Meet our Creative Team…
SARAGAIL BENJAMIN-Producer, director, composer, lyricist, paintings for animation
Saragail has led group drumming programs for 1000’s of people, from kids to top corporate execs. For this project, she drew on her songwriting background, on countless hours of leading stress reduction and healing drum circles for cancer patients and other special needs groups, and on her experiences conquering difficulties in her own life. She is eager and excited to share this project with the world. More bio info for Saragail
AMES HILL PRODUCTIONS-Andy Reichsman & Kate Purdie-Live Action Production
Kate & Andy have years of experience, including work with 60 MINUTES, Billy Joel, John Cougar Mellencamp, & Earth Wind & Fire. They’ve worked extensively with kids and music. www.ameshillvideo.com
JOHN MICHAUD-Animation
John animated Clippy, the notorious Microsoft Office paperclip. This year will see the completion of his 7-minute cartoon, “The Adventures of Baxter & Clyde”, about a 1960s Maine boy and his supernatural pet duck. http://vimeo.com/johnmichaudanimation
CORIN NELSEN of SYNCHROSONIC PRODUCTIONS-Sound
Corin is a Grammy Award winner, Zone Music Award winner, & recently worked with Pete Seeger on his last album. Corin brings expertise, exactitude and a wonderful positive energy to the project! http://www.corinnelsen.com/site/
BYTES.CO – App Development & Website Maintenance
Bytes.co is a full service website design & internet advertising firm based in Burlington, VT. Special thanks to Greg Schoppe, who was lead on the team that developed the wonderful play-along app that accompanies the video. bytes.co
Produced and directed—Saragail Benjamin
Meet the Singers & Actors…
FEATURED PLAYERS
Girl—Cassandra Beske Dunn
Boy—Aidan Salasin-Deane
Mom—Elaine Chila
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Sophie Bady-Kaye
Sky Borax
Luke Chila
Katie Kelly
Nan Mann
Esther Martel
Sophie Martel
Judith Reichsman
SINGERS
SOLOS
Lead vocals & character voices—Saragail Benjamin
Girl—Katie Kelly
CHORUS
Chris Beateley
Gretta Bendik
Aaron Benjamin
Luke Chila
Alex Diaz
William Keane, Jr.
Ben Kohn
Tor Krautter
Jen Schultheiss
Melissa Tangerman
Joseph Voto
DRUM CIRCLE VOLUNTEERS
Mary Alcantara
Eileen Beach
Devin Boshart
Greg Boshart
Navarrete Cancio-Bello
Gail Carbonaro
Isabella Chila
Riley Chila
Barbara Clark
Casey Deane
Toni Dee
Corey Dunn
Patricia Dupree
Drew Engard
Natalie Engard
Harvey Flaxman
Jan Gustafson
David Heisler
Valerie Heisler
Barbara Kane
Andrea Kaplan
Mark Kaplan
Maxx Kaplan
Miles Kaplan
Janet Kleinberg
Nancy Landis
Frank Lewis
Merrily Lewis
Chris Lima
Gretchen Lima
Elizabeth L. MacNamara
Jonathan J. MacNamara
Ellen Maloney
Blake Moran
Kelly Patrick Moran
Carol O’Connor
Sandra Peters
Lucy Pinkus
Louie Renault
Malo Renault
Simon Renault
Mary Ellen Rudolph
Christopher Smith
Cindy Waters
Daniela Stewart
Emily Stewart
Joseph Voto
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who worked on this project.
