Biographies

JESSE GREEN

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/WRITER

Fourteen years broadcast & corporate experience with an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the production process. Bringing a uniquely modern style and design, matching traditional and contemporary communication styles.

Achievement Synopsis:

"Arbor Live". Executive Producer / Producer / Director / Cinematographer / Editor. Season one was Canada's most notable Music Variety Shows in history with such famous bands like Velvet Revolver, Motley Crue, Stray Cats, Buck Cherry, Papa Roach, Joe Satriani and Sixx AM. Season two is currently in production with superstar acts Staind, Franz Ferdinand, Crystal Method, Black Label Society, Slayer, Priestess and Chantel Kreviazuk. APTN. 2008 - Present
"The Sharing Circle". Writer / Director / Music Composer. Canada’s longest running Award Winning Documentary Series, running sixteen years from 1993 to 2008. APTN/CHUM/SCN.
Produced, written and/or directed over fifty broadcast productions and over two hundred industrial productions.
Cinematographer, editor and/or sound on over one hundred broadcast productions and countless industrial productions.

E-Mail : jesse@strongfront.tv

SEAN PARENTEAU

SALES AND MARKETING & VIDEOGRAPHER

Sean graduated from Broadcasting in 1998. Sean has 11 years experience in the media industry as a Videographer/Audio Technician/Producer/Role Model & Mentor who absolutely loves his profession and firmly believes its his gift in life.

Currently Sean is StrongFront’s Sales & Marketing Representative & Videographer, who is very passionate about his work & work ethic and possesses an extensive CV from his days shooting news and current affairs & award winning documentary work with APTN.

Sean is also a proud employee of The Winnipeg Football Club (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) for the last 6 years. Sean also has experience in live mobile sporting events with CBC Sports & Dome Productions over the last 10 years.

Sean is also a role model for his community and enjoys mentoring & conducting media related workshops to youth & various organizations because Sean believes our youth are our future.

Sean list of credits include:

Arbor Live
National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards
Vitality
Numerous Short Films
Regular Guest on Streetz FM Radio segment entitled "Thru The Lens"
Winnipeg Aboriginal Film and Video Festival
Shot & Co Directed his first music video entitled "What’s Really Rez" by Red Power Squad Featuring Don Burnstick

Sean is looking forward to StrongFront's continuing success and expansion and is constantly committed and takes pride in providing quality audio and visual services to all StrongFronts present and future clients. Sean would like to thank all those who have supported his career and always were there to encourage him.

E-Mail : sean@strongfront.tv

SHAROL CIURKO

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Sharol is a graduate of Broadcast Television Production from Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Trained in all aspects of broadcast television, studio, location and mobile production, camera work and editing, announcing, journalism, photography, scripting, and writing.

Sharol began work for First Voice Multimedia as the Assistant Production Manager, script writer and researcher. Since June of 2009, Sharol has been working as the Associate Producer developing programs and working as an editor, writer and researcher. Sharol has worked on numerous projects including Arbor Live Season 2, Dreadnaut’s DTV Cribs, The Making of Tracy Bone’s Soldier of Love, as well as several corporate and community, broadcast and educational productions.

E-Mail : sharol@strongfront.tv

APRIL SEENIE

OFFICE MANAGER

April Seenie brings over ten years experience in office administration and public relations. In 2006, she received post-secondary film and theatre training from the University of Manitoba. Most recently she has worked with world renowned film director Noam Gonnick and was a production assistant on the Canadian television program "Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader."

April brings an array of talent, knowledge, wisdom and charisma along with her to Strongfront A/V. She definitely looks forward to working and gaining more experience from our fantastic team at Strongfront A/V.

Production credits:

Precious Blood directed by Noam Gonnick (2007)
Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader (2007)
Max & the Lioness directed by Rodrigue Jean (2001)
A Season on the Brink directed by Robert Mandel (2002)
Framed directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. (2002)
Morning in the North West directed by Jean Bourbonnais (2005)
Strker directed by Noam Gonnick (2005)
Mr. Soul director Jeremy Torrie (2006)

E-Mail : april@strongfront.tv

PAUL KATSNELSON

AUDIO ENGINEER / PRODUCER

Paul Katsnelson is a music producer, arranger, engineer and mixer with music experience starting in the 80's.

With his vast musical knowledge, superior technical skills and unique production techniques Paul has the ability to put his own "signature sound" on every piece of work he does, wether it is Hip Hop, Pop Electronica, Country or Metal. After moving to Winnipeg in March 2006 he has become a mainstay on the local recording scene. He worked on a number of albums that have been nominated for awards including:

Sketch Williams, Wab Kinew, Drezus, Rick Burt, Young Justice, Mishi Donavan, Sabrina, Genesis The Kid, Gathering Of Flies, Courtney Jourdain, Lost Priority, Daily, Tinnitus, Ant Weiss, Ryan D'Aoust, Marylynda, J.C. Campbell, The Mechanical Theatre, X-Status, Catskill, Wayne Posnic, Ivy and many others.

E-Mail : paul@strongfront.tv

MIKE BRUYERE

DRUMMER / STUDIO MUSICIAN / PRODUCER

I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I first learned how to play drums when I was five, making a drum kit out of plastic containers and pots n' pans. It wasn't until age thirteen that I received my first, shall I say, real drum kit, from my father. They were a mix of Ludwig Rockers and a Rogers kit in which I joined together to make one mass kit.

I never took any drum lessons when I was young, but my music teachers in secondary school believed in me, and spent hours of their free time to teach me music theory, rudiments, sight reading and drum tuning. I also sought out other drummers to ask for advice. This was the beginning of my writing ability and taking on the task of learning other instruments such as Bass, Guitar, Keyboards and Vocal Training.

After leaving high school in 1987, I played in an original rock group called Childs Play while drumming for different local club bands like Shake Naked, Lenita Erikson and blues god Billy Joe Green, up until 1988. I've collaborated with bands such as, The Derelicts, Eagle & Hawk, Keith Secola And The Wild Band Of Indians USA. Errol Ranville and C-Weed 2000, Killah Green, Bruthers Of Different Muthers, Tall, Dark & Hammered, X-Status and since 2009 I've been on a world tour with Buffy Sainte-Marie, in support of her latest C.D "Running For The Drum".

I have had the opportunity to experience and master many different styles of music working with one of Canada's well respected artists, to showcase and perform on the world stage.

I have wrote, recorded, produced and toured the world with numerous artists as well as a being Nominated in 2000 at the Juno Awards.

March 1st, 2011 I will have the opportunity to write and record with Buffy in her home studio, working along side London Based music producer Chris Birkett.

E-Mail : mike@stongfront.tv