As a video/multimedia director, producer, writer & editor, Russ is a Telly award-winning artist who has helped hundreds of corporations successfully communicate their message over the past decade. In his professional theatre career, Russ acted on Broadway in two plays and at Equity regional theatres across the country, and he directed several new works Off-Broadway. As a writer, he had three plays produced in NYC and currently has two feature length screenplays and one short in development. And as a musician/drummer, he's had the opportunity to perform with Paul McCartney, The Red Clay Ramblers and Little Richard among others. Throughout his creative career, Russ has had the opportunity to work with winners of the Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy and the Pulitzer Prize. In addition, he worked in the Client Presentations department at Merrill Lynch's world headquarters on Wall St. in New York City.

Russ was born in Shreveport, LA and raised in the Dallas area as the son of a fifth generation Texan. He made his first Super 8 film while in elementary school and began playing the drums at the age of 10. After many years based in New York City, his interest in multimedia brought him back to Texas to pursue video production and interactive media opportunities. He and his wife, Deborah, live in the ‘burbs of Richardson'.

Russ specializes in helping his clients understand what they need to say and how best to communicate it. As an experienced communications consultant, he enjoys helping companies focus their message for maximum results. He's also lectured nationally on corporate video production and web marketing strategies and wrote a monthly column on producing business media titled "Executive Decisions" for EventDV Magazine. Contact Russ at 972-234-0009 ext. 20 or email russ@pixelpops.com.

TIDBITS

- Russ' best man, Peter Hedges, is the Academy Award nominated screenwriter of About A Boy, novelist/screenwriter of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, director/co-writer of Dan in Real Life with Steve Carrell and screenwriter/director of Sundance hit Pieces of April.

- Russ took part in the very first reading of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men in a cramped Manhattan apartment.

- Russ guest starred in the final episode of The Facts of Life.

- Russ played the lead in Rent composer Jonathan Larson's early effort Superbia at a reading at the Public Theatre in NYC.

- Russ directed a number of successful actors in off-off Broadway productions and readings in the 80s and 90s including Michael C. Hall, Peter Dinklage, Kerri Kenny, K. Todd Freeman, Susan Floyd, Lenny Venito, Mark Feuerstein, Daniel Zelman, Jamie Harrold, John Ales.

- Russ was a member of MCC Theater in NYC.