A LETTER FROM THE PRODUCER

WOW! “Dreams & Nightmares” was a huge success, bringing in over 400 guests for our first show! Anxious people waited in a line wrapped down the block to get into our event at the Aqua Lounge, even attracting interested passerby. Gallery owners, special effects legends, models, musicians, actors and producers were interviewed on our Red Carpet by Rose and the Sound.Art.Media. camera crew. First time exhibiting artists got to display their works alongside established gallery artists, (and to also mention, that artists from the fine art industry were exhibiting with artists from the entertainment industry). Artists were enjoying each others’ work, networking and even had opportunities to collaborate with one another to show for the occasion. We had three talented bands perform (Melinda Ortner, Chamber of Echoes, Strangely Attractive) and definitely attracted many new fans. This was an event that members of the S.A.M. crew has dreamed of producing for years!

Little did the public know that a few hours behind the scenes, we encountered serious complications and delays! But, with the crew’s teamwork and the help of our artists, and volunteers, everything miraculously fell into place!

I’d like to start out by saying THANK YOU to all of my participating artists, talented musicians and our authors for eagerly wanting to be part of this event!

And for my individual shout-outs, THANK YOU…
…to my Secretary/Curator/one-woman street team/best friend, Diane, who has been there for me since second grade! Always so thoughtful and taking care of things that would otherwise be overlooked, handling all of the display labels, supplies and distributing fliers all over LA county!
…Systechs/Vince Schlachter for donating $2400 in supplies/labor for our art displays…and Tim Shulte, Greg and the crew for your construction, labor and installation.
…Barney, Rob and Jennifer Burman for offering your special effects expertise and helping me bring my creation to life!
…Ray for molding my sculpt and running the foam!
…Julie, Rob, Erika Simmons and John for your much needed help with setup, lighting, loading and escorting artists to parking.
…Amy L. for enthusiastically helping with the guest/VIP lists.
…Coleen for your courage to try new things! You had the patience to sit through hours of being covered in goop, encased in plaster and all sorts of experimentation. You wowed the audience with her performance as Amy’s and my live nightmare! You portrayed the character more than we envisioned!
…Amy D. for getting all the artists coordinated at the event, selling so many tickets and finally teaming up with you, having you create the costume for our Nightmare!
…Matt Killen for helping me seam Coleen’s appliance.
…Coral for picking up my photos, hanging my artwork and handling my car! I wouldn’t have had a display without you!
…Judy for contributing your ideas, handling tickets and bringing your talented friends on-board!
…Justin for hosting, and producing our AMAZING and user-friendly website…and keeping it up to date, and up to design! (We even got reports that you definitely made our participants feel comfortable).
…Sarah and Aaron of AJ Graphics for being on-call to quickly create/edit/produce our print media (beautiful fliers, Dreams & Nightmares logo, business cards, press passes, IDs, our press board)
…Pawntra for your event coordinating expertise, organization, guidance, reassurance…and managing our crazy entrance!
…Carlos for your hard work, sifting through our video applicants, directing all setup and getting our show on the road!
…Lisa for your help selecting our artists, connecting w/ each of them before the show and getting everyone situated for showtime.
…Marta for editing our press releases and bios.
…Kelsey for contracting and corresponding with all the musicians
…Track Entertainment/Luke for hooking us up with the Aqua Lounge, ticketing and promotions!
…Terry for creating our promo videos and shooting pickups at the event…and for your future editing for our dvd!
…Renae for handling the demands of being our ALLLL-night event photographer!
…Lia for taking a break from your three kids to take beautiful photos on the Red Carpet.
…Abz for taking the time to shoot photographs on the Red Carpet.
…Addison for shooting live footage ALLLL night of our event!
…Nick for shooting live footage on the Red Carpet and of the bands.
…Rose for being our Red Carpet anchor, corresponding with/coordinating all the live cameras and event coverage.
…Karen for collecting and compiling the Dreams & Nightmares scrapbook journal!
…Kurt Jordan for composing the music for our promo videos.
…AND to Cindy for managing all of our art submissions, scheduling details, and email correspondences. Thank you for being my inspiration to start S.A.M., and pushing me to be the best artist and person I can be, to not settle for the minimum…and urging me to get my own artwork out into the world.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BELIEVING IN SOUND.ART.MEDIA.!