Industrial Color, a 25-year-old creative studio known for its high-end fashion and beauty postproduction work, has added editor Bruce Ashley and executive producer Gary Giambalvo. The moves, according to COO Mathieu Champigny, represent a strategic step in the company’s overall growth strategy targeting advertising and branded content production.
Hailing originally from Australia, Ashley has built a reputation as an editor thanks to his expert eye for the visual arts, perhaps best evidenced by his substantial fashion and beauty work for brands such as Tiffany, Avon, DKNY, Raw Spirit and Clinique. Work for other brands like Coca-Cola, Guinness, NBA, Facebook and Red Bull reflect Ashley’s expertise in emotional storytelling. Ashley has also cut groundbreaking music videos for such artists as Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, INXS, Santana and most famously Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy,” which won the MTV Video Music Award for ‘Video of the Year’ in 1993. His long-form work includes the 2015 feature documentary “Hitting The Apex,” directed by Mark Neale and produced/narrated by Brad Pitt; as well as concert films for U2 and David Bowie.
Ashley’s early editing career was spent at New York post houses Mad River Post and 89 Greene Street, as well as at television networks in Australia and London. In 2011, following four years at the post house Company X, Ashley co-founded the hybrid post boutique Goodpenny NY.
As Industrial Color’s sr. editor, Ashley noted that while the company is known throughout the fashion and beauty world, there is less of an appreciation of the company’s capabilities and talent in the advertising/branded content community, which he says offers a great opportunity to showcase his talent. “The chance to help brand this company in the mind’s of agency creatives and producers was hugely appealing to me,” Ashley said, “It’s always exciting when you have a stake in the company’s growth, and for many in the advertising world, this place is new. When they see what we’re capable of, and our amazing Tribeca office, they will be impressed.”
Meanwhile Giambalvo serves as EP/director of integrated production. A veteran production executive whose résumé includes the STUDIO, Curious Pictures, as well as being a longtime committee member of the AICP Digital Board of Directors, Giambalvo noted he was at a point in his career where he was ready for a new challenge and the chance to work on larger scale projects.
“I was looking for a place that had all the tools and talents in place, but that needed someone that could take those pieces, better integrate them and bring it to the next level,” Giambalvo said. “Industrial Color has all that and much more, and the cultural fit was obvious. The fact is we have a robust team of talented editors, animators and visual effects artists, and now with an editor like Bruce on board, we’re in a great position to compete in this highly competitive commercial postproduction world.”
Giambalvo added that Industrial Color is looking to grow further with the addition of several new producers and graphic designers the company will announce in the near future.
Oscar and Emmy-Winning Composer Kris Bowers Joins Barking Owl For Advertising, Branded Content
Music, audio post and sonic branding house Barking Owl has taken on exclusive representation of Oscar and Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers for advertising and branded content.
Bowers’ recent film scores include The Wild Robot and Bob Marley: One Love, alongside acclaimed past works such as The Color Purple (2023), King Richard and Green Book. His contributions to television are equally impressive, with scores for hit series like Bridgerton, When They See Us, Dear White People, and his Daytime Emmy Award-winning score for The Snowy Day.
In addition to his work as a composer, Bowers is a visionary director. He recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial work on The Last Repair Shop. The emotionally touching short film spotlights four of the people responsible for repairing the musical instruments used by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Last Repair Shop reflects the positive influence that musical instruments have on the youngsters who play them, and the adults in the LAUSD free repair service who keep them working and in tune.
Barking Owl CEO Kirkland Alexander Lynch said of Bowers, “His artistry, diversity of style and depth of storytelling bring an unparalleled edge to the work we create for global brands. His presence on our roster reflects our continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of sound and music in advertising.”
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, added, “Kris first caught my attention when he released his record ‘Heroes + Misfits’ where he fused together his jazz sensibility with a deeply ingrained aptitude for melody, so beautifully.... Read More