Mike Johnston
After starting his career at MTV in New York, Mike Johnston has written and directed commercials for some of the largest brands in the world, like Microsoft, Amazon, AT&T, Apple, Google, Samsung, and FedEx, earning him Emmys, Tellys, and ADDYs, and the EPA campaign of the year.
The Nicholl Fellowship and Austin Film Festival regularly shortlist Mike's screenplays. And he has won gold and silver Remi Awards from the WorldFest-Houston Film Festival.
He has directed a documentary short about the legendary band Alice in Chains. He was the executive producer of the podcast, Mind Wide Open, hosted by Lily Cornell Silver--Chris Cornell's daughter.
Art Ford brings 30 years of experience licensing music in film and television with the major studios. He served for 12 years as vice-president at BMG and prior to that with Atlantic Records.
He has licensed songs for films that include blockbusters like Infinite, Ford vs. Ferrari, Christopher Robin, Cars 3, The Bodyguard, Hannah Montana, Austin Powers, Men In Black, and Batman Forever. Art has also placed songs in many of today’s most popular television series, including NCIS, Shameless, American Horror Story, Banshee, The Quarry, Bloodline, Public Morals, Desperate Housewives, and CSI Miami.
Art is the creator and Executive Producer of the Sundance Film Festival’s official music showcase and television special called “Where Music Meets Film” in association with Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute. Art also served as music supervisor for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, which featured Michael Jackson.
Art Ford
Wendy Kram
20 plus years as a multi-faceted producer in the film and entertainment industry. Background includes deep industry contacts with work history at major studios and production companies: Disney, Hearst Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Universal, HBO, ABC, NBC, CBS, and more.
Served as Vice President of Development for UK media conglomerate Granada Entertainment’s US offices, developing international co-productions. Credits include Mad Money with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes, directed by Oscar-winning writer/director Callie Khouri and music by T Bone Burnett, among others.
Prior to Granada, Wendy served as an executive for production companies where she developed and produced projects that have received Humanitas, NAACP, WGA, and Golden Globe Awards, starring actors such as Sissy Spacek, Helen Mirren, Robert DeNiro, Diane Keaton, Olympia Dukakis, and Steve Martin, among others.
Currently, she is producing several film and TV projects with Anonymous Content and Reuben Cannon Entertainment. In addition to producing, Wendy has been ranked as one of the industry’s leading script and packaging consultants.
Peter Barnes
As a post-production supervisor, Peter brings decades of experience to the table. Co-Founder and CEO of Clatter&Din, Inc., Peter led the company for 26 years and later served as Director of Operations at Formosa Interactive, which acquired Clatter&Din in October 2020. Early in his career, Peter produced over 50 albums, often serving as session drummer, engineer, and producer. In 1994, Peter co-founded Clatter&Din, Seattle's premier post-production facility. Among his many career awards, Mr. Barnes was honored with an Emmy for his team's dialogue recording work (ADR) on the hit CBS television series Northern Exposure. He also supervised the sound department for 22 movies, including Captain Fantastic and Safety Not Guaranteed.
Nancy is an Emmy-nominated Production Manager with over 15 years of diverse industry experience across the television series, advertising, and live music events, including the hit television series Station 19, the movie Heartthrob, and the upcoming feature Cheap AF, featuring Margaret Cho, Cate Cameron, and Arden Cho. Nancy is experienced with all aspects of production, coordinating, managing budgets, crew, working with talent, vendors, travel logistics, and scheduling.