Audio postproduction company Sound Lounge has hired John Rota as executive producer and head of business development. He will lead production and sales for the company’s commercial division, identifying new business opportunities for the audio post house and for its partnership with new live-action creative collective and production company Derby. Rota will report to Sound Lounge partners Marshall Grupp, Tom Jucarone and Peter Holcomb in the new hybrid role. Most recently, Rota previously held the role of sr. project manager and producer at Saatchi & Saatchi New York, where he worked with brands such as Tide, UNICEF, Charter Communications, and Greenlight a Vet with Walmart, which is a national movement that encourages people to show visible support for U.S. veterans by replacing a white light bulb with a special green-colored one….
Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) has signed DP Omer Gani and costume designer Rebecca Blazak for representation. DDA has also booked DP Eric Treml on the feature White Tail Deer Hunter directed by Jody Hill….