including some big Hollywood and New York names: Phil Morrison (Junebung), Peyton Reed (Bring It On, Down With Love), and John Schultz (Like Mike).
[17][18][4] In 2000, Cheek brought the best of Flicker to the West Coast, hitting cities ranging from Bellingham, Washington; to Vancouver, Canada.
[5][20][21] In 1990, the Chapel Hill, North Carolina band won the national Snickers New Music Search, beating out the Gin Blossoms.
"[20] In 1989, the North Carolina Department of Transportation denied the Sex Police's application to participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program, along with the KKK and a bra store.
[6][11] Cheek sings lead vocals and plays guitars and horns in the modern indie rock band Cardinal Family Singers, which also includes Peyton Reed on drums.
[10] In addition to Reed, the current lineup is Lydia Hyslop on keyboard/vocals, Bill Ladd on guitar, and Jon Treneff on drums.