Composer Steve Dancz has joined Oasis Recording, Atlanta. Dancz has worked as a record producer and A&R director while based in Los Angeles, and has composed and conducted orchestral scores for the television series Designing Women, and the feature Grim Prairie Tales….Wax Music & Sound Design/Radio Free Anxiety, New York, had added composer Erik Nickerson to its roster. His background includes composing original music for various Web sites, short films and television shows, including The Next Big Thing and The Deal…Animation director Bryan Huo has joined Toronto-based Guru Animation Studio. He had been working for Topix, Toronto, on spots for Pillsbury via D’Arcy, New York and Toronto….Digital Kitchen, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles, has added designer André Stringer. He had been serving as senior broadcast designer with Black Entertainment Television (BET), Washington, D.C., where he specialized in the network’s branding and promotional efforts. Stringer will be based in Digital Kitchen’s Chicago facility….New York-based Sound Lounge has promoted Rob DiFondi from staff assistant to mixer. His credits include work on Visa’s "Dress Shop," directed by Jonathan David of bicoastal Morton Jankel Zander via BBDO New York….Michael J. Morelli has been named VP/Hollywood region business manager for the Kodak Entertainment Imaging division. He had been serving as general manager for the Kodak division in Australia and New Zealand since 1999. Morelli will oversee operations in Hollywood and 11 western states. Additionally, D. Brian Spruill has been appointed VP/director of strategic planning and business development for Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging division. He will be responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating a worldwide global strategy for the next generation of the company’s film, digital and hybrid motion imaging technologies, products and services. Spruill had been VP/general manager of the Hollywood region of the Entertainment Imaging division since ’94….
AD&Co. Launches Studio A; Davida Hall To Head New Venture As Sr. Director of Creative Content
Female-founded and led creative marketing agency AD&Co. has opened Studio A. The new venture will serve as AD&Co.’s in-house social brand content division, focused on developing and producing digital programming for advertising, social media, and influencer marketing campaigns designed to reach today’s audiences on the most popular and pivotal platforms. Davida Hall has been named to head Studio A as sr. director of creative content. She shifts over from AD&Co. where she held the same title since December 2023. Hall’s affiliations prior to AD&Co. include PopSugar and Studio71.
Amy Demas, founder and chief creative officer of AD&Co., said, “We understand content is king-—or queen—and that our clients need to engage their customer communities where they live. That inspired the logical expansion of AD&Co with Studio A, which is committed to producing only the most engaging and authentic brand stories.”
Studio A will harness both AD&Co’s and Hall’s deep expertise in the lifestyle sector, as content creators and avid consumers. Specializing in reaching audiences where they spend their time, the studio is immersed in social media, pop culture, and current trends, expertly crafting visuals, language, and storytelling to reinforce client brand identities and cut through the noise.
Studio A debuts with the “This Is Me” campaign for Love + Craft + Beauty, a brand dedicated to embracing and promoting diversity within the beauty space. “This Is Me” highlights Gen Z’s affinity for radical self-expression that allows individuals to tell their own stories, free from labels, using beauty and fashion as tools of authenticity. The campaign showcases models celebrating their unique qualities to present... Read More