Posts by Frank Scacciaferro
Marcus Ryle: Inventor, Visionary, Entrepreneur
Would you believe me if I told you I knew a guy who quit school at 16 and went to work in the Caltech Music Lab. At 18 was handpicked by Tom Oberheim, founder of a leading and pioneering synthesizer manufacturer of the same name, Oberhiem. This “kid” went on to help design Oberheim’s OBXa,…
Read MoreChris Merz: A2 for MSG Networks
Say the name Chazz McSorley in a crowded bar or in a broadcast studio and you might get a react from a few people.Say the name Chris Merz in that same room and you will definitely hear a sudden and positive cheer. So, who is this awesome dude from Staten Island, NY? Some may say he is…
Read MorePete Bucossi: Professional Stunt Coordinator
What kid isn’t thrilled while watching an action movie or TV show when the villain gets thrown out of a fifty-story window or violent car chase scene in the Fast and Furious. How about when the gangster gets a beat down by the rival gang? All those scenes and hundreds more are performed, choreographed, rehearsed and…
Read MoreMike Debbie: Senior Show Editor for VICE Network
There are no insignificant gigs as you grow your career. Mike Debbie, for the past 8 years has been a senior show editor for the Vice Network. That’s a long way from his beginning. He started his career at a small-town public access station. Where he was solely responsible for producing, shooting and editing all…
Read MoreMike Marno: CTO of Middle Eastern Broadcast Network
Mike Marno, the CTO of the Middle Eastern Broadcast Network, is proof positive that your early circumstances don’t define your future. Tracking Mr. Marno’s career of successes and accomplishments you might think he was born into a life of entitlement with a support system that ensured his success. Neither of those elements were present as…
Read MoreDonald Komondy: Food Photographer
Stop me if you heard this story. There was a guy who went to school for Criminology then switch majors to Kinesiology and landed his degree in Economics. Out of school he decided he wanted to become a golf coach. So, he took a job as a rock-climbing instructor. Which of course lead to photography.…
Read MoreMike Klvana: Synthesizer Tech, Piano Tuner
Ever wonder what it would be like having a 30 plus year career working with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Rascals, Yanni, Josh Groban, Paul Simon, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young/CSN, Phil Collins, Faith Hill, Carole King, Meatloaf, Blondie, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Foreigner, and dozens more. Well you…
Read MoreSophie Leiton Toomey: Student at NYU & working Actress
Sophie Leiton Toomey is a NYU drama major graduating in June of 2023. But Sophie Leiton Toomey is so much more than that. She is already an accomplished actor. She has scripted and produced several short and feature films. She is mentor and inspiration to friends and colleges. But most impressively she is a…
Read MoreJoAnn M. Hunter: Broadway Choreographer/Director/ Actress
If you combined accomplished a Broadway dancer /actor / singer with an accomplished Broadway choreographer then added a large portion of theater director, topped it all off with a brilliant mind and engaging personality, you would have JoAnn M. Hunter. Don’t think one person could process all of those attributes? Then you are in for…
Read MoreMike Bates: Recording Engineer/Construction Project Manager
What happens when a guitar player, meets a recording engineer, meets a firefighter, meets a broadcast A2 and finally meets a Construction Project Manager for a major New Jersey Utility company. What happens ?? Mike Bates happens. Michael Bates is or was all of those things. Succeeding in all those careers. To most it would…
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