"Play Me" - The Story Of His Life

Spending time plotting our marketing strategy with our Executive Producer, Wendy Williams, never fails to turn into an all day session where I learn more about the movie biz than you can learn in a year at film school. This highly regarded Hollywood producer & production manager has been my consigliere on Beautiful Noise almost from the start - and after working closely with my Team for months to help us shape the film, I was thrilled when she agreed to come on board as our Exec Producer. Wendy's credits include movies with $100 million + budgets and working with some of the top Directors and Actors in Hollywood, so it's a rare and special treat that she has joined our troupe and is guiding us on our Indie Journey.

At the end of our World Premiere planning session today, Wendy asked me about the slate of movies I'm readying for production in the next few years. One of them is a film titled Play Me - a fictional story based loosely on the life of our BN star, Jay White. I think I can make a terrific Musical based on Jay's trials and tribulations on his way to becoming the world's #1 Neil Diamond Tribute artist. Wendy loved the idea but came up with the better angle to go for broke and make a no-holds-barred documentary about Jay and his Diamond career. Play Me will be shot this summer as we follow this talented performer around the world as we promote Beautiful Noise and showcase the Beautiful Noise Live! Concert event. Wendy's right. Jay's story need not be fictionalized as the truth is better than fiction in his case. So we'll be documenting everything on our US & European movie concert tour this year and capture Jay's incredible Story...the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of it. It's going to be a gripping true-life drama and one helluva Musical piece...as we'll be capturing Jay's live performances as he tours with his movie co-stars.

Play Me will be shot and edited before I start principal photography this fall on the Beautiful Noise prequel & sequel - Serenade & Heartlight. Can't wait to get started.

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