STEVEN JOHNSON
Founder/Executive Producer of Factory Features

Steven lives in Los Angeles. He produces music videos. He hates elevators and 711’s. He makes up his own words to every song he likes and then he sings them to himself in his car. He’s produced videos for Foo Fighters, Korn, HIM, Better Than Ezra, Hot Hot Heat, The Strays and Trust Company to name a few.

ADINA SALES
Exec Producer & Founder, Blacklist

Adina began her career as an agency producer and later became an executive producer at Young + Rubicam, New York. She has produced award winning television campaigns for Mercedes to Pfizer. In 2006, Sales departed to launch Blacklist. Blacklist’s mandate is to create visual delights that excite inspired minds. The roster reflects talent in mixed media, design and animation.

YOLANDA SANTOSA
Founder / Principal

Yolanda ‘Yo’ came to the U.S. in 1995 and started working in 2000 at yU+co designing for projects like 300 to Desperate Housewives. Although she loved storytelling, she couldn’t ignore her once dormant curiosity for branding. She founded Ferroconcrete in 2006 with Pinkberry, managing all brand/marketing strategies. She’s taught at Art Center and earned several awards–3 consecutive Emmy nominations.

ALEXEI TYLEVICH
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Logan

Logan is an experimental studio model combining design, production and post-production into a seamless workflow. The company’s creative output ranges from directing TV spots and music videos to print, branding, broadcast, environmental design, fashion, online and sound design. The projects are a unique blend of live action, animation and visual effects for clients like Apple to Nike, among many others.

HEATHER THOMPSON

Ten years in the entertainment industry can make anyone a corporate whore, but not true of this pr/marketing/events lassie. Bocce enthusiasts, cigar aficionado and mixologist (alcohol and vinyl) are just a few hats this future skipper likes to wear. Heather is only a hater when it comes to mayonnaise and is a lover of the other white meat.

JAKE MAYMUDES
Compositor, Digital Domain

Born from hippies, raised by a pack of wolves along with Franz Kafka. Loves to love, digs all things film. Believes gravity pushes rather than pulls.

KELLY NICHOLS

Freelance print and interactive designer. Bred tall and fast on the limestone rich hills of Kentucky. Interests include: photography, bourbon and developing alternative weather analyses for the greater Los Angeles area.

PHILIP LEVIE
Producer

Before moving to Los Angeles in 2005, he was the literary manager for the Drama Desk award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC . An MFA graduate from the Producers Program at the UCLA Film School, Philip has worked with Double Feature Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Paramount Vantage and Mike Tollin Productions. He co-produced the inaugural Cut & Paste Los Angeles in 2006.

E2K
Event Producers

From the stadium to the symposium, from a cast of thousands to a single inspirational speaker, e2k applies creativity, state-of-the-art production systems, and technical expertise to every project. We strive to transform events into experiences, shows into magical moments, and clients into partners.

http://www.e2k.com/