With Mr. Mancuso’s extensive Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
and other staff contacts, our ability to call on the finest talent
pool in the world is a tremendous asset.
When actors, Producers, Writers, Directors and staff are not
being paid royalties from sales of films, why should they
continue to get kicked. Mancuso Martin Entertainment is the
actors best friend ™ and is their one-stop shop.
We are the Studio, Agent, Production company, Distributor,
Box Office and Network, all rolled into one. This is exclusive
to Mancuso Martin Entertainment and is a model that no other
company can emulate due to our methods, modalities and
industry personnel.
We have an internet tv network in place. This network will
not only broadcast the new movies and films we produce but
also show the films of the past and of other actors as well.
Our TV Network will soon beam up on satellite and our intent
is to air the network on “Dish and “Direct TV” once the
viewership reaches sufficient levels.
The Film Division
Mancuso Martin Entertainment, LLC. operates our film division
and acts as the in-house production arm that produces,
distributes and markets feature-length DVD films and movies,
taking projects from initial creative
development through principal photography, post-production,
distribution and ancillary sales.
We believe that fans of faith based and action film viewers
are active consumers throughout the world, purchasing CDs,
DVDs, records, clothes and concert tickets. In addition, this
audience is a highly coveted demographic group targeted by advertising retailers due to their age and spending habits.
We believe that outside of traditional Hollywood productions,
there is a shortage of "Lifestyle Specific" DVD products for
this audience.
Distribution
We formed our own internal distribution arm in order to take
advantage of the synergies of the vertical integration of our
business model. Mancuso Martin Distribution will distribute
the production of our internal products as well as the products
of third parties.
The Record Division
Mancuso Martin Entertainment also operates our record
division. We believe that the next five years will offer
important opportunities for the organization and growth of viable, newly created record companies. We believe that such
companies will be more competitive because they have the
ability to be flexible, responsive and are not constrained by
the typical large company bureaucracy.
A popular music record company depends on its ability to
sign and retain artists who will appeal to popular taste over
a period of time. We will employ a popular music artist and
repertoire ("A&R") staff whose task will be to identify
both new artists with potential appeal and established artists
who will compliment our planned artist roster or whose
potential we believe has not been fully exploited. The A&R
staff, which is headed by our management team, will include
a group of producers/songwriters and will meet on a regular
basis to discuss tapes of artists who have been previously
screened by staff members.
If a consensus is reached to attempt to sign an artist, a
strategy will be developed for a contract proposal. Currently,
we are evaluating several artists with whom we would
consider entering contracts.
Artist Recording Contracts
We will concentrate on the development of new talent rather
than competing with larger companies to acquire established
artists. We believe that the risks involved with higher
advances and royalties demanded by established artists may
be difficult to justify financially. In addition to the lower
financial cost of signing and developing new talent, we
believe that it generally is easier to negotiate a longer
contract term with new talent, whereas established artists
demand higher payments accompanied by shorter contract
terms. We recognize that established artists have existing
fan support and name recognition.
We have determined that the cost associated with retaining
established artists represents a significantly greater financial
risk if a recording project fails to achieve minimum consumer
sales in an intensely competitive market. From time to time
we may sign artists who require advances because they have
established sales bases.
Pursuant to our strategy of identifying, signing and
developing new talent, the artists whom we intend to sign
will generally have limited recording industry backgrounds.
For the most part, these artists will be identified and
contracted by us after analysis of demonstration tapes by
our A&R department and after consultation among our
senior management.