Michael Bretten Media (MBM) is a marketing and production firm based in Los Angeles, CA. MBM develops, produces and distributes low and high concept media for a variety of different distribution channels.
The MBM team strives to utilize its business relationships to brigde the gap between small businesses and online marketing. Also providing marketing through product placement, producing commercials and developing sucessful ad campaigns, and creating industry standard business proposals and marketing plans for new ventures in the areas of media and entertainment.
Michael Bretten is the Founder of Michael Bretten Media. Michael started in media as a actor at the age of sixteen . Michael started his company MBM in 2013. His vision with MBM is to bridge the gap between smaller businesses who would like a stronger presence on the internet and also develop thought provoking content that will create a strong revenue stream for it's investors. His creative influence comes from industry professionals such as Christine Vachon, Frank Miller, Robert Altman and Zack Snyder. Michael has always been influenced by stories with heavy character driven plots, with emphasis on realism and a twist of extremes. Micheal’s past experience in media comes from working as a Producer, Publicists, and Acquisition Scout for a producers representative firm and film distributor. Michael is very well versed in Project Development, Media Marketing and the understanding of how to manage Equity Investments for media-based enterprises. With his creative industry knowledge for the entertainment business and know how on what it takes to develop and market any creative endeavor any project Michael takes on with his team of prodigies will be a memorable success.
David Keener is an art director, illustrator and graphic designer. Specializing in visual communications to brand, communicate benefits of products on shelf, and tell a story visually through illustration or graphic design. David's specialties include drawing, painting, computer graphics, and art direction with an emphasis on marketing. Past and current projects include re-branding of popular consumer products and ongoing graphic design refreshes and product design concepts. Side projects include creating graphic novels, painting, and writing.
David graduated from California State University Long Beach and graduated with a BA in Studio Art with an emphsis in Graphic Design.
Jeanne Stanley (aka Jean Marie Hatala) was born and raised in Long Beach, CA. She comes from a family that had a vast connection in the entertainment and music industry. From great pianist Uncle Louie who taught her to sing and play piano, to Emmy Award winning and Oscar nominated cousins that encouraged her to follow in some of their same footsteps.
In the 80's, Jeanne pursued a singing career writing and performing throughout southern California at some of the most recognized venues in LA and OC. She also recorded numerous songs with her Emmy Award winning cousin for sound and had airplay throughout the U.S. Jeanne hosted a TV show in 1988 and appeared in some minor roles for films as well.
Her career took a turn for a period of time to raise her daughter and begin a career in the corporate world. She worked for many years in the advertising industry as an executive in the human resources field, along with customer relations and marketing. She earned prestigious awards and recognition as an expert in her field. She also received her Bachelors degree in Business Management with a 3.9 GPA in 1999 and become a psychological profiler as well during her tenure as the Vice President of Human Resources. All along, she kept one foot in the entertainment industry.
With her daughter all grown up, in 2010, Jeanne began to pursue her singing career again recording and performing with several bands currently. In 2012, she thought she'd give it a go in acting once more and has appeared in numerous roles in commercials, television, and film. She has also been able to continue to use her HR, PR, and marketing skills as a consultant for several companies.
Brittany Bresson is the Line Producer of MBM. She grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and graduated from Arizona State University, receiving a BA in Film & Media Production with a minor in Business. Upon moving to Los Angeles to work in the film industry, she has gained much experience on many projects and shows. Within the last three years, she has work on award shows such as The 85th, 86th, 87th and now 88th Academy Awards, 65th, 66th and 67th Emmy Awards, 21st and 22nd SAG Awards 48th and 49th ACM Awards, and Billboard awards, DoSomething Awards, music videos for Meiko, Katy Perry (Roar), Glowbug (Death of the Party), and The 1975 (Sex), commercials for 7-11 slurpee, Adult Swim, AbTwister Pro, MunDos, television shows for Drunk History, The Mindy Project, How I Met You Mother, Baby Daddy, Price is Right, and many more. She has worked in all areas of preproduction, production and post production. Currently, she is working on Loose Ends web series, the Acamedy Awards, and a feature film.
Cupid Hayes is Vice President of Business Development for MCMG (Missing Channel Media Group), a multi-platform, international media distribution company. In her role, she leads strategy, brand development, partnerships and international expansion. Cupid Hayes is a successful and well respected entertainment and technology entrepreneur and activist who has spent over a decade defining and redefining how content is created, distributed, and monetized. She advocates for the rights and protections of media creatives and currently serves on the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood Board of Directors. As an awardwinning commercial casting director, her clients have included LEGO, Procter & Gamble, Western Union, and Famous Footwear. Cupid also directs clients on multi-platform strategy, the execution of branded content, and upfront activations. A dedicated media disruptor and proud graduate of Columbia College Chicago, Cupid Hayes is a frequent speaker on the influence of technology as a tool for diversity and empowerment.
Francisco Hernandez is a Computer Science major student currently attending his last year at Cerritos College. When not in class, or working on projects with the MBM team, Mr. Hernandez can be found working on his A+, SISCO, and Network security certifications alongside getting acquainted with various computer languages such as Java, Lua, HTML5 & CSS. Experience in the technology field began quite early for this young man, tinkering with the software and hardware components of computers. Growing up, life revolved around technology, from selling them, to volunteering to build donated PC parts, and even competing in his high school's Future Business Leader's computer problem solving division. With a strong ambition, a passion for technology, and a creative mind, Francisco will continue to work hand in hand with the MBM team and strive for greatness with the same enthusiasm as tinkering with his first computer.
JaimeLynn Harum has spent the last 14 years creating and developing new businesses. She started her first company at 19 years old, and has since gone on to help build corporations such as Social Hill, Brick Road PR, Celebrity Black Card, SSH Global Partners, Sassy Bitch Wine, Placement Directory, ITVFest, and Olympic Empire Management Group. With her main focus on marketing and business development, she has been accountable for opening accounts and managing business in 30 states nationwide. She has experience in overseeing business at store level through continuous communication and merchandising. JaimeLynn is accustom to working with national buying teams/distributors and has consistently surpassed company sales quotas as a top seller. Her marketing experience has also given her the opportunity to issue press releases to major media contacts for network integration. As a former actress, JaimeLynn was able to excel as the Supervising Producer for ITVFest.(Independent Television and Film Festival.) The festival is now being compared to the Cannes, Tribeca, and Sundance Festivals. JaimeLynn currently lives in Seattle, Washington, and runs her own consulting firm.
With a long and diverse mix of professional accomplishments as writer, editor, composer and video artist, as well as Creative Director for some of the country’s most successful companies, Creative Consultant Angelo Funicelli brings a broad array of viewpoints to all of MBM’s projects. Together with partner Stuart Bender, his work as media artist has been screened at festivals, galleries and museums across the globe, including Prix Ars Electronica, (Linz, Austria), New York Film and Video Festival (New York), AFI National Video Festival (Los Angeles), Deutscher Videokunstpreis (Karlsruhe, Germany), and the Festival of Contemporary Arts, (Rio de Janeiro), among many others. Additionally, he has had many years of experience leading creative teams in the digital field, helping shape the creation of leading sites in Web and mobile channels.
Phoebe Craddock was born in The Black Country in the heart of England. Fortunately she was able to escape the grey skies and perma drizzle when her family moved to Australia and then Hong Kong. Growing up living out of suitcases Phoebe found ways to personalize each of many new homes with fabrics and eclectic objects from her travels and thus a love of design was borne. She has an MA from the University of London. IMBd design credits include: Loose Ends, Sunny Side Up, The Bomb (AFI) and America Eats Its Young (AFI).
Andrew J. Ferchland is an actor and writer. Acting since the young age of five, Andrew has been the principle actor in more than 60 national commercials and many critically acclaimed television shows, such as ER, Chicago Hope, The John Larroquette Show, Earth 2, Mad About You, and the first and second seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Collin, The Anointed One. Andrew has also had the privilege of working with revered talents such as Robert De Niro in The Fan, Russell Crowe, Harvey Keitel, George Clooney and John Ritter. Directors Tony Scott, Adam Arkin, Bobby Roth and Academy Award winning producer, Barrie M. Osborne. All of which has contributed to the invaluable education and mentorship of a young actor.
Zach Whitcomb began his career as a camera operator for live web-streaming multi-camera performances at a local church for community service in high school. Following that, he moved into music and aided as an editor and camera operator for the web series "Stay Tuned", a show that featured interviews and live performances of local indie bands in Orange, California. Shortly after, Zach helped produce a Sci-Fi Web Series pilot, Nobility, that stars Walter Koenig, Chris Judge, and Tori Higgins, among other notable Sci-Fi stars. The pilot had a private premiere in October 2015 at the Stan Lee Comikaze Convention.
Keane began on the path to Hollywood at a young age. Throughout most of his education, as early as first grade, Keane was on stage. It was the actor life for Keane through elementary, then middle school and through high school. Every play, musical, or performance would have Keane on stage, cultivating his artistic taste. He even won an award in his senior year for his involvement in the performing arts.
But it was never his end game. He wouldn't realize that until he reached college and noticed how driven his peers were, and how he was not. This lack of passion would disqualify him in Cal State Fullerton's exceedingly competitive Theatre program and Keane was, for the first time in his life, lost. So he did what any other college student would do. He changed his major. While stage acting had always been a favorite pastime of his, Keane had not given himself completely to Theatre. With a fascination for stories and a highly overactive imagination, Keane discovered a knack for writing. With the praise of many and a few honors from writing contests you've never heard of under his belt, Keane dabbled for a bit in playwriting before changing his major reluctantly to English.
Then, as if by fate, while signing up for classes, Keane would see a notice for a film class, and his world was forever changed. Keane realized that his Theatre experience had whet his appetite for the grandiose world of Hollywood. A regular patron for the movies, Keane realized that he had always longed to make people feel how he felt watching a movie. And after being an English major for a grand total of twenty minutes, Keane change his major to Film and TV. The last two years of college served as his induction into the film industry. Two years is nothing, however, and Keane knows he has a lot to learn. But hopefully that's why you're here. To learn as he does, to grow with him. Keane has set his sights and invites you to walk with him on his path to the bright lights in the big city of dreams.