STEPHEN MICHAEL VERNARELLI
CO-CEO AND CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
stephen@amppictures.com

Stephen co-founded the Company and has contributed greatly to its ongoing vision and mission of positive mass communication and entertainment. Stephen's extensive production and creative writing experience is enhanced by his more than 15-year participation in the Telluride Film Festival, with exposure to much of the world's finest cinema. He is also a past member of the Steering Committee for the Sedona International Film Festival.

Stephen studied Television Arts and has shot video for TV commercials, sports, documentaries, and concerts for artists like B.B. King & Willie Nelson; and has camera-assisted David Fortney, award-winning cinematographer of nature films. He was Production Designer for an independent film, Magenta's Miracles, marketed at the Berlin Film Market, and has helped build and/or decorate sets for major films like Three Kings with George Clooney, The Postman with Kevin Costner, Deadman with Johnny Depp, Timemaster with Pat Morita, Tank Girl with Lori Petty, and others.

He formed Creative Film/ ~Liquid Light~ Services for his film and video production work, and writing services from his home in Sedona prior to co-founding Spirit Entertainment, Inc./ Amp Pictures, Inc. and Red Note Records. His studies in Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas--noted for its exceptional Department of English--and his film background has evolved to screenwriting, having scribed several, original screenplays and a novel--which are currently in development by the Company detailed in Projects in Development.

He has also written a stage play; an anthology of short science fiction and is an active journalist. His Anthology, "Synchronicity Gates" is published by Dandelion Books, Tempe, AZ..

His philosophy extends to teaching and helping children and teens with principles of life management skills through schools and community programs.

KEN DUSKIN
CREATIVE CONSULTANT, HEAD OF ADVISORY BOARD,
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

Ken Duskin's long and illustrious career spans several decades of the best in the American and International Culture of Advertising and Media for marketing extraordinaire. He is a multi-award winning Creative Director, Executive Producer, and Commercial Film Director.

He created and Executive-Produced:

• all of the concepts and commercials for the use of Lee Iacocca in the Chrysler Corporate commercials;
• all of the advertising for the Chrysler and Plymouth brands; all advertising for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty;
• the commercial for The American Diabetes Foundation featuring Mary Tyler Moore;
• the Humphrey Presidential Campaign;
• Nelson Rockefeller's Campaign for Governor of New York.

He created advertising and marketing campaigns for Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures--movies and soundtrack albums. Advertising for: Volkswagen; Porsche; Polaroid; RCA; STP Oil Treatment; Chemstrand; Seagram's; GTE; AMS; Clairol; General Mills; General Foods; Warner co; British Airways; and Yardley.

Awards Received for Creating/ Directing include many GOLD LIONS; A Gold Medal at the Venice Film Festival for GTE, Man In The Phone Booth with Jack Gilford; GOLD EFFIS and numerous CLEOS for his innovative and effective advertising campaigns. DGA Quarterly provides an indepth article on Ken Duskin and the real Mad Men the TV drama Mad Men was created after. VIEW FULL DGA QUARTERLY SPRING 2009 ARTICLE PDF FILE

JACK MILLMAN
CREATIVE MUSIC CONSULTANT, RECORD COMPANY ADVISOR

The Company is also working with Jack Millman, Owner of Video Music International, in Music Direction and Music Products and will oversee usage rights to thousands of titles of popular music. He is the creator of the famed "Video Jukebox", which now is part of our National Historical Treasures in the Smithsonian Institute in Wash. D.C. Jack has worked in the music and entertainment industry for over 40 years, having scored music for numerous motion pictures and has composed seven original symphonies.

JAMES BURK, ESQ.
ADVISORY BOARD: LEGAL COUNSEL

Jim Burk has been in the private practice of law for over 30 years. Principally located in Washington DC, Mr. Burk has offices on both the east and west coasts and is recognized as one of the top SEC attorneys. He assists emerging companies from the initial stages of organization through the initial public offering stage.

Mr. Burk began his career in 1969 as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission investigating consumer protection matters. He served as Senior Law Clerk to the Chief Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, and was later appointed Attorney-Advisor on the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, DC. Mr. Burk specializes in corporate law, contracts, mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financings, tax, asset-protection, securities and franchise law, and has assisted emerging companies in securing seed and mezzanine funding. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin Law School and is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Texas.

RAND E. BRENNER
ADVISORY BOARD: LICENSING, MERCHANDISING

Rand Brenner has over 20 years experience in marketing consumer products and services, entertainment licensing, sales, advertising and promotions. Rand Brenner was formerly Vice President of Consumer Products and Promotions for Moon Crescent Studios, where he was responsible for launching the merchandise licensing and promotional program for the 3D animated feature, PC and the Web.

Mr. Brenner developed licensing and promotional agreements with several major companies including Hewlett Packard, Kellogg's, and Fender Guitars. Mr. Brenner was also Vice President of Licensing and Merchandising for Saban Entertainment, one of the largest independent producer of children's television programming. Mr. Brenner managed all aspects of the licensing programs for Saban's television shows, working closely with consumer products manufacturers on product development, packaging, distribution and promotional support. Key among the properties he licensed was the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV show (a worldwide licensing phenomenon) and two Power Rangers Movies (produced in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Film Corporation), which grossed over 3 billion dollars in worldwide retail merchandise sales.

Mr. Brenner's experience also includes the licensing of theatrical, animation, and television and publishing properties at Warner Bros. Consumer Merchandise division. Among the high level licensing programs were: the motion pictures Batman, Batman II (grossing over 1 billion dollars in retail sales); animated programs such as Looney Tunes (i.e. Bugs Bunny), and Tiny Toon Adventures (a Steven Spielberg-Warner Bros. creation). Mr. Brenner also has extensive advertising experience that includes account management with Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, where he managed Mattel's Hot Wheels brand, and at NW Ayer Advertising, where he supervised the media planning for several consumer products accounts including Yamaha Electronics, Toshiba (Computers) and Host International Restaurants.

Mr. Brenner attended California State University in San Jose (CA) where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising before matriculating to Pepperdine University from which he obtained a masters degree in Business Administration. Mr. Brenner currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

RAYNA LUMBARD, LMFT
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Rayna adds her wealth of experience as a Business Success coach, and children's advocate as TV producer and host of Priority One, For The Future Of Children Everywhere, founder of The Awareness Network, and is Reviewer of Family Films-recent credit, the movie, Sixth Sense. Special awards include Woman of Achievement, Who's Who In California and the Bay Area Cable Excellence.

DR. SERGE GRAVELLE
ADVISORY BOARD: DIRECT RESPONSE TELEVISION ADVERTISING
DepanMedia.com

Dr. Gravelle is considered a leader in television advertising, web development for
e-commerce and internet marketing, having close ties with the major American television networks, high-technology industry, leading television advertising agencies, award-winning production companies, plus a multitude of Direct Response-related entities, having developed sites and other marketing elements for celebrity clients, Corporations, Car Companies, TV stations and many well-known Direct Response advertising campaigns of popular products and services.

TIM JESSUP
AUDIO ENGINEERING, SOUND DESIGNER-DIGITAL RECORDING CONSULTANT
sounddsgn@aol.com

Tim is a multi-award winning Sound Designer, having been recipient of over 100 national awards including the CLIO, London International Award, Telly Awards for advertising, corporate videos, and 3D Animation treatments; with over 28 years of service in all aspects of audio engineering, including staff engineer positions with world-class recording studios in Hollywood, Burbank, Nashville, and Munich, Germany. He has worked primarily in post-audio for the past ten years, utilizing the latest Digidesign Pro-Tools technology, and was ADR & dialog editor for major theatrical releases from Disney, Buena Vista, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and network television. He has worked with many Grammy Award-winning Recording Artists and has done original scores for video, film and CD production.