Gregory James, Executive Producer
Gregory, who is a graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Media Arts and who has worked on such movies as Days of Thunder, Prince of Tides and Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken moved to New York City to pursue his passion for modeling and acting after receiving a modeling contract with the then famous mens agency, ZOLI. While he started acting and modeling, Greg went on to sign with eight (8) agencies across the United States including ones in Atlanta, Chicago, Milwaukee, Greensboro, Washington DC and Los Angeles. While living in New York, Greg begun working for the industry recognized publishing company, Peter Glenn Publications and by age of 27, bought the industry giant and still runs the publishing division today. Peter Glenn Publications can be found at www.pgdirect.com
In 2001, Gregory moved to Florida and launched his first production company. Gregory has worked for such clients as CosmoGIRL, ELLEgirl, Rampage, Simon Malls, Miss Sixty, MasterCard and Universal Studios. ESB Productions is a production company that focuses it's energies in all aspects of Film, TV, Photo and Fashion Show production. Gregory created the well known modeling contest "So You Want To Be A Model," which has been featured on E! News with Ryan Seacrest and discovered some of today's rising stars including megastar actress Amber Heard (North County, Pineapple Express, The Stepfather, The Joneses). Amber is currently filming Drive Angry opposite Nicholas Cage and just finished filming her 26th project opposite Johnny Depp in the upcoming 2010 feature film The Rum Diary.
Gregory is also the creator of the performing arts Talent Camp at Universal Studios in Los Angeles (www.TalentCampatUniversal.com), which is a 4-day motivational interactive workshop series for aspiring talent and their parents about the business of the entertainment industry taught by top industry VIP's, talent agents and casting directors. In January 2009, Gregory created an acting workshop program titled "A Day with the President" with Disney TV star John D'Aquino, who plays President Martinez on Cory in the House and Hannah Montana and Camp Hollywood, a six (6) day acting camp held in Los Angeles with top Disney stars and casting directors.
Today as part of Safe Schools and Character Education, Gregory is a cleared business partner with the Palm Beach School District and often speaks at schools across the country sharing his philosophy of being a positive thinker and role model with the hopes of empowering kids and teens to explore their passion and entrepreneurial spirit.
Scott Smoliak, President
Scott Smoliak brings first-hand experience from his sports background to Sound Tree Entertainment. Since 2003, Scott has worked as a media buyer for one of the largest tile distributors in Florida. He later transitioned into an account executive position for Clear Channel Radio. Demonstrating his continued commitment to the sports & entertainment industries, he launched Sports Score Management in January 2009. SSM performs market analysis at sporting and entertainment events; tracking current trends and advertising responses for their clients. Scott has worked on such companies including Sunfest, AEG Live, Live Nation, Kravis Center and the Palm Beach County Boat Show.
Jason Shone, Vice President
Jason Shone brings extensive experience to his role as a managing partner at Sports Score Management from time spent both on and off the sports field. A graduate from Jupiter High School, where he lettered in varsity baseball, Jason went on to continue his athletic career at the collegiate level while completing his degree at Northwood University. Jason earned a degree in Entertainment, Sports, and Promotion Management in 2005 and began his professional career in sports and entertainment management. Over the past four years he has conducted analysis of sporting and entertainment venues and events for such companies as the Super Bowl, Tennis US Open, U2, Chicago Bears, AVP and The Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
