Our Familia
Tony May - Producer, Writer - He's been working in the entertainment industry for over 30 years now having started as a child actor. "I did the child actor thing growing up in L.A., so that's why I count it as over 30 years. That's really when my insane love for this crazy business began," he says laughing. In 1987 he launched his mobile DJ business which eventually grew into contracting himself out as a freelance producer and event manager.
"Back in the day" Tony would DJ with one of his childhood friends he grew up with, Printz Board. Printz has since moved onto some other pretty cool stuff on his own with some multi-platinum, multi-award winning group. In 1991, Tony went to work for an entertainment P.R. firm on Sunset Blvd., right in the heartbeat of the music business. Not long after leaving, he got an opportunity to begin producing concerts and has worked with Trace Adkins, Charlie Daniels, Brandon Heath, Jars of Clay, MercyMe, Jim Belushi and many others. In 1999, he started his own company and began producing concerts and events independently.
Tony connected with David Huff in 1998 when David produced the album for a rock band Tony was managing at the time. In 2002, that same company added marketing and advertising services with clients ranging from Maserati, Clear Channel Entertainment, Cartier, SONY/PMG, EMI, and Chevy. He lives in Atlanta with his wife Tiffani and their three boys. He's been self-employed since 1999 and officially started Mayday on October 2, 2002 (his brother Casey's birthday).
His first TV show is currently in pre-production featuring Mike Stoudt as host of a music-based reality show and is expected to began airing in Spring 2011.
MIke Stoudt - Writer, Actor - Mike is currently the Music Director for WFSH. He joined the station just after it launched in 2001 and has been a key figure in bringing it up to it's current position as a Top 10 CCM station in Atlanta and has one of the highest ratings in his time-slot in the market. His own show ranks in the Top 5...because that's how he rolls.
He has also been pursuing his acting and voice-over career for the last several years landing national spots with NASCAR and Hooters most recently. Mike and Tony also began writing a sitcom as well as a screenplay for a comedy they hope to produce in the near future. Mike is also hosting a reality show in pre-production with Mayday Productions called "STARMAKERS".
Dean "The DR." Robertson - Production Manager, Marketing - Dean has worked in marketing and around production for years both independently on a contract basis for various corporate clients, with artists as well as "time served" at Warner Bros. on the West Coast.
Dean is really tall. No really. You're going to feel short. Not abnormally short, but you will feel short. Fortunately for us, Dean is as talented as he is tall. That's him over there to the left outside the Ryman - one of his most favorite spots on the whole planet.
For a guy who is crazy-passionate about the music business (especially country), he comes with a killer list of high-power film industry contacts and a great mind for the process associated with effective project management.
Jordan Haley - Production Assistant - Jordan has been working with Mayday for about 6 years now. She is a funny member of the team. True story.
What started out as an internship somehow turned into someone we just couldn't part with. She enjoys living in the ATL with her equally hilarious husband Joshua and a cat. The cat is not allowed near most other humans.
Strategic Allies
Based on the project, Mayday Productions has strategic partners we will work with to maximize the success of each venture.
On the music side we are likely to bring in Nashville producers David Huff (Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Runaway Bride, Desperate Housewives); Dann Huff (Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Bon Jovi, Nashville Star) or Los Angeles songwriter, musician and Grammy-nominated producer Printz Board (Black Eyed Peas, Natasha Beddingfield).
We have a huge arsenal of strategic partners that we will work with that have the industry credentials to get projects picked up and distributed. We have direct access to industry heavyweights that are key in getting our TV shows and films packaged and sold to networks as well as co-producing the shows.
The film side is pretty impressive too. The key to producing music, TV or film is to surround yourself with the right team. Our film team has experience working literally side-by-side with internationally recognized stars like Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and on films like "xXx" (Vin Diesel), "The Mexican" (Brad Pitt), "Race To Witch Mountain" (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and "Battlestar" (in production for 2012 release).
While we could get into some excessive name-dropping, we'll leave it at that. The names we attach to our projects have serious industry credentials on projects you've heard of.
The important thing for investors to know is that Mayday Productions has access to the right people for each project for music, TV and film.