Modding crews in LA?

Hey,

This is more just putting the feelers out there to see if there are any modding crews out there in the LA area, so I can get some design experience. I'm actually intrigued by the Dragon Age toolset (haven't had much opportunity to play with it just yet), but am open to other things as well. Just wanted to know if anything was out there, what people needed or were interested in doing. I can do some basic Maya/3DsMax, fine art / matte painting / compositing and know a few things about programming. If anything, writing and brainstorming is probably still my strongest suit. Just curious. Thanks!