CREW
Tamsin L. Silver
Tamsin L. Silver is originally from Michigan but has lived in New York City since 2002. She holds a BA in Theatre and Secondary Education, with a minor in Creative Writing and Shakespeare from Winthrop University in South Carolina. She has taught both middle and high school drama, run two successful theatre companies, and currently has six published books out (five books in the Windfire series and the first book in the Sabrina Grayson Novels, entitled, Mark of the Necromancer) as well as two short stories (Heroes Square and The Curse of Scathach). By the end of 2016 she will have two more short stories coming out, Mettilwynd (Bella Rosa Books) and The Color of Love (Falstaff Publishing). Currently she is working on turning her Historical Fantasy short story into a novel, entitiled, The Curse of Billy the Kid. This centers around Billy and the Lincoln County War in 1878. You can learn more about her and her books by visiting her website, www.tamsinsilver.com.
Creator/Writer
Nyle Cavazos Garcia
Nyle Cavazos Garcia, born in Caldwell, Idaho, attended Boise State University under scholarship where he founded Small Town Pictures. Nyle's first short film "Wedding Night" won Best Short Film at the 1997 Nell Shipman Awards in Boise, Idaho. Nyle then relocated to New York, where he worked in production on independent films for Lion's Gate, Good Machine and The Shooting Gallery. Nyle continued to write and direct short films such as "Humidity" (2000 Official Selection: Brooklyn International Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Long Island Film Festival), and "The Support Group" (2002 Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival). Nyle then relocated to Los Angeles and produced his feature film directorial debut "Clean" (2004). "Clean" went on to win a bounty of top awards at various film festivals, including Rhode Island International Film Festival, Park City Film Music Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival and Beverly Hills Film Festival. Upon his return to New York in 2008, Nyle has directed a handful of award-nominated short films including "The Dark" (2008), "Bleeding" (2009), "Mary's Journal" (2010), "The Man with the Red Right Hand" (2012) and Houston & 6th (2012), all of which will be included in the release of Nyle's dramatic thriller anthology, "Dark Passenger: Volume 01" (2015), which is being distributed by R-Squared Films. Through his production company Small Town Pictures, Nyle is developing two horror feature films from his original screenplays, "Olivia's Fingers" and "Tag".
Director of Photogrpahy / Editor
Christopher North is a composer for film, TV / original series, theater, dance and various ensembles. He's also a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumental musician, having performed at Carnegie Hall and on Grammy award-winning recordings. Hailing from Texas, he now thrives in Brooklyn, having released 14 albums (with 7 more soundtracks slated for 2016) and scored 40+ films, screening / distributed around the world. Many of these have won awards at film festivals including Slamdance (where he is two for two), Hamptons, Soho, Big Apple, Houston, Newport Beach, Milan and Coney Island, as well as a special mention at DOC NYC. These credits include: Everything’s Jake (starring Ernie Hudson), Eavesdrop (featuring Grammy Nominated Eroica Trio), Bible Quiz (Best Documentary Slamdance 2013), L’Absinthe (thriller set in Paris/Manhattan) and Lucky Days (directed by / starring Angelica Page), all of which can be seen on Netflix, Itunes, Amazon, on DVD, On Demand, etc. He is proud and honored to be part of the Sundance Family, as a Composer / Fellow in the 2015 Sundance Institute & Skywalker Sound's Music and Sound Design Lab for Documentary Film at Skywalker Ranch. His latest films are Two Trains Runnin’ (award winning music/civil rights doc) and Horror Feature Call Sheet.
Mr. North has taught at the 92nd Street Y since 1997. He has played bass with Quincy Jones, Dixie Chicks, Rosanne Cash, various 80's one hit wonders, symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles as well on Broadway (The Lion King, Rent, Spring Awakening and Hair). On several of his scores and albums, he has played all the instruments. Recently, he has played bass on other composer's film scores, trailers and video games including Wolfenstein. He has also been in demand as a multi-instrumentalist, especially on newly created boutique instruments, and is likely the only person on the planet who plays and owns a Marcodi Harpejji, a Guitarviol, a Slaperoo, a Suzuki Andes 25, a bass Uke, a ROLI Rise and a Veillette Gryphon. Collaborating and making music for film brings out his best work, for which, VARIETY says he's a "notable asset." His latest passion and life-long, now realized, dream is conducting.
Music Composer
Ludgu Wu
Ludgy Wu is known for his work on Bird Song (2013), Houston & 6th (2012) and Director (2008).
Second Camera
Hayley Wagner
Hayley is a talented sound recordist and actress living in Brooklyn, NY. She was nominated for Best Sound on the feature film, Bear With Us, and you can see a list of the rest of her work on her IMDb page. You can also find out more by visiting her website noted below.
Sound Recordist
Mark Rosenthal
Mark A. Rose is a stuntman, actor, and fight choreographer. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy NYC in 2009, and the New School University in 2012. Since then, he has performed in many stage, film, and TV productions, as well as fight choreographing more than 50 productions. He currently can be seen playing the German Mechanic in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios. For more information, you can visit his website at www.mark-rose.com
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Kinniburgh
Originally from Oklahoma, Chris is a freelance artist who lives and works in NYC. He studied Make Up Design at Makeup Designory NYC and also attended the Academy of Hair Design and . SKYE isn't the only project for Ms. Silver he has done, he also was the make-up and hair artist on both the Moon Over Manhattan and Windfire/Living Dead Girl photo shoots.
Senior Make-up Artist
Sybil Secor
Sybil is a freelance make-up artist in New York City who we had the honor of working with on SKYE. She is a joy to work with and is exceptionally talented. She does make-up for film, TV, weddings, or any special event. You can contact her for rates and additional information via email or visit her website (noted below) or her Facebook page.
Make-up Artist
UPDATE: The Curse of Billy the Kid, Book One in the Untold Legends Series, is now out with Fallstaff Books. Learn more HERE.