James Milburn is a creative director and producer with extensive experience in technical production and design.
His eclectic background includes positions as:
- VP, Live Production for a Creative Agency
- Director of Design for a Themed Architectural/Exhibition Firm
- Production Manager/Technical Director on Broadway
In his 30+ years of working in a senior capacity on complex and unique projects across industries and around the world, he has collaborated with a lot of talented individuals.
Today, James hand-picks the team for each show from the experts he has met over the years – people with complementary skill-sets and personalities that are a good fit with the client.
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James has been an award-winning lighting designer, scenic designer, touring head carpenter, scenic carpenter, props builder and software engineer. His international experience spans dozens of countries including in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.
Corporate credits include leading projects for AEG Live, Aflac, AIPAC, Avaya, Bloomberg, BMW, BT, Century 21, Daiichi Sankyo, Discovery Channel, Galderma, GE Health Care, Norwegian Cruise Lines, the Orange Bowl, USDA, USDOS and Warner Bros.
Exhibit experience includes design and oversight of the installation of technical systems for touring exhibitions (International Auto Show, America’s Smithsonian), specialty architectural projects (Niagara Falls Casino atriums, Vancouver Airport’s themed areas) and pavilions for Expo 2000 – a major world fair with a site larger than two of the participating countries.
In the Performing Arts, he has mounted over 100 productions including as a production manager for the first touring theatrical production in mainland China, the first resident Broadway musical in Russia with a Western cast, and for Fosse: A Celebration of Song & Dance on Broadway (which won 4 Tony awards including Best Musical).
The Team
We are an affiliation of small companies and freelancers with diverse international experience across many industries. Our clients benefit by getting world-class expertise with the one-on-one attention only a smaller company can provide.
Jennifer Jones
Partner
Event Manager
Scott Stevens
Director of Production
Jeremy Deaver
Technical Director
Emma Sloane
Associate Producer
Robert Wang
Executive Producer
& Strategist
FirstInLine Media, LLC
Yehuda Goldman
Creative Director
Content Producer, Writer
Blue Shark Creative, LLC
Patrick W. Lord
Projection & Media Designer
Remarkable Squirrel, LLC
Heather Chockley
Event Producer
Production Manager
Mike Matthews
Meetings & Event Planner,
Event Producer
Event Alliez, LLC
Felipe Ruiz-Mendoza
Creative Producer
Post-Production Specialist
Rock Motion, LLC
John Edkins
Production Supervisor,
Technical Manager
JE Scenic Technologies Inc.
Zoya Kachadurian
Producer & Show Caller
