Chris Valenti
Filmmaker
Chris Valenti has been involved in the
production of dozens of films. Whether
acting, writing, directing, editing, composing,
or just lending a friend a hand behind
the scenes, the Tufts University engineering
graduate has keenly studied all aspects
of the production and development of these
motion pictures, many of them award winning.
He recently produced his own screenplay,
Sensitive
Johnson, a feature length romantic
comedy about a tenderhearted musician
with unfortunate dysfunctional romantic
timing. So far, the film has screened
at dozens of film festivals internationally,
winning hearts and awards at many stops.
Future film projects of his include the
production of his other feature length
screenplays: No Morafini, Where There's
a Will, Cadillac Sophie, and Help Yourself.
Chris is also an independent music artist
(www.ChrisValentiMusic.net),
a venture that led him to music industry
guru Tim Sweeney. After completing his
first radio-ready studio album, Emotional
Wreck, and proceeding to distribute only
200 of the 1000 CDs produced, Chris attended
a Music Strategies conference held by
Tim to learn how to sell the remaining
CDs and more. Realizing he now owned a
camera and editing system, which he purchased
for his first feature, and sensing a potentially
interesting struggle with possible universal
lessons learned along the way, Chris asked
Tim if he could film some of his seminars.
He also convinced some friends to film
him as he followed Tim’s suggestions.
The result became Chris’s first feature
length documentary, 800 CDs.
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Tim Sweeney
American Philospher
Besides the fact that you
have seen mentions and detailed write-ups
in hundreds of articles, and while he
is the most talked about man in interviews
with artists (many whom you may call your
influences or your favorite artists),
it still may not be clear to you who he
is.
To put it simply, Tim Sweeney is the
music industry’s most highly sought after
expert and consultant in the fields of
artist development, label development,
distribution, publicity, radio promotion,
internet marketing and retail marketing.
His career in the industry spans from
his days as an artist himself, to almost
every position at a major label to becoming
the President of a successful management
company to becoming the author of one
of the International Best Selling books
regarding the music industry today: TIM
SWEENEY’S GUIDE TO RELEASING INDEPENDENT
RECORDS. (www.tsamusic.com)
Over the last 26 years, he has helped
several major labels (Columbia, Epic,
MCA, Universal, Warner Bros., Capitol,
Mercury, Polygram, Revolution, Hollywood
(and their sub-labels), and well known
independent labels develop the careers
of some of their most promising and successful
artists of all time.
Tim has personally worked with and developed
the careers of more than 3,000 artists
to date. Over the last 10 years, he presented
over 250 free music business workshops
around the country (at his own expense)
to more than 20,000 artists, songwriters,
musicians, managers and independent labels.
He has also been asked to be a featured
and keynote speaker at more than 100 music
conventions.
Today, Tim offers intensive seminars
entitled, Music Strategies (www.musicstrategies2009.com)
which empower independent artists, musicians,
songwriters, independent labels and aspiring
music industry professionals. His books
and DVDs are read and the information
put into use, by artists in 35 countries
around the world. He continues to personally
work with independent artists in the development
of their careers and serves as a private
consultant to the music industry’s leading
Presidents, CEOs and industry leaders
and visionaries, who ask for his guidance
in developing their artists and redeveloping
their companies.
The impact of Tim’s work with independent
artists has earned him the title, “The
Father of the Independent Music Movement”
by industry professionals, the press and
record labels around the world.
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