Joe Parente is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, but he can still find space in his heart for the Dodgers (if only he cared about baseball). One of the things Joe loves about LA are all the great venues for seeing live music. He also loves movies and tv (obvi!) as well as English Premier League soccer, particularly Liverpool FC. Joe has worked in high tech, the non-profit sector, and the blue collar sector. He also spent 30+ years studying with a teacher who brought Dzogchen Buddhism to the west. Way back when, he got a BA in Political Science and an MBA. Joe is currently an actor residing in Los Angeles, California. 

Ryan Vanderhei is originally from the DMV (If the D stood for Delaware of course). He grew up on movies and after seeing "Inception" in theaters, knew he wanted to be a filmmaker. He studied film production at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania where he also served as the assistant arts and entertainment editor of the school paper. He has written, directed, produced, and edited 3 festival selected short films under the guise of his production company Characters On Main Pictures. Ryan is currently a director residing in Los Angeles, California.