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Movie MashUps

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John Bolsar, Peter Kohan, Wayne Olsen, David Philp, Stuart Sullivan and Harry Weinger created Movie MashUps through email in 2001, each pal trying to one up the other with funnier, cleverer (is that a word?) MashUps. “The Rule” helped make finding newer and better Movie MashUps an even more addicting habit, one they had to share with the world.

John Bolsar
John was born one winter morning long, long ago in the prospering metropolis known as Cleveland, OH. An avid music fan since birth, John spent 10 of his formative years managing record stores before joining the actual music business in 1994, doing marketing and sales for Universal Music. He moved himself up through the ranks throughout the '90s, relocating to Cincinnati, then Minneapolis, and then New York City. After 3.5 years as Director of Sales at Universal Music Enterprises, John moved to Atlanta for a new position with Warner Music Group in late 2003. With the rapid decline of the music business, John relocated permanently to his beloved New York City in July of 2007 and now serves as Vice President of Sales at The NewsMarket, an online media company. He still does freelance work for record labels, writing liner notes for CDs by artists such as The Fixx, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin and The Thompson Twins. His knowledge of '80s new wave is generally considered as "beyond reproach."

Peter Kohan
Peter is currently the Owner & President of Kohan Music Group, LLC <http://www.myspace.com/kohanmusicgroup>, a music consulting firm aligning corporate brands with musical artists, record labels, and music publishers to develop music-centric marketing campaigns. Peter also writes the music business blog Appetite for Disruption <http://appetitefordisruption.typepad.com/>. He has served as Sales Director for Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group and Director, Premium Sales and New Media for Universal Music Special Markets. Peter delivered multi-million dollar annual sales revenues for these companies and worked with many top corporate clients, including: Starbucks Coffee Company, Somerset Entertainment, Jostens, Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., Kellogg Co., Unilever, The Procter & Gamble Company, 7-Eleven, Inc., Jim Beam Brands, H&R Block, Ford Motor Company, and others. Previously, he served in marketing roles at Verve Music Group, Billboard Talent Net, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Peter holds an MBA degree in Arts Administration from Binghamton University.

Wayne Olsen
Like Debbie Boone, I was born in Hackensack. Unlike the Debster, I grew up in River Vale, graduated Pascack Valley High School (go Indians), Bergen Community College and Montclair State. I am a pushy salesperson at SONY BMG Music Entertainment. Buy “Thriller.” I am the President of my Church Council (Lutheran) (ELCA, not Missouri Synod). All my family (including pets) are dead and all my friends are busy.

David Philp
An entertainment industry executive (sounds cool, huh?) with more than 17 years of experience, David Philp is co-founder of Game Six Entertainment, LLC (www.gamesixentertainment.com). Currently, Game Six has in development a scripted television project with Framework Pictures, two music-related game shows with the multi-platinum band 3 Doors Down, and Movie MashUps.net, which is where you are right this very second! David has written or co-written six books (http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=1816241) and held positions with the Universal Music Group, New Video, and PolyGram Video. An adjunct professor at William Paterson University in New Jersey, he holds an MBA in Marketing Management from Pace University. He presently has two children and one wife.

Stuart Sullivan
As a co-founder of Game Six Entertainment, LLC, Stuart has worked in the music industry since 1997 in finance, marketing, licensing, and sales for BMG and the Universal Music Group. Stuart brings a practical and fiscally responsible perspective to the creative process. He has an MBA in finance from The Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California.

Harry Weinger