Marcy Levitas Hamilton - Co-CEO, In addition to acting as CEO of TriCoast Studios/Worldwide, Marcy Levitas Hamilton is also a film producer, an elected Member and judge for the honorary society A.C.E., and an Emmy award winning editor. Prior to running the production and distribution companies of TriCoast, Marcy edited for Oscar-winning producer/directors William Friedkin, Dino DeLaurentiis and James Brooks. She was also part of the creative team that founded Qube interactive TV for Warner Bros. A secret tech-geek at heart, Marcy is also the co-inventor of a pioneering speech synthesis technology, BabelOn, that translates languages while keeping the same vocal profile of the original speaker. After assembling a team of NASA technologists to build the hardware, Marcy received a US Patent for her innovation.
Ms. Hamilton partnered with Time Warner to create and produce a line of DVDs with innovative indexing DVD technology that sold millions of dollars worth of craft DVDs. Day to day, Ms. Hamilton supervises all phases of feature film development, production, post-production, marketing and distribution at TriCoast. A Member of IFTA , Marcy holds a BA with Honors in Media and Communications from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Strath Hamilton - Co-CEO. Prior to being an international film executive, Strathford Hamilton, was an Emmy winning and Director's Guild nominated Director with over 15 films and TV shows to his name. Strath has been highly celebrated throughout the industry for his part in the creation of "Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers", one of the most successful children's show of all time, grossing in excess of $800 million for Saban Entertainment. After receiving his Bachelor of Economics & Marketing degree from the University of New South Wales in Australia, Mr. Hamilton has worked on music, feature films and television projects on every continent. In the 1980s he was a record executive for Decca Records in London, then produced music videos for Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Earth, Wind & Fire and over 200 others. In1987, he became President of Production for Mediacom Industries, a public company in Los Angeles, and subsequently co-founded the production and distribution entities TriCoast Production Partners, TriCoast Studios, TriCoast Entertainment and TriCoast Worldwide with Mrs. Marcy Levitas Hamilton. These companies have over 50 films in Distribution, a post production facility, a theatrical releasing team, and a sales and distribution team.
For his contributions to the film industry Mr. Hamilton and his films have received many accolades including several awards from the Director’s Guild of America, a daytime Emmy Award, and the prestigious Humanitas Award. His reputation for creating quality, critically acclaimed motion pictures has afforded him access to the entertainment industry's top actors, screenwriters and directors, many of whom he counts among his closest personal friends. Mr. Hamilton was also co-founder and President of The Backyard National Children's Film Festival, and alongside Marcy Levitas Hamilton, acts as CEO of the TriCoast group of companies, overseeing the company's creative and business activities.
Daisy Hamilton VP Acquisitions and Business Development, Since graduating from NYU with a major in the business of film, Daisy has spearheaded business development and film acquisitions for TriCoast Worldwide. She has raised significant financing on the companies behalf and has developed strategic partnerships with leading companies in the industry including Disney, Ubisoft, and NASA Ames. Daisy has funded films for TriCoast and attends all major film markets to acquire films, participates as an industry executive and project mentor with the Frontiers co-produciton market at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and Fantasia International Film Festival, and speaks on various distribution panels for festivals and markets around the world. Outside of film, Daisy has a high level of expertise in the fields of Emerging Technology, Ancient Greek, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistics, and Creative Writing.
Jan Glaser Casting Director. Having worked as a casting director on hundreds of movies and television episodes, Jan Glaser is one of the most prolific casting directors in Hollywood. In recent years, independent features have been her specialty. She spent five years running the casting department for all Roger Corman films, at times casting as many as 40 movies per year. She has cast numerous sequels to big franchises including Beethoven, American Pie, Death Race, Turbulence and The Prince and Me. Currently, Jan runs the casting department at TriCoast Studios, a company owned by Strath and Marcy Hamilton. She recently finished the family film, Smitty, for them. Earlier this year, Jan traveled to Romania for the filming of "Forced to Fight", the first in a slate of films to be shot in Romania and produced by Mike Elliott and Andrew Bronstein.
Prior to working in film, Jan worked in television at MGM where she was Director of Talent, and cast the critically acclaimed “In the Heat of the Night” starring Carroll O’Connor. She cast the soap opera “Capitol” for John Conboy. She started in TV with Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg, whose projects included “Charlies Angels”, “Starsky and Hutch”, and “Fantasy Island”.
Jan is a member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) and a proud graduate of the Theatre Arts department at UCLA.
Andrew WilliamsSound Supervisor Come work with Andrew and you will quickly see why he's been called "the fastest ProTools operator in the West." He takes pride in his ability to give clients the unmatched satisfaction of a perfect mix--even when facing tight deadlines. Over the past ten years, Andrew has worked on a range of feature films includingThe Dead (2011), Smitty (2012), and Silver Falls (2012). Recent TV highlights include projects for Discovery Channel, WE, and PlayboyTV.
A skilled musician, Andrew can also help you shape your final soundtrack. He created the original score forThe Speak (2010) and is an adept music supervisor.
Aaron Davies Re-Recording Mixer, Editor Aaron graduated from Ithaca College in 1998 and went off to New York City where he gained his first professional experience wearing multiple hats. He began working and learning from David Alvarez and Fred Helm at Cyclops pictures and sound where he worked as an in-house editor and part time audio assist. He gained valuable experience and eventually began engineering VO and ADR sessions as well as doing sound designs and Foley. Of the films he worked on while at Cyclops, Super Troopers was easily the most recognizable. He also gained valuable experience as a location sound assist and mixer on a number of short films, TV as well as large remote recordings for live music.