JUDAH RAY Neiditch (Owner / C.E.O / President / Producer / Partner of Cineaste Inc. / Artist)
	Born to Elvis' hair stylist and a Los Angles Contractor/Developer Judah Ray had producer in his blood from birth. He is an entrepreneur, feature film/VIP event producer, poet, writer, artist, creative director, graphic designer, deejay, marketer, agent, creator, inventor, philosopher and businessman who owns five companies within the entertainment industry… and that is only the beginning.     A producer from birth Judah Ray finds his joy in bringing together people, to make a product, to entertain the masses and turn a profit. As he has said, "If I wasn't a producer I don't know what else I would be doing," and he makes sure to keep that dream alive. With no family or friends in the industry Judah established himself by starting his film career on others movie sets. He helped on projects with infamous directors like Lil' X to first time productions by seasoned veterans like Jsu Garcia and TAG Entertainment. Making their dream projects a reality while he planned his own. Then with the start of his film production studio, A-Level Pictures (www.alevelpictures.com) he was well on his way. His first feature film, One Among Us, stars James Russo and was shot by DP Gavin Alcott (Son of John Alcott, Stanley Kubricks DP on his greatest films) and is an amazing horror film with a whodunit edge leaving audiences thrilled and wanting more. With prospect distributors like Lions Gate, Warner, Fox, Searchlight, Gibraltar and others interested the film is positioned for greatness. A-Level Pictures has six films in slate and some T.V shows in the works for 2005-2006. They plan to corner the market and make a name as the newest studio to take Hollywood. Look out for One Among US in theaters fall 2005. A-Level Pictures is also in preproduction of the pulp, soon to be a classic, "My Way" also written by Judah Ray, and the next edgy thriller they just optioned "12 Steps Down," both looking at a 2006 production schedule. After his films wrap he went piggy backing to help Gibraltar Internationals project Bassem Takes Hollywood in which they partnered with Tapestry Films Trevor Stewart from this summers hit Wedding Crashers. To this day he produces his projects while remaining active in helping his Hollywood industry make their next moves and dreams come true.     Judah Ray also runs and operates a new vision in the industry named Cineaste Inc. which him and partner Michael Popek innovated. The new company Cineaste in an organization of filmmakers from Producers to P.A.s looking for work in the entertainment industry. Through the web site online and word of mouth Cineaste networks these collaborating professionals with jobs on sets. Accompanied by the good Cineaste name, and other professionals as references, the jobs are easier to come by. This also creates a gateway for Cineastes' sister company A-Level Pictures to find crew that is available for their shoots. In the end setting up the opportunity for the best professionals in the industry, to be available for a rate, that is lower then most. Helping bring their projects in way under budget with way more production value then most independent films. In the future Cineaste Inc. plans to have entire sets of one hundred even two hundred people entirely ran and operated by members who secured their position on set through Cineaste Inc.     An event specialist for over a decade now in Los Angeles Judah Ray started his entertainment career at a very young age with a series of huge events during junior high and high school! Pulling in numbers of five hundred to one thousand plus attendees with just music and a location. Then he found himself looking towards all night dance events called raves in early 1991 as a means to keep this love for entertaining an organizing the masses thriving. This passion as time passed grew into a love for special events, concerts, nightclubs, bars, and the whole aspect of the entertainment industry. Thriving on his love for that entertainment industry, and feeling that elements were missing that could make the entertainment experience better; he began to do his own events in early 1996 with Inner City Underground (I.C.U) events. He began by promoting one of L.A.'s most successful nightclubs, Magic Wednesdays (running at such infamous nightclubs as the 8240 (Now Dublin's), the Roxbury, The Arena, and The World (7070 Hollywood Blvd.). While at the same time producing and promoting all-night concerts, clubs, weeklies and rave events. Marketing events all over the great Los Angles area with venues from the suburbs and Long Beach, to the open air of Angles Crest and the deeps of the 909. As time passed he went on to produce over eight successful weekly clubs and over thirty all-night events with numbers from an intimate 100 to a massive 10,000+ attendees. After a two-year hiatus he returned in 2003 with Inner City Entertainment and partnered with some of LA's strongest promotional and marketing companies. 2004 marked a new year where we he took I.C.E. into a VIP world. Taking on the responsibility of representing, marketing and managing LA's finest high-end nightclub VIP areas, events, and social gatherings. Working with some the most exquisite hot spots and production companies in town. At L.A.'s most infamous and exquisite events, nightclubs and lounges such as The Highlands, The Loggia Restaurant, Garden of Eden, the Sunset Room, Deep, Prey and Bliss to name a few. Including organizing events for cooperate companies including magazines, fashion shows, galas, wrap parties, premiers and more to birthday parties for the stars. Currently I.C.E is holding six weekly events and one monthly social gathering. Judah Ray also partnered in the past with Sid Zuber to create The ESP Group. Working close with Golden Voice; the company that has secured the Coachella Film Festival for five years now. Recently they brought the Vans Warped Tour to Long Beach providing venue, production and coordination for the event. In 2005 they will be worldwide starting with a three-day festival in Amsterdam sponsored by EA Sports at Dance Valley that looks to pull 90,000+ attendees. They have also been invited to produce a fifteen day festival in Thailand at an amusement park with names such as Green Day and Gwen Staffani to name a few. ESP will also handle the tour after parties across the country for Slip Knot. They plan to help host the wrap and premier party for The 1 Second film and will be working close with LUSH events to ensure that the special occasion goes off to the best of it's capability. Last but not least ESP is responsible for coordinating a huge industry mixer in August at the Hotel W in Los Angeles where they will provide atmosphere and environment suited for the stars for a night of industry networking and good times.     Also a highly sought out artist in L.A. Judah Ray owns and operates Elite Design Multimedia (www.edmsite.com) that is vastly becoming Hollywood's stop for design with flare. EDM has been around since early 1995 and started in the Los Angles concert and club scene. Specializing in Hi-End design, 3D modeling, web mastering and e-commerce they boast “If you can imagine it he can design it.” The company has designed for every major club in Los Angles. 80% of the club designs for the late part of the 90s in L.A came from this design studio and this solo designer. Designing directly and indirectly revered art for Coke, Patron, E Channel, VH1, MTV, DefJam records, 40 below vodka, Vitamin Water, Vogue, Playboy, URB magazine, and others. Judah Ray even did time with Cherokee Clothing helping revamp the Cherokee look along with SideOut, Mossimo, Gotcha, Carol Little and many others as their creative director. EDM has designed for multimedia from music videos for Brandy, 50 Cent, Velvet Revolver, Fabulous and others to film, TV, print ADs, magazines, even cooperate identities. Director Lil' X calls on him for all his major music video designs. Most major promoters in L.A. still call upon EDM to design their concert and club marketing needs. With the show "Blow Out" on Bravo looking his way for designs, and the motion picture and TV industry calling, 2005 is a great year so far for EDM.     With all this and other projects unmentionable in slate Judah Ray is looking to become one of the next big moguls behind the scenes of the entertainment industry.

 

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