George is an independent filmmaker, artist and two-time Emmy Award winning director and editor. For nearly 2 decades he has worked as a creative director and producer in the television industry. Besides his experience in broadcasting, George has produced numerous documentaries, television specials, short films and music videos.
As creative director for the Electric Light Orchestra (1995-present), he’s directed concert films and traveled the world with the band single handedly producing, writing, filming and editing the rockumentary “Electric Light Orchestra: pt 2 access all areas” which was released world-wide by BMG International Records. Beyond his 2 Emmy awards, George has won over 15 Broadcasting Awards as a writer/producer/photographer and editor.
From his state of the studio Eric has written, composed and produced many memorable show opens and jiggles we have all heard including the legendary campaign tune for IBM. Eric has sung on hundreds of commercials, from Kool-Aid to Coke.
Eric has built a stellar reputation as one the most sought after studio musicians in the industry. Eric sang many of the background parts on 'Woman', from the last John Lennon/Yoko Ono album, Double Fantasy, Bonnie Tyler's ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ and Billy Joel's Innocent Man, including the hit, ‘Uptown Girl’. He appeared on 3 Celine Dion albums, including her Grammy winner, 'Falling into You'. Eric has also played and sung with Placido Domingo, Kiss, James Taylor, Aerosmith, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Winter, Michael Bolton, Sheena Easton, Julian Lennon, Eddie Rabbit and sang on the movie soundtracks in Footloose, Starlight Express and Flashdance just to name a few! In 1990 Eric co-founded the Electric Light Orchestra pt 2 with Move/E.L.O. drummer Bev Bevan. Eric contributed to all of E.L.O. pt2's studio and live albums, writing and singing some of their best known material; "Honest Men", "Thousand Eyes" and "For the Love of a Woman".
A graduate of the Art Center, Rick started his illustration career at Hollywood's premiere animation firm, Robert Abel & Associates.
Rick relocated to New York, where he started his very successful freelance career. His TV and film clients included ABC, NBC,HBO, Viacom, ESPN, Disney, Showtime, Lifetime Network and Aerodrome Studios. His print clients include Random House, Readers Digest, Barron's Publishing, Black Diamond Press, The Washington Post, The Scientist, Emergency Medicine, American Journal of Nursing,Vis a Vis and INX.
In addition to his commercial work, Rick has a great love for animals. His painting of a Portuguese Waterdog was awarded Best in Show at the 2001 Louisiana State University International Exhibition on Animals in Art. Twelve of his Portraits hang in the American Kennel Club Museum. In addition, he has painted numerous award winning greeting cards for the American Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals.
Rick has taught drawing at the Art Center, Ottis College of Art and Brooks Institude of Photography.
You most likely have seen his work on the CBS Evening News, Monday Night Football, Saturday Night Live and other network programs. Ira has won 2 National Emmy Awards, 2 National Emmy nominations, 7 Broadcast Designers' Association Awards, a Promax Award and 2 Creativity Awards from Art Direction Magazine.
The members of the team have all been selected based on their outstanding creativity and years of experience in their selected field.
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