Ben Britten Smith (Programming, Artwork) goes by Ben Britten because Ben Smith is a very common name and saying his full name is a bit of a mouthful. He has been writing software ever since he learned Logo on the Apple IIe in fifth grade. After the dot-com bubble burst, he started doing motion-control software for feature films. This earned him an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005. He started working on the iPhone after WWDC in 2008 and has worked on about a half-dozen published apps since then. He lives in Melbourne, Australia with his lovely wife Leonie. benbritten.com

Brent Lord (Music, Design, Website) writes and produces music for all sorts of outlets. Industrial: Survivor: Live (CBS Consumer Products and RWS & Associates Entertainment). Stage: Playground (The Jeff Shade Dance Project); Platforms (2007 NYMF dance commission); Go-Go Beach (2006 NYMF, now licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide). TV: original music for VH1 Rock Docs documentary Last Days of Left Eye (VH1), Latino Beginnings (Logo), and background music for Access Hollywood. Film: Blind Side (dir. John Daschbach, Digidance Film Festival); Waking Dreams (starring Ben Shenkman). Audio editor: Man of the People, an 11-episode online audio sitcom; 2009 Easter Bonnet Competition; past Broadway Bares & Gypsy of the Year performances. He is co-founder of the music production company FatLab Music with Michael Shaieb and an alum of the NYU Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. brentlord.com

Michael Shaieb (Music, Design) moved to New York in 1999, where he received his MFA from NYU’s Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Before moving to New York, he performed for 11 years as a classical pianist in Detroit. Stage: Through A Glass, Darkly (Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus); Go-Go Beach (2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival, licensed through Theatrical Rights Worldwide). Film & TV: original music for the Vh1 documentary Last Days of Left Eye, background music for various prime-time television shows, end credits song for the short film Waking Dreams starring Ben Shenkman. Industrial: Carnaval de Fuego (Six Flags Elitch Gardens). Other musicals: Dogs That Wear Hats and Big Tim with Stephen Tomac, Pickle Pins with Diana Hansen-Young, and Golden State with Tim McCanna. michaelshaieb.com

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