Jack Douglas is a legendary GRAMMY Award winning music engineer and producer and one of the first graduates of New York’s famed Institute of Audio Research. Jack has worked with dozens of major artists as an engineer and producer and his ear is well respected throughout the music industry. Jack’s career began as an engineer on The Who’s, “Who’s Next” followed by John Lennon’s “Imagine”. He then began producing hit music for artists such as SuperTramp and Aerosmith including Aerosmiths “Toys In The Attic” and “Rocks” which are both included in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of all time”.
Jack Douglas
Ted Field
Media investor, Ted Field, co-founded Interscope Records in 1990. He currently is the Chairman & CEO of Radar Pictures, Inc. which develops, produces and finances feature-length motion pictures created for the global marketplace. Working with top talent in the motion picture industry for more than 25 years, his company is one of the most successful independent motion picture production companies in the industry and has produced more than 60 major motion pictures generating nearly $7 billion of revenues. Mr. Field was also the owner of Panavision, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-precision camera systems used in the motion picture and television industries.
Jason Flom
Mr. Flom is considered to be one of the most successful executives in the music industry, having served as Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Music Group and Lava Records. Mr. Flom’s astute ability to identify talent resulted in him signing and developing the careers of mega acts such as Twisted Sister, Stone Tempe Pilots, Tori Amos, Jewel, Hootie & The Blowfish, Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Kid Rock, The Blue Man Group and many more. Additionally, while heading Capitol Music Group, Mr. Flom worked with rock superstars Lenny Kravitz, Coldplay and the Rolling Stones. He also signed Katy Perry and oversaw the recording of her debut album which has sold over 15 million albums and singles worldwide.
Gary W. Goldstein
An award-winning and respected film producer, Gary Goldstein has produced some of Hollywood’s biggest box-office hits, including PRETTY WOMAN, UNDER SIEGE, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES and more. His films have generated well over One Billion Dollars in worldwide revenue, and received multiple Academy Award nominations, People’s Choice Awards and a Golden Globe, among other honors. PRETTY WOMAN went on to become the highest grossing live-action film in Disney’s history. A former attorney and literary manager, Mr. Goldstein also consults companies and startups across media, entertainment and technology, having previously served as president of IAM.com, an internet entertainment company successfully funded at $50MM.
Sheila Jaffe
An Emmy award winner, Ms. Jaffe, is considered one of the worlds most important and talented casting directors. Her career as a casting director over the past two decades has included involvement in over 120 productions. Her keen eye and understanding of casting needs has helped drive the successes of The Sopranos, Entourage, and How to Make It in America. Her big screen resume includes multiple films for Mark Wahlburg and Seth Macfarlane and such features such as The Gambler, Two Guns, The Italian Job, Rambo, Invincible, Rocky Balboa, MacGruber, Secretariat and The Fighter.
Richard Perry
Mr. Perry is a world renowned record super-producer and seven time Grammy Award nominee, as well having been twice named Billboard’s “Producer of the Year”. He is known for producing more hit singles for more artists than anyone in music history. His illustrious 35 year career has resulted in dozens of platinum and gold albums. The extensive list of artists he has produced include Barbra Streisand, Rod Steward, Ray Charles, Carley Simon, The Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Neil Diamond, Fats Domino, Ella Fitzgerald and many others.
Diane Warren
Ms. Warren is considered to be the most prolific and successful contemporary songwriter of our time. Her songs have been nominated for six Golden Globes (two wins), six Academy Awards and nine Grammy Awards (one win). Ms. Warren has the honor of being named Billboard’s ”Songwriter of the Year” four times and being inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. Her songs have been written for such iconic artists as Aerosmith, Elton John, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, and many more. In addition to her successful songwriting career, she is developing new acts on her label, Di-Namic, which is distributed by Atlantic Records.
Charles Weber
Mr. Weber is an accomplished entertainment executive having served as Chief Executive Officer of George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd. During his tenure at Lucasfilm, he was responsible for overseeing history-making films “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Mr. Weber also oversaw Lucasfilm subsidiaries’ Industrial Light & Magic (“ILM”) and THX audio products. ILM is considered to be the world’s leading visual effects company in the film industry, creating special effects imagery that has never been seen before. THX is recognized by audiences around the globe as the premier audio technology utilized in motion pictures.
Bret Zahn
Bret Zahn earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Arizona State University and two Master’s Degrees, including Microelectronic Engineering and an MBA. He currently serves as Director and General Manager of ON Semiconductor in Phoenix, Arizona where he has P&L responsibility for a division with revenues exceeding $250 million. ON Semiconductor is one of the largest global semiconductor companies with annual revenues exceeding $3 billion. Mr. Zahn has held a number of senior positions in his career, including Vice President of Lifelock, a then $275 million company; Vice President at Hypercom, one of the world’s largest global providers of electronic payment systems with revenues at the time of $400 million; Vice President and General Manager at Amkor, a $3 billion revenue company that was a strategic manufacturing partner for over 200 of the world’s largest semiconductor and electronic OEMs; Vice President of ChipPAC, a $450 million revenue company that provided manufacturing, assembly and test services for the semiconductor industry.