Hip-Hop for children is what The Rhymatist is all about! Using music as his vehicle, The Rhymatist blends beats with positive messages to create songs that strengthen self esteem, teach, and just plain make you smile! An award winning entertainer with over 15 years experience on the stage, and in the studio, The Rhymatist has performed on numerous television commercials and major motion pictures. Great message songs like; “Don’t Talk to Strangers” and “Safety First”, along with learning songs like “The Counting Song” and “ABC’s” make The Rhymatist show both an exciting and entertaining experience for the whole family. For those kids too old for Barney and too young for main stream Hip-Hop, there’s The Rhymatist! – Variety
The Rhymatist is a new Superhero for Children, with a demographic of 3 to 9 years of age. The fictional yet entertaining story behind The Rhymatist involves action, adventure, animal characters, spaceships and education. These stories will be created in a format of “Sesame Street” meets “Over the Hedge” meets “The Incredible’s”.
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THE COMPANY:
CLM LLC, a California limited liability company, owns all rights in and to the services of Chris Lavrar, pka the Rhymatist as well as all ancillary rights relating to the Rhymatist character and other characters involved in the Rhymatist world known as Rhymsville. This includes all audio recordings, audio-visual recordings, merchandising, sponsorships, television series programs and public performances of the Rhymatist.
THE TEAM:
Chris Lavrar - The Rhymatist, has been involved with entertainment since the age of 5 years old. He has been in various stage, film and broadcast production and has been credited with winning the hearts of many audiences for the past 15 years.
The Rhymatist (Chris Lavrar) has performed Personal Service Announcments (PSA’s) for the Red Cross, Walmart, the National Diabetes Foundation and the John Madden Foundation for Diabetes, The Los Angeles Department of Education, County of San Mateo Office of Education, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles Fire Department, The Ricki Lake Show (Letters of Recommendation available upon request). Chris has performed on many stages in front of large audiences of all ages.
Michael Ronsenfeld – Mr.Rosenfeld practiced entertainment law for over 30 years, with an emphasis on the music recording and publishing industry, representing talent and companies such as the Eagles, Carly Simon, Carole King, Stevie Nicks, the Who, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Buffet, ELO, Michael Douglas' record label, Atlantic Records and Universal. .Mr. Rosenfeld formerly was founding partner of Rosenfeld Kassoy and Krause and of counsel to Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, LP, both entertainment law firms with offices in Beverly Hills, California. He served as Chief Executive Officer of two public companies and is currently the co-founding member of SF Tech LLC, a company which provides financial institutions with the ability to provide low cost financial services . Mr Rosenfeld has served on numerous non-profit boards, including the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. .He received his Bachelors of Arts degree from UCLA in 1964, and his L.L.B. from UCLA in 1967, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review and Order of the Coif.
Swinda Reichelt - As one of the Co-Founders of Swinda Entertainment International, LLC, Swinda is originally from the former East German Republic, Swinda has been involved in more than thirty productions including feature films, television, theater, opera, dance and gallery. Swinda is a well known Hollywood feature film costume designer brings her own unique experience of “the professional woman in SEI” as she shares her insights acquired through her 23 years of experience and affiliations. As an additional compliment to her skill set, Swinda was a guest lecturer at UCLA and was recently invited to the Academy of Motion Pictures as a panel speaker. Swinda became a member of the costume designer’s guild (CDG) in 2005. Swinda routinely supervises trains and evaluates subordinates throughout a production. In a private capacity she has extensively studied art, design and literature and the consequences of their connections. Swinda , a head of her department in Costume Design which includes Budget-Performance, Development in Design’s and overview the production and “ hands-on” during production, as well in the collaboration between director/producer and above the line.
Swinda worked in various productions with A-list actor’s and knows what it takes “to put a second skin” to help form the characters. Swinda has worked with Brittany Murphy, Malcolm McDowell, Jason Patric, Samantha Morton, Tony Shaloub, etc…
D. Alan Cooksey - is one of the Co-Founders of Swinda Entertainment International, LLC. Mr. Cooksey is a highly accomplished marketing and business development leader delivering comprehensive marketing solutions to a broad range of sectors, including interactive advertising, technology, manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. He has the proven ability to lead initiatives that produce significant revenue growth and secure new business.
Mr. Cooksey has expertise in managing the creative process from concept to delivery, working on productions with Martha Stewart, MLB, Primedia, Saatchi & Saatchi, Warner Bros. Freemantle, etc... Proficient at authoring effective marketing & branding plans, managing large budgets, and facilitating business development by negotiating and securing key alliances. He is adept at performing competitive analysis and creating / managing brand and identity.
Mr. Cooksey is a strong communicator, with considerable international business experience. Combined with his experience in production, post-production and working on various productions over the past 15 years, Mr. Cooksey bring his more than 25 years of business acumen and style to SEI to be part of a solid team that creates solid results.
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