Meet the Talent Management Team
Michele T. Weaver
Ms. Weaver has over 20 years experience in film, television and music video pre-production, production and post-production in a wide variety of capacities, including casting, budgeting, concept development and marketing. After making her mark as a casting director, culminating in her recognition as "Casting Director of the Year" by VH1 (1995), she expanded her interests to live theatre.As co-founder of “Instincts,” an internationally acclaimed live dance media company, she was executive producer/producer of several theatrical and film productions, including Labyrinth of Souls, Couch Potato Syndrome and Possibilities which was reviewed as "Best Bet" by the Los Angeles Times.
Ms. Weaver also worked in various roles on the films: Grid Locked, Writer's Block, The Mod Squad, HBO's Ali and Guantamera, a short-film about Cuba in the 1940's, not to mention an extensive list of over 200 music videos and commercials to her credit during which she has had the opportunity to work with such talent as Madonna, Janet Jackson, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Tina Turner in addition to directors, Jean-Bapiste Mondino, Peter Care and Mark Romanek.
Partial List of Credits
Music Video (Casting)
Artist Video Director
Madonna "Hollywood" Mondino
Madonna "Human Nature" Mondino
Tina Turner "I Don't Wanna Fight" Peter Care
Keith Richards "Wicked As It Seems" Mark Romanek
David Bowie "Jump They Say" Mark Romanek
Janet Jackson "That's the Way Love Goes" Rene Elizondo, Jr.
En Vogue "Free Your Mind" Mark Romanek
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Mark Romanek
Commercial Credit List
Nike Melodie McDaniels
OnSale.com Radicle Media
Motorola Radicle Media
Levis Andrew Dosonmo
Head & Shoulders Kathy Chamberlain
Miller Beer "Salsa" Melodie McDaniels
Miller Beer "Soul" Melodie McDaniels
Miller Beer "Beer Run" Melodie McDaniels
L.A. Time Radicle Media
Mastercard "Best Friend" Ralpf
Mastercard "Daddy's Girl" Melodie McDaniels
The Gap "Swing" Matthew Roloston
The Gap "Rock" Pate Brothers
NBA James II Peter Care
Spirits and Slaves Brian Allen
Levis Tarsem
Sony Matthew Badter
Diet Coke Jim Sonzero
Merek Melodie McDaniels
Levis Steve Ramser
AAA Neil Abramson
Air France Gore
Mountain Dew "Been There" Gore
Ocean Spray "Timmy's" David Kellogg
Phillips DCC "Rave" David Kellogg
Renault Peter Care
United Way Herve
Vans Neil Abramson
Virgin Mega Store Jeffrey Plansker
Yves Saint Laurent Len Peltier
Drakkar Noir Mondino
Nike "What If" Mondino
Narine Essence Melodie McDaniels
FILA "New Species" Jonathan Taylor
Universal Fragrance Gore
NBA Jams Paula Walker
Woodstock "M.T.V." Peter Care
Chrysler Spike Jonze
Brut Actif "No Rules" Millicent Shelton
Lee Copper Jeans Tony Kaye
Ameritech "Gift Plan" Oliver Sentec
Ameritech "Gifted" Keir McFairlane
Ulta Image "Sensuality" Keir McFairlane
Diet Coke "U.K." Melodie McDaniels
Sprite "Grant Hill" Fatima
Shawmut Bank Pam Thomas
Cornetto Ice-Cream Matthew Rolston
Anti-Smoking PSA "Toilet Bowl" Big T.V.
Anti-Drug PSA "Drug Free America" Dick Buckley
Guess Jeans Matthew Ralston
Breast Cancer PSA Melodie McDaniels
The Children's Place Satellite Films
Coke Melodie McDaniels
Wayne A. Willbur
After graduating with a post-graduate degree in Business Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Mr. Willbur worked a couple of yearsin the entertainment industry in various capacities; he worked in the legal department of De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) reviewing contracts for above-the-line talent for compliance with DGA, WGA and SAG rules and regulations. From this position, he began working as Assistant to the Produceron a number of film projects in pre-production where his responsibilities included development, property acquisition, budgeting and casting.
While Mr.Willbur has pursued other business opportunities since, he has continued developing and writing his own materials which now include four screenplays and one television pilot. In 2004, he financed, produced and directed two one-act Hawaiian stage plays (Reunion and ParadiseTours) at the California Institute of Technology.
Afterward, he financed, produced and directed a live, interactive dinner theatre production at the Hyatt Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, where he met and began collaborating with Michele Weaver to develop and produce his own work.
David A. Weaver
Mr. Weaver is a Los Angeles Designer and Builder with over 25 years experience. He attended Loyola High School, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Los Angeles—where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, and Pepperdine School of Law. He has worked on numerous and diverse projects around the world in the film, event planning and building industries. Experience includes: Chief Architect for NISS (the predecessor to the X Games), PA River Run Films, Architect H20 Development, PA Michele Weaver Casting. In addition, he has run his own design/build firm ‘DAW Design and Construction’ successfully for over 20 years.