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About Engaging Media Engaging Media founder and president Ed Madison has a 27 year track record as an executive producer/director of network television, film and commercial projects. He's assembled some of the industry's most talented producers, writers, editors, and camera crews to provide an exceptional level of expertise and service to a wide range of clients. The company's mandate is to always exceed the client's and the viewer's expectations. Ed's multifaceted career in television began at the age of sixteen and has covered the gamut, from talent coordinating for a local Washington, DC talk show while still in high school to creating, producing and directing programs and segments worldwide for network, syndicated and cable television. In 1988, Ed founded Tiburon Communications, Inc, which quickly emerged as one of the leading suppliers of "behind-the-scenes" promotional featurettes for motion picture and recording companies. Tiburon produced projects for many high-budget productions from Paramount Pictures, Disney, and MGM, as well as work for recording studios Sony, Geffen Records, and A&M. Later, Ed served as the supervising producer of "A&E Top 10, " a weekly countdown series celebrating pop culture airing on A&E. The series featured episodes on such subjects as the Top 10 Exotic Destinations, Romantic Getaways and Spas and Retreats. In 2000 Ed formed Rustic Canyon Entertainment and moved the company's base of operations to Oregon. Shortly thereafter Rustic launched The Visitors' Channel, a tourism information television service seen in hotels and in public spaces throughout the Northwest. Rustic sold the Visitors' Channel ( renamed CityScene ) assets to Obie Media ( Nasdaq: OBIE ) in 2004. It reacquired those assets in 2005 from Lamar Advertising ( Nasdaq: LAMR ), following Lamar's acquisition of Obie Media, and their decision to focus on outdoor advertising. The company was renamed Engaging Media in March 2007, simultaneously with its expansion into online video marketing and content creation. Professional. Creative. Cool. Physically attractive. These are just some of the words the team members at Engaging Media use to describe themselves. More importantly, they bring their combined professional expertise and resourcefulness to bear on every project they tackle. With experience in all aspects of multimedia production, marketing and the relatively new science of personal and professional branding, the Engaging Media team sees a project from all angles, and they are dedicated to completing a job to the best of their collective abilities. Terrence Thompson ( Director ) has a thirty-year track record directing many of the most successful experts and spokespersons on television and crafting the visual presentation of their marketing campaigns. His partial list of credits includes: His expertise in live events includes the following recent credits: The Fire and Ice Ball, The Academy Awards Governors' Ball, The Kodak Theater Grand Opening, The Millennium/Party of the Century at Paramount Studios, Tribute to Style on Rodeo Drive, as well as various tribute and lifetime achievement award ceremonies for celebrities and notables including among others: Billy Crystal, Tom Cruise, Martin Scorsese, Robin Williams, Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner and The Fonda, Bergen and Carradine Families. Credits also include events for organizations such as The American Cinematheque, American Film Institute and The International Documentary Association and performances and concerts with Bette Midler, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Donna Summer, Phil Collins, Rosemary Clooney, as well as MTV's Post Awards Bash. Mr. Thompson has had a long relationship with many industry professionals for whom he continues to provide creative and production services. Mr. Thompson's client list includes the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Warner Bros., Paramount, as well as Guthy-Renker Corp., Beachbody.com and Hawthorne Direct. Mr. Thompson began his career producin