Filmmaker Cynthia Hill earned an Emmy for her work on the PBS show A Chef's Life, which gets over 4 million views per episode and is seen around the world. Her latest project is Road to Race Day, a documentary series executive produced by Peter Berg … [Read more]
New Orleans Film Festival’s Artistic Director, Clint Bowie
After years of experience as the programming director for the New Orleans Film Festival, Clint Bowie was promoted to artistic director in early 2017. As artistic director, Clint now plays a larger role in determining what screens at the festival, … [Read more]
The Voice’s Bluesy Rock n Roller, Lane Mack
Lane Mack has performed at SXSW and Jazz Fest, but to millions of viewers he is best known for appearing on NBC's The Voice in 2016. Growing up in Lafayette, Louisiana, Lane was surrounded by a community of skilled musicians, including his uncle … [Read more]
Distribution Done Right – The Orchard’s Richard Matson
Richard Matson is the vice president of theatrical distribution at The Orchard, the distribution company behind the Oscar-nominated films Cartel Land and Life, Animated. The Orchard’s commitment to transparency stands in stark contrast to an … [Read more]
Getting 1 Million Plays on Spotify & Keeping the Faith – Kris Neel
Kris Neel is one of five friends who compose The Assemblie, an indie gospel rock band from New Iberia. “Stray,” one of their songs, has gotten over 1 million plays on Spotify, which brought them to the attention of a few labels. The band heard a few … [Read more]
Grammy-Nominated Musician, CD Baby’s VP of Marketing – Kevin Breuner
The first band Kevin Breuner joined after college, Smalltown Poets, received a Grammy nomination for their first album. That band has been through a number of changes throughout the years, but they're still active 20 years later. Kevin has also … [Read more]