It’s hard to express how much I appreciate the many people who have helped me by sharing their knowledge, answering questions, checking my material for accuracy, letting me interview them, proof-reading, giving me notes, making my work better and helping with specific chapters. Here are their names – in alphabetical order:
Nick Abdo | Terry Edinger | Eric Mofford | Phil Smoot |
Stuart Altman | Christine Evey | Steve Molen | Susan Spohr |
Scott E. Anderson | Sheri Galloway | Sahar Moridani | Ty Strickler |
Cindy Baer | Peggy Geary | Elizabeth Moseley | Susan Sullivan |
Robert Bahar | Dave Hamamura | Missy Moyer | Jerram Swartz |
Brian Bell | Julia Haneke | Carolyn Napp | Bryan Sweet |
Thea Bernstein | Susan Hirshberg | Boone Narr | Robbie Szelei |
Matt Birch | Tom Houghton | Mike Neale | Todd Taylor |
Jone Bouman | MaryAnn Hughes | Deanna Chavez Nocero | Tim Tennant |
Jenifer Box | Mark Indig | April Novak | Kiku Terasaki |
Mary Jo Braun | Elizabeth Jones | David Orr | Randall Thropp |
Krysten A. Brennan | Hal “Corky” Kessler | Michael Owens | Jim Turner |
Ali Brown | Stephen Koncelik | Mike Papadaki | Tom Udell |
Chris Burket | Matt Kutcher | Daniel Pensiero, III | Suzy Vaughan |
Ralph Burris | Andrew Lewis | Cindy Quan | Deedra Walts |
Milan Chakraborty | Mark Litwak | Lou Race | Ty Warren |
Harriet Cheng | Yolanda Lopez | Keith Raskin | Richard Wells |
Joe Chianese | Ron Lynch | Celina Reising | Daniel Wheatcroft |
Ron Cogan | Guy Magar | Carol Reush | Byron Wong |
Matt Cooper | Stephen Marinaccio | Milton Reyes | Alex Worman |
Michael Coscia | Al Marrewa | Jay Roewe | Alan Wu |
Danielle Daly | Gary Massey | Vail Romeyn | Phil Wylly |
Bill Dance | Cory McCrum-Abdo | Ned Shapiro | |
Bob Del Valle | Kathy MCCURDY | Gail Sheridan | |
Maureen Dooling | Mimi McCurdy | Ira Shuman | |
Jim Economos | Eric McLeod | Kris Smith |
My special thanks to:
Peter L. Kaufman, Kaufman Entertainment Law Group (www.ebizlegal.com), who so generously updated and improved all the agreements, deal memos and release forms in the book.
And to:
David Powell, President of The Music Bridge (www.themusicbridge.com) Ralph Ehrenpreis, The Law Offices of Ralph Ehrenpreis Immigration & Naturalization (www. ralphenrenpreis.com) Travis Mann, Entertainment (Attorney & Independent Producer)
and:
Marc J. Federman, Sr. Vice President of CMM Entertainment (www.cmmeiers.com)
One last note – and that’s the announcement that with the help of some friends, I’m finally entering the 21st century. By the time this book comes out, my new website should be up. Check it out at: www.EveHonthaner.com.
Best of luck with all your new projects… may they be filled with challenges you can conquer, experiences you can learn from and savor, new friends and some time to have some fun! Eve