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Name: Tyler Apocalypse – Tyler Capehart
Company Name: Apocalypse Productions
Profession: Producer, Director, DoP, Editor / Digital Film Production Company
Location: Atlanta, GA

Contact:
TylerApocalypse@gmail.com
(404) 403 1613
www.myspace.com/TylerApocalypse
http://www.flickr.com/people/TylerApocalypse/
www.youtube.com/X351

List of Services:
Producer, Director, Editor, Sound Engineer, Writer, Cinematographer, Script Supervisor, Casting Director, Location Scout, FX Artist, & Art Director

Video Services:
DOCUMENTARIES, MUSIC VIDEOS, LIVE CONCERTS, SPORTS, WEDDINGS, SHORT FILMS, VIDEO-RESUMES, COMMERCIALS, ONLINE VIDEO-TOURS, PRESS KIT VIDEOS

Photography Services:
PROMO PHOTOGRAPHY, CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY, SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY, COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, REL-ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHY

FX-ARTIST:
GORE/ZOMBIES MAKE-UP SPECIALIST
Photo from the Zombie Shoot:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/3799775887_18964c486b_b.jpg  

Tyler Capehart

Bio & Goals:
I like Punk Rawk, PBR, Pepperoni Pizza, and old skool video games: (Turtles in Time, Duck Hunt, Bubble Bobble, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Tetris). I have a degree in Film & Television from the Savannah College of Art and Design and have been producing videos for over a decade. D-I-Y (Do It Yourself) I slowly started off working as a solo act and as I built up credibility I’ve contracted other artists to collaborate with.

“Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities… far more so than music or language… if it can be written or thought… it can be filmed”- Tyler Capehart

I had goals, and well, some were accomplished, some are still in the process. Regardless I’m just living….
-continue to produce films & photography
-start or find another band to sing for & play guitar/trumpet
-produce and shoot the feature zombie film I wrote
-start a summer tour within the US that consists of my friends bands

Why he rocks:
Music fuels my soul’s engine. I live my life for music & I will die doing what I love. I stand out because of my dedication to the music scene and my drive to keep it alive by documenting it for future generations. I want to live on Tour. I love the road… I’ve have toured countless times with many bands, but a few of my favorite moments on the road come from working with festivals. Touring with Van’s Warped Tour was absolutely remarkable. I learned so much from Kevin Lyman and Lisa Brownlee that I hope to someday start my own tour. Touring with Community Records taught me the real DIY lifestyle of traveling independently and to be honest I loved every second of it.

I did a photo shoot with a Playboy Playmate last December
(this is my favorite photo from the shoot)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4167310602_e594e40612_b.jpg  

One of my all time favorite bands, Bad Religion, wrote me a letter of thanks for my 2009 Warped Tour photography which can be viewed on their website.

I’m in a music video in MTV in Mexico smashing a car
Disidente- Igual que tu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YVjZsXawxo  

I won best editor in the 48 hour Film Festival for my work with Dim Pictures on “The Sixth Senseless”

I won Vimeo’s weekend project for best silent film for the video I shot, Directed, and edited within four hours:
“Two Knives One Motive”
http://www.vimeo.com/4106135  

I’ve broken too many bones and still have not learned. I still stage dive, thrash in the pit, skate till I bleed, and will continue to do so until I’m physically unable to. Some call it stupid, I call it life.

Some previous work:
My Videos Can Be Found Online:
http://www.youtube.com/X351  

Demo reel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzjoL5judds  

I produced, shot & edited “Surfing Sucks: Don’t Try It”. It has been screened internationally:
Ismailia International Film Festival in Egypt
Festival of Fantastic films
Artecinema 2009
Ex ground film fest 22
Cabbagetown film festival
Daytona Beach Film Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pp8gtVTwo8  

Stuck Lucky Zombie Music Video:
(Song For the Underling)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHRe0ku1G0  

The Bastard Suns – SBMT Music Video
http://www.vimeo.com/9147163  

Some of the band’s Apocalypse Productions has worked with:
Agent Orange
Against All Authority
Against Me!
Angry Banana
Anti-Flag
All Left Out
Animo
Bad Religion
Balkans
The Bastard Suns
The Best of Worst
Big D and the Kids Table
The Bitter End
Blind Lace
Brunt Of It
Call For Fire
The Carry-Ons
The Casualties
Cheap Sex
Chiodos
Chyme
The Confession
Convix of Society
Dead Yet?
Destroyed Tradition
Detonate
Dequelo
Dirty South Revolutionaries
Disidente
Eastern Standard Time
Eight Fingers Down
Element Unseen
Ember
Faber
The Fast Boys
Fatter Than Albert
50:50 Shot
The Flaming Tsunamis
From Exile
Fox Trotsky
Gallows
Gamenight
Groove Stain
Guff
Have Nots
The Hits
The Hounds
HR
The Human Magic Marker
If They Make it Out Alive
Iron Clad
Killswitch Engage
Kingdom
Less Than Jake
Lemon Lime Tennis Shoes
Lost Underground Energy
The Loose Screws
The Luchagors
Mad Marge and the Stonecutters
Marsellus
Matisyahu
Matt Wixson
MC Chris
Mouth Movements
Murder Media
Murphy’s Law
Mustard Plug
Neighborhood Friendly
Night After Dark
NOFX
Nothing Lost
Oreskaband
Out of Nothing
Paranoia Dance Party
Pepper
Permanent Ascent
The Planet Riders
Phathom
Profiles In Courage
Ravenfeeder
Rise Against
Reckless Youth
The Remmingtons
Revolution Mother
The Rogue Nations
Safety First
The Scarred
Screaming Torso
Seis Pistos
Shiloh
Ship High In Transit
Shut up Travis!
The Shotdowns
The Smash Up
Soundstain
Streetlight Manifesto
Stereohype
Street Light Suzi
Stuck Lucky
The Supervillians
Suburban Legends
Suburban Lockdown
Swank Sinatra
Taj Motel Trio
Tim McClean
The Toasters
True Hate Monger
Turbo Slaughter
Underoath
The Unacceptables
The Unseen
The Vacancies
Vengeance 77
The Vivians
We are the Union
We Wont Stop
Whiskey Shit Vomit
Whole Wheat Bread
Wrister

Open Sky Studio
255-B Ottley Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30030
Mike: 404 277 3842
Bruce: 404 376 6023

Mike Froedge- producer, engineer, co-owner, drummer

www.myspace.com/openskystudio
www.myspace.com/mikemover
mikemover@mindspring.com  

Bio:

This large, centrally-located, creative space is available for recording sessions, live rehearsals, video and photo shoots. We specialize in the recording of big, live, loud rock and roll, and we do it VERY well! But anyone, any style, any sound…. All are welcome.

We have a GREAT sounding, large live room with 25-foot high ceilings!!! Drums track GREAT in this room! We can get any drum sound you want, from John Bonham-roomy and huge, to Don Henley-dry and tight! We have vintage drums, new drums, stacks of snare drums and cymbals… any drum sound you can think of! Our collection of guitar amps and effects pedals is large, and always growing! Whether you prefer warm vintage flavor, or modern high-gain crunch, low-wattage combos or paint-peeling full stacks- we can do it all! We also have a great-sounding vocal booth, two iso-rooms for guitar cabs, etc., a balcony lounge overlooking the main room, and a very comfortable and great-sounding upstairs control room, also overlooking the whole studio!

We have ProTools (of course!), but here’s the FUN stuff: We have a 32-input vintage Soundcraft 600 recording console, with GREAT-sounding EQs on every channel! We also have some VERY nice mic pre-amps, including API, Joe Meek, Altec Lansing, dbx, and custom-built Neve-copies! There’s also FMR/RNC, Distressor, and dbx compression, Racks of gear by Avalon, Joe Meek, vintage Altec Lansing, Empirical Labs(Distressor), Universal Audio, Chameleon Labs, PreSonus, Heil, AKG, Samson, Sony, Aphex, Audix, CAD, EV, Groove Tubes, Ampex, Sennheiser, Shure, Yamaha, Roland, White, MXL, Carver, SSL, MoreMe, a Studer A-80 2″ 24-track tape machine–amazing for tracking drums (additional tape costs required), a Tascam 1/2″ tape machine for mixdowns (an optional service, tape cost additional), control room monitors by Roland, Samson, Event, JBL, and Behringer, a brand-new 6-channel Furman headphone monitoring system! And we’re always adding more gear as fast as we can!

Be sure to take a look at all our photos on Myspace or Facebook! The entire studio has a great sound, great gear in every corner, and most importantly, a very relaxing, inspiring, creative vibe. Say goodbye to clinical, nervous, intimidating, sterile recording experiences!

Booking time with us includes access to our large assortment of nice vintage guitar and bass amps, cabinets, drums, cymbals, effects pedals, etc. (some of which are visible in the attached pictures). We have old Marshall, Ampeg, Vox, Fender, Roland, Danelectro, Orange, Polytone, and Univox. FUCHS Audio has built us some amazing new custom guitar heads and pedals! You gotta’ hear ‘em to believe how awesome they are! Budda, Bogner, Goodsell, Guild, Mesa/Boogie, Peavey… pedals by Fuchs/Plush, Boss, Ibanez, Electro-Harmonix, Big Muff, DigiTech, Budda, Rotovibe, Vox, MXR, Crybaby, Prescription Electronics, Aphex, Line 6, Creation Audio Labs, Polytone, Electro-Harmonix, Gibson Les Pauls, Fender Strats, Yamaha and Taylor acoustics, Jerry Jones (custom Danelectro copy), EVH model, Paul Reed Smiths, Ibanez, guitars and basses, Fender, Spector, Ibanez, Univox, and Peavey basses (fretted and fretless), Pearl, Slingerland, Ludwig, Rogers, Ayotte/Keplinger, Fibes, Leedy, Northern Drum Company, Sabian, Zildjian, Wuhan, etc. We can accommodate almost any drum set-up. We have kick drums ranging from 18″ to 28″; we have toms from 6″ to 18″, shelves full of snares and cymbals of all sizes. We have two upright pianos, a Hammond organ, A Rhodes electric piano, microKorg. We are total gear fanatics, so our collection is always expanding!!! And if there’s a specific or unusual piece of gear you need that we don’t have in-house. We have an ongoing partnership with Avatar Events Group, the biggest gear rental company in town, which gives us discounted rental access to just about ANY amp, keyboard, drum, or other music gear you may need, and it’s all literally right down the street!

For rehearsals, we have a brand new, great-sounding Electrovoice (EV) PA system that rivals the systems in many small clubs/venues, and one entire wall is mirrored, so you can make sure you look good doing it!

We offer discounted rates for bookings of a week or more! We can offer you a package deal price on recording your entire album with us!

Local bands, solo artists, regional and national acts looking for a place to write/rehearse/demo/track a single or an entire album/overdub- Whatever you’re trying to accomplish musically, we can help make it happen for you!

It is also an EXCELLENT space for photo and/or video shoots! Great lighting and colors, a large mirror wall, interesting and varied backgrounds, great angles from the balcony….. The pictures on our photo pages are nice, but you have to SEE the place to truly appreciate the vibe we have here.

We have two main house producer/engineers:

Mike Froedge, a well-known and in-demand drummer in the Atlanta area for a number of years, has done session work at studios in Atlanta, Miami, Boston, NY, CA, SC, KY, OH, and elsewhere. He has performed, produced, or engineered on songs, albums, and/or tours by: DoubleDrive, Injected, Shinedown, Scott Stapp (Creed), Open Sky Separators, Bloodsimple, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, Sevendust, INXS, El Pus, Mastodon, Moses Mayfield, Collective Soul, Christy Hemme (TNA/WWE Wrestler, 2005 Playboy Playmate), DJ Hurricane (Beastie Boys), James Hall, Stuck Mojo, John Henry, Urban Grind, Corey Glover (Living Colour), Jesse James Dupree (Jackyl)/Dixie Inc., Iron Steel, Johnny Colt, Ryan Hamner, Erase the Grey, Lauryn Hill (Fugees), Quitter, Lazyeye (Ludacris back-up band), Bobby Selvaggio, Jessica Mitchell (Canadian Idol), Ryan Daniel, ShadowWax, Trial Kennedy, Summer Seed, Southern Hostility, Warm Gunns, Siberia My Sweet, the Tealights, Apocalyptic Visions, Queen of a Rebel, and with members of Seether, Queensryche, Black Label Society, Evanescence, Dark New Day, Fozzy, Skid Row, Megadeth, Jackyl, The Black Crowes, Train, Sugarland, James, Hall, Rockstar Supernova, Brother Cane, Blackberry Smoke, DragonForce, and many more…

Mike has worked with producers such as: Michael Barbiero, Jeff Tomei, John Kurzweg, Kevin Shirley, Noel Golden, Ben Grosse, Jack Joseph Puig, Nick Didia, Butch Walker, Rick Beato, Kevin Kadish, Bobby Selvaggio, John Briglevich, Rusty Cobb, etc…. and for numerous record labels including: Wind-Up, Virgin, Universal, MCA, Roadrunner, Atlantic, Epic, Sony, TVT, Island Def/Jam. Totaling 20+ years’ worth of professional experience in the music business.

Mike has recently been recording and producing or co-producing new songs for several well-known and soon-to-be well-known Atlanta rock bands and solo artists such as Last, John Henry, Greedy White Citizens, Renegade Jane, Siberia My Sweet, Quitter, Blacksmithz, Halcyon Way, Age Of Consent, Apcalyptic Visions, A New Effect, Johnny Colt (bassist of Train/Black Crowes/Asphalt Blaster, and the star of “At Full Volume” on the Travel Channel). Mike also recently produced and EP for great band from Augusta called My Instant Lunch, played drums on a 20-track album by Jesse James Dupree and Dixie, Inc. (available since July ‘08 on iTunes, etc. Videos on YouTube) He is also finalizing mixes for the next Open Sky Separators album. ,Also, Mike is co-producing, engineering, mixing, and doing drum tracks for several songs for the next James Hall album, drumming/engineering/co-producing on a project called Amaninacannon (with Josh Sattler, his old bassist from DoubleDrive), tracked drums for a solo album and soundtrack work by Los Angeles-based producer Bobby Selvaggio, drumming and engineering on songs by Queen of a Rebel, played drums on an upcoming album by WWE/TNA wrestler and Playboy Playmate Christy Hemme, and an upcoming album from Canadian Idol contestant Jessica Mitchell. Mike also did some engineering and drumming for Iron Steel (new metal band featuring acclaimed rock videographer Fran Strine, Dave Ellefson from Megadeth, Morgan Rose from Sevendust, members of DragonForce, Chaimira, Skid Row, and several other guest stars!) They are returning soon to do some more tracks. He also recently finished writing, drumming for, and co-producing, a brand new project called Speed X, with Nick Catanese (Black Label Society), Mike Stone (Queensryche), and Josh Sattler (DoubleDrive), which is due out sometime in 2009.

Bruce Butkovich has his own independent record label, 185 Cool Records, which has released music from artists such as Heather Luttrell, the Mikel K Band, and Universal Overdose. He is also the bassist for Atlanta icons James Hall, Heather Luttrell, and the band Brain Box.

Recently Bruce has been co-producing, engineering, mixing, and bass-ing on new material with James Hall, and he just finished recording and mixing a new The Lord Is My Shotgun album, (out now, check their page)! He also recently finished projects with Bouldercrest Singing Group, Day Mars Ray, and Alias Patrick Kelly (the very busy bassist for The Goodies! Open Sky Separators, The Greater Vavoom, and The Warm Gunns). He has been tracking lately with Atlanta instrumental/ prog-rock band Sorry No Ferrari, and 2-piece punk rock with Jesse Nobody. Bruce also shared engineering duties with Mike on the new Apocalyptic Visions album. He also recently finished up a batch of new songs for Spectralux and Dig Your Hole, and in his pre-Open Sky Studio days has worked with The Goodies!, Uncrowned, Heather Luttrell, Jimmy Gnecco & Ours, the Sudden Rays, Grand Moff Tarkin, Te Ju Belle, Armazilla, Clocked In, Moonwater, Heroine (the drag-less alter-ego of the infamous Atlanta band Impotent Sea Snakes), the 185Cool Collective, 5 More Dead.

Mike and Bruce also split the engineering duties a few months ago when Atlanta metal heroes/ Grammy-nominated MASTODON were in the studio to track a cover song for a nationally-televised video game advertisement….. Look for the EA video games TV commercial for the new game “ARMY OF TWO”! (on television or on YouTube) Mastodon also did extensive pre-production and preliminary recording for their just-released new album with us, and the studio will be featured on their upcoming “making-of the new album” DVD!

We also have several high-caliber local Atlanta session players on-call (at additional cost) who are very skilled, work fast, and are well-versed in a variety of styles. So if you’re a solo artist, singer/songwriter, or even a band that’s currently minus a member or two. Don’t worry! Not a problem! We can STILL help you complete a GREAT sounding recording!

We also do a lot of “e-sessions”. If you have already recorded guitars, vocals, etc. for your songs, but need some huge-sounding drum tracks, bass tracks, etc., just send us the session files on hard drive or DVD, and we can track great-sounding drums/bass/whatever to it without you even having to be present!

We have our own in-house guitar, bass, and drum technicians who are available (at additional cost) to intonate, tune, set-up, or repair your guitar, repair your amp, repair and tune drums… anything to help you create the best possible sounds for your recording!

We are flexible and probably can find a way to work within almost any budget and any schedule.

Examples of our work can be found on our Myspace page player, or featured on the web pages of most of our clients.

To discuss your next recording project with us, contact us on Myspace, Facebook, send an e-mail to: mikemover@mindspring.com  or call Mike or Bruce (contact info listed above).

Company Name: SHOCK & AWE Productions

Contact Info:
“SHOCK & AWE” Productions, LLC.
2843 Seagrave Way
Marietta , GA 30066
678-549-1591
www.shockandawepro.com
www.myspace.com/shockandawepro

Bio & Goals:
Born in the ever-growing city of Atlanta , SHOCK &AWE Productions established themselves as LLC in 2007. This hardworking, 2-owner full production company takes care of all your band & concert needs, high end/red carpet events, corporate gatherings, and personal celebrations.

Why they rock:
They have a client list as long as I-85, and once you use them you’ll see why everyone becomes a repeat customer! With years of experience in the entertainment industry, professional detailed quality, and pricing to fit any size budget, you’ll become one too!

List of Services:
-Sound to fit any room or venue
-Ambiant up lighting
-Stage Lighting for any size stage
-Live / Promo Photography
-Music / Promo Video
-Stage design & construction
-Permanent lighting installation
-T-Shirt design – printing
-All Access / VIP pass design & print

Examples of work:
Check out the links above to see examples on their official website and Myspace page.

Name: Tim Daust
Company Name: Reelmind Studios
Profession: Producer, Director, DoP, Editor / Digital Film Production Company
Location: Atlanta, GA
Picture and Company Logo:

Contact:
timdaust@reelmindstudios.com
www.reelmindstudios.com
www.myspace.com/reelmindstudios
www.facebook.com/reelmindstudios
www.twitter.com/reelmindstudios

Bio & Goals:
In 2002 when owner Tim Daust decided to start Reelmind Studios he had only one goal in mind. That goal was to entertain people through the medium of motion pictures. Tim’s love for music jump started his career while building reputations with Atlanta’s most talented and admired musicians. Tim teamed up with Atlanta music producer Chris Unck. The duo started working together when a last minute idea presented itself to make a live DVD for Injected, which turned out to be a success with the band’s fans. In 2004 Reelmind Studios completed production on a second live DVD for the band Injected before the band left Island Def Jam Records just a short time later. A year later Reelmind Studios completed production on a live DVD for the band The Tom Collins, shortly after the group disbanded and the project was shelved. With two projects dead in the water Tim continued to bring to fruition his dream of being a film maker. He produced a television pilot in 2007 and directed another live DVD for home town hero Butch Walker entitled: Leavin’ the Game on Luckie St. This DVD was released on Power Ballad Recordings in early 2008. The latter half of 2008 was spent researching Tim’s first feature film and early this year Tim directed Chris Unck’s debut video “Turning Knives into Steam” for his new record “Ridiculous! Ridiculous!”

What to expect in the future:
Tim’s first feature film is currently in pre-production. The film is based off of a novel about alien abduction and is set to shoot a 7-10 minute snippet of the film in October 2009. This snippet will be used to spark interest in the film while production is completed on the feature. Reelmind Studios is currently in post production for a second DVD for The Tom Collins. The DVD was filmed at their 10 year reunion show in August. In late 2009 Tim will also be producing a documentary for the band Injected not yet titled and will hopefully be released early next year.

Why he rocks: Why does anybody rock? It’s in your soul. (Usually us folks at Rock Fist like to add our own two cents here, but we LOVED his answer!)

Some previous work:
1) Butch Walker – Leavin’ the Game on Luckie St. DVD
2) www.youtube.com/reelmindstudios
3) Stay tuned to the website for never released DVDs for INJECTED to become available.