People I trust, embrace, admire and collaborate with regularly to provide diverse and complete services for my clients.
Motion Graphics
Mike Wechsler
Mike started his love affair with moving images when he was eight years old, making special effects using only a VHS camcorder and things he could find under the sink. Today, Mike’s work is as varied as the clients he works for. He’s created show opens, lower thirds and even Jumbo-tron graphics for the likes of MTV Networks, The US State Department, The Miami Dolphins, Def Jam and AstraZeneca. Mike’s passions in addition to animation are music, illustration and photography and each informs and inspires his work.
Mike’s Reel
Copywriting
Brian Whitton
Brian is a writer, editor and producer with a wealth of experience helping his clients look really good. He’s worked with companies such as Virgin Records, PBS, and Warner Brothers, as well as artists such as Nelly Furtado and Jonas Ackerlund. He recently travelled to SXSW 2010 to premier a short he produced. His latest project, the Reggie Watts standup special “Why Shit So Crazy,” debuted as part of Comedy Central’s new Super Late Fun Time programming block. His superpower is the power of being comfortable in shorts and a t shirt, no matter the temperature.
Music
Dillon Kondor
Dillon Kondor is a composer, conductor, guitarist, mandolinist, and bassist living in New York City. Dillon’s compositions are marked by extreme eclecticism, drawing frenetically from the sound worlds of composers such as Helmut Lachenmann and Salvatore Sciarrino, as well as his roots in popular music – a recent score for a chamber ensemble piece instructs the percussionist to play “behind the beat, like Questlove from the Roots.” From 2001-2004 Dillon was the lead guitarist and musical director for Hollywood Records artist Jesse McCartney. McCartney’s platinum-selling record “Beautiful Soul” features Dillon’s guitar playing. In 2008 he composed the score for the independent film “Lover Boy,” which won the 2008 AVID’s Student Filmmaking Achievement Award. He is currently pursuing his Masters degree in composition at Manhattan School of Music, where he studies with Reiko Füting. Dillon’s superpower is that people often think he got a haircut when he really just slept on it funny.
Branding, Marketing & Communications
Kate Cook
With a six-year background in media, marketing and sustainability, Kate has devoted her career to creating positive social change through effective and targeted marketing communications. As a Brand Strategist with Saatchi & Saatchi S, Kate has helped Fortune-500 companies such as Procter & Gamble, General Mills, PepsiCo and NBC/Universal to move beyond campaigns, building and co-creating social movements through brand activation and communication strategies. She has produced both large-scale and targeted media projects, including a 10-part environmental documentary series on Walmart’s environmental platform, and an employee activation program that saw a $20m sales lift within one month. Kate’s superpower is clairvoyance.
Catherine Chao
Catherine is a cause-driven communicator that specializes in media relations, grant writing and developing engaging communications materials such as press releases, brochures and newsletters. She has secured high-profile placements for clients such as ASPCA, T-Mobile, the Harvard Business School Club of New York and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and created meaningful videos for several international nonprofits. Catherine’s experience in video production also include projects ranging from documentaries to music videos to short films. Her superpower is crumping and quoting Arrested Development.
Talent
Carolee Goodgold
Carolee works primarily as a session singer and voiceover artist. She can be heard both singing and speaking on countless commercials including AT&T, Cheerios, and Verizon. Live appearances include Larry Gatlin, Carly Simon, Keely Smith, Sandi Patty and Marie Osmond to name a few. Some recordings include The Chieftains’ “Further Down the Old Plank Road”, Rosie O’Donnell’s “Rosie’s Christmas” and Albanian star Frederik Doci’s duet “Forever and Always.” She was the lead singer with the country band “Desperado” for 7 years, releasing two albums. As an actress she starred in the Midtown International Theatre Festival’s “Opa” and was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical. She originated roles in the readings of “Bright Lights, Big City”, “Tiny Dancer”, and “Faraway Bayou”. She had a featured role in the ABC Pilot “Where’s The Party?”
