At the
bCreative Directory we see the role of the ‘Ambassador’ as an
integral part of our team. This great collection of people with an
awesome combined knowledge of ‘all things creative’ are here to
help us get and stay on the right track. The ‘Ambassadors’
endorse our site. Whatever the creative field you are in, where ever
your ‘muse’ takes you, we intend to have a support network of
great people, who know what it is like to be where you are, and have
succeeded. There wealth of experience is here to guide us at
bCreative and to set the tone of our mentoring.
If you are interested in becoming an ‘Ambassador’ please contact me via bCreative, I'm Tony and you can view more details here
Welcome to the Ambassadors of bCreative
David Courtney - Music, composer
Stephen J. Kalinich - Writing, poetry
Garry Bushell - Journalism
James Devis - Film, cinematoraphy
Des Michaels - Music, publishing
Joe Alvarez - Photography
Tony Klinger -Film, production
David Courtney
Composer and Record Producer
David Courtney and his
current project My Band TV fulfils the cross partnership with
bCreative offering wonderful opportunities to all our members for
participation on this Global TV Network.
David Courtney is an
international composer and record producer who has worked with some
of the music industry’s legendary names such as Roger Daltrey -
Eric Clapton - David Gilmour - Sir Paul McCartney - Ritchie Blackmore
– Jimmy Page and Steve Cropper to name but a few. He was also the
man behind the success of Leo Sayer and co-wrote many of his
international hits including ‘ The Show Must Go On’ ‘One Man
Band’ and ‘ Long Tall Glasses’. He also wrote ‘Giving it all
away’ for Roger Daltrey and many other works such ‘Shooting Star’
and ‘Who Were you With In The Moonlight’ for UK 80’s pop duo
‘Dollar’.
David Courtney has
numerous entrees in various "Rock Music Encyclopedias" and
Platinum, Gold and Silver Disc awards representing the millions of
records sold worldwide. He has also won ASCAP (The American Society
of Composers, Authors & Publishers) awards, and a Grammy
nomination.
James Devis
B.S.C. Director of Cinematography
“If you wish to
become a cinematographer the best way to predict your future is to
create it. People may doubt what you say but they will believe what
you do .So by becoming a member of bCreative we can help you achieve
your ambition.”
.James has worked in the film industry for
over fifty years and on well over one hundred movies. He started out
as a page boy at Gainsborough Studios, moving to the Camera Dept as
central loader to all the films being made there. He then became a
clapper boy before he was called up for National Service. James was
in the RAF for two years. After the war he freelanced working at all
the major studios. He moved from clapper boy to assistant cameraman
working with Geff Unsworth and Dougie Slocombe along the way. James
had many happy years at Pinewood Studios. Since then he has worked
with some of the all time great directors. David Lean, John Huston,
Stanley Kubrick , Don Segal , Frank Oz ,David Lynch ,Philip Noyce ,
Neil Jordan, Frank Schaffner and many more. Due to his vast
experience James became a Director of Photography in 1980. For
fifteen years after he was second unit director and D.O.P. on major
movies all over the world.
James retired recently
but hopes his experience will be helpful to others inspired to work
in the film industry.
Joe Alvarez
Red Carpet
Photographer
Joe is a showbusiness
journalist / photographer based in London. He has covered showbiz
news for the last 12 years. This has taken him to a host of events
including film festivals in Cannes, Toronto, Venice. Where there is
a red carpet event look out for Joe. Oscars, Brits, MTV Awards,
Baftas, National TV Awards, Soap Awards and many more are all part of
the regular year for Joe, he never stops.
You will have seen his
photos in many newspapers and magazines worldwide. Joe Alvarez
became part of the story when he was involved with a fracas with
Colin Farrell at the Toronto Film Festival. That day, as an
accredited photographer (not paparazzi) Joe fought fire with fire,
and became the headline! He is use to dealing with artistic
temperament but that day it got confrontational and Joe’s face got
equal billing with Farrell. “It is the thing I love about this job,
you never know what to expect or where in the world you will be doing
it”.
Stephen J.Kalinichi
Poet
“I
would love to help others discover the poet within themselves and
cultivate their ability to express their thoughts and creative
feelings into allow them to open up to all the colours of their
being”.
The great American poet
and lyricist Stephen John Kalinich has been a profound voice of the
rock ’n’ roll era for four decades. When Paul McCartney and
Brian Wilson, two of the most prominent icons in rock history,
recorded “A Friend Like You” by Kalinich and Wilson on an album
featuring Elton John and Eric Clapton, it was a testament to the
lyrical poet at the height of artistic achievement.
An
originator of the California sound, Kalinich rose to fame as a young
man. He went on to work with many of the ‘greats’ including P.F.
Slone (Eve of Destruction),Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Odyssey and
Randy Newman. Although he has risen to the highest echelons of the
music industry, Kalinich considers himself a poet first. A voice of
conscience comparable to Bob Dylan, he has inspired audiences around
the world.
A performer whose
spoken lines are as powerful as the music that carries them, Kalinich
played to thousands on a recent European tour of his Galactic
Symphonies, written with internationally acclaimed guitarist
Richard Durrant and recorded on CD and DVD Kalinich’s poetry
readings have an emotional impact comparable to that of poet Maya
Angelou.
Kalinich continues to
write poetry for films and music from Los Angeles, the city he loves.
He is currently collaborating with Stacy Keach on the film ‘War
Poems’ and David Marks, an original member of the Beach
Boys, is producing The Circle Continues, a collection of songs
with lyrics by Kalinich, slated for 2010 release.
Garry Bushell
Journalism
Garry is one of Britain’s best-known pundits. His hard-hitting column has been published in four national newspapers – The Sun, The Daily Star, the People and the Daily Star Sunday - and he has appeared on more than 2,000 TV and radio shows.
Bob Monkhouse called him “a terrific writer.” Richard Littlejohn describes him as “the best one-liner merchant in Fleet Street.” While Howard Stern once dubbed him “my Ambassador in England.”
The son of a fireman, Garry was born in Woolwich, South East London. He began his career as a rock writer and band manager. He managed the Cockney Rejects and the Blood, discovered Twisted Sister in a New York State bar and travelled the world with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Blondie and the Specials. In 1984, Garry wrote Iron Maiden’s authorized biography ‘Running Free’ (re-printed four times).
Finally me
Tony Klinger
Film Maker
In 2010, based on my belief that the world needed a place for creative people to share
their ideas, inspirations, dreams, frustration etc, The bCreative
Directory was born.
But like everyone else
with big ideas, an enormous amount of experience derived from working
in many areas got me to this point.
My credits and
awards are numerous. Starting as a school boy winning two national
writing competitions and by 18 I was making my own small professional
films for public distribution. I went on to make films in various
capacities including Writer, Director and Producer. Including ‘The
Kids Are Alright’, ‘The Man Who Got Carter’, ‘Shout at the
Devil’, ‘Deep Purple over Japan’. I have been extensively
involved with education, as a course director and lecturer at 3 top
British film schools. My book ‘Twilight Of The Gods’ (about
Klinger producing the film ‘The Kids Are Alright’ with iconic
rock group The Who) is currently available. I also have 2 novels
scheduled for release in 2012, W.O.M.D. and The Butterfly Boy.
