Biographies

Marko Sakren

Executive Producer / Director / Designer

Exposed to both Broadway and Hollywood at an early age, Marko Sakren has become an accomplished producer and director for stage, film, radio, television and print. He has been responsible for millions of dollars in budgets for both production and advertising projects involving such notable talents as Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, Dennis Miller, Sinbad, Penn & Teller, Debbie Reynolds, Louie Anderson and Gallagher. His corporate clients have included MGM Grand, IBM, Intel, Chrysler, Jeep, Wendy's and Redken Fifth Avenue, among many others. He has worked in the industries of health care, information technology, automotive, fashion, food, human resources, gaming, insurance and entertainment. He has produced and directed shows and screenings across the country at such venues as: the Sheraton Palace Hotel and the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco; the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand Garden Arena and Conference Center in Las Vegas; and the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. In advertising, he has been responsible for the branding of national companies, mixed media campaigns and co-branding for strategic partnerships with such notable names as Pfizer and Walgreens. Marko's work has earned national awards and has been seen around the world.

 

Michael M. Meade

Executive Creative Director

Michael Meade's roots in the entertainment industry date back to the 1970s. Since then, his creative mind has served the needs of many in the business. For example, he was manager of the feature story department at Paramount Studios and was involved in many film projects, including such box office successes as the “Beverly Hills Cop” series, “Beetle Juice,” “Terms of Endearment” and “Flashdance.” His resume also includes work in public relations for Lorimar Television and writing for such clients as ShoWest, La-Z-Boy, Preview Las Vegas, Compuserve, IBM, Planet Hollywood and many, many more. Michael and Marko first joined forces in 1998 creating a very successful show involving both live and multi-media elements for Mitsubishi Electric's booth at Comdex in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Since then, the two have collaborated on numerous projects that have brought award-winning entertainment value to the needs of national clients.

 

Andres L. Porras

Executive Director of Photography / Executive Editor

Andres Porras became fascinated with photography as a boy in Popayan, Colombia. When he emigrated to New York City in 1986 he fell in love with film, utilizing his photographer's eye. He enrolled in New York University (NYU) to advance his skills in the art and science of motion pictures, graduating in 1992 with a degree in Film. Since then, he has built a career as a Camera Operator, Director of Photography and Editor working with a full spectrum of motion picture formats from Beta SP, Digi Beta, IMX, XDCam, MII and DVCam video to 16mm, 35mm and IMAX film. In Las Vegas, he has demonstrated his talents on such projects as the "Ultimate Blackjack Tournament" for ESPN, "One Eye Jack: The Series" for the Travel Channel, "25 Million Dollar Hoax" for NBC, "Sirens of T.I." for Farrington Productions, The Scintas “Live” for Farrington Productions, "I Hate My Job" for Spike TV, "Real World Las Vegas" for MTV and "Taxi Cab Confessions" for HBO. He was recently a steadycam camera operator for the new "Indiana Jones" sequel being shot in California. He is also a dive master and expert in aerial photography. As a diver, he has worked for National Geographic and the Ford Foundation. In the air, he has shot footage for Warner Brothers, Universal and MTV. Andres and Marko first worked together in 2000 on corporate videos, two of which became Telly award-winners.

 

Kim Sakren

Producer / Marketing Director / Choreographer

Kim Sakren has been dancing for most of her life and choreographing for the past fifteen years. She is a certified Ballroom, Latin and Swing instructor with certifications from Fred Astaire Dance Studios and the North American Dance Teachers Association. She was a company member, performer and instructor (Modern, Jazz, Tap and Ballroom) at Dance Menagerie, Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and South Florida Dance Theatre. She received her training in Modern, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Flamenco, Ballroom, Latin and Swing from numerous studios and academies in Miami, North Carolina, California and New York. She is the recipient of Top Teacher and Choreography Awards in Ballroom. Her creativity and sense of style are evident in her work, which has been seen nationally on NBC and locally in Las Vegas on Fox 5 Television. She once co-owned and marketed a very successful dance studio and dance entertainment center in Avon, Connecticut. Kim brings her extraordinary ideas and talents in movement and marketing to our creative team.

 

Marcus Bugler

Dance Director / Choreographer

Marcus Bugler has had an extraordinary career in the world of Dance. He is Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Flamenco and Ballroom trained at numerous academies and schools such as the Joffrey, Harkness Ballet and School of American Ballet. He then became a company member of the Harkness Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet and Metropolitan Opera Ballet. His longest engagement has been as the Dance Captain, Ballet Rehearsal Assistant and Repetiteur for the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City. In recent years, he served as Artistic Coordinator for "Zumanity: the Other Side of Cirque Du Soleil" at New York New York Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has staged and choreographed works around the country and overseas, such as "Orfeo" for Chicago Lyrics Opera and "Die Fledermaus" for the Salito Kinen Festival in Tokyo, Japan. Every year, Marcus tours the United States training students in the techniques of Dance from Ballet to Ballroom.

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