Writer-Director Matthew Chapman is the critically acclaimed author of two non-fiction books, Trials of the Monkey - An Accidental Memoir and 40 Days and 40 Nights. Critics and newspapers from Christopher Hitchens to The Wall Street Journal have praised his books as brilliant, highly personal accounts of the battle between faith and reason. His screenplay credits include Consenting Adults, directed by Alan J. Pakula, Color of Night, directed by Richard Rush, and Runaway Jury, directed by Gary Fleder. He is grateful to have been given the opportunity with The Ledge to marry his love of the thriller to his fascination with religious extremism. close

Liv Tyler made her film debut with the leading role in SILENT FALL, directed by Bruce Beresford, opposite Richard Dreyfuss. After another lead in Empire Records, Tyler portrayed a waitress in a local diner in James Mangold's HEAVY, a favorite at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. However, it was Tyler's unforgettable role as 'Arwen' in New Line Cinema's blockbuster trilogy, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, and the final installment, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King that drew international acclaim.

Liv returns to the big screen in 2011 with feature roles in Matthew Chapman's suspense thriller The Ledge opposite Patrick Wilson and Charlie Hunnam as well as James Gunn's dark comedy Super opposite Rain Wilson, Ellen Page, and Kevin Bacon. The Ledge premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and Super hit theaters in April 2011 through IFC Films. She was last seen on screen as the beloved "Betty Ross" in Universal's The Incredible Hulk co-starring Edward Norton. She also starred in Bryan Bertino's instant cult classic The Strangers opposite Scott Speedman as well as the 2007 drama Reign Over Me co-starring Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler.

Tyler's other film credits include: Steve Buscemi's Lonesome Jim; Kevin Smith's Jersey Girl co-starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez; Bernardo Bertolucci'sStealing Beauty opposite Jeremy Irons; Pat O'Connor's Inventing The Abbotts with Joaquin Phoenix and Billy Crudup; and Michael Bay's Armageddon opposite Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck. Tyler has also been seen in Robert Altman's Cookie'S Fortune alongside Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, and Charles Dutton; Jake Scott's Plunkett & Macleane; Onegin co-starring Ralph Fiennes, as well as One Night At McCool'S opposite Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser and John Goodman.

Tyler recently signed on as the face of edgy and fashion-forward global denim label G-Star - appearing as the first celebrity spokesperson for the brand in their Fall 2010 advertising campaign. Tyler continues to be the face for Parfums Givenchy - again setting a new precedent as the first celebrity to be connected to the designer since Audrey Hepburn more than 40 years ago.

Born in New York, Tyler was raised in Portland, Maine until the sixth grade when her family returned to Manhattan. She began modeling at age 14 and was seen in numerous print ads and television commercials before moving into acting. Tyler currently resides in New York City and Los Angeles with her son, Milo. close

With his irresistible charm and versatility, Hunnam has captured the attention of audiences and critics in both the United Kingdom and Hollywood

Charlie Hunnam plays Jackson 'Jax' Teller, SAMCRO's Vice-President on FX's SONS OF ANARCHY. Jax is the son of John Teller, founder of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. This life is all he has ever known. Jax is a paradox on two wheels - intelligent, sensitive, and reflective - yet quick tempered and dangerously reactive.

Hunnam now stars in Matthew Chapman's The Ledge alongside Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, and Terrence Howard, coming to theatres July 8, 2011. Before that, Hunnam appeared with Elijah Wood in the independent film Green Street Hooligans about the violent world of soccer hooliganism. He then starred opposite Clive Owen in Alfonso Curaon's apocalyptic drama Children of Men.

Hunnam made his big screen debut in the Paramount thriller Abandon and continued to gain attention for his performance in the title role of the big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Nicholas Nickelby, which received a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Picture. He next appeared as "Bosie" in the Miramax feature Cold Mountain for director Anthony Minghella based on the bestselling novel by Charles Frazier.

On the small screen, Hunnam received audience and critical acclaim for his role in the hit British drama, Queer as Folk. In this show about two gay friends, Hunnam played the role of "Nathan," a 15-year-old on the lookout for older men. Hunnam also played the same role in the follow-up television mini-series, Queer As Folk 2. He also starred in the critically acclaimed FOX series Undeclared for Judd Apatow, playing the suave theatre major from Britain who enlightened his roommate to women.

Other feature credits include Peter Hewitt's Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? for USA Films. In addition to his acting talents, Hunnam completed his first screenplay entitled VLAD. This project is set up at Summit Entertainment with Eric Feig and Plan B producing, and Anthony Mandler set to direct. close

Patrick Wilson is a critically acclaimed and an award-winning theatre actor who has quickly become well-known for his body of work. Never one to sit still, he was most recently seen on the big screen in Morning Glory with Harrison Ford, Dianne Keaton and Rachel McAdams. Wilson stars in the James Wan directed, horror film Insidious, which was featured at the Toronto Film Festival and is scheduled for Release on April 1, 2011. Now he can be seen in The Ledge, opposite Liv Tyler which was nominated for Best US Drama at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Patrick just wrapped Young Adult, which he stars opposite Charlize Theron. The film was written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman.

Wilson received praise for his work in the critically acclaimed drama Little Children, in which he starred with Kate Winslet and Jackie Earle Haley under the direction of Todd Field. His motion picture work also includes The Switch; Barry Munday; The A Team; Evening; Lakeview Terrace; Passengers; Life in Flight; Purple Violets; Running with Scissors; Hard Candy; The Phantom of the Opera and The Alamo.

On the small screen, Wilson received Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for his portrayal of the morally conflicted Joe Pitt in the HBO miniseries Angels in America, the much-honored 2003 adaptation of Tony Kushner's award-winning plays Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika.

Wilson has been honored with two consecutive Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical, the most recent coming for his performance as Curly in the successful 2002 Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, for which he also received a Drama Desk Award nomination. He earned his first Tony nomination for his work in the 2001 Broadway hit The Full Monty, for which he also garnered Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations and won a Drama League Award.

In 2006, he returned to Broadway to star in the revival of the Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park, opposite Amanda Peet. His most recent Broadway credit is the 2008/09 revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, with John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Katie Holmes.

Born in Virginia and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wilson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Starting his career on the stage, he earned applause in the national tours of Miss Saigon and Carousel. In 1999, he starred off-Broadway in Bright Lights, Big City, winning a Drama League Award and receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination. That same year, he made his Broadway debut in Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm, for which he won another Drama League Award.

Patrick resides on the east coast with his wife and children. close

Academy Award nominee Terence Howard exploded onto the Hollywood scene in 2005 after delivering powerful performances in a number of film and TV productions. Howard has garnered multiple nominations including Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, as well as awards for breakthrough Actor by the National Board or Review, Movieline, and the Gotham Awards. Crowed as the "Indie Film King" by Entertainment Weekly, he has also received the Rising Star Awards from the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Renaissance Artist Award from the Diversity Awards and the Career Achievement Award from the Chicago International film Festival.

For his leading role in John Singleton's Hustle & Flow, Terrence received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, an Image Award, and an Independent Spirit Award, and won the Satellite Award for Best Actor. The song, which he performs in the film, received a Critics Choice award and became the first rap song eer to receive an Academy Award. The cast also received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Ensemble.

For the Oscar-winning Best Picture Crash, Terrence and the all-star cast including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Thandie Newton and Matt Dillon received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble, was nominated for a Gotham Award and swept up an Oscar at the 2006 Academy Awards for Best picture.

Keeping a powerful presence on the small screen as well, Howard was seen in the HBO film Lackawanna Blues directed by George C. Wolfe and based on Tony Award-winning Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play. The cast, which includes Jeffrey Wright and S. Epatha Merkerson, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

In 2006, Howard took on a new role as host of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series, Independent Lens, a showcase for independent filmmakers that introduced a new drama or documentary every episode.

Terrence's love for acting came naturally, through summers spent with his grandmother, New York stage actress Minnie Gentry. He later began his acting career on The Cosby Show after being discovered on a New York City street by a casting director. The chance encounter helped Howard break into feature films and soon he was in such film as Mr. Holland's Opus.

Howard's memorable performances are of scene-stealing characters such as 'Cowboy' in the Hughes brothers' film Dead Presidents and as 'Quentin' in Malcolm D. Lee's film The Best Man. The latter earning him a NAACP Image Award, Independent Spirit Award nomination, and a Chicago Film Critics Award nomination.

Other film credits include Pride opposite Bernie Mac, where he plays swim coach Jim Ellis who starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation, John Singleton's crime drama Angel Eyes; Hart's War' Four Brothers; Idlewild; and Jim Sheridan's Get Rich or Die Tryin.'

Terrence was most recently seen starring in Dito Montiel's Fighting with Channing Tatum and in Paramount's Iron Man opposite Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges, which is based off of the famed comic book series. He also recently starred in the Warner Bros. thriller The Brave One with Jodie Foster, The Hunting Party with Richard Gere, August Rush with Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and the Weinstein Company's Awake with Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen. He will next be seen in Lucasfilm's RedTails with Cuba Gooding Jr. and lent his voice along with Oprah Winfrey and Anika Noni Rose in Disney's The Princess and the Frog.

This past winter, Terrence made his Broadway and stage debut in the revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring opposite Phylicia Rashad, James Earl Jones, and Anika Noni Rose, directed by Debbie Allen.

A self-taught musician Howard plays both the piano and the guitar. His musical talents were first seen on the big scsreen opposite Jamie Foxx in 2004's Ray for which they both earned a SAG nomination. In 2008, Howard released his debut album Shine a Light with Columbia Records, which he wrote, produced, and performed.

Terrence is also an involved philanthropist. He partnered with the Daimler Chrysler Foundation in 2007 and helped to garner a donation of $35,000 to the Kaleidoscope program at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. He also recently became an Ambassador for the EIF National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance and was recently announced as the Mentor Foundation's 2009 Global Ambassador for the promotion of health and wellbeing for children around the world. close

Christopher Gorham, a charismatic and versatile actor, takes on the challenging role of a blind CIA officer in the hit new USA Network series Covert Affairs. The series premiered in the summer of 2010 as the fourth highest rated show on cable and will return this coming June. He now stars alongside Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson and Terrence Howard in The Ledge which was nominated for Best US Drama in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Gorham has completed starring roles in three other independent films in the last year; Answer This! with Arielle Kebbel and Chris Parnell, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend with Alyssa Milano, and Somebody's Hero.

Gorham was recently seen starring on ABC's Ugly Betty as Betty's accountant boyfriend, the endearing 'Henry.' He then transitioned into the role of a cold-blooded serial killer in the Jon Turteltaub produced CBS Series Harper's Island. Gorham adeptly turned leading man on the acclaimed action-adventure drama series Jake 2.0, where he starred as Jake Foley. Gorham was also a series regular on the NBC comedy Out of Practice opposite Henry Winkler, Ty Burrell, Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly. Additional series regular television credits include Medical Investigation, Odyssey 5 and Ryan Murphy's Popular.

Gorham made his feature film debut in acclaimed director Danny Boyle's A Life Less Ordinary, with Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz. In direct contrast, he starred opposite Anne Hathaway as a missionary to Tonga in the film The Other Side of Heaven for producer Gerald Molen.

On the stage, he guest starred in the Off-Broadway production Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tellat the Minetta Lane Theatre, and performed in the play The Water Children at The Matrix Theatre.

Gorham is a Fresno native who, while attending UCLA met his wife, actress Anel Lopez Gorham with whom he now has two sons and a daughter. close

Jaqueline Fleming A.K.A. "JAQ" is an Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Innovator, Philanthropist, Entertainment Mogul. She is the owner of a prestigious acting studio, JAQ's Acting Studio, LLC and founder of talent agency, Proclaim Talent Agency, LLC, both located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Although Jaqueline is originally from Copenhagan, Denmark, this Danish-American beauty grew up in New York and has been acting since the tender age of 8 years old. She is no stranger to the Big Screens and Bright Lights of Hollywood. Jaqueline has acted in over 50 films including critic favorites, "Love Jones" alongside Nia Long and Larenz Tate, "Losing Isaiah" alongside Hallé Berry, "Last Holiday" alongside Queen Latifah and L.L. Cool J, and "Just My Luck" alongside Lindsey Lohan. JAQ has also done countless commercials and has guest starred on tons of nationally syndicated Network TV shows including "The Jamie Foxx Show", "The Andy Dick Show", "The Steve Harvey Show", "Girlfriends" and "CSI: Miami" just to name a few. She has performed across the country for the last 20 years in various stage plays.

Some of her most recent credits include movie, "The Ledge" (2010) in which Jaqueline stars opposite Terrence Howard as his wife. The film recently received high accolades at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and is set for wide theatrical release Summer 2011. She is currently a recurring star on the Hit HBO series, "Tremé" (2011). She recently worked opposite Kate Beckinsale and Mark Whalberg in the soon-to-be-released action-packed film "Contraband" and can be seen opposite Morgan Freeman in the action thriller, "Red."

Jaqueline's most provocative role to-date is currently being filmed in Hollywood South. She has been sought out and cast as unlikely abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, opposite native New Orleans actor, Anthony Mackie ("The Hurt Locker"), in director Timur Bekmambetov's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (2012). This film is a Tim Burton production. Early reviews of the film predict award-winning accolades.

In April 2011, comedian and philanthropist Bill Cosby hosted the SCLC's "Dream Keeper's Prayer Breakfast" commemorating the day that SCLC's founder, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Undoubtedly recognized for her constant philanthropic endeavors, Jaqueline was personally extended the honor of being a presenter alongside Mr. Cosby at the Atlanta event.

A mogul wears many hats. In addition to her role as an actress, Jaqueline also oversees a rigorous film-production program for kids-teens throughout Louisiana. JAQ has set a personal goal of exactly 16 weeks to teach these young visionaries the entire film-making process from pre-production to post-production. The kids will write, produce, direct, and star in their own short films.

JAQ's next ambitious venture to produce a sitcom is already on the horizon. Slated to start production in June of 2011, JAQ's goal is to produce quality film and TV shows in the New Orleans area and continue to discover aspiring artists through her acting studio.

Jaqueline left the bright lights of Hollywood and now resides in New Orleans, Louisiana A.K.A "Hollywood South." She came to New Orleans in 2008 for a New Year's Eve party and was struck by the need that still existed in the city post-Katrina and decided to stay and help make a difference.

She has been an active volunteer in the community of New Orleans. She spends a lot of time at Children's Hospital visiting and inspiring kids who suffer from cancer and leukemia and has participated in after-school programs and outreach programs for youths in trouble all throughout Louisiana.

In addition to her volunteer work, Jaqueline is helping to impact the burgeoning entertainment industry in New Orleans by helping to discover the future stars of Hollywood and Hollywood South.

Since opening her acting studio in New Orleans in January 2009, Jaqueline has launched the acting careers of 100's of acting students who have gone on to star in film and TV shows from New Orleans to Los Angeles. She has an intensive film and TV program at her acting studio that will ensure the training needed to keep the jobs going to residents of Louisiana.

Jaqueline's presence in New Orleans is also helping to make a difference in the lives of urban youth by giving them a positive and creative outlet through artistic expression. She has inspired them to reach higher and has helped over 90% of the actors at her studio go on to fulfill their dreams as entertainers...a goal that has become realistic and reachable for many who didn't think it was possible or understand how to connect the dots to make it possible.

JAQ's Acting Studio has become a one-stop-shop for actors and models in the industry. She has a team of partners that range from photographers, web designers, talent agents, publicists, casting directors, producers, and directors that are all tied into the studio and the production company. There are a lot of opportunities and resources at the studio and the studio also offers acting workshops for kids-adults in Baton Rouge and Lafayette as well.

Not only is Jaqueline Fleming a successful actress and business woman, she is a role model to the youth in Louisiana and young women all across America and beyond. close

Mark Damon, credited with having invented the foreign sales business as we know it today, and considered one of the world's leading authorities on international distribution, has played a successful role in various facets of the entertainment industry for over 50 years.

Over the past 25 years, Mark Damon's productions have grossed over $2 Billion in theatrical box office worldwide.

He has produced or executive produced over 70 films, and his films have received 10 Oscar nominations including the 2005 Oscar winner, Monster, starring Charlize Theron, the critically acclaimed, multi-Oscar nominated World War II drama, Das Boot, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and The NeverEnding Story, also directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Other acclaimed films include The Upside of Anger, starring Oscar nominee Joan Allen and Kevin Costner; 9 1/2 Weeks, directed by Adrian Lyne; 8 Million Ways to Die, directed by Hal Ashby, Short Circuit, directed by John Badham; High Spirits directed by Neil Jordan; Choirboys directed by Robert Aldrich; The Lost Boys, directed by Joel Schumacher; Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, directed by Stephen Sommers; The Musketeer, directed by Peter Hyams; and Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, also directed by Peter Hyams, and starring Michael Douglas. Current productions include The Ledge, starring Liv Tyler, Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, Patrick Wilson, and Charlie Hunnam; and Flypaper starring Patrick Dempsey and Ashley Judd, written by the writers of The Hangover (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore), and directed by Rob Minkoff.

The 2011 Sundance Film Festival officially selected The Ledge for the U.S. Dramatic Competition category and Flypaper for an exclusive World Premiere. close

Michael Mailer has been working extensively in the independent film business since graduating from Harvard University in 1987. He co-wrote and produced his first feature film, A Fool And His Money, starring Sandra Bullock and George Plimpton in 1988. Since then, Mailer has produced over 17 feature films. Such films include the critically acclaimed Two Girls and a Guy starring Robert Downey, Jr., Heather Graham, and Natasha Gregson Wagner (20th Century Fox, 1998), Black and White starring Ben Stiller, Brooke Shields, Elijah Wood, and Mike Tyson (Sony Pictures, 1999), and Empire starring John Leguizamo, Denise Richards, and Peter Sarsgaard (Universal Studios, 2002). He also found success with films like Lost Junction with Neve Campbell (MGM, 2000), The Last Producer with Bert Reynolds, Lauren Holly, and Benjamin Bratt (Artisan, 2002), and Harvard Man starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams, and Adrien Grenier (Blockbuster, 2002). His library also includes Giving it Up with Dabney Coleman, Mark Feuerstein, and Ali Larter (Lion's Gate, 2003) and The Money Shot with Vincent Laresca and Tamara Tunie.

In 2003, the company produced Devour starring a cast of Hollywood up-and-comers Jensen Ackles, Shannon Sossamon, and Dominique Swain (Columbia Tri-Star, 2004) and Loverboy with an all-star cast made up of Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bullock, Campbell Scott, and Matt Dillon (Millennium, 2004). Loverboy made its debut at Sundance in January of 2005 and was later released theatrically by Think Films. Michael Mailer Films was established in 2004 to focuses on both independent, character driven films and larger, concept-oriented studio pictures. Since it's formation, MMF has produced four pictures: The romantic comedies, Kettle of Fish, starring Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon and The Golden Boys starring David Carradine, Rip Torn, and Bruce Dern. Additionally, Mailer recently had two films released through Sony, the mixed martial arts urban western, Blood and Bone as well as the Hitchcock remake and psychological thriller, The Lodger. Mailer's latest film is The Ledge, a suspenseful drama, starring Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, Terrence Howard and Charlie Hunnan, nominated for Best US Drama at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and sold to IFC for domestic theatrical, and TV, and Sunny Side Up, a quirky offbeat comedy starring Parker Posey, which is currently in post-production. close

Director of Photography Bobby Bukowski shot four films in 2010, starting with The Ledge with director Matthew Chapman, which recently premiered at 2011's Sundance Film Festival and Mighty, Fine with director Debbie Goldstein. Bukowski hopped on a plane to Jamaica to tackle director Christopher Browne's Ghett'a Life and closed out a year of lensing by reuniting with director Oren Moverman and actors Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson on Rampart. The cop drama features a hugely talented cast, including Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright, Ice Cube, and Anne Heche. All four films will premiere in 2011. Bukowski also recently finished shooting the CBS pilot "Rookies."

Bukowski's first film with Moverman, Foster, and Harrelson was the breakout indie hit, The Messenger. Bukowski's prolific career includes more than two dozen feature films, including The Guitar for director Amy Redford, Arlington Road for Mark Pellington, John Madden's Ethan Frome and Kari Skogland's The Stone Angel.

Born in New York City, Bukowski attended SUNY at Stony Brook, securing his masters degree in biochemistry. En route to medical school, he set his gaze upon more artistic endeavors. He left the United States for extensive travel in Europe and Asia. This adventure led to a job as photographer's assistant in Paris. Soon after, he was enlisted to archive a Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage, led by the Dalai Lama, to all the sacred Buddhist sites along the Ganges River. This marked the first time he had a moving camera in his hand.

Returning home, he entered the Graduate Film program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he received his master of fine arts degree. He financed his schooling by working as a bike messenger. Armed with a still camera, he honed his sense of composition and lighting while biking through New York's crowded city streets. Everything he saw became a potential study in cinematography, such as the way the light bounced off the windows of a glass skyscraper, the city's ambient light roiling under dense low and fog, the diverse pageant of faces along the avenues.

Based in New York, Bukowski shoots all over the world and is represented by Dattner Dispoto and Associates in Los Angeles. close

Nathan Barr is a unique breed of composer. In addition to writing his scores, he also performs all of the instruments heard in many of his compositions. Skilled in many styles and genres ranging from orchestral to rock, Barr is known for his collection and inclusion of rare and unusual instruments from around the world, such as human bone trumpets from Tibet, dismantled pianos, a rare glass armonica and gourd cellos, among many others. Barr has scored more than 25 feature films, including Warner Bros' theatrical remake of the southern comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, the unconventional Broken Lizard comedies Beerfest and Club Dread, New Regency's hit supernatural thriller Shutter, Lions Gate's horrifying thriller Hostel and Hostel 2 directed by Eli Roth, and Universal Pictures' critically acclaimed documentary Beyond the Mat, and the SXSW acclaimed documentary Hood to Coast.

Barr's most ambitious solo project to date has been scoring and performing all episodes of Alan Ball's award winning HBO series True Blood. Barr recently finished the score to Matthew Chapman's The Ledge, which was nominated for Best US Drama at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Nathan began studying music in Tokyo, Japan at the age of four. He grew up surrounded by eclectic music ranging from Kabuki Theater to the sounds of his mother performing on the koto and piano, and his father playing the banjo, guitar, and shakuhachi. His interest in the art form was further influenced by extensive travels around the world, where he experienced music ranging from Bali's Kecak Orchestras to China's Beijing Opera. Barr went on to study at Skidmore College, and toured Italy and Switzerland with the Juilliard Cello Ensemble in the summer of 1993. In 1996, Barr moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career composing for film. Shortly thereafter, he joined Media Ventures (now Remote Control Productions) and worked as assistant to world-renowned composer Hans Zimmer on films such as As Good As It Gets (1997) and The Prince of Egypt (1998). After just eight months, Barr landed an agent and his first solo feature film (Lions Gate's romantic comedy Too Smooth), prompting him to set out on his own. close

Lisbeth Scott is the most sought after voice of film and television. You have heard her, but may not have known it. This award winning chanteuse is featured in over 100 films, most are Hollywood's biggest hits... AVATAR, Spielberg's Munich, Narnia, Shrek, Transformers, IronMan2, The Passion, Kingdom of Heaven, Gone Baby Gone and many more. For many of these films and shows Scott has also penned a song or two or written lyrics in an ancient language (aramaic, sanskrit, armenian, latin). Scott works regularly as a singer and songwriter with Nathan Barr, composer of HBO's hit Trueblood.

After an East Coast childhood spent in classical piano studies and ballet studios, Scott set out for LA and immediately found her voice. She began singing on films and recordings right away and has appeared across the globe as both a soloist with orchestra and performing her own work, accompanying herself on piano, harmonium, guitar and dulcimer.

Her work as a solo artist and as a featured vocalist for others has graced Billboard's top ten for weeks on end. She has appeared several times on The Tonight Show, on MTV, on Good Morning America and more. Grammy award winning cellist Yo Yo Ma calls Scott's voice beautiful while John Williams calls her talents "absolutely ravishing". Variety has called her music "...perfection." Lisbeth has recently founded her own foundation, "The Forgotten Dream Project," helping women in the South Central area of Los Angeles with micro grants to pursue studies in education and the arts. close

About Spottiswoode

Spottiswoode is an award-wining songwriter, bandleader, and filmmaker. He has also written a full-length musical, Above Hell's Kitchen, which recently played at the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Spottiswoode has released eight CDs under his own name, five of them with the cult New York City septet, Spottiswoode & His Enemies. With his band, Spottiswoode has hosted residencies at New York's finest clubs, performed at Lincoln Center, toured the country, and played festivals from France to Texas. At the time of the band's recent tenth anniversary he was interviewed and profiled on NPR's "Weekend Edition." Last year he was invited to present a TED Talk at the TedX Conference in Boulder, Colorado.

The New Yorker refers to Spottiswoode as a "genius" and "downtown ringleader". His songs have been covered and recorded by numerous artists and featured in a large number of independent and mainstream films. Three of his songs were included in this year's Sundance Festival feature entry, The Ledge (dir. Matthew Chapman). In addition to placements on network and cable television, other credits include songs in the 2010 DreamWorks romantic comedy, She's Out of My League, and in the independent features Tart (dir. Christina Wayne) and Bridget (dir. Amos Kollek).

Spottiswoode composed the soundtrack for his own film, The Gentleman, an anti-romantic comedy he wrote and co-directed with Sam Serafy. The film screened at the BBC Short Film Festival before the Independent Film Channel acquired it for a three-year run. Spottiswoode also received two consecutive Student Emmys in Los Angeles for Loneliest Woman In The World, a trilogy of music videos he directed featuring songs he had written for his former band, The Zimmermans.

Although Spottiswoode has focused mostly on music in recent years he has written two feature screenplays. The Long Walk, a lyrical drama set in New York City over the course of one Friday night, is currently in development with the attachment of director, Matthew Bonifacio, and Cesar-nominated actress, Audrey Dana. Upper Peninsula, a family thriller set in Northern Michigan, has been optioned by Cordelia Stephens (an alumnus of Belladonna Films) with the plan for Spottiswoode to direct the story himself.

Despite all the songs and scripts Spottiswoode has written it isn't easy to describe his style. Performing Songwriter Magazinehas called his work "brilliantly unreviewable." Spottiswoode's song collections and concerts have traveled from straightforward rock and roll through cabaret, gospel, Americana, jazz and punk. His recent foray into musical theatre combined romantic comedy with gothic tragedy. "My mother was an opera singer, my father was a clergyman. I love the playful theatricality of artists like Fellini, Cole Porter and The Beatles. I also love the stark righteous beauty in the work of Bergman, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. That's a very wide set of coordinates. Either I'm pathologically scattered or there's just a lot of territory to mine. I keep wandering. I doubt I'll ever truly find my voice. I'm not sure if that's the goal."

About Spottiswoode & His Enemies

WILD GOOSECHASE EXPEDITION, the new CD from Spottiswoode & His Enemies, is the band's most shamelessly eclectic recording since their debut eponymous release over a decade ago. It tracks the journey of a rock band on a doomed tour.

The remarkable artwork by renowned English painter, Alexander Gorlizki, clearly announces that the album is an homage to The Beatles. "It's our Magical Mystery Tour," says Spottiswoode. "As a bandleader, I often feel like a general leading his troops into battle. I've been playing with my Enemies for over a decade. The trip only gets more surreal. Many of these songs are about life on the road. But they could also be about being a soldier on a tour of duty." In addition to the title track, songs on this parallel theme include the manic Wake Me Up When It's Over, the rocking lament Happy Where I Am, the psychedelic Purple River Yellow Sun and the tragic All My Brothers. As with all Enemies collections, a haunting narrative weaves beneath the surface of the individual songs and mysteriously elevates the whole journey.

Produced for Old Soul Records by Kenny Siegal (Chris Whitley, Larkin Grimm, Joseph Arthur), the CD opens with the anthemic Beautiful Monday. It then gradually becomes darker and stranger.  The band, in top form, careens from balls-out rock, novelty blues and haunting balladry to acerbic sometimes tongue-in cheek social commentary - as in the high-octane lament, All Gone Wrong.  The adventure ends with the epic You Won't Forget Your Dream featuring a beautiful solo from trumpeter Kevin Cordt followed by a tour-de-force response from Tony Lauria on piano.

The CD also shows off the incredible versatility of lead guitarist, Riley McMahon; soulful and savage saxophone and singing from Candace DeBartolo; and the rock tight rhythm section of John Young on bass and Konrad Meissner (subbing in for Tim Vaill who has since returned to the band) on drums and percussion.

Spottiswoode himself strums a guitar and sings from a catalogue of perspectives. Ever the chameleon, he plays jaded rocker, heartbroken romantic, vaudeville comedian, introspective philosopher, Zen-like sage and complete lunatic. He commits to every role. "I am tired of irony," he says. "Each song is sincere in its own way. Sometimes my funniest songs come from the saddest place. That is the wonderful alchemy of songwriting. I meant every word of I'd Even Follow You To Philadelphia when I wrote it."

It has indeed been a long and remarkably winding road for the English singer-songwriter. Since their January 1998 New York debut, Spottiswoode has somehow been able to hold together seven of New York's finest musicians, put out a string of acclaimed records, perform residencies at New York's best clubs, play Lincoln Center, tour the country, cross the ocean... all with a band that doesn't even like him. He composes songs of all genres, and His Enemies are ready and willing to switch instruments and gears in the blink of an eye. "Nothing short of transportive!" raved Paste Magazine after catching a recent set in Atlanta.

WILD GOOSECHASE EXPEDITION is the band's fifth release. Their eponymous debut, SPOTTISWOODE AND HIS ENEMIES, was a seamless celebration of songwriting that garnered hyperbolic reviews.  Performing Songwriter included it on its Top 12 List of DIY releases: "Music to champion...Brilliantly unreviewable." BUILDING A ROAD, the next CD, was a diabolical gospel record that CMJ Magazine picked as one of the best releases of the season: "Spottiswoode's call-and-response with a smoldering gospel choir is among the disc's greatest charms." The Enemies then celebrated their tenth anniversary with the release of two very different song collections: THAT'S WHAT I LIKE, a rock cabaret romp about a playboy on a failed cruise through the Mediterranean; and SALVATION: a folksy collection of secular redemption songs. The double-release earned the Englishman a profile and interview on NPR's "Weekend Edition." Spottiswoode then wrote ABOVE HELL'S KITCHEN, a rock opera based on Mozart's Don Giovanni. In 2010, he performed the piece along with his Enemies and five other actors to sold-out crowds at the highly prestigious New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Outside the band, Spottiswoode has released two solo CDs and also, S&M, a duo record with Riley McMahon that was picked by Performing Songwriter as the best DIY release of 2007.  Spottiswoode's songs have been covered and recorded by numerous musicians and featured in a variety of mainstream and independent films including THE GENTLEMAN, a semi-autobiographical short film that he wrote and directed and which played for several years on The Independent Film Channel. More recently, three Enemies songs were included in Matthew Chapman's THE LEDGE, starring Liv Tyler and Terrence Howard. The film recently played at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.