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Dr. Kenya Numan and her organization “Stepping Together as well as Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim and the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation were recently honored in Miami, Florida and Port Au Prince, Haiti last month for the Relief Missions that they have sent to Haiti since the earthquake.
Abdul-Jalil and crew are currently up for an EMMY with “OUT. The Glenn Burke Story”, and have already won several honors for it and expect more.
Special “Thanks” to all that have supported our efforts over the years! FREE tickets to:
Ise Lyfe, Thurs., 11/3 @8 pm, Yoshi’s- Oakland, 510 Embarcadero W, Oakland Ca 94607;
Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet, Fri. and Sat., November 4-5, 2011, 10:00 pm, Yoshi’s- Oakland, 510 Embarcadero W, Oakland Ca 94607;
Leela James, Sat & Sun., 10/28-29 @10 pm, Yoshi’s- San Francisco,1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Average White Band (AWB) Wen., 11/9 @10 pm, Yoshi’s- Oakland, 510 Embarcadero W, Oakland Ca 94607;
David Grisman Quintet, Sat., 11/12 @10 pm, Yoshi’s- Oakland, 510 Embarcadero W, Oakland Ca 94607;
David Grisman / Frank Vignola Duo, Sun, 11/13 @6 pm, Yoshi’s- Oakland, 510 Embarcadero W, Oakland Ca 94607;
Rachelle Ferrell, Sun. 11/6 @7pm, The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102;
Hot 8 Brass Band, Mon. 11/7 @8 pm, ,Yoshi’s- San Francisco,1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco;
Amiri Baraka, Roscoe Mitchell, Genny Lim and Ishmael Reed Band, Mon. 11/14, @8 pm, ,Yoshi’s- San Francisco,1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco;
Tank, Fri. 11/18 @10 pm, Yoshi’s- San Francisco,1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco;
The Velveteen Rabbit, Choreographed and directed by KT Nelson, Sat., 11/26 @2 p.m., Novellus Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street (at 3rd Street), San Francisco, CA
Fela!, Produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, 11/15 – 12/11 @8pm, Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102 The tickets will be awarded via our Text, Twitter or website, so DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, and if you haven’t already, you should join us on:
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Ise Lyfe
Yoshi’s Oakland
510 Embarcadero W
Oakland Ca 94607
Tuesday, November 3, 2011
8:00 pm
Hometown spoken word and hip-hop artist One night only – Live Band
“Yes No Maybe” by: Ise Lyfe [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9WJgKe6jGk?wmode=transparent] One of the nation’s greatest young performers and writers performing live at the legendary Yoshi’s Jazz Club. Paying homage and adding his twist to the classic and powerful music of Fela Kuti, Nina Simone, Gil Scott Heron, Tupac Shakur, and Billie Holiday.
“Essentially, these five artist best represent the core of my artistic inspiration and embody a standard of both content and skill that I am always aspiring for. I’m excited to be performing back in myhometown at such a great venue to honor these giants.”
– Ise Lyfe
Recently appointed Commissioner of Arts and Cultural Affairs in his hometown of Oakland, CA, Ise Lyfe is one of the nation’s premier Spoken Word Artist and Emcee’s. His 2006 debut album, ”spreadtheWord” allowed him to mettle with a national audience, and the release of his second LP, “Prince Cometh” received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Unaffected by the sophomore jinx theory, it’s safe to say the response across the board was nearly 100% positive…
Ise first gained national recognition competing in national poetry slam competitions in his late teens. In 2001 he won the National Poetry Slam Competition, skyrocketing his popularity amongst the ever growing Spoken Word/Hip-Hop Theatre audience. He has been featured on Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on HBO. He has also shared the stage with Gil Scott-Heron, Dave Chappelle, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, E-40, Harry Belafonte, Mos Def, Malcolm Jamaal Werner, KRS-One, Martin Luther, Saul Williams, Ben Harper, Erykah Badu, Zion I, and The Coup to name a few.
However, Ise Lyfe is simply different than anyone else in his genre or league of peers. Period.
Just in his twenties with nearly ten years of national and international stage performing and recording experience, he transcends the common narrative on and off stage. An award winning poet, emcee, performer, and educator, this young man is sure to be the impact we all speak of wanting, but rarely see realized….
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Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet
Yoshi’s Oakland
Yoshi’s Oakland 510 Embarcadero W
Oakland Ca 94607
Friday, November 4, 2011 and
Saturday, November 5
, 2011
10:00 pm
Omar Sosa Quartet
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Five-time GRAMMY-nominated composer and pianist Omar Sosa returns to Yoshi’s Oakland with his regular rhythm section of Childo Tomas from Mozambique on electric bass, and Marque Gilmore, now from Stockholm, on drums and electronics, plus special guest saxophone and flute player from Cuba, Leandro Saint-Hill. Leandro was part of the groundbreaking recording sessions at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City in 2008 that resulted in two GRAMMY nominations for Omar’s genre-bending CD release, Across The Divide.
At Yoshi’s Oakland, Omar will be featuring new material from his current recording-in-progress, entitled Afri-Lectric. This CD project is loosely inspired by the music of Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue recording, and evolved from a commission Omar received from the Barcelona Jazz Festival to prepare a tribute to the famous CD on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
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Leela James
Soulful Female Vocalist
Oct 28-Oct 29, 2011
Friday: 9pm
Saturday: 10pm
YOSHI’S SAN FRANCISCO
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Since her childhood in L.A.’s eclectic urban culture, singer Leela James has woven the soul tradition into and around every corner of her creative identity. Deep within her rich and powerful voice are the echoes of Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Gladys Knight and other iconic divas of generations past.
And yet, James’ brand of soul is very much her own – a music inspired by past masters but galvanized by her own life experience and highly focused artistic vision. She brings it all home to the place where modern soul was born, Stax Records (a division of Concord Music Group) with the release of her new album, My Soul, on June 1, 2010.
“I called this album My Soul because the music is a more accurate reflection of who I am than anything else I’ve ever recorded,” says James. “I did more of the writing, and I was involved with more of the creative process in general. When you listen to the individual tracks, one song may not necessarily sound like the other, but each is soulful in its own way, because each one comes from my soul. I’m the thread that connects all the songs.” Following on the heels of an album of covers released in 2009, My Soul is a current portrait of an artist who has matured over the past decade, found her own voice and made her own way. “After my first two records, I knew I had to find a way to have more control over what was happening with my career,” says James. “When I was younger, I was just excited to be making records, and I wasn’t aware of some of the fine print that’s a part of this business. I had to learn how to take charge of where my music was going, and how to get there.”
She made her recording debut with A Change Is Gonna Come, released on the Warner label in 2005. The album title alone – taken from the title of a 1964 posthumous hit by Sam Cooke and an anthem for the civil rights movement – speaks to James’ deep-rooted belief in the soul tradition and its ever-present potential to influence history. In the midst of a change in management and label over the next four years, James kept busy with an aggressive tour schedule that introduced her to festival audiences in the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa and elsewhere around the world. Along the way, she was nominated for 2006’s Outstanding New Artist by the NAACP Image Awards and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist of 2008 by the Soul Train Music Awards.
In 2009, she recorded Let’s Do It Again for the Shanachie label. The album was a series of covers – mostly soul, R&B and funk tunes by the likes of Bootsy Collins, The Staples Singers, Al Green, James Brown and Bobby Womack. Also in the mix were songs originally recorded by lesser known artists like Betty Wright and Phyllis Hyman. Let’s Do It Again prompted readers of soultracks.com – the respected website for all things soul, R&B and gospel – to tap James as Female Vocalist of the Year in the site’s 2009 Readers Choice Poll in December 2009.
The first single off the album, “Tell Me You Love Me,” is a track that James co-wrote with Andrea Martin and Gordon Williams. Gerrard Baker loops in a sample of James riffing on a line from “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,” the classic ballad made popular among soul audiences by the Manhattans in 1978. “The title says it all,” says James. “A lot times, people – especially men – let their egos and their pride stop them from really expressing their feelings. Even when a woman knows her man loves her, she still needs to hear him say it.” Other high points include the defiant opening track “Ain’t New To This,” wherein James stakes her claim as an artist to be reckoned with, balanced by the more light-hearted “Party All Night” and “Let It Roll.” The latter, says James, was inspired by the optimistic sound from the heyday of Motown in the 1960s: “The message in this song is ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff.’ You have to just keep your head when you’re faced with difficult situations and difficult people, no matter how bad the energy might get.”
Clearly, Leela James’s musical soul embraces an infinite range of emotions and human struggles. As an artist and as a person, making tough choices and doing the right thing – even if it’s the hard thing – is what she’s been all about for more than a decade. In the process, she has never lost sight of the core values of the soul tradition – passion, perseverance and a strong sense of identity. All of these and more are at the foundation of My Soul.
“In the past, people tried to put me in a box, based on what they thought soul should sound like,” she says. “But soul is whatever comes out of you when you bring your deepest and most honest emotions to the forefront. All these songs are a representation of my soul.”
As a singer, RACHELLE FERRELL is a quintuple threat: Besides having success as a jazz singer, she is also well respected in the R&B, pop, gospel, and classical music genres as well. Known for her six octave range, Ferrell is also an accomplished pianist who has worked with Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams, and George Duke.
Rachelle Ferrell – “I Can Explain” live au théâtre antique de Vienne le 12 juillet 2001.
Yoshi’s San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for over a decade!
“…the sound was as hot as the day…” – All About Jazz
“…defiant swing…” – The New Yorker
Hot 8 Brass Band feat. Mos Def performing ‘Big Chief’
The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. The members of the Hot 8 Brass Band were born and raised in New Orleans and many began playing together in high school. What makes the Hot 8 so special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn horns. An evening with the Hot 8 is like no other…
Members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have toured in Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Finland, England and Sardinia. The band performs annually at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, world and jazz festivals across the US and Europe, and were featured in both Spike Lee documentaries When the Levees Broke and If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise. The Hot 8 has released three critically acclaimed recordings and is featured on the latest Blind Boys of Alabama recording on Time-Life Records.
The Hot 8 Brass Band has been part of an important relief project following Hurricane Katrina SAVE OUR BRASS! is a local grass-roots project that has brought music and instruments to shelters, temporary trailer parks, and communities across the Gulf Coast.
AWB are widely regarded as one of the best soul and funk bands in the history of music. Though perhaps best known for their timeless instrumental mega-hit ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ the band’s strength actually lay in their consistently accomplished song- writing, stretching across several gold selling albums and multi- grammy nominations for the legendary Atlantic Records. Somewhat incongruously, given their Scottish roots, the six piece took the influences of their R&B heroes – people like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Donny Hathaway and others – and developed their own ‘authentic’ sound which was eagerly adopted by black audiences in the US and elsewhere. Whilst a good number of cuts – ‘Cut The Cake’ and ‘Let’s Go Round Again’ to name but two – attracted chart action as hit singles, many other album tracks, like ‘Schoolboy Crush’ and ‘Stop The Rain’ became much sampled and turn tabled ‘rare’ grooves. Many more tunes, such as ‘Cloudy’, ‘A Love Of Your Own’ and ‘Nothing You Can Do’ – amongst many others- stand alongside some of the finest soul ‘album tracks’ ever recorded.
The current line-up of the band with noted US recruits Klyde Jones and Rocky Bryant augmenting founder members Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre continues to record and tour around the world to ongoing critical and audience acclaim.
As one reviewer in England last month wrote, “their storming set cemented the fact that veterans or not, AWB remain the unchallenged kings of UK Funk.”
All this and more is perfectly illustrated in the band’s latest release ‘Times Squared’ which showcases the breadth and depth of the Band’s material, all captured within the excitement of a 2009 live performance’
David Grisman: mandolin
Matt Eakle: flute
Frank Vignola: guitar
Jim Kerwin: bass
George Marsh: drums/percussion
For nearly half a century, mandolinist / composer / bandleader / producer David Grisman has been a guiding force in the evolving world of acoustic music. His musical range is wide and deep — embracing many styles, genres and traditions.
An acoustic pioneer and innovator, David forged a unique personal artistic path, skillfully combining elements of the great American music/art forms — jazz and bluegrass with many international flavors and sensibilities to create his own distinctive idiom — “Dawg” music (the nickname given him by Jerry Garcia.) In doing so, he’s inspired new generations of acoustic string musicians, while creating his own niche in contemporary music.
Grisman discovered the mandolin as a teenager growing up in New Jersey, where he met and became a disciple of mandolinist/folklorist Ralph Rinzler. Despite warnings from his piano teacher that it wasn’t a “real” instrument, David learned to play the mandolin in the style of Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music. He took it to Greenwich Village where he studied English at NYU, while immersed in the proliferating folk music scene of the early 1960s.
In 1963 Grisman made his first recordings both as an artist (Even Dozen Jug Band – Elektra) and producer (Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and the Kentuckians – Folkways.) In 1966 Red Allen offered David his first job with an authentic bluegrass band, the Kentuckians. Grisman began composing original tunes and playing with other urban bluegrass contemporaries like Peter Rowan and Jerry Garcia, with whom he would later form Old & in the Way.
David’s interests spread to jazz in 1967, while playing in a folk-rock group, Earth Opera. A failed attempt at learning to play alto sax turned him into a student of jazz musicianship and theory. His burgeoning career as a session musician gave him experience playing many types of music and opportunities to stretch the boundaries of the mandolin. His discography is filled with notables including Jerry Garcia, Stephane Grappelli, the Grateful Dead, John Hartford, Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Earl Scruggs, James Taylor and Doc Watson.
Dawg’s instrumental style found a home in 1974 when he formed the Great American Music Band with fiddler Richard Greene. “Nothing against singers,” said David, “but it became apparent to me that I could play 90 minutes without one. Besides, Elvis never called.” Within a year, David met guitar wizard Tony Rice, who moved to California where they started rehearsing a new group, the David Grisman Quintet (DGQ,)which also included violinist Darol Anger and bassist/mandolinist Todd Phillips. Since then the DGQ has featured such stellar notables as Svend Asmussen, Hal Blaine, Vassar Clements, Stephane Grappelli, Mike Marshall, Andy Statman and Frank Vignola.
The current lineup of the DAVID GRISMAN QUINTET includes bassist Jim Kerwin, flutist Matt Eakle, percussionist George Marsh, and guitarist Frank Vignola.
After recording for major and independent labels, David founded Acoustic Disc in 1990 and entered the most prolific period of his career, producing 67 critically acclaimed CDs (five of which were Grammy-nominated.) In 2010 he launched<http://AcousticOasis.com/>AcousticOasis.com, the first download website devoted to acoustic music.
David Grisman has always been a revolutionary. He has deeply influenced contemporary acoustic practicioners through his own musical explorations and with the continuing success of Acoustic Disc and Acoustic Oasis, has helped make artist-owned independent labels a viable force in today’s music business.
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Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed plus Roscoe Mitchell
November 14, 2011 8 PM
Yoshi’s San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
A Fundraiser for Before Columbus Foundation Poet. Playwright. Activist. Featuring performances by Al Young, Genny Lim, Lorna Dee Cervantes and Danny Romero.
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, born in 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, and music history and criticism, a poet icon and revolutionary political activist who has recited poetry and lectured on cultural and political issues extensively in the USA, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.
With influences on his work ranging from musical orishas such as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, and Sun Ra to the Cuban Revolution, Malcolm X and world revolutionary movements, Baraka is renowned as the founder of the Black Arts Movement in Harlem in the 1960s that became, though short-lived, the virtual blueprint for a new American theater aesthetics. The movement and his published and performance work, such as the signature study on African-American music, Blues People (1963) and the play Dutchman (1963) practically seeded “the cultural corollary to black nationalism” of that revolutionary American milieu.
Other titles range from Selected Poetry of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones (1979), to The Music (1987), a fascinating collection of poems and monographs on Jazz and Blues authored by Baraka and his wife and poet Amina, and his boldly sortied essays, The Essence of Reparations (2003).
He has been the subject of numerous documentary films including Mario Van Peeble’s Poetic License for The Sundance Channel and St. Clair Bourne’s In Motion: Amiri Baraka. He has also appeared in dozens of films including, most recently, M.K. Asante, Jr’s award-winning documentary The Black Candle.
The Essence of Reparations is Baraka’s first published collection of essays in book form radically exploring what is sure to become a twenty-first century watershed movement of Black peoples to the interrelated issues of racism, national oppression, colonialism, neo-colonialism, self-determination and national and human liberation, which he has long been addressing creatively and critically. It has been said that Amiri Baraka is committed to social justice like no other American writer. He has taught at Yale, Columbia, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems is Baraka’s first collection of poems published in the Caribbean and includes the title poem that has headlined him in the media in ways rare to poets and authors. The recital of the poem “that mattered” engaged the poet warrior in a battle royal with the very governor of New Jersey and with a legion of detractors demanding his resignation as the state’s Poet Laureate because of Somebody Blew Up America’s provocatively poetic inquiry (in a few lines of the poem) about who knew beforehand about the New York City World Trade Center bombings in 2001. The poem’s own detonation caused the author’s photo and words to be splashed across the pages of New York’s Amsterdam News and the New York Times and to be featured on CNN–to name a few US city, state and national and international media.
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed is one of the most original and controversial figures in the field of African American letters. Reed was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on 22 February 1938, but he grew up in Buffalo, New York. After graduating from high school in 1956, he enrolled as a night student at Millard Fillmore College but transferred to the University of Buffalo as a day student with the assistance of an English teacher who was impressed with a story Reed had written. For financial reasons, however, Reed eventually withdrew without taking a degree. He remained in Buffalo for some time, working as a correspondent for the Empire Star Weekly, a black community newspaper, and serving as cohost of a local radio program that was canceled after Reed conducted an interview with Malcolm X.
Moving to New York City in 1962, Reed served as editor of a Newark, New Jersey, weekly and helped establish the legendary East Village Other, one of the first and best-known of the so-called underground newspapers. Reed also was a member of the Umbra Writers Workshop, one of the organizations instrumental in the creation of the Black Arts movement and its efforts to establish a Black Aesthetic.
Reed’s first novel, The Freelance Pallbearers, was published in 1967. That same year he moved to Berkeley, California, later relocating to the adjacent city of Oakland, where he currently resides with his wife, Carla Blank, a dancer and choreographer. They have a daughter, Tennessee. Reed also has a daughter, Timothy Brett, from a previous marriage.
Reed has taught at the University of California at Berkeley since the late 1960s, even though he was denied tenure in 1977 (a circumstance he wrote about in his first collection of essays, Shrovetide in Old New Orleans (1978). He also has held visiting appointments at many other academic institutions, including Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Washington University in St. Louis, and SUNY Buffalo. In addition to winning several awards for his writing, Reed has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and was twice a finalist for the National Book Award (once in poetry and once in fiction).
Roscoe Mitchell
Through his participation in the establishment of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and as a founding member of the world-renowned Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roscoe Mitchell, composer and multi-instrumentalist was a major contributor to the creation of the body of musical literature that ushered in the post-Coltrane period. Mr. Mitchell has received numerous awards and grants including the National Endowment for the Arts, Wisconsin Arts Board, Vilas Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison and a research grant from Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique Musique (IRCAM) in Paris, France. He founded the Creative Arts Collective (CAC) of East Lansing, Michigan and he is the founder/leader of the Sound Ensemble and a co-founder of the trio Space.
Roscoe Mitchell’s innovations as a solo performer, his role in the resurrection of long-neglected woodwind instruments of extreme register, and his reassertion of the composer into what has traditionally been an improvisational form, have placed him at the forefront of contemporary music for over twenty years.
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Fela
November 15, 2011 -December 11, 2011
8:00PM
Curran Theatre 445 Geary St
San Francisco, CA 94102
Fela! is presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the first time they’ve produced a Broadway show. Fela! was created by Bill T. Jones. Jones choreographed, wrote the play book for, and directed Fela!Jones created his own dance company, has won a MacArthur Genius Award, a Harlem Renaissance Award, an Obie, and a Tony, among many other honors.
Fela! documents the incredible true story of Fela Kuti, a musician from Nigeria who pioneered Afro beat music, and who fought for civil rights and against political corruption in his native country.
Fela was initially going to be a doctor, but decided to be a musician instead, fusing many different styles and the sounds of his native country into what eventually became known as his own distinct and complex style of music, Afrobeat.
The Political Struggles of Fela
Fela first started calling his music Afrobeat in the late sixties, and as his career progressed, his music got more political, much to the chagrin of the Nigerian government, who attacked the commune where Fela lived, destroying his studio, and beating him badly (Fela’s mother was killed during the attack).
But this didn’t quiet Fela or his music, which continued to infuriate the government. Fela also tried to run for President in Nigeria’s first elections in over ten years. When Fela died in 1997, over a million people came to the funeral chanting “Fela will live forever,” and a shrine was built in his honor.
It has been said that hip-hop would not exist without Fela’s music, and he was also described as a combination of James Brown, Muhammad Ali, and Bob Dylan. Eventually Fela’s music was re-released, and several musical shows showcasing his story and life hit the stage (recently a movie from Focus Features about the life of Fela was made for release in 2010).
Fela! was first performed off-Broadway in 2008, and it was a huge success, hitting Broadway the following year, with the help of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jay-Z, and several other producers. The music of Fela has also been provided by Antibalas, a modern nine-piece afrobeat band. Fela! of course also features the incredible legacy of music he left behind, and his musical and political legacy still live on strong.
The Triumph of Fela
The musical Fela! is an incredible explosion of music, color and culture. The website www.felaonbroadway.com notes, “Please be advised that Fela! has loud sound effects, smoke and haze effects and strobe effects. “The Broadway experience can be like sitting with blinders on,” the creator of Fela! told Billboard. “This is a show you enjoy as much with your body as with your mind. It’s free and communal.”
Fela! is presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the first time they’ve produced a Broadway show. Fela! was created by Bill T. Jones. Jones choreographed, wrote the play book for, and directed Fela!Jones created his own dance company, has won a MacArthur Genius Award, a Harlem Renaissance Award, an Obie, and a Tony, among many other honors.
Fela! has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards, and has won three: Best Choreography, Best Costume Design for a Musical, and Best Sound Design for a Musical.
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We were honored in Miami, Florida and Port Au Prince, Haiti last month for the Relief Missions that we have sent to Haiti since the earthquake and are currently up for an EMMY with “OUT. The Glenn Burke Story”, have already won several honors for it and expect more. Special “Thanks” to all that have supported our efforts over the years! FREE tickets to BRANFORD MARSALIS, September 21, 2011, 8:00 pm,Yoshi’s,1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Return To Forever featuring with Chick Corea – Keyboards, Stanley Clarke – Bass, Lenny White – Drums, Jean-Luc Ponty – Violin, and Frank Gambale – Guitar and Zappa Plays Zappa, Thursday, Sep 22, 2011, 8:00 PM, The Warfield, 982 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102; KBLX Stone Soul Concert II , Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord, 2000 Kirker Pass Road, Concord, CA 94521, Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 12:00 Noon. KBLX proudly welcomes a great collection of Northern California homegrown talent, featuring: MC Hammer, En Vogue, The E Family, Tony Toni Tone, ConFunkShun, Lenny WilliamsThe tickets will be awarded via our Twitter or website, so if you haven’t already, you should join us on: Text “I Want Tickets to (show)” to (510) 394-4501; Twitter at: http://twitter.com/xzwhy , http://twitter.com/ajalil , http://twitter.com/nowtruth , http://twitter.com/amwft or go to the websites at: http://Superstarmanagement.com , http://Ex-Why.com/ , http://AMWFTRUST.Org/ or http://NowTruth.Org/ and make your request on the “I Want Tickets Page”.
BRANFORD MARSALIS An evening with one of the most innovative and forward-thinking jazz ensembles todayBRANFORD MARSALIS YOSHI’S SAN FRANCISCO . SEPTEMBER 21 – 25 Yoshi’s San Francisco 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Wednesday 8pm Thursday – Saturday 8pm & 10pm Sunday 7pm & 9pm Branford Marsalis NEA Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award®-winning saxophonist and Tony Award® nominee composer Branford Marsalis is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time. The three-time Grammy Award® winner has continued to exercise and expand his skills as an instrumentalist, a composer, and the head of Marsalis Music, the label he founded in 2002 that has allowed him to produce both his own projects and those of the jazz world’s most promising new and established artists. Marsalis made his Broadway debut as the composer of original music for the Tony Award® winning Broadway revival of August Wilson’s play “Fences”. Marsalis received a Tony nomination in the category of “Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre” and a 2010 Drama Desk Award® for “Outstanding Music in a Play” for his participation. Leader of one of the finest jazz Quartets today, and a frequent soloist with classical ensembles, Branford has become increasingly sought after as a featured soloist with such acclaimed orchestras as the Chicago, Detroit, Düsseldorf, and North Carolina Symphonies and the Boston Pops, with a growing repertoire that includes compositions by Copland, Debussy, Glazunov, Ibert, Mahler, Milhaud, Rorem and Vaughn Williams. His propensity for innovative and forward-thinking compels him to seek new and challenging works by modern classical composers such as modern Scottish composer Sally Beamish who, after hearing Branford perform her composition “The Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone” at the 2006 North Sea Jazz Festival, was inspired to re-conceive a piece in progress, “Under the Wing of the Rock,” which he premiered as part of the Celtic Connections festival Beamish’s home country of Scotland in January 2009. Making his first appearance with the New York Philharmonic in the summer of 2010, Marsalis was again invited to join them as soloist in their 2010-2011 concert series where he unequivocally demonstrated his versatility and prowess, bringing “a gracious poise and supple tone… and an insouciant swagger” (New York Times) to the repertoire. In 2011, the National Endowment for the Arts conferred the prestigious Jazz Masters Fellowship on the Marsalis Family, a celebration and acknowledgement of a family described by the New York Times as “jazz’s most storied living dynasty”, who have made an indelible mark, collectively and individually, on the history and the future of jazz, America’s art form. Songs of Mirth and Melancholy On Songs, the mutual admiration between Marsalis and Calderazzo is expressed through music that is the result of close listening, cooperation, and continuous adjustment to one another’s musical ideas. Branford says,“The duo is more like classical chamber music. You have to listen to each other or it doesn’t work.” Joey adds that they challenge each other to step up their playing; “I put myself out there now, painting myself into corners to see if I can figure out the puzzle.” The musicians both treat the duo performance as an opportunity for something completely unique from their performances together in the Branford Marsalis Quartet.“… the object is not to play in the same way that you play in other situations. You have to change the conversation as well as the setting. Once you know the form, you can just react to each other, which you can’t do when a group gets larger.” Songs includes three original compositions from Marsalis, four from Calderazzo, a cover of a Wayne Shorter’s “Face on the Barroom Floor,” and Brahms’s “Die Trauernde,” which Marsalis identifies as “the inspiration for how we approach everything as a duo.” Marsalis and Calderazzo recorded Songsclose to home at Durham, North Carolina’s Hayti Center. 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So we all agreed: let’s open it up — which is the way we like it, and I think the way the fans like it too.” — Chick Corea Check out recent setlists at: http://return2forever.com/category/set-lists-photos/ RTF IV is recently off a successful run across Australia that was deemed “nothing short of wonderful” and “a renaissance.” Read more press reviews here: http://return2forever.com/reviews/ Zappa Plays Zappa was founded by Dweezil Zappa to bring the music of his late father, Frank Zappa, to contemporary audiences through a series of international performance tours dubbed “Tour De Frank.” Dweezil’s fellow band members are among the most brilliant and innovative players working in any genre and, collectively, rise to the challenge of bringing the legendary Zappa repertoire alive in concert. Dweezil Zappa, a 2009 GRAMMY Award winner, continues to record and perform on a regular basis around the world. Zappa Plays Zappa: http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/ Return To Forever/Zappa Plays Zappa Summer Tour 2011: For VIP Ticket Packages, merchandise, and more visit: http://return2forever.com. return2forever.com Return To Forever IV Unveils Historic New Lineup to US with 32-City Summer Tour Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White Add Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Gambale To Tour With Zappa Plays Zappa Return To Forever, whose mind-blowing experimentation in jazz and rock transformed the music world, will debut a historic new lineup this summer on a massive tour of 32 US cities. The tour brings a re-imagined musical dimension to both the wildly influential group and its repertoire. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 21. Solidifying the tours once-in-a-lifetime experience, Zappa Plays Zappa, the musical tribute to Frank Zappa, will join the bill alongside Return To Forever IV (RTF IV), the legendary groups fresh incarnation. The RTF IV lineup consists of core members Chick Corea (keys), Stanley Clarke (bass) and Lenny White (drums), along with Mahavishnu Orchestra alum and violin virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty as well as guitarist Frank Gambale. More on RTF IV here: http://return2forever.com/rtfiv-lineup/ Working together with complete creative compatibility and steeped in the tradition of extreme freedom of expression, these five pillars of jazz and rock have prepared a must-see performance that will please fans new and old. Their ever-evolving setlist encompasses an amalgam of Return To Forever classics, highlights from each members solo repertoire, and brand-new compositions written for the RTF IV lineup. Since all the guys in the band are such good composers, I wanted to have everyones compositions add to the new RTF IV vibe. So we all agreed: lets open it up which is the way we like it, and I think the way the fans like it too. Chick Corea Check out recent setlists at: http://return2forever.com/category/set-lists-photos/ RTF IV is recently off a successful run across Australia that was deemed nothing short of wonderful and a renaissance. Read more press reviews here: http://return2forever.com/reviews/ Zappa Plays Zappa was founded by Dweezil Zappa to bring the music of his late father, Frank Zappa, to contemporary audiences through a series of international performance tours dubbed “Tour De Frank.” Dweezil’s fellow band members are among the most brilliant and innovative players working in any genre and, collectively, rise to the challenge of bringing the legendary Zappa repertoire alive in concert. Dweezil Zappa, a 2009 GRAMMY Award winner, continues to record and perform on a regular basis around the world. Zappa Plays Zappa: http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/ ***** FREE Business Strategic Plan Are you interested in growing your business? 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SEPTEMBER-October 2011 New Job Listings EXECUTIVE & MANAGEMENT POSITIONS Participant Media is looking for a Coordinator in Business Operations. Candidates should have experience and a strong interest in Entertainment Business and Legal Affairs. Responsibilities include providing daily support for Business/Legal Affairs documentation, including for film, television, social action, marketing and digital departments, reviewing invoices against contracts, obtaining and maintaining insurance policies, reviewing film production cost reports, tracking option expiration dates and coordinating with counsel to maintain Copyright application/registration documentation. Participant offers full health benefits, 401k and a generous vacation package. Qualified Candidates should send a resume and cover letter to careers@participantmedia.com Established production company seeks a Scripted TV Executive. 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This is a very demanding environment with excellent opportunities to work in Film, Television, Music, New Media and Entertainment Marketing. Proficiency with Microsoft Office software is mandatory. Compensation includes overtime and full benefits. References required. www.unitedtalent.com for more information. Fax cover letter & resume to (310) 247-1111 or email to HR@unitedtalent.com. Attn: Human Resources. No calls. A leading independent film production company is seeking a qualified assistant to the CEO. Ideal candidate must be motivated, extremely detail oriented, able to work under pressure, and familiar with the top players in the industry. Job responsibilities include traditional entertainment assistant duties: e.g. rolling calls, scheduling, script reading and coverage, coordination at international markets, etc. One year minimum experience at an agency or production company is required. Please send resumes to prodasst90028@gmail.com. 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Please email cover letter and resume to 2ndasstjob@gmail.com Preferred Content, a film, television and digital production, sales and finance company, seeks administrative assistant to support its Managing Partners and existing staff. Responsibilities include heavy phones/scheduling, trafficking of incoming and outgoing project submissions, script coverage, analysis of completed independent films and support of ongoing film, television and digital productions. Qualified candidate will have had previous agency, sales company or on-set production experience. The salary is entry level and full health benefits will be granted after a 90 day probationary period. Please submit cover letter and resume to info@preferredcontent.net Management company seeks qualified second assistant to work for extremely busy talent manager in the film and television department. Candidates must have strong people skills, ability to multitask, very strong attention to detail, and at least one year previous agency or management experience, if less do not apply. Duties include rolling calls, heavy scheduling, heavy travel, database upkeep: inEntertainment and Microsoft Office Suite knowledge is required, submitting Breakdowns, and maintaining a general sense of order in clients’ and manager’s lives/life. Manager is a partner at the firm. Send cover letter and resume to asstsearch9465@gmail.com Small talent management company seeks assistant with industry experience. Ideal candidate is detail oriented and proactive. Excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills a must. Duties include: heavy phones, scheduling appts, submissions, dealing with actors, casting directors and agents. Please email cover letter and resume to robertsteinasst@gmail.com Production company with first look deal at major studio looking for assistant to SVP. Must have at least a year of experience on a desk, preferably at an agency. Applicants must be bright and hardworking and should have a strong interest in feature film development. Duties include phones, scheduling, other administrative duties and script coverage. Ideal candidate would be detail oriented, able to multi-task, anticipate needs, and have a positive and professional attitude. Please send resume and cover letter to productioncoassistant@gmail.com Prime candidate sought to assist a film producer at a busy company with a major studio deal. Please do not apply unless you have at least 1-year experience at a major agency, management or production company. The perfect candidate is passionate about film, confident, aggressive and has a thick skin. Organization, networking and ability to anticipate are necessary, as is thoughtful creative input. Send resumes to prodassistant2011@gmail.com. Entertainment Advertising Company located in Culver City, CA is looking for a hard-working, eager, enthusiastic assistant/coordinator to Managing Partner/Creative Director. Duties will include, but not limited to: managing schedules, support all aspects of active A/V theatrical creative campaigns, working closely with studios and clients, relaying important creative notes, and more. Applicant must understand and appreciate A/V theatrical advertising and past experience is a plus. Must have a can-do attitude, be creative, and fast learner. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain entertainment advertising experience. Please send cover letter and resume to: Jules@bigpic.com Seeking a high-energy, hardworking talent management assistant for a partner , head of the music department, at a well-known entertainment management firm. The ideal candidate is extremely detail oriented, patient, and able to manage a desk with extremely high-volume. Preferably, this candidate is interested in music and branding/sponsorship of talent. Candidate must be able to multi-task and be extremely pro-active. Previous agency/management experience is a plus. Position can start immediately. Please email resume and cover letter to music.talent7800@gmail.com Busy reality TV talent agency is seeking an experienced, professional and articulate Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and must be proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook and must possess the ability to roll calls, schedule and coordinate meetings and travel plans. Candidate must have a strong administrative background. Entertainment industry experience a must and candidate must be well groomed and professionally attired. Please submit cover letter and resume to: windowbench@yahoo.com Momentum Entertainment Group has an open assistant position working in the Scripted TV department. MEG develops for network, cable and digital outlets. Extremely involved position with department: reading submissions and internal materials, providing coverage, presenting new concepts in development meetings, etc. as well as general administrative duties. This is a chance to get in at the ground level of an emerging company. Looking for someone dependable, preferably coming off an agency or management desk. Please have any referrals email their resume to megassistant1@gmail.com Busy feature film and commercial Directing Team seeks executive assistant with some personal duties included. Primary duties will be answering phones and scheduling meetings, reading scripts and managing their many projects with direct interaction with producers, writers and reps the norm. Personal duties will mostly be limited to occasional errand running. Some travel for assistant may occur eventually. Previous assistant experience and one year minimum commitment required. Must be able to work in a variety of situations i.e. film and commercial sets and on location, not just from a desk. Benefits included and competitive pay. Please send resumes as attachments and in the body of the to: newassistantsearch@gmail.com Executive Assistant needed for a fast paced reality television production company with shows across multiple networks. Assistant will work directly on the desk of the executives of the company and must be able to handle multiple schedules and agendas for each executive. The job is heavy on phones, scheduling, and travel coordination. There is opportunity to assist with the development and pitches for new shows. Previous experience at an agency, similar production company, or management company is preferred, and a strong knowledge of the industry and network players is suggested. Please send resumes to assistreality@gmail.com PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITIONS Small production company run by married artists seeks full-time Assistant. Work will be split between both artists: 30% of the time for a busy TV writer/producer who is working on a current network sitcom and 70% of the time working for a busy comic strip cartoonist who is also working on a major documentary. The job is in the Marina Del Rey area and is in the sun-filled studio behind the couple’s home. The perfect candidate has at least one year of assistant experience, has an eye for detail, and is passionate about TV/ film/ comics. We need someone who has done coverage on scripts & books, is confident, very detail-oriented, and is a go-getter. Duties include: Research, setting travel, shipping comic books, doing script coverage, comic image prep in Photoshop, minimal HTML, and running errands (80% business, 20% personal) Send cover letter and resume to prodcoassistant@gmail.com Actor seeks first personal assistant. Duties include personal/work scheduling, handling errands, general multi-tasking and personal assistant duties. Must be able to tolerate a high demand of work and be willing to travel. Previous personal assistant experience is required: Please email resume and cover letter to firstassistant2011@gmail.com Part-time, 12-15 hours per week, personal assistant wanted for partner in entertainment firm. Includes some driving on Saturdays. Must have clean driving record and insurance. Ideal for student or actor. Not an office job or a career position. $12.50/hour plus mileage to start. Please email your cover letter and resume to managementasstjob@gmail.com ENTERTAINMENT PR & MARKETING (MOST POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS) Major talent agency is looking for an experienced, Manager to Director-level publicist (with knowledge of corporate PR preferred) to work alongside head of corporate communications. Candidate must have trade and business press experience, as well as minimum 5+ years working at PR agency, studio or network. Candidates should have top-notch written and oral communication skills, including ability to write press materials under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Growth potential. Position reports to head of corporate communications but will also interface with senior management. Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and all customary benefits offered. Please fax resumes and cover letters to 310-205-5608. No calls please. Exciting, fast-paced entertainment PR firm seeks reliable, self-starting college students. ID specializes in media relations, corporate communications, creative marketing and brand strategies, and interns are exposed to a variety of departments. As this internship is unpaid, applicants must be enrolled in college and eligible to receive course credit. Submit a resume and cover letter to Erin Gorman at info@id-pr.com Rogers&Cowan Los Angeles is seeking interns in the Entertainment/Personalities department. Duties to include assisting publicists in the creation of media lists, scanning press clips, updating EPKs, coordinating schedules, learning how to pitch clients. Internship is non-paying and for academic credit only. If interested please, contact: Bradley at bfrank@rogersandcowan.com Red Light PR , a boutique fashion firm specializing in product placement, publicity, entertainment marketing and celebrity seeding seeks to fill positions in their internship program with potential transition to full-time employment. Qualified candidates should have excellent communication/people skills, prior experience in fashion PR field, and open schedule availability. Email resume and cover letter as soon as possible to internship@redlightpr.com Los Angeles-based boutique PR agency Konnect PR is seeking a full-time Account Coordinator with experience in lifestyle consumer products. This position will assist with accounts in the baby and children’s arena. Ideal candidate should have some media relations, good writing skills, a Bachelor Degree in PR/ related field and minimum of 1-2 years of PR experience. Please send resumes and cover letters to mguzman@konnect-pr.com GK Films, Assistant to SVP Worldwide Marketing and Publicity. Position will provide administrative support and also work closely with Marketing Manager and Manager International Publicity on all projects. Prior film Marketing and PR, Domestic and or International, work experience REQUIRED at a film or entertainment. Please do not apply without requested experience. Fast paced environment requires the ability to multitask, excellent organizational skills, and computer proficiency in MS Office: specifically Excel is a must. Please email salary desired, resume and cover letter to jobs@gk-films.com Talent Management and Brand Marketing Company seeking interns for immediate hire at fast-paced boutique company. Applicant must be able to multitask and prioritize and most importantly, be a self-starter. Job will consist of research, phones, scheduling, filing, and general office work. Would like someone that is skilled at Powerpoint, and Photoshop. Applicant must be Mac-proficient. Company is based in Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood. Interns will gain experience in Talent Management/PR/ Marketing. Please send resume to jobzlistingla@gmail.com Mogul, an entertainment branding company, seeks highly motivated intern with passion for film, to assist with branding and product integrations on an upcoming film. Candidate must have exceptional strategic planning, presentation, verbal, written and phone skills. Duties include liaising with film production and brand partners, office management and some personal assistant work. Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and an excellent multi-tasker. Mastery of Microsoft Office is essential. Stipend only. assistant@mogul-inc.com Hype Creative Agency is a full service agency that provides its clients with thought provoking marketing campaigns, result-driven public relations strategies and elaborate celebrity and consumer events. It also operates The House of Hype event franchise with events from the Sundance film festival to the Video Music Awards. We are looking for an energetic, creative intern with previous PR experience. This is for school credit only. Daily duties include: collecting and assisting with media hits, online social media and blog updates, answering phones, and general daily office functions. Please email resumes to brittanyh@hypepr.com MUSIC INDUSTRY (ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS) TECH/NEW MEDIA/WEB 2.0 POSITIONS The Ant Farm seeks a Motion Graphics Assistant. 1+ years experience, university degree required and passion for motion graphics preferred. Knowledge of post production, tape formats, broadcast standard frame rates, aspect ratios, Mac, MS Office, Entourage, Photoshop, After-Effects, Fetch and Avid. Maintain On Air, department schedule and contracts. Schedule finishing with post houses. Must include in email subject line: MGA-UTA . Send cover letter, resume and salary history to: jobs@theantfarm.net. New media/tech/television production company in Beverly Hills seeks office interns to start immediately. All applicants must receive college course credit since all internships are unpaid. Required availability is two – three days per week. Duties will include general office tasks, conducting research for projects: stories, shows, UI/UX, images, and providing creative input. Ideal candidates will be proficient; familiar in Photoshop/Illustrator and computer literate. Should be proficient with Mac computers and have their own laptops to bring to the office. Please send cover letters and resumes as attachments to resumes@actv8.me InTheMO Interactive is a media tech company with an unscripted television and web series division. We are on the cutting edge of digital marketing and media seeking hardworking interns to be very creatively involved. Room for growth if you prove yourself. Bring ideas, excitement and energy to this Brentwood LA office in a casual, creative environment. School credit only with $250 stipend. Send resumes to laura.mcnulty@inthemo.com Young Hollywood, a next generation multimedia entertainment company, is seeking an Executive Office Assistant to support the CEO/Executive Producer and all areas of production and post-production. The ideal candidate will have strong written and communication skills, with proficiency in MS Office. Candidate must have a car and also be able to work in a deadline-driven environment. Professionalism and discretion is required. Agency background preferred. Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@younghollywood.com with Executive Office Assistant in the subject line. The Digital Media division of Marvel Studios is currently accepting applications for Fall 2011. Interns should have knowledge of video games, pop culture, movies, tv, etc. In addition, applicants should have interest in comics and web/internet work. The ability to multitask and work independently is a must. Duties include helping manage and update content on Marvel.com and our other websites, writing copy for news/announcement stories, interviewing creators, and general office duties as required. Interns must receive course credit and be available 20 hours a week. Please email resume and cover letter to: marvelwebintern@gmail.com. Attn: Marvel.com Internship Coordinator CASTING (ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS) High Noon Entertainment is seeking interns. Interns will have the opportunity to learn the casting process as well as be able to participate in the growth of our development projects by helping acquire b-roll for trailers and performing media coverage for possible development projects. Interns should have a basic introduction to television production. Good communication, positive attitude and writing skills are necessary. Must receive college credit. Please direct cover letter to: HighNoonInterns@gmail.com Susan Vash Casting is seeking an experienced Casting Associate to work on a comedy pilot. Must be able to hit the ground running with a good knowledge of comedic actors. Please email resumes to susanvashcasting@gmail.com Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s Casting Department is seeking un-paid interns for the fall semester. Responsibilities include: sitting in on pitch meetings, sorting submissions, assisting casting producers with outreach, editing pitch videos, and administrative duties. Must be eligible for college credit. Experience with Avid and/or Final Cut Pro is preferred. Must have a laptop computer. Please send cover letter and resume as text in body of email. Email: castingintern123@gmail.com Feature film casting office is looking for enthusiastic intern ASAP for current film in exchange for school credit. This is an extremely creative office with opportunities in gaining crucial casting experience. Looking for a self starter who’s able to bring their on laptop. Office location in Beverly Hills. Please email resume and brief cover letter to dom@kellywagnercasting.com. Include Internship in the subject line. Stiner/Block Casting is looking for an experienced casting assistant to start work immediately on a new pilot. We are looking for someone who is excellent on a MAC, has great technical skills: cameras, imovie, uploading, burning dvd’s, is familiar with Cast It, Now Casting and Breakdown Services and is extremely organized and great at multi-tasking. Please send resumes to stinerblocksubmissions@gmail.com. Please make sure your resume is an attachment and is labeled with your full name. Casting intern with Final Cut Pro Experience needed. Must be prepared to cut casting tapes, as well as work on all aspects of casting when editing is not needed. Please send resume to: swartz.joey@gmail.com NON-LA POSITIONS (All Locations/All Positions) Endgame Entertainment is seeking interns to work with the Head of Production based in NYC. Endgame Entertainment is a production and film finance company. Interns will gain training and first-hand experience in entertainment executive support and an overview of all phases of independent film and TV production. Strong intern candidates are hard-working, dependable, and familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and script coverage. Location is NYC. Unpaid. School-credit only. Please send resumes to internendgame@gmail.com with NYC INTERNSHIP in the subject line Very busy and high profile management company seeks an assistant for talent partner based in NY. Daily duties include rolling calls, heavy phone interaction with top entertainment talent, correspondence, submissions, coverage and other administrative duties. We need a savvy, organized and enthusiastic candidate with a passion for the entertainment industry and the ability to thrive in a fast paced and challenging work environment. College degree and must have at least one year experience in a talent agency or management firm. Please submit cover letter and resume to: nytalentmanagementjob@gmail.com Endgame Entertainment is seeking interns to work with the Head of Production based in NYC. Endgame Entertainment is a production and film finance company whose credits include Looper, An Education, and Hotel Rwanda. Interns will gain training and first-hand experience in entertainment executive support and an overview of all phases of independent film and TV production. Strong intern candidates are hard-working, dependable, and familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and script coverage. Location is NYC. Unpaid. School-credit only. Please send resumes to internendgame@gmail.com with NYC INTERNSHIP in the subject line. Sony/ATV Music Publishing in NY is seeking an A&R Intern beginning in September for Fall 2011 Semester. Student(s) must receive school credit for the internship and commute to midtown Manhattan 3 or 4 days a week during business hours. This is an unpaid internship, credit only, in A&R, creative. Interns will participate in new music research, talent scouting, attending shows, critiquing incoming music and administrative tasks. Please send resumes to: Jessica.kuzera@sonyatv.com Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland, Oregon, seeks full-time Executive Director to lead the nonprofit organization in presenting the highest quality independent film in line with our mission of “celebrating the diversity of human experience through the art of independent film—enriching, educating and inspiring audiences of all ages.”. Position remains open until September 19, 2011. Please send resumes to aiffsearch@gmail.com Sony/ATV Music Publishing is seeking a Receptionist in our NY office. Responsibilities include sorting/distributing the mail, answering/directing phone calls, ordering office supplies, ordering stationary/beverages for the floor, organizing car/messenger service needs, guest registration and directing guests, as well as various office tasks. Administrative Assistant support of 3-4 executives: expense reports, scheduling, research, booking travel for writers and ticket buys. e-mail Jessica.kuzera@sonyatv.com GENERAL OFFICE POSITIONS-RECEPTIONIST/ PA /BOOKEEPING/ RUNNER WPA seeks Receptionist to start in Hollywood office immediately. Responsibilities include basic office admin and assisting the Office Manager/Coordinator. Applicants must currently live in LA, have a college degree, excellent phone demeanor, reliable transportation, and experience with MAC. This is an Entry-Level position and Business Hours are 9:30am to 7pm Monday thru Friday. Please send all resumes as an attachment with Salary History to wpainterns@gmail.com The Mill Los Angeles is seeking a receptionist. The ideal person will be an enthusiastic, organized and detail orientated. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to multi task. We are only looking for candidates with prior experience of managing a switchboard as well as meeting and greeting clients along. An understanding of post-production would be an advantage but is not essential. Submit to recruitment.la@themill.com INTERNSHIPS (Film & Television) Production Company is seeking motivated interns interested in development to work closely with our creative team. The internship will cover a wide array of tasks ranging from general clerical duties, to script reading with coverage, and research projects. Interns will have a hands-on exclusive insight into the day-to-day activities of a production company. Candidates should be hard working and enthusiastic with a general sense of the industry. Please send all resumes to: starkey@radarpictures.com Management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a bright, motivated intern to work directly with a talent manager. Duties include phones, scheduling, organizing information, and other duties as assigned. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the skills you’ll need for the entertainment industry, make connections, and have a great introduction to how a busy management company operates. Previous desk experience preferred but not required. Candidates must be able to receive school credit as the position is unpaid. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com Kopelson Entertainment is seeking to fill multiple internship positions in a friendly, open environment. Ideal candidates will be motivated, responsible, and eager to learn. Duties would include phones, administrative tasks, reading scripts and writing coverage. We provide an environment where interns can learn the ins-and-outs of the film industry. The internship is unpaid, but lunch is covered. Send your resume to manny@kopelson.com Weed Road Pictures seeks interns for immediate placement. Headed by an Oscar-winning writer/director/producer, we are a feature film production company with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. The internship offers students a tremendous opportunity to learn about the film industry. It involves reading, research, errands, script coverage and typical intern duties. You must receive college credit. Minimum 2 days/week. Reliable transportation required. Please submit resume and cover letter to wrinterns@gmail.com Management Company seeks intern to work for extremely busy talent/lit manager, partner of the company. Duties: phones, submissions, scheduling, organizing, coverage, etc. Requirements: superb communication skills, multi-tasking abilities, strong attention to detail, thick skin, computer literacy, at least one previous industry-related internship. Internship is 4 days a week, for a minimum of 8 hours/day. Unpaid. Potential for paid employment. Send cover letter, resume, and coverage sample to asstsearch9465@gmail.com Worldwide film production, finance and sales company based in West Hollywood seeks interns interested in learning about global theatrical marketplace. Focus is on presales, financing, and festivals. Part-time and full-time welcome. Business school students encouraged to apply. Should be Mac capable and have excellent office skills including Microsoft Office. Must be receiving credit. Send resume to internships@essential-ent.com Nick Wechsler Productions seeks unpaid interns to begin immediately. An ideal commitment would be at least 2 days a week for about 3 months. The internship focuses on development – lots of reading scripts and books, writing coverage, discussing ideas with the group – and interns have great access to producers at the company. We’re looking for enthusiastic, curious self-starters to join this small but busy team. Send resumes to lizzy@nwprods.com with “Intern” in the subject line. Unpaid intern position available at Entertainment Media Ventures. Responsibilities will include script coverage, research, phones, filing, light calendar, lunch pick-ups and running errands. 3 months. Must be good with dogs and have reliable car. Mid-Wilshire location. 10-7pm M-F. Email only please at temp@emventures.com Angry Films is looking for highly motivated interns to assist as we move into a very active period. Job responsibilities would include, but not limited to, organization of script libraries, script coverage, regular office duties and phones, spending one on one time with producers assisting them, and whatever else we can throw at you. Applicants need to be computer literate, well spoken, own a car and have the ability to multitask and be organized. Internship is unpaid. Please send cover letter and resume in body of email to angryfilmscal@gmail.com Preferred Content, a film, television and digital production, sales and finance company, seeks operations and creative affairs intern to support its Managing Partners and existing staff. Responsibilities include providing general administrative support to existing staff, script coverage, analysis of completed independent films and support of ongoing film, television and digital productions. Please submit cover letter and resume to info@preferredcontent.net Beverly Hills based Literary Management company seeks bright and motivated fall interns to start immediately. Interns will get to be hands on and are encouraged to ask questions and contribute creatively. Responsibilities include: script coverage, phones, and market research. Candidates should have strong interest in feature and television development and should be receiving school credit. Unpaid. Please send resumes and cover letters to Estevan@bauerco.com Beverly Hills literary management company seeks efficient, intelligent, creative interns to start immediately. Duties include but not limited to script coverage, phone duty, office duties, running errands, scheduling, and research. Candidates should be creative thinkers, great multi-taskers and possess excellent communication skills. These are non-paying, part-time Fall internships but will be an amazing opportunity for anyone willing to learn to about the industry. Please send cover letter and resumes to fall.internships.la@gmail.com Vertigo Entertainment is looking for enthusiastic interns. We are a very busy production company with numerous projects in various stages of development and production. This is an extremely creative environment where interns can be as involved in the development process as they want to be. Very important to be a self-starter. Please email resume and brief cover letter to vertigointerns@gmail.com. Include ”Internship” in the subject line. Muse Productions seeks committed, extremely organized, computer-savvy applicants with excellent communication skills for our fall internship. Duties include office work relating to all aspects of feature film development. Applicants must have a car to do light runs, we reimburse for gas. Internship is unpaid but may lead to paying work. Please send cover letter and resume to intern@musefilm.com A Santa Monica-based television and film Production Company with a first-look studio film deal is looking for smart, hard-working interns to read scripts, write coverage, and assist with day-to-day duties. Position is unpaid, but hours are flexible, approx. 2 days/week and college credit is provided. Candidates should have professional manner, strong work ethic, and positive attitude. If interested, please contact: jonathan.kim@josephsonent.com Occupant Entertainment is looking for readers. The internship consists of script coverage and research. This isn’t a “busy work” internship and doesn’t require office hours. Occupant is a small company and has numerous film, television, and web projects in active development. This position is unpaid. College credit is available. Send resumes to occupantintern@gmail.com Mavrick Artists Agency is seeking interns who have a strong interest in pursuing a career within the entertainment industry. Ideal candidates have excellent interpersonal skills and great phone etiquette, the ability to multi-task, are proactive and detailed oriented. This is an unpaid internship with flexible hours, but we do request that you are able to work a minimum of 2 days a week and can make at least a semester long commitment. Email intern@mavrickartists.com Production Company with first look deal at major studio seeking motivated, enthusiastic interns interested in development and production. Candidates should be hard working, familiar with script coverage, and excited to learn about the industry in a fun, fast-paced environment. Internship is unpaid. Must be enrolled in a college or university and eligible to receive credit. Looking for interns to start immediately or for Fall semester. Please email resume to nposey@appianway.net Gunn Films is looking for development interns for Fall 2011. Position is unpaid. General intern duties apply (e.g. filing, copying, on-lot runs). This will be an opportunity for interns to gain experience working in the industry and become prepared for their first job in the business. Position requires heavy reading and coverage, as well as some scheduling and answering phones. Current students enrolled in an undergrad or graduate film/TV/media program preferred, but not required. Submit your resume and cover letter to gunnfilms.1@gmail.com Interns needed to start immediately at Heroes & Villains Entertainment, a production and management group specializing in content creation for the five pillars of entertainment: Film, TV, Video Games, Internet, and Comic Books. We seek highly motivated, creative and intelligent interns who are eager to learn. This is a three-month internship, and interns must be available 2-3 days a week. Duties include learning how to effectively evaluate a screenplay, and complete accurate coverage; aiding with project development, comic and video game research; a pitch program; and assistant training. Organization, outside-the-box resourcefulness and familiarity with Mac computers is key. Please send cover letter and resume to info@heroesandvillains-ent.com Independent feature film production company, is seeking interns for immediate placement. The internship offers a tremendous opportunity to learn about the film industry. Hours 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Lots of script reading and coverage, in addition to standard office duties: phones, copying, filing, etc. Preferably Graduate students or 3rd and 4th year undergrads. Experience would be great. Please send resumes to internresumes@aol.com A fast paced commercial talent agency in Hollywood seeks an intern asap. We need someone who is a self-starter, flourishes under pressure and has previous office experience, preferably in the entertainment industry. Duties included assisting the director of the company, answering high volume phones, managing schedules of office and talent as well as other office tasks that may come up. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is looking to start a career and grow within the company. Please submit a cover letter and resume for review to Ashley@latalent.com Intrigue Entertainment, a film and television production company, seeks bright, organized interns for the fall term in our Studio City office. Duties include conducting project research, writing coverage, and general administrative tasks: phones, filing, limited runs, etc. Ideal candidates will be professional, enthusiastic, and be committed to at least three days a week. Candidate must supply his/her own laptop and should have their own transportation. Great opportunity to learn from a growing and passionate team. Position is unpaid. Email cover letter and resume in the body of the email to:info@intrigueent.com Film production company, lead by well-known producer, is seeking development interns who can start immediately. Responsibilities include general administrative tasks, script coverage, and project research. Positions are unpaid, but great opportunity to get fully immersed in daily activities of company. Bilingual speakers are a plus. Should possess interest in development, be a great communicator, internet savvy, and commit 2-3 full days per week. Please send resumes to assistant@quadrantpictures.com Premier celebrity, commercial and voiceover agency seeks a detail oriented intern with exceptional social skills. Ideal candidates must be tech savvy, proficient in multimedia software, thick skinned and have a strong desire to learn about the agency side of the entertainment industry. Interns will gain basic knowledge of all areas of entertainment specifically commercials, endorsements, licensing, voiceover, video gaming, animation, commercial and alternative programming. Excellent communication, Microsoft Office 2007 and Mac skills required. Intern must be available 2- 3 days a week. Please send cover letter and resume to bkline@iaala.com Trademark Talent is seeking an intern to start immediately. Duties will include research, script analysis, desk coverage and rolling calls. Candidate should be detail oriented and reliable. This is an excellent opportunity to learn all aspects of talent management. This internship is unpaid though you may receive college credit if desired. Please send resume and cover letter- no attachments, to: trademarktalent@gmail.com TV/Film Production Company and Comic Publisher in Santa Monica seeks Fall intern. Company focuses on comic book based film and television in both live action and animation. Internship involves reading & writing coverage, occasional phones and other basic administrative duties as well as hands on experience in film and television development, animation and comic book publishing. Some prior experience in entertainment preferred and you must be able to receive college credit. Please send resumes to kickstartintern@gmail.com Literary Management/Production Company looking for interns to start immediately. Interns will be expected to read scripts, write coverage, as well as some light office duties: filing, faxing, and binding scripts. Ideal candidate has aspirations to be a literary manager and/or producer. Looking for 1 to 2 day commitment per week. Internship is unpaid but a great opportunity to learn about literary management and producing. Some experience is preferred, but not necessary. Email resumes to: asst@hopscotchpictures.com Commercial and web content production company seeks driven intern to assist with editing. We are looking for interns with their own laptop, Final Cut, and a good eye for edits. Great interns have the potential to become future paid employees, and we’re happy to fill out college credit paperwork if needed. Hours are flexible. Please send resume and previous editing work, reel, etc to editingopportunity@yahoo.com aid+abet, a film/television development and production company seeks interns for coverage work via email for the Fall semester. The internship would entail providing coverage on either one manuscript or two scripts per week. The work will be assigned and submitted via email. This is a great opportunity for candidates looking to begin a career in film/tv development and production. Email cover letter and CV to info@aidabetfilms.com Busy independent production company seeking office interns. Candidates should be thick skinned, have an attention to detail, as well as strong communication skills. Tasks will include phones, scheduling, and other office related tasks. Looking for someone to work 3 days a week. Position is unpaid but could turn into paid work if the right fit. Industry experience is preferred — but not required. Send resume and cover letter to prod.intern2011@gmail.com North Hollywood based production/marketing company seeks smart and reliable interns. Responsibilities will include basic office admin, making runs, and assisting the production and post-production teams. Candidates should be hardworking, diligent, and eager to learn. Requirements: Must need school credit, Mac-savvy, experience with Microsoft Office :Word and Excel, quick-learner, good phone manner, and great personality. Please send all resumes as an attachment to shpjobs2011@gmail.com Los Angeles Talent Agency Theatrical & Commercial Divisions have openings for College Interns for School Credit :Fall,Winter or Spring quarters. Ideal for Communications/Marketing/PR/Film & Television majors. Works closely with Agency reps, must have good organizational, marketing, verbal, writing skills. PC proficiency preferred. Minimum 2-3 days per week. Resume inside text of the email only, not attachment. Please title email Talent Agency Intern (your name)(your city)(your phones) send to info@affinityartists.com Verve Talent & Literary Agency based in Los Angeles is seeking hard working, motivated interns for the fall to start in early September. Duties will include research, coverage, phone and database work and general office/clerical duties. Candidates should be resourceful, able to multitask and excited to learn about the industry in a fast-paced and demanding environment. This internship provides the opportunity for real hands-on involvement and a fantastic learning experience. Internship is unpaid, but college credit is available if needed. Please email resume and cover letter to: VerveLAIntern@gmail.com Momentum Entertainment Group is looking for fall interns within Alternative Department. Job responsibilities will include general office duties, development discussions, research, tracking development projects, etc. Candidates should possess outstanding communication skills, forward thinking, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of pop culture. College credit preferred, but not required. 2 or 3 days a week from 9-6. Unpaid. Please email resumes to internmegfall@gmail.com An elite management company located at Sunset and Doheny is looking for interns. We represent high profile actors, writers and directors and also produce major motion pictures and TV. This is a boutique office, so the experience will be hands-on. Internship duties will most likely entail TV and feature film coverage, submissions, phones, research, and occasional runs. Interns will gain valuable knowledge, industry experience and contacts as they work directly alongside the inner working of our office. This internship is for school credit. Students must have the appropriate paperwork/ documentation before the start of the internship. Please send all resumes and cover letters to reception@mediatalent.com Worldwide Production Agency seeks Interns for the Fall. Applicants should be available 2-3 days a week, must be able to receive school credit, and have reliable transportation. Ideal candidates must have a laptop, some office experience, excellent communication skills, and a good work ethic. Working knowledge of production or crew a plus, but not necessary. This is an unpaid for school credit only internship. For consideration of the Fall Semester/Quarter, please send cover letter & resume to wpainterns@gmail.com with WPA Internship in the Subject Line. An A-list film and television stylist is looking for an intern to start immediately. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in the fashion world and how it relates to film and television. Looking for applicants who have a positive attitude, are hard working, punctual, detail-orientated and organized. Also, applicants need their own transportation. Minimum 3 to 6 months position. Please email resumes to internforfashionstylist@gmail.com Medavoy Management seeking interns to start immediately. Excellent opportunity to learn talent management at a company with a great track record. Must be motivated, organized and efficient that also loves to have fun at work. Must be Mac proficient and have excellent internet research skills. Unpaid but can count toward college credit if necessary. Apply to: intern@medavoymgmt.com Independent feature film looking to hire interns for this Fall. Some previous production experience preferred but not essential. This internship is unpaid. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter (including schedule flexibility and areas of interest) to nwprodoffice@gmail.com A Film/TV/New Media Producer seeks smart, creative, and driven interns. Tasks include business plan writing, presentation creation, heavy research, script coverage, data entry, errands, etc. Terrific opportunity for aspiring producers/agents. Qualified candidates will have excellent knowledge in general media, team-player, be a self-starter, and proficient in Microsoft Office. Tech skills are a plus! This is unpaid with potential for full employment for right candidate. Please send resume and cover letter to fwpintern@gmail.com Beverly Hills based Literary and Talent Management company seeks fall interns to start immediately. Interns will get to be hands on and are encouraged to ask questions and contribute creatively. Responsibilities include: clerical support, phones, script coverage, and research. Candidates should have strong interest in feature and television development and should be receiving school credit. Unpaid. Please send resumes and cover letters to bcasst@bauerco.com Lin Pictures is looking for enthusiastic interns for the fall semester. This is a uniquely integrated intern experience in a fast paced production company. The job includes attending story meetings with writers and directors, reading scripts in development and learning how large features and network TV shows are put together. The amount of access and input the internship provides is unique. Hands-on, for-credit internship. Send resume and cover letter to: ellie.pappuleas@linpictures.com
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Part 2 of 2 Interviews of Abdul-Jalil, Nanita Strong and Imam Wali Mohammed on AmericanMuslim360 (AM360) Abdul-Jalil, Nanita Strong and Imam Wali Mohammed discuss Feeding the needy on AmericanMuslim360 (AM360)in Part 2 of 2 Interviews by Niamat Shaheed. AmericanMuslim360 (AM360) AmericanMuslim360 Premium Channel is about Islam and being Muslim in American. AmericanMuslim360 has programing space available for Muslims who wish to host their own show. AM360 goal is to become a Network Channel in 2013, creating the AmericanMuslim360 Network Channel broadcasting an Islamic focused, 24/7 Muslim hosted Internet radio. If you wish to be a part of this progressive Community Life building effort, then host or move your show to AM360 Premium Channel. Connect Thomas Abdul-Salaam at www.AmericnMuslim360.com for details. Programing needs : Muslimah2Muslimah, Finance, Education, Economic Development, Brother2Brother, Youth, Music/Hip-Hop, Sports, News, Entertainment, Weather, Fashion, Business2Business, Social Issues, Politics, Movie Reviews, Arts, Stock Market, Islamic History, Hadith, Quran, Prophet Muhammad, Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, Jumah, Arabic, Taleem, How-to shows, and more.
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We were honored in Miami, Florida and Port Au Prince, Haiti last month for the Relief Missions that we have sent to Haiti since the earthquake and are currently up for an EMMY with “OUT. The Glenn Burke Story”, have already won several honors for it and expect more.
Special “Thanks” to all that have supported our efforts over the years! FREE tickets to Amel Larrieux, September 11, 2011, 8:00 pm,Yoshi’s,1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco; KBLX Stone Soul Concert II , Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord, 2000 Kirker Pass Road, Concord, CA 94521, Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 12:00 Noon. KBLX proudly welcomes a great collection of Northern California homegrown talent, featuring: MC Hammer, En Vogue, The E Family, Tony Toni Tone, ConFunkShun, Lenny Williams The tickets will be awarded via our Twitter or website, so if you haven’t already, you should join us on:
Text “I Want Tickets to (show)” to (510) 394-4501; Twitter at: http://twitter.com/xzwhy , http://twitter.com/ajalil , http://twitter.com/nowtruth , http://twitter.com/amwft or go to the websites at: http://Superstarmanagement.com , http://Ex-Why.com/ , http://AMWFTRUST.Org/ or http://NowTruth.Org/ and make your request on the “I WANT TICKETS” page.
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Amel Larrieux
Sep 10-Sep 11, 2011
Yoshi’s Oakland 510 Embarcadero W
Oakland Ca 94607
Few young singers from the nascent” new school” of conscious soul possess the grace, maturity, strength and determination of amel larrieux, whose epic solo debut infinite possibilities places her in a musical niche all her own.
Drawing on a wealth of influences from jazz, hip-hop, gospel and funky r&b, and with flashes of middle eastern, west african and indian ethnic styles, amel has crafted a veritable concept album that explores an endless range of promise and potential…lyrically, musically and personally. reflecting the title she chose, infinite possibilities symbolizes a challenge, not only to herself but to the self-limiting and thus incomplete definition of what is commercially identified as black music and art today.
“I’m not worried about labels,” amel says when asked about the term “progressive r&b,” which has been applied to many of today’s artists. “some folks need them for clarity. but the definition of ‘black music’ should be looked at. if everyone knew how many kinds of music could technically fall under this category, its use would be more justifiable. but most people just don’t know.”
“What’s really disturbing is that many artists are making forms of black music blues, rock & roll, jazz, soul, but for some reason their music is not categorized as ‘black music.’ so i wonder, does your skin color determine what category you’re in? in the end, it doesn’t really matter what anyone calls it. label it, that’s fine–i just keep makin’ ‘amel’s music.'” Watch her video “For Real” on YouTube here.
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Oakland City Attorney Resigns! FORCED OUT!!! Can’t Dodge Fraud, Corruption Charges! Crooked former Oakland City Attorney John Russo was forced to resign from a constant three year barrage of fact laden reports of fraud and corruption by Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim, has been appointed the Alameda city manager position sources have confirmed. You can view the 2009 video of former Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s Political Suicide- Must Resign at: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukIU4CDoLnI] al-Hakim has over 85,000 signatures and implores everyone to click on any one of the links and sign the Petition To The Honorables President Barack Obama and United States Attorney General Eric Holder to raise it’s investigation of corruption involving Attorney General Jerry Brown, Oakland City Attorney John Russo, former Oakland and current San Leandro City Attorney Jayne Williams, former District Attorney Tom Orloff, and current District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley. http://ex-why.com/petition-to-the-honorable-president-barack-hussein-obama-ii/ http://nowtruth.org/petition-to-the-honorable-president-barack-obama/ http://superstarmanagement.com/petition-to-the-honorable-president-barack-obama/ http://amwftrust.org/petition-to-the-honorable-president-barack-hussein-obama-ii/
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KBLX proudly welcomes a great collection of Northern California homegrown talent, featuring: MC Hammer
En Vogue The E Family Tony Toni Tone ConFunkShun Lenny Williams Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord
2000 Kirker Pass Road, Concord, CA 94521
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Complete the form as thoroughly as you can so that we can move forward in an informed, intelligent way to achieve your stated goals.
If you like, please fill out the Website Design Client Questionnaire at: http://ex-why.com/website-design-client-questionnaire/ to give us a good idea of your website needs. This will help clarify your website goals, design ideas, features, budget, and timeline. The more details you can give us, the better we will understand your needs and be able to provide you with the best service possible. As always if you get stuck or have questions, please give us a quick call and we will be glad to help.
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You should take the time while at the website to review a great source of information on our company here and more useful information on the following pages: Social Media Management at: http://ex-why.com/branded-social-media-management/ Publicist Services at: http://ex-why.com/publicist-services/ New Client Questionnaire at: http://ex-why.com/new-client-questionnaire/
We have provided Public Service Announcements for our partners that were broadcast over national radio and we have produced videos from some of them as well. You can listen to or download many of the on the page “A& MWF Supports Inter-Faith Multi-Cultural Events” at: http://amwftrust.org/a-mwf-supports-inter-faith-multi-cultural-events/. We will do one for any of our partners that work with us. You can view the following Santa Fe Elementary School’s Peace March with Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation, SemiFreddi’s, Trader Joe’s, Little Ceasar’s Pizza, Marshawn Lynch’s “Fam1ly F1rst” and Leon Powe’s “Fresh Start Oakland”:
Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation
Santa Fe Elementary Little Caesars Pizza Part 1
Santa Fe Elementary Little Caesars Pizza Part 2
There is much work to do and we are committed and prepared to work with you and look forward to our attaining success beyond your wildest dream!
Thank you again for allowing us to help you as we look forward to many more successful efforts!
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The Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (A&MWF) is a non-denominational, multi-cultural,100% volunteer financed and operated relief organization that provides FREE food, medicine, clothing, educational and employment opportunities, mental and physical health referrals, legal aid, shelter and other necessities to individuals, children, families, and organizations who lack these essentials for any reason. We provide private school and college admissions educational opportunities; assists with referrals for job training and placement; rental assistance; social services assistance; homelessness assistance; mental and physical health assistance; medical assistance and legal aid assistance referrals FREE for ANYONE whom has the need at the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation website.
Providing The Necessities For Success In Life
A&MWF, a public services organization based on GIVING AND SHARING, has created a 100% volunteer self-operated, self-supported, self financed model defined by developing the marketplace of a network that features high-performing results in the invaluable areas of: youth development; elementary, secondary and college education; poverty alleviation; mental and physical health medical services; social services, as well as other economic-empowerment programs for individuals, families; and small businesses.
A&MWF delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to over 4,000 individuals- children, families, and organizations per month who lack these essentials and is pioneering a new trend, as government and community funds grapple with the recession and the challenges of raising funds, WE have forged an awareness and sustained an effort to connect those in dire need with service providers, donors, volunteers and nonprofit groups with these causes. We have taken community foundations and moved into social networking, reaching beyond static “bricks and mortar” to interactive Web sites to serve as a dynamic virtual clearinghouses or “town square” that holds conversations between those in NEED and their local charities, citizens, donors, and volunteers.
A&MWF has made it easy and effortless for service providers, donors, volunteers and nonprofit groups to connect with those in NEED, as we have received more individuals needs profiles submitted on this site. The profiles include their contact information, information about their needs, desired solutions, pleas for their need satisfaction, and a listing of opportunities to achieve their solution. We also have profiles submitted of individuals as prospective donors or volunteers, include information about the causes that interest them.
If you or someone that you know needs Quality of Life Aid, PLEASE fill out the form below so that we can determine the best way to assist them.
Anyone can register at http://AMWFTRUST.ORG by submitting an online request form in a strictly confidential submission and they can also feel free to call the number (510) 394-4101 as well.
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¿eX-whY AdVentures? CASTING CALLS
There are some good entertainment industry job listings below and on the “Casting Page” with Executive jobs in Sports and Entertainment with casting calls, auditions, and internships on the front page at http://eX-whY.com!
We have a HipHop Ad Agency specializing in advertising, strategic planning, promotions and marketing targeting the hard to reach, but extremely lucrative, X-Y and Baby Boomer generations urban and suburban markets using Hip Hop culture, it’s sound, it’s fashion, it’s speak, it’s bravado, it’s image, it’s way, as the vehicle. We have registered the services of Hip Hop, Rap and RB’s elite artists, producers, directors, writers, choreographers, dancers, graff artist, B-boys, photographers, actors, models, and professional athletes to participate in this ¿eX-whY AdVentures?. We are producing commercial ads from concept, to creation, to production, to placement in media, – the entire process-, while owning our product!!!
We custom design, write, direct, produce, perform and provide all talent for the motion picture or television project, stage play, entertainment event, commercial ads, film trailers, soundtracks, the jingle, voice overs, and all promotions associated with the product.
We are developing jobs for actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and writers in the entertainment, commercial advertisement, stage, film and television fields.
To that end , our management agency would like you to provide us with a list of your castings calls that might fit this description for consideration in placement for jobs that you have.
We would be interested in any roles for anyone of our 10,000 Professional Athletes, Entertainers, Celebrity, Musicians, and Actors direct email recipients; our over 270,000 list members; and our over 21 million total readers of the publications we submit to.
As you can tell from our roster of talent, our Casting Division has a unique advantage in all forms of casting. With the growing popularity of ‘film and music video-style’ products, we have found that directors and producers value our ability to call in seasoned, serious talent from the film and television industries to add depth and quality to performances in stage, film, television and commercials.
More than two decades of feature film, television and commercial casting experience has provided us with strong relationships with agents, managers and talent which helps us to find the necessary talent to create innovative, creative and one-of-a-kind artistic product.
We can send Photos, Bios, videos, Comp Cards, CV with samples of work and salary requirements, where necessary. We are members of the Casting Society of America (C.S.A.), Independent Film Producers (I.F.P.), Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.), and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) to list a few.
There are some good entertainment industry job listings on the “Casting Page” with Executive jobs in Sports and Entertainment with casting calls, auditions, and internships on the front page at http://eX-whY.com!
SUPERSTARS ENTERTAINMENT and SPORTS NETWORK has over 270,000 subscriber/members with a reach of over 21 million readers! The Network offers FREE advice and help with your sports or entertainment career, FREE Casting calls for TV shows, films, and stage, Invites to Red Carpet and Celebrity A-List Events, FREE notices of Sports and Entertainment jobs, FREE tickets to concerts, films, sporting events, symphony, amusement, and entertainment events, To be part of a Professional Network that provides what YOU need to advance YOUR career. Receive FREE Information and Opportunities for Entertainers and Professional Athlete Representation, Entertainment and Sports Marketing and Business Management in all areas of sports, music and entertainment matters for professional athletes in Entertainment, Motion Picture, Television, Stage, Radio, and Record contracts, Casting opportunities, product endorsements, commercial ads, corporate sponsorships, personal appearances, acting, event production, job placement, branding, funding support, training, event planning and promotion, film and TV production, recording, publishing, concert promotion, talent management, and merchandising. Selling of sports, television, radio, motion picture, and advertising products as well as multimedia, music recording and literary publishing. Subscribe to Superstars Network here. To learn more go to the “SUPERSTARS ENTERTAINMENT and SPORTS NETWORK” page on Superstarmanagement.com.
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We Provide and Share opportunities in the Sports and Entertainment Worlds
We encourage and insist that you get yourself together and join SuperStars Network for all your needs and feel confident once again that your business is in the best hands, Yours! Call me collect. This is the wisest decision you could ever make.
* Entertainers and Professional Athlete Representation, Entertainment and Sports Marketing and Business Management, and advise in all areas of sports, music and entertainment matters for professional athletes in Entertainment, Motion Picture, Television, Stage, Radio, and Record contracts as entertainers, artists, labels, producers, songwriter, publishers, distributors, retailers, merchandisers; commercial advertising, corporate sponsorships, product endorsements, marketing and promotions; also including establishing and management of your sports entity;
* Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of contracts for professional athletes; entertainers, artists, recording; producing; motion picture, television, radio and video; performing and touring; booking; publishing; royalties, copyrights and trademarks; distribution; merchandising; interactive multimedia and the internet; synchronization licenses; mechanical licenses; and publishing clearances;
* Casting opportunities,product endorsements, commercial ads, corporate sponsorships, personal appearances, acting, event production, job placement, branding, funding support, training, event planning and promotion, film and TV production, recording, publishing, concert promotion, talent management, and merchandising. Selling of sports, television, radio, motion picture, and advertising products as well as multimedia, music recording and literary publishing;
* Contract negotiations, arbitrations, salary grievances, booking, production, management, recording, publishing, distribution, merchandising, licensing, to representation in copyright matters, royalty disputes, and an array of sports and entertainment issues and problems, with an emphasis on the sports and music industry;
* Provide special services to Rookies, Free Agents, Wavered players, and established Veterans by actively promoting and marketing your interest to the teams, securing try outs and contracts, while giving supplemental reports to selected teams to aid in your quest to get the big dollar contract. For every player, we secure alternate contracts with foreign teams in Canada, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Mexico, Africa, the Islands, as well as other American teams here. We secure contracts for try outs, tours, tournaments and leagues, in addition to employment referrals and aid in furthering your education. For those that do not make it in the United States the first time, we reorient you back into the U.S. pro sports industry with updated film, scouting reports, and information we release to all the pro teams on your progress, statistics, performances, and availability while acquiring new opportunities for you. There is absolutely no other agency or attorney that can do this for you. Just ask them. But….
* Record Demo Shopping; and Label Deals, independent record label, production deals, publishing company and/or distribution company deals.
* Programs that offer several Plans specially designed to fit your needs by providing you with expert advisers to ascertain your clients complete financial security. We provide the best professional advisers to negotiate you or your clients contract and advise you as to the length, the amount of money, the bonuses, incentives, and options in the contract. We have attorneys to procure all your legal needs, certified public accountants for your tax planning, financiers for your investment portfolio, insurance, and estate planning. Additionally we provide personal artist managers to enhance your commercial advertisement, product endorsement, and motion picture appeal. Subscribe to Superstars Network here.
We encourage and insist that you get yourself together and join SuperStars Network for all your needs and feel confident once again that your business is in the best hands, Yours! Call me collect. This is the wisest decision you could ever make.
We are members of the Casting Society of America (CSA), Independant Film Producers (IFP), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Producers Guild of America (PGA), and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)
Thanks, and don’t forget to check out our website at:
Respectfully,
Abdul-Jalil
President
(510) 394-4601
SEPTEMBER-October 2011 New Job Listings
EXECUTIVE & MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
Participant Media is looking for a Coordinator in Business Operations. Candidates should have experience and a strong interest in Entertainment Business and Legal Affairs. Responsibilities include providing daily support for Business/Legal Affairs documentation, including for film, television, social action, marketing and digital departments, reviewing invoices against contracts, obtaining and maintaining insurance policies, reviewing film production cost reports, tracking option expiration dates and coordinating with counsel to maintain Copyright application/registration documentation. Participant offers full health benefits, 401k and a generous vacation package. Qualified Candidates should send a resume and cover letter to careers@participantmedia.com
Established production company seeks a Scripted TV Executive. Duties will include developing shows with established and new writers, sourcing new material, and pitching to execs. Candidates should have existing relationships with writers, execs, and agents. Email cover letter and resume in the body of the email to: prodcotvexec11@yahoo.com
Established Below the Line Talent Agency is expanding their Commercial/ MusicVideo Department and is seeking to hire an experienced agent or someone with relevant experience. Please submit via email, your resume and cover letter to Andrew@lspagency.net
Well established television Production Company looking for Manager of Development and Development Coordinator. Must be highly organized and detail oriented with a good understanding of the business. A self-starter who brings ideas to the table and can manage multiple projects. Must be energetic, driven and passionate. Multitasking is a must, as well as strong writing skills. The ideal candidate is someone who has assistant or coordinator level experience looking to take on even more responsibility. Must have excellent relationships with agents, buyers, editors and writers. This person will work directly with development team and be responsible for managing the department’s slate and all project. Previous development experience absolutely essential. Position starts immediately. For immediate consideration send resume and salary requirement to mang.coord@gmail.com
Thought Equity Motion is looking for Content Sales Managers in its LA Office. This sales individual is responsible for developing and executing new business opportunities, as well as growing existing accounts. Clients include advertising agencies, feature films, episodic television, documentary production companies, regional sports networks, internet publishers, Fortune 500 companies and countless other high-end consumers of high quality video. For consideration please send resume and cover letter to Sal Siino at jobs@thoughtequity.com
Media sales company based in Los Angeles is looking for International Sales Executive, with specialty in Latin American markets. Looking for someone with experience in brokering film libraries or large volumes of titles. Mostly family and genre films. International film sales experience of 5+ years required. Responsibilities include, but not limited to, fostering International relationships with Buyers, traveling to Markets, developing new strategies in penetrating foreign markets. Please send cover letter, resume, and references to salesjobLA@gmail.com
ASSISTANT LEVEL
United Talent Agency (UTA) seeks qualified candidates for its agent trainee program. Previous industry experience and bachelors degree required. Candidates must be motivated, extremely detail oriented, have excellent communication and organizational skills and a desire to learn the business of talent representation. This is a very demanding environment with excellent opportunities to work in Film, Television, Music, New Media and Entertainment Marketing. Proficiency with Microsoft Office software is mandatory. Compensation includes overtime and full benefits. References required. www.unitedtalent.com for more information. Fax cover letter & resume to (310) 247-1111 or email to HR@unitedtalent.com. Attn: Human Resources. No calls.
A leading independent film production company is seeking a qualified assistant to the CEO. Ideal candidate must be motivated, extremely detail oriented, able to work under pressure, and familiar with the top players in the industry. Job responsibilities include traditional entertainment assistant duties: e.g. rolling calls, scheduling, script reading and coverage, coordination at international markets, etc. One year minimum experience at an agency or production company is required. Please send resumes to prodasst90028@gmail.com.
Seeking executive assistant for award-winning filmmaker. Duties include: coverage, scheduling, office management, development and on-set. Looking for someone smart, ambitious who could grow with our company that is expanding quickly in film and TV. Agency experience preferred. Please send resume to: MissShellB@gmail.com
SurDream Productions, an independent production company is looking for an assistant for the head of the company. This position will be based in Santa Monica and qualified candidates must be able to speak Spanish and have an understanding of production and post-production. Assistant duties will include writing coverage and other administrative tasks. Please send resumes to lakoskin@surdream.com and mgoldberg@surdream.com
Looking for a creative assistant to help Tom Nunan and Devin Zimmerman at Boxer Films. This is a low-paying, highly creative position with unlimited potential for growth. Boxer Films is an emerging Film & TV production company, with deep pockets and experience in commercials here and abroad. Assistant Experience elsewhere a must. Send resumes to Devin@Boxerfilms.net
2nd assistant to executive needed for high-level entertainment/media venture company. Entertainment and/or agency experience required. Heavy phone volume, scheduling and operations coordination. Long hours, great benefits. Referrals will be checked. Resumes to matt@factorymade.com
A-list Writer/Director/Producer seeks 2nd assistant/runner from prep through post-production on feature film. Candidates must be extremely organized; detail-oriented and thorough; highly efficient; able to multi-task. Must be extremely professional, trustworthy and discreet. Pleasant personality with a can-do attitude an absolute must. Duties will be both personal and professional. Must be willing to work long hours and some weekends. Please email cover letter and resume to 2ndasstjob@gmail.com
Preferred Content, a film, television and digital production, sales and finance company, seeks administrative assistant to support its Managing Partners and existing staff. Responsibilities include heavy phones/scheduling, trafficking of incoming and outgoing project submissions, script coverage, analysis of completed independent films and support of ongoing film, television and digital productions. Qualified candidate will have had previous agency, sales company or on-set production experience. The salary is entry level and full health benefits will be granted after a 90 day probationary period. Please submit cover letter and resume to info@preferredcontent.net
Management company seeks qualified second assistant to work for extremely busy talent manager in the film and television department. Candidates must have strong people skills, ability to multitask, very strong attention to detail, and at least one year previous agency or management experience, if less do not apply. Duties include rolling calls, heavy scheduling, heavy travel, database upkeep: inEntertainment and Microsoft Office Suite knowledge is required, submitting Breakdowns, and maintaining a general sense of order in clients’ and manager’s lives/life. Manager is a partner at the firm. Send cover letter and resume to asstsearch9465@gmail.com
Small talent management company seeks assistant with industry experience. Ideal candidate is detail oriented and proactive. Excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills a must. Duties include: heavy phones, scheduling appts, submissions, dealing with actors, casting directors and agents. Please email cover letter and resume to robertsteinasst@gmail.com
Production company with first look deal at major studio looking for assistant to SVP. Must have at least a year of experience on a desk, preferably at an agency. Applicants must be bright and hardworking and should have a strong interest in feature film development. Duties include phones, scheduling, other administrative duties and script coverage. Ideal candidate would be detail oriented, able to multi-task, anticipate needs, and have a positive and professional attitude. Please send resume and cover letter to productioncoassistant@gmail.com
Prime candidate sought to assist a film producer at a busy company with a major studio deal. Please do not apply unless you have at least 1-year experience at a major agency, management or production company. The perfect candidate is passionate about film, confident, aggressive and has a thick skin. Organization, networking and ability to anticipate are necessary, as is thoughtful creative input. Send resumes to prodassistant2011@gmail.com.
Entertainment Advertising Company located in Culver City, CA is looking for a hard-working, eager, enthusiastic assistant/coordinator to Managing Partner/Creative Director. Duties will include, but not limited to: managing schedules, support all aspects of active A/V theatrical creative campaigns, working closely with studios and clients, relaying important creative notes, and more. Applicant must understand and appreciate A/V theatrical advertising and past experience is a plus. Must have a can-do attitude, be creative, and fast learner. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain entertainment advertising experience. Please send cover letter and resume to: Jules@bigpic.com
Seeking a high-energy, hardworking talent management assistant for a partner , head of the music department, at a well-known entertainment management firm. The ideal candidate is extremely detail oriented, patient, and able to manage a desk with extremely high-volume. Preferably, this candidate is interested in music and branding/sponsorship of talent. Candidate must be able to multi-task and be extremely pro-active. Previous agency/management experience is a plus. Position can start immediately. Please email resume and cover letter to music.talent7800@gmail.com
Busy reality TV talent agency is seeking an experienced, professional and articulate Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and must be proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook and must possess the ability to roll calls, schedule and coordinate meetings and travel plans. Candidate must have a strong administrative background. Entertainment industry experience a must and candidate must be well groomed and professionally attired. Please submit cover letter and resume to: windowbench@yahoo.com
Momentum Entertainment Group has an open assistant position working in the Scripted TV department. MEG develops for network, cable and digital outlets. Extremely involved position with department: reading submissions and internal materials, providing coverage, presenting new concepts in development meetings, etc. as well as general administrative duties. This is a chance to get in at the ground level of an emerging company. Looking for someone dependable, preferably coming off an agency or management desk. Please have any referrals email their resume to megassistant1@gmail.com
Busy feature film and commercial Directing Team seeks executive assistant with some personal duties included. Primary duties will be answering phones and scheduling meetings, reading scripts and managing their many projects with direct interaction with producers, writers and reps the norm. Personal duties will mostly be limited to occasional errand running. Some travel for assistant may occur eventually. Previous assistant experience and one year minimum commitment required. Must be able to work in a variety of situations i.e. film and commercial sets and on location, not just from a desk. Benefits included and competitive pay. Please send resumes as attachments and in the body of the to: newassistantsearch@gmail.com
Executive Assistant needed for a fast paced reality television production company with shows across multiple networks. Assistant will work directly on the desk of the executives of the company and must be able to handle multiple schedules and agendas for each executive. The job is heavy on phones, scheduling, and travel coordination. There is opportunity to assist with the development and pitches for new shows. Previous experience at an agency, similar production company, or management company is preferred, and a strong knowledge of the industry and network players is suggested. Please send resumes to assistreality@gmail.com
PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITIONS
Small production company run by married artists seeks full-time Assistant. Work will be split between both artists: 30% of the time for a busy TV writer/producer who is working on a current network sitcom and 70% of the time working for a busy comic strip cartoonist who is also working on a major documentary. The job is in the Marina Del Rey area and is in the sun-filled studio behind the couple’s home. The perfect candidate has at least one year of assistant experience, has an eye for detail, and is passionate about TV/ film/ comics. We need someone who has done coverage on scripts & books, is confident, very detail-oriented, and is a go-getter. Duties include: Research, setting travel, shipping comic books, doing script coverage, comic image prep in Photoshop, minimal HTML, and running errands (80% business, 20% personal) Send cover letter and resume to prodcoassistant@gmail.com
Actor seeks first personal assistant. Duties include personal/work scheduling, handling errands, general multi-tasking and personal assistant duties. Must be able to tolerate a high demand of work and be willing to travel. Previous personal assistant experience is required: Please email resume and cover letter to firstassistant2011@gmail.com
Part-time, 12-15 hours per week, personal assistant wanted for partner in entertainment firm. Includes some driving on Saturdays. Must have clean driving record and insurance. Ideal for student or actor. Not an office job or a career position. $12.50/hour plus mileage to start. Please email your cover letter and resume to managementasstjob@gmail.com
ENTERTAINMENT PR & MARKETING (MOST POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS)
Major talent agency is looking for an experienced, Manager to Director-level publicist (with knowledge of corporate PR preferred) to work alongside head of corporate communications. Candidate must have trade and business press experience, as well as minimum 5+ years working at PR agency, studio or network. Candidates should have top-notch written and oral communication skills, including ability to write press materials under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Growth potential. Position reports to head of corporate communications but will also interface with senior management. Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and all customary benefits offered. Please fax resumes and cover letters to 310-205-5608. No calls please.
Exciting, fast-paced entertainment PR firm seeks reliable, self-starting college students. ID specializes in media relations, corporate communications, creative marketing and brand strategies, and interns are exposed to a variety of departments. As this internship is unpaid, applicants must be enrolled in college and eligible to receive course credit. Submit a resume and cover letter to Erin Gorman at info@id-pr.com
Rogers&Cowan Los Angeles is seeking interns in the Entertainment/Personalities department. Duties to include assisting publicists in the creation of media lists, scanning press clips, updating EPKs, coordinating schedules, learning how to pitch clients. Internship is non-paying and for academic credit only. If interested please, contact: Bradley at bfrank@rogersandcowan.com
Red Light PR , a boutique fashion firm specializing in product placement, publicity, entertainment marketing and celebrity seeding seeks to fill positions in their internship program with potential transition to full-time employment. Qualified candidates should have excellent communication/people skills, prior experience in fashion PR field, and open schedule availability. Email resume and cover letter as soon as possible to internship@redlightpr.com
Los Angeles-based boutique PR agency Konnect PR is seeking a full-time Account Coordinator with experience in lifestyle consumer products. This position will assist with accounts in the baby and children’s arena. Ideal candidate should have some media relations, good writing skills, a Bachelor Degree in PR/ related field and minimum of 1-2 years of PR experience. Please send resumes and cover letters to mguzman@konnect-pr.com
GK Films, Assistant to SVP Worldwide Marketing and Publicity. Position will provide administrative support and also work closely with Marketing Manager and Manager International Publicity on all projects. Prior film Marketing and PR, Domestic and or International, work experience REQUIRED at a film or entertainment. Please do not apply without requested experience. Fast paced environment requires the ability to multitask, excellent organizational skills, and computer proficiency in MS Office: specifically Excel is a must. Please email salary desired, resume and cover letter to jobs@gk-films.com
Talent Management and Brand Marketing Company seeking interns for immediate hire at fast-paced boutique company. Applicant must be able to multitask and prioritize and most importantly, be a self-starter. Job will consist of research, phones, scheduling, filing, and general office work. Would like someone that is skilled at Powerpoint, and Photoshop. Applicant must be Mac-proficient. Company is based in Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood. Interns will gain experience in Talent Management/PR/ Marketing. Please send resume to jobzlistingla@gmail.com
Mogul, an entertainment branding company, seeks highly motivated intern with passion for film, to assist with branding and product integrations on an upcoming film. Candidate must have exceptional strategic planning, presentation, verbal, written and phone skills. Duties include liaising with film production and brand partners, office management and some personal assistant work. Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and an excellent multi-tasker. Mastery of Microsoft Office is essential. Stipend only. assistant@mogul-inc.com
Hype Creative Agency is a full service agency that provides its clients with thought provoking marketing campaigns, result-driven public relations strategies and elaborate celebrity and consumer events. It also operates The House of Hype event franchise with events from the Sundance film festival to the Video Music Awards. We are looking for an energetic, creative intern with previous PR experience. This is for school credit only. Daily duties include: collecting and assisting with media hits, online social media and blog updates, answering phones, and general daily office functions. Please email resumes to brittanyh@hypepr.com
MUSIC INDUSTRY (ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS)
TECH/NEW MEDIA/WEB 2.0 POSITIONS
The Ant Farm seeks a Motion Graphics Assistant. 1+ years experience, university degree required and passion for motion graphics preferred. Knowledge of post production, tape formats, broadcast standard frame rates, aspect ratios, Mac, MS Office, Entourage, Photoshop, After-Effects, Fetch and Avid. Maintain On Air, department schedule and contracts. Schedule finishing with post houses. Must include in email subject line: MGA-UTA . Send cover letter, resume and salary history to: jobs@theantfarm.net.
New media/tech/television production company in Beverly Hills seeks office interns to start immediately. All applicants must receive college course credit since all internships are unpaid. Required availability is two – three days per week. Duties will include general office tasks, conducting research for projects: stories, shows, UI/UX, images, and providing creative input. Ideal candidates will be proficient; familiar in Photoshop/Illustrator and computer literate. Should be proficient with Mac computers and have their own laptops to bring to the office. Please send cover letters and resumes as attachments to resumes@actv8.me
InTheMO Interactive is a media tech company with an unscripted television and web series division. We are on the cutting edge of digital marketing and media seeking hardworking interns to be very creatively involved. Room for growth if you prove yourself. Bring ideas, excitement and energy to this Brentwood LA office in a casual, creative environment. School credit only with $250 stipend. Send resumes to laura.mcnulty@inthemo.com
Young Hollywood, a next generation multimedia entertainment company, is seeking an Executive Office Assistant to support the CEO/Executive Producer and all areas of production and post-production. The ideal candidate will have strong written and communication skills, with proficiency in MS Office. Candidate must have a car and also be able to work in a deadline-driven environment. Professionalism and discretion is required. Agency background preferred. Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@younghollywood.com with Executive Office Assistant in the subject line.
The Digital Media division of Marvel Studios is currently accepting applications for Fall 2011. Interns should have knowledge of video games, pop culture, movies, tv, etc. In addition, applicants should have interest in comics and web/internet work. The ability to multitask and work independently is a must. Duties include helping manage and update content on Marvel.com and our other websites, writing copy for news/announcement stories, interviewing creators, and general office duties as required. Interns must receive course credit and be available 20 hours a week. Please email resume and cover letter to: marvelwebintern@gmail.com. Attn: Marvel.com Internship Coordinator
CASTING (ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS)
High Noon Entertainment is seeking interns. Interns will have the opportunity to learn the casting process as well as be able to participate in the growth of our development projects by helping acquire b-roll for trailers and performing media coverage for possible development projects. Interns should have a basic introduction to television production. Good communication, positive attitude and writing skills are necessary. Must receive college credit. Please direct cover letter to: HighNoonInterns@gmail.com
Susan Vash Casting is seeking an experienced Casting Associate to work on a comedy pilot. Must be able to hit the ground running with a good knowledge of comedic actors. Please email resumes to susanvashcasting@gmail.com
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s Casting Department is seeking un-paid interns for the fall semester. Responsibilities include: sitting in on pitch meetings, sorting submissions, assisting casting producers with outreach, editing pitch videos, and administrative duties. Must be eligible for college credit. Experience with Avid and/or Final Cut Pro is preferred. Must have a laptop computer. Please send cover letter and resume as text in body of email. Email: castingintern123@gmail.com
Feature film casting office is looking for enthusiastic intern ASAP for current film in exchange for school credit. This is an extremely creative office with opportunities in gaining crucial casting experience. Looking for a self starter who’s able to bring their on laptop. Office location in Beverly Hills. Please email resume and brief cover letter to dom@kellywagnercasting.com. Include Internship in the subject line.
Stiner/Block Casting is looking for an experienced casting assistant to start work immediately on a new pilot. We are looking for someone who is excellent on a MAC, has great technical skills: cameras, imovie, uploading, burning dvd’s, is familiar with Cast It, Now Casting and Breakdown Services and is extremely organized and great at multi-tasking. Please send resumes to stinerblocksubmissions@gmail.com. Please make sure your resume is an attachment and is labeled with your full name.
Casting intern with Final Cut Pro Experience needed. Must be prepared to cut casting tapes, as well as work on all aspects of casting when editing is not needed. Please send resume to: swartz.joey@gmail.com
NON-LA POSITIONS (All Locations/All Positions)
Endgame Entertainment is seeking interns to work with the Head of Production based in NYC. Endgame Entertainment is a production and film finance company. Interns will gain training and first-hand experience in entertainment executive support and an overview of all phases of independent film and TV production. Strong intern candidates are hard-working, dependable, and familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and script coverage. Location is NYC. Unpaid. School-credit only. Please send resumes to internendgame@gmail.com with NYC INTERNSHIP in the subject line
Very busy and high profile management company seeks an assistant for talent partner based in NY. Daily duties include rolling calls, heavy phone interaction with top entertainment talent, correspondence, submissions, coverage and other administrative duties. We need a savvy, organized and enthusiastic candidate with a passion for the entertainment industry and the ability to thrive in a fast paced and challenging work environment. College degree and must have at least one year experience in a talent agency or management firm. Please submit cover letter and resume to: nytalentmanagementjob@gmail.com
Endgame Entertainment is seeking interns to work with the Head of Production based in NYC. Endgame Entertainment is a production and film finance company whose credits include Looper, An Education, and Hotel Rwanda. Interns will gain training and first-hand experience in entertainment executive support and an overview of all phases of independent film and TV production. Strong intern candidates are hard-working, dependable, and familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and script coverage. Location is NYC. Unpaid. School-credit only. Please send resumes to internendgame@gmail.com with NYC INTERNSHIP in the subject line.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing in NY is seeking an A&R Intern beginning in September for Fall 2011 Semester. Student(s) must receive school credit for the internship and commute to midtown Manhattan 3 or 4 days a week during business hours. This is an unpaid internship, credit only, in A&R, creative. Interns will participate in new music research, talent scouting, attending shows, critiquing incoming music and administrative tasks. Please send resumes to: Jessica.kuzera@sonyatv.com
Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland, Oregon, seeks full-time Executive Director to lead the nonprofit organization in presenting the highest quality independent film in line with our mission of “celebrating the diversity of human experience through the art of independent film—enriching, educating and inspiring audiences of all ages.”. Position remains open until September 19, 2011. Please send resumes to aiffsearch@gmail.com
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is seeking a Receptionist in our NY office. Responsibilities include sorting/distributing the mail, answering/directing phone calls, ordering office supplies, ordering stationary/beverages for the floor, organizing car/messenger service needs, guest registration and directing guests, as well as various office tasks. Administrative Assistant support of 3-4 executives: expense reports, scheduling, research, booking travel for writers and ticket buys. e-mail Jessica.kuzera@sonyatv.com
GENERAL OFFICE POSITIONS-RECEPTIONIST/ PA /BOOKEEPING/ RUNNER
WPA seeks Receptionist to start in Hollywood office immediately. Responsibilities include basic office admin and assisting the Office Manager/Coordinator. Applicants must currently live in LA, have a college degree, excellent phone demeanor, reliable transportation, and experience with MAC. This is an Entry-Level position and Business Hours are 9:30am to 7pm Monday thru Friday. Please send all resumes as an attachment with Salary History to wpainterns@gmail.com
The Mill Los Angeles is seeking a receptionist. The ideal person will be an enthusiastic, organized and detail orientated. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to multi task. We are only looking for candidates with prior experience of managing a switchboard as well as meeting and greeting clients along. An understanding of post-production would be an advantage but is not essential. Submit to recruitment.la@themill.com
INTERNSHIPS (Film & Television)
Production Company is seeking motivated interns interested in development to work closely with our creative team. The internship will cover a wide array of tasks ranging from general clerical duties, to script reading with coverage, and research projects. Interns will have a hands-on exclusive insight into the day-to-day activities of a production company. Candidates should be hard working and enthusiastic with a general sense of the industry. Please send all resumes to: starkey@radarpictures.com
Management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a bright, motivated intern to work directly with a talent manager. Duties include phones, scheduling, organizing information, and other duties as assigned. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the skills you’ll need for the entertainment industry, make connections, and have a great introduction to how a busy management company operates. Previous desk experience preferred but not required. Candidates must be able to receive school credit as the position is unpaid. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com
Kopelson Entertainment is seeking to fill multiple internship positions in a friendly, open environment. Ideal candidates will be motivated, responsible, and eager to learn. Duties would include phones, administrative tasks, reading scripts and writing coverage. We provide an environment where interns can learn the ins-and-outs of the film industry. The internship is unpaid, but lunch is covered. Send your resume to manny@kopelson.com
Weed Road Pictures seeks interns for immediate placement. Headed by an Oscar-winning writer/director/producer, we are a feature film production company with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. The internship offers students a tremendous opportunity to learn about the film industry. It involves reading, research, errands, script coverage and typical intern duties. You must receive college credit. Minimum 2 days/week. Reliable transportation required. Please submit resume and cover letter to wrinterns@gmail.com
Management Company seeks intern to work for extremely busy talent/lit
manager, partner of the company. Duties: phones, submissions, scheduling, organizing, coverage, etc. Requirements: superb communication skills, multi-tasking abilities, strong attention to detail, thick skin, computer literacy, at least one previous industry-related internship. Internship is 4 days a week, for a minimum of 8 hours/day. Unpaid. Potential for paid employment. Send cover letter, resume, and coverage sample to asstsearch9465@gmail.com
Worldwide film production, finance and sales company based in West Hollywood seeks interns interested in learning about global theatrical marketplace. Focus is on presales, financing, and festivals. Part-time and full-time welcome. Business school students encouraged to apply. Should be Mac capable and have excellent office skills including Microsoft Office. Must be receiving credit. Send resume to internships@essential-ent.com
Nick Wechsler Productions seeks unpaid interns to begin immediately. An ideal commitment would be at least 2 days a week for about 3 months. The internship focuses on development – lots of reading scripts and books, writing coverage, discussing ideas with the group – and interns have great access to producers at the company. We’re looking for enthusiastic, curious self-starters to join this small but busy team. Send resumes to lizzy@nwprods.com with “Intern” in the subject line.
Unpaid intern position available at Entertainment Media Ventures. Responsibilities will include script coverage, research, phones, filing, light calendar, lunch pick-ups and running errands. 3 months. Must be good with dogs and have reliable car. Mid-Wilshire location. 10-7pm M-F. Email only please at temp@emventures.com
Angry Films is looking for highly motivated interns to assist as we move into a very active period. Job responsibilities would include, but not limited to, organization of script libraries, script coverage, regular office duties and phones, spending one on one time with producers assisting them, and whatever else we can throw at you. Applicants need to be computer literate, well spoken, own a car and have the ability to multitask and be organized. Internship is unpaid. Please send cover letter and resume in body of email to angryfilmscal@gmail.com
Preferred Content, a film, television and digital production, sales and finance company, seeks operations and creative affairs intern to support its Managing Partners and existing staff. Responsibilities include providing general administrative support to existing staff, script coverage, analysis of completed independent films and support of ongoing film, television and digital productions. Please submit cover letter and resume to info@preferredcontent.net
Beverly Hills based Literary Management company seeks bright and motivated fall interns to start immediately. Interns will get to be hands on and are encouraged to ask questions and contribute creatively. Responsibilities include: script coverage, phones, and market research. Candidates should have strong interest in feature and television development and should be receiving school credit. Unpaid. Please send resumes and cover letters to Estevan@bauerco.com
Beverly Hills literary management company seeks efficient, intelligent, creative interns to start immediately. Duties include but not limited to script coverage, phone duty, office duties, running errands, scheduling, and research. Candidates should be creative thinkers, great multi-taskers and possess excellent communication skills. These are non-paying, part-time Fall internships but will be an amazing opportunity for anyone willing to learn to about the industry. Please send cover letter and resumes to fall.internships.la@gmail.com
Vertigo Entertainment is looking for enthusiastic interns. We are a very busy production company with numerous projects in various stages of development and production. This is an extremely creative environment where interns can be as involved in the development process as they want to be. Very important to be a self-starter. Please email resume and brief cover letter to vertigointerns@gmail.com. Include ”Internship” in the subject line.
Muse Productions seeks committed, extremely organized, computer-savvy applicants with excellent communication skills for our fall internship. Duties include office work relating to all aspects of feature film development. Applicants must have a car to do light runs, we reimburse for gas. Internship is unpaid but may lead to paying work. Please send cover letter and resume to intern@musefilm.com
A Santa Monica-based television and film Production Company with a first-look studio film deal is looking for smart, hard-working interns to read scripts, write coverage, and assist with day-to-day duties. Position is unpaid, but hours are flexible, approx. 2 days/week and college credit is provided. Candidates should have professional manner, strong work ethic, and positive attitude. If interested, please contact: jonathan.kim@josephsonent.com
Occupant Entertainment is looking for readers. The internship consists of script coverage and research. This isn’t a “busy work” internship and doesn’t require office hours. Occupant is a small company and has numerous film, television, and web projects in active development. This position is unpaid. College credit is available. Send resumes to occupantintern@gmail.com
Mavrick Artists Agency is seeking interns who have a strong interest in pursuing a career within the entertainment industry. Ideal candidates have excellent interpersonal skills and great phone etiquette, the ability to multi-task, are proactive and detailed oriented. This is an unpaid internship with flexible hours, but we do request that you are able to work a minimum of 2 days a week and can make at least a semester long commitment. Email intern@mavrickartists.com
Production Company with first look deal at major studio seeking motivated, enthusiastic interns interested in development and production. Candidates should be hard working, familiar with script coverage, and excited to learn about the industry in a fun, fast-paced environment. Internship is unpaid. Must be enrolled in a college or university and eligible to receive credit. Looking for interns to start immediately or for Fall semester. Please email resume to nposey@appianway.net
Gunn Films is looking for development interns for Fall 2011. Position is unpaid. General intern duties apply (e.g. filing, copying, on-lot runs). This will be an opportunity for interns to gain experience working in the industry and become prepared for their first job in the business. Position requires heavy reading and coverage, as well as some scheduling and answering phones. Current students enrolled in an undergrad or graduate film/TV/media program preferred, but not required. Submit your resume and cover letter to gunnfilms.1@gmail.com
Interns needed to start immediately at Heroes & Villains Entertainment, a production and management group specializing in content creation for the five pillars of entertainment: Film, TV, Video Games, Internet, and Comic Books. We seek highly motivated, creative and intelligent interns who are eager to learn. This is a three-month internship, and interns must be available 2-3 days a week. Duties include learning how to effectively evaluate a screenplay, and complete accurate coverage; aiding with project development, comic and video game research; a pitch program; and assistant training. Organization, outside-the-box resourcefulness and familiarity with Mac computers is key. Please send cover letter and resume to info@heroesandvillains-ent.com
Independent feature film production company, is seeking interns for immediate placement. The internship offers a tremendous opportunity to learn about the film industry. Hours 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Lots of script reading and coverage, in addition to standard office duties: phones, copying, filing, etc. Preferably Graduate students or 3rd and 4th year undergrads. Experience would be great. Please send resumes to internresumes@aol.com
A fast paced commercial talent agency in Hollywood seeks an intern asap. We need someone who is a self-starter, flourishes under pressure and has previous office experience, preferably in the entertainment industry. Duties included assisting the director of the company, answering high volume phones, managing schedules of office and talent as well as other office tasks that may come up. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is looking to start a career and grow within the company. Please submit a cover letter and resume for review to Ashley@latalent.com
Intrigue Entertainment, a film and television production company, seeks bright, organized interns for the fall term in our Studio City office. Duties include conducting project research, writing coverage, and general administrative tasks: phones, filing, limited runs, etc. Ideal candidates will be professional, enthusiastic, and be committed to at least three days a week. Candidate must supply his/her own laptop and should have their own transportation. Great opportunity to learn from a growing and passionate team. Position is unpaid. Email cover letter and resume in the body of the email to:info@intrigueent.com
Film production company, lead by well-known producer, is seeking development interns who can start immediately. Responsibilities include general administrative tasks, script coverage, and project research. Positions are unpaid, but great opportunity to get fully immersed in daily activities of company. Bilingual speakers are a plus. Should possess interest in development, be a great communicator, internet savvy, and commit 2-3 full days per week. Please send resumes to assistant@quadrantpictures.com
Premier celebrity, commercial and voiceover agency seeks a detail oriented intern with exceptional social skills. Ideal candidates must be tech savvy, proficient in multimedia software, thick skinned and have a strong desire to learn about the agency side of the entertainment industry. Interns will gain basic knowledge of all areas of entertainment specifically commercials, endorsements, licensing, voiceover, video gaming, animation, commercial and alternative programming. Excellent communication, Microsoft Office 2007 and Mac skills required. Intern must be available 2- 3 days a week. Please send cover letter and resume to bkline@iaala.com
Trademark Talent is seeking an intern to start immediately. Duties will include research, script analysis, desk coverage and rolling calls. Candidate should be detail oriented and reliable. This is an excellent opportunity to learn all aspects of talent management. This internship is unpaid though you may receive college credit if desired. Please send resume and cover letter- no attachments, to: trademarktalent@gmail.com
TV/Film Production Company and Comic Publisher in Santa Monica seeks Fall intern. Company focuses on comic book based film and television in both live action and animation. Internship involves reading & writing coverage, occasional phones and other basic administrative duties as well as hands on experience in film and television development, animation and comic book publishing. Some prior experience in entertainment preferred and you must be able to receive college credit. Please send resumes to kickstartintern@gmail.com
Literary Management/Production Company looking for interns to start immediately. Interns will be expected to read scripts, write coverage, as well as some light office duties: filing, faxing, and binding scripts. Ideal candidate has aspirations to be a literary manager and/or producer. Looking for 1 to 2 day commitment per week. Internship is unpaid but a great opportunity to learn about literary management and producing. Some experience is preferred, but not necessary. Email resumes to: asst@hopscotchpictures.com
Commercial and web content production company seeks driven intern to assist with editing. We are looking for interns with their own laptop, Final Cut, and a good eye for edits. Great interns have the potential to become future paid employees, and we’re happy to fill out college credit paperwork if needed. Hours are flexible. Please send resume and previous editing work, reel, etc to editingopportunity@yahoo.com
aid+abet, a film/television development and production company seeks interns for coverage work via email for the Fall semester. The internship would entail providing coverage on either one manuscript or two scripts per week. The work will be assigned and submitted via email. This is a great opportunity for candidates looking to begin a career in film/tv development and production. Email cover letter and CV to info@aidabetfilms.com
Busy independent production company seeking office interns. Candidates should be thick skinned, have an attention to detail, as well as strong communication skills. Tasks will include phones, scheduling, and other office related tasks. Looking for someone to work 3 days a week. Position is unpaid but could turn into paid work if the right fit. Industry experience is preferred — but not required. Send resume and cover letter to prod.intern2011@gmail.com
North Hollywood based production/marketing company seeks smart and reliable interns. Responsibilities will include basic office admin, making runs, and assisting the production and post-production teams. Candidates should be hardworking, diligent, and eager to learn. Requirements: Must need school credit, Mac-savvy, experience with Microsoft Office :Word and Excel, quick-learner, good phone manner, and great personality. Please send all resumes as an attachment to shpjobs2011@gmail.com
Los Angeles Talent Agency Theatrical & Commercial Divisions have openings for College Interns for School Credit :Fall,Winter or Spring quarters. Ideal for Communications/Marketing/PR/Film & Television majors. Works closely with Agency reps, must have good organizational, marketing, verbal, writing skills. PC proficiency preferred. Minimum 2-3 days per week. Resume inside text of the email only, not attachment. Please title email Talent Agency Intern (your name)(your city)(your phones) send to info@affinityartists.com
Verve Talent & Literary Agency based in Los Angeles is seeking hard working, motivated interns for the fall to start in early September. Duties will include research, coverage, phone and database work and general office/clerical duties. Candidates should be resourceful, able to multitask and excited to learn about the industry in a fast-paced and demanding environment. This internship provides the opportunity for real hands-on involvement and a fantastic learning experience. Internship is unpaid, but college credit is available if needed. Please email resume and cover letter to: VerveLAIntern@gmail.com
Momentum Entertainment Group is looking for fall interns within Alternative Department. Job responsibilities will include general office duties, development discussions, research, tracking development projects, etc. Candidates should possess outstanding communication skills, forward thinking, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of pop culture. College credit preferred, but not required. 2 or 3 days a week from 9-6. Unpaid. Please email resumes to internmegfall@gmail.com
An elite management company located at Sunset and Doheny is looking for interns. We represent high profile actors, writers and directors and also produce major motion pictures and TV. This is a boutique office, so the experience will be hands-on. Internship duties will most likely entail TV and feature film coverage, submissions, phones, research, and occasional runs. Interns will gain valuable knowledge, industry experience and contacts as they work directly alongside the inner working of our office. This internship is for school credit. Students must have the appropriate paperwork/ documentation before the start of the internship. Please send all resumes and cover letters to reception@mediatalent.com
Worldwide Production Agency seeks Interns for the Fall. Applicants should be available 2-3 days a week, must be able to receive school credit, and have reliable transportation. Ideal candidates must have a laptop, some office experience, excellent communication skills, and a good work ethic. Working knowledge of production or crew a plus, but not necessary. This is an unpaid for school credit only internship. For consideration of the Fall Semester/Quarter, please send cover letter & resume to wpainterns@gmail.com with WPA Internship in the Subject Line.
An A-list film and television stylist is looking for an intern to start immediately. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in the fashion world and how it relates to film and television. Looking for applicants who have a positive attitude, are hard working, punctual, detail-orientated and organized. Also, applicants need their own transportation. Minimum 3 to 6 months position. Please email resumes to internforfashionstylist@gmail.com
Medavoy Management seeking interns to start immediately. Excellent opportunity to learn talent management at a company with a great track record. Must be motivated, organized and efficient that also loves to have fun at work. Must be Mac proficient and have excellent internet research skills. Unpaid but can count toward college credit if necessary. Apply to: intern@medavoymgmt.com
Independent feature film looking to hire interns for this Fall. Some previous production experience preferred but not essential. This internship is unpaid. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter (including schedule flexibility and areas of interest) to nwprodoffice@gmail.com
A Film/TV/New Media Producer seeks smart, creative, and driven interns. Tasks include business plan writing, presentation creation, heavy research, script coverage, data entry, errands, etc. Terrific opportunity for aspiring producers/agents. Qualified candidates will have excellent knowledge in general media, team-player, be a self-starter, and proficient in Microsoft Office. Tech skills are a plus! This is unpaid with potential for full employment for right candidate. Please send resume and cover letter to fwpintern@gmail.com
Beverly Hills based Literary and Talent Management company seeks fall interns to start immediately. Interns will get to be hands on and are encouraged to ask questions and contribute creatively. Responsibilities include: clerical support, phones, script coverage, and research. Candidates should have strong interest in feature and television development and should be receiving school credit. Unpaid. Please send resumes and cover letters to bcasst@bauerco.com
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Z-Trip is not just a DJ. He is more than a producer. He is a musical pioneer. And sits at the helm of the highest echelon of DJ royalty. As a performer, Z-Trip is revered as one of the best live performance DJs in history, by both fans and peers. Its no surprise fans voted him Americas Best D in 2009, beating out over 100 other DJs in DJ Times highly acclaimed annual readers poll. His worldwide sold out shows continue to set attendance records while drawing critical praise. One of the great musical moments from Coachella (2002) was the frenzied set by turntable wizard Z-Trip. He had fans howling and bobbing, closing his set with a surprise appearance by Beck, wrote the Los Angles Times. Its a fact that many call him the godfather of mash-ups, as he is one of the originators of the genre.
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COMCAST SPORTSNET BAY AREA TO AIR ENCORE PRESENTATION OF “OUT. THE GLENN BURKE STORY,” ABOUT FIRST OPENLY GAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERClick link for “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” YouTube Promotion:
Documentary Nominated for both Emmy and GLAAD Media Awards to Air Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10 P.M. ET; Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 11 p.m. ET and Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11 p.m. ET.
NEW YORK – August 6, 2011 – “Out. The Glenn Burke Story,” which documents Burke’s legacy as the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, will have its national premiere on VERSUS on Tuesday, August 9, at 10 p.m. ET. Nominated for a Northern California Area Emmy Award and a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 22nd Annual GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” originally premiered on and was produced by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area last November. VERSUS will provide encore presentations of the documentary on Saturday, August 13, at 11 p.m. ET and Wednesday, August 17, at 11 p.m. ET. VERSUS, part of the NBC Sports Group, prides itself on super-serving passionate sports fans across all platforms. Now in more than 76 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and Professional Bull Riders (PBR). VERSUS also airs NASCAR, NBA, UFC, college football, college basketball and Triple Crown horse racing coverage. The network is also home to the best outdoor programming on television. VERSUS is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” recognizes Gay and Lesbian Pride Month with a special encore presentation of “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” on Monday, June 20 at 8 p.m. PT. One-Hour Documentary to Be Broadcast Commercial-Free is nominated for a Northern California Area Emmy Award and a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 22nd Annual GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” documents Burke’s legacy as the first openly gay Major League Baseball player. After the June 20 airing, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” will re-air on Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m. and Thursday, June 30 at 2:30 p.m.
Glenn Burke’s journey through baseball began and ended in Oakland, California. His sports career had many stops along the way, starting as a multi-sport star at Berkeley High School, followed by a brief stint at the University of Nevada, Reno as a prized basketball recruit, and then moving into professional baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers, being hailed by one coach as “the next Willie Mays.”
Early in his career, Burke felt he had to hide his true self from his teammates. Later, when he began to reveal glimpses into his sexuality the baseball establishment began to close him out. Out. The Glenn Burke Story, a one-hour documentary produced by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, tells the dramatic tale of Burke’s legacy as the first openly homosexual Major League Baseball player. From his Major League debut in 1976 and starting Game One of the 1977 World Series for the Dodgers to subsequently being traded to the Oakland Athletics the next season, and then walking away in 1980 from the game that he deeply loved, Comcast SportsNet follows one of baseball’s most dramatic arcs.
Many of Burke’s teammates were aware of his homosexuality during his playing career, as were members of management. And many of those teammates believe that his sexuality – and the reaction it provoked – led to the premature derailment of his baseball career.
Out. The Glenn Burke Story tells the tumultuous story of the wedge that was driven between Burke and the Los Angeles management, the ensuing similar situation in Oakland that led to Burke’s abrupt retirement, and the hero’s welcome that Burke received in San Francisco’s Castro District after he left professional baseball.
Comcast SportsNet’s narrative follows Burke through his public announcement of his homosexuality in a 1982 Inside Sports magazine article (‘The Double Life of a Gay Dodger’) and on The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel, to his subsequent downward spiral to drugs, prison, and eventually living on the same San Francisco streets where he was once hailed as an icon.
Burke’s story took on another level of tragedy when he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1994. Yet at the end of his life, the game that he claimed abandoned him so many years before reached out to one of its own. The A’s found Burke and provided him with constant support in his final months, as did some of his former teammates.
Glenn Burke passed away on May 30, 1995 at the age of 42 of AIDS-related complications.
Out. The Glenn Burke Story documents the extent of Burke’s courage, strife and friendship throughout his life, and the compassion and callousness of the sport of baseball. The program weaves together insights from Burke’s teammates and friends, including Dusty Baker, Davey Lopes, Sports Agent Abdul-Jalil, Reggie Smith, Rick Monday, Manny Mota, Rickey Henderson, Claudell Washington, Mike Norris, Shooty Babitt, Tito Fuentes, and former Major Leaguer and gay rights activist Billy Bean. Out. The Glenn Burke Story Narrated by Dave Morey, Bay Area Broadcasting Icon and Member of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010
I have attached the links to a short video documentary about a radio conversation, the live radio broadcasts on November 20, 2010 over ABC Networks’ KGO 810 FM Radio Show and on December 4, 2010 over KNBR- The Sports Leader, 680 AM and ESPN Radio “The Ticket” 1050 AM, of the discussion of the film “OUT. The Glenn Burke Story” The ABC- KGO Radio broadcast was with Shooty Babbitt, John Lambert and myself. The KNBR show was with Doug Harris, the producer of “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” on the show “Law and Sports” with host attorney Ivan Golde, whose also a legal analyst for CNN, Warner Bros- KRON, and CBS-KPIX, among others.
The on-air discussions were about Glenn, the film, society and sports. I think you will be very moved with the overall content and how Glenn’s impact has becoming a serious topic of discussion around the country. Glenn lives on!!!
Here are the links:
Short documentary about a radio conversation with Sports and Entertainment Manager-Agent Abdul-Jalil, Oakland A’s Executive Shooty Babitt and NBC Sports Broadcaster John Lambert, some of the cast members of OUT. The Glenn Burke Story. The topic of the discussion was gays in professional sports. The conversation was hosted by Rich Walcolf, and filmed at KGO 810 studios in San Francisco.
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KGO Radio’s broadcast discussion of “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” http://superstarmanagement.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-21T18_19_40-08_00
The Sports Leader, KNBR 680 AM and ESPN Radio “The Ticket” 1050 AM. http://superstarmanagement.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-04T21_21_33-08_00
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Pop Matters.com – ‘Out. The Glenn Burke Story’: That Macho Thing
By Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters Film and TV Editor, December 1, 2010
“You were concerned of being stereotyped or typecast, that to know him must mean that you’re one. So you kept your distance.” A former Dodgers outfielder and coach, Reggie Smith remembers Glenn Burke as a player and friend. But still, he “kept his distance,” as Smith puts it, because Burke was out.
Smith’s concern was typical during the 1970s, when Burke played for the Dodgers, a time recounted in Out. The Glenn Burke Story. The documentary, produced by Doug Harris and Sean Madison, re-airs 1 December on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, and is available as well on DirecTV’s sports pack channel 696 and Dish Network’s multi-sports package channel 419. It tells a story that is remarkable for a number of reasons, not least being Burke’s courage and determination: to this day, he remains the only Major League Baseball player to come out during his professional career.
The only one.
Out makes clear that Burke’s decision to come out was costly: as teammates struggled with their own feelings (Smith: “At that time, we were a little homophobic about people that were gay”), management was less ambivalent. The Dodgers dealt him to the As in 1977, where manager Billy Martin notoriously called him a “faggot” in front of his teammates. That same year, the A’s sent him down to the minors. Burke retired then, at age 27, despite good stats and an unfinished career.
As the film remembers, Burke didn’t talk about the trade or his retirement until 1982, in an interview with Inside Sports magazine (“The Double Life of a Gay Dodger”) and then an interview with Bryant Gumble on Today. The film includes a clip, with Gumble asking, “Were you traded from the Dodgers to the A’s because you were gay?” Burke shifts in his seat, tries not to answer, and then, prodded again (“What do you think?”), he nods, “Yeah.”
Out is compelling not only because of Burke’s story, but also because it is still such a difficult story to tell. The images of Burke, once a basketball and baseball star at Berkeley High School, are culled from archival game footage and stills (as well as headlines and baseball cards), and the narrative is structured mostly through new interviews with former teammates, associates, and Burke’s sisters. Repeatedly, the film offers nearly abstract shots of fences, the camera panning low or peering through chain-link obstructions. Sometimes the fences show blurred traffic behind them, sometimes road signs or baseball facilities, and sometimes they’re adorned with a photo of Burke, flapping in a breeze. Always, the fences serve as poignant, ominous emblems of his experience, ever outside.
The scanty information on his post-MLB life isn’t helped by the fact that Burke died of AIDS at 42, following a broken leg (when he was hit by a car in the Castro), drug use, jail time, and homelessness. And, if the film doesn’t narrate the point specifically, it does reveal in interviews the raced split in his life: the majority of his MLB teammates here are black, while his post-professional associates, say, softball teammates he met in San Francisco, are white.
The film’s visual structure—rudimentary, sometimes awkward—is likely dictated by a lack of available images. But it also makes a compelling point regarding the agonizing, persistent invisibility of gay athletes in the MLB (and the NFL and the NBA: in each professional league, players only come out after they’ve retired). How is it, the film asks implicitly, that homophobia can remain so standard in 2010?
Explanations are familiar. In the ‘70s, Oakland A’s right fielder Claudell Washington says, “Being ballplayers, we all had that macho thing going on.” Dusty Baker notes that he considered Burke a friend, but recalls, “Some of the guys on the team, especially some of the Latin guys, would act funny in the shower.” Pondering Burke’s fate in 1977, Davy Lopes observes, “If everybody knows the story, I think, there were other reasons why he was traded.” Smith adds, “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure, at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.”
So to say. Such lack of language shapes Out. Interview subjects share stories of their suspicions or their sympathies, mostly by innuendo: Washington remembers, “Glenn had some guys picking him up in pink Cadillacs” and Oakland Athletics infielder Shooty Babitt reports, “He had a red jock.” Smith says he wondered when he heard Burke “cooing” on a phone call with a man (“I didn’t know if this person had put a woman on the phone, I didn’t know what was going on”). Not everyone is so elusive. Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim remembers a story Burke told in his autobiography, Out at Home: The Glenn Burke Story, when Dodgers management offered him $75,000 to get married. The story is that Burke responded with a question: “I guess you mean to a woman.” Jalil adds, “Glenn took exception to that, refused to do it, and openly dated Tommy Lasorda’s son.”
It’s a funny story, and telling. As the film goes on to underscore Lasorda’s terrible homophobia (he insisted even after his son Spunky’s death that he was not gay), it also marks this moment of resistance as a point of no return for Burke. He lost his job and a certain, important sense of achievement, even as he found another sort of community in San Francisco. Billy Bean, an MLB player who came out after he retired, in 1999 (and is the only other player to be out at all), notes the fear that defines “male team sports.” He also makes clear the price Burke paid. “The closet hurts people forever,” Bean says now. Being forced to leave the game “because you don’t feel like you belong there when you’ve proven that you do, is damaging. And it affects everything.”
As U.S. official bodies rethink Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and gay marriage, individual bodies, bodies living real lives, are still feeling the effects of oppression, prejudice, and fear. Glenn Burke’s story helps to expose those effects.
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AOL Fan House – Glenn Burke, First Openly Gay MLB Player, Well-Portrayed in Documentary
By Milton Kent, National Reporter, December 1, 2010
The professional life of a general manager of a regional sports channel is likely a quiet one, bordering on being nondescript. Basically, you welcome in programming that is already made available to you through corporate means, like games or infomercials or syndicated shows. Or you hire reporters and producers to air about three or so hours of daily news. Nothing exciting to see or do there. And then, there are execs like Ted Griggs, the vice president and general manager of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Griggs, who runs the San Francisco Bay Area channel, gave the green light to a superb documentary, “Out: The Glenn Burke Story,” that airs on the channel Thursday at midnight ET (or 9 p.m. Wednesday PT). “Out” chronicles the life of Burke, who played for the Dodgers and the A’s in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Burke is presumed to be the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, and the hour-long film deals with Burke’s struggles in aching and painstaking detail, with haunting interviews from noted former teammates like Dusty Baker, Reggie Smith, Davey Lopes and Claudell Washington. Filmmakers Doug Harris and Sean Maddison, both Bay Area natives, brilliantly use the words of Burke’s friends and family, as well as snippets of interviews with Burke conducted a year before his 1995 death of complications from AIDS, to tell his story. Included in the piece is a segment of his groundbreaking talk with then-Today Show anchor Bryant Gumbel, who interviewed the outfielder after Burke revealed his status in a 1982 story in the now-defunct Inside Sports magazine. To the lasting credit of Griggs, Harris and Maddison, Burke is portrayed sympathetically, but not as a martyr; a subtle distinction, to be sure, but an important one, and one that raises “Out” from the status of a talking-head movie to an Emmy-quality film worthy of national distribution on Comcast’s outlets. As it is, viewers outside Northern California can find Comcast SportsNet Bay Area on Direct TV at channel 696 and on Dish Network at channel 419. Comcast Sports Group, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group’s sports networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. – Mountain West Sports Network, CSS and Comcast Sports Southwest. Comcast Sports Group also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.
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Excerpts from Out. The Glenn Burke Story:
Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim (Childhood friend and sports agent):
On Burke’s homosexuality and the homophobia in Major League Baseball: “It was uncompromising on both ends. Glenn was comfortable with who he was. Baseball was not comfortable with who he was.”
Claudell Washington:
On Oakland Athletics manager Billy Martin introducing Burke to his new teammates in spring training: “He was introducing all the players and then he got to Glenn and said, ‘Oh, by the way, this is Glenn Burke and he’s a faggot.’”
Davey Lopes:
On Burke’s trade to the A’s: “You don’t break up, disrupt a team going as well as it was going to make changes. I didn’t feel it was going to make us a better ball club. Billy North was not going to make us, at that time, any better of a ballclub. Probably not the real reason why things happened.”
Dusty Baker:
On the rumors of Burke’s sexual preference and his trade to the A’s: “I think the Dodgers knew; I think that’s why they traded Glenn.”
Reggie Smith:
On the suspicions on Burke’s sexuality: “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure – at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.”
Vincent Trahan (Berkeley High School classmate):
On Dodger management and their suspicions: “Al Campanis and Walter O’Malley had called him into the office and offered him $75,000 to get married. And Glenn, being his comic self, said, ‘I guess you mean to a woman?’”
On the Dodgers’ controversial trade of Burke to the A’s: “He was hurt because they traded him not for his baseball ability but for his life choice.”
Lyle Spencer (MLB.com, former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer):
On the reaction of Burke’s teammates the day he was traded: “I was shocked that he was traded… I walked into the clubhouse…and guys were visibly distraught over the trade, and that told me that my sense of how important he was to them internally was accurate. I even remember a few players crying when they found out about it at their lockers, which is stunning.”
Billy Bean:
On dealing with discrimination: “The closet hurts people – forever. Everyone’s career ends, but to do it because you don’t feel you belong there when you’ve proven that you do is damaging. And it affects everything, and I’m sure that’s why Glenn swam in the waters of drugs and alcohol – to take away his frustration.”
Claudell Washington:
On hearing about Burke contracting AIDS: “I was stunned at that time. A person that I’d known, loved, and respected had contracted an illness like that and was suffering.”
Lutha Davis (Sister):
On AIDS: “A lot of people were scared because I think, at the time, you didn’t know whether you can just breathe on somebody and get AIDS or just touch them.”
Pamela Pitts (Oakland A’s Director of Baseball Administration):
On Burke’s reaction to hearing the A’s would help him: “Glenn started to cry and said, ‘I’ve been told you’re going to help me. I can’t believe someone wants to help me.’”
On Burke’s death: “I do believe he was in a much better place. His demons were gone.”
Ted Griggs, Vice President and General Manager, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area stated, “As an East Bay native, I knew all about Glenn Burke’s legendary athletic feats at Berkeley High. I followed his career with the Dodgers and A’s throughout the late seventies, and watched and read with great interest when he came out on The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel and in Inside Sports Magazine. I was saddened by his tragic death and thought at the time that his was a compelling story that should be told one day. This documentary allows Glenn’s family, friends, and teammates to tell that story, and it is enhanced with the narration of Dave Morey, one of the most respected voices in Bay Area radio.”
Out. The Glenn Burke Story is narrated by Morey, who was recently inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in the class of 2010 after 26 years as a morning host at KFOG and nearly 40 years in broadcasting.
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will host a public screening of Out. The Glenn Burke Story at the Castro Theatre (429 Castro Street, San Francisco, California) on Wednesday, November 10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. PT. Admission is $5.00, with proceeds benefiting Marty’s Place. Marty’s Place once provided a homeless Burke with shelter and care as he coped with the effects of AIDS/HIV. Tickets are available at CSNBayArea.com/pages/out. Following the screening, the network will air a special town-hall edition of Chronicle Live from the Castro Theater at approximately 9:15 p.m. PT. Hosted by veteran Bay Area sports announcer Greg Papa, Chronicle Live is a live one-hour program, and will feature an interactive roundtable
discussion and debate about homosexuals in professional sports. Additional event details and panelists for Chronicle Live will be announced at a later date.
After the November 10 (8:00 p.m. PT) debut, Out. The Glenn Burke Story replays on Tuesday, November 16 at 8:00 p.m. PT. Visit CSNBayArea.com for additional air dates and times and channel locations for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
Out. The Glenn Burke Story is produced by Doug Harris (‘Bounce: The Don Barksdale Story’ and ‘Tournament of Champions: The Legends of Northern California High School Basketball’) and Sean Maddison (‘Orange and Black: San Francisco And The Giants’ and producer of San Jose Sharks hockey on Comcast SportsNet).
Out. The Glenn Burke Story online press kit and video excerpts from the documentary are available at CSNBayArea.com/pages/out.
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Timeline
November 16, 1952 Glenn Lawrence Burke is born in Oakland, California.
1970 In his senior year, Burke is named Northern California’s High School Basketball Player of the Year after leading the Berkeley High School Yellowjackets to a 32-0 record and winning the Tournament of Champions.
1971 Burke attends Merritt College in Oakland where he plays baseball and basketball, eventually earning a scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno.
June 6, 1972 Burke is drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972 Burke makes his professional debut for the Ogden Dodgers of the Rookie level Pioneer League.
1972 Burke is promoted to Low-A ball and plays 41 games for the Spokane Indians of the Northwest League.
1973 Burke hits .298, splitting time between Dodgers Single-A affiliates Daytona Beach and Bakersfield.
1974 Burke becomes the University of Nevada, Reno’s starting point guard during the preseason. He scores 22 points against USC in a preseason game, but an early season injury convinces him to hang up his sneakers and focus on baseball.
1974 In his best season in the minors, Burke is hitting .338 at Single-A Bakersfield when he is promoted to AA Waterbury of the Eastern League.
April 9, 1976 Burke makes his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants.
1977 According to Burke’s autobiography, Dodgers general manager Al Campanis offers to pay for a lavish honeymoon if Burke agrees to get married. Burke angrily refuses, seeing the offer as a way to cover up his homosexuality.
October 2, 1977 Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker hits his 30th home run of the season and is greeted at home plate by Burke whose hand is raised in the air. Baker does the same, and they slapped hands producing the first “High Five” in sports history.
October 11, 1977 Burke starts Game One of the 1977 World Series against the New York Yankees.
May 17, 1978 The Dodgers trade Burke to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Billy North.
June 4, 1979 Burke plays in his last major league game and then makes an abrupt mid-season departure from the A’s that leads to his eventual retirement.
1980 Burke comes out of retirement and reports to A’s spring training.
1980 At the young age of 27, Burke permanently retires from professional baseball due to personal differences with the A’s management.
October 1982 Burke becomes the first openly gay Major League baseball player by publically acknowledging his homosexuality in an Inside Sports magazine article entitled “The Double Life of a Dodger.”
Burke is a guest on NBC’s The Today Show and discusses the Inside Sports article with anchor Bryant Gumbel.
August 28, 1982 San Francisco hosts the inaugural Gay Games. Burke participates and earns gold medals, in track in the 100 and 220 meter sprints and as a member of both the men’s basketball and softball teams.
January 27, 1983 NBC’s “Cheers” airs the episode “Boys in the Bar,” in which Sam Malone (played by Ted Danson) supports a former teammate who publicly acknowledges his homosexuality. The show is based on Burke’s announcement the previous year.
1986 Burke competes in Gay Games 2 on the men’s basketball team.
1987 Burke is hospitalized after being hit by a car in San Francisco, breaking his leg in four places.
1988 Burke is arrested for drug possession and briefly jailed.
1991 Burke pleads guilty to grand theft and possession of a controlled substance and serves six months in San Quentin penitentiary.
1994 After a series of medical complications, Burke is diagnosed with AIDS.
November 18, 1994 Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean presents Burke’s family with a plaque and proclaims the first “Official Glenn Burke Day.”
May 30, 1995 Glenn Burke, 42, passes away in San Leandro, California due to AIDS-related complications.
July 1995 Burke’s autobiography “Out at Home, The Glenn Burke Story” is published and released.
Excerpts
Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim – Childhood friend, sports agent:
On Burke’s homosexuality: “It was uncompromising on both ends. Glenn was comfortable with who he was. Baseball was not comfortable with who he was.”
On the influence of Burke’s post-baseball friends: “I think a lot of that dragged him down and that’s when a lot of the demons started to come out because that celebrity that he had, it had another side to it too.”
On Burke’s car accident and injury: “That might have been one of the factors that led him down that slide too; he had to try to find a way to ease all these pains – physically, psychologically, emotionally, financially. There became a lot of things that he had to address in his life.”
Shooty Babitt – Former Oakland Athletics infielder, Comcast SportsNet A’s analyst:
On the clubhouse mentality: “You have to remember back in that day you couldn’t just come out and say ‘I’m gay.’”
On the reaction to Burke around the league: “They ran him straight out the game. Now, you’re gay first and a baseball player second, so until you can justify your existence being gay, there’s no way you can get a chance to justify being a major league player.”
On other major leaguers asking about Burke: “You didn’t really hear people wanting to ask; it was more of a hush-hush thing because of the intimidating guy that Glenn was.”
On Burke’s athletic ability: “Glenn was like a two sport star. You felt like he had the opportunity to play in the NBA as well as Major League Baseball…you figured that he was going to be a major leaguer right away because that’s just how good that he was.”
Dusty Baker – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Cincinnati Reds manager:
On the rumors of Burke’s sexual preference and his trade to the A’s: “I think the Dodgers knew. And I think that’s why they traded him.”
Billy Bean – Former Major League outfielder, gay rights activist
On Burke in baseball: “Baseball wasn’t ready for Glenn Burke. He was a pioneer and he caught them off guard.”
On dealing with discrimination: “The closet hurts people – forever. Everyone’s career ends, but to do it because you don’t feel you belong there when you’ve proven that you do is damaging. And it affects everything, and I’m sure that’s why Glenn swam in the waters of drugs and alcohol – to take away his frustration.”
Marvin Buckley –Berkeley High School basketball teammate:
On Burke’s comedic personality: “He was a cross between Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor.”
Mark Brown – San Francisco Gay Softball League player:
On Burke after retirement: “After Glenn lost the baseball business, his life never was the same. And he never could really hold down a job. He had a lot of friends that wanted to help him, that tried to help him but his whole life was built around sports.”
Larry Corrigan – Former Dodgers Minor League teammate, Pittsburgh Pirates executive:
On Burke’s command of the locker room: “The team was always thought of as the Los Angeles Dodgers but it was Glenn Burke’s team. The personality of the team was his, the clubhouse was his. Most people didn’t like the Dodgers…they sure didn’t like the personality that Glenn brought to the ballpark.”
On Burke’s turbulent personality: “I’m not sure every manager said, ‘Hey, I’ll take Glenn Burke.’ I don’t think they wanted him, because he was a handful.”
On Burke’s personality: “That’s how strong Glenn’s personality was, that he could take over a Major League clubhouse and he was a rookie. He hadn’t even played in the big leagues.”
Lutha Davis – Sister:
On Burke’s injured leg: “His leg was broken in three places and they put a rod in there. They were supposed to replace it but he never went back to get it replaced, so that leg was rotting.”
On AIDS: “A lot of people were scared because I think at the time you didn’t know whether you can just breathe on somebody and get AIDS or just touch them.”
Tommy Hawkins – Former Los Angeles Dodgers Vice President of Communications & External Affairs, KJAZZ radio announcer:
On Burke’s personality: “I would describe Glenn like the glistening mirror ball at a discotheque. When the light hits it, and all of these different reflections and colors flash all over the room, that was Glenn Burke.”
Davey Lopes – Former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, Philadelphia Phillies coach:
On the invention of the “High Five”: “Me and Dusty always talk about and ask each other who invented the High Five. And to this day the only guy we can think of is Glenn.”
When a friend told him Burke was gay: “He just said, ‘I just wanted to tell you. Glenn’s gay.’ And I said, ‘Glenn who? Get the – get outta here.’”
On Burke being traded for A’s Billy North: “Everybody was upset…He was the guy that kept the chemistry going in the clubhouse…I think if everybody knows the story, I think there were other reasons why he was traded.”
On the Dodgers decision to trade Burke: “You don’t break up, disrupt a team going as well as it was going to make changes. I didn’t feel it was going to make us a better ball club. Billy North was not going to make us, at that time, any better of a ball club. I thought it was probably not the real reason why things happened.”
Rick Monday – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Dodgers broadcaster:
On Burke battling personal and professional demons: “We didn’t understand the challenges he was going through on a daily basis at the time. You put it into perspective when you say, here is a guy that is fighting not only the opposing pitcher that was trying to get him out, he was fighting the unknown.”
Mike Norris – Former Oakland Athletics pitcher:
On being in the locker room with Burke: “It became pretty obvious to a lot of people that Glenn was gay and he started to make a lot of people uncomfortable in the locker room and the showers. It was an uncomfortable situation after awhile.”
On Burke retiring: “Glenn was just in a no-win situation. And that was the best thing for him to do was to retire.”
Pamela Pitts – Oakland Athletics Director of Baseball Administration:
On Burke’s reaction to hearing the A’s would help him: “Glenn started to cry and said, ‘I’ve been told you’re going to help me. I can’t believe somebody wants to help me.’”
On Burke’s death: “I do believe he was in a much better place. His demons were gone.”
Richard Purcell – Founder of “Marty’s Place,” an AIDS/HIV patient safe house in San Francisco:
On Burke’s drug use: “He told me that on the day he was on national TV and he told the truth he was loaded to the gills.”
On Burke becoming alienated from his friends: “I could see why he turned so many people off. It was the addiction; it wasn’t Glenn.”
Eric Sherman – Author, “Out at Home, The Glenn Burke Story”:
On interviewing Burke: “I interviewed him…on and off for about maybe a year before he died and even though we had to take breaks every…every 10 minutes or so because of the pain, and the tears, the crying…I’ll never forget I said to him, ‘Glenn, you know we put in two or three days, we don’t have to go on, you don’t have to do this.’”
On Burke’s lifestyle after retirement: “He ran out of money, then he got involved with drugs. His partying escalated and his drug use escalated.”
Jim Skeels – Burke’s Connie Mack Baseball coach:
On watching Burke play baseball: “Glenn was the kind of guy that if you looked out in center field, nine times out of ten you’d see a smile on his face, because you could tell he loved playing this game.”
On Burke and gay stereotypes: “When I looked at Glenn and realized that Glenn had chosen that lifestyle, I said, ‘You just have burst my stereotype.’”
On seeing Burke before he died: “For a man that had answers on the baseball field, on the basketball court, and I think to a great degree with life. And to see him curled up, it was crushing.”
Reggie Smith – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder:
On the suspicions on Burke’s sexuality: “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure – at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.”
On possible consequences of accusing a player of being gay: “You didn’t want to cause that for a person, but at the same time you didn’t want to say you were closely associated.”
On the suspicion of Burke’s sexuality: “You were concerned of being stereotyped…that to know him must mean that you’re one…so you kept your distance.”
On Burke’s interview with Inside Sports: “He made the choice to come out, knowing in his own mind that, as far as playing baseball, his career was pretty much over.”
Lyle Spencer – Former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer, MLB.com:
On Burke’s charisma: “I’ve been around a lot of charismatic guys…just in terms of personality, I’ve never been around anybody who could light up a room like Glenn could.”
On the reaction of Burke’s teammates the day he was traded: “I was shocked that he was traded… I walked into the clubhouse…and guys were visibly distraught over the trade, and that told me that my sense of how important he was to them internally was accurate. I even remember a few players crying when they found out about it at their lockers, which is stunning.”
Vincent Trahan – Berkeley High School classmate:
On Dodger management and their suspicions: “Al Campanis and Walter O’Malley had called him into the office and offered him $75,000 to get married. And Glenn, being his comic self, said, ‘I guess you mean to a woman?’”
On the Dodgers’ controversial trade of Burke to the A’s: “He was hurt because they traded him not for his baseball ability but for his life choice.”
On helping Burke self-medicate with crack cocaine: “I asked Lutha, ‘I’ve known you all my life…how do you feel with me bringing crack to Glenn?’…and Lutha said to me, ‘It doesn’t bother me. Whatever is giving my brother some type of relief, I’m okay with it.’”
Claudell Washington – Former Major League outfielder:
On Oakland Athletics manager Billy Martin introducing Burke to his new teammates in spring training: “He was introducing all the players and then he got to Glenn and said, ‘Oh, by the way, this is Glenn Burke and he’s a faggot.’”
On Burke being a loner: “Glenn was more or less a loner. The only time we ever saw Glenn was at the gym. I don’t know what he did after. We’d finish playing the game and stuff and Glenn was just like a mirage. He was here now and gone later.”
On hearing about Burke contracting AIDS: “I was stunned at that time. A person that I’d known, loved, and respected had contracted an illness like that and was suffering.”
Marvin Webb – Former Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League teammate:
On Burke’s ability to make new friends: “Blacks, Whites, Latinos, they all loved Glenn. He got along with everybody.”
On when teammates asked him about Burke: “I’ll tell you this, you ought to ask him. I ain’t never seen him with a woman but you ought to ask him.”
On his drug use: “I remember hearing about how he started robbing people for drugs and extra money. It really made me feel bad.”
Dusty Baker – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Cincinnati Reds manager
Marvin Buckley – Berkeley High School basketball teammate
Billy Bean – Former Major League outfielder, gay rights activist
Mark Brown – San Francisco Gay Softball League player
Joyce Burke – Sister
Larry Corrigan – Former Dodgers-Minor League teammate, Pittsburgh Pirates executive
Tito Fuentes – Former Oakland Athletics infielder
Lutha Harris – Sister
Tommy Hawkins – Former Los Angeles Dodgers VP of Communications & External Affairs, KJAZZ radio announcer
Ken Levine – “Cheers” writer/director/producer, host of KABC radio’s DodgerTalk
Davey Lopes – Former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, Philadelphia Phillies coach
Rick Monday – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Dodgers broadcaster
Manny Mota – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
Mike Norris – Former Oakland Athletics pitcher
Nick Peters – Hall of Fame baseball writer
Rickey Henderson – Former Oakland Athletics outfielder, Hall of Famer
Pamela Pitts – Oakland Athletics Director of Baseball Administration
Jerry Pritikin – San Francisco Gay Softball League player
Richard Purcell – Founder of “Marty’s Place,” an AIDS/HIV safe house in San Francisco
Jon Rochmis – Former Oakland Tribune sportswriter, journalism instructor
Eric Sherman – Author, “Out at Home, The Glenn Burke Story”
Joe Simpson — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Atlanta Braves broadcaster
Jim Skeels – Former Connie Mack Baseball coach
Reggie Smith – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
Lyle Spencer – Former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer, MLB.com
Vincent Trayhan – Childhood friend
Steve Vucinich – Oakland Athletics Equipment Manager
Claudell Washington – Former Major League outfielder
Marvin Webb – Former Los Angeles Dodgers Minor Leaguer
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PUBLIC ENEMY NEWSletter AUGUST 2011
Public Enemys 77th Tour Visits Its 77th Country in JULY ; CHILE!
Public Enemy completed its 77th Tour and visited its 77th nation , capping off with a explosive dynamic performance in Santiago Chile. Primarily known as a town of Rock music , the RED BLACK and GREEN Machine set down with hiphop organization RED DE HIPHOP ACTIVISTA and Guerrillero KULTO who was featured in Loira Limbals documentary on Latin American rap, ESTILO HIP HOP.
The group met with many of the HIPHOP founders and movers in CHILE, A nation that recently put 800,000 people in the streets of Santiago protesting for better education just a month earlier.
The 2 1/2 hour concert was met with tremendous energy and passion , it reminded members of the first times playing in Belgrade Serbia-Montenegro eight years ago and most recently South Africa just last December
The Rest Of TOUR77 Hits USA TOUR78 In UK SEPT Dates;
Saturday August 13 Sound Academy Toronto, CA
Thursday August 18 TAO Nightclub Las Vegas
Friday August 19 Regency Ballroom San Francisco
Saturday August 20 Sunset Strip Music Fest West Hollywood
Sunday August 21 Soul Fest @ Dell East Philadelphia
TOUR78 FOABP RETURN TO THE UK
Saturday Sept 03 Electric Picnic Stradbally Hall Estate, Ireland
Sunday Sept 04 Cardiff Great Hall Cardiff, UK
Monday Sept 05 HMV Institute Birmingham, UK
Tuesday Sept 06 ABC Glasgow, UK
Wednesday Sept 07 Ritz Manchester, UK
Thursday Sept 08 Forum London
Friday Sept 09 Bestival 2011 Isle of Wight, UK
Chuck D GWIZ Team To Advise Industry Of Swag On NOTICE (Know This)
Chuck D of Public Enemy has released a new single, on his 51st birthday no less, which turns out to be a gift to all of us.
Taking inspiration from “Otis”, the new single from Jay-Z and Kanye West, the hard rhymer couldn’t help but feel like they weren’t using their platform to their best ability. A fan of both emcees, Chuck encourages all artists to make the most of their time on the mic and to include substance for the masses.
So as a “request to our rap heroes” Chuck D hooked up with producer Gary G-Wiz to craft a brand new track entitled, “NOTICE Know This” which is now available for free download at RAPstation.com.
Chuck D makes a respectfully call to the troops across the globe, to continue to inspire, but to reflect the people better. As he states himself, “Here’s to hoping that the Jay-Z & Kanye supergroup can elevate the masses and try a little bit more to reflect OTIS’ heart, rather than swag, because they’re too good to be less.”
Catch NOTICE video on YOUTUBE Click Pic
James Norman PE Communications Department
Longtime Public Enemy founding member James Norman will helm the aspect of PE Communications,a necessary department connecting into social media and the BTNE Internetwork which hosts PublicEnemy.com and its related sites.
Brother James has been part of the PE infrastructure for its entirety, after retiring the position of S1W and management for the group.This department will connect the where and do abouts of the the vast PE spread and make all news consolidated for PE News and related sites.
PE Sings Happy 70TH Birthday to George Clinton
In Sao Paulo BRAZIL Flavor Flav and Chuck D sang a funky 70th happy birthday to funkfather George Clinton, twice. One at breakfast and the other before the Mothership landed blowing the house down at the SAO Paulo BRAZIL Festival at the tail end of TOUR77 on Saturday JULY 23.
Professor Griff with Brother James, Johnny JUICE Head Up The NME SUN Project
Professor Griff has helmed to produce the special project of featuring the offspring of Public Enemy. It is comprised of the Sons of PE members from across 25 years.
The project also managed by Brother James Norman and co produced by DJ Johnny JUICE Rosado,plans to approach the latter generation with a new young consciousness
the baNNed Opens PE Shows with CLASSIC Material
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Taking a page from SIR George Clinton and his Parliament Funkadelic Tour Experience, the baNNed and its new super funky stealth sounding lineup is starting a 10-15 minute warmup set playing instrumental classic PE songs that will most likely never be performed LIVE. This idea was taken from PFUNKS opener set from the past several years cqlled the Children Of Production, which included guest appearances doing the non set PFUNK songs.
The baNNed cohesion with HipHop legend DAVY DMX on bass, and TBONE Motta aka the Dirty Drummer have complemented prodigal guitarist KHARI WYNN and DJ LORD into a whole new zone. the baNNed recently was recorded in rehearsal tracking the PE classic SOPHISICATED which is also a quirky video found here. The previous baNNed lineup still has a pending album coming on SLAMjamz getting final mixes on ITS BACK TO A MILLION OF US TO HOLD A NATION a instrumental version of IT TAKES A NATION TO HOLD US BACK. The former is being produced by baNNed 5th member DJ JOHNNY JUICE ROSADO its emerging soon on SLAMjamz Records
Dont Believe The HYPE! PE Gives The True Origin Of The Planking Thing, But Save s It For The Stage.
CLICK Here as Its Explained In PE News
“By The Time I Get To Arizona” the first fine art release from Chuck D.
This is the first fine art release from Chuck D. Teaming with Los Angeles creativity house SceneFour, “By The Time I Get To Arizona” is a unique project on canvas of which 300 drafts exist. All pieces in the series are 60″ x 30″, numbered and signed, and ship with authenticity certificates. Each canvas in the series is $500.00 and can be purchased outright or through a payment plan with no interest charged to the purchase.
CHUCK D Seriously Doubts If You’ve Really Checked These Videos OUT!
I say this because I get it coming at me everyday where ever I go, yo..Chuck when you coming out with your next album?
We are in the mass information age, internet, cableTV, satellite, and now pocket programming has saturated everything and anything at all time coming at one brain.
So I understand easily how one could miss the last 15 years of our last 25 , if we’ve been spread around the world and definitely ain’t waiting for U.S.A mass network media to expose our art.
We are not robots and don’t encourage human beings to be robots either. Dig it manually click on the pics to take you to YOU TUBE and SLAMjamz.com to get some sight and sound you might’ve missed…
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BRING THE NOISE PE First Official Video RARELY Seen 1987
This Is Officially PEs very first video shot in London 1987 by Dominic Savage
PE Visits CEELO GREEN on Lay It Down 2011
PE gets the stage and the couch with Ceelo Green and his amazing show 2011
PE- Cant Truss It / Shut Em Down LIVE on SOUL TRAIN 1991
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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2011 New Job Listings
EXECUTIVE & MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
Major talent agency is looking for an experienced, Manager to Director-level publicist (with knowledge of corporate PR preferred) to work alongside head of corporate communications. Candidate must have trade and business press experience, as well as minimum 5+ years working at PR agency, studio or network. Candidates should have top-notch written and oral communication skills, including ability to write press materials under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Growth potential. Position reports to head of corporate communications but will also interface with senior management. Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and all customary benefits offered. Please fax resumes and cover letters to 310-205-5608. No calls please.
Manager of Talent, reporting to VP in new Celebrity talent & events department for Nickelodeon’s on and off channel events including Kids’ Choice Awards, Halo Awards, Upfronts, stunt-casting, international needs, talent relations etc. Book celebrities/music performances and provide on-site management of talent at all appearances. Work with team to create and implement celebrity talent strategies for network and negotiate talent deals with Agents and Managers. Strong research skills and knowledge of pop culture necessary as well as knowledge and contacts in the music, movie and TV business required with experience in an agency, network, label, management or publicity firm.
May send resumes to Nicktalentsubmission@nick.com and must apply at: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MTVNETWORKS&cws=1&rid=1305
Highly successful reality TV company looking for a full-time, highly experienced Development Producer. Job duties include developing and pitching new, exciting television programming, writing treatments and shooting and editing material. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in and knowledge of unscripted television, brilliant ideas, at least 2 years of experience working for production companies in a similar capacity and some post-production experience. Must be proficient with either Final-cut or Avid. Email resumes to devproducerjob2011@gmail.com
Manager Talent Relations – This position will be responsible for working closely with production, integrated marketing and sales to identify and negotiate talent deals for entertainment initiatives online. Knowledge of a wide range of talent from social media, television, film, music and pop culture are critical as well as negotiation and deal making skills (rolodex of talent reps including agencies, labels, publicity and management firms a plus). www.Alloyentertainment.com submit resumes to rhotaling@alloy.com
Young Hollywood, a multimedia entertainment company and one of the world’s largest producers of celebrity and lifestyle content, is looking for a Content Sales Manager in its West LA Office. This sales individual is responsible for developing and executing new business opportunities and creating new content licensing opportunities both domestically and Internationally. For consideration please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@younghollywood.comwith Content Sales Manager in the subject line.
Independent feature film production company is seeking a Creative Executive. The position offers a tremendous opportunity to jump into an existing slate of projects. Currently in Post-Production on one movie and several in pre-production. Company is growing and is looking for a smart, aggressive young executive who is excited about helping to build and grow company. Must have experience and existing relationships and be willing to work long hours. This is not a position for someone with no previous CE experience. Creative financial package plus health insurance. If this sounds like you, please send resumes to creative.exec2011@gmail.com
Thought Equity Motion is looking for Content Sales Managers in its LA Office. This sales individual is responsible for developing and executing new business opportunities, as well as growing existing accounts. Clients include advertising agencies, feature films, episodic television, documentary production companies, regional sports networks, internet publishers, Fortune 500 companies and countless other high-end consumers of high quality video. For consideration please send resume and cover letter to Sal Siino at jobs@thoughtequity.com.
Busy Independent Production/Distribution Company is seeking an experienced Head of Sales and Sales Agent for foreign sales division. Must be familiar with international buyers, markets and festivals. Previous experience in foreign sales is required. Please email cover letter and resume to entsales7@gmail.com.
ASSISTANT LEVEL
United Talent Agency (UTA) seeks qualified candidates for its agent trainee program. Previous industry experience and bachelors degree required. Candidates must be motivated, extremely detail oriented, have excellent communication and organizational skills and a desire to learn the business of talent representation. This is a very demanding environment with excellent opportunities to work in Film, Television, Music, New Media and Entertainment Marketing. Proficiency with Microsoft Office software is mandatory. Compensation includes overtime and full benefits. References required. www.unitedtalent.com for more information. Fax cover letter & resume to (310) 247-1111 or email to HR@unitedtalent.com. Attn: Human Resources. No calls.
We are seeking a highly motivated, hard-working individual to fill the role of Executive Assistant to the President/CEO of the company. Successful candidates must be reliable, professional, hardworking, and highly organized, heavy phones a must. Minimum of 1-year assistant experience in talent agency/management only. Please email cover letter, resume and references to miacho@vcassoc.com
Zodiak USA seeks a development assistant to start immediately. Candidates must have a strong interest in non-scripted television, excellent writing & research skills, be extremely organized and willing to commit to the position for the long term. Looking for smart, self-starters that will run with any assigned project. Please send resumes to agoodproduction@gmail.com
Design firm in Culver City seeks an Executive/Personal Assistant for CEO. Duties include: answering phones, filing, ordering supplies, errands, (reliable car and valid California license a must!). Must be willing to run personal errands and get dirty at site visits. This is a temporary contract position with a possibility of becoming a future fulltime employee. Position starts immediately and pay is $12/hr. Ideal candidate will be have an extreme attention to detail, be highly communicative, detailed, organized and computer literate (Photoshop and SketchUp a plus!), good eye for photography, and from a design background. Stock hours are typically 10am – 6pm Monday – Friday, depending. Please reply only in email to: Humanresources@deltahdesign.com
Brand Arc, West Los Angeles based branded entertainment firm is looking for an intelligent, flexible, energetic, personable individual to perform administrative duties for their executive management primarily working with the firm’s president. Responsibilities will include screening calls, making travel and meeting arrangements, keeping the president’s calendar, preparing and filing reports and financial data. Requires strong Mac and Internet research skills with excellent knowledge of MS Office and Keynote. Contact: mike@brandarc.biz
Trademark Talent seeks an assistant to the owner of the company. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Mac computers. This is a very demanding job requiring someone who is extremely self-motivated and forward thinking. Knowledge of inEntertainment is a plus. Please email resume and cover letter (no attachments) with Assistant in the subject line to: trademarktalent@gmail.com
The Voiceover Department is looking for a self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic. Seeking a computer savvy, energetic, multitasker with the ability to remain professional and focused in a detail oriented, fast paced environment. Responsibilities include handling a heavy volume of phone calls/emails, scheduling, filing and recording/directing daily in-house voiceover auditions. Must have the ability to foster a supportive rapport with clientele, as well as keep calm in high pressure/quick turnaround situations. The ideal candidate would be okay working long hours and is interested in growth and longevity with the company. No actors please. Email resumes to: talentagencyinfo@gmail.com
Part-time Assistant to the Producer needed for film/TV production company just off the sale of its third reality show and with a growing list of other projects in various stages of development, including an independent feature and television projects in the reality realm. Applicant will also have heavy developmental duties and will learn how to sell a show at the ground level. Must be able to work effectively from home. Previous assistant experience preferred. Experience with post-production and Final Cut Pro preferred. Minimum 12-15 hrs/wk. $10/hr to start. Please email resume and cover letter to lindsey@sssentertainment.com.
Seeking highly-motivated office assistant for boutique TV and film literary management company (not a production or development job). Requirements: industrious, tough, self-starter, multi-tasker with can-do attitude who can work independently and who is available to start immediately and make one-year commitment. Similar (non-production) entertainment office experience highly preferable (phone sheet, submissions, scheduling, filing, logs, etc.). $500 to $600/week depending on experience. Limited benefits. Send resume and cover letter to Field Entertainment via fax: 310-271-6243 or e-mail: hiring@fieldentertainment.net.
Busy LA-based reality TV production company that produces shows for Discovery, A&E, Spike, SyFy and more is looking for an experienced Executive Assistant. The ideal candidate will be passionate about non-scripted programming and highly organized, work well under pressure, have a 4 year degree and prior production or agency experience. Advancement opportunities for the right person. Please send resume and cover letter to realityjobsandinternships@gmail.com with (Executive Assistant – Your Name) in subject line.
Summit Entertainment is recruiting for an Executive Assistant in their Domestic Theatrical department. This role is responsible for managing day-to-day administrative functions that involve a variety of creative clients and high level executives (both internally and externally), and specializes in the accounting, sales, exhibition and distribution of theatrical motion pictures. For a complete job description and on-line application, please refer to Summit’s corporate website. Candidates must complete the on-line application for consideration. resumes@summit-ent.com
Vuguru LLC, an independent studio financing and developing original scripted content (founded by Michael Eisner), seeks an Executive Assistant to the President. Candidate must have at least two years’ experience on a busy executive or agent’s desk and know the logistics of managing an office. Ideal for someone looking to grow in a business capacity. Must give at least a 2-year commitment to the position. Position available immediately. Email Vugurujobs@gmail.com
Manager/Producer at a top talent management company seeks assistant with at least one year of agency or management experience. Candidate should be an organized multi-tasker capable of handling theatrical, literary, and personal appearance scheduling and submissions. Comedy interest and knowledge is a must. Please email resumes to jzasst@pyent.com
Talent Management company with high-level feature and television clients seeks a detail oriented and organized assistant. Relevant talent agency, casting or management company desk experience is preferred. Applicant must be hard-working and reliable with the ability to juggle, prioritize and follow-through on responsibilities. Duties include arranging/maintaining calendars and schedules, heavy phones and emails, and liaising with clients and casting offices. Knowledge of inEntertainment is a plus. Punctuality is a must. Please send resumes to mgmtassistant2011@gmail.com.
Advisory firm/agency (media/entertainment/marketing) operating at the hub of Hollywood and Madison seeks Executive Assistant to fill an immediate position in Los Angeles. Bachelor’s degree required. Must be willing to work flexible hours and be flexible with rapidly changing business projects. Candidates must be able to manage multiple tasks effectively, properly prioritize and be organized in approach and execution of work. Please e-mail resumes to eaconsulting2011@gmail.com
Century City boutique talent agency seeks ambitious & experienced assistant to TV/Film agents. Extremely detail oriented, computer literate. Dealing with top industry executives-answering phones, taking appointments, filing & attending screenings. Only interested in candidates who want to be an agent & prefer agency experience & worked with Inentertainment program. Competitive wages, health insurance after 3 months, paid parking plus unlimited growth potential. Email resume: assistant@greenetalent.com
Assistant to President, Global Brand of long-standing film and television production company needed asap. Looking for a very responsible, personable and proactive individual to provide administrative support in a multifaceted environment. Must possess excellent organizational and communication skills, multi-tasking abilities and interest in the multi-faceted world of brand management. Entertainment experience and industry knowledge required. Email resumes to: assistantjob1@live.com
Busy high-level Management and Production Company seeking Executive Assistant/Junior Manager for the President of the company. Candidate should be able to work well under pressure, driven, detail oriented and creative with strong communication skills, flexible, prioritize, deal with variable deadlines, initiative, self-motivated, personable demeanor, strong client interfacing and coordination skills. Candidate should have at least two years’ experience in the Talent Agency and/or Talent Management industry. Must be great at pitching clients to Casting Directors and have strong relationships with Agents. Proficient in Breakdown submissions, Microsoft Office and Apple OS X and iOS. Must have a strong desire to become a future Talent Manager. Please email AsstPosition9028@aol.com
A leading motion picture advertising agency in Santa Monica is seeking an executive assistant/office manager. It’s a great position for someone looking to get in on the ground level of a vibrant and dynamic agency. The ideal candidate is ambitious, detail-oriented, and has great communication skills. He/she should be familiar with administrative tasks and not afraid to take on creative challenges. Resumes and cover letters to: transit.careers@gmail.com
One literary manager/producer and one talent manager seek an experienced assistant to share. Individual should have experience as an assistant at an agency or management company. Candidate should be driven, detail oriented, show initiative, self-motivated, and ability to coordinate clients schedule and calendar. The individual should be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and must have a strong desire to learn this side of the business. Seeking an immediate replacement. Please email resumes: talentmanagementjob2011@gmail.com
Myriad Pictures, a Santa Monica based film development, production and international sales company is seeking an assistant to the CEO. Tasks include phones, calendar, travel/market coordination, expenses, coverage, intern management, etc. Ideal candidate is motivated, responsible, detail-oriented, proficient in Word/Excel/Outlook. Must have at least one year experience on an executive’s desk-internships do not count. Salary DOE, benefits. Send cover letter, resume (.doc or .pdf), and references to intlasst@yahoo.com.
Looking for an assistant for a feature and television production company/VFX studio (Simon West Productions/The Graphic Film Company). Agency experience and an ability to analyze TV and feature screenplays a plus. Please send resumes to Resumes@thegraphicfilmcompany.com 7/26
Entertainment guild seeks Awards Administrator to manage and oversee awards submission process for film and television. Candidate must be a law school graduate, with extreme detail orientation and flawless follow-through, strong skills in both interpersonal communication and database management. $700/week, including benefits. Please send brief cover note and concise resume to awardsadmin2012@gmail.com
Talent Management and Brand Marketing company looking for assistant for 2 executives for boutique size company. applicant should be upbeat, energetic, and a self-starter. Job will consist of phones, schedules , filing , and general office work. Would like someone that can create marking plans via power point, and flyers via photo shop. Applicant must have college degree and have extensive knowledge of apple computer systems. Company is based in sunset plaza. Agency or PR/ Marketing experience preferred. please send resume to assist@zgroupla.com
Reveille seeks an Executive Assistant to the SVP, Finance. Position will also lend general support to finance team. Responsibilities include calendar management, scheduling and managing phone calls, drafting correspondence, preparing and submitting expense reports, and updating and maintaining a variety of departmental status reports. Qualified candidates must possess enthusiasm, flexibility, creativity, the willingness to assume increased responsibility and a keen interest in the business and finance. Please send cover letter and resume to hr@reveillellc.com and indicate job title in subject line of email.
Boutique Talent Management and Development Company seeks highly motivated assistant. Must have prior industry experience. Heavy scheduling, travel planning, phone work and diversified office duties. Must be highly organized and detail oriented. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Full time position. Email: lmg@lanemanagement.com
Former studio head & Academy Award nominated producer seeks an experienced executive assistant. Individual should have prior experience as an assistant at a studio, production or management company, agency or hotel/hospitality industry. Candidate should be driven, highly organized & detail oriented, show initiative, self-motivated, and ability to coordinate heavy schedule and calendar (meetings/travel/personal). Must be a problem solver & absolute discretion is required. Working directly for the producer in a small production company. The individual should be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and script coverage/notes experience. Seeking an immediate replacement. Please email resumes: juldff@aol.com
Bi-coastal boutique talent agency looking for an assistant in their LA office. Assistant would be responsible for two agents that cover film, television and theatre. Duties will include heavy phones, submissions, taking and giving out auditions and other general office duties. Ideal candidate would have at least six months working at an agency (on any type of desk). Candidates with little experience should still apply, but this would be a great opportunity for somebody looking to grow to be a junior agent. This desk is very hands on. E-mail cover letter and resume to: agencyasst2011@gmail.com
PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITIONS
Immediate part-time opening for Personal and Office Assistant to founder of company dedicated to original programming for multiple high-end web content providers. Candidate must have at least 1 year of agency, network or studio experience. Candidate should be a smart, organized, quick-thinker who is able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Background in digital entertainment, comedy, TV and/ or film is preferred. Personal sense of humor is essential. Job has potential to expand to full-time if you are the right fit. Working laptop and car required, as is knowledge of Mac platform and MobileMe. Perfect opportunity for someone looking to learn more about web entertainment. Please email resume in body of email to amberjasst@gmail.com.
Actress/Singer seeks a personal assistant. Duties include driving client, personal/work scheduling, handling errands, researching, and just general multi-tasking and personal assistant duties. Must be able to tolerate a high demand of work. Previous personal assistant experience is mandatory. Please email resumes to: untitledpersonalasst@yahoo.com
Producer/Actress is looking to hire a personal assistant/executive assistant. Knowledge of scripted TV, both comedy and drama and Film important. Highly enthusiastic, organized, time management skilled team worker with a positive attitude and willingness to fit in. Please send resumes as an attachment and in the body of the email a short cover letter: Your salary desired. What are your goals for the next 2 years, where would you like to be in 10 years. Your 3 best qualities fitting this job and 3 things you’d like to be better at. Contact: Mannerkoskienterprises@yahoo.com
ENTERTAINMENT PR & MARKETING (MOST POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS)
Major talent agency is looking for an experienced, Manager to Director-level publicist (with knowledge of corporate PR preferred) to work alongside head of corporate communications. Candidate must have trade and business press experience, as well as minimum 5+ years working at PR agency, studio or network. Candidates should have top-notch written and oral communication skills, including ability to write press materials under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Growth potential. Position reports to head of corporate communications but will also interface with senior management. Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and all customary benefits offered. Please fax resumes and cover letters to 310-205-5608. No calls please.
LA Based Lifestyle & Marketing Group with specialties in Events & Promotions, seeks an assistant to the President & Vice President. Candidates should have college degree or 1 year experience working in Entertainment/Marketing Industries. Brand relationships are a huge plus. Must be proficient in MS Office. Duties include answering phones, creating proposals, and administrative duties. Salary depending on experience. Please submit cover letter, references and resume to info@thegatheringla.com Subject Assistant
LA Based Lifestyle & Marketing Group with specialties in Events & Promotions, seeking interns. Must be proficient in MS Office. Duties include running errands, organizing the office, and assisting where needs may be. Unpaid but room to grow and move into paid position. Please submit cover letter, references and resume to info@thegatheringla.com Subject Internship
Hollywood based boutique public relations firm, which specializes in talent and entertainment publicity, is currently accepting intern applications for Fall 2011. Applicants should have an interest in public relations, and be energetic, reliable, hardworking and professional. This is a very hands-on experience. Intern duties will include, but are not limited to: updating media contacts, updating premiere and event lists, assisting with press kits, covering desks, answering phones, scheduling, updating Facebook account, etc. This is NOT a paid internship, and candidates must be eligible to receive school credit and available to work two full days a week. Please submit cover letter and resume to mcclureassistant@aol.com
Opening for an assistant to the Executive Director of Communications for CBS Television Studios. This person will be responsible for reviewing and pulling press clippings, executive travel, helping with publicity campaigns, assisting with events, maintaining press contact information and lists, general administrative duties, and any other day to day activities that occur in a bustling PR office. Candidate must also have good phone etiquette and be comfortable working with press and talent. Looking for an individual with 1-2 years of entertainment industry experience and a desire to immerse themselves in the world of publicity. Interested and qualified applicants should submit resumes to: Kacy.Lee@cbs.com subject line Publicity Assistant.
Entertainment Public Relations Firm, with A-Level clients, seeks an executive assistant to work for partner. Minimum two years of experience in publicity required from either a public relations firm or a studio. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-pace environment. Medical/Dental benefits. Salary is $37k. email resume to asoucie@24seveninc.com
Busy, boutique PR firm based in Hollywood seeks eager intern ready to learn about the entertainment industry, working with A-list clients and red carpet events. Candidates should be driven, detail-oriented, outgoing, and creative with strong communication skills. Also important, a knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. We are seeking someone interested to pursue a career in public relations. Must be willing to work a 3 month, 2 day a week minimum, Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting August 2nd, 2011. Internship is unpaid, but college credit may be obtained. Place resume and cover letter in body of email and attach as well. Email to officeasst@marleahleslie.com
Busy boutique PR Firm seeks organized, self-starter with excellent communication skills for the position of: Assistant to a Partner. This is not an entry level position; applicants must have Public Relations and administrative experience. Duties include maintaining schedules for A List clientele as well as that of a partner at the firm. Roll calls, research projects and contacts, provide general public relations and personal assistance support, where required. Bachelor’s degree and strong computer skills required. To submit your resume, please email: pr4assistant@aol.com.
The Ant Farm seeks a Games Assistant. 1+ years’ experience, university degree and passion for games required. Knowledge of post-production, tape formats, Mac, Excel, Word, Entourage, Photoshop and Illustrator. Maintain On-Air, department schedule and contracts. Create Legal Slates in Photoshop. Schedule finishing with post houses. Must be passionate about Games! Great company and benefits. Send cover letter, resume, salary history to: jobs@theantfarm.net. Must include in the subject line of email: GA-UTA
Syndicate Media Group, communications and marketing agency that develops and implements strategies for leading luxury brands, seeks Senior Account Executive for LA office. Position involves client relations, brand partnerships, account management, developing press/marketing strategies, securing media placements and more. Must be driven, self-starter with at least five years of lifestyle PR experience and strong regional and national media relationships in lifestyle, travel, food and entertainment. Cover letters/resumes to jobs@syndicatemediagroup.com
Entertainment Public Relations Firm, with A-Level clients, seeks an executive assistant to work for partner. Minimum two years of experience in publicity required from either a public relations firm or a studio. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-pace environment. Medical/Dental benefits. Email resume to prjobsearch2011@yahoo.com.
Cashmere Agency – seeking Online Publicity Interns. Responsibilities include creating targeted media lists, collecting media hits, assisting in creating client reports and participating in brainstorm sessions. Must have online blog and social media knowledge and interest – especially in entertainment. Ideal candidates are creative, detail-oriented multi-taskers who demonstrate the ability to work under pressure with a team. Credit only. Please submit a cover letter and resume to careers@cashmereagency.com
Cashmere Agency – seeking Online Marketing Interns. Responsibilities include research, campaign development, social media maintenance and brainstorm sessions. Must have knowledge of entertainment/digital industry news, blogs, social media tools and apps. Ideal candidates are creative, detail-oriented multi-taskers who demonstrate the ability to work under pressure with a team. Credit only. Please submit a cover letter and resume to careers@cashmereagency.com
Los Angeles based PR and Marketing firm is looking for eager and hard-working interns to come in and help out at least two full days a week. Clients include those in the fashion, design, and entertainment fields. Tasks include answering phones, filing, research, occasional work-related errands, etc. Occasional attendance at events required as well. Internship is for school credit only. Please email resumes to matt@periodmedia.com
A prestigious entertainment PR firm in W. Hollywood seeks a dedicated full-time assistant in a very demanding environment with long hours and weekends. Must be dedicated, assertive, proactive, reliable and want a career in PR. Responsibilities: Office management, heavy calls, monitor emails, oversee schedules, cover events, schedule meetings, etc. Must be out of college with two years full-time work experience & live in LA! Please email resume/cover letter to agprasst@gmail.com
MUSIC INDUSTRY (ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS)
A-list record label and management company in Beverly Hills seeks a bright, motivated intern to help with administrative tasks. Duties include phones, helping with promotional mailings, coordinating travel, organizing information, and other duties as assigned. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the skills you’ll need for starting out in the entertainment industry, and the internship provides a great introduction to how a busy label operates. Previous desk experience preferred but not required. Candidates must be able to receive school credit as the position is unpaid. Looking for someone to start immediately. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com.
Unpaid Intern: Bulletproof Entertainment, run by one of the top music producers/supervisors in the motion picture and soundtrack industry, is in need of interns to assist with scanning, video editing, reachout, our CD library & iTunes database, record production, computer graphics, as well as some light office duties. Requirements: strong interest in music and film industries and strong proficiency with Mac/Apple software. Email resume and brief letter to apply@bulletproofentertainment.com
TECH/NEW MEDIA/WEB 2.0 POSITIONS
Young Hollywood, a next generation multimedia entertainment company, is seeking dedicated fall interns to assist in areas including production, post-production, PR/marketing, social media and editorial. The ideal candidate would be available 3 days per week for a minimum of 3 months. Strong written and internet skills required. This position is very hands on in a young, fun environment with professionalism being a must. Please have your own laptop. The internship is for college credit only. Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@younghollywood.com with Fall Internship in the subject line.
The new nationally syndicated, political talk radio show- “America Now with Andy Dean” – launching August 8 on the Premiere Radio Networks and Sirius/XM satellite is looking for highly energetic, self-starting individuals who have a nose for news and social media – along with sharp writing skills, to help manage our show’s blog/website/Facebook/Twitter feeds. Interns will assist with the daily production including, assisting with research, booking guests, audio production and editing. Internship is unpaid, and for college credit only. This internship is part-time, minimally 2-3 half days a week, starting immediately. Cover letters/resumes to careers@americanowradio.com
InTheMO Interactive is a media/tech company with a television and digital web-series division. We are on the cutting edge of digital marketing and media and seek hard-working interns looking to be very creatively involved. Room for growth if you prove yourself. Bring ideas, excitement and energy to this Brentwood LA office in a fun, casual and creative environment. School credit only. Send resumes to laura.mcnulty@inthemo.com.
An entertainment and corporate Social Media Marketing Company with offices in Los Angeles and Orange County is conducting a search to immediately employ a full-time Social Media Manager. Minimum 2 yrs experience. Candidate will create strategic development and creative execution of social media campaigns for a wide range of clients, conducting analysis of social media and other online campaign metrics to identify and derive key insights regarding audience behavior/trends and recommending strategies to maximize integrated marketing campaign results. SEO and SEM, HTML, newsletter and blog savvy. Send resume and cover letter to socialmedia728@gmail.com.
Leading Public Relations Company based in Los Angeles seeks qualified individual in the social media realm. Candidate will lead and develop social media strategy while driving interest around the company. Candidates must be active users of popular tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and others. Ideal candidates must have experience managing Twitter and Facebook accounts for third parties. Candidates must be good writers (both formal and conversational) and have excellent communication and organizational skills. Opportunity for growth. A bachelor’s degree is mandatory. Email cover letter and resume to hr@hypepr.com. Please include your Twitter account name in your cover letter, as well as any of the account names for any third party accounts you have managed personally.
Digital production company is seeking a full-time social media coordinator to manage multiple clients’ communities and websites. Must have excellent creative writing skills, spectacular organization, hyper attention to detail, and experience in Photoshop. Ability to navigate Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, YouTube and other digital platforms with dexterity is essential. Background in marketing with 2 + years experience in the digital space preferred. Please send resume and cover letter to: collectivedigitalstudios@gmail.com
A busy digital production/distribution company is seeking star interns who can commit 3-5 days/week for school credit (unpaid internship). Should possess basic Photoshop skills, and be proficient in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Formspring, and Tumblr. Interest in online video content and horror films a plus. Please submit cover letter and resume to collectivedigitalstudios@gmail.com.
CASTING (ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS)
NON-LA POSITIONS (All Locations/All Positions)
Entertainment Public Relations Firm NY office, with A-Level clients, seeks an executive assistant to work for senior publicist. Minimum one year of experience in personal publicity required but will consider agency or management. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-pace environment. Medical/Dental benefits. Email resume to NYprjobsearch2011@yahoo.com
Leading branded content agency in NYC is looking for a Producer to oversee the creative and project management of various branded productions. Responsibilities include playing a lead role on content creation, execution and project management, as well as provide key contact with clients and agencies. Need to have creative, multitasking and organizational skills. Must have prior production experience including PowerPoint and Excel. Email resume/cover letter to brandedcontentjobs@gmail.com
Screen Media Films, an independent film distribution company in New York, seeks a Marketing and Acquisitions Assistant. Prior marketing and assistant/office experience preferred. Responsibilities include scheduling, screening and tracking submissions, online research, assist in marketing campaigns for theatrical and home video releases, writing and creating marketing materials and general office management. Applicants must be proficient in Microsoft Office (InDesign and Photoshop a plus). Email cover letters and resumes to darcy@screenmedia.net.
Screen Media Films, an independent film distribution company located in New York, seeks a fall Intern. Intern will be exposed to all aspects of distribution. Primary tasks will involve assisting on marketing and acquisitions projects, with responsibilities that include: screening films, performing internet research, organizing mailings, writing copy, and proofreading materials. Applicants must be familiar with Microsoft Office (InDesign and Photoshop a plus). Please send resume and brief cover letter to darcy@screenmedia.net Interested applicants must be available for the entire fall semester and must be able to receive college credit.
GENERAL OFFICE POSITIONS-RECEPTIONIST/ PA /BOOKEEPING/ RUNNER
A-list management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks intern to assist the receptionist/office manager. Duties include answering the main line, placing and tracking orders, updating internal files, handling mail, covering for other assistants, and other duties as assigned. Candidate should have a can-do attitude and positive work ethic. This internship will provide an excellent introduction to how a management firm operates. Candidates should be available 16-32 hours per week. This position is unpaid, and candidates must be able to receive school credit. Please send cover letters and resumes to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com.
Boutique PR Firm specializing in A Level talent is seeking a receptionist to start immediately. Primary duties include answering phones, helping out on assistant’s desks, ordering supplies, shipping/receiving, compiling media lists, scanning and filing press clippings, running errands, some writing, and other general office duties. College degree with focus in marketing, public relations preferred. Should have prior internship experience in PR . Please submit resumes to Marianna@sra-pr.com
Top film/music video/commercial production company seeks a polished, skilled and energetic office manager. The position not only involves client, personnel, and vendor management, but also scheduling/overseeing PAs and interns and general maintenance of the day-to-day in our busy office. IT experience is vital, and familiarity with accounting appreciated. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in production. Production and/or agency experience is preferred though not required. Salary starting at 28K or based on experience. Please email cover letter and resume to:officemanager2020@gmail.com
The Mill, a high-end visual effects company, is looking for runners in our LA office. Runners hold a key client service role, providing the highest standards of assistance and support to both internal and external clients, and ensuring first-rate hospitality. The position is paid and starts out a few days a week with possibility of growing into a FT position. We are very keen to hear from you if you are an enthusiastic, hard-working, self-motivating talented individual with a passion for creative digital media and visual effects. Send resume to recruitment.la@themill.com
Receptionist needed for music company. Responsibilities include greeting guests in friendly and professional manner, maintaining appearance/ upkeep of office, basic administrative work. Must be a self-starter/ quick learner with exceptional people and communications skills; detail oriented; strong organizational skills; prioritize multiple tasks; ensure jobs are completed accurately; possess desire to excel at all tasks. Salary 25k + benefits. Please submit cover letter and resume to whowantsajob@gmail.com.
We are seeking a qualified individual for the receptionist position at our busy entertainment company. Responsibilities include answering heavy phones, greeting guests, writing interoffice emails and memos, tracking petty cash and parking validations and managing mail and supplies for the office. Must have strong computer skills, particularly with MS Office programs and at least one year of administrative experience; prior experience in the entertainment industry a plus. Salary is commensurate with experience and benefits included. Please email a cover letter and resume to resume90210@gmail.com.
Culver City based Commercial Production Company seeks a receptionist / office manager for busy, growing company. Applicant must be a motivated self-starter with exceptional people skills. Duties will include greeting guests, accepting packages, coordinating offsite office runs and deliveries, ordering, stocking and maintaining office and kitchen supplies, answering the main line, assisting the CEO, and booking travel. Must have excellent organizational skills and be proficient on a Mac and with Word and Excel. Please send resume and cover letter to commercialprodcojobs@gmail.com.
INTERNSHIPS (Film & Television)
Boutique Talent Management company seeks, Fall interns to begin in September. Looking for reliable, detail oriented interns who are truly motivated to learn about the industry. Must be Mac adept. Position works 1-2 days per week. Unpaid, but can offer school credit. Email resumes to info@goldlevintalent.com
An A-list management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a diligent and ambitious intern interested in television development. Tasks include answering phones, managing schedules, working with client, and going on runs. This internship is a great opportunity to gain work experience in the management area of the entertainment field as well as develop your professional network and resume. Previous desk experience is preferred but not required. This internship is not paid so those interested must be able to receive school credit from their respective institution. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com
Feature Film Production Company Seeks Paid and Unpaid Interns. Feature Film/TV production company with studio credits and projects with A List directors, is seeking smart, articulate, hard-working interns. We work closely with our interns to train them on all office responsibilities. Once complete, skills will be transferable to any company in town. Candidates should be interested in a career as a producer, manager, development exec. Full time internships are paid, part time is unpaid. Send resumes/cover letters to assistant@elements-entertainment.com
Crucial Films, a busy production company for a major entertainment mogul, seeks motivated interns asap for Fall. Candidates must be fulltime students. Focusing on films/TV, this is a unique opportunity for a very hands on experience. Duties: handle phone calls, set meetings for executives, read and report on scripts. This is an unpaid internship, but will help you take your career to the next level. Send resumes to crucialfilms.asst@gmail.com
Corner of the Sky Entertainment (Good Luck Chuck, Evan Almighty) Film and Television company seeking office interns. Looking for creative, self-starters for 2-3 days a week. Responsibilities include reading/covering scripts, phones, general office duties/runs. Patience is a must. Great experience, recs, great way to learn the spec script market. Flexible days/hours. Position is unpaid. Please email cosasst@gmail.com 8/5
Worldwide film production, finance and sales company based in West Hollywood seeks interns interested in learning about global theatrical marketplace. Focus is on presales, financing, and festivals. Business school students encouraged to apply. Should be Mac capable and have excellent office skills including Microsoft Office. Must be receiving credit. Send resume to internships@essential-ent.com.
An A-list management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a proactive and hard-working intern for the reality/lifestyle/branding department. Duties include handling heavy phones, coordinating schedules and meetings, interacting with clients, and special projects as assigned. This internship is a great opportunity to gain work experience in the management area of the entertainment field as well as develop your professional network and resume. Previous desk experience is preferred but not required. This internship is not paid so those interested must be able to receive school credit from their respective institution. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com
OddLot Entertainment (Drive, From Prada to Nada, Rabbit Hole) is looking for enthusiastic interns seeking experience in film development/production. Duties include reading/covering scripts, joining Weekend Read meetings, creating writer/director lists, phone reception, daily errands. We’re looking for candidates who are self-starters, organized, can multi-task, and have an overall hunger to learn. Unpaid, but we provide lunch. Please email cover letter and resume to internship@oddlotent.com, Attn: Office Manager/HR, with subject line P&D Internship Fall 2011.
Seeking interns for a busy lot-based production company starting mid-August. No college credit required. Unpaid. Internship will consist of: writing coverage of scripts, project research, filing/organizational tasks, answering phones, and making runs/drops. Car recommended but not required. Candidate should be hard working, detail oriented and have excellent computer skills and strong communication skills. Please email resumes to meredith_wieck@paramount.com by Fri, Aug 12, 2011.
Rat Entertainment, Brett Ratner’s production company (Horrible Bosses, Snow White), located on the Universal Studios lot, is looking for unpaid interns. We need people who are willing to work 1-2 days a week, between the hours of 9am to 6:30pm. Duties will include Xeroxing, running errands, research, filing and sorting, dubbing tapes, temping on assistants’ desks, answering phones, reading scripts and writing coverage. We are looking for fastidious, self-reliant, eager, and responsible candidates. Please email resumes to ratfilmintern@gmail.com.
Talent management company is looking for a new intern to start asap. The company manages actors, writers and directors in film and television and develops features and TV series. Candidate must be organized with excellent computer and phone skills and have the ability to juggle various duties in a fast-paced environment. Opportunity for advancement for somebody interested in representation. Must have college degree or be currently enrolled. E-mail cover letter and resume to alexandra@schachterent.com.
Santa Monica start-up Film Studio integrated with a proprietary social media platform needs smart and driven interns for our digital, film, and finance departments. Tasks include, research, script coverage, QA testing, production support, assisting heads of departments, errands, etc. Qualified candidates will have excellent knowledge in the web platforms, film, be a self-starter, and proficient in Microsoft Office. This is unpaid. Please send resume and cover letter to jbfintern10@gmail.com
Smart Entertainment (Ted, Family Guy, Blades Of Glory, Anger Management, The Ringer) seeks passionate interns to start immediately. Responsibilities include script reading and coverage, research, answering phone calls and general office demands. This is an excellent opportunity to learn in an active environment and grow within the entertainment industry. 2-3 days/week preferred. Email resumes and cover letters to: assistant@smartentertainment.com
Production Company is seeking motivated interns interested in development. The internship will cover a wide array of tasks ranging from general clerical duties, to script reading with coverage, and research projects. Interns will have a hands-on exclusive insight into the day-to-day activities of a production company. Candidates should be hard working and enthusiastic with a general sense of the industry. Looking for candidates that can begin immediately. Please send all resumes to: reception@radarpictures.com
Radiant Productions, director Wolfgang Petersen’s company, is actively seeking development interns for Fall 2011. Radiant combines epic-scale filmmaking with a great, small company environment. Interns will read scripts, books, and graphic novels; write coverage and receive feedback; complete research projects; and handle general office duties. They may also have the opportunity to join internal, pitch, or general meetings, at the supervisor’s discretion. This is a great, hands-on learning opportunity. College credit and at least 2 full days/week are a must. Please fax cover letter and resume to (310) 656-1408, or email them to radiantproductions@hotmail.com
A busy West Hollywood based film financier and production company require a part time intern immediately. Duties include office work and script coverage. Candidates should be enthusiastic, computer literate and detail-oriented. This is a great opportunity to learn and see how independent films are financed. Position is unpaid, candidates must have script coverage experience. Please email cover letters, availability and resumes Receptionusa@futurefilmgroup.com
The Mark Gordon Company (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Saving Private Ryan, Speed, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Criminal Minds”) seeks sharp, creative interns passionate about Film, TV and New Media. Excellent analytical reading and writing skills necessary, as coverage is expected regularly. We recognize and reward talent and give our interns a lot of opportunity for creative input. Our internship producing program teaches interns the steps taken to develop and produce feature films and television series in a fun, family-like work environment. Car required and all interns must be able to earn credit. Hours are preferably at least a couple full days a week. We hire interns through our website at http://mgintern.ning.com. Please log on and create a short video and profile about yourself. We are currently hiring interns for FALL 2011. Questions: ps@mgpics.com
Beverly Hills Independent Film & TV production company seeks motivated and enthusiastic interns who want an exclusive and personable experience in entertainment for the Summer. Interns will read scripts, write coverage, and participate in project development. Interns will also serve as a temporary assistant to the producers when needed. Candidates must be self-starters and eager to take initiative. Ideas for projects welcome. Please email a cover letter and resume to BevHills.Internship@gmail.com
Samuel Goldwyn Films is looking for hard working interns to start immediately. Responsibilities include film festival prep, script reading and screening movies coverage, research, and general office needs. We are looking for someone to commit to 2 or more days/week in our Beverly Hills office. Students must be enrolled in a recognized academic institution. Please email resumes to margot@samuelgoldwyn.com
The Grammy Foundation & MusiCares is looking for reliable and enthusiastic interns to work with the Communications Manager and the New Media Communications Coordinator on a range of projects for both Foundations that involve public relations, red carpet activities, social media outreach, and the Foundations’ websites. Tasks would be administrative as well as project-based in a friendly and supportive environment. Must be able to receive college credit and commit 20 hours per week. This is an unpaid internship, but breakfast is provided on Wednesdays along with other perks, and the right candidate may also be invited to volunteer at official Grammy Week events. Please send resume and a brief cover letter via email to GFMCinterns@gmail.com.
A busy and growing talent management company in West Los Angeles seeks a friendly, outgoing and upbeat intern interested in any aspect of the entertainment industry. Hours and time commitment are flexible. We will work around school/work schedules as this is unpaid. A great learning experience for anyone new to LA/the entertainment industry. Room for growth available for the right person. College credit can be offered if needed. Duties will vary. Please send resumes to internmgmt11@gmail.com
Management Company Aperture Entertainment seeks creative interns for Fall 2011. Aperture represents actress/singer Jessica Lowndes (90210), screenwriters Cory Goodman (PRIEST) and Jeremy Passmore (RED DAWN), directors Simon Rumley and Kaare Andrews (ALTITUDE). The founder produced MASTERS OF HORROR, FEAR ITSELF and is producing studio films THE LAST WITCH HUNTER and THE BROOD. Looking for somebody who can work 2-3 days/week for 3+ months. Submit cover letter/resume: agasst@aperture-ent.com
Film finance company and its literary management subsidiary seek office interns available immediately (please note availability otherwise). Duties will range from going on runs, general office tasks, backup reception / assistants, script coverage, and research projects. Availability required is 2 days a week M-F 9am – 7pm. School credit required, no exceptions. Candidates that do not meet these requirements need not apply. Please send cover letters and resumes to officeinterns@gmail.com.
Temple Hill Entertainment is a film and TV production company currently seeking development interns. Internship responsibilities include covering scripts, compiling research packets, organizing the office, handling phone reception and occasional messenger runs. We require strong writing skills, access to a car, drivers insurance, a positive attitude and desire to learn about the movie industry. Please send resumes to Isaac@templehillent.com.
High profile management/production company with Oscar winning clientele seeking enthusiastic, outgoing, motivated, Fall 2011 interns. Three month commitment at least. Ideal for someone wanting to learn the business of representation and development. Will be working in a fast-paced, high-stress environment with A-List literary, producing, and directing talent on current productions and projects in development. Must be a team player, detail oriented, and ready to learn. Phones, filing, script coverage, etc. School credit available. Email resume and cover letter to litmanagementintern@gmail.com.
Mess Media is a reality TV production company looking to hire unpaid interns for summer to help with development projects and post-production tasks. We would like someone three full days a week, but flexible to your schedule. Interns must have a basic understanding of computers, phones, and access to a car for runs (mileage for runs will be paid). Please submit resumes to FrontDesk@MessMediaTV.com
Angry Films (Natural Born Killers, Shoot em Up, Transfomers, Real Steel) is looking for highly motivated interns to assist as we move into a very active period. Job responsibilities would include, but not limited to, organization of multiple hard disks of image files, filing, rolling calls, script reading and synopsis, copying and whatever else we can throw at you. Applicants need to be computer literate, well spoken, own a car, into the zeitgeist and have the ability to multitask and be organized. Internship is unpaid. Please send cover letter and resume in body of email to angryfilmscal@gmail.com
Talent/Literary Management and production company based in West Hollywood, CA. is seeking interns 2-3 days a week. Must be a reliable, self-starter, detail oriented, trust worthy and organized. MAC proficient is a plus. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Administrative/office duties, reading scripts/coverage, research projects, answering phones, and the occasional out of office errands. Reliable transportation is a must. This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in talent management/ film and television production. Ideal candidates should be a student or recent college graduate and have a strong interest in talent management or film production. Please send resumes and cover letters to ReverieInterns@gmail.com with the subject line Fall Internship.
Prominent boutique film & tv music supervision company based in Santa Monica seeks self-motivated intern. Tasks include maintaining digital music library, assisting administrative duties and song searches, research projects, and errands. Knowledge of licensing preferred. Must have laptop and be familiar with Word, Excel, and iTunes. Your interpersonal skills, multi-tasking abilities, and follow through will be exercised. 1 to 2 days a week. Unpaid. Great opportunity for students/recent grads. Send brief cover letter & resume to zdenasst@gmail.com
Frederic Golchan Productions (Quick Change, Intersection, Chaos Theory), associated with Radar Pictures, is currently looking for development/office interns. Duties include script coverage, rolling calls, scheduling, etc. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience working directly with Mr. Golchan. Internship is unpaid, college credit available. Lunch/parking will be paid/reimbursed. Must commit 2-3 days a week for 3 months. Email resume and cover letter to asstgolchan@gmail.com and fgfilm@aol.com
Management/production company seeking fall interns. Looking for detail-oriented, responsible self-starters with friendly personality and professional demeanor. Great opportunity to learn the industry and gain hands-on experience within a top tier company. This is an unpaid internship and candidates must have a working car and be able to receive school credit. Please submit cover letter and resume to mary@leveragemanagement.com
An A-list management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a diligent and ambitious intern. Tasks include answering phones, managing schedules, working with client, and going on runs. This internship is a great opportunity to gain work experience in the management area of the entertainment field as well as develop your professional network and resume. Previous desk experience is preferred but not required. This internship is not paid so those interested must be able to receive school credit from their respective institution. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com
Management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a bright, motivated intern to work with a partner’s assistant to help with administrative tasks. Duties include heavy phones, scheduling meetings and meals, coordinating travel, organizing information, and other duties as assigned. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the skills you’ll need for starting out in the entertainment industry, and the internship provides a great introduction to how a busy management company operates. Previous desk experience preferred but not required. Candidates must be able to receive school credit as the position is unpaid. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com.
A-list management and production company in Beverly Hills seeks a bright, motivated intern to the president’s assistant to help with administrative tasks. Duties include heavy phones, scheduling meetings and meals, coordinating travel, organizing information, and other duties as assigned. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the skills you’ll need for starting out in the entertainment industry, and the internship provides a great introduction to how a busy agency operates. Previous desk experience preferred but not required. Candidates must be able to receive school credit as the position is unpaid. E-mail cover letter and resume to thecollectiveintern@gmail.com.
Virgin Produced, a film, scripted and unscripted television company, is looking for fall interns! Duties include script reading/analysis, coverage and research on active projects, as well as general administrative tasks such as phones, filing and coffee schlepping. You must have a car (or transportation), computer, a passion for the entertainment business and an awesome sense of humor. College credit preferred. Applicants must be available for at least two full days a week. Please send cover letter and resumes to gigs@virginproduced.com
Trademark Talent is seeking an intern to start immediately. Duties will include research, script analysis, desk coverage and rolling calls. Candidate should be detail oriented and reliable. This is an excellent opportunity to learn all aspects of talent management. This internship is unpaid though you may receive college credit if desired. Please send resume and cover letter to: trademarktalent@gmail.com
Sierra/Affinity, a foreign sales, independent finance and production company is looking for hard working interns to start immediately. Responsibilities include film festival prep, answering phones as needed, script reading/coverage, research, assisting executives and assistants, errands, and/or general office needs. We are looking for someone to commit to 2 or more days/week in our Beverly Hills office. We offer school credit to students enrolled in a recognized academic institution. Please email resumes to sierrapicturesinterns@gmail.com.
Film Rites, a production company founded by Steve Zaillian with a first-look deal at DreamWorks is looking for highly motivated interns for the Fall 2011 semester. Interns will be exposed to daily operations, learning film development first-hand at an active production company. Duties include script coverage, actor/writer/director lists, administrative (copies, correspondence, phones), scheduling, creative meetings. Knowledge of film and strong writing skills are top priorities. This is an unpaid internship. Resumes should be sent to alex@filmrites.com
WME Entertainment in Beverly Hills seeks a post-production intern in their Creative Services department. Must be enrolled for class credit. Must know Final Cut Pro. Knowledge of After Effects is a plus. Daily responsibilities include supporting editors by sourcing materials, some basic editing, and administrative work. Must be available 2-3 days a week. Unpaid. Please email all reels and resumes to wmecsintern@gmail.com
“Hood To Coast” seeking intern for August, continuing through Fall semester for work on documentary. We are coordinating the promotion and sale of DVD, merchandise, soundtrack to multiple marketplaces (including international). Fantastic opportunity to learn about the field of independent film distribution, film-marketing, and documentary film. Will be working closely alongside filmmakers and staff on all matters and materials, learning from experienced professionals. Reply with cover letter and resume to tucker@hoodtocoastmovie.com
TV/Film Production Company and Comic Publisher in Santa Monica seeks Summer/Fall intern. Company focuses on comic book based film and television in both live action and animation. Internship involves reading & writing coverage, occasional phones and other basic administrative duties as well as hands on experience in film and television development, animation and comic book publishing. Some prior experience in entertainment preferred and you must be able to receive college credit. Please send resumes to kickstartintern@gmail.com
Worldwide independent film distribution company seeking organized, driven, and articulate sales interns to start immediately. We are looking for someone who can get on the phone with international companies to pitch films, track sales and basic office duties. Multi-lingual is a definite plus. Preferred languages are Spanish, German, French and Italian. Great opportunity to learn the ”business” of film. Non-paying, school credit available. 2-3 days/week. Flexible with schedules. Email resume to distributioninternship@gmail.com
Worldwide Production Agency (WPA), a Hollywood based boutique below-the-line agency, seeks Interns for the Fall of 2011. Applicants should be available 2-3 days a week, must be able to receive school credit, and have reliable transportation. Ideal candidates must have a laptop, some office experience, excellent communication skills, and a good work ethic. Working knowledge of production or crew a plus, but not necessary. For consideration of the Fall Semester/Quarter, please send cover letter & resume to wpainterns@gmail.com with WPA Internship in the Subject Line.
Scenario, a new literary management and production company, run by former MP/TV lit agents (ICM, APA, & Innovative) and studio/production company development execs, offers interns a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience and earn great references by working with our writers, directors, and creative producers in the story development process doing story analysis, research, and notes. Part-time and full-time positions are available (including optional evening and weekend hours) for this unpaid internship. For more details, email internships@scenario-la.com.
Momentum Entertainment Group is looking for fall interns within Alternative Department. Job responsibilities will include general office duties, development discussions, research, tracking development projects, etc. Candidates should possess outstanding communication skills, forward thinking, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of pop culture. Interns will work 2-3 days a week (15 – 20 hours per week). Willing to work around school schedules. Unpaid. Please email cover letters and resumes to internmegfall@gmail.com.
The Institute, a commercial and feature-film production company, seeks interns for the fall semester. Students must be able to receive course credit as the internship is unpaid, but does include lunch and mileage. You will be involved in development, coverage, project research, answering phones, basic office management and some on-set experience. Great for aspiring directors. Applicants should be energetic, fun, and proactive. Please send resumes to resumes@theinstitute.tv.
Benderspink is seeking highly motivated candidates for an unpaid internship starting in August/September through the fall. Interns will receive first hand exposure into the day-to-day operations of a leading production management firm. Duties include: script reading & coverage, executing daily office tasks, and covering assistant desks and reception. In addition, interns will participate in weekly idea pitch meetings with company associates. Interested applicants should send resumé and cover letter to benderspink1@gmail.com.
Dick Clark productions is a leading entertainment company specializing in television production and is recruiting for its fall internship. There are positions available in the following departments: production, development, business affairs, digital media, marketing, communications and music clearance. All applicants must be able to receive college credit. Please send your cover letter and resume to ddavis@dickclark.com.
Boutique talent agency in Beverly Hills seeks reliable, motivated interns. Interns should be detail oriented and interested in learning about the agency side of the entertainment industry. Some office experience preferred. Position works 1-2 days per week. Unpaid, but can offer school credit. May lead to paid position for the right candidate. Send cover letters and resumes to lh@dsa-agency.com re: Internship Program
Boutique literary management / production company seeks a smart, friendly and motivated intern. Duties include general office work (phones, filing, etc.) and reading scripts. Position is unpaid, but college credit is available. This is a good opportunity to learn from Hollywood veterans in a growing company. Please send resume and cover letter to: Adrian@ensembleent.com.
“Miss World” (wt), a documentary film produced and directed by Cecilia Peck is seeking an unpaid intern to start immediately and work 2-3 days a week on post-production (flexible schedule.) Ideal candidate will be proactive, energetic, and possess very strong computer, research, and writing skills. You may receive school credit. Please send your resume and cover letter to cecilia@linordocumentary.com
Muse Productions (American Psycho, The Virgin Suicides, The Killer Inside Me, Fernando Mereilles’ 360) seeks committed, extremely organized, computer-savvy applicants with excellent communication skills for our fall internship. Duties include office work relating to all aspects of feature film development. Applicants must have a car to do light runs (we reimburse for gas). Internship is unpaid but may lead to paying work. Please send cover letter and resume to intern@musefilm.com
Independent feature film production company, is seeking interns for immediate placement. The internship offers a tremendous opportunity to learn about the film industry. Lots of script reading and coverage, in addition to standard office duties (phones, copying, filing, etc.). Some experience required. Please send resumes to internresumes@aol.com
Busy TV company Prospect Park (Royal Pains, Wilfred) in search of a high caliber unpaid intern. Some typical intern tasks involved, but majority of the internship will require the candidate to act as a pseudo-development executive: assisting with treatment writing, editing trailers, contacting agencies, and communicating with supervising execs. Final Cut Pro experience and a passion for writing a plus. College credit only. Please submit résumés to: pptv.internships@gmail.com
IndieVest Pictures is seeking an intern for 2-3 days a week to start in August. Duties include reading scripts, coverage, and general administrative tasks. This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of the filmmaking process. Ideal candidates should be students enrolled in a college/university with excellent writing skills. This is an unpaid internship. Please send a cover letter and resume to ivpinterns@gmail.com
Film production company, lead by well-known producer, is seeking development interns who can start immediately. Responsibilities include general administrative tasks, script coverage, and project research. Positions are unpaid, but great opportunity to get fully immersed in daily activities of company. Bilingual speakers are a plus. Should possess interest in development, be a great communicator, internet savvy, and commit 2-3 full days per week. Please send resumes to assistant@quadrantpictures.com.
A diverse production company seeks motivated, hard-working interns for the Fall 2011 semester. Responsibilities include office maintenance, research, script coverage, driving, and assisting on several commercial and music video productions. This is an unpaid internship: you must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program and be eligible for receiving school credit. Must be computer savvy, reliable, have a valid drivers license and car insurance, and have a strong interest in film and commercial production. Minimum commitment of 16 hrs/week. Email resume to Carolina at resume@partizan.us. Subject line: Fall Internship 2011
Award-winning production and management company seeks interns for Fall 2011 to work with the head of our Feature Film and Management divisions. Fantastic opportunity to learn about the development process, gain on-set experience, and work hands-on with our directing clients. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, resourceful, and above all, hard-working. Should have car and own laptop. Previous experience with script coverage preferred though not required. This is an unpaid internship. You must be enrolled in an accredited academic program and eligible for school credit. Minimum commitment of 26 hrs/week. Email resume to resume@partizan.us. Subject line: LW Fall Internship 2011.
Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment is seeking conscientious and enthusiastic interns to support our Production department. Interns will also be exposed to Marketing, Distribution and other divisions of the company. This internship is designed to prepare interns to enter the Entertainment Industry workforce, and is focused on teaching script coverage and analysis, film awareness as well as general office duties. Please send all resumes to vrpeinternship@gmail.com.
FilmNation Entertainment is a development and production company currently seeking interns in our Beverly Hills office. Interns will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on projects to development executives. Applicants should be detail oriented, proactive, and excited by the film industry. Experience in production and development preferred but not required. Effective communication and writing skills are a must. Internship is unpaid. Please email resumes and cover letters to laoffice@wearefilmnation.com
Weed Road Pictures seeks interns for fall placement. Headed by an Oscar-winning writer/director/producer, we are a feature film production company with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. The internship offers students a tremendous opportunity to learn about the film industry. It involves reading, research, errands, script coverage and typical intern duties. You must receive college credit. Please submit resumes to wrinterns@gmail.com
Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier, Inc. is seeking part-time administrative interns to work within its multiple divisions. Credit is available where applicable. This serves as a great introduction to the industry. Qualified candidates will be punctual, pleasant personality, able to multi-task and follow instructions. Great opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment business. Please email ryan@aeftalent.com No phone calls please.
Original Film (Fast Five, Battle Los Angeles, The Green Hornet, “The Big C,” SWAT, Sweet Home Alabama, Cruel Intentions) seeks sharp interns passionate about film and eager to learn. Friendly work environment. Past interns have been hired. Responsibilities include reading, coverage, research, and general demands of an office. It’s an excellent opportunity to learn in an active environment. 2-3 days/week preferred. Class credit available. Email resumes to intern@moritzfilm.com
Development Interns needed at Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures. We are currently in production on Season 2 of The Walking Dead tv series, and have new series and film projects in the hopper. Terrific opportunity for smart, hard-working self starters with strong writing skills. Duties include script reading/analysis, coverage and research on active projects, as well as general administrative tasks such as phones, filing and limited messenger runs. College credit given. Applicants must be available for at least two full days a week. Send resumes to vmp@valhallapix.com.
21 Laps Entertainment (director Shawn Levy’s production company) is looking for interns (unpaid). We have a first-look deal at 20th Century Fox and our offices are on the Fox lot. Great opportunity to learn the business at a busy company with multiple projects in various stages of development. Standard office duties, but interns will also have the chance to read scripts and work on special projects. Looking for smart, motivated students with great taste in movies and a basic understanding of script/story fundamentals. College students preferred. Email resumes to 21lapsintern@gmail.com.
Katalyst Films’ Production Department seeks bright, qualified interns for the Fall semester 2011. Unpaid, but will receive credit. 2 days a week commitment minimum. An interest in production is desired; duties include supporting the VP of Production, organizing and prepping shoots, and helping to facilitate communication. Applicants must be detail oriented, multi-tasking, and have the willingness to learn. On set experience a plus. Please submit cover letter and resume to productionintern2011@gmail.com
Award-winning producer seeks summer interns for reading and administrative duties. Our office also serves as a specialized management company for writers and directors, many of whom have TV and film projects in the works. Our interns are encouraged to take on responsibilities outside their expected tasks. Experience reading scripts and writing coverage is a big plus. Candidates must currently reside in the Los Angeles area and have reliable transportation. Please send cover letter and resumes to office@manage-ment.com
Seeking Interns for Elevate Entertainment; Management / Production company based in Los Angeles (Century City). Job responsibilities entail overall office upkeep, answering phones, interacting with casting offices and clients, and script coverage. This position will lead to growth within the company for the right candidate. Job Requirements: Candidates should be interested in perusing a career in the entertainment industry. Candidates must be reliable, thick skinned, punctual, work well under pressure and be proficient with both MAC and PC. Knowledge of MS Office a must. Please email resume and cover letter to: elevateasst@gmail.com
Leading Script Consultant (and former development exec), seeking part time (2 days/wk) intern. Duties include script reading, coverage, researching conferences, research for classes and book currently being written, updating databases, helping w/ social media, occasional errands, etc. Experience with web design & MP3 preferred. Learn how to analyze a script, write great notes and the pitching/development process. Laid back, home office environment. You must have car, computer, sense of humor, a passion for writing and reading, and be web savvy. Please send cover letter and resume to Daniel@nobullscript.net.
A busy production company located on the Fox lot is looking for outstanding interns with a passion for the entertainment industry. Duties include script reading and coverage, phone handling and assisting in any and all office endeavors. Candidates should be self-starters, reliable and ready to always go above and beyond the call of duty. This is a great learning experience for anyone looking to succeed in the industry. Internship is unpaid. College credit is available but not required. Please send resume and cover letter to palermointernship2011@gmail.com.
Film/ TV/ Commercial Production Company at Paramount seeks a creative intern. Must be available at least two days a week and ideal candidates will possess knowledge of Photoshop and other graphic design programs and tenacity for reading scripts. Candidate must supply his/her own laptop. We have two films in post-production and a third in development. Position is unpaid, but college credit is available. Send cover letter and resume to dtish@envisionma.com with “Office Internship” in subject line.
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Herein below is a YouTube video from the Santa Fe Elementary School’s Peace March that was done for the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundationthat you can take a look at in it’s rough form. We want to do several of these for the sponsors, including SemiFreddis, Trader Joe’s, Little Caesar’s Pizza, among others.
The day long program began at 9:00 am with a free community breakfast. After breakfast there was a rally, then a march through the neighborhood culminating in a gathering at the school. There were corporate, food and vendor booths with lots of fun things for the children and adults alike at the school yard. The event had the support of Santa Fe Elementary Alumnus, ALL-Americans, NFL All-Pro, NBA World Champions, North Oakland residents, Oakland Tech High School and U. C. Berkeley classmates Marshawn Lynch, Leon Powe andJosh Johnson.
We have some very exciting, great footage with sponsors’ banners proudly and prominently displayed as there was local media coverage throughout the day and a television crew that filmed the entire event for a special broadcast! The real value here is there are PRICELESS shots of the kids walking, running and playing while eating sponsors food, bread and pastries!!! There are several public “Thank You’s” announced during the celebration as well.
We also have more footage taken from other community events that we were involved with that display sponsor banners as well. We did Marshawn Lynch’s “Fam1ly F1rst” Football Camp July 9, 2011 and will do Leon Powe’s “Fresh Start Oakland’s Powe Folk’s Basketball Camp” August 19-21, 2011 at Merritt College in Oakland. Both these two day camps which hosts over 600 youth, are an integral part of a continuing effort to reach and offer alternatives to the under served youth of color in the Oakland- Northern California region to combat some of the maladies that afflict and compromise these youth. As an example of this need, the North Oakland Gang Injunction that was recently passed at the behest of ousted former Oakland City Attorney John Russo is a “civil” lawsuit that imposes criminal restrictions on uncharged, unnamed, unknown youth of color whom only alleged “future” crime would be that they live in a certain area of Oakland. If this gang injunction were in place when Marshawn, Leon and Josh were kids, they would be classified as “Gang Members” today just because they live in a certain neighborhood and “know” each other. This “criminal activity” of living in a certain area is intolerable.
All this establishes a corporate presence in the community that evolves organically and spontaneously, that they could not buy! This is a great PR opportunity that they really considered in their Corporate Community Service and Marketing/Promotional efforts. We utilize these banners at other events we support to put something together special for them that will knock their socks off, that will be national in scope and penetration. They will have to approve the use of anything that capture the corporate banners in or create from using the images.
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The 4th Annual NFL All-Pro Marshawn Lynch’s “Fam1ly F1rst Football Camp” will be held July 7-10, 2011 at Oakland Tech High School and Leon Powe’s “Fresh Start Oakland- Powe Folk’s Basketball Camp” will be held August 19-21, 2011 at Merritt College in Oakland. These Superstars along with NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, Josh Johnson (QB Tampa Bay), Kirk Morrison Nnamdi Asomugha (Raiders), Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell, receivers Louis Murphy and Darius Heyward-Bey, Langston Walker (OT Raiders), Javid Best (RD Detroit Lions), Terrell Roberts (DB Oregon State/Cincinnati Bengals), Lamont Thompson (DB Washington State/Tennessee Titans), Clarence Martin (DB Fresno State/Angeles Rams), Julian Jenkins (DL Stanford/Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Courtney Anderson of the Raiders, and many national celebrities will hosts these events. These camps are an integral part of a continuing effort to reach and offer alternatives to the under served youth of color in the Oakland- Northern California region to combat some of the maladies that afflict and compromise these youth. Next is a brief note about the North Oakland Gang Injunction that was recently passed at the behest of ousted former Oakland City Attorney John Russo. This “civil” lawsuit imposes criminal restrictions on uncharged, unnamed, unknown youth of color whom only alleged “future” crime would be that they live in a certain area of Oakland. If this gang injunction were in place when Marshawn, Leon and Josh were kids, they would be classified as “Gang Members” today just because they live in a certain neighborhood and “know” each other. This “criminal activity” of living in a certain area is intolerable.
A&MWF Founder al-Hakim, Marshawn Lynch and Leon Powe to Help Poor, Under Served Youth
The recent Oakland Gang Injunction passed because City Attorney John Russo had the support of the ACLU whom has mobilized organizers to support, not fight it, to the peril of this North Oakland Community!
It has been established through research that this is nothing but another tool for developers to continue exercising gentrification of the Black Community unopposed because of the apathy and lack of leadership in defending the rights of the uncharged and unknown youth! Where is the National Action Network, NAACP, CORE, Rainbow Coalition, or any other national group that alleges to stand for Civil Rights when these youth are being trapped and “Okey Doaked” by the defenders of the public trust?
Every defendant “served”, and I use that term without any credibility under the legal process, with the unconstitutional injunction that has an attorney has been dropped from the matter! But those that were unrepresented were “convicted” in a civil proceeding with criminal implications because they do not have legal representation provided as in a criminal matter! If just one defaults, the system will entrap the rest of the youth population for ever.
Conveniently these liberal civil rights organizations will not represent theses people while filing an Amicus Brief yet venturing into the community with liberal organizers that will benefit from the demise of the youth punished by the injunction to advocate and pre-sell it’s inevitability and lobby for it’s acceptance as a needed measure to fight crime.
Forget about the “double jeopardy” that these youth face in a civil/criminal legal web cast by a deposed City Attorney whom has fabricated and planted that fabricated evidence in a case file, gave the case file to the defendants for nearly a year, and gave the case file to a judge for trial without notifying the court! A&MWF founder Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim has mobilized attorney’s to represent poor, under served youth and secured ALL-Americans, NFL All-Pro, NBA World Champions, North Oakland residents, Santa Fe Elementary, Oakland Tech High School and U. C. Berkeley classmates Marshawn Lynch and Leon Powe along with several native Oakland celebrities to join national celebrities in this fight! Through the collaboration of the individuals, Powe’s “Fresh Start Oakland” August 19-21, 2011 at Merritt College in Oakland, Lynch’s “Fam1ly F1rst” July 7-10, 2011 at Oakland Tech High School, the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation, and others, we will provide the much needed alternatives to these profiled youth to succeed in life and not be eliminated from it because some developers want their families property and them out the neighborhood. Here’s some links to Leon Powe’s “Fresh Start Oakland” http://www.freshstartmentoring.org/index.html and Marshanw Lynch’s “Fam1ly F1rst” http://www.famf1rst.com Here’s a link to Marshawn’s run in the Seahawks upset NFL Western Division Playoff game victory between World Champion New Orleans Saints against Marshawn’s Seattle Seahawks that has been called the GREATEST RUN IN NFL PLAYOFF HISTORY!
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COMCAST SPORTSNET BAY AREA TO AIR ENCORE PRESENTATION OF “OUT. THE GLENN BURKE STORY,” ABOUT FIRST OPENLY GAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER
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Documentary Nominated for both Emmy and GLAAD Media Awardsto Air Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10 P.M. ET; Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 11 p.m. ET and Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11 p.m. ET.
NEW YORK – August 6, 2011 – “Out. The Glenn Burke Story,” which documents Burke’s legacy as the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, will have its national premiere on VERSUS on Tuesday, August 9, at 10 p.m. ET. Nominated for a Northern California Area Emmy Award and a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 22nd Annual GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” originally premiered on and was produced by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area last November. VERSUS will provide encore presentations of the documentary on Saturday, August 13, at 11 p.m. ET and Wednesday, August 17, at 11 p.m. ET. VERSUS, part of the NBC Sports Group, prides itself on super-serving passionate sports fans across all platforms. Now in more than 76 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and Professional Bull Riders (PBR). VERSUS also airs NASCAR, NBA, UFC, college football, college basketball and Triple Crown horse racing coverage. The network is also home to the best outdoor programming on television. VERSUS is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” recognizes Gay and Lesbian Pride Month with a special encore presentation of “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” on Monday, June 20 at 8 p.m. PT. One-Hour Documentary to Be Broadcast Commercial-Free is nominated for a Northern California Area Emmy Award and a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 22nd Annual GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” documents Burke’s legacy as the first openly gay Major League Baseball player. After the June 20 airing, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” will re-air on Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m. and Thursday, June 30 at 2:30 p.m.
Glenn Burke’s journey through baseball began and ended in Oakland, California. His sports career had many stops along the way, starting as a multi-sport star at Berkeley High School, followed by a brief stint at the University of Nevada, Reno as a prized basketball recruit, and then moving into professional baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers, being hailed by one coach as “the next Willie Mays.”
Early in his career, Burke felt he had to hide his true self from his teammates. Later, when he began to reveal glimpses into his sexuality the baseball establishment began to close him out. Out. The Glenn Burke Story, a one-hour documentary produced by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, tells the dramatic tale of Burke’s legacy as the first openly homosexual Major League Baseball player. From his Major League debut in 1976 and starting Game One of the 1977 World Series for the Dodgers to subsequently being traded to the Oakland Athletics the next season, and then walking away in 1980 from the game that he deeply loved, Comcast SportsNet follows one of baseball’s most dramatic arcs.
Many of Burke’s teammates were aware of his homosexuality during his playing career, as were members of management. And many of those teammates believe that his sexuality – and the reaction it provoked – led to the premature derailment of his baseball career.
Out. The Glenn Burke Story tells the tumultuous story of the wedge that was driven between Burke and the Los Angeles management, the ensuing similar situation in Oakland that led to Burke’s abrupt retirement, and the hero’s welcome that Burke received in San Francisco’s Castro District after he left professional baseball.
Comcast SportsNet’s narrative follows Burke through his public announcement of his homosexuality in a 1982 Inside Sports magazine article (‘The Double Life of a Gay Dodger’) and on The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel, to his subsequent downward spiral to drugs, prison, and eventually living on the same San Francisco streets where he was once hailed as an icon.
Burke’s story took on another level of tragedy when he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1994. Yet at the end of his life, the game that he claimed abandoned him so many years before reached out to one of its own. The A’s found Burke and provided him with constant support in his final months, as did some of his former teammates.
Glenn Burke passed away on May 30, 1995 at the age of 42 of AIDS-related complications.
Out. The Glenn Burke Story documents the extent of Burke’s courage, strife and friendship throughout his life, and the compassion and callousness of the sport of baseball. The program weaves together insights from Burke’s teammates and friends, including Dusty Baker, Davey Lopes, Sports Agent Abdul-Jalil, Reggie Smith, Rick Monday, Manny Mota, Rickey Henderson, Claudell Washington, Mike Norris, Shooty Babitt, Tito Fuentes, and former Major Leaguer and gay rights activist Billy Bean. Out. The Glenn Burke Story Narrated by Dave Morey, Bay Area Broadcasting Icon and Member of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010
I have attached the links to a short video documentary about a radio conversation, the live radio broadcasts on November 20, 2010 over ABC Networks’ KGO 810 FM Radio Show and on December 4, 2010 over KNBR- The Sports Leader, 680 AM and ESPN Radio “The Ticket” 1050 AM, of the discussion of the film “OUT. The Glenn Burke Story” The ABC- KGO Radio broadcast was with Shooty Babbitt, John Lambert and myself. The KNBR show was with Doug Harris, the producer of “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” on the show “Law and Sports” with host attorney Ivan Golde, whose also a legal analyst for CNN, Warner Bros- KRON, and CBS-KPIX, among others.
The on-air discussions were about Glenn, the film, society and sports. I think you will be very moved with the overall content and how Glenn’s impact has becoming a serious topic of discussion around the country. Glenn lives on!!!
Here are the links:
Short documentary about a radio conversation with Sports and Entertainment Manager-Agent Abdul-Jalil, Oakland A’s Executive Shooty Babitt and NBC Sports Broadcaster John Lambert, some of the cast members of OUT. The Glenn Burke Story. The topic of the discussion was gays in professional sports. The conversation was hosted by Rich Walcolf, and filmed at KGO 810 studios in San Francisco.
Pop Matters.com – ‘Out. The Glenn Burke Story’: That Macho Thing
By Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters Film and TV Editor, December 1, 2010
“You were concerned of being stereotyped or typecast, that to know him must mean that you’re one. So you kept your distance.” A former Dodgers outfielder and coach, Reggie Smith remembers Glenn Burke as a player and friend. But still, he “kept his distance,” as Smith puts it, because Burke was out.
Smith’s concern was typical during the 1970s, when Burke played for the Dodgers, a time recounted in Out. The Glenn Burke Story. The documentary, produced by Doug Harris and Sean Madison, re-airs 1 December on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, and is available as well on DirecTV’s sports pack channel 696 and Dish Network’s multi-sports package channel 419. It tells a story that is remarkable for a number of reasons, not least being Burke’s courage and determination: to this day, he remains the only Major League Baseball player to come out during his professional career.
The only one.
Out makes clear that Burke’s decision to come out was costly: as teammates struggled with their own feelings (Smith: “At that time, we were a little homophobic about people that were gay”), management was less ambivalent. The Dodgers dealt him to the As in 1977, where manager Billy Martin notoriously called him a “faggot” in front of his teammates. That same year, the A’s sent him down to the minors. Burke retired then, at age 27, despite good stats and an unfinished career.
As the film remembers, Burke didn’t talk about the trade or his retirement until 1982, in an interview with Inside Sports magazine (“The Double Life of a Gay Dodger”) and then an interview with Bryant Gumble on Today. The film includes a clip, with Gumble asking, “Were you traded from the Dodgers to the A’s because you were gay?” Burke shifts in his seat, tries not to answer, and then, prodded again (“What do you think?”), he nods, “Yeah.”
Out is compelling not only because of Burke’s story, but also because it is still such a difficult story to tell. The images of Burke, once a basketball and baseball star at Berkeley High School, are culled from archival game footage and stills (as well as headlines and baseball cards), and the narrative is structured mostly through new interviews with former teammates, associates, and Burke’s sisters. Repeatedly, the film offers nearly abstract shots of fences, the camera panning low or peering through chain-link obstructions. Sometimes the fences show blurred traffic behind them, sometimes road signs or baseball facilities, and sometimes they’re adorned with a photo of Burke, flapping in a breeze. Always, the fences serve as poignant, ominous emblems of his experience, ever outside.
The scanty information on his post-MLB life isn’t helped by the fact that Burke died of AIDS at 42, following a broken leg (when he was hit by a car in the Castro), drug use, jail time, and homelessness. And, if the film doesn’t narrate the point specifically, it does reveal in interviews the raced split in his life: the majority of his MLB teammates here are black, while his post-professional associates, say, softball teammates he met in San Francisco, are white.
The film’s visual structure—rudimentary, sometimes awkward—is likely dictated by a lack of available images. But it also makes a compelling point regarding the agonizing, persistent invisibility of gay athletes in the MLB (and the NFL and the NBA: in each professional league, players only come out after they’ve retired). How is it, the film asks implicitly, that homophobia can remain so standard in 2010?
Explanations are familiar. In the ‘70s, Oakland A’s right fielder Claudell Washington says, “Being ballplayers, we all had that macho thing going on.” Dusty Baker notes that he considered Burke a friend, but recalls, “Some of the guys on the team, especially some of the Latin guys, would act funny in the shower.” Pondering Burke’s fate in 1977, Davy Lopes observes, “If everybody knows the story, I think, there were other reasons why he was traded.” Smith adds, “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure, at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.”
So to say. Such lack of language shapes Out. Interview subjects share stories of their suspicions or their sympathies, mostly by innuendo: Washington remembers, “Glenn had some guys picking him up in pink Cadillacs” and Oakland Athletics infielder Shooty Babitt reports, “He had a red jock.” Smith says he wondered when he heard Burke “cooing” on a phone call with a man (“I didn’t know if this person had put a woman on the phone, I didn’t know what was going on”). Not everyone is so elusive.
Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim remembers a story Burke told in his autobiography, Out at Home: The Glenn Burke Story, when Dodgers management offered him $75,000 to get married. The story is that Burke responded with a question: “I guess you mean to a woman.” Jalil adds, “Glenn took exception to that, refused to do it, and openly dated Tommy Lasorda’s son.”
It’s a funny story, and telling. As the film goes on to underscore Lasorda’s terrible homophobia (he insisted even after his son Spunky’s death that he was not gay), it also marks this moment of resistance as a point of no return for Burke. He lost his job and a certain, important sense of achievement, even as he found another sort of community in San Francisco. Billy Bean, an MLB player who came out after he retired, in 1999 (and is the only other player to be out at all), notes the fear that defines “male team sports.” He also makes clear the price Burke paid. “The closet hurts people forever,” Bean says now. Being forced to leave the game “because you don’t feel like you belong there when you’ve proven that you do, is damaging. And it affects everything.”
As U.S. official bodies rethink Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and gay marriage, individual bodies, bodies living real lives, are still feeling the effects of oppression, prejudice, and fear. Glenn Burke’s story helps to expose those effects.
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AOL Fan House – Glenn Burke, First Openly Gay MLB Player, Well-Portrayed in Documentary
By Milton Kent, National Reporter, December 1, 2010
The professional life of a general manager of a regional sports channel is likely a quiet one, bordering on being nondescript. Basically, you welcome in programming that is already made available to you through corporate means, like games or infomercials or syndicated shows. Or you hire reporters and producers to air about three or so hours of daily news. Nothing exciting to see or do there. And then, there are execs like Ted Griggs, the vice president and general manager of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Griggs, who runs the San Francisco Bay Area channel, gave the green light to a superb documentary, “Out: The Glenn Burke Story,” that airs on the channel Thursday at midnight ET (or 9 p.m. Wednesday PT). “Out” chronicles the life of Burke, who played for the Dodgers and the A’s in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Burke is presumed to be the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, and the hour-long film deals with Burke’s struggles in aching and painstaking detail, with haunting interviews from noted former teammates like Dusty Baker, Reggie Smith, Davey Lopes and Claudell Washington. Filmmakers Doug Harris and Sean Maddison, both Bay Area natives, brilliantly use the words of Burke’s friends and family, as well as snippets of interviews with Burke conducted a year before his 1995 death of complications from AIDS, to tell his story. Included in the piece is a segment of his groundbreaking talk with then-Today Show anchor Bryant Gumbel, who interviewed the outfielder after Burke revealed his status in a 1982 story in the now-defunct Inside Sports magazine. To the lasting credit of Griggs, Harris and Maddison, Burke is portrayed sympathetically, but not as a martyr; a subtle distinction, to be sure, but an important one, and one that raises “Out” from the status of a talking-head movie to an Emmy-quality film worthy of national distribution on Comcast’s outlets. As it is, viewers outside Northern California can find Comcast SportsNet Bay Area on Direct TV at channel 696 and on Dish Network at channel 419. Comcast Sports Group, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group’s sports networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. – Mountain West Sports Network, CSS and Comcast Sports Southwest. Comcast Sports Group also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.
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Excerpts from Out. The Glenn Burke Story:
Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim (Childhood friend and sports agent):
On Burke’s homosexuality and the homophobia in Major League Baseball: “It was uncompromising on both ends. Glenn was comfortable with who he was. Baseball was not comfortable with who he was.”
Claudell Washington:
On Oakland Athletics manager Billy Martin introducing Burke to his new teammates in spring training: “He was introducing all the players and then he got to Glenn and said, ‘Oh, by the way, this is Glenn Burke and he’s a faggot.’”
Davey Lopes:
On Burke’s trade to the A’s: “You don’t break up, disrupt a team going as well as it was going to make changes. I didn’t feel it was going to make us a better ball club. Billy North was not going to make us, at that time, any better of a ballclub. Probably not the real reason why things happened.”
Dusty Baker:
On the rumors of Burke’s sexual preference and his trade to the A’s: “I think the Dodgers knew; I think that’s why they traded Glenn.”
Reggie Smith:
On the suspicions on Burke’s sexuality: “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure – at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.”
Vincent Trahan (Berkeley High School classmate):
On Dodger management and their suspicions: “Al Campanis and Walter O’Malley had called him into the office and offered him $75,000 to get married. And Glenn, being his comic self, said, ‘I guess you mean to a woman?’”
On the Dodgers’ controversial trade of Burke to the A’s: “He was hurt because they traded him not for his baseball ability but for his life choice.”
Lyle Spencer (MLB.com, former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer):
On the reaction of Burke’s teammates the day he was traded: “I was shocked that he was traded… I walked into the clubhouse…and guys were visibly distraught over the trade, and that told me that my sense of how important he was to them internally was accurate. I even remember a few players crying when they found out about it at their lockers, which is stunning.”
Billy Bean:
On dealing with discrimination: “The closet hurts people – forever. Everyone’s career ends, but to do it because you don’t feel you belong there when you’ve proven that you do is damaging. And it affects everything, and I’m sure that’s why Glenn swam in the waters of drugs and alcohol – to take away his frustration.”
Claudell Washington:
On hearing about Burke contracting AIDS: “I was stunned at that time. A person that I’d known, loved, and respected had contracted an illness like that and was suffering.”
Lutha Davis (Sister):
On AIDS: “A lot of people were scared because I think, at the time, you didn’t know whether you can just breathe on somebody and get AIDS or just touch them.”
Pamela Pitts (Oakland A’s Director of Baseball Administration):
On Burke’s reaction to hearing the A’s would help him: “Glenn started to cry and said, ‘I’ve been told you’re going to help me. I can’t believe someone wants to help me.’”
On Burke’s death: “I do believe he was in a much better place. His demons were gone.”
Ted Griggs, Vice President and General Manager, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area stated, “As an East Bay native, I knew all about Glenn Burke’s legendary athletic feats at Berkeley High. I followed his career with the Dodgers and A’s throughout the late seventies, and watched and read with great interest when he came out on The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel and in Inside Sports Magazine. I was saddened by his tragic death and thought at the time that his was a compelling story that should be told one day. This documentary allows Glenn’s family, friends, and teammates to tell that story, and it is enhanced with the narration of Dave Morey, one of the most respected voices in Bay Area radio.”
Out. The Glenn Burke Story is narrated by Morey, who was recently inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in the class of 2010 after 26 years as a morning host at KFOG and nearly 40 years in broadcasting.
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will host a public screening of Out. The Glenn Burke Story at the Castro Theatre (429 Castro Street, San Francisco, California) on Wednesday, November 10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. PT. Admission is $5.00, with proceeds benefiting Marty’s Place. Marty’s Place once provided a homeless Burke with shelter and care as he coped with the effects of AIDS/HIV. Tickets are available at CSNBayArea.com/pages/out. Following the screening, the network will air a special town-hall edition of Chronicle Live from the Castro Theater at approximately 9:15 p.m. PT. Hosted by veteran Bay Area sports announcer Greg Papa, Chronicle Live is a live one-hour program, and will feature an interactive roundtable
discussion and debate about homosexuals in professional sports. Additional event details and panelists for Chronicle Live will be announced at a later date.
After the November 10 (8:00 p.m. PT) debut, Out. The Glenn Burke Story replays on Tuesday, November 16 at 8:00 p.m. PT. Visit CSNBayArea.com for additional air dates and times and channel locations for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
Out. The Glenn Burke Story is produced by Doug Harris (‘Bounce: The Don Barksdale Story’ and ‘Tournament of Champions: The Legends of Northern California High School Basketball’) and Sean Maddison (‘Orange and Black: San Francisco And The Giants’ and producer of San Jose Sharks hockey on Comcast SportsNet).
Out. The Glenn Burke Story online press kit and video excerpts from the documentary are available at CSNBayArea.com/pages/out.
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Comcast Sports Group operates 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group’s sports networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. – Mountain West Sports Network, CSS and Comcast Sports Southwest. Comcast Sports Group also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com. Timeline November 16, 1952 Glenn Lawrence Burke is born in Oakland, California. 1970 In his senior year, Burke is named Northern California’s High School Basketball Player of the Year after leading the Berkeley High School Yellowjackets to a 32-0 record and winning the Tournament of Champions. 1971 Burke attends Merritt College in Oakland where he plays baseball and basketball, eventually earning a scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno. June 6, 1972 Burke is drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft. 1972 Burke makes his professional debut for the Ogden Dodgers of the Rookie level Pioneer League. 1972 Burke is promoted to Low-A ball and plays 41 games for the Spokane Indians of the Northwest League. 1973 Burke hits .298, splitting time between Dodgers Single-A affiliates Daytona Beach and Bakersfield. 1974 Burke becomes the University of Nevada, Reno’s starting point guard during the preseason. He scores 22 points against USC in a preseason game, but an early season injury convinces him to hang up his sneakers and focus on baseball. 1974 In his best season in the minors, Burke is hitting .338 at Single-A Bakersfield when he is promoted to AA Waterbury of the Eastern League. April 9, 1976 Burke makes his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants. 1977 According to Burke’s autobiography, Dodgers general manager Al Campanis offers to pay for a lavish honeymoon if Burke agrees to get married. Burke angrily refuses, seeing the offer as a way to cover up his homosexuality. October 2, 1977 Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker hits his 30th home run of the season and is greeted at home plate by Burke whose hand is raised in the air. Baker does the same, and they slapped hands producing the first “High Five” in sports history. October 11, 1977 Burke starts Game One of the 1977 World Series against the New York Yankees. May 17, 1978 The Dodgers trade Burke to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Billy North. June 4, 1979 Burke plays in his last major league game and then makes an abrupt mid-season departure from the A’s that leads to his eventual retirement. 1980 Burke comes out of retirement and reports to A’s spring training. 1980 At the young age of 27, Burke permanently retires from professional baseball due to personal differences with the A’s management.
October 1982 Burke becomes the first openly gay Major League baseball player by publically acknowledging his homosexuality in an Inside Sports magazine article entitled “The Double Life of a Dodger.” Burke is a guest on NBC’s The Today Show and discusses the Inside Sports article with anchor Bryant Gumbel. August 28, 1982 San Francisco hosts the inaugural Gay Games. Burke participates and earns gold medals, in track in the 100 and 220 meter sprints and as a member of both the men’s basketball and softball teams. January 27, 1983 NBC’s “Cheers” airs the episode “Boys in the Bar,” in which Sam Malone (played by Ted Danson) supports a former teammate who publicly acknowledges his homosexuality. The show is based on Burke’s announcement the previous year. 1986 Burke competes in Gay Games 2 on the men’s basketball team. 1987 Burke is hospitalized after being hit by a car in San Francisco, breaking his leg in four places. 1988 Burke is arrested for drug possession and briefly jailed. 1991 Burke pleads guilty to grand theft and possession of a controlled substance and serves six months in San Quentin penitentiary. 1994 After a series of medical complications, Burke is diagnosed with AIDS. November 18, 1994 Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean presents Burke’s family with a plaque and proclaims the first “Official Glenn Burke Day.” May 30, 1995 Glenn Burke, 42, passes away in San Leandro, California due to AIDS-related complications. July 1995 Burke’s autobiography “Out at Home, The Glenn Burke Story” is published and released.
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Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim – Childhood friend, sports agent: On Burke’s homosexuality: “It was uncompromising on both ends. Glenn was comfortable with who he was. Baseball was not comfortable with who he was.” On the influence of Burke’s post-baseball friends: “I think a lot of that dragged him down and that’s when a lot of the demons started to come out because that celebrity that he had, it had another side to it too.” On Burke’s car accident and injury: “That might have been one of the factors that led him down that slide too; he had to try to find a way to ease all these pains – physically, psychologically, emotionally, financially. There became a lot of things that he had to address in his life.” Shooty Babitt – Former Oakland Athletics infielder, Comcast SportsNet A’s analyst: On the clubhouse mentality: “You have to remember back in that day you couldn’t just come out and say ‘I’m gay.’” On the reaction to Burke around the league: “They ran him straight out the game. Now, you’re gay first and a baseball player second, so until you can justify your existence being gay, there’s no way you can get a chance to justify being a major league player.” On other major leaguers asking about Burke: “You didn’t really hear people wanting to ask; it was more of a hush-hush thing because of the intimidating guy that Glenn was.” On Burke’s athletic ability: “Glenn was like a two sport star. You felt like he had the opportunity to play in the NBA as well as Major League Baseball…you figured that he was going to be a major leaguer right away because that’s just how good that he was.” Dusty Baker – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Cincinnati Reds manager: On the rumors of Burke’s sexual preference and his trade to the A’s: “I think the Dodgers knew. And I think that’s why they traded him.” Billy Bean – Former Major League outfielder, gay rights activist On Burke in baseball: “Baseball wasn’t ready for Glenn Burke. He was a pioneer and he caught them off guard.” On dealing with discrimination: “The closet hurts people – forever. Everyone’s career ends, but to do it because you don’t feel you belong there when you’ve proven that you do is damaging. And it affects everything, and I’m sure that’s why Glenn swam in the waters of drugs and alcohol – to take away his frustration.” Marvin Buckley –Berkeley High School basketball teammate: On Burke’s comedic personality: “He was a cross between Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor.” Mark Brown – San Francisco Gay Softball League player: On Burke after retirement: “After Glenn lost the baseball business, his life never was the same. And he never could really hold down a job. He had a lot of friends that wanted to help him, that tried to help him but his whole life was built around sports.” Larry Corrigan – Former Dodgers Minor League teammate, Pittsburgh Pirates executive: On Burke’s command of the locker room: “The team was always thought of as the Los Angeles Dodgers but it was Glenn Burke’s team. The personality of the team was his, the clubhouse was his. Most people didn’t like the Dodgers…they sure didn’t like the personality that Glenn brought to the ballpark.” On Burke’s turbulent personality: “I’m not sure every manager said, ‘Hey, I’ll take Glenn Burke.’ I don’t think they wanted him, because he was a handful.” On Burke’s personality: “That’s how strong Glenn’s personality was, that he could take over a Major League clubhouse and he was a rookie. He hadn’t even played in the big leagues.”
Lutha Davis – Sister: On Burke’s injured leg: “His leg was broken in three places and they put a rod in there. They were supposed to replace it but he never went back to get it replaced, so that leg was rotting.” On AIDS: “A lot of people were scared because I think at the time you didn’t know whether you can just breathe on somebody and get AIDS or just touch them.” Tommy Hawkins – Former Los Angeles Dodgers Vice President of Communications & External Affairs, KJAZZ radio announcer: On Burke’s personality: “I would describe Glenn like the glistening mirror ball at a discotheque. When the light hits it, and all of these different reflections and colors flash all over the room, that was Glenn Burke.” Davey Lopes – Former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, Philadelphia Phillies coach: On the invention of the “High Five”: “Me and Dusty always talk about and ask each other who invented the High Five. And to this day the only guy we can think of is Glenn.” When a friend told him Burke was gay: “He just said, ‘I just wanted to tell you. Glenn’s gay.’ And I said, ‘Glenn who? Get the – get outta here.’” On Burke being traded for A’s Billy North: “Everybody was upset…He was the guy that kept the chemistry going in the clubhouse…I think if everybody knows the story, I think there were other reasons why he was traded.” On the Dodgers decision to trade Burke: “You don’t break up, disrupt a team going as well as it was going to make changes. I didn’t feel it was going to make us a better ball club. Billy North was not going to make us, at that time, any better of a ball club. I thought it was probably not the real reason why things happened.” Rick Monday – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Dodgers broadcaster: On Burke battling personal and professional demons: “We didn’t understand the challenges he was going through on a daily basis at the time. You put it into perspective when you say, here is a guy that is fighting not only the opposing pitcher that was trying to get him out, he was fighting the unknown.” Mike Norris – Former Oakland Athletics pitcher: On being in the locker room with Burke: “It became pretty obvious to a lot of people that Glenn was gay and he started to make a lot of people uncomfortable in the locker room and the showers. It was an uncomfortable situation after awhile.” On Burke retiring: “Glenn was just in a no-win situation. And that was the best thing for him to do was to retire.” Pamela Pitts – Oakland Athletics Director of Baseball Administration: On Burke’s reaction to hearing the A’s would help him: “Glenn started to cry and said, ‘I’ve been told you’re going to help me. I can’t believe somebody wants to help me.’” On Burke’s death: “I do believe he was in a much better place. His demons were gone.” Richard Purcell – Founder of “Marty’s Place,” an AIDS/HIV patient safe house in San Francisco: On Burke’s drug use: “He told me that on the day he was on national TV and he told the truth he was loaded to the gills.” On Burke becoming alienated from his friends: “I could see why he turned so many people off. It was the addiction; it wasn’t Glenn.” Eric Sherman – Author, “Out at Home, The Glenn Burke Story”: On interviewing Burke: “I interviewed him…on and off for about maybe a year before he died and even though we had to take breaks every…every 10 minutes or so because of the pain, and the tears, the crying…I’ll never forget I said to him, ‘Glenn, you know we put in two or three days, we don’t have to go on, you don’t have to do this.’” On Burke’s lifestyle after retirement: “He ran out of money, then he got involved with drugs. His partying escalated and his drug use escalated.” Jim Skeels – Burke’s Connie Mack Baseball coach:
On watching Burke play baseball: “Glenn was the kind of guy that if you looked out in center field, nine times out of ten you’d see a smile on his face, because you could tell he loved playing this game.” On Burke and gay stereotypes: “When I looked at Glenn and realized that Glenn had chosen that lifestyle, I said, ‘You just have burst my stereotype.’” On seeing Burke before he died: “For a man that had answers on the baseball field, on the basketball court, and I think to a great degree with life. And to see him curled up, it was crushing.” Reggie Smith – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder: On the suspicions on Burke’s sexuality: “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure – at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.” On possible consequences of accusing a player of being gay: “You didn’t want to cause that for a person, but at the same time you didn’t want to say you were closely associated.” On the suspicion of Burke’s sexuality: “You were concerned of being stereotyped…that to know him must mean that you’re one…so you kept your distance.” On Burke’s interview with Inside Sports: “He made the choice to come out, knowing in his own mind that, as far as playing baseball, his career was pretty much over.” Lyle Spencer – Former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer, MLB.com: On Burke’s charisma: “I’ve been around a lot of charismatic guys…just in terms of personality, I’ve never been around anybody who could light up a room like Glenn could.” On the reaction of Burke’s teammates the day he was traded: “I was shocked that he was traded… I walked into the clubhouse…and guys were visibly distraught over the trade, and that told me that my sense of how important he was to them internally was accurate. I even remember a few players crying when they found out about it at their lockers, which is stunning.” Vincent Trahan – Berkeley High School classmate: On Dodger management and their suspicions: “Al Campanis and Walter O’Malley had called him into the office and offered him $75,000 to get married. And Glenn, being his comic self, said, ‘I guess you mean to a woman?’” On the Dodgers’ controversial trade of Burke to the A’s: “He was hurt because they traded him not for his baseball ability but for his life choice.” On helping Burke self-medicate with crack cocaine: “I asked Lutha, ‘I’ve known you all my life…how do you feel with me bringing crack to Glenn?’…and Lutha said to me, ‘It doesn’t bother me. Whatever is giving my brother some type of relief, I’m okay with it.’” Claudell Washington – Former Major League outfielder: On Oakland Athletics manager Billy Martin introducing Burke to his new teammates in spring training: “He was introducing all the players and then he got to Glenn and said, ‘Oh, by the way, this is Glenn Burke and he’s a faggot.’” On Burke being a loner: “Glenn was more or less a loner. The only time we ever saw Glenn was at the gym. I don’t know what he did after. We’d finish playing the game and stuff and Glenn was just like a mirage. He was here now and gone later.” On hearing about Burke contracting AIDS: “I was stunned at that time. A person that I’d known, loved, and respected had contracted an illness like that and was suffering.” Marvin Webb – Former Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League teammate: On Burke’s ability to make new friends: “Blacks, Whites, Latinos, they all loved Glenn. He got along with everybody.” On when teammates asked him about Burke: “I’ll tell you this, you ought to ask him. I ain’t never seen him with a woman but you ought to ask him.” On his drug use: “I remember hearing about how he started robbing people for drugs and extra money. It really made me feel bad.”
Cast List Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim – Childhood friend, sports agent Shooty Babitt – Former Oakland Athletics infielder, Comcast SportsNet A’s analyst Dusty Baker – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Cincinnati Reds manager Marvin Buckley – Berkeley High School basketball teammate Billy Bean – Former Major League outfielder, gay rights activist Mark Brown – San Francisco Gay Softball League player Joyce Burke – Sister Larry Corrigan – Former Dodgers-Minor League teammate, Pittsburgh Pirates executive Tito Fuentes – Former Oakland Athletics infielder Lutha Harris – Sister Tommy Hawkins – Former Los Angeles Dodgers VP of Communications & External Affairs, KJAZZ radio announcer Ken Levine – “Cheers” writer/director/producer, host of KABC radio’s DodgerTalk Davey Lopes – Former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, Philadelphia Phillies coach Rick Monday – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Dodgers broadcaster Manny Mota – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mike Norris – Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Nick Peters – Hall of Fame baseball writer Rickey Henderson – Former Oakland Athletics outfielder, Hall of Famer Pamela Pitts – Oakland Athletics Director of Baseball Administration Jerry Pritikin – San Francisco Gay Softball League player Richard Purcell – Founder of “Marty’s Place,” an AIDS/HIV safe house in San Francisco Jon Rochmis – Former Oakland Tribune sportswriter, journalism instructor Eric Sherman – Author, “Out at Home, The Glenn Burke Story” Joe Simpson — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Atlanta Braves broadcaster Jim Skeels – Former Connie Mack Baseball coach Reggie Smith – Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Lyle Spencer – Former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer, MLB.com
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Gabrielle Wilson
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May 17, 2011
Berkeley, CA
Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s Proposed Gang Injunction is a tool for Gentrification
SAY NO TO JOHN RUSSO!
Write Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Judge Robert Freedman
Attend Hearing: Motion for Preliminary Injunction – RG10541141 People v Nortenos, et al.
Hon. Robert Freedman
Dept. 20
Rene C. Davidson Courthouse
1225 Fallon St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Date: June 24, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY JOHN RUSSO’S PROPOSED GANG INJUNCTION IS DECEPTIVE AND WRONG
Oakland City Attorney John Russo in his recent plea to implement a Gang Injunction in Oakland’s Fruitvale District hastily used the recent criminal charge of Attempted Residential Robbery upon Fruitvale resident and named Gang Injunction defendant Anthony Garcia. In their latest arguments in support of why Oakland needs another Gang Injunction, Garcia’s arrest was used to help sway Judge Robert Freedman to grant their requested relief. Turns out Garcia’s arrest and the resulting charge were frivolous. Prosecutors learned the statement given by Garcia’s neighbor to police was fraudulent; the neighbor said he had no idea what he was signing onto. Whether limited English or police coercion lies at the crux of the matter, the complaint given to police was recanted and charges were dropped. Not so fast, a serious charge, remains on Garcia’s record. With overzealous police and prosecutorial error at work against Garcia and others, can Judge Freedman honestly decide in favor of granting outgoing Oakland City Attorney John Russo another injunction? More to come on Freedman and why his court was likely selected by Russo. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Lee reported the error in the Sunday paper, 5-15-11.
While a conviction is a more serious mark on one’s record than a recanted charge, a charge can sometimes be just as damning. It is all some potential employers rely upon to differentiate when hiring prospective employees. This mistake is not uncommon but apologies are most rare. A District Attorney should normally rely upon Probable Cause in deciding whether to file charges against an alleged criminal but is protected with immunity when a mistake is made. Never mind the six weeks Garcia spent in jail behind this frivolous arrest. A criminal record could prevent Garcia, 29 from certain employment opportunities for the rest of his working adult life. He now has the daunting task of trying to recapture some semblance of normalcy in his life. Just ask Osha Neumann of the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley about the ongoing need for a “Clean Slate” program. His organization is consistently serving individuals who want to move on in their lives and yet because of criminal records cannot seem to do so otherwise.
At the heart of a Gang Injunction is usually an overreaching District Attorney and unfettered police power determined to gentrify a targeted area. At first blush what would appear an efficient crime fighting tool to clean streets and rid our communities of gang activity deceptively paves the way for real estate developers to curry favor with bankers to invigorate a sluggish housing market. This reality proves all too costly as Anthony Garcia’s rights are trampled upon. Contemplate the future untold costs of this stain on his record. In her best selling book, “The New Jim Crow,” author and attorney Michelle Alexander outlines the inability of former convicts to ever regain full citizenship. With criminal records in tow, an ex-con is unduly prevented from regaining full citizenship which includes voting in most states. The U.S. Constitution and the tenet that one can pay their debt to society and receive full re-integration is now a myth.
States bear a costly burden in creating a permanent underclass of fringe citizens. To illustrate, in California a bill is currently before the legislature that aims to reduce our inmate population by granting medical parole to inmates who no longer pose a threat to society. If this bill passes, our state will save millions. It is simple, inmates with severe medical issues and the attendant costs to care and police them could be eligible for medical parole. However, tough on crime advocates want all prisoners to rot in prison no matter how high the price.Kudos to Mark Leno for introducing this bill because this model is so last century and is not working. However, the Smart on Crime policy Attorney General Kamala Harris propagates is the better approach because it is too easy to throw the baby out with the bath water. We cannot expect different results using the same failed policies. Gang Injunctions have been tried in numerous jurisdictions only to fail. As Oakland fights rising crime, a sluggish real estate market and too few jobs or opportunities for its youth, Gang Injunctions are a waste of scarce taxpayer dollars that could be put to better use. To be sure Gang Injunctions are a sure way ameliorate problems on the surface but leave untold consequences. Just ask Garcia and the other named defendants who will not find it easy to recover.
In this unfortunate marriage between the Oakland Police Department, District Attorney and the Oakland City Attorney, which entity will attempt to remedy this huge transgression upon Garcia or the public trust? Most agencies will not admit mistakes even when made public. As Garcia picks up the pieces of his life, a public apology is in order but waiting for public officials to do the right thing is quite another matter. Time might be better spent questioning the many Affidavits signed by OPD officers as part of the City Attorney’s case for the Gang Injunctions. Oakland could learn something from it’s neighbor across the bay. In San Francisco dozens of criminal convictions were recently overturned after the alert San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi discovered the faulty procedures used in crime laboratories to gain illegal convictions.
A conviction much like a Gang Injunction, is only as legal as the foundation upon which it rests. Some Oakland Police Officers are not strangers to lies, innuendos or deceit; just check the many lawsuits that continue to be paid out to unfortunate victims at the hands of rouge cops. This is why the Affidavits signed by OPD officers should have been the first place Garcia’s defense attorney Siegel should have looked when preparing his defense. Who is Siegel and why is he representing Garcia and others to their peril? Early on Siegel admitted that he made a mistake causing over fifty defendants to lose representation. Though a procedural error, all it takes for an Injunction to be granted is the conviction of one defendant. When KPFA radio broadcaster and producer Nadra Foster was beaten by twelve or so Berkeley Police Officers a couple of years ago, it was Siegel’s father, Dan Siegel also an attorney and KPFA station board member who lauded KPFA management for calling the police on her while her daughters looked on. She was told to leave the building and did not understand the reason for the request. She is still suffering injuries as a result of the severe beating. Siegel appears to have overlooked pages of Affidavits signed by several OPD officers, many of which live outside of Oakland, swear that these named defendants are gang members who committed crimes, that they are menaces to society and they should be punished. Curious to note however, the Affidavits themselves are repetitive – cut and pasted text with recycled facts according to Oakland Police Officer Frank Morrow who refused to sign on when presented with one. The entire process is flawed as ever which is probably why a Federal Judge called a meeting with Police Administration and the City of Oakland in April 2011 to force the terms of the settlement intended to clean up that department that followed the infamous “Riders” scandal and trial.
As Oakland City Attorney John Russo leaves Oakland for Alameda with two Gang Injunctions possibly three under his belt and a couple of minority owned businesses he was instrumental in closing, he is poised to develop the Alameda Naval Air Base. The three Alameda City Council Members who elected Russo after he campaigned and donated money to help get them elected have their work cut out in trying to diminish their direct conflicts of interest. Alamedans should have taken cues from the corrupt Southern California town of Belle and its City Manger, Robert Rizzo who was charged with taking 5.5 million from working class residents. The small minority owned business in Oakland and Alameda shut down by incoming Alameda City Manager John Russo that used to help people prepare legal documents now runs a food donation program that provides free food to the hungry.
As for Oakland, the fate of the Fruitvale District and its proposed Gang Injunction now rests with Judge Robert Freedman who is no stranger to controversy. Once subject to disbarment by the Judicial Council of California, the Administrative Agency charged with holding judges honest was once cited for filing false Affidavits and received probation. Apparently this was not enough to place him on the fringes of society but what of Garcia and the North Oakland residents and all the others subject to the whims of society’s current displeasure of disposable immigrants and people of color in general? If Garcia is to be considered more than a pawn for real estate developers; his case is a clarion call for the masses to wake up.
Gang Injunctions are part of a larger dilemma; class warfare, immigration, equal protection of the laws, civil rights and the tolling that unfettered police power and gentrification has upon society. An Oakland City Council meeting is scheduled for May 17, 2011 [May 17 marks the anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights victory that ended U.S. Apartheid, Brown v Board of Education] which could heavily influence the outcome of the next court hearing, scheduled for May 24, 2011.
Crooked, soon to be former crooked Oakland City Attorney John Russo, being forced to resign from a constant three year barrage of fact laden reports of fraud and corruption by Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim, is one of three finalists for the Alameda city manager position sources have confirmed. You can view the 2009 video of Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s Political Suicide- Must Resign
For years Russo has been avoiding criminal and civil charges of extrinsic fraud and corruption, among others in the al-Hakim insurance case, has been dodging rumors for weeks that he is feuding with new Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and looking for ways to leave his post. Now, however, it turns out that at least part of that rumor is true: Russo applied for the Alameda job after the recruitment period opened Feb. 1. Alameda City Council interviewed six candidates and unanimously selected three finalists during a closed-door session Feb. 19. The candidates will be reviewed by three advisory panels that will help the council make its final decision.
Oakland City Attorney Fraud, Solicitation Perjurious Testimony in Affidavits for Gang Injunction!
The leak of information on Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s extrinsic fraud, subornation of perjurious testimony and solicitation of perjurious testimony in witness affidavits for the Oakland Gang Injunction litigation is turning into a flood as there appears to be truth in the allegation. It has been rumored that witnesses complained that the affidavits were prepared for their signature without their approval containing inaccurate information, misleading facts, and mis-characterizing statements that were maliciously, willfully and intentionally false. Witness could not change the affidavit and felt they were slighted and perhaps retaliated against when they complained about it. There were other complaints about Russo’s tactics in recent matters as well.
The shyster City Attorney was involved in fabricating and planted that fabricated evidence in the al-Hakim insurance case file, gave the case file to the defendants for nearly a year, and then gave the altered case file to a judge for trial without notifying the court!
al-Hakim filed a complaint with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, State Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, Alameda County Supervisor Kieth Carson, Oakland California Mayor Ron Dellums, Oakland City Administrator Dan Lindheim, Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby, Oakland City Councilpersons Desley Brooks and Larry Reid’s offices against Oakland City Attorney John Russo, Mark Morodomi, Randy Hall, Janie Wong, Anita Hong, Sophia Li, Demetruis Shelton- current President of the National Bar Association, Elizabeth Allen, Erica Harrold, Michele Abney, Eliada Perez; former Oakland and current San Leandro City Attorney Jayne Williams; former Oakland City employee Pat Smith; Stephan Barber and others of the law firm Ropers, Majeski; Ronald J. Cook, Randy Willoughby, Alex Stuart, Annette Bening’s brother Bradley Bening and others of the law firm Willoughby, Stuart & Bening; for constructing fraudulent fabricated evidence in 1999 and planting that evidence favorable to the defendants in the case files SIX years AFTER the case was closed; engaged in spoliation of remaining evidence in the court files from 1991; and fostered witness testimony based on this planted evidence in the al-Hakim v CSAA and the underlying Rescue Rooter case that was created thru EXTRINSIC FRAUD with accompanying testimony procured thru admitted suborned and solicited perjurious acts by John Russo and others, they engaged in actions to destroy the litigation of al-Hakim’s legal case; they engaged in actions to coverup their unlawful acts. “Video of Oakland City Attorney Gives Defendants Case File, Doesn’t Tell Court or Plaintiff’s- Given To Stephan Barber and Law Firm Ropers Majeski”
This comes on the heels of a very embarrassing, very public spat with new Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Russo taking personally abusive verbal shots at each other with Russo scorning the mayor for what he called a risky legal relationship with another attorney and Quan firing back at Russo for releasing his legal advice to the media before discussing it with her. “Russo Tends to Attack by Press Release”Oakland Mayor Jean Quan “The problem is that John Russo tends to attack by press release,” Quan said, and complained that he issued his letter while she was still in Washington, D.C., where she attended U.S. Conference of Mayors meetings and also met with White House officials.
Quan said Russo had created a conflict of interest by releasing his advice to the media when he did. “As the City Attorney giving advice to the Mayor, he has the duty of confidentiality and the duty of loyalty to his client. He broke that confidentiality by his actions,” Quan said in a written statement. “This is exactly why the Mayor’s Office and the City Council Offices have considered seeking independent, outside counsel. The City Attorney is the City’s only attorney,” Russo wrote in the letter he released.
Quan denied sharing any confidential city information with an attorney and friend who has been advising her, saying City Attorney John Russo’s suggestion that she may be spilling secrets was “frankly, insulting.”
That claim is false according to him, as Russo did not bring his concerns to Quan privately before alerting the media — Russo argued in a letter he sent to Quan, other city leaders and local media that the city attorney is the mayor’s only permissible attorney, so any information Quan shares with anyone other than Russo and those in his office — is not protected and can be subpoenaed, threatening the city’s standing in a host of legal scenarios and taking on another attorney, especially one connected to a fight against the city, is breaking the City Charter and creates a conflict of interest.
“We have a city attorney who is elected and so sometimes has his own political agenda,” Quan said.
“I’m caught in the middle, and I’m sorry about that.”
“This is a uniquely obnoxious violation of the charter because he’s in the middle of this,” Russo said. “I should be able to brief (Quan) on the strengths and weaknesses of our cases. If she’s going to turn around and give that to our opponents, how am I supposed to do my job?” “What the mayor has done here,” Russo added, “is put my office in a very awkward position where we’re not sure we can give confidential information to Mayor Quan. You should never be in that position with the CEO of the corporation.” “Violation of the City Charter is a crime,” Russo wrote in closing. “It is now incumbent on you to uphold your oath to defend the Charter.”
Quan, a longtime adversary of Russo from his days on the Council, feels concerned as the public see’s Russo has overstepped his boundary by pursuing the injunction without endorsement from the city council or the mayor in his continuing quest to be the De-Facto mayor. There is a question about what is the authority of the city attorney to bring these cases without the authorization of city council and the Mayor.” Video of Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s Political Suicide
WE MUST ACT NOW to end this travesty ASAP! Oakland Marijuana Ordinance There’s also a marijuana ordinance in front of city council that is endorsed by “Johnny Potty” Russo. He picked up that handle because of his penchant for doing video interviews in the restroom “potty” with another man, not to mention the weed endorsement. Does the citizens of Oakland really want a crooked City Attorney who drives around with his kids in the car without their seat belts on, wants to legalize smoking weed and gives video interviews in the bathroom with another man? The unfortunate part about this episode is Mayor Quan’s adviser has also been busted for marijuana so everything is up in smoke! A court hearing that could result in the implementation of the injunction is scheduled for February 16, 2011 before admitted and convicted liar, the embattled Judge Robert Freedman. Judge Robert Freedman’s Misconduct Warranted His Removal from Office al-Hakim filed a formal complaint on April 11, 2008 and April 14, 2008 with both the Judicial Council and Superior Court against Judge Tigar for his attempt at provoking al-Hakim at a side bar during trial. al-Hakim received a one sentence response dated September 26, 2008 from Victoria Henley stating that “your submission does not provide a basis for commission proceedings”. al-Hakim received a letter dated April 15, 2008 from then Presiding Judge Yolanda Northridge acknowledging receipt of the complaint referring the matter to the Supervising Judge, Robert Freedman for review but has gotten no response as promised.
No one should be surprised because Judge Freedman has had his own well documented problems with honesty by willfully and intentionally filing false, perjurious and deceiving documents and affidavits regrading the timeliness in the administration of his duties in order to get paid and was issued a public reprimand.
In June 2007 The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly censured Alameda Superior Court Judge Robert J. Freedman for violating rules of conduct by failing to decide cases on time and falsely swearing that he was keeping up with time limits.
Judge Freedman’s misconduct was of such gravity as to warrant his removal from office, the commission said, but the presence of mitigating evidence justified reducing the punishment to a “severe public censure.” You can read and/or download the article on Judge Freeman’s Censure at: http://www.box.net/shared/5n0tt72rbt
The commission adopted factual findings made by a panel of special masters, who found by clear and convincing evidence that Freedman delayed rulings in 21 of the 23 cases over which he was charged in a notice of formal proceedings last May.
It also agreed with the panel that Freedman, as accused in the notice, regularly signed and submitted false salary affidavits to the county during times when he was aware his rulings were overdue. He has a checkered past in al-Hakim’s case as well.
At one hearing in that matter he openly stated bias, prejudice, voiced a fixed opinion of al-Hakim and having an improper ex-parte communications regarding al-Hakim and his case while using such information to hold al-Hakim to a higher legal standard than that of the opposing counsel in the case as a guise for sanctioning al-Hakim for it. al-Hakim is convinced and Freedman’s three years of delay demonstrate that he will not seriously review nor is he capable of impartially or fairly judging this matter, even for review. Russo’s Interest in Real Estate Firm
Is there any truth to the allegation that Russo has an interest in a real estate firm? It is widely acknowledged that the Gang Injunctions are nothing but another tool for developers to continue exercising gentrification of the Black/Latino Communities unopposed because of the apathy and lack of leadership in defending their rights from the so-called leaders! Where are the national groups that alleges to stand for Civil Rights when the minority communities are being raped and “Okey Doaked” by the “white liberal” defenders of the public trust? The Merits of The Gang Injunction The University of California, Berkeley – School of Law’s Center for Criminal Justice cites nationwide statistics that overwhelming prove Gang Injunctions are ineffective in all jurisdictions. The following are but a few reasons cited by the legal community on why Russo’s proposed injunction should not be granted: ·At a time when California’s budget is in a record crisis, does Oakland have resources to waste on an injunction that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to enforce yet will not bring about positive crime reduction results? ·The injunction would increase the distance between police and communities, does not focus on rehabilitation, reasons why youth join gangs, jobs or education which youth of our state so desperately need. Study after study has shown that rehabilitation is over ninety percent effective for this age group. ·A federal judge who is monitoring Oakland police reforms heavily criticized the police department at a hearing and<a href=”http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_16105984?IADID=Search-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com“>threatened to take it over, theTribunereported. Judge Thelton Henderson, who is monitoring the OPD because of the Riders scandal, threatened to put the department in “receivership.” If that were to happen, the judge would appoint an overseer who would have power over Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts. The judge is upset that the Oakland Police Department has still not instituted the police misconduct reforms that it agreed to several years ago. A Legal Settlement is a contract – breach of which by OPD opens the city up to even more money damages. ·In light of the above, if Russo has his way, the police will undeservedly regain power; usurping Federal power, creating a “Fiefdom” for Russo. A failed police department does not deserve to continue down a path of destruction – that is why the Federal Government stepped in to begin with. If the Rider’s Settlement is not given effect – the entire trial was for naught -yet another waste of taxpayer dollars. ·The named defendants in the injunction are guilty until proven innocent. This turns the US Constitution upside down. An injunction is simply not necessary because Police need only a reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk a suspect – not the higher level of probable cause. Reasonable suspicion and closer ties to the community is what is needed to bring about crime reduction and community building. An injunction is lazy police work; overkill – unnecessary and has a counter-effective result by tearing down the very community it is supposedly there to clean up. ·The injunction will not result in safer streets but creates unfettered power in John Russo’s office. Further, an injunction opens the communities up to profit mongers such as real estate developers like John Russo’s family business owners. At a time when Oaklanders are losing their homes to foreclosure at record numbers, their interests rather than big business should be put first. D. A. & Oakland City Attorney Fraud Victim Forcibly Removed from Courthouse Building Threatened With Arrest The following letter is from Alameda County District Attorney and Oakland City Attorney fraud victim Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim to an over 40 year personal friend and family client, the Honorable Judge Leo Dorado regarding an encounter with District Attorney henchman Bob Connor whom forcibly removed al-Hakim from the Rene Davidson Courthouse building and threatened to arrest al-Hakim if he ever returned. Connor is very well known to both parties. al-Hakim has filed a formal complaint against the Alameda County District Attorney office and the City Attorney’s John Russo of Oakland and Jayne Williams of San Leandro and their City Attorney’s office administrations including the law firm of Meyers Nave, on June 7, 2010. After several conversations with the Alameda County District Attorney office, District Attorney Nancy O’Malley assigned the case to Assistant District Attorney Kevin Dunleavy. After his review and several more conversations with al-Hakim, Dunleavy decided to assign the case for investigation. You can read more on the filing of the complaint and the District Attorney Investigates City Attorneys John Russo, Jayne Williams, Meyers Nave Corruption Complaint.pdf http://www.box.net/shared/sjgi7ynhgh
al-Hakim also filed the complaint with Oakland City Auditor Courtney Rudy, long rumored to be Russo’s love interest, only to have her refuse to investigate the complaint, though she is compelled to do so by the passing of Russo’s “Oakland ROAR” anti-corruption program. The program was alleged to revive the confidence of the citizens of Oakland in the City Administrators. She received the 200 page complaint with audio CD as witnessed by the voice mail message left for al-Hakim by her assistant Joe Macaluso. You can view, listen to, and/or download the letters to Ruby and Macaluso’s voice mail here: City Auditor Courtney Ruby Responds to Russo Formal Complaint.pdf http://www.box.net/shared/pdi4kxel16 City Auditor Courtney Ruby’s Second Respond Russo Formal Complaint.pdf http://www.box.net/shared/5a5ndkbmrb
Macaluso’s voice mail http://www.box.net/shared/99x0fxv996
al-Hakim will petition President Obama and U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder to expand the initial investigation of a complaint filed in 2005 by demanding a change in this criminal, tactical policy of isolation, victimization, criminalization and the attempted entrapment of the victim, including the use of government initiated, Nixon era “White House Plumbers” and CoIntelpro style dirty tricks! This civil conspiracy has brought into play County and Sate Agencies to further it’s continued investigation of al-Hakim whom the defense admitted in 1998 has been surveilled for years and continues today with the compromising of many agents and informants covers due to their sloppiness. These actions of Dunleavy, and Connor are just the latest example of the continuing efforts of law enforcement to silence and eliminate al-Hakim as their adversary when he has caught and exposed them as they have been entrapped in their own crimes! After the encounter with Connor, al-Hakim spoke with District Attorney Matt Golde and Dorado regarding his treatment and called O’Malley to voice his extreme concern wherein he received a return call from Dunleavy. The recorded conversation with Dunleavy regarding the encounter with Connor and the investigation can be listened to and/or downloaded at: http://www.box.net/shared/x46rvjorhj
Here’s Dunleavy’s second call stating the he will speak with the Department of Child Support Services attorney that had to admit in court several times that they and the D. A.’s office had committed fraud, embezzlement, and theft against al-Hakim and his family. When al-Hakim refused to pay for the D. A.’s fraud, they attempted to extort the money from him by suspending his drivers license and revoking his passport!
After no response from the D. A.’s office, the following letter of today ensued. TO: The Honorable Leo Dorado FAX #: 510 891-6336
Judge of Superior Court NO PAGES: 2
County of Alameda
1221 Fallon St., Department #5
Oakland CA 94612
cc: Matt Golde (510) 667-3146, Ivan Golde (510) 444-1369
FROM: Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim
DATE: December 27, 2010
RE: District Attorney Forcibly Removing Me from Courthouse Building, Threatened with Arrest if Returned and Response to Formal Complaint Served and Filed June 7, 2010
Dear Judge Dorado,
First, let me say “Happy Holidays” to you and the family! I know that everyone must be doing great, and since the kids are not getting any younger, I guess you and I can not be 21 any longer! What’s this I hear about you having hip replacement and moving to Juvenile Court? We have some catching up to do, which was part of the reason I was coming to see you when I was removed from the courthouse building!
I have awaited your response to our last conversation and the results of your inquiry into the District Attorney’s actions wherein hopefully we could meeting to discuss the above very serious concerns.
It is unfathomable that such a thing could happen in today’s highly charged racial, political, and law enforcement versus community interactive environment, especially in Oakland and Alameda County where deadly force seems to be the rule rather than the exception. We have also discussed my previous interaction with officer Bob Connor during my Oakland Police Burglary case which you are aware of and know that he is not someone I trust or would interact with in any manner. He clearly tried to put me in harms way where I could/would have been killed! I made it clear then that I never intended to speak or have any contact with him ever again in life.
To allow the D. A.‘s office to handle me and my complaint in such a Gestapo fashion and to use you as a ruse is unacceptable, needs to be investigated, the responsible parties held accountable and punished. I have yet to receive any response from Nancy O’Malley. Clearly something must be done as I have waited for you to get back to me to move this process forward. There is no circumstance or law that can justify this use of force, intimidation, and threat of imprisonment under the guise and color of law!. You know that I will not allow this continuing injustice to go on unnoticed so, what time is best for you since I want to meet as soon as possible!
We are all very busy, and especially this time of year, but I have been speaking to the D. A.’s office about this matter since June of this year with the above results. The matter of the fraud and corruption committed by the District Attorney and Oakland City Attorney and I are not going to magically disappear so let’s address it and move on.
I have litigation that was to be filed in November the day of my being forcibly removed from the court house and threatened with arrest if I returned. I was unable to complete that filing, wherein the D. A.’s office has compromised these suits and this issue also must be corrected ASAP!
Please respond with a time ASAP and I will accommodate that time and it can be after working hours or the weekend, if it’s best for you. We have some catching up to do anyway.
Thank you and I welcome and look forward to your immediate response with the furthering of the litigation and resolution of this ongoing case.
Respectfully,
Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim
Oakland City Attorney Fraud, Solicitation Perjurious Testimony in Affidavits for Gang Injunction! The leak of information on Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s extrinsic fraud, subornation of perjurious testimony and solicitation of perjurious testimony in witness affidavits for the Oakland Gang Injunction litigation is turning into a flood as there appears to be truth in the allegation. It has been rumored that witnesses complained that the affidavits were prepared for their signature without their approval containing inaccurate information, misleading facts, and mis-characterizing statements that were maliciously, willfully and intentionally false. Witness could not change the affidavit and felt they were slighted and perhaps retaliated against when they complained about it. There were other complaints about Russo’s tactics in recent matters as well. The crooked City Attorney was involved in fabricating and planted that fabricated evidence in the al-Hakim insurance case file, gave the case file to the defendants for nearly a year, and then gave the altered case file to a judge for trial without notifying the court! Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim filed a complaint with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, State Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, Alameda County Supervisor Kieth Carson, Oakland California Mayor Ron Dellums, Oakland City Administrator Dan Lindheim, Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby, Oakland City Councilpersons Desley Brooks and Larry Reid’s offices against Oakland City Attorney John Russo, Mark Morodomi, Randy Hall, Janie Wong, Anita Hong, Sophia Li, Demetruis Shelton- current President of the National Bar Association, Elizabeth Allen, Erica Harrold, Michele Abney, Eliada Perez; former Oakland and current San Leandro City Attorney Jayne Williams; former Oakland City employee Pat Smith; Stephan Barber and others of the law firm Ropers, Majeski; Ronald J. Cook, Randy Willoughby, Alex Stuart, Annette Bening’s brother Bradley Bening and others of the law firm Willoughby, Stuart & Bening; for constructing fraudulent fabricated evidence in 1999 and planting that evidence favorable to the defendants in the case files SIX years AFTER the case was closed; engaged in spoliation of remaining evidence in the court files from 1991; and fostered witness testimony based on this planted evidence in the al-Hakim v CSAA and the underlying Rescue Rooter case that was created thru EXTRINSIC FRAUD with accompanying testimony procured thru admitted suborned and solicited perjurious acts by John Russo and others, they engaged in actions to destroy the litigation of al-Hakim’s legal case; they engaged in actions to coverup their unlawful acts.
“Video of Oakland City Attorney Gives Defendants Case File, Doesn’t Tell Court or Plaintiff’s- Given To Stephan Barber and Law Firm Ropers Majeski”
This comes on the heels of a very embarrassing, very public spat with new Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Russo taking personally abusive verbal shots at each other with Russo scorning the mayor for what he called a risky legal relationship with another attorney and Quan firing back at Russo for releasing his legal advice to the media before discussing it with her. “Russo Tends to Attack by Press Release” Oakland Mayor Jean Quan “The problem is that John Russo tends to attack by press release,” Quan said, and complained that he issued his letter while she was still in Washington, D.C., where she attended U.S. Conference of Mayors meetings and also met with White House officials. Quan said Russo had created a conflict of interest by releasing his advice to the media when he did. “As the City Attorney giving advice to the Mayor, he has the duty of confidentiality and the duty of loyalty to his client. He broke that confidentiality by his actions,” Quan said in a written statement. “This is exactly why the Mayor’s Office and the City Council Offices have considered seeking independent, outside counsel. The City Attorney is the City’s only attorney,” Russo wrote in the letter he released. Quan denied sharing any confidential city information with an attorney and friend who has been advising her, saying City Attorney John Russo’s suggestion that she may be spilling secrets was “frankly, insulting.” That claim is false according to him, as Russo did not bring his concerns to Quan privately before alerting the media — Russo argued in a letter he sent to Quan, other city leaders and local media that the city attorney is the mayor’s only permissible attorney, so any information Quan shares with anyone other than Russo and those in his office — is not protected and can be subpoenaed, threatening the city’s standing in a host of legal scenarios and taking on another attorney, especially one connected to a fight against the city, is breaking the City Charter and creates a conflict of interest. “We have a city attorney who is elected and so sometimes has his own political agenda,” Quan said. “I’m caught in the middle, and I’m sorry about that.” “This is a uniquely obnoxious violation of the charter because he’s in the middle of this,” Russo said. “I should be able to brief (Quan) on the strengths and weaknesses of our cases. If she’s going to turn around and give that to our opponents, how am I supposed to do my job?” “What the mayor has done here,” Russo added, “is put my office in a very awkward position where we’re not sure we can give confidential information to Mayor Quan. You should never be in that position with the CEO of the corporation.” “Violation of the City Charter is a crime,” Russo wrote in closing. “It is now incumbent on you to uphold your oath to defend the Charter.” Quan, a longtime adversary of Russo from his days on the Council, feels concerned as the public see’s Russo has overstepped his boundary by pursuing the injunction without endorsement from the city council or the mayor in his continuing quest to be the De-Facto mayor. There is a question about what is the authority of the city attorney to bring these cases without the authorization of city council and the Mayor.”
Video of Oakland City Attorney John Russo’s Political Suicide
Oakland Marijuana Ordinance There’s also a marijuana ordinance in front of city council that is endorsed by “Johnny Potty” Russo. He picked up that handle because of his penchant for doing video interviews in the restroom “potty” with another man, not to mention the weed endorsement. Does the citizens of Oakland really want a crooked City Attorney who drives around with his kids in the car without their seat belts on, wants to legalize smoking weed and gives video interviews in the bathroom with another man? The unfortunate part about this episode is Mayor Quan’s adviser has also been busted for marijuana so everything is up in smoke! A court hearing that could result in the implementation of the injunction is scheduled for February 16, 2011 before admitted and convicted liar, the embattled Judge Robert Freedman.
Judge Robert Freedman’s Misconduct Warranted His Removal from Office al-Hakim filed a formal complaint on April 11, 2008 and April 14, 2008 with both the Judicial Council and Superior Court against Judge Tigar for his attempt at provoking al-Hakim at a side bar during trial. al-Hakim received a one sentence response dated September 26, 2008 from Victoria Henley stating that “your submission does not provide a basis for commission proceedings”. al-Hakim received a letter dated April 15, 2008 from then Presiding Judge Yolanda Northridge acknowledging receipt of the complaint referring the matter to the Supervising Judge, Robert Freedman for review but has gotten no response as promised. No one should be surprised because Judge Freedman has had his own well documented problems with honesty by willfully and intentionally filing false, perjurious and deceiving documents and affidavits regrading the timeliness in the administration of his duties in order to get paid and was issued a public reprimand. In June 2007 The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly censured Alameda Superior Court Judge Robert J. Freedman for violating rules of conduct by failing to decide cases on time and falsely swearing that he was keeping up with time limits. Judge Freedman’s misconduct was of such gravity as to warrant his removal from office, the commission said, but the presence of mitigating evidence justified reducing the punishment to a “severe public censure.” You can read and/or download the article on Judge Freeman’s Censure at: http://www.box.net/shared/5n0tt72rbt The commission adopted factual findings made by a panel of special masters, who found by clear and convincing evidence that Freedman delayed rulings in 21 of the 23 cases over which he was charged in a notice of formal proceedings last May. It also agreed with the panel that Freedman, as accused in the notice, regularly signed and submitted false salary affidavits to the county during times when he was aware his rulings were overdue. He has a checkered past in al-Hakim’s case as well. At one hearing in that matter he openly stated bias, prejudice, voiced a fixed opinion of al-Hakim and having an improper ex-parte communications regarding al-Hakim and his case while using such information to hold al-Hakim to a higher legal standard than that of the opposing counsel in the case as a guise for sanctioning al-Hakim for it. al-Hakimis convinced and Freedman’s three years of delay demonstrate that he will not seriously review nor is he capable of impartially or fairly judging this matter, even for review.
Russo’s Interest in Real Estate Firm Is there any truth to the allegation that Russo has an interest in a real estate firm? It is widely acknowledged that the Gang Injunctions are nothing but another tool for developers to continue exercising gentrification of the Black/Latino Communities unopposed because of the apathy and lack of leadership in defending their rights from the so-called leaders! Where are the national groups that alleges to stand for Civil Rights when the minority communities are being raped and “Okey Doaked” by the “white liberal” defenders of the public trust?
The Merits of The Gang Injunction The University of California, Berkeley – School of Law’s Center for Criminal Justice cites nationwide statistics that overwhelming prove Gang Injunctions are ineffective in all jurisdictions. The following are but a few reasons cited by the legal community on why Russo’s proposed injunction should not be granted: · At a time when California’s budget is in a record crisis, does Oakland have resources to waste on an injunction that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to enforce yet will not bring about positive crime reduction results? · The injunction would increase the distance between police and communities, does not focus on rehabilitation, reasons why youth join gangs, jobs or education which youth of our state so desperately need. Study after study has shown that rehabilitation is over ninety percent effective for this age group. · A federal judge who is monitoring Oakland police reforms heavily criticized the police department at a hearing and threatened to take it over, the Tribune reported. Judge Thelton Henderson, who is monitoring the OPD because of the Riders scandal, threatened to put the department in “receivership.” If that were to happen, the judge would appoint an overseer who would have power over Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts. The judge is upset that the Oakland Police Department has still not instituted the police misconduct reforms that it agreed to several years ago. A Legal Settlement is a contract – breach of which by OPD opens the city up to even more money damages. · In light of the above, if Russo has his way, the police will undeservedly regain power; usurping Federal power, creating a “Fiefdom” for Russo. A failed police department does not deserve to continue down a path of destruction – that is why the Federal Government stepped in to begin with. If the Rider’s Settlement is not given effect – the entire trial was for naught -yet another waste of taxpayer dollars. · The named defendants in the injunction are guilty until proven innocent. This turns the US Constitution upside down. An injunction is simply not necessary because Police need only a reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk a suspect – not the higher level of probable cause. Reasonable suspicion and closer ties to the community is what is needed to bring about crime reduction and community building. An injunction is lazy police work; overkill – unnecessary and has a counter-effective result by tearing down the very community it is supposedly there to clean up. · The injunction will not result in safer streets but creates unfettered power in John Russo’s office. Further, an injunction opens the communities up to profit mongers such as real estate developers like John Russo’s family business owners. At a time when Oaklanders are losing their homes to foreclosure at record numbers, their interests rather than big business should be put first. D. A. & Oakland City Attorney Fraud Victim Forcibly Removed from Courthouse Building Threatened With Arrest
The following letter is from Alameda County District Attorney and Oakland City Attorney fraud victim Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim to an over 40 year personal friend and family client, the Honorable Judge Leo Dorado regarding an encounter with District Attorney henchman Bob Connor whom forcibly removed al-Hakim from the Rene Davidson Courthouse building and threatened to arrest al-Hakim if he ever returned. Connor is very well known to both parties.
al-Hakim has filed a formal complaint against the Alameda County District Attorney office and the City Attorney’s John Russo of Oakland and Jayne Williams of San Leandro and their City Attorney’s office administrations including the law firm of Meyers Nave, on June 7, 2010. After several conversations with the Alameda County District Attorney office, District Attorney Nancy O’Malley assigned the case to Assistant District Attorney Kevin Dunleavy. After his review and several more conversations with al-Hakim, Dunleavy decided to assign the case for investigation. You can read more on the filing of the complaint and the District Attorney Investigates City Attorneys John Russo, Jayne Williams, Meyers Nave Corruption Complaint.pdf http://www.box.net/shared/sjgi7ynhgh
al-Hakim also filed the complaint with Oakland City Auditor Courtney Rudy, long rumored to be Russo’s love interest, only to have her refuse to investigate the complaint, though she is compelled to do so by the passing of Russo’s “Oakland ROAR” anti-corruption program. The program was alleged to revive the confidence of the citizens of Oakland in the City Administrators. She received the 200 page complaint with audio CD as witnessed by the voice mail message left for al-Hakim by her assistant Joe Macaluso. You can view, listen to, and/or download the letters to Ruby and Macaluso’s voice mail here:
al-Hakim will petition President Obama and U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder to expand the initial investigation of a complaint filed in 2005 by demanding a change in this criminal, tactical policy of isolation, victimization, criminalization and the attempted entrapment of the victim, including the use of government initiated, Nixon era “White House Plumbers” and CoIntelpro style dirty tricks! This civil conspiracy has brought into play County and Sate Agencies to further it’s continued investigation of al-Hakim whom the defense admitted in 1998 has been surveilled for years and continues today with the compromising of many agents and informants covers due to their sloppiness. These actions of Dunleavy, and Connor are just the latest example of the continuing efforts of law enforcement to silence and eliminate al-Hakim as their adversary when he has caught and exposed them as they have been entrapped in their own crimes!
Here’s Dunleavy’s second call stating the he will speak with the Department of Child Support Services attorney that had to admit in court several times that they and the D. A.’s office had committed fraud, embezzlement, and theft against al-Hakim and his family. When al-Hakim refused to pay for the D. A.’s fraud, they attempted to extort the money from him by suspending his drivers license and revoking his passport!
After no response from the D. A.’s office, the following letter of today ensued.
TO: The Honorable Leo Dorado FAX #: 510 891-6336 Judge of Superior Court NO PAGES: 2 County of Alameda 1221 Fallon St., Department #5 Oakland CA 94612
cc: Matt Golde (510) 667-3146, Ivan Golde (510) 444-1369
FROM: Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim DATE: December 27, 2010 RE: District Attorney Forcibly Removing Me from Courthouse Building, Threatened with Arrest if Returned and Response to Formal Complaint Served and Filed June 7, 2010
Dear Judge Dorado,
First, let me say “Happy Holidays” to you and the family! I know that everyone must be doing great, and since the kids are not getting any younger, I guess you and I can not be 21 any longer! What’s this I hear about you having hip replacement and moving to Juvenile Court? We have some catching up to do, which was part of the reason I was coming to see you when I was removed from the courthouse building!
I have awaited your response to our last conversation and the results of your inquiry into the District Attorney’s actions wherein hopefully we could meeting to discuss the above very serious concerns.
It is unfathomable that such a thing could happen in today’s highly charged racial, political, and law enforcement versus community interactive environment, especially in Oakland and Alameda County where deadly force seems to be the rule rather than the exception. We have also discussed my previous interaction with officer Bob Connor during my Oakland Police Burglary case which you are aware of and know that he is not someone I trust or would interact with in any manner. He clearly tried to put me in harms way where I could/would have been killed! I made it clear then that I never intended to speak or have any contact with him ever again in life.
To allow the D. A.‘s office to handle me and my complaint in such a Gestapo fashion and to use you as a ruse is unacceptable, needs to be investigated, the responsible parties held accountable and punished. I have yet to receive any response from Nancy O’Malley. Clearly something must be done as I have waited for you to get back to me to move this process forward. There is no circumstance or law that can justify this use of force, intimidation, and threat of imprisonment under the guise and color of law!. You know that I will not allow this continuing injustice to go on unnoticed so, what time is best for you since I want to meet as soon as possible!
We are all very busy, and especially this time of year, but I have been speaking to the D. A.’s office about this matter since June of this year with the above results. The matter of the fraud and corruption committed by the District Attorney and Oakland City Attorney and I are not going to magically disappear so let’s address it and move on.
I have litigation that was to be filed in November the day of my being forcibly removed from the court house and threatened with arrest if I returned. I was unable to complete that filing, wherein the D. A.’s office has compromised these suits and this issue also must be corrected ASAP!
Please respond with a time ASAP and I will accommodate that time and it can be after working hours or the weekend, if it’s best for you. We have some catching up to do anyway.
Thank you and I welcome and look forward to your immediate response with the furthering of the litigation and resolution of this ongoing case.
Respectfully,
Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim
al-Hakim has over 70,000 signatures and implores everyone to click on any one of the links and sign the Petition To The Honorables President Barack Obama and United States Attorney General Eric Holder to raise it’s investigation of corruption involving Attorney General Jerry Brown, Oakland City Attorney John Russo, former Oakland and current San Leandro City Attorney Jayne Williams, former District Attorney Tom Orloff, and current District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley.
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