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Fred Blitzer With over 20 years of experience in the Audio-Visual Industries, Fred has an extensive background in Business Operations, Project Management, and A/V design and engineering. Fred has been involved with almost every phase of the production industry. His roots began in the early 90’s as founder and operating partner of Zone Productions. He later became VP of Technical Operations for Live Technologies Inc beginning in 2000. A musician at heart, Fred transformed his musical interests into Engineering and design skills during the late 80’s. After putting his time in as a live music engineer and studio engineer/producer, he put his business hat on and started Zone Productions, an audio, video, and lighting event company. In 1997, merging Zone Productions with Stage Tech Inc (later becoming Live Technologies Inc), he was part of the management team which grew company revenues while gaining valuable experience in managing projects, personnel, and overall corporate growth and prosperity along the way. Jason Clayton Jason Clayton has been a part of the Columbus business community for 17 years. He has extensive experience in marketing and promotion - from large scale printing projects and photography - to small businesses, music and a variety of video projects. Jason's first fore into private business ownership was in document management. This venture was successful enough to be bought out by a competitor. He brings knowledge and experience with him to the document management side of his current business. Jason is a true entrepreneur - he is constantly driven to come up with new ideas and find the most creative way to expedite them. His work in video production recently assisted in his company winning “The Ohio Film Office Music Video Challenge,” setting Vital apart as a top-of-the line video company in Ohio. He has experience in detailed website design and management. Jason has worked as a project manager on jobs with large international companies as well as local nonprofit organizations. This includes photo shoots and massive print advertisement contracts for Express and Limited Brands, as well as organizing all entertainment to assist with the Komen Columbus Race For The Cure. His commitment to his company and his community are exemplary.		John Daugherty John Daugherty is an award-winning producer and director in both music and film. In the world of film and video John has worked for such notable clients as Honda, Express, YWCA, Red Cross, and Limited Brands to name a few. The video he produced and directed for the new Honda Jet introduced the new light jet to the world and spearheaded it's ultimate manufacture and marketing. The music video he produced for The Receiver track "Visitor" won an Emmy and the Ohio Film Office Music Video Challenge in March of 2009. He has also directed videos for Trainwreck featuring Kyle Gass of Tenacious D, Erica Blinn, and Angela Perley and The Howlin’ Moons. John recently co-produced and co-directed the O.A.R. documentary “Standing On A Burning Hot Sun” which is being distributed along with the band’s “Live On Red Rocks” DVD and BluRay. John's musical career has taken him all over the globe as a DJ where he is better known as "Jondy." He has DJ'd clubs from Honolulu to Milan. His original productions have been seen on Billboard charts and on DJ playlists worldwide. The most notable of his productions has been a remix of "Clocks" by Coldplay which thrust him into a category of DJs and producers only a few ever realize. John is a member of ASCAP, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy's), the Recording Industry Association of America (Grammy's), and has been chosen as a judge for the International Academy of the Visual Arts and the Emmy's.