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Richard Hocutt

(Producer/General Manager), has spent over 18 years in the entertainment industry, most recently as member/manager of GLD, LLC a wholesale record distributor and label with annual sales of $5,000,000.00. GLD, LLC specialized in micro-marketing urban product and provided marketing/promotion in addition to consulting services for its distributed labels. Concurrently, Richard owned and operated Advantage Aerobatics, LLC, a flight school specializing in aerobatic training and instruction. From 1991-1997 he was the Vice President and General Manager of the west coast branch of Independent National Distributors Inc. (INDI) a national pre-recorded audio wholesaler with annual sales of $180,000,000.00. In this capacity, Richard was involved in directing and managing all aspects of sales, marketing, promotion and distribution of pre-recorded audio/video products for the eleven western states in addition to managing over 80 employees. Prior to his tenure with INDI, he was the COO for California Record Distributors (annual sales of $30,000,000.00), serving as a buyer, production consultant, sales manager and operations manager. Additionally, Richard was involved in all day-to-day operations, including accounting, payroll, human resources, staffing, IT and personnel development at both INDI and CRDI.

Leaving GLD, LLC in 2000, Richard is currently a member of Hall of Fame Tournament Park, LLC, a start-up company designing and creating a $ 15,000,000.00, seventy acre sports/entertainment complex in conjunction with California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo California, utilizing private and public funding. He also serves as a consultant for independent record labels and artists, primarily in securing distribution services and managing regional retail based promotions. Additionally, he is a co-producer on two theatrical release movie projects.

Graduating in 1984 from the University of Idaho with a BS degree in Agribusiness, Richard possesses an in depth knowledge of all aspects of business management, product promotion and brand marketing.

Mark Landre Gould

(Director/Producer) graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). After CalArts, Mark began producing music videos for DORO Productions, one of Europe's top video production companies. He oversaw and produced music videos for numerous European Artists, including SNAP'S "I've Got the Power". Success as a producer led Mark to the directing chair, where he has collaborated and directed a series of European videos for the international MTV market. After working in the streets with Latin rap artists for nearly six years, Mark was compelled to write STREETS/ CALLE, a theatrical film in pre-production that explores the gang lives of both troubled youth and the LA Sheriff’s department. In between writing and directing music videos for the past six years, he has shot his début feature film “The Riot Act,” which is currently in post-production. Mr. Gould has also directed an Infomercial that has been seen nationally, plus has three DVDs distributed by Netflix and three DVDs distributed by Thomas Nelson.

Mark is an active alumnus for CalArts. He served on the Executive Board and was vice president of the Alumni Association of CalArts for four years. He is constantly working with the film school, helping students in their pursuit of the arts. Mark is currently attached as director of two feature films that are in development. Mark Gould has been working in the streets of Los Angeles for the past nine years with kids at risk, developing music videos, scripts and shooting short stories.

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