MEET THE CREW
Jeff McSpadden Music Composition
Jeff McSpadden is a composer and multi-instrumentalist for film, television, advertising and new media. His work can be heard in television series and network promos on NBC, CBS, PBS, HBO, AMC, A&E, FX, National Geographic and History Channel; national advertising and sonic branding campaigns for brands such as Ford, Verizon, Toshiba, Kohl’s, Progressive, and Nabisco; as well as a variety of independent films, digital media and album projects. Originally from Dallas, TX Jeff has called New York City home for over 20 years. He began studying music at the age of 11 playing trumpet and by 16 his professional career began playing in jazz venues around Dallas. Jeff soon moved to New York where he earned his degree in Music Performance from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. During his career as a performer, Jeff took numerous opportunities to compose, arrange, and record. It was during this period that his passion for writing music took hold. Combining composition with his life-long obsession with film and television, Jeff has established himself as a versatile composer with next-wave filmmakers and producers as well as several top-tier music houses around the country.Jeff currently lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons and practices yoga when he can.
Michael Sanchez Puppet Creation
Michael Sanchez is the creator of the “Puro Drama”apparel design company who's designs are inspired by the dramatic side of latin culture. He has also worked behind the scenes in the licensing and branding entertainment industry at various companies in Ca for over twenty years. Mr. Sanchez is also a dance and fitness instructor who is constantly on the move which means he wears many hats and has to change a lot of socks. So, when he was approached to create the sock puppets for this production, it seemed a natural fit. A big Muppets fan since childhood, Michael worked to bring each character to life, with individual personality and charm.
KEITH KACZOREK Writer/ Executive Producer
KEITH KACZOREK is a writer and producer with over 20 years of professional experience. He began his career at MTV writing for the groundbreaking comedy game show “Remote Control” as well as Spring Break specials and “Beavis & Butt-Head.” He has since written comedy and animation for FBC, ABC, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, Disney TV Animation, Jim Henson Productions and Spike TV among others. He was co-developer and executive story editor for five seasons on Nickelodeon’s “The Angry Beavers” cartoon show and wrote for NBC’s “Las Vegas.” He’s frequently collaborated with Barry Stringfellow and has also created promos for MTV, Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite. Like The Dude in “The Big Lebowski” he abides in Los Angeles and has a rug that really brings his living room together.
Barry Stringfellow Writer/ Executive Producer
Barry Stringfellow has written for the big screen and the small screen since 1993, when he cut his teeth writing for the ABC hit comedy “Perfect Strangers.” He’s written for 11 other television shows, including the Nickelodeon show “Angry Beavers,” which marked his first collaboration with Keith Kaczorek. Keith and Barry began a long-standing collaboration, which yielded 4 TV pilots and the epic, end times drama “Asockalypse.” Barry has also written screenplays for Disney (Break a Leg, Boys of Summer) Sony (Viva Lefty), and for 2929/HDNet, which produced his script “One Last Thing,” in 2006, starring Cynthia Nixon, Michael Angarano, and Ethan Hawke.
Michael Q. Ceballos Director/Executive Producer/Art Director/Animator
CEO/Producer/Art Director/Animator/Founder Twiddle Productions Inc. Twiddle Productions is headed up by Michael Q. Ceballos, a veteran of the animation and game industries, with over 20 years of experience under his belt. Among his many diverse projects, there are a few notable highlights. At Nickelodeon, he honed his skills on the cult hit, The Angry Beavers, as lead character designer and supervisor. He also worked with legendary film producer Robert Evans, who produced, The Godfather and Chinatown, on his animated biographic show for comedy central, Kid Notorious. In 2005 Mr. Ceballos relocated to Honolulu, Hawai‘i where he art directed and cowrote two RPG educational games for struggling 4th grade readers at PREL in Honolulu, entitled Cosmos Chaos!™ for the Nintendo DS system. He also created and produced the award winning E Ho’omau! animated series of films and educational books. All three EHo’omau! Animated short films were highlighted extensively throughout 2011 and 2013 by both the Hawaii International Film Festival, Ohina film festival, Honolulu Academy, Kids First Film Festival, and The Smithsonian's Hawaiian Festival in NYC 2013. In 2011 his film “Why Mā ui snared the Sun” won best
animation at the “Guam International Film Festival”. In 2013 Mr. Ceballos formed Twiddle Productions Inc. in Honolulu , Hi. and directed and produced Ola Na Iwi: Hā loa an animated short film telling the origins of the Hawaiian people. Currently, Mr. Ceballos has just completed the short film "Maisa the Chamoru girl who save Guåhan which is based on a traditional Chamoru legend from Guam and a pilot titled "Asockalypse!" which follows the end of the world shenanigans of sock puppet survivors.
animation at the “Guam International Film Festival”. In 2013 Mr. Ceballos formed Twiddle Productions Inc. in Honolulu , Hi. and directed and produced Ola Na Iwi: Hā loa an animated short film telling the origins of the Hawaiian people. Currently, Mr. Ceballos has just completed the short film "Maisa the Chamoru girl who save Guåhan which is based on a traditional Chamoru legend from Guam and a pilot titled "Asockalypse!" which follows the end of the world shenanigans of sock puppet survivors.
Ty Robinson Executive Producer/Editor
Ty was born and raised in Hawaii and has worked in the computer animation and video game industries for 15 years. He worked for such companies as Sun Microsystems, Lucas Digital Entertainment, and Konami Computer Entertainment, among others. Ty has shipped highly successful titles such as Star Wars Star Fighter, Dance Dance Revolution, TMNT and ESPN Extreme Skateboarding, for a variety of platforms, including PC, XBOX, PS2, XBOX 360 and the Nintendo GBA/ DS. In 2006 Ty joined Aloha Island Inc. as a producer, and produced two educational games for the Nintendo DS platform. These games proved not only that games were a viable educational tool, but that education and entertainment could be successfully combined to make a viable product. Ty also ran his own video game company, 808 Interactive, which specialized in online
game development for the Asia region, serving clients such as Sanrio and Outblaze. 808 Interactive primarily specialized in Software Engineering services and worked on a variety of titles including large MMO’s. Ty attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco CA, with an emphasis on Computer Animation and Film, andProducer/Writer holds an MBA
degree from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
game development for the Asia region, serving clients such as Sanrio and Outblaze. 808 Interactive primarily specialized in Software Engineering services and worked on a variety of titles including large MMO’s. Ty attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco CA, with an emphasis on Computer Animation and Film, andProducer/Writer holds an MBA
degree from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Chadwick Shimomura Producer
Chadwick Shimomura was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is a double major graduate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Academy For Creative Media in both Film production and American History. Mr Shimomura has produced many short films in Hawai’i such as "Yuens Grocery", and "Poison Apple” which won 12 awards at various Film Festivals. He wrote and Directed "The Reason”, as well as Produced "Thuergy for the Soul”, both of which premiered at the 2011 Hawaii International Film Festival. In addition to filmmaking he hosted the Hawai’i based television show “Island Living Tv” and worked as a Master Control Operator at Ion TV. Most recently Chadwick worked as the Line Producer/Production Assistant for the animated short “Maisa the Chamorro Girl who Saves Guahan" and was a Producer for the sock puppet based pilot “Asockalypse!” both of which were produced at Twiddle Productions Inc.
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