Nominated for a Golden Globe award, THE BIG BRASS RING is his 1999 critically acclaimed feature, adapted from an Orson Welles screenplay, starring William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, and Irene Jacob.

Hickenlooper has also won a directing Emmy for his work on the internationally acclaimed HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER’S APOCALYPSE (a documentary about the making of APOCALYPSE NOW), in addition to receiving international praise for his dramatic short SOME FOLKS CALL IT A SLING BLADE, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, and J.T. Walsh (the basis for the Oscar-winning feature SLING BLADE).

Among Hickenlooper’s other feature work is THE LOW LIFE, a tragic-comedy starring Kyra Sedgwick, Sean Astin, Rory Cochrane, and Renee Zelwegger; PERSONS UNKNOWN, an off-beat thriller starring Naomi Watts, Joe Mantegna, Kelly Lynch and J.T. Walsh; and DOGTOWN, a drama starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Jon Favreau, and Natasha Gregson Wagner. Hickenlooper’s films have received numerous awards and have been shown as official selections at the Cannes, Sundance, Telluride, New York, London, Locarno, Moscow, Tokyo and Toronto International film festivals.

Other films by Hickenlooper include the documentaries PICTURE THIS (about director Peter Bogdanovich); ART, ACTING, AND THE SUICIDE CHAIR (about Dennis Hopper); and MONTE HELLMAN: AMERICAN AUTEUR; in addition to television work for ABC/Disney, CBS, NBC, Fox, and Aaron Spelling. A 1986 graduate of Yale University, he is also the author of the book REEL CONVERSATIONS, a collection of interviews with directors and critics.

Hickenlooper is getting read to premiere his feature documentary: MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP, about the history of fame through the eyes of pop impresario Rodney Bingenheimer and his friends David Bowie, Courtney Love, Brian Wilson, Cher, and Paul McCartney. The film will make its world premiere as the centerpiece of the 2003 Los Angeles Film Festival before being showcased as an official selection of the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. "Hickenlooper is currently developing features at Warner Brothers and Columbia Pictures.

Chris P Carter- *Musician – (1983 – Present)
As a founding member of transplanted East Coast group Dramarama, I’ve recorded 9 albums since the debut LP Cinema Verite in 1985. My contributions to the band included playing bass guitar, producing, songwriting, arranging and personally designing all album artwork/promo materials. Television appearances included Late Night with David Letterman, The Dennis Miller Show, MTV’s Alternative Nation & 120 Minutes (guest hosts) and two live performances on The Joe Franklin Show. In 1992, the LA Music Awards voted Dramarama “Best Modern Rock Band” and our then current album Vinyl “Album of The Year”. Between the years 1987 and 1999, I had the opportunity to record for and/or with members of The Rolling Stones, New York Dolls, The Replacements, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Blondie, Love, The Pixies, and Harry Nilsson. In June 1997 I played bass for Mike Myers (as Austin Powers) on the MTV Movie Awards which aired in over 10 countries throughout the world.

* Air Personality – (1989 – Present)
Currently host “Breakfast with the Beatles on 97.1 KLSX - FM in Los Angeles. This long running show can be heard every Sunday morning from 8AM~12Noon. As of the summer of 2002 it is the highest rated weekend show in all of Los Angeles. Since hosting this show, I have had the honor of interviewing Beatles: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Pete Best. My interview with Paul McCartney can be scene in Paul’s “Back In The US” film and DVD. Between January 1999 to February 2001 I hosted the weekly show “The Chris Carter Mess” on LA’s Channel 103.1. Prior to that (Aug.1997 through Dec. 1999), I hosted the original “Chris Carter Mess”, a 4-hour specialty show on Los Angeles radio station “Modern Rock Y107”.. It was also aired in the Mid-West on WOXY – FM. Throughout 1996~ 1997, I hosted “Sony’s Siren Spotlight” interview show, where I did in depth interviews with hundreds of Sony artists ranging from Ozzy Osbourne, to Pearl Jam. In 1999 BAM Magazine selected me as one of “The 100 Most Influential Californians in the Music Industry”.

*Management (1995 – Present)
I established my own company, QM Management in early 1995. I currently represent two of LA’s finest acts, Wondermints, and The Negro Problem (as well as singer Stew’s solo projects). Both groups have been critically acclaimed in the pages of the LA Times, Musician, Q, SPIN, and MOJO. Rolling Stone chose Wondermints as one of their “10 groups to watch out for in 1999”, and Mike Myers hand picked the Wondermints to write the title track for his film “Austin Power’s International Man of Mystery”. The Wondermints are currently Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s backing band.

*Producer (1983- Present)
In February 2001 I produced and interviewed Beatle George Harrison for an exclusive promotional CD called “A Conversation w/ George Harrison” for Capitol Records. I’ve produced scores, songs, and/or incidental music for the following motion pictures: Nightmare Elm Street IV, Pet Cemetery (title track featuring Traci Lords), Three Fugitives, In The Army Now, Amongst Friends, and Higher Learning. Selected television programs have included music I’ve produced in: Melrose Place, Felicity, Entertainment Tonight, and ABC’s Wide World of Sports. I have also co-produced with Don Smith and Grammy award winner Val Graray. I am currently producing a film with Emmy winning director George Hickenlooper called “ Mayor of the Sunset Strip”. I am also “Music Supervisor” on the film’s soundtrack. In 2002 I produced The Naked Dutch Painter album by LA artist “Stew”, this album was picked as “Album Of The Year 2002” by Entertainment Weekly Magazine.

*Writer (1989 – Present)
As a freelance writer I’ve written features and reviews for the following publications: BAM, Exposure, LA Reader, Yeah Yeah Yeah, and Music Confidential, where I was Associate Editor (92-94). I currently have my own web site via the UBL/Artists Direct, where I write weekly record reviews and commentary. I am also currently an editor for “Artist Directs/ UBL Alternative News Letter”. I currently contribute to Creem Magazine, and Beatle Monthly.
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*Radio Programmer (1998 ~ Present)
As a freelance radio programmer, I have done “specialty jobs” for Virgin Radio, United Airlines, KOGO (AM), Artist Direct, Y107, and KROQ to name a few. This included choosing specific titles for a wide selection of musical genres including 60’s Hits, classic 70’s album tracks, Alternative 80’s & 90’s, and of course all Beatles programming.

Tommy Perna - a native of Paterson, New Jersey started on the New York stage as a dancer moving on to numerous national commercials and a short stint on the New York soap “ GUIDING LIGHT”. In the movies, he got his SAG card in PORKY’S REVENGE going on to appear in several other films such as BIG BRASS RING with William Hurt, BEAT with Kiefer Sutherland, CRIME &PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA with Ellen Barkin and MAN FROM THE ELYSIAN FIELDS with Andy Garcia. He also has leading roles in two indy films due out this year, LAVA LOUNGE and IF.
In television he has done many guest appearances on such shows as, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN and CHARMED to name a few, starring in Proctor&Gamble’s Emmy winning Dream Builder series movie of the week, “OUR FATHER”. As a producer he began in development at VIACOM PRODUCTIONS for Daniel L. Paulson going on to produce, co-direct, and star in the internationally acclaimed short, CHANGES OF DISTANCE which screened and won awards at several international festivals.


MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP is Tommy’s first feature attempt with his second following shortly with Bull’s Eye Entertainment, the thriller entitled, HUNTING ICARUS written by Michael Easton with George Hickenlooper set to direct in 2004, and third, LEAVE BAD ENOUGH ALONE written by Jason Olson. Perna is represented by Geoffry Oblath at Armstrong-Hirsch. _

Donald Zuckerman produced THE MAN FROM ELYSIAN FIELDS, directed by George Hickenlooper. The film stars Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, James Coburn, Olivia Williams and Anjelica Houston. The film premiered at Sundance in 2002 and is currently in theatrical release by Samuel Goldwyn Co./Fireworks Pictures.

In 2001, Zuckerman produced SAY NOTHING, directed by Allan Moyle, and starring William Baldwin and Nastasha Kinski. The film was produced for HBO.

In 1999, Zuckerman produced BEAT, directed by Gary Walkow, and starring Courtney Love, Kiefer Sutherland, Norman Reedus and Ron Livingston. The film is the true story of William Burroughs and his wife, Joan. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000.

In 1998, Zuckerman produced THICK AS THIEVES, directed by Scott Sanders and starring Alec Baldwin, Andre Braugher, Michael Jai White and Rebecca De Mornay. October Films picked the film up for theatrical release and it premiered at Sundance in January 1999.

In 1998, Zuckerman also produced THE BIG BRASS RING, a political drama based on an Orson Welles screenplay. The film is directed by George Hickenlooper and stars William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson (she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award) and Irene Jacob. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1999.

Zuckerman produced George Hickenlooper’s feature film THE LOW LIFE starring Rory Cochrane, Kyra Sedgwick, Sean Astin and J.T. Walsh. The film was released theatrically in May of 1996. Completed in September of 1997 is the feature DOGTOWN, also directed by Hickenlooper, and starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Jon Favreau, Karen Black, Maureen McCormick, Rory Cochrane and Natasha Wagner.

Zuckerman executive produced a feature length animated film for Live Entertainment entitled THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. The film was released direct to video in the fall of 1997.

In 1995 and 1996 Zuckerman was executive producer and principal in a series of international live pay-per-view television events entitled BATTLECADE: EXTREME FIGHTING. He thereafter produced another pay-per-view show entitled THE CONTENDERS featuring Olympic gold and silver medallist wrestlers.

Zuckerman has a long history of creating exciting New York City nightlife venues including THE RITZ (a 2500 capacity music venue), HEARTBREAK, SINGALONG and METROPOLIS (a 250 seat restaurant). Zuckerman also executive produced the “LIVE FROM THE RITZ” series of television specials for MTV. He managed Columbia Records recording artist SCANDAL featuring Patty Smyth (gold and platinum albums) and HENRY TILLMAN, the 1984 Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medallist.

Donald Zuckerman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received a law degree from the Boston University School of Law. He worked for four years as a Staff Attorney for the Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division and subsequently maintained a private law practice.